2011–12 Cruz Azul season

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Cruz Azul
2011–12 season
PresidentGuillermo Álvarez Cuevas
ManagerEnrique Meza
StadiumEstadio Azul
Apertura 20112nd. - Quarter-finals
Clausura 20129th.
Copa LibertadoresRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Emanuel Villa (14)
Copa Libertadores:
Javier Orozco (5)

All:
Emanuel Villa (15)
Highest home attendance35,161 vs. GDL (24/SEP/2011),
JAG (4/FEB/2012) &
LIB (1/MAY/2012)
Lowest home attendance18,000 vs. PUE (08/OCT/2011)
Average home league attendance27,191
Away colours
Third colours

The 2011–12 Cruz Azul season is the 65th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Cruz Azul will begin their season on July 23, 2011. Cruz Azul will play their homes games on Saturdays at 17:00 hours local time.

Club[]

Current squad[]

Cruz Azul in Clausura 2012

As of January 2011: Listed on the official website of Cruz Azul.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Mexico MEX José de Jesús Corona
2 DF Mexico MEX Fausto Pinto
3 DF Chile CHI Waldo Ponce
4 DF Mexico MEX Julio César Domínguez (vice-captain)
6 MF Mexico MEX Gerardo Torrado (captain)
7 MF Mexico MEX Javier Aquino
8 MF Mexico MEX Israel Castro
9 FW Colombia COL Edixon Perea
10 FW Argentina ARG Christian Giménez
11 FW Mexico MEX Alejandro Vela
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Mexico MEX Néstor Araujo
15 MF Mexico MEX Gerardo Flores
18 MF Brazil BRA Francinilson Meirelles
19 FW Mexico MEX Omar Bravo
21 MF Mexico MEX Héctor Gutiérrez
22 MF Mexico MEX Adrián Cortés
25 GK Mexico MEX Yosgart Gutiérrez (2nd vice-captain)
27 FW Mexico MEX Javier Orozco
30 FW Argentina ARG Emanuel Villa

From youth system[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Mexico MEX Guillermo Allison
16 DF Mexico MEX Jair Pereira
17 DF Mexico MEX Manuel Mariaca
20 GK Mexico MEX Javier Caso
24 MF Mexico MEX Luis Alanis
61 GK Mexico MEX Gibrán Lajud
No. Pos. Nation Player
64 DF Mexico MEX Alan Vidal
70 MF Mexico MEX Diego Israel Martínez
73 MF Mexico MEX
90 FW Mexico MEX
104 DF Mexico MEX Francisco Flores
106 MF Mexico MEX

Transfers[]

Summer[]

In and Loan[]

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
3 DF Mexico Jair Pereira 24 Non-EU Cruz Azul Hidalgo Transfer Summer Undisclosed Youth system Diario.com.mx
16 DF Mexico Manuel Mariaca 25 Non-EU Cruz Azul Hidalgo Transfer Summer Undisclosed Youth system Diario.com.mx
8 MF Mexico Israel Castro 30 Non-EU UNAM Transfer Summer Undisclosed Undisclosed Goal.com
15 DF Mexico Gerardo Flores 25 Non-EU Atlas Transfer Summer Undisclosed Undisclosed RECORD.com.mx
9 FW Colombia Edixon Perea 27 Non-EU Las Palmas Spain Transfer Summer Undisclosed Undisclosed Cruz-Azul.com.mx

Out and Loan[]

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
15 DF Mexico Horacio Cervantes Non-EU Pachuca Loan Summer Undisclosed
16 DF Mexico Rogelio Chávez Non-EU Pachuca Loan Summer Undisclosed
3 MF Uruguay Marcelo Palau Non-EU Guaraní Paraguay Loan Summer Undisclosed
8 MF Mexico Gonzalo Pineda Non-EU Puebla Return Loan Summer Undisclosed
9 FW Mexico Isaac Romo Non-EU Puebla Loan Summer Undisclosed

Winter[]

In and Loan[]

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
61 GK Mexico Gibrán Lajud 17 Non-EU Youth system Promoted Winter Undisclosed Youth system Cruz-Azul.com.mx
73 MF Mexico 19 Non-EU Youth system Promoted Winter Undisclosed Youth system Cruz-Azul.com.mx
104 DF Mexico Francisco Flores 17 Non-EU Youth system Promoted Winter Undisclosed Youth system Cruz-Azul.com.mx
105 MF Mexico Diego Israel Martínez 18 Non-EU Youth system Promoted Winter Undisclosed Youth system Cruz-Azul.com.mx
106 MF Mexico 17 Non-EU Youth system Promoted Winter Undisclosed Youth system Cruz-Azul.com.mx
19 FW Mexico Omar Bravo 31 Non-EU Sporting Kansas City United States Transfer Winter 2014 Undisclosed SportingKC.com
18 MF Brazil Francinilson Meirelles 21 Non-EU Bahia Brazil Transfer Winter 2015 $1.5M El Universal

Out and Loan[]

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
18 MF Mexico César Villaluz 23 Non-EU San Luis Transfer Winter Undisclosed MedioTiempo.com
5 DF Mexico Alejandro Castro 24 Non-EU Estudiantes Tecos Loan Winter Undisclosed Cruz-Azul.com.mx
13 MF Mexico Allam Bello 23 Non-EU Neza FC Loan Winter Undisclosed Terra Mexico
19 MF Chile Hugo Droguett 29 Non-EU Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea Loan Winter Undisclosed Goal.com

Competitions[]

Cruz Azul play three different tournaments in the 2011-12 season are Apertura 2011, Clausura 2012 and Copa Libertadores.

