Cruz Azul 2018–19 football season
For the Mexican football club Cruz Azul , the 2018–19 season is its 59th season in existence and its 55th consecutive season in the top tier of Mexican football. Cruz Azul will compete in Liga MX and Copa MX .
Kits [ ]
Apertura [ ]
Supplier: Under Armour
Clausura [ ]
Supplier: Joma
Season overview [ ]
October [ ]
On 31 October, Cruz Azul faced Monterrey in the Copa MX final in the Estadio BBVA Bancomer . Cruz Azul won the match 0–2, with goals from Hernández and Cauteruccio, clinching their fourth title.
December [ ]
On 13 December, Cruz Azul played the first leg of the Liga MX final against América which ended as a goalless draw. The second leg was played on 16 December with Cruz Azul losing the match 0–2. This was the first final with both legs played in the same stadium since Verano 2002 .
January [ ]
Cruz Azul's four-year association with Under Armour ended with the Apertura 2018 season after being unable to reach an agreement on a new deal. Cruz Azul announced Joma as their new kit manufacturer on 1 January.[1]
Players [ ]
Squad information [ ]
Last updated on 7 January 2019 [2]
Squad No.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of Birth (Age)
Notes
Goalkeepers
1
José de Jesús Corona (captain )
GK
(1981-01-26 ) 26 January 1981 (age 40)
12
Guillermo Allison
GK
(1990-09-25 ) 25 September 1990 (age 30)
Originally from youth system
21
Alejandro Peláez
GK
(1994-02-04 ) 4 February 1994 (age 27)
Originally from youth system
Defenders
2
Pablo Aguilar
CB
(1987-04-02 ) 2 April 1987 (age 34)
Second nationality:
4
Julio César Domínguez (vice-captain )
CB
(1987-11-08 ) 8 November 1987 (age 33)
Originally from youth system
5
Igor Lichnovsky
CB
(1994-03-07 ) 7 March 1994 (age 27)
15
Gerardo Flores
RB
(1986-02-05 ) 5 February 1986 (age 35)
16
Adrián Aldrete
LB /LM
(1988-06-14 ) 14 June 1988 (age 33)
19
Antonio Sánchez
LB
(1998-09-19 ) 19 September 1998 (age 22)
27
José Madueña
RB /RM
(1990-05-29 ) 29 May 1990 (age 31)
30
Jordan Silva
CB
(1994-07-30 ) 30 July 1994 (age 27)
Midfielders
3
Stephen Eustáquio
CM
(1996-12-21 ) 21 December 1996 (age 24)
6
Yoshimar Yotún
CM /LB
(1990-04-07 ) 7 April 1990 (age 31)
8
Javier Salas
CM/DM
(1993-08-20 ) 20 August 1993 (age 28)
14
Misael Domínguez
LM/AM /LW
(1999-10-27 ) 27 October 1999 (age 21)
20
Alexis Gutiérrez
CM
(2000-02-26 ) 26 February 2000 (age 21)
22
Rafael Baca
DM/CM
(1989-09-11 ) 11 September 1989 (age 32)
25
Roberto Alvarado
AM /RW/LW
(1998-09-07 ) 7 September 1998 (age 23)
31
Orbelín Pineda
AM
(1996-03-24 ) 24 March 1996 (age 25)
Forwards
7
Martín Cauteruccio
CF
(1987-04-14 ) 14 April 1987 (age 34)
9
Milton Caraglio
CF
(1988-12-01 ) 1 December 1988 (age 32)
11
Elías Hernández
RW
(1988-04-29 ) 29 April 1988 (age 33)
13
Jonathan Rodríguez
CF /RW/LW
(1993-07-06 ) 6 July 1993 (age 28)
17
Édgar Méndez
LW/RW
(1990-01-02 ) 2 January 1990 (age 31)
18
Andrés Rentería
RW/LW /CF
(1993-03-06 ) 6 March 1993 (age 28)
Second nationality:
28
Martín Zúñiga
CF /RW
(1993-04-14 ) 14 April 1993 (age 28)
Transfers and loans [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Transfer listed [ ]
Pre-season and friendlies [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Friendlies [ ]
Pre-Apertura [ ]
Orange County SC v Cruz Azul
26 June 2018 3 Orange County SC 0–5 Cruz Azul show Irvine , United States
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: Closed door
Cruz Azul v Tijuana
30 June 2018 5 Cruz Azul 0–0 Tijuana show Irvine , United States
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: Closed door
Cruz Azul v Potros UAEM
7 July 2018 7 Cruz Azul 2–0 Potros UAEM show Mexico City 10:30 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: Closed door Note: First and third periods of 45 minutes, second period of 30 minutes
Apertura [ ]
San Jose Earthquakes v Cruz Azul
13 October 2018 9 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Cruz Azul show San Jose
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Pre-Clausura [ ]
Cruz Azul v Pachuca
30 December 2018 10 Cruz Azul 3–3 Pachuca show Mexico City 10:30 CST
Report
Stadium: La Noria Attendance: Closed door Note: Four quarters of 25 minutes
Competitions [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Overview [ ]
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Apertura 2018 Liga MX [a]
21 July 2018
16 December 2018
Matchday 1
Runners-up (1st)
23
13
5
5
30
17
+13
0 56.52
Apertura 2018 Copa MX
1 August 2018
31 October 2018
Group stage
Winners
8
5
2
1
14
7
+7
0 62.50
Clausura 2019 Liga MX [a]
4 January 2019
12 May 2019
Matchday 1
Quarter-finals (4th)
19
9
6
4
28
18
+10
0 47.37
Clausura 2019 Copa MX
16 January 2019
19 February 2019
Group stage
Group stage
4
1
1
2
5
6
−1
0 25.00
Total
54
28
14
12
77
48
+29
0 51.85
Last updated: 12 May 2019 (2019-05-12 ) .
