2019–20 Cruz Azul season

The 2019–20 Cruz Azul season is the 60th season in the football club's history and the 56th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. Cruz Azul will compete in Liga MX, Champions League, Supercopa MX, and the Leagues Cup.

Cruz Azul
2019–20 season
PresidentGuillermo Álvarez Cuevas
ManagerPedro Caixinha
(until 2 September)
Robert Siboldi
(from 6 September)
StadiumEstadio Azteca
Liga MXApertura: 12th (Did not qualify)
Clausura: 1st (Cancelled)
Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Supercopa MXWinners
Leagues CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Pablo Aguilar
Milton Caraglio
Jonathan Rodríguez
(2 goals)

All:
Milton Caraglio
Elías Hernández
(3 goals)
Highest home attendance25,320 vs Toluca
(27 July 2019)
Lowest home attendance11,867 vs Puebla
(24 August 2019)
Average home league attendanceApertura: 18,337
Biggest winCruz Azul 4–0 Necaxa
(14 July 2019)
Biggest defeatQuerétaro 3–0 Cruz Azul
(3 August 2019)
All statistics correct as of 4 August 2019.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Pedro Caixinha
Assistant coaches Hélder Baptista
Joaquín Moreno
José Belman
Oscar Farias
Doctors Ernesto Prado
Odín Vite
Kinesiologist Juan Rubio

Players

Squad information

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Signed in Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 GK José de Jesús Corona (Captain) (1981-01-26)26 January 1981 (aged 38) 2009 UAG
12 GK Guillermo Allison (1990-09-28)28 September 1990 (aged 28) 2013 Youth system
30 GK Andrés Gudiño (1997-01-27)27 January 1997 (aged 22) 2019 Cruz Azul Hidalgo
Defenders
2 DF Josué Reyes (1997-12-10)10 December 1997 (aged 21) 2019 (Winter) Cruz Azul Hidalgo
3 DF Jaiber Jiménez (1995-01-07)7 January 1995 (aged 24) 2019 Cruz Azul Hidalgo
4 DF Julio César Domínguez (VC) (1987-11-08)8 November 1987 (aged 31) 2006 Youth system
5 DF Igor Lichnovsky (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 25) 2018 Necaxa
16 DF Adrián Aldrete (1988-06-14)14 June 1988 (aged 31) 2016 Santos Laguna
23 DF Pablo Aguilar (1987-04-02)2 April 1987 (aged 32) 2018 Tijuana
24 DF Juan Escobar (1995-07-03)3 July 1995 (aged 24) 2019 Cerro Porteño
26 DF Jorge Luis García (2002-01-22)22 January 2002 (aged 17) 2019 (Winter) Youth system
27 DF José Madueña (1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 29) 2018 (Winter) Atlas
Midfielders
6 MF Stephen Eustáquio (1996-12-21)21 December 1996 (aged 22) 2019 (Winter) Chaves
8 MF Javier Salas (1993-08-20)20 August 1993 (aged 25) 2018 (Winter) Atlas
10 MF Guillermo Fernández (1991-10-11)11 October 1991 (aged 27) 2019 Racing Club
11 MF Elías Hernández (1988-04-29)29 April 1988 (aged 31) 2018 León
14 MF Misael Domínguez (1999-10-27)27 October 1999 (aged 19) 2018 Monterrey
17 MF Édgar Méndez (1990-01-02)2 January 1990 (aged 29) 2017 Alavés
19 MF Yoshimar Yotún (1990-04-07)7 April 1990 (aged 29) 2019 (Winter) Orlando City
20 MF Alexis Gutiérrez (2000-02-26)26 February 2000 (aged 19) 2019 Guadalajara
22 MF Rafael Baca (1989-09-11)11 September 1989 (aged 29) 2014 (Winter) San Jose Earthquakes
25 MF Roberto Alvarado (1998-09-07)7 September 1998 (aged 20) 2018 Necaxa
31 MF Orbelín Pineda (1996-03-24)24 March 1996 (aged 23) 2019 (Winter) Guadalajara
Forwards
7 FW Martín Cauteruccio (1987-04-14)14 April 1987 (aged 32) 2017 (Winter) San Lorenzo
9 FW Milton Caraglio (1988-12-01)1 December 1988 (aged 30) 2018 Atlas
21 FW Jonathan Rodríguez (1993-07-06)6 July 1993 (aged 26) 2019 (Winter) Santos Laguna
29 FW Santiago Giménez (2001-04-18)18 April 2001 (aged 18) 2018 Youth system