Overall[]

Competition Started round Current position / round Final position / round First match Last match
Apertura 2011 N/A 2nd./Quarter-finals July 23 November 26
Clausura 2012 N/A 9th./17 January 7 April 29
Copa Libertadores Group Stage knockout stage TBD February 8 TBD

Results by opponent (league)[]

Team Results Points
Home Away
América 3 – 1 2 – 2 4
Atlante 2 – 1 2 – 2 4
Atlas 2 – 1 0 – 2 6
Estudiantes Tecos 5 – 2 0 – 2 6
Guadalajara 1 – 1 2 – 1 1
Chiapas 2 – 0 1 – 1 4
Monterrey 4 – 3 1 – 2 6
Morelia 0 – 1 2 – 0 0
Pachuca 1 – 1 1 – 0 1
Puebla 2 – 0 1 – 1 4
Querétaro 1 – 2 1 – 0 0
San Luis 3 – 1 1 – 1 4
Santos Laguna 0 – 1 1 �� 0 0
Tijuana 2 – 1 0 – 0 4
Toluca 0 – 0 0 – 3 4
UANL 1 – 1 1 – 1 2
UNAM 1 – 1 1 – 2 4
Total Points
Apertura
17 12 29
Clausura
15 10 25
Season
32 22 54

Source:Cruz Azul Matches at soccerway.com 2011–12 Primera División de México season article

Competitions statistics[]

Torneo Apertura 2011[]

Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.

Pre-Season Summer 2011[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

July 2, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 0 – 0 Lobos BUAP Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 DST [ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: La Noria
July 7, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 4 – 2 Pumas Morelos Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 DST Cortés Goal 19' (pen.)
Orozco Goal 42'
Mendoza Goal 108'
Giménez Goal 120'
[ Report]
Live TV:
Goal 80'
Goal 80'
Stadium: La Noria
July 10, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 1 – 1 Atlas San Jose, California, United States
19:00 DST Villa Goal 60' [ Report]
Live TV:
Goal 90+2' (pen.) Romero Stadium: Spartan Stadium
July 13, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 3 Querétaro Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 DST Villa Goal 41'
Flores Goal 60'
Goal 70'
[ Report]
Live TV:
Goal 23' Bueno
Goal 66' Rico
Goal 101' Vázquez
Stadium: La Noria
July 16, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 1 – 1 Pachuca Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 DST Droguett Goal 30' [ Report]
Live TV:
Goal 46' Borja Stadium: Estadio Azul

Friendly during the season

November 10, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 0 Pumas Morelos Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 CST Vela Goal 13'
Pereira Goal 60'80'
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Azul
November 11, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 3 Cruz Azul Hidalgo Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 CST Villaluz Goal 34'
Droguett Goal 48'
Perea Goal 80'
[ Report]
Live TV:
Goal 38'
Goal 62'73' Galván
Stadium: Estadio Azul

