2009–10 Cruz Azul season

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Cruz Azul
2009–10 season
ManagerEnrique Meza
StadiumEstadio Azul
Apertura2nd
Playoffs: Runners-up
Bicentenario9th
CONCACAF Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Emanuel Villa
(28 goals)
All:
Emanuel Villa
(25 goals)
Biggest winCruz Azul 5–0 Columbus Crew
(26 August 2009)
Biggest defeatPuebla 4–1 Cruz Azul
(18 April 2010)
← 
2010–11 →
All statistics correct as of 30 July 2019.

The Cruz Azul season was the 50th season in the football club's history and the 46th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. The club participated in the Apertura and Bicentenario tournaments of the Mexican Primera División and in the CONCACAF Champions League.

Coaching staff[]

Position Name
Head coach Mexico Enrique Meza
Assistant coach Mexico Eugenio Villazón
Fitness coach Mexico Daniel Ipata
Kinesiologist Mexico Juan Rubio
Doctor Mexico Alfonso Jiménez

Players[]

Torneo Apertura[]

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Since Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 GK Mexico José de Jesús Corona (1981-01-26)26 January 1981 (aged 28) 2009 Mexico UAG
12 GK Mexico Julio César Valdivia (1982-06-05)5 June 1982 (aged 27) 2006 Mexico Youth system
25 GK Mexico Yosgart Gutiérrez (1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (aged 28) 2003 Mexico Youth system
Defenders
2 DF Mexico Fausto Pinto (1983-08-08)8 August 1983 (aged 25) 2009 (Winter) Mexico Pachuca
3 DF Mexico Joel Huiqui (1983-02-18)18 February 1983 (aged 26) 2002 Mexico Youth system
4 DF Mexico Julio César Domínguez (1987-11-08)8 November 1987 (aged 21) 2006 Mexico Youth system
13 DF Mexico Melvin Brown (1979-01-28)28 January 1979 (aged 30) 1998 Mexico Youth system
15 DF Mexico Horacio Cervantes (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 27) 2009 Mexico Morelia
16 DF Mexico Rogelio Chávez (1984-10-28)28 October 1984 (aged 24) 2004 Mexico Cruz Azul Oaxaca
20 DF Mexico Alejandro Castro (1987-03-27)27 March 1987 (aged 22) 2005 Mexico Youth system
22 DF Mexico Adrián Cortés (1983-11-19)19 November 1983 (aged 25) 2009 Mexico UAG
Midfielders
5 MF Mexico Gabino Velasco (1984-04-09)9 April 1984 (aged 25) 2006 Mexico Youth system
6 MF Mexico Gerardo Torrado (Captain) (1979-04-30)30 April 1979 (aged 30) 2005 Spain Racing Santander
7 MF Paraguay Cristian Riveros (VC) (1982-10-16)16 October 1982 (aged 26) 2007 Paraguay Libertad
8 MF Mexico Édgar Andrade (1988-03-02)2 March 1988 (aged 21) 2006 Mexico Youth system
10 MF Honduras Ramón Núñez (1985-11-14)14 November 1985 (aged 23) 2009 Mexico Puebla
18 MF Mexico César Villaluz (1988-07-18)18 July 1988 (aged 21) 2006 Mexico Youth system
21 MF Mexico Jaime Lozano (1978-09-29)29 September 1978 (aged 30) 2007 Mexico UANL
23 MF Mexico Gerardo Lugo (1984-12-31)31 December 1984 (aged 24) 2006 Mexico Youth system
28 MF Mexico Héctor Gutiérrez (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 22) 2008 Mexico Youth system
Forwards
9 FW Paraguay Pablo Zeballos (1983-08-08)8 August 1983 (aged 25) 2008 (Winter) Paraguay Sol de América
11 FW Mexico Mario Ortiz (1983-06-04)4 June 1983 (aged 26) 2009 Mexico UAG
14 FW Chile Emilio Hernández (1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 24) 2009 Chile Universidad de Chile
19 FW Mexico Alejandro Vela (1984-03-28)28 March 1984 (aged 25) 2008 Mexico Chiapas
27 FW Mexico Javier Orozco (1987-11-16)16 November 1987 (aged 21) 2005 Mexico Youth system
30 FW Argentina Emanuel Villa (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (aged 27) 2009 England Derby County

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
1 GK Mexico José de Jesús Corona (1981-01-26)26 January 1981 (aged 28) UAG Transfer Summer [1]
10 MF Honduras Ramón Núñez (1985-11-14)14 November 1985 (aged 23) Puebla Transfer Summer [2]
14 FW Chile Emilio Hernández (1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 24) Chile Universidad de Chile Transfer Summer [3]
22 DF Mexico Adrián Cortés (1983-11-19)19 November 1983 (aged 25) UAG Loan return Summer
30 FW Argentina Emanuel Villa (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (aged 27) England Derby County Transfer Summer [4]
8 MF Mexico Israel López (1974-09-29)29 September 1974 (aged 35) Toluca Transfer Winter [5]
9 FW Argentina Maximiliano Biancucchi (1984-09-15)15 September 1984 (aged 25) Brazil Flamengo Transfer Winter [6]
10 MF Argentina Christian Giménez (1981-02-01)1 February 1981 (aged 28) Pachuca Transfer Winter [7]
26 DF Brazil Edcarlos (1985-05-10)10 May 1985 (aged 24) Brazil Fluminense Transfer Winter [8]