Players and squad numbers last updated on 23 July 2019.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers

In

N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer
window
Source
10MFGuillermo Fernández (1991-10-11)11 October 1991 (aged 27) Racing ClubTransferSummer[2]
24DFJuan Escobar (1995-07-03)3 July 1995 (aged 24) Cerro PorteñoTransferSummer[3]

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Supercopa MX 14 July 2019 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
Torneo Apertura 20 July 2019 23 November 2019 Matchday 1 12th 18 5 8 5 25 24 +1 027.78
Leagues Cup 23 July 2019 18 September 2019 Quarter-finals Winners 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 100.00
Champions League 18 February 2020 16 December 2020 Round of 16 Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 066.67
Torneo Clausura 11 January 2020 15 March 2020 Matchday 1 1st 10 7 1 2 24 14 +10 070.00
Total 35 18 9 8 66 43 +23 051.43

Last updated: 16 December 2020

Source: Mediotiempo.com

Supercopa MX

14 July 2019 Cruz Azul 4–0 Necaxa Carson, California, United States
Report Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 27,800[4]
Referee: Diego Montaño

Torneo Apertura

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Guadalajara 18 7 4 7 28 28 0 25
11 Tijuana 18 7 3 8 26 36 10 24
12 Cruz Azul 18 5 8 5 25 24 +1 23
13 UNAM 18 6 5 7 21 20 +1 23
14 Atlas 18 6 3 9 19 26 7 21
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 5 8 5 25 24  +1 23 4 4 1 17 10  +7 1 4 4 8 14  −6

Last updated: 24 November 2019.
Source: LigaMX

Result round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAH
ResultDDLWWDLDDDDLWLDWLW
Position91115108810111313141412141211131412
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2019. Source: Mediotiempo.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

20 July 2019 1 Necaxa 0–0 Cruz Azul Aguascalientes City
21:08 Report Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 19,361
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
27 July 2019 2 Cruz Azul 1–1 Toluca Mexico City
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 25,320
Referee: Diego Montaño
3 August 2019 3 Querétaro 3–0 Cruz Azul Querétaro City
21:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Attendance: 29,329
Referee: Oscar Mejía
10 August 2019 4 Cruz Azul 2–0 Juarez Mexico City
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
16 August 2019 5 Atlas 1–3 Cruz Azul Guadalajara
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
24 August 2019 6 Cruz Azul 1–1 Puebla Mexico City
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
28 August 2019 7 Tijuana 3–2 Cruz Azul Tijuana
Stadium: Estadio Caliente
31 August 2019 8 Cruz Azul 1–1 Guadalajara Mexico City
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
13 September 2019 9 Veracruz 0–0 Cruz Azul Veracruz
Stadium: Estadio Luis Pirata Fuente
22 September 2019 10 Pumas 1–1 Cruz Azul Mexico City
Stadium: Estadio Olimpico Universitario
25 September 2019 11 Cruz Azul 1–1 Monterrey Mexico City
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
28 September 2019 12 Pachuca 2–0 Cruz Azul Pachuca
Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
5 October 2019 13 Cruz Azul 5–2 America Mexico City
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
19 October 2019 14 Cruz Azul 2–3 Morelia Mexico City
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
26 October 2019 15 Tigres 1–1 Cruz Azul San Nicolas
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
31 October 2019 16 Cruz Azul 1–0 Leon Mexico City
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
10 November 2019 18 Santos 3–1 Cruz Azul Torreon
Stadium: Estadio Corona
23 November 2019 19 Cruz Azul 3–1 San Luis Mexico City
Stadium: Estadio Azteca