Regular phase[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

July 23, 2011 Round 1 GreenButton RightArrow.svg UANL 1 – 1 Cruz Azul San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico
19:00 DST Mancilla Goal 37'Yellow card 43'
Torres Nilo Yellow card 43'
Report
Live TV:
Canal 9 Galavisión
Yellow card 16' Pinto
Goal 19' Aquino
Yellow card 22' Flores
Yellow card 49' Ponce
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Jalisco
July 30, 2011 Round 2 House.svg Cruz Azul 2 – 1 Atlas Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Ponce Yellow card 38'
Cortés Goal 46'
Orozco Yellow card 49'
Aquino Yellow card 59'
Villa Goal 71'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
Yellow card 12' Arreola
Goal 32' Rodríguez
Yellow card 38' Welcome
Yellow card 38' Vidrio
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 35,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Mexico City
August 3, 2011 Round 3 GreenButton RightArrow.svg Pachuca 1 – 0 Cruz Azul Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
20:30 DST Ayoví Goal 86' Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 7
Yellow card 66' Gutiérrez Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Referee: Aguascalientes
August 6, 2011 Round 4 House.svg Cruz Azul 2 – 1 Atlante Mexico City, Mexico
16:00 DST Villaluz Yellow card 32'
Torrado Yellow card 40'
Villa Goal 44'
Orozco Goal 47'
Pinto Yellow card 89'
Report
Live TV:
Azteca América
SKY Sports
ESPN Latin America
Goal 55' Maldonado
Yellow card 90+1' Amione
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 20,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Sinaloa
August 13, 2011 Round 5 GreenButton RightArrow.svg Chiapas 1 – 1 Cruz Azul Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
17:30 DST Rodríguez Yellow card 33'
Razo Yellow card 40'
Fuentes Goal 58'Yellow card 66'
Hernández Yellow card 61'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
Goal 5' (o.g.) Chávez
Yellow card 53' Villa
Yellow card 56' I. Castro
Yellow card 73' A. Castro
Stadium: Estadio Victor Manuel Reyna
Referee: Mexico City
August 20, 2011 Round 6 House.svg Cruz Azul 2 – 1 Tijuana Mexico City, Mexico
16:00 DST Perea Yellow card 14'Goal 48'
Ponce Yellow card 45'
Pinto Yellow card 45'
Villa Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 77'Goal 67'
Report
Live TV:
Azteca América
SKY Sports
ESPN Latin America
Yellow card 15'Goal 22' Moreno Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 22,500 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Mexico City José Alfredo Peñaloza
August 28, 2011 Round 7 GreenButton RightArrow.svg UNAM 1 – 2 Cruz Azul Mexico City, Mexico
12:00 DST Bravo Goal 22'
de Buen Yellow card 55'
Fuentes Red card 58'
Report
Live TV:
Canal de las Estrellas 2
Telemundo
Goal 17' Flores
Yellow card 52' Domínguez
Yellow card 74' Torrado
Goal 75' Cortés
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Mexico City
September 10, 2011 Round 8 House.svg Cruz Azul 0 – 1 Morelia Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
Yellow card 60' Gastélum
Goal 90+1'Yellow card 90+1' Rojas
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 20,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Veracruz
September 17, 2011 Round 9 GreenButton RightArrow.svg Monterrey 1 – 2 Cruz Azul Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
17:00 DST Delgado Goal 10'
S. Pérez Yellow card 21'
L. Pérez Yellow card 25'
Basanta Yellow card 60'
de Nigris Yellow card 67'Red card 79'
Report
Live TV:
Canal 9 Galavisión
Telemundo
Goal 4' Villaluz
Yellow card 34' Araujo
Goal 50' Perea
Yellow card 77' Pinto
Yellow card 82' Giménez
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Referee: Mexico City
September 24, 2011 Round 10 House.svg Cruz Azul 1 – 1 Guadalajara Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Perea Goal 62'
W. Ponce Yellow card 70'
Torrado Yellow card 75'
Pinto Yellow card 89'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
Goal 34' Arellano
Yellow card 43' Sánchez
Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 52' M. Ponce
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 35,161 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Michoacán
October 1, 2011 Round 11 GreenButton RightArrow.svg Santos Laguna 1 – 0 Cruz Azul Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
19:00 DST Peralta Goal 21'Yellow card 90+2' Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
Fox Deportes
Stadium: Estadio TSM Corona
Referee: Mexico City Marco Antonio Rodríguez
October 8, 2011 Round 12 House.svg Cruz Azul 2 – 0 Puebla Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Aquino Yellow card 43'
Giménez Yellow card 67'
Orozco Goal 73'89'Yellow card 73'
Flores Yellow card 86'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN2
Yellow card 76' Salinas Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 18,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Sinaloa César Arturo Ramos
October 15, 2011 Round 13 GreenButton RightArrow.svg San Luis 1 – 1 Cruz Azul San Luis, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
20:45 DST Torres Yellow card 26'
Matellán Yellow card 35'
Moreno Goal 55'
Chiapas Yellow card 70'
Report
Live TV:
Canal 9 Galavisión
Goal 83' Perea Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Referee: Mexico City Mauricio Morales
October 22, 2011 Round 14 GreenButton RightArrow.svg Querétaro 1 – 0 Cruz Azul Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
17:00 DST Ponce Yellow card 80'
Bueno Goal 86' (pen.)
Report
Live TV:
Canal 4 Foro TV
Yellow card 14' Giménez
Yellow card 63' Villaluz
Red card 66' Orozco
Yellow card 72' Villa
Yellow card 85' Domínguez
Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Referee: Michoacán
October 26, 2011 Round 15 House.svg Cruz Azul 0 – 0 Toluca Mexico City, Mexico
19:00 DST Villa Yellow card 22'
Giménez Yellow card 70'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 7
ESPN Latin America
Yellow card 24' Sinha
Yellow card 73' Calderón
Yellow card 78' Gamboa
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 23,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Sinaloa
October 30, 2011 Round 16 GreenButton RightArrow.svg Estudiantes Tecos 0 – 2 Cruz Azul Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
12:00 CST Bovaglio Yellow card 47'
Davino Yellow card 81'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
Goal 48' (pen.) Giménez
Goal 61' Villa
Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo
Referee: Mexico City
November 5, 2011 Round 17 House.svg Cruz Azul 3 – 1 America Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Villa Goal 1'74'
Torrado Yellow card 35'
Pinto Yellow card 58'
Orozco Goal 62'
Ponce Yellow card 78'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
Fox Deportes
Yellow card 37' Rojas
Yellow card 43' Valenzuela
Yellow card 62'Goal 80' Montenegro
Yellow card 70' Pimentel
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 33,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Mexico City Roberto García Orozco