Source: Competitions
Aggregate table [ ]
The aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments) will be used to determine the participants of the . This table also displays teams that have qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League .
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
UANL [a] (C)
34
19
9
6
65
34
+31
66
2020 CONCACAF Champions League [b]
2
Cruz Azul
34
19
9
6
52
28
+24
66
2020 CONCACAF Champions League [c]
3
América [d] (C)
34
18
8
8
61
36
+25
62
2020 CONCACAF Champions League [e]
4
Monterrey
34
17
9
8
58
40
+18
60
2019–20 Copa MX Pot 1
5
León
34
18
5
11
59
37
+22
59
2020 CONCACAF Champions League [f]
6
Pachuca
34
14
10
10
58
44
+14
52
2019–20 Copa MX Pot 1
7
Santos Laguna
34
14
10
10
48
41
+7
52
8
Toluca
34
15
6
13
55
45
+10
51
9
UNAM
34
12
11
11
48
45
+3
47
10
Tijuana
34
13
6
15
38
44
−6
45
2019–20 Copa MX Pot 2
11
Puebla
34
11
11
12
41
51
−10
44
12
Necaxa
34
11
10
13
51
53
−2
43
13
BUAP [g]
34
11
6
17
38
59
−21
39
14
Guadalajara
34
10
8
16
37
43
−6
38
2019–20 Copa MX Pot 3
15
Morelia
34
9
11
14
43
57
−14
38
16
Querétaro
34
10
7
17
30
50
−20
37
17
Atlas
34
8
6
20
30
55
−25
30
18
Veracruz [h] (R)
34
2
8
24
24
74
−50
8
Relegated to Ascenso MX 2019–20 Copa MX Pot 3
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;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ Clausura champion
^ As Clausura champions (MEX2)
^ As Apertura runners-up (MEX3)
^ Apertura champion
^ As Apertura champions (MEX1)
^ As Clausura runners-up (MEX4)
^ BUAP relocated to Ciudad Juárez and became FC Juárez , thus Juárez replaced them in the tournament
^ Veracruz were docked 6 points, at the request of FIFA , over a failure to pay training compensation fees to Uruguayan club Montevideo Wanderers for Matías Santos .[18]
Apertura 2018 [ ]
Liga MX [ ]
Standings [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
Cruz Azul
17
11
3
3
26
13
+13
36
Advance to Liguilla [a]
2
América (C)
17
9
6
2
33
17
+16
33
3
UNAM
17
8
6
3
29
19
+10
30
4
Santos Laguna
17
8
6
3
27
18
+9
30
5
Monterrey
17
9
3
5
25
19
+6
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
Notes:
^ The first 8 places in the table qualified for the Liguilla. The last ranked team in the relegation table could qualify for the Liguilla in the Apertura tournament.
Results summary [ ]
Includes liguilla.
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
23
13
5
5
30
15
+15
44
9
2
1
20
4
+16
4
3
4
10
11
−1
Last updated: 16 December 2018 (2018-12-16 ) .