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

18 February 2020 First leg Portmore United 1–2 Cruz Azul Kingston, Jamaica
20:00
Report
Stadium: Independence Park
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
25 February 2020 Second leg Cruz Azul 4–0 Portmore United Mexico City
20:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Quarter-finals

16 December 2020 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Cruz Azul Orlando[note 1]
22:30 (21:30 UTC−6) Vela  38' (pen.)
Opoku  71'
Report Yotún  15' (pen.),  83'
Aguilar  41'
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Leagues Cup

23 July 2019 Quarter-finals Chicago Fire 0–2 Cruz Azul Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
19:30 Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 14,213
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
20 August 2019 Semi-finals LA Galaxy 1–2 Cruz Azul Carson, California, United States
20:30
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 20,135
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
18 September 2019 Final Cruz Azul 2–1 UANL Las Vegas, United States
21:30
Report
Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium
Attendance: 20,132
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (México)

Torneo Clausura

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 10 7 1 2 24 14 +10 22 2021 CONCACAF Champions League
2 León 10 7 0 3 23 14 +9 21
3 Santos Laguna 10 5 2 3 14 14 0 17
4 América 10 5 2 3 11 11 0 17
5 Guadalajara 10 4 4 2 13 11 +2 16
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 7 1 2 24 14  +10 22 4 0 1 13 6  +7 3 1 1 11 8  +3

Last updated: 15 March 2020.
Source: LigaMX

Result round by round

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLLWDWWWWWW
Position5181211764111
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Mediotiempo.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSupercopa MXAperturaLeagues CupCopa MXClausura
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK José de Jesús Corona 501030100000
4 DF Julio César Domínguez 401020100000
5 DF Igor Lichnovsky 501030100000
9 FW Milton Caraglio 511130100000
10 MF Guillermo Fernández 300030000000
11 MF Elías Hernández 521130110000
16 DF Adrián Aldrete 401030000000
17 MF Édgar Méndez 511130100000
19 MF Yoshimar Yotún 501030100000
21 FW Jonathan Rodríguez 410031100000
23 DF Pablo Aguilar 501030100000
24 DF Juan Escobar 511130100000
25 MF Roberto Alvarado 511030110000
27 DF José Madueña 200010100000
31 MF Orbelín Pineda 400030100000

Last updated: 4 August 2019
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Goals

As of 31 August 2019
Rank Player Position Supercopa Liga Apertura Leagues Cup Champions League Liga Clausura Total[5][6]
1 Milton Caraglio FW 1 2 0 3
Elías Hernández MF 1 1 1 3
2 Jonathan Rodríguez FW 0 2 0 2
Pablo Aguilar DF 0 2 0 2
Orbelín Pineda MF 0 1 1 2
Roberto Alvarado MF 0 1 1 2
3 Yoshimar Yotún MF 0 1 0 1
José Madueña DF 0 0 1 1
Juan Escobar DF 1 0 0 1
Édgar Méndez MF 1 0 0 1

Disciplinary record

N P Nat. Name Apertura Leagues Cup Copa MX Clausura Total Notes
4 DF Julio César Domínguez 1 1
21 FW Jonathan Rodríguez 1 1
5 DF Igor Lichnovsky 1 1 2
16 DF Adrián Aldrete 2 2
23 DF Pablo Aguilar 1 1
10 MF Guillermo Fernández 1 1

Last updated: 4 August 2019
Source: LigaMX
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Clean sheets

As of 31 August 2019
Rank Name Supercopa MX Apertura Leagues Cup Champions League Clausura Total[6]
1 José de Jesús Corona 1 2 1 0 0 4

Notes

  1. This series was originally scheduled as a two-leg match to take place at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California on March 12 and Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on March 18.

References

  1. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - Cruz Azul". LigaMX.net.
  2. "Guillermo Fernández quiere "campeonar" a Cruz Azul así como fue con Racing". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 12 June 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  3. "¡Confirmado! Cruz Azul cierra trato millonario por paraguayo Juan Escobar". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  4. "Informe Arbitral Torneo Supercopa MX 2019" (in Spanish). Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - Tabla de goleo". LigaMX.net. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. "Cruz Azul - Mediotiempo". Mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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