General table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guadalajara 17 8 6 3 24 18 +6 30[a] 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[b]
2 Cruz Azul 17 8 5 4 21 14 +7 29[a]
3 UANL 17 7 7 3 22 13 +9 28[a] 2012 Copa Libertadores First Stage[b]
4 Santos Laguna 17 8 3 6 29 25 +4 27[a] Cannot qualify for South American competitions[c]
5 Chiapas 17 7 5 5 28 23 +5 26[a] Advance to the Final Phase
Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e The top 8 score results qualify for the Playoffs.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b All 3 teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores will also participate in the Playoffs of this competition.
  3. ^ Monterrey, Morelia, Santos Laguna and UNAM cannot qualify for the 2012 Copa Libertadores because they are participating in the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League competition.

Final phase[]

Quarter-finals

November 19, 2011 First Leg GreenButton RightArrow.svg Morelia 2 – 1 Cruz Azul Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
19:00 CST Gastélum Yellow card 22'
Márquez L. Goal 77'85'
Lozano Yellow card 82'
Lugo Yellow card 87'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
Goal 32' Orozco
Yellow card 53' Corona
Red card 69' Pinto
Yellow card 71' Castro
Yellow card 78' Aquino
Yellow card 81' Torrado
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Jalisco
November 26, 2011 Second Leg House.svg Cruz Azul 1 – 2
(2 – 4 agg.)
Morelia Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Vela Goal 35'
Torrado Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 71'
Giménez Yellow card 89'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN 2
Yellow card 1' Huiqui
Goal 16'Yellow card 23' Sabah
Goal 20' Lugo
Yellow card 23' Lozano
Yellow card 64' Aldrete
Yellow card 90+2' Gastélum
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 30,568 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Mexico City Marco Antonio Rodríguez

Morelia won 2-4 in aggregate.

Torneo Clausura 2012[]

Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.

Pre-Season Winter 2011[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

December 17, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 8 – 1 Cruz Azul U-20 & U-17 Mexico City, Mexico
CST Cortés Goal ?'
F. Flores Goal ?'?'
Perea Goal ?'
Orozco Goal ?'?'?'
Villa Goal ?'
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: La Noria
December 21, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 2 – 1 Ballenas de Galeana Mexico City, Mexico
10:00 CST Goal ?' (o.g.)
Orozco Goal ?'
[ Report]
Live TV:
Goal ?' Stadium: La Noria
December 23, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 4 – 2 Lobos BUAP Mexico City, Mexico
10:00 CST Bravo Goal ?'?'
Perea Goal ?'
Giménez Goal ?'
[ Report]
Live TV:
Goal ?'?' Canales Stadium: La Noria
December 28, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 0 Veracruz Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 CST Giménez Goal 42'
Bravo Goal ?'
G. Flores Goal 61'
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Azul
December 30, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 2 – 1 San Luis Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 CST Bravo Goal 10'
Giménez Goal 48'
[ Report]
Live TV:
Goal 80' Alcántar Stadium: Estadio Azul
January 4, 2012 Friendly Cruz Azul 1 – 1 Cruz Azul Hidalgo Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 CST Unknown Goal ?' [ Report]
Live TV:
Goal ?' Unknown Stadium: Estadio Azul

