2019–20 Cruz Azul season explained

Club:Cruz Azul
Season:2019–20
Chrtitle:President
Manager:Pedro Caixinha
(until 2 September)
Robert Siboldi
(from 6 September)
Stadium:Estadio Azteca
League:Liga MX
League Result:Apertura

12th (Did not qualify)
Clausura: 1st (Cancelled)

League2:Clausura
Cup1 Result:Quarter-finals
Cup2:Supercopa MX
Cup2 Result:Winners
Cup3:Leagues Cup
Cup3 Result:Winners
League Topscorer:
Pablo Aguilar
Milton Caraglio
Jonathan Rodríguez
(2 goals)
Season Topscorer:
Milton Caraglio
Elías Hernández
(3 goals)
Highest Attendance:25,320 vs Toluca
(27 July 2019)
Lowest Attendance:11,867 vs Puebla
(24 August 2019)
Average Attendance:Apertura:
Largest Win:Cruz Azul 4–0 Necaxa
(14 July 2019)
Largest Loss:Querétaro 3–0 Cruz Azul
(3 August 2019)
Pattern La1:_caz1920h
Pattern B1:_caz1920h
Pattern Ra1:_caz1920h
Pattern Sh1:_caz1920h
Pattern So1:_caz1920h
Leftarm1:darkblue
Body1:0000FF
Rightarm1:darkblue
Shorts1:0000FF
Socks1:001BBB
Pattern La2:_caz1920a
Pattern B2:_caz1920a
Pattern Ra2:_caz1920a
Pattern Sh2:_caz1920a
Pattern So2:_caz1920a
Leftarm2:FFFFFF
Body2:FFFFFF
Rightarm2:FFFFFF
Shorts2:0000FF
Socks2:FFFFFF
Updated:4 August 2019
Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2020–21

The 2019–20 Cruz Azul season is the 60th season in the football club's history and the 56th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. Cruz Azul will compete in Liga MX, Champions League, Supercopa MX, and the Leagues Cup.

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coach Pedro Caixinha
Assistant coaches Hélder Baptista
Joaquín Moreno
José Belman
Oscar Farias
Doctors Ernesto Prado
Odín Vite
Kinesiologist Juan Rubio

Players

Squad information

No.Pos.Nat.NameDate of birth (Age)Signed inPrevious club
Goalkeepers
1 José de Jesús Corona (Captain)2019 7, df=yes 2009 UAG
12 Guillermo Allison2019 7, df=yes 2013 Youth system
30 Andrés Gudiño2019 7, df=yes 2019 Cruz Azul Hidalgo
Defenders
2 Josué Reyes2019 7, df=yes 2019 Cruz Azul Hidalgo
3 Jaiber Jiménez2019 7, df=yes 2019 Cruz Azul Hidalgo
4 Julio César Domínguez (VC)2019 7, df=yes 2006 Youth system
5Igor Lichnovsky2019 7, df=yes 2018 Necaxa
16 Adrián Aldrete2019 7, df=yes 2016 Santos Laguna
23Pablo Aguilar2019 7, df=yes 2018 Tijuana
24Juan Escobar2019 7, df=yes 2019 Cerro Porteño
26 Jorge Luis García2019 7, df=yes 2019 Youth system
27 José Madueña2019 7, df=yes 2018 Atlas
Midfielders
6 Stephen Eustáquio2019 7, df=yes 2019 Chaves
8 Javier Salas2019 7, df=yes 2018 Atlas
10 Guillermo Fernández2019 7, df=yes 2019 Racing Club
11 Elías Hernández2019 7, df=yes 2018 León
14 Misael Domínguez2019 7, df=yes 2018 Monterrey
17 Édgar Méndez2019 7, df=yes 2017 Alavés
19 Yoshimar Yotún2019 7, df=yes 2019 Orlando City
20 Alexis Gutiérrez2019 7, df=yes 2019 Guadalajara
22 Rafael Baca2019 7, df=yes 2014 San Jose Earthquakes
25 Roberto Alvarado2019 7, df=yes 2018 Necaxa
31 Orbelín Pineda2019 7, df=yes 2019 Guadalajara
Forwards
7Martín Cauteruccio2019 7, df=yes 2017 San Lorenzo
9 Milton Caraglio2019 7, df=yes 2018 Atlas
21Jonathan Rodríguez2019 7, df=yes 2019 Santos Laguna
29 Santiago Giménez2019 7, df=yes 2018 Youth system
Players and squad numbers last updated on 23 July 2019.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers

In

NPos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeTransfer
window
Source
10 2019 7, df=yes Transfer Summer [2]
24 2019 7, df=yes Transfer Summer [3]

Competitions

Supercopa MX

See main article: 2019 Supercopa MX.

Torneo Apertura

Matches

CONCACAF Champions League

See main article: 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

Quarter-finals

Leagues Cup

See main article: 2019 Leagues Cup.

Torneo Clausura

Result round by round

Statistics

Goals

RankPlayerPositionSupercopaLiga AperturaLeagues CupChampions LeagueLiga ClausuraTotal[4] [5]
1 Milton Caraglio1203
Elías Hernández1113
2 Jonathan Rodríguez0202
Pablo Aguilar0202
Orbelín Pineda0112
Roberto Alvarado0112
3 Yoshimar Yotún0101
José Madueña0011
Juan Escobar1001
Édgar Méndez1001

Clean sheets

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - Cruz Azul. LigaMX.net.
  2. Web site: Guillermo Fernández quiere "campeonar" a Cruz Azul así como fue con Racing. ESPN.com.mx. 12 June 2019. 23 July 2019. Spanish.
  3. Web site: ¡Confirmado! Cruz Azul cierra trato millonario por paraguayo Juan Escobar. Mediotiempo.com. 5 June 2019. 23 July 2019. Spanish.
  4. Web site: LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - Tabla de goleo. LigaMX.net. 21 July 2019.
  5. Web site: Cruz Azul - Mediotiempo. Mediotiempo.com. 21 July 2019.