America de Cali

America de Cali S. A., best known as America de Cali or America, is a Colombian football team based in Cali and playing in the Categoria Primera A. They play their home games at the Olimpico Pascual Guerrero stadium. The club was regarded by FIFA and IFFHS as the strongest football team in Colombia and the ninth-strongest in South America during the 20th century. IFFHS once ranked America de Cali as the second-best club side in the world, behind only Italian champions Juventus.

The club is one of the oldest in Colombia; they were founded in 1927, and trace their origins to the America Football Club, which was founded in 1918. They are also one of the most successful Colombian clubs at both the domestic and international levels, winning fifteen national titles and reaching the Copa Libertadores finals four times (including three straight from 1985 to 1987). Although they have never won the Copa Libertadores, they have won two international tournaments, the 1999 Copa Merconorte and the 1975 Copa Simon Bolivar.

In 2011, America was relegated to the local second division, where they played for five seasons. They returned to the top flight by winning the Primera B championship in 2016.

America has a number of fierce rivalries, most notably with crosstown rivals Deportivo Cali. Matches between them are known as the "Clasico Vallecaucano". Other rival clubs include Atletico Nacional, Millonarios, and Independiente Santa Fe.

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