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Ground H A H A H H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H Result W W W D W W D W L W L W L D W W W W D L W D L Position 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 QF QF SF SF F F
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2018
(2018-12-08 ) . Source:
Liga MX A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss;
F = Final;
QF = Quarter-final;
SF = Semi-final
Matches [ ]
Cruz Azul v Tigres UANL
4 August 2018 3 Cruz Azul 1–0 Tigres UANL show Mexico City 21:00 CDT
Report Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 55,571 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava
Cruz Azul v Atlas
22 September 2018 10 Cruz Azul 2–0 Atlas show Mexico City 21:00 CDT
Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 18,541 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
Cruz Azul v Monterrey
6 October 2018 12 Cruz Azul 2–1 Monterrey show Mexico City 17:00 CDT
Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 27,689 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez
Cruz Azul v América
27 October 2018 14 Cruz Azul 0–0 América show Mexico City 21:00 CDT
Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 62,003 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
Quarter-finals [ ]
Semi-finals [ ]
Cruz Azul v Monterrey
8 December 2018 Second leg Cruz Azul 1–0 (1–1 agg. ) Monterrey show Mexico City 19:00 CST
Report Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 39,307 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez Note: 1–1 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Cruz Azul advanced as the higher seed in the classification table .
Final [ ]
Copa MX [ ]
Main article: Apertura 2018 Copa MX
On 5 June, Cruz Azul were drawn in Group 6 of the Copa MX alongside Liga MX club Atlas , and Ascenso MX club Zacatepec .[19]
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Cruz Azul
4
2
1
1
7
5
+2
7
Advance to knockout stage
2
Zacatepec
4
2
0
2
7
8
−1
6
3
Atlas
4
1
1
2
6
7
−1
4
Cruz Azul v Atlas
8 August 2018 3 Cruz Azul 2–2 Atlas show Mexico City 19:00 CDT
Copa MX Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 16,225 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo
Atlas v Cruz Azul
29 August 2018 5 Atlas 1–0 Cruz Azul show Guadalajara 21:00 CDT
Copa MX Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Attendance: 24,670 Referee: Oscar Mejía
Knockout stage [ ]
Round of 16 [ ]
Quarter-finals [ ]
Semi-finals [ ]
Final [ ]
Main article: Apertura 2018 Copa MX Final
Apertura 2018 Champion
Cruz Azul
4th title
Clausura 2019 [ ]
Liga MX [ ]
Standings [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
2
UANL (C)
17
11
4
2
33
16
+17
37
Advance to Liguilla [a]
3
Monterrey
17
8
6
3
33
21
+12
30
4
Cruz Azul
17
8
6
3
26
15
+11
30
5
América
17
9
2
6
28
19
+9
29
6
Necaxa
17
8
5
4
32
24
+8
29
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
Notes:
^ The first 8 places in the table qualified for the Liguilla.
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
8
6
3
26
15
+11
30
5
1
2
14
7
+7
3
5
1
12
8
+4
Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Ground A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A H Result D L W W L D L D W W W D W D W W D L W Position 8 12 9 6 10 10 14 14 12 10 7 7 5 7 4 4 4 QF QF
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2019 (2019-05-12 ) . Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss ; QF = Quarter-finals
Matches [ ]
Toluca v Cruz Azul
10 February 2019 6 Toluca 1–1 Cruz Azul show Toluca 12:00 CST
Report Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Diez Attendance: 19,221 Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez
Cruz Azul v Morelia
4 May 2019 17 Cruz Azul 1–1 Morelia show Mexico City 17:00 CDT
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Quarter-finals [ ]
Copa MX [ ]
On 11 December, Cruz Azul were drawn in Group 5 of the Copa MX alongside Liga MX club León , and Ascenso MX club Oaxaca .[20]
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Oaxaca
4
2
1
1
4
3
+1
7
Advance to knockout stage
2
León
4
1
2
1
5
5
0
5
3
Cruz Azul
4
1
1
2
5
6
−1
4
Updated to match(es) played on 19 February 2019. Source:
Copa MX
Cruz Azul v León
16 January 2019 2 Cruz Azul 2–3 León show Mexico City 19:00 CST
Referee Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 4,471 Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe
Cruz Azul v Oaxaca
19 February 2019 6 Cruz Azul 0–1 Oaxaca show Mexico City 21:00 CST
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Squad statistics [ ]
Appearances [ ]
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
As of matches played 16 January 2019
Includes all competitive matches.
^ Held the youth squad number 342 for the Apertura season and was given the first team number 24 for the Clausura season.
Goalscorers [ ]
Includes all competitive matches.
As of matches played 16 February 2019
Clean sheets [ ]
Includes all competitive matches.
Correct as of matches played on 16 February 2019
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of matches played 16 January 2019
Includes all competitive matches.
Injury record [ ]
- Player is injured
- Player has recovered from injury
Last updated: 15 August 2018 Source:[citation needed ]
References [ ]
Citations
External links [ ]
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