Regular phase[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Home Game

January 7, 2012 Round 1 House.svg Cruz Azul 1 – 1 UANL Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Giménez Goal 6'
Castro Yellow card 69'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
Goal 70' Lobos Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 29,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Aguascalientes
January 14, 2012 Round 2 GreenButton RightArrow.svg Atlas 0 – 2 Cruz Azul Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
20:45 CST Zamogilny Yellow card 1'
Rodríguez Yellow card 32'
Romero Yellow card 68'
Report
Live TV:
Canal 9 Galavisión
Yellow card 70' Bravo
Goal 70' Villa
Yellow card 70' Corona
Goal 70' (pen.) Giménez
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Jalisco
January 21, 2012 Round 3 House.svg Cruz Azul 1 – 1 Pachuca Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Villa Goal 29'
Araujo Yellow card 44'
Pinto Yellow card 90+4'
Report
Live TV:
Azteca América
SKY Sports
ESPN Latin America
Goal 19' Ayoví
Yellow card 30' Castillo
Yellow card 44' López
Red card 44' Cejas
Yellow card 61' Rodríguez
Yellow card 63' Torres
Yellow card 66' Herrera
Yellow card 79' Arreola
Yellow card 90+3' Cota
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 27,550 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Mexico City
January 28, 2012 Round 4 GreenButton RightArrow.svg Atlante 2 – 2 Cruz Azul Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
21:00 CST Guagua Yellow card 26'
Martínez Goal 67'
Hernández Yellow card 72'
Arroyo Yellow card 77'
Cuevas Goal 84'
Mendoza Yellow card 85'
Report
Live TV:
TDN
Goal 16'85' Villa
Yellow card 28' Gutiérrez
Yellow card 83' Pereira
Stadium: Estadio Andres Quintana Roo
Referee: Mexico City
February 4, 2012 Round 5 House.svg Cruz Azul 2 – 0 Chiapas Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Meireles Yellow card 44'
Pereira Goal 55'Yellow card 86'
Araujo Yellow card 60'
Orozco Goal 61'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
Yellow card 22' Esqueda
Yellow card 68' Espinoza
Yellow card 90' Arizala
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 35,161 (unofficial)
Referee: Mexico City
February 12, 2012 Round 6 GreenButton RightArrow.svg Tijuana 0 – 0 Cruz Azul Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
14:00 CST Gandolfi Yellow card 4'
Arévalo Yellow card 64'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
Fox Sports + & LAT
Yellow card 53' Gutiérrez Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Referee: Jalisco
February 18, 2012 Round 7 House.svg Cruz Azul 1 – 1 UNAM Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Maranhão Yellow card 19'
Giménez Yellow card 38'
Aquino Goal 65'
Pinto Yellow card 86'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN 2
Fox Deportes
Azteca América
Goal 21' Herrera
Yellow card 26' García
Yellow card 53' Cabrera
Yellow card 90+4' Cacho
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 33,000 (unofficial)
Referee: Sinaloa
February 26, 2012 Round 8 GreenButton RightArrow.svg Morelia 2 – 0 Cruz Azul Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
12:00 CST Rojas Goal 35'
Sabah Goal 81'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
Yellow card 39' Domínguez
Yellow card 60' Giménez
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Aguascalientes Ricardo Arellano
March 3, 2012 Round 9 House.svg Cruz Azul 4 – 3 Monterrey Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Giménez Goal 24' (pen.)53'Yellow card 46'
Bravo Goal 56'
Villa Goal 82'Yellow card 82'
Corona Yellow card 90+2'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
Goal 19' de Nigris
Yellow card 48'Goal 90+4' Basanta
Yellow card 68'Goal 69' Suazo
Yellow card 73' L. Pérez
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 27,240 (unofficial)
Referee: Tlaxcala
March 10, 2012 Round 10 GreenButton RightArrow.svg Guadalajara 2 – 1 Cruz Azul Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
19:00 CST Sánchez Yellow card 19'
Reynoso Yellow card 21'Goal 90+4' (pen.)
Torres Goal 88'
Michel Yellow card 90+2'
Report
Live TV:
Canal 9 Galavisión
TDN
Telemundo
Yellow card 19' Castro
Goal 22' Villa
Yellow card 36' Giménez
Yellow card 44' Red card 90+1' Araujo
Yellow card 85' Corona
Stadium: Estadio Omnilife
Referee: Veracruz
March 17, 2012 Round 11 House.svg Cruz Azul 0 – 1 Santos Laguna Mexico City, Mexico
19:00 CST Pinto Yellow card 7'
(Physical & Fitness coach) Yellow card 56'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 90+2' Galindo
Goal 42' Quintero
Yellow card 51'
Yellow card 55' Ibáñez
Yellow card 71' Ochoa
Red card 73'
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 25,560 (unofficial)
Referee: San Luis Potosí
March 25, 2012 Round 12 GreenButton RightArrow.svg Puebla 1 – 1 Cruz Azul Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
12:00 CST Rincón Yellow card 49'
Beasley Goal 54'Yellow card 65'
Salinas Yellow card 89'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
Goal 22'Red card 84' Villa Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Referee: Michoacán Francisco Chacón
March 31, 2012 Round 13 House.svg Cruz Azul 3 – 1 San Luis Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Bravo Goal 28'38'
Perea Goal 52'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
Goal 14' Moreno
Yellow card 55' Paredes
Yellow card 66' Velasco
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 23,190 (unofficial)
Referee: Guerrero
April 7, 2012 Round 14 House.svg Cruz Azul 1 – 2 Querétaro Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Perea Goal 46' Report
Live TV:
Azteca América
SKY Sports
ESPN Latin America
Yellow card 41'Goal 90+1' Cortés
Goal 45' Romo
Red card 81' Comizzo(Coach)
Yellow card 89' Mena
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 19,480 (unofficial)
Referee: Mexico City Roberto García Orozco
April 15, 2012 Round 15 GreenButton RightArrow.svg Toluca 0 – 3 Cruz Azul Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico
12:00 DST Sinha Yellow card 36'
de la Torre Yellow card 78'
Novaretti Red card 86'
Report
Live TV:
Canal de las Estrellas 2
Telemundo
Goal 32' Giménez
Yellow card 44' Pereira
Yellow card 59' Araujo
Yellow card 62'Goal 72' Vela
Yellow card 70' Aquino
Goal 90+1' Orozco
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Mexico City Marco Antonio Rodríguez
April 21, 2012 Round 16 House.svg Cruz Azul 5 – 2 Estudiantes Tecos Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Vela Yellow card 27'
Flores Goal 33'
Leaño Goal 43' (o.g.)
Perea Goal 62'72'
Castro Goal 84'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
Yellow card 28' Reyes
Yellow card 60' Galindo
Goal 78' Sambueza
Yellow card 88' Pérez
Goal 90' Lillingston
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 28,175 (unofficial)
Referee: Mexico City José Alfredo Peñaloza
April 29, 2012 Round 17 GreenButton RightArrow.svg America 2 – 2 Cruz Azul Mexico City, Mexico
16:00 DST Aguilar Yellow card 6'
Benítez Goal 8'13'Yellow card 13'
Medina Yellow card 35'
Reyes Yellow card 45'
Layún Yellow card 85'
Report
Live TV:
Canal de las Estrellas 2
Telemundo
Goal 24'Yellow card 41' Red card 87' Pereira
Goal 73' Villa
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Mexico City Mauricio Morales

