About Chivas USA

Founded on August 2, 2004, Club Deportivo Chivas USA is the sister team of Club Deportivo Guadalajara, popularly known as 'Chivas', Mexico's most beloved soccer club. Chivas USA, which celebrated its inaugural season as a Major League Soccer expansion team in 2005, brings a boldly different approach to the world of professional sports in the United States.

Chivas USA not only fields teams in Major League Soccer and the MLS Reserve Division - it also runs such innovative programs such as the Chivas USA Futbol Academies and other soccer education initiatives; the ChivaTown fan zone, the ChivaGirls dance team and other aspects of Chivas USA's uniquely passionate gameday experience; and the Fundación Chivas de Corazón USA, the team's own 501(c)3 non-profit organization, as well as other community outreach programs and initiatives.

Chivas USA celebrates the following core values:

• Passion: Chivas USA, its players and fans, capture the pride and emotion of the world's greatest sport.
• Chivas Heritage: Chivas USA proudly celebrates its ties to its parent team Club Deportivo Guadalajara, Mexico's most popular soccer club.
• Competetiveness: Chivas USA aims to win championships and succeed in all aspects of its business.
• Inspiration: Chivas USA provides inspiration and opportunity to young people on and off the playing field, helping them become the soccer stars and leaders of tomorrow.
• Community: Chivas USA stands at the heart of the community, building alliances through soccer while helping those in need.

Chivas USA has achieved remarkable success since playing its first season in Major League Soccer in 2005. The club brings one of Mexico's most storied brands to the MLS and the Southern California soccer scene, while fielding a diverse and dynamic team that features players and coaches from a dozen different nations. In just three years of existence, Chivas USA has twice reached MLS's Western Conference Semifinals, while earning numerous individual accolades, including 2006 Rookie of the Year (Jonathan Bornstein), 2006 Coach of the Year (Bob Bradley), 2007 Goalkeeper of the Year (Brad Guzan) and 2007 Coach of the Year (Preki). Moving forward, Chivas USA will looks to maintain its place among the elite of Major League Soccer, while continuing to expand its roots in the Southern California community and beyond.

Based in Carson, California, Chivas USA is owned by Mexican entrepreneurs Jorge Vergára Madrigal, owner of Club Deportivo Guadalajara, and business partner Antonio Cué Sánchez-Navarro, who serves as Chivas USA's president.

The official colors of Chivas USA are red and white, the same as Club Deportivo Guadalajara, worn in vertical stripes on the team's jersey with blue shorts and blue socks.

Chivas USA is a subsidiary of Chivas USA Enterprises LLC, which is led by Antonio Cué and President/CEO Shawn Hunter.