Cruz Azul vs. Sao Paulo: Titles Won by Year

Who won the most tournaments in each year, Sao Paulo from Brazil 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 Sao Paulo, which won titles during 4 consecutive years (2 times), a period 1 year longer than the longest positive streak of Cruz Azul, which achieved success for 3 consecutive years (between 1972 and 1974).

In terms of years without a title, both have negative streaks of 42 consecutive years without winning, Cruz Azul between 1927 and 1968 and Sao Paulo between 1935 and 1976.

Titles Won Summary:
Cruz Azul (Mexico)	Sao Paulo (Brazil)
7 international titles	12 international titles
17 domestic titles	8 domestic titles

Titles Year by Year:
Cruz Azul	Sao Paulo
2025
International: 1 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup	-
2024
-	Domestic: 1 2024 Brazilian Supercup
2023
-	Domestic: 1 2023 Brazil Cup
2022
-	-
2021
Domestic: 2 Guard1anes 2021 Mexican League 2021 Campeón de Campeones	-
2020
-	-

Cruz Azul	Sao Paulo
2019
Domestic: 1 2018-19 Supercopa de Mexico	-
2018
Domestic: 1 2018 Mexican Cup	-
2017
-	-
2016
-	-
2015
-	-
2014
International: 1 2013-14 Concacaf Champions Cup	-
2013
Domestic: 1 2013 Mexican Cup	-
2012
-	International: 1 2012 South American Cup
2011
-	-
2010
-	-

Cruz Azul	Sao Paulo
2009
-	-
2008
-	Domestic: 1 2008 Brazilian League
2007
-	Domestic: 1 2007 Brazilian League
2006
-	Domestic: 1 2006 Brazilian League
2005
-	International: 2 2005 Club World Cup 2005 Libertadores Cup
2004
-	-
2003
-	-
2002
-	-
2001
-	-
2000
-	-

Cruz Azul	Sao Paulo
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	International: 1 1996 CONMEBOL Masters Cup
1995
-	-
1994
-	International: 2 1994 South American Recopa 1994 CONMEBOL Cup
1993
-	International: 4 1993 Intercontinental Cup 1993 Libertadores Cup 1993 South American Recopa 1993 South American Supercup
1992
-	International: 2 1992 Intercontinental Cup 1992 Libertadores Cup
1991
-	Domestic: 1 1991 Brazilian League
1990
-	-

Cruz Azul	Sao Paulo
1989
-	-
1988
-	-
1987
-	-
1986
-	Domestic: 1 1986 Brazilian League
1985
-	-
1984
-	-
1983
-	-
1982
-	-
1981
-	-
1980
Domestic: 1 1979-80 Mexican League	-

Cruz Azul	Sao Paulo
1979
Domestic: 1 1978-79 Mexican League	-
1978
-	-
1977
-	Domestic: 1 1977 Brazilian League
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	Sao Paulo
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	Sao Paulo
1959
-	-
1958
-	-
1957
-	-
1956
-	-
1955
-	-
1954
-	-
1953
-	-
1952
-	-
1951
-	-
1950
-	-

Cruz Azul	Sao Paulo
1949
-	-
1948
-	-
1947
-	-
1946
-	-
1945
-	-
1944
-	-
1943
-	-
1942
-	-
1941
-	-
1940
-	-

Cruz Azul	Sao Paulo
1939
-	-
1938
-	-
1937
-	-
1936
-	-
1935
-	- (team foundation year)
1934
-	-
1933
-	-
1932
-	-
1931
-	-
1930
-	-

Cruz Azul	Sao Paulo
1929
-	-
1928
-	-
1927
- (team foundation year)	-