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Cruz Azul Exits CU for Clausura 2026 With Return to Ciudad de los Deportes

UNAM’s decision not to renew the rental forces a short-term switch as Cruz Azul lines up a temporary home and advances a newly funded plan for a stadium of its own.

¡Vuelven al Azteca! América define la fecha para regresar a su 'casa'
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UNAM decide no renovar el contrato con Cruz Azul a seis días del arranque de torneo; todo apunta a que ‘La Máquina’ jugará en la Ciudad de los Deportes.
(Photo by Agustin Cuevas/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Club sources say UNAM formally notified Cruz Azul in the first week of January that the CU lease would not be renewed after a renewal request filed about three months earlier.
  • Cruz Azul plans to host the Clausura 2026 at Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, with negotiations being finalized according to multiple reports.
  • Puebla has been mentioned as a contingency venue if the Ciudad de los Deportes arrangements are not completed in time, per local reporting.
  • A calendar wrinkle looms in Jornada 15 as América and Cruz Azul are slated as home teams the same day at the Ciudad de los Deportes, with league and club officials coordinating logistics.
  • Separately, the club’s assembly approved a 5.4 billion peso budget for a new, club-owned stadium as leadership targets a measured, multi‑year build and an expected return to a renovated Estadio Azteca after the 2026 World Cup.