2021–22 Club América season explained

Club:América
Season:2021–22
Manager:Santiago Solari
(until 2 March 2022)
Fernando Ortiz
(interim, from 3 March 2022)
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Santiago Baños
Stadium:Estadio Azteca
League:Apertura 2021
League Result:Regular phase: 1st
Final phase: Quarter-finals
League2:Clausura 2022
League2 Result:Regular phase: 4th
Final phase: Semi-finals
Cup1:2021 CONCACAF Champions League
Cup1 Result:Runners-up
League Topscorer:
Apertura:
Álvaro Fidalgo (4)
Clausura:
Diego Valdés (7)
Season Topscorer:
Diego Valdés (7)
Prevseason:2020–21
Nextseason:2022–23
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Updated:22 May 2022

The 2021–22 Club América season is the club's 77th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The team will participate in the Liga MX.

Coaching staff

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Manager Fernando Ortiz (interim)
Assistant managers Raúl Lara
Peter Thelemaque
Goalkeeper coach Luis Gurrola
Fitness coaches Francisco Martínez
Paolo Pacione
Physiotherapists Fernando Gilardi
Octavio Luna
Francisco Faustino
Team doctors Alfonso Díaz
José Guadalupe Vázquez
Christian Motta

Source: Club América

Players

Squad information

No.Pos.Nat.NameDate of birth (Age)Signed inPrevious club
Goalkeepers
13 Guillermo Ochoa2022 1, df=yes 2019 Standard Liège
27 Óscar Jiménez2022 1, df=yes 2017 Chiapas
Defenders
2 Luis Fuentes2022 1, df=yes 2020 Free agent
3 Jorge Sánchez2022 1, df=yes 2018 Santos Laguna
4Sebastián Cáceres2022 1, df=yes 2020 Liverpool
18Bruno Valdez2022 1, df=yes 2016 Cerro Porteño
22 Jorge Mere2022 1, df=yes 2022 1. FC Köln
25 Jordan Silva2022 1, df=yes 2021 Tijuana (on loan)
26 Salvador Reyes2022 1, df=yes 2021 Puebla
29 Miguel Layún2022 1, df=yes 2021 Monterrey
Midfielders
5 Pedro Aquino2022 1, df=yes 2021 León
7 Jonathan dos Santos2022 1, df=yes 2022Free agent
8 Álvaro Fidalgo2022 1, df=yes 2021 Castellón
10Diego Valdés2022 1, df=yes 2021 Santos Laguna
17 2022 1, df=yes 2022 Necaxa
20Richard Sánchez2022 1, df=yes 2019 Olimpia
28 Mauro Lainez2022 1, df=yes 2020 Tijuana
30 Juan Ferney Otero2022 1, df=yes 2022 Santos Laguna
34 Santiago Naveda2022 1, df=yes 2021Academy
Forwards
9 Roger Martínez2022 1, df=yes 2018 Jiangsu Suning
21 Henry Martín2022 1, df=yes 2018 Tijuana
24Federico Viñas2022 1, df=yes 2019 Juventud
Players and squad numbers last updated on 26 January 2022.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers

Summer

In

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1 June 2021MF Álvaro Fidalgo24 CastellónUS$1 million[2]
3 June 2021DF Miguel Layún32 MonterreyUndisclosed [3]
11 June 2021MF Fernando Madrigal29 QuerétaroUndisclosed
16 June 2021DF Salvador Reyes23 PueblaUndisclosed [4]
16 August 2021MF Mario Osuna32Free agent [5]
18 August 2021MF Renato Ibarra30 AtlasLoan return [6]

Out

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15 June 2021FW Giovani dos Santos32Released[7]
15 June 2021FW Sergio Díaz23 Real Madrid CastillaEnd of loan[8]
22 June 2021MF Alan Medina23 TolucaEnd of loan[9]
23 June 2021DF Ramón Juárez20 PueblaLoan[10]
23 June 2021MF Emilio Sánchez26 MazatlánLoan[11]
30 June 2021DF Bryan Colula25 MazatlánLoan
1 July 2021DF Alonso Escoboza28 NecaxaLoan
26 August 2021FW Nicolás Castillo28 JuventudeLoan[12]
2 September 2021DF Adrián Goransch22 Sportfreunde LotteUndisclosed [13]

Winter

In

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15 December 2021MF Diego Valdés27 Santos LagunaUndisclosed[14]
23 December 2021MF Jonathan dos Santos31Free agent[15]
17 January 2022MF Alejandro Zendejas23 NecaxaUS$3 million[16]
18 January 2022DF Jorge Meré24 1. FC KölnUndisclosed [17]
26 January 2022MF Juan Ferney Otero26 Santos LagunaUndisclosed[18]

Out

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1 December 2021FW Nicolás Castillo28Contract terminated[19]
16 December 2021MF Nicolás Benedetti24 MazatlánLoan[20]
21 December 2021MF Sebastián Córdova24 Tigres UANLUndisclosed[21]
21 December 2021DF Ramón Juárez20 Atlético San LuisLoan[22]
22 December 2021MF Renato Ibarra30 TijuanaLoan [23]
28 December 2021MF Mario Osuna33Released[24]
8 January 2022MF Leonardo Suárez25 Santos LagunaOn loan[25]
11 January 2022DF Emanuel Aguilera32 AtlasUndisclosed[26]
17 January 2022MF Fernando Madrigal29 NecaxaOn loan[27]
17 January 2022MF Antonio López24 NecaxaOn loan[28]

Pre-season and friendlies

Club América preceded their 2021–22 campaign by taking part in the "Tour Águila" in the United States,[29] and mid-season friendlies against Guadalajara[30] and Pumas UNAM.[31]

DateOpponents H / AResult
F–A		Scorers
4 July 2021Santos LagunaN1–0Martínez 10'
7 July 2021AtlasN1–0Madrigal 46'
10 July 2021UANLN1–0Reyes 76'
5 September 2021GuadalajaraN2–0Viñas 1'
Reyes 90 +5'
8 October 2021UNAMN0–1

Competitions

Liga MX

Results by round

Apertura 2021

Matches

Liguilla

See main article: Apertura 2021 Liga MX final phase.

