Can history repeat itself at resurgent Club América?
As América chases its latest trophy triumph under André Jardine, Las Águilas can draw inspiration from the club’s past.
After three straight wins in all competitions, the outlook is starting to clear for Club América, as Las Águilas seek to reinvent themselves and climb back to the top.
América’s parallels with the past
The project led by André Jardine has already defined an era in Mexican soccer: América became the first team to win three straight titles in the short‑tournament era. It was only the second tricampeonato in club history - the first came in the 1983-84, 1984-85, and PRODE 85 seasons - and when you look back at that period, the similarities today are hard to ignore.
After that championship run in the ’80s, Las Águilas went more than a year without lifting a trophy. Their dominance ended in the PRODE 86 semifinals, and they couldn’t reclaim the crown in the 1986-87 season either. It’s worth remembering that Mexico hosted the 1986 World Cup right in the middle of that stretch.
Today, Jardine’s América has already secured its own tricampeonato - and has likewise gone a full year without another trophy. They came close to a historic four‑peat in that controversial final that slipped away against Toluca, but also missed out on the CONCACAF Champions Cup, a Club World Cup berth, the Campeón de Campeones title, and bowed out in the quarterfinals of the Apertura 2025. It was a year the club would rather forget, but now the focus is on sparking a revival, just as it did back in the ’80s.
Now, with the parallel of a trophy‑less year and another World Cup approaching in Mexico, the hope of history repeating itself naturally resurfaces. In the 1987-88 season, glory returned: Los Azulcremas reclaimed their place at the top by defeating Pumas in the final. And that wasn’t all - another dominant stretch followed, as América completed a back‑to‑back title run in 1988-89, beating Cruz Azul for the championship.
This group’s ambition is to recreate that history - and build on it. Jardine is already the winningest manager in América’s history with six trophies, and time and again he has emphasized his mission: to keep this team performing at a level worthy of its storied past.
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