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2019–20 Cruz Azul season

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Cruz Azul 2019–20 football season
Cruz Azul
2019–20 season
PresidentGuillermo Álvarez Cuevas
ManagerPedro Caixinha
(until 2 September)
Robert Siboldi
(from 6 September)
StadiumEstadio Azteca
Liga MX Apertura: 12th (Did not qualify)
Clausura: 1st (Cancelled)
Champions League Quarter-finals
Supercopa MX Winners
Leagues Cup Winners
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.

The 2019–20 Deportivo Cruz Azul season was the 93rd season in the football club's history and the 55th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. Cruz Azul competed in Liga MX, Supercopa MX, Leagues Cup, and the CONCACAF Champions League.

Coaching staff

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

Players

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Squad information

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

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In

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N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer
window 		Source
10 MF Argentina Guillermo Fernández (1991年10月11日)11 October 1991 (aged 27) Argentina Racing Club Transfer Summer [2]
24 DF Paraguay Juan Escobar (1995年07月03日)3 July 1995 (aged 24) Paraguay Cerro Porteño Transfer Summer [3]

Competitions

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Overview

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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

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Main article: 2019 Supercopa MX
Cruz Azul v Necaxa
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

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League table

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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

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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

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

Matches

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

CONCACAF Champions League

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Round of 16

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

Quarter-finals

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

Leagues Cup

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

Torneo Clausura

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 10 7 1 2 24 14 +10 22 Qualification to 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

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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

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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

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Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Supercopa MX Apertura Leagues Cup Copa MX Clausura
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Mexico José de Jesús Corona 5 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Mexico Julio César Domínguez 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Chile Igor Lichnovsky 5 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Argentina Milton Caraglio 5 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Argentina Guillermo Fernández 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Mexico Elías Hernández 5 2 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
16 DF Mexico Adrián Aldrete 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Spain Édgar Méndez 5 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Peru Yoshimar Yotún 5 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez 4 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Paraguay Pablo Aguilar 5 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Paraguay Juan Escobar 5 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Mexico Roberto Alvarado 5 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
27 DF Mexico José Madueña 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Mexico Orbelín Pineda 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 4 August 2019
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Goals

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

Disciplinary record

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N P Nat. Name Apertura Leagues Cup Copa MX Clausura Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
4 DF Mexico Julio César Domínguez 1 1
21 FW Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez 1 1
5 DF Chile Igor Lichnovsky 1 1 2
16 DF Mexico Adrián Aldrete 2 2
23 DF Paraguay Pablo Aguilar 1 1
10 MF Argentina Guillermo Fernández 1 1

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

Clean sheets

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

Notes

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  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

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  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.[permanent dead link ‍]
  5. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - Tabla de goleo". LigaMX.net. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Cruz Azul - Mediotiempo". Mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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