Out[]

N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer
window 		Source
17 FW Mexico Luis Ángel Landín (1985-07-23)23 July 1985 (aged 24) United States Houston Dynamo Loan Summer [9]

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Torneo Apertura 25 July 2009 13 December 2009 Matchday 1 runners-up 23 13 2 8 48 32 +16 056.52
Torneo Bicentenario 16 January 2010 24 April 2010 Matchday 1 9th 17 7 4 6 20 20 +0 041.18
CONCACAF Champions League 30 July 2009 7 April 2010 Preliminary round runners-up 14 10 2 2 33 9 +24 071.43
Total 54 30 8 16 101 61 +40 055.56

Source: Mediotiempo.com

Torneo Apertura[]

Main article: 2009–10 Mexican Primera División season § Torneo Apertura

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Toluca 17 11 2 4 32 19 +13 35 Advance to Liguilla
2 Cruz Azul 17 11 0 6 35 19 +16 33
3 Morelia 17 10 3 4 31 15 +16 33
4 América 17 8 6 3 29 16 +13 30
5 Monterrey (C) 17 9 3 5 27 16 +11 30
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
(C) Champion

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
17 11 0 6 35 19  +16 33 6 0 3 21 11  +10 5 0 3 14 8  +6

Source: LigaMX

Result round by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultLWWLLWWWWLLWLWWWW
Position2
Source: LigaMX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Torneo Bicentenario[]

Main article: 2009–10 Mexican Primera División season § Torneo Bicentenario

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Morelia 17 7 4 6 22 13 +9 25 Advance to Liguilla
8 Pachuca 17 7 4 6 27 26 +1 25
9 Cruz Azul 17 7 4 6 20 20 0 25
10 Atlas 17 7 3 7 26 23 +3 24
11 Querétaro 17 6 3 8 13 25 −12 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[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
17 7 4 6 20 20  0 25 4 3 1 12 6  +6 3 1 5 8 14  −6

Source: LigaMX

Result round by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWDLLLWDWWWWLWLDLD
Position9
Source: LigaMX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics[]

Goals[]

Rank Player Position Apertura Bicentenario Concacaf CL Total[10]
1 Argentina Emanuel Villa FW 19 6 3 28
2 Mexico Jaime Lozano MF 5 2 3 10
Mexico Javier Orozco FW 4 1 5 10
4 Paraguay Cristian Riveros MF 4 2 3 9
5 Paraguay Pablo Zeballos FW 1 0 5 6
6 Mexico Melvin Brown DF 1 3 0 4
Mexico Rogelio Chávez DF 3 0 1 4
Mexico Alejandro Vela FW 1 0 3 4
9 Mexico Mario Ortiz FW 2 0 1 3
Mexico César Villaluz MF 1 1 1 3
11 Mexico Maximiliano Biancucchi FW 0 2 0 2
Argentina Christian Giménez MF 0 2 0 2
Mexico Gerardo Lugo MF 1 0 1 2
Honduras Ramón Núñez MF 0 0 2 2
15 Mexico Alejandro Castro DF 1 0 0 1
Mexico Horacio Cervantes DF 0 0 1 1
Mexico Adrián Cortés DF 0 0 1 1
Mexico Julio César Domínguez DF 1 0 0 1
Brazil Edcarlos DF 0 1 0 1
Mexico Joel Huiqui DF 0 0 1 1
Mexico Fausto Pinto DF 1 0 0 1
Mexico Gerardo Torrado MF 1 0 0 1
Mexico Gabino Velasco MF 1 0 0 1
Total 47 20 31 98

Clean sheets[]

Rank Name Apertura Bicentenario Concacaf CL Total[10]
1 Mexico José de Jesús Corona 6 4 1 11
Mexico Yosgart Gutiérrez 2 2 7 11
Total 8 6 8 22

Hat-tricks[]

Player Against Result Date Competition
Argentina Emanuel Villa San Luis 4–2 (H)1 19 September 2009 Primera División
Mexico Javier Orozco Costa Rica Herediano 6–2 (A) 30 July 2009 CONCACAF Champions League
Mexico Jaime Lozano United States Columbus Crew 5–0 (H) 26 August 2009 CONCACAF Champions League

1 The player scored 4 goals in the match.

Own goals[]

Player Against Result Date Competition
Argentina Emanuel Villa Monterrey 3–4 (A) 10 December 2009 Primera División
Brazil Edcarlos Guadalajara 1–1 (A) 24 April 2010 Primera División

References[]

  1. ^ "Corona se decidió por Cruz Azul". Proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). 16 June 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Hondureño Ramón Núñez ficha con el Cruz Azul". Vanguardia.com.mx (in Spanish). EFE. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Emilio Hernández al fin llegó a un acuerdo y será refuerzo de Cruz Azul". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 25 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Emmanuel Villa es el nuevo refuerzo celeste". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 30 June 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Israel López se queda en Cruz Azul". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 27 December 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Biancucchi es el último refuerzo de Cruz Azul". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  7. ^ "El 'Chaco' Giménez ya es de Cruz Azul". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 17 December 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Edcarlos Conceiçao nuevo refuerzo de Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Dynamo sign Luis Angel Landin". houstondynamo.com. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Mexico 2009/10". RSSSF.com. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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