Cruz Azul is no stranger to change. Over the last decade, the club has lived without a permanent home, adapting to different stadiums and circumstances while trying to preserve its identity.
Now, a new move has placed the spotlight back on La Máquina — this time in Cuernavaca, Morelos. While rumors quickly spread about a full relocation, the reality is more nuanced and reveals deeper structural challenges within the club.
The confirmed move to Cuernavaca applies exclusively to Cruz Azul Femenil, which will play its home matches at Estadio Centenario starting in the Clausura 2026 season.
This decision responds to a long-standing issue: the women’s team has lacked a stable venue in Mexico City, often alternating between training facilities and shared stadiums that limited attendance, visibility, and matchday identity.
By moving to Morelos, the club aims to provide the women’s team with a true home environment — a consistent stadium, improved fan access, and the opportunity to build a local following. Cuernavaca’s proximity to Mexico City makes logistics manageable while opening the door to a new regional fan base that has historically shown strong support for professional football.
Importantly, the men’s first team is not relocating to Morelos. Cruz Azul will continue to play its Liga MX matches at Estadio Olímpico Universitario, while Estadio Azteca undergoes renovations ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Despite ongoing speculation, there is no official plan for the men’s team to adopt Cuernavaca as a temporary or permanent home.
This distinction is key. The move highlights the broader reality of Cruz Azul’s stadium situation: a club without its own ground, operating under short-term solutions while long-term plans remain stalled. Although leadership continues to express interest in building a permanent stadium within the Mexico City area, contractual commitments and real estate challenges suggest that such a project is still years away.
#comunicamas #Deportes | Es oficial el Club Deportivo Cruz Azul Femenil llega a Cuernavaca, Morelos para la temporada 2026.
— ComunicaMásMedia (@_ComunicaMas) December 15, 2025
La Gobernadora de Morelos, Margarita González Saravia, le dio la bienvenida a la directiva y jugadoras al Estadio Centenario.#ComunicaMás pic.twitter.com/vUiCweju0O
In that context, Cuernavaca represents both opportunity and contrast — progress for the women’s team, and a reminder of the instability that still defines the club as a whole.
Cruz Azul’s presence in Cuernavaca is not a full relocation, but it is a meaningful step. For the women’s team, it offers visibility, stability, and the chance to grow within a community that can truly call them its own. For the institution, it underscores a lingering question: how can a historic club fully consolidate its identity without a permanent home?
As La Máquina continues to navigate temporary solutions, the move to Morelos may serve as a model for what stability can look like — even if only for part of the organization.