2012–13 Cruz Azul season explained

Club:	Cruz Azul
Season:	2012–13
Chairman:	Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas
Chrtitle:	President
Manager:	Guillermo Vázquez
Stadium:	Estadio Azul
League:	Apertura MX 2012
League Result:	Quarterfinals; "ongoing"
Cup1:	Copa Apertura MX
Cup1 Result:	Winners
League2:	Clausura MX 2013
League2 Result:	TBD
Cup2:	Copa Clausura MX
League Topscorer:	Mariano Pavone (3) Copa MX:Javier Orozco (3)
Season Topscorer:	Javier Orozco (4)
Highest Attendance:	31,118 vs. GDL (4/AUG/2012)
Lowest Attendance:	8,000 vs. EAL (21/AUG/2012)
Average Attendance:	20,654
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Prevseason:	2011–12
Nextseason:	2013–14

The 2012–13 Deportivo Cruz Azul season was the 86th season in the football club's history and the 48th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. The season is split into four tournaments—the Torneo Apertura, Torneo Clausura, Cup Apertura and the Cup Clausura.

Club

Current kit

Provider: Umbro.

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

Current squad

As of June 2012: Listed on the official website of Cruz Azul.

From youth system

Transfers

Summer

Out and loan

Winter

Out and loan

Competitions

Cruz Azul play four different tournaments in the 2012–13 season are Apertura 2012, Clausura 2013, Apertura 2012 Copa Mexico and Clausura 2013 Copa Mexico.

Overall

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Apertura 2012		6th	July 21	—
Copa Apertura	Group Stage	2nd	July 25	—
Copa Clausura		—	—	—
Clausura 2013		—	—	—

Results by opponent (league)

Team	Results		Points
Team	width=40	Home	Points	width=40	Away



	0 – 0		1

	1 – 1		1

	0 – 0		1

		0 – 1	3

		1 – 2	3




		0 – 1	3
Total Points
	3	9	12

	3	9	12

Source:Cruz Azul Matches at soccerway.com 2012–13 Liga MX season article

Competitions statistics

2012 Torneo Apertura

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

Pre-Season Summer 2012

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Regular phase

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General table

See main article: article.

Copa MX

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

Group stage

Round 1--------Cruz Azul won the series 4 – 2.
Round 2--------Cruz Azul won the series 1 – 0.
Round 3----

Group table

Torneo Clausura 2013

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

Pre-Season Winter 2012

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Regular phase

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General table

See main article: article.

Squad statistics

Starting XI

Apps, goals and discipline

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Overall statistics team

	Total	Home	Away
Games played	0	0	0
Games won	0	0	0
Games drawn	0	0	0
Games lost	0	0	0
Biggest win (Apertura)
Biggest win (Cup Apertura)
Biggest win (Clausura)
Biggest win (Cup Clausura)
Biggest lose (Apertura)
Biggest lose (Cup Apertura)
Biggest lose (Clausura)
Biggest lose (Cup Clausura)
Goals scored	0	0	0
Goals conceded	0	0	0
Goal difference	0	0	0
Average per game
Average per game
Most Game Started	0
Most appearances	0
Top scorer	0
Points	0/0 (%)	0/0 (%)	0/0 (%)
Winning rate	0/0 (%)	0/0 (%)	0/0 (%)