Classification table[]

General table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Tijuana 17 7 7 3 18 11 +7 28 Advances to the Playoffs
8 Chiapas 17 8 3 6 26 20 +6 27
9 Cruz Azul 17 6 7 4 29 21 +8 25
10 Toluca 17 6 4 7 24 27 −3 22
11 Atlas 17 4 8 5 7 13 −6 20
Updated to match(es) played on April 29, 2012. Source: MedioTiempo.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Copa Libertadores[]

Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Home Game

Second stage[]

Group stage

February 8, 2012 Match Day 1 GreenButton RightArrow.svg Nacional Paraguay 1 – 2 Mexico Cruz Azul Asunción, Paraguay
15:45 CST Bogado Goal 20'
González Yellow card 59'
Caniza Yellow card 83'
Report
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Goal 5'28' Orozco
Yellow card 68' Torrado
Stadium: Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz
Referee: Argentina Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
February 21, 2012 Match Day 2 House.svg Cruz Azul Mexico 4 – 0 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira Mexico City, Mexico
20:45 CST Cortés Goal 18' (pen.)
Perea Goal 54'
Orozco Goal 78'
Villa Goal 81'
Report
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Yellow card 17' Rouga
Yellow card 23'
Yellow card 27' García
Yellow card 53' Chacón
Yellow card 76'
Yellow card 83' Arocha
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 26,350 (unofficial)
Referee: Colombia Imer Machado (Colombia)
March 14, 2012 Match Day 3 House.svg Cruz Azul Mexico 0 – 0 Brazil Corinthians Mexico City, Mexico
19:00 CST Report
Live TV:
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Yellow card 53' Paulinho Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 34,000 (unofficial)
Referee: Ecuador Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
March 21, 2012 Match Day 4 GreenButton RightArrow.svg Corinthians Brazil 1 – 0 Mexico Cruz Azul São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
19:00 CST Danilo Goal 35'Yellow card 69'
Ralf Yellow card 42'
Emerson Yellow card 86'
Report
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Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 71' Pinto
Yellow card 44' Mariaca
Yellow card 90+1' Pereira
Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu
Referee: Uruguay Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
April 3, 2012 Match Day 5 GreenButton RightArrow.svg Deportivo Táchira Venezuela 1 – 1 Mexico Cruz Azul San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela
20:00 DST Parra Goal 19'
Fernández Yellow card 45'
Report
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Yellow card 44' Pereira
Yellow card 58'
Red card 79' Meza(Coach)
Goal 83' Giménez
Stadium: Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Referee: Uruguay Darío Ubriaco (Uruguay)
April 18, 2012 Match Day 6 House.svg Cruz Azul Mexico 4 – 1 Paraguay Nacional Mexico City, Mexico
19:50 DST Orozco Goal 20'
Aquino Yellow card 34'
Maranhão Goal 45'
Gutiérrez Yellow card 52'
Bravo Goal 65'
Perea Goal 80'
Report
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Yellow card 33' Miers
Yellow card 37'
Goal 43' Cristaldo
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 19,294 (unofficial)
Referee: Peru Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)

Classification table[]

Group table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts COR CAZ NAC TAC
1 Brazil Corinthians 6 4 2 0 13 2 +11 14 1–0 2–0 6–0
2 Mexico Cruz Azul 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11 0–0 4–1 4–0
3 Paraguay Nacional 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4 1–3 1–2 3–2
4 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 6 0 3 3 4 15 −11 3 1–1 1–1 0–0
Source:[citation needed]

Knockout stages[]

Round of 16

May 1, 2012 First Leg House.svg Cruz Azul Mexico 1 – 1 Paraguay Libertad Mexico City, Mexico
21:30 DST Orozco Goal 26'
Castro Yellow card 85'
Report
Live TV:
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Yellow card 68' Samudio
Goal 70'Yellow card 84' Velázquez
Yellow card 86' Muñoz
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Referee: Argentina Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina)
May 8, 2012 Second Leg GreenButton RightArrow.svg Libertad Paraguay 2 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)
Mexico Cruz Azul Asunción, Paraguay
20:30 DST Núñez Goal 9'
CáceresYellow card 42'Goal 49'
Nasuti Yellow card 54'
Report
Live TV:
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Pereira Yellow card 34'
Flores Goal 49'
Bravo Yellow card 52'
Stadium: Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz
Referee: Brazil Leandro Vuaden (Brazil)

Libertad won on points 4–1.

