Rebaño Sagrado Win Their 11th

In an era when Mexican clubs increasingly rely on foreign talent, a side with only Mexican-born players took home it's first championship in almost ten years. Chivas of Guadalajara won it's 11th league title after coming back from a goal down to win the final 3-2 on aggregate.

In the 100th anniversary year of Chivas, the club has delighted it's fans both within and outside of Mexico. Jose de la Torre's side didn't do it the easy way either. The club finished the regular season 7-5-5 and needed to win a two-leg series with Veracruz just to qualify for the eight-team playoffs.

Chivas played its best soccer in November and December, beating Cruz Azul in the quarterfinals, America in the semis, and Toluca in the final. In all three series, the club had to play the decisive second leg on the road.

Title number eleven broke a tie with America, Chivas' most bitter rival, for the most since the league's "professional" inception in 1944. It was the club's second championship since Mexico went to a split season in 1996, and the first since businessman and film producer Jorge Vergara bought the club in 2002.

Mexico raises a toast to soccer champ Chivas [Houston Chronicle]

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