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San Antonio to Host Clásico Tapatío

By USLSoccer.com Staff, 05/16/17, 3:31PM EDT

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Chivas de Guadalajara, Club Atlas to meet at Toyota Field on July 5

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio FC announced on Tuesday that its home, Toyota Field, will host a Tecate Summer Tour match between historic Liga MX clubs Chivas de Guadalajara and Club Atlas on Wednesday, July 5 at 7:30 p.m. CT. This edition of the Clásico Tapatío marks the first time in more than 18 years that Chivas will play in the Alamo City, while Atlas will make its second visit to Toyota Field in less than a year after playing a friendly against Cruz Azul in October, 2016.

San Antonio FC Season Ticket Members will have an exclusive pre-sale window to purchase tickets to the match starting Wednesday at 10 a.m. CT. Tickets can be purchased by visiting Ticketmaster.com and the pre-sale window will end tomorrow at midnight. Tickets will then be on sale to the general public through Ticketmaster and La Michoacana Meat Market, starting on Thursday at 10 a.m. CT.

“We are excited to host two historic Mexican clubs at Toyota Field,” said Director of Toyota Field Dave Susi. “This will be the first time Chivas has played in San Antonio in almost two decades, and we are looking forward to this exciting match as well as other upcoming events at Toyota Field in the future.”


Photo courtesy Darren Abate / San Antonio FC

Chivas de Guadalajara is one of the most successful teams in Mexican soccer history. The club has won 11 first division titles and earned its fourth Copa MX championship in April, the second-most titles in both competitions’ history. Chivas is notorious for developing homegrown talent, including the likes of Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, Carlos Vela, and current Phoenix Rising FC forward Omar Bravo - whose current club visits Toyota Field this Saturday night in a key USL Western Conference clash against San Antonio FC.

Chivas currently holds the record for the longest winning streak at the beginning of a season in Liga MX (eight games). Chivas finished the 2017 Clausura season in third place with 27 points in 17 matches.

Founded in 1916, Club Atlas is a one-time Liga MX champion and four-time winner of the Copa MX tournament. Atlas is one of three teams that plays in the city of Guadalajara, and the club just celebrated its Centennial last year.

Following its game in San Antonio, Atlas will head west for an international exhibition against the USL’s Reno 1868 FC, which will be held at Greater Nevada Field on Saturday, July 8. 

This past weekend, Chivas defeated Atlas over a two-legged playoff quarterfinal to advance to the semifinals where they will face Toluca for the right to play in the 2017 Clausura Liguilla. The rivalry between Chivas and Atlas has existed for more than 100 years and is considered the oldest rivalry in Mexican soccer.

The last time Chivas played a match in San Antonio was in February, 1999 when it defeated Monterrey 4-2 thanks to goals from Ricardo Pelaez, Mariano Varela, Felipe Robles and Armando Moctezuma. Atlas earned a 2-2 draw against Cruz Azul when the two clubs met at Toyota Field last fall.

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