Squad statistics[]

Start formations[]

Qnt Formation Match(es)
27 4-4-2 Apertura (9), Clausura (13), Copa Libertadores (5)
5 5-4-1 Apertura (5)
4 5-3-2 Apertura (3), Clausura (1)
3 4-3-3 Apertura (2), Copa Libertadores (1)
1 3-4-3 Copa Libertadores (1)
1 4-4-1-1 Clausura (1)
1 4-1-3-2 Clausura (1)
1 5-2-3 Clausura (1)
Last updated: May 2
Source:[citation needed]
Only competitive matches.

Starting XI[]

Apps, Goals and Discipline[]

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

  • # = Squad number
  • Pos = Playing position
  • P = Number of games played
  • G = Number of goals scored
  • GK = Goalkeeper
  • DF = Defender
  • MF = Midfielder
  • FW = Forward
  • A yellow card = Yellow cards
  • A red card = Red cards
  • † Permanent player left club during the season
  • ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of 2 May 2012. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League CupPlayoffsTotalDiscipline
1 GK MexicoJosé de Jesús Corona 24 -26 6 -3 2 -4 32 -35 4 0 (-) means goals conceded
12 GK MexicoGuillermo Allison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (-) means goals conceded
20 GK MexicoJavier Caso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (-) means goals conceded
25 GK MexicoYosgart Gutiérrez 10 -9 1(1) -2 0 0 11(1) -11 0 0 (-) means goals conceded
61 GK MexicoGibrán Lajud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (-) means goals conceded
2 DF MexicoFausto Pinto 29 0 2 0 1 0 32 0 8 2
3 DF ChileWaldo Ponce 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 4 0 Injury icon 2.svg Injured.
3 DF MexicoAlberto Rodríguez 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 reinforcement only for the cup.
4 DF MexicoJulio César Domínguez 27 0 1 0 2 0 30 0 1 0
14 DF MexicoNéstor Araujo 22 0 4 0 2 0 28 0 4 1
15 DF MexicoGerardo Flores 16(3) 2 5 0 0(1) 0 21(4)* 2 2 0
16 DF MexicoJair Pereira 19(2) 2 6 0 2 0 27(2)* 2 5 1
17 DF MexicoManuel Mariaca 2 0 4(1) 0 0 0 6(1) 0 1 0
22 DF MexicoAdrián Cortés 15(3) 2 6 1 1 0 22(3) 3 0 0
64 DF Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
104 DF MexicoFrancisco Flores 1(1) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 2(2)* 0 1 0
-- DF MexicoMelvin Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 reinforcement only for the cup.
6 MF MexicoGerardo Torrado 13(3) 0 1 0 2 0 16(3) 0 5 1 Injury icon 2.svg Injured.
7 MF MexicoJavier Aquino 9(20) 2 2(1) 0 2 0 13(21) 2 5 0
8 MF MexicoIsrael Castro 34 1 7 0 1 0 42* 1 4 0
10 MF ArgentinaChristian Giménez 27(1) 6 5(2) 1 2 0 34(3) 7 9 0
18 MF BrazilMaranhão 5(10) 0 5(1) 1 0 0 10(11)* 1 2 0
21 MF MexicoHéctor Gutiérrez 14(6) 0 5(1) 0 1 0 20(7)* 0 4 0
23 MF MexicoHéctor Altamirano 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 reinforcement only for the cup.
24 MF MexicoLuis Alanis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 MF MexicoDiego Israel Martínez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
73 MF Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
106 MF Mexico 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1)* 0 0 0
9 FW ColombiaEdixon Perea 13(7) 8 5(1) 2 0(2) 0 17(10)* 10 1 0
11 FW MexicoAlejandro Vela 12(3) 1 2(3) 0 0(1) 1 14(7) 2 2 0
19 FW MexicoOmar Bravo 17 3 2(3) 1 0 0 19(3)* 4 1 0
27 FW MexicoJavier Orozco 6(14) 6 5 5 2 1 13(14) 12 2 1
30 FW ArgentinaEmanuel Villa 24(2) 14 3(3) 1 2 0 29(5) 15 4 2
90 FW Mexico 1(3) 0 0 0 0 0 1(3)* 0 0 0
bye DF MexicoAlejandro Castro¤ 8(3) 0 N/A N/A 0(1) 0 4(8) 0 2 0 loan to Estudiantes Tecos.
bye MF MexicoAllam Bello¤ 0(1) 0 N/A N/A 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 loan to Neza FC.
bye MF MexicoCésar Villaluz 7(7) 1 N/A N/A 0 0 7(7) 1 2 0 out to San Luis.
bye MF ChileHugo Droguett 7(6) 0 N/A N/A 0(1) 0 7(7) 0 0 0 loan to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

