Chivas' greatness is supported by two important pillars: its fans and all the titles it has won throughout its history. One of the most important was achieved on a day like today, but in 1962, when Guadalajara lifted its first CONCACAF Champions Cup title.
At that time, the Rebaño Sagrado dominated Mexican soccer, as the 'Campeonísimo' had just won its fourth consecutive league trophy and the fifth in its history, so adding this international title to its trophy cabinet was the step to follow.
On their way to the Zone Championship, Chivas defeated Herediano of Costa Rica 5-0 on aggregate in the Semi-Finals and in the Grand Final they came up against Comunicaciones of Guatemala, who had done the same against Sithoc of the Netherlands Antilles 3-1 on aggregate.
The most popular and beloved Mexican team won the first leg at the Mateo Flores Stadium in Guatemala City thanks to a goal by Javier 'Cabo' Valdivia, while in the second leg, held on Sunday, August 21 at the Jalisco Stadium, they confirmed their superiority with a 5-0 victory, which included a hat-trick by our legend 'Chava' Reyes, who had been absent from the first match due to injury.
Chivas' lineup in that match:
Guadalajara: Jaime 'Tubo' Gómez, Arturo 'Cura' Chaires, José 'Jamaicón' Villegas, Ignacio Salas, Juan 'Bigotón' Jasso, Javier Valle, Isidoro 'Chololo' Díaz, Salvador 'Chava' Reyes, Héctor Hernández, Sabás Ponce and Francisco Jara.
