2011–12 Cruz Azul season explained

Club:Cruz Azul
Season:2011–12
Chairman:Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas
Chrtitle:President
Manager:Enrique Meza
Stadium:Estadio Azul
League:Apertura 2011
League Result:2nd. - Quarter-finals
League2:Clausura 2012
League2 Result:9th.
Cup1:Copa Libertadores
Cup1 Result:Round of 16
League Topscorer:
Emanuel Villa (14)
Copa Libertadores:
Javier Orozco (5)
Season Topscorer:
Emanuel Villa (15)
Highest Attendance:35,161 vs. GDL (24/SEP/2011),
JAG (4/FEB/2012) &<br />LIB (1/MAY/2012)
Lowest Attendance:18,000 vs. PUE (08/OCT/2011)
Average Attendance:27,191
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Prevseason:2010–11
Nextseason:2012–13

The 2011–12 Deportivo Cruz Azul season was the 85th season in the football club's history and the 47th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. 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 began their season on July 23, 2011. Cruz Azul played their homes games on Saturdays at 17:00 hours local time.

Club

Current Kit

Provider: Umbro.

Sponsors: Cemento Cruz Azul, Coca-Cola, Telcel, Tecate, Volaris.

Current squad

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

From youth system

Transfers

Summer

Out and Loan

Winter

Out and Loan

Competitions

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

Overall

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Apertura 2011—2nd./Quarter-finalsJuly 23 November 26
Clausura 2012—9th./17January 7April 29
Copa LibertadoresGroup Stageknockout stageTBDFebruary 8TBD

Results by opponent (league)

TeamResultsPoints
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3 – 1 2 – 2 4
2 – 1 2 – 2 4
2 – 1 0 – 2 6
5 – 2 0 – 2 6
1 – 1 2 – 1 1
2 – 0 1 – 1 4
4 – 3 1 – 2 6
0 – 1 2 – 0 0
1 – 1 1 – 0 1
2 – 0 1 – 1 4
1 – 2 1 – 0 0
3 – 1 1 – 1 4
0 – 1 1 – 0 0
2 – 1 0 – 0 4
0 – 0 0 – 3 4
1 – 1 1 – 1 2
1 – 1 1 – 2 4
Total Points
17 12 29
15 10 25
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= and DST=.

Pre-Season Summer 2011

Friendly during the season

Regular phase

See main article: article.

Final phase

See main article: article. Quarter-finalsMorelia won 2-4 in aggregate.

Torneo Clausura 2012

Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST= and DST=.

Regular phase

See main article: article.

General table

See main article: article.

Copa Libertadores

See main article: article and 2012 Copa Libertadores. Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST= and DST=.

Second stage

See main article: article and 2012 Copa Libertadores second stage. Group stage

Knockout stages

See main article: article and 2012 Copa Libertadores knockout stages. Round of 16Libertad won on points 4–1.

Squad statistics

Starting XI

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Apps, Goals and Discipline

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Overall statistics team

Total Home Away
Games played 43 22 21
Games won 17 11 6
Games drawn 15 7 8
Games lost 11 4 7
Biggest win (Apertura) 0-2 vs. Estudiantes
Biggest win (Clausura) 0-3 vs. Toluca
Biggest win (Libertadores) 1-2 vs. Nacional (PAR)
Biggest lose (Apertura) 1-0 vs. Pachuca,
1-0 vs. Santos Laguna,
1-0 vs. Querétaro,
2-1 vs. Morelia
Biggest lose (Clausura) 2-0 vs. Morelia
Biggest lose (Libertadores) 1-0 vs. Corinthians
Goals scored 64 40 24
Goals conceded 44 22 22
Goal difference +20 +18 +2
Average per game
Average per game
Most Game Started 42 Israel Castro
Most appearances 42 Israel Castro
Top scorer 15 Emanuel Villa
Points 66/129 (%) 39/66 (%) 26/63 (%)
Winning rate 17/43 (%) 11/22 (%) 6/21 (%)

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