Overall statistics team[]

Total House.svg Home GreenButton RightArrow.svg Away
Games played 43 22 21
Games won 17 11 6
Games drawn 15 7 8
Games lost 11 4 7
Biggest win (Apertura) 2-0 vs. Puebla,
0-2 vs. Estudiantes,
3-1 vs. América
2-0 vs. Puebla,
3-1 vs. America
0-2 vs. Estudiantes
Biggest win (Clausura) 0-3 vs. Toluca and 5-2 vs. Estudiantes 5-2 vs. Estudiantes 0-3 vs. Toluca
Biggest win (Libertadores) 4-0 vs. Deportivo Táchira 4-0 vs. Deportivo Táchira 1-2 vs. Nacional (PAR)
Biggest lose (Apertura) 1-0 vs. Pachuca,
0-1, 2-1 and 1-2 vs. Morelia,
1-0 vs. Santos Laguna,
1-0 vs. Querétaro
0-1 and 1-2 vs. Morelia 1-0 vs. Pachuca,
1-0 vs. Santos Laguna,
1-0 vs. Querétaro,
2-1 vs. Morelia
Biggest lose (Clausura) 2-0 vs. Morelia 0-1 vs. Santos Laguna,
1-2 vs. Querétaro
2-0 vs. Morelia
Biggest lose (Libertadores) 1-0 vs. Corinthians 1-0 vs. Corinthians
Goals scored 64 40 24
Goals conceded 44 22 22
Goal difference +20 +18 +2
Average GF per game 1.49 1.82 1.14
Average GA per game 1.02 1 1.05
Most Game Started 42 Mexico Israel Castro
Most appearances 42 Mexico Israel Castro
Top scorer 15 Argentina Emanuel Villa
Points 66/129 (51.16%) 39/66 (59.09%) 26/63 (41.27%)
Winning rate 17/43 (39.53%) 11/22 (50%) 6/21 (28.57%)

Last updated: May 2, 2012
Source: Competitive matches

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Goalscorers[]

Position Nation Name Apertura 2011
Soccerball shade.svg
Clausura 2012
Soccerball shade.svg
Copa Libertadores
Soccerball shade.svg
Total
Soccerball shade.svg
1 Argentina Emanuel Villa
6
8
1
15
2 Mexico Javier Orozco
5
2
5
12
3 Colombia Edixon Perea
4
4
2
10
4 Argentina Christian Giménez
1
5
1
7
5 Mexico Omar Bravo N/A
3
1
4
6 Adrián Cortés
2
1
3
7 Javier Aquino
1
1
2
Alejandro Vela
2
Gerardo Flores
2
Jair Pereira
2
2
N/A Own Goal
1
1
2
11 Mexico Israel Castro
1
1
César Villaluz
1
N/A N/A
Brazil Maranhão
1
TOTAL N/A N/A
23
29
12
64

Goal minutes[]

Updated to games played on 2 May.

1'–15' 16'–30' 31'–HT 46'–60' 61'–75' 76'–FT Extra time "Total"
5 13 9 11 14 11 1 64

Results[]

Apertura 2011[]

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
19 8 5 6 23 18  +5 29 5 2 2 13 8  +5 3 3 4 10 10  0

Last updated: 26 November.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultDWLWDWWLWDLWDLDWWLL
Position106744313224225432
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Clausura 2012[]

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 6 7 4 29 22  +7 25 4 3 2 18 13  +5 2 4 2 11 9  +2

Last updated: Apr 30.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultDWDDWDDLWLLDWLWWD
Position6367469999911910889
Updated to match(es) played on Apr 30. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Copa Libertadores[]

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
7 3 3 1 12 5  +7 12 2 2 0 9 2  +7 1 1 1 3 3  0

Last updated: May 2.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round[]

Round12345678
GroundAHHAAHHA
ResultWWDLDWD
Position111222
Updated to match(es) played on May 2. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

IFFHS Ranking[]

Cruz Azul position on the Club World Ranking during the 2011-12 season, according to IFFHS.[1]

Month Position Points
July 60 153
August 89 124.5
September 157 100.5
October 177 94.5
November 169 94.5
December 175 94.5
January 178 94.5
February 126 112
March 135 107
April 87 128
May TBD TBD
June [to be determined] [to be determined]

Last updated: May 7, 2012.
Source: IFFHS

References[]

  1. ^ IFFHS Archived 2007-07-22 at WebCite

External links[]

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