Cruz Azul vs. Independiente de Medellín: Titles Won by Decade

Who won the most tournaments in each decade, Independiente de Medellín from Colombia or Cruz Azul from Mexico? Here you'll find a decade-by-decade summary of the number of international and domestic trophies won by each of these teams in each 10-year period throughout their history.

Going through the history of these teams, decade by decade, we can find that the best period in terms of total titles won is owned by Cruz Azul with 8 trophies obtained between 1970 and 1979, surpassing by 5 titles the best decade of Independiente de Medellín, which includes a total of 3 between 2000 and 2009.

If we focus on titles won internationally in their best decades, Cruz Azul won 2 titles (2 times), while Independiente de Medellín didn't won any.

On the other hand, when considering only domestic tournaments (first division leagues, cups, super cups, etc.), the best decade of Cruz Azul surpasses the best of Independiente de Medellín, 6 to 3.

Summary of Titles Won by Decade:
	International Titles		Domestic Titles		Total
Decade	Cruz Azul	Independiente de Medellín	Cruz Azul	Independiente de Medellín	Cruz Azul	Independiente de Medellín
2020 to present	1	0	2	1	3	1
2010 to 2019	1	0	3	2	4	2
2000 to 2009	0	0	0	3	0	3
1990 to 1999	2	0	2	0	4	0
1980 to 1989	0	0	1	1	1	1
1970 to 1979	2	0	6	0	8	0
1960 to 1969	1	0	3	0	4	0
1950 to 1959	0	0	0	2	0	2
1940 to 1949	0	0	0	0	0	0
1930 to 1939	0	0	0	0	0	0
1920 to 1929	0	0	0	0	0	0
1910 to 1919	-	0	-	0	-	0
Total:	7	0	17	9	24	9

Details of Titles Won by Decade:
Titles between 2020 and the present:
Cruz Azul	Independiente de Medellín
International: 1 Concacaf Champions Cup: 2025	International: 0 -
Domestic: 2 Mexican League: Guard1anes 2021 Campeón de Campeones: 2021	Domestic: 1 Colombia Cup: 2020