Quarter-finals

Clausura 2022

Matches

Liguilla

See main article: Clausura 2022 Liga MX final phase.

Semi-finals

2021 CONCACAF Champions League

See main article: 2021 CONCACAF Champions League. The 2021 CONCACAF Champions League began during the 2020–21 Liga MX season.

Round of 16

The round of 16 was played during the 2020–21 season.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final was played during the 2020–21 season.

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - América. LigaMX.net.
  2. Web site: América hizo efectiva la compra de Álvaro Fidalgo. ESPN Deportes. 1 June 2021. 3 June 2021. es.
  3. Web site: ¡Bienvenido Miguel Layún!. Club América (via Twitter). 3 June 2021. 3 June 2021. es.
  4. Web site: América: Salvador Reyes fue anunciado cómo nuevo refuerzo de las águilas. Récord. 16 June 2021. 16 June 2021. es.
  5. Web site: Bienvenido Mario Osuna. Club América. 16 August 2021. 16 August 2021. es.
  6. Web site: Alejandro . Orvañanos . América anuncia el registro de Renato Ibarra y sale a la banca contra Bravos . MARCA.com . 19 August 2021 . es . 18 August 2021.
  7. Web site: América: Giovani dos Santos dejó de ser jugador del las águilas. Récord. 15 June 2021. 15 June 2021. es.
  8. Web site: América: Anunció la salida de Sergio Díaz después de un año y nueve partidos. Récord. 15 June 2021. 15 June 2021. es.
  9. Web site: Gracias Alan Medina. Club América (via Twitter). 22 June 2021. 22 June 2021. es.
  10. Web site: Emilio Sánchez y Ramón Juárez se van de América . BolaVip. 23 June 2021. 23 June 2021. es.
  11. Web site: Emilio Sánchez y Ramón Juárez se van de América . BolaVip. 23 June 2021. 23 June 2021. es.
  12. Web site: Nicolás Castillo, nuevo jugador del Juventude de Brasil. es . Récord . 26 August 2021 . 26 August 2021.
  13. Web site: Adrián Goransch se despide del América y regresa a Alemania . ESPN Deportes . es . 2 September 2021 . 3 September 2021.
  14. Web site: América: Diego Valdés, nuevo refuerzo de las Águilas para el Clausura 2022. Récord. 15 December 2021. 15 December 2021. es.
  15. Web site: Jonathan dos Santos es nuevo jugador del América. ESPN Deportes. 23 December 2021. 23 December 2021. es.
  16. Web site: Oficial: América incorpora a Alejandro Zendejas como refuerzo para el Clausura 2022. ESPN Deportes. 17 January 2022. 17 January 2022. es.
  17. Web site: Jorge Meré bienvenido a las Águilas. Club América (via Twitter). 19 January 2022. 19 January 2022. es.
  18. Web site: Oficial: Juan Otero es refuerzo del América para el Clausura 2022. ESPN Deportes. 26 January 2022. 26 January 2022. es.
  19. Web site: Comunicado Oficial: Nicolás Castillo.. Club América (via Twitter). 1 December 2021. 1 December 2021. es.
  20. Web site: Nicolás Benedetti se convirtió en nuevo refuerzo de Mazatlán FC. ESPN Deportes. 16 December 2021. 16 December 2021. es.
  21. Web site: Tigres: Sebastián Córdova, anunciado de forma oficial como nuevo refuerzo felino. Récord. 21 December 2021. 21 December 2021. es.
  22. Web site: Gracias Ramón Juárez . Club América (via Twitter). 21 December 2021. 22 December 2021. es.
  23. Web site: Tijuana: Renato Ibarra es oficialmente nuevo jugador de Tijuana. Récord. 22 December 2021. es. 22 December 2021.
  24. Web site: Liga MX: Mario Osuna ya no jugará con las Águilas para el siguiente campeonato. Debate.com.mx. 28 December 2021. es. 28 December 2021.
  25. Web site: Santos confirmo a Leo Suárez, ex de América, como refuerzo. Récord. 8 January 2022. 8 January 2022. es.
  26. Web site: Atlas: Emanuel Aguilera fue anunciado como refuerzo de los Rojinegros. Récord. 11 January 2022. 11 January 2022. es.
  27. Web site: América: Anunció las bajas de Madrigal y Chucho López; jugarán con Necaxa. Récord. 17 January 2022. 17 January 2022. es.
  28. Web site: América: Anunció las bajas de Madrigal y Chucho López; jugarán con Necaxa. Récord. 17 January 2022. 17 January 2022. es.
  29. Web site: América tendrá partidos de pretemporada en Estados Unidos. TUDN. es. 15 June 2021.
  30. Web site: Dallas to Host El Súper Clásico Soccer Rivalry at Cotton Bowl. KXAS-TV. 5 September 2021.
  31. Web site: América celebra 105 años, en casa del Galaxy, ante Pumas. ESPN Deportes. es. 9 September 2021.

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