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

Who won the most tournaments in each year, Independiente de Medellín from Colombia or Cruz Azul from Mexico? Explore a timeline with detailed, side-by-side, international and domestic trophies earned by each of these teams throughout their history, year by year.

By taking a look at the year-by-year history of these two teams, one can see that the longest streak with at least one trophy won per year is held by Cruz Azul, which won titles during 3 consecutive years (between 1972 and 1974), a period 1 year longer than the longest positive streak of Independiente de Medellín, which achieved success for 2 consecutive years (between 2019 and 2020).

In terms of years without a title, the worst run of the two is owned by Cruz Azul, who failed to win trophies for 42 consecutive years (between 1927 and 1968), a streak 1 year longer than the worst streak of Independiente de Medellín, which couldn't won for 41 consecutive years (between 1914 and 1954).

Titles Won Summary:
Cruz Azul (Mexico)	Independiente de Medellín (Colombia)
7 international titles	0 international titles
17 domestic titles	9 domestic titles

Titles Year by Year:
Cruz Azul	Independiente de Medellín
2025
International: 1 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup	-
2024
-	-
2023
-	-
2022
-	-
2021
Domestic: 2 Guard1anes 2021 Mexican League 2021 Campeón de Campeones	-
2020
-	Domestic: 1 2020 Colombia Cup

Cruz Azul	Independiente de Medellín
2019
Domestic: 1 2018-19 Supercopa de Mexico	Domestic: 1 2019 Colombia Cup
2018
Domestic: 1 2018 Mexican Cup	-
2017
-	-
2016
-	Domestic: 1 Apertura 2016 Colombian League
2015
-	-
2014
International: 1 2013-14 Concacaf Champions Cup	-
2013
Domestic: 1 2013 Mexican Cup	-
2012
-	-
2011
-	-
2010
-	-

Cruz Azul	Independiente de Medellín
2009
-	Domestic: 1 Finalización 2009 Colombian League
2008
-	-
2007
-	-
2006
-	-
2005
-	-
2004
-	Domestic: 1 Apertura 2004 Colombian League
2003
-	-
2002
-	Domestic: 1 Finalización 2002 Colombian League
2001
-	-
2000
-	-

Cruz Azul	Independiente de Medellín
1999
-	-
1998
-	-
1997
International: 1 1997 Concacaf Champions Cup	-
Domestic: 2 Invierno 1997 Mexican League 1996-97 Mexican Cup	-
1996
International: 1 1996 Concacaf Champions Cup	-
1995
-	-
1994
-	-
1993
-	-
1992
-	-
1991
-	-
1990
-	-

Cruz Azul	Independiente de Medellín
1989
-	-
1988
-	-
1987
-	-
1986
-	-
1985
-	-
1984
-	-
1983
-	-
1982
-	-
1981
-	Domestic: 1 1981 Colombia Cup
1980
Domestic: 1 1979-80 Mexican League	-

Cruz Azul	Independiente de Medellín
1979
Domestic: 1 1978-79 Mexican League	-
1978
-	-
1977
-	-
1976
-	-
1975
-	-
1974
Domestic: 2 1973-74 Mexican League 1974 Campeón de Campeones	-
1973
Domestic: 1 1972-73 Mexican League	-
1972
International: 1 1971 Concacaf Champions Cup	-
Domestic: 1 1971-72 Mexican League	-
1971
-	-
1970
International: 1 1970 Concacaf Champions Cup	-
Domestic: 1 Mexico '70 1970 Mexican League	-

Cruz Azul	Independiente de Medellín
1969
International: 1 1969 Concacaf Champions Cup	-
Domestic: 3 1968-69 Mexican League 1968-69 Mexican Cup 1969 Campeón de Campeones	-
1968
-	-
1967
-	-
1966
-	-
1965
-	-
1964
-	-
1963
-	-
1962
-	-
1961
-	-
1960
-	-

Cruz Azul	Independiente de Medellín
1959
-	-
1958
-	-
1957
-	Domestic: 1 1957 Colombian League
1956
-	-
1955
-	Domestic: 1 1955 Colombian League
1954
-	-
1953
-	-
1952
-	-
1951
-	-
1950
-	-

Cruz Azul	Independiente de Medellín
1949
-	-
1948
-	-
1947
-	-
1946
-	-
1945
-	-
1944
-	-
1943
-	-
1942
-	-
1941
-	-
1940
-	-

Cruz Azul	Independiente de Medellín
1939
-	-
1938
-	-
1937
-	-
1936
-	-
1935
-	-
1934
-	-
1933
-	-
1932
-	-
1931
-	-
1930
-	-

Cruz Azul	Independiente de Medellín
1929
-	-
1928
-	-
1927
- (team foundation year)	-
1926
-	-
1925
-	-
1924
-	-
1923
-	-
1922
-	-
1921
-	-
1920
-	-

Cruz Azul	Independiente de Medellín
1919
-	-
1918
-	-
1917
-	-
1916
-	-
1915
-	-
1914
-	- (team foundation year)