What’s the history between Chivas and Toluca? | OneFootball

It won’t be long now before a new chapter is written in the rivalry between Chivas and Toluca, a match that will mark the Rebaño’s debut in the 2026 Apertura. In recent tournaments, Matchday 1 has brought good results for the Rojiblanco side, which will be looking for its tenth opening-day victory.

This match will mark Guadalajara’s return to the AKRON Stadium, where it will look to make home-field advantage count in order to start the national championship on the right foot and begin to turn around its recent history against the Diablos, in a clash that promises excitement, as has historically been the case.

What has the rivalry between Chivas and the Diablos been like?

-The first meeting in the short-tournament era took place on Matchday 16 of Invierno 1996, when Guadalajara won 2-1 thanks to goals from Sergio ‘Gusano’ Nápoles and Héctor Hernández.

-After the Clausura 2026 match, the two clubs have totaled 79 meetings in short tournaments, only 9 of which ended scoreless.

-Rojiblancos and the Scarlets have faced each other in 4 Quarterfinal series. The most recent came in Clausura 2024, when Guadalajara sealed its place with a 1-0 aggregate score.

-They have also met in 4 Semifinals (3 league and 1 cup). The last was in Clausura 2017, a tournament that ended with Chivas winning the title.

-The only league Final between the two institutions was played in Apertura 2006, when the Rebaño beat the scarlets 3-2 on aggregate and lifted its eleventh star.

-No player on the current rojiblanco squad has worn the Diablos shirt.

-The list of players who have worn both shirts is long, but some of the most recent are Isaac Brizuela, Antonio Briseño, Alexis Vega, Pavel Pérez, Jesús Angulo, Erik Gutiérrez, Víctor Guzmán, Carlos Cisneros, Aarón Galindo, Miguel Ponce, and Néstor Calderón.

-Alfredo Talavera knows what it is to be a champion with both institutions: he won the Bicentenario 2010 with Toluca and was part of the Chivas squad that defeated the Diablos in the Apertura 2006 Final.

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