by club secretary Hernando Lenis, in which he was impressed by a basketball team nicknamed "The Red Devils". That game lives on in both the club's jersey and their nickname, Los Diablos Rojos. Away Throughout history, América de Cali has had several alternative uniforms, mostly white with red, although they have on occasion worn black or blue. Their best remembered alternative uniform featured red shorts with a white short. The club has also occasionally worn commemorative uniforms, such as in 1958, when they wore a similar uniform to Racing Club, in honor of their own first uniform. Third The club has a second alternative jersey, colored in black, that they began wearing in mid-2006. Chronology Crest The first crest of the club was known in the mid-30s, this crest was the map of South America in reference to the name of the team that was constituted as América F.C., it was used until 1939. The devil first appeared on the crest in 1940 because of the popular belief that the players "played like devils" on the field. During Gabriel Ochoa Uribe's twelve years with the institution, the devil was always an inconvenience for him so it was removed for religious reasons. For this reason, the crest only carried the number of stars or titles obtained by the club. In 1992, the devil was completely removed and was only used for the administrative aspects of the institution. As a celebration of the club's 70 years, the devil was put back on the uniforms. From this date forward, any malignant beliefs regarding the devil have been completely removed. In 2007, to commemorate the club's 80 years of existence, the devil was temporarily replaced with a logo that read "80 años" (80 years) and underneath "1927–2007"; above the crest are the 13 stars obtained by the club. In 2010, the devil returned to the crest, in the shirts made by Saeta, which was the kit sponsor at the time. As of 2017, the institutional crest without stars is presented, following the international homologation in the global professional football industry. Teams only show their badges without graphic reference to their sporting achievements. Mascot The mascot of América de Cali is a red devil, this is because different sports journalists commented that the club's players in the 1930s looked like red devils running, so this made the club take the devil as the emblem. Stadium