Chivas Sub 21 stands on the verge of adding yet another trophy to the Rojiblanca Academy’s cabinet, as it prepares for the Clausura 2026 Final against América in El Clásico de México to determine the champion of the division. The excitement is already at full intensity ahead of Wednesday’s first leg at Estadio AKRON, which can be followed LIVE through Guadalajara’s official platforms.
The best academy system in the country does not only produce top talent — it also delivers collective success, exactly as the Rojiblanca Academy has consistently done. Behind this Chivas Sub 21 squad stands the backing and experience of 35 finals played by Guadalajara across its different youth categories! That’s right: since the creation of the Liga MX youth division system, Chivas has reached the championship series in 9 of the 10 categories it has competed in.
And if those numbers already sound impressive, the real statement comes next: out of those 35 finals, the Rojiblanca Academy has won 28 titles, claiming 80% of the championships it has contested across multiple categories.
Its favorite opponents in these stages have been Pachuca — faced 10 times with 8 titles won — and Atlas, against whom Chivas captured 6 of the 8 championships contested.
There is only one category that has yet to see Chivas reach a Final: Sub 19, coincidentally the newest division created.
Tomorrow at the House of Mexicans, Chivas Sub 21 will carry far more than the motivation of defeating its fiercest rival for the title. Behind the team stands a priceless history built on quality, values, and success through the Rojiblanca Academy.
The Rojiblanca Academy Finals in the Liga MX Youth Era
(* = championship won)
- Sub 23: AP23*
- Sub 21: CL26
- Sub 20: CL13*, AP14*, CL17*, AP18*, AP20*
- Sub 18: CL24*
- Sub 17: AP10, CL11, AP11*, CL12*, AP13*, CL14*, AP16*, AP19*, CL21*
- Sub 16: AP21*, CL22*, AP22*, CL24*
- Sub 15: Winter 2011*, Winter 2012, Winter 2013*, Summer 2013*, Winter 2014*, CL19*, AP25
- Sub 14: AP22*, AP23, Spring 2026
- Sub 13: Summer 2014*, Spring 2015*, Fall 2015*, Winter 2016*, Summer 2018
