2011–12 Cruz Azul season
The 2011–12 Cruz Azul season is the 65th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. 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 will begin their season on July 23, 2011. Cruz Azul will play their homes games on Saturdays at 17:00 hours local time.
2011–12 season | ||||
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President | Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas | |||
Manager | Enrique Meza | |||
Stadium | Estadio Azul | |||
Apertura 2011 | 2nd. - Quarter-finals | |||
Clausura 2012 | 9th. | |||
Copa Libertadores | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Emanuel Villa (14) Copa Libertadores: Javier Orozco (5) All: Emanuel Villa (15) | |||
Highest home attendance | 35,161 vs. GDL (24/SEP/2011), JAG (4/FEB/2012) & LIB (1/MAY/2012) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 18,000 vs. PUE (08/OCT/2011) | |||
Average home league attendance | 27,191 | |||
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Club
Personnel
Source: Coaching staff
Source: Technical Staff
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Current Kit
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Current squad
As of January 2011: Listed on the official website of Cruz Azul.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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From youth system
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Summer
In and Loan
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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3 | DF | Jair Pereira | 24 | Non-EU | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Youth system | Diario.com.mx | |
16 | DF | Manuel Mariaca | 25 | Non-EU | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Youth system | Diario.com.mx | |
8 | MF | Israel Castro | 30 | Non-EU | UNAM | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Goal.com | |
15 | DF | Gerardo Flores | 25 | Non-EU | Atlas | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | RECORD.com.mx | |
9 | FW | Edixon Perea | 27 | Non-EU | Las Palmas |
Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Cruz-Azul.com.mx |
Out and Loan
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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15 | DF | Horacio Cervantes | Non-EU | Pachuca | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed | |||
16 | DF | Rogelio Chávez | Non-EU | Pachuca | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed | |||
3 | MF | Marcelo Palau | Non-EU | Guaraní |
Loan | Summer | Undisclosed | |||
8 | MF | Gonzalo Pineda | Non-EU | Puebla | Return Loan | Summer | Undisclosed | |||
9 | FW | Isaac Romo | Non-EU | Puebla | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed |
Winter
In and Loan
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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61 | GK | Gibrán Lajud | 17 | Non-EU | Youth system | Promoted | Winter | Undisclosed | Youth system | Cruz-Azul.com.mx | |
73 | MF | Luis Fernando Carrasco | 19 | Non-EU | Youth system | Promoted | Winter | Undisclosed | Youth system | Cruz-Azul.com.mx | |
104 | DF | Francisco Flores | 17 | Non-EU | Youth system | Promoted | Winter | Undisclosed | Youth system | Cruz-Azul.com.mx | |
105 | MF | Diego Israel Martínez | 18 | Non-EU | Youth system | Promoted | Winter | Undisclosed | Youth system | Cruz-Azul.com.mx | |
106 | MF | Iñaki Domínguez | 17 | Non-EU | Youth system | Promoted | Winter | Undisclosed | Youth system | Cruz-Azul.com.mx | |
19 | FW | Omar Bravo | 31 | Non-EU | Sporting Kansas City |
Transfer | Winter | 2014 | Undisclosed | SportingKC.com | |
18 | MF | Francinilson Meirelles | 21 | Non-EU | Bahia |
Transfer | Winter | 2015 | $1.5M | El Universal |
Out and Loan
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Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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18 | MF | César Villaluz | 23 | Non-EU | San Luis | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | MedioTiempo.com | |
5 | DF | Alejandro Castro | 24 | Non-EU | Estudiantes Tecos | Loan | Winter | Undisclosed | Cruz-Azul.com.mx | |
13 | MF | Allam Bello | 23 | Non-EU | Neza FC | Loan | Winter | Undisclosed | Terra Mexico | |
19 | MF | Hugo Droguett | 29 | Non-EU | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
Loan | Winter | Undisclosed | Goal.com |
Competitions
Cruz Azul play three different tournaments in the 2011-12 season are Apertura 2011, Clausura 2012 and Copa Libertadores.
Overall
Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
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Apertura 2011 | N/A | — | 2nd./Quarter-finals | July 23 | November 26 |
Clausura 2012 | N/A | — | 9th./17 | January 7 | April 29 |
Copa Libertadores | Group Stage | knockout stage | TBD | February 8 | TBD |
Results by opponent (league)
Team | Results | Points | |
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Home | Away | ||
América | 3 – 1 | 2 – 2 | 4 |
Atlante | 2 – 1 | 2 – 2 | 4 |
Atlas | 2 – 1 | 0 – 2 | 6 |
Estudiantes Tecos | 5 – 2 | 0 – 2 | 6 |
Guadalajara | 1 – 1 | 2 – 1 | 1 |
Chiapas | 2 – 0 | 1 – 1 | 4 |
Monterrey | 4 – 3 | 1 – 2 | 6 |
Morelia | 0 – 1 | 2 – 0 | 0 |
Pachuca | 1 – 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 |
Puebla | 2 – 0 | 1 – 1 | 4 |
Querétaro | 1 – 2 | 1 – 0 | 0 |
San Luis | 3 – 1 | 1 – 1 | 4 |
Santos Laguna | 0 – 1 | 1 – 0 | 0 |
Tijuana | 2 – 1 | 0 – 0 | 4 |
Toluca | 0 – 0 | 0 – 3 | 4 |
UANL | 1 – 1 | 1 – 1 | 2 |
UNAM | 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
Pre-Season Summer 2011
Win Draw Loss
July 2, 2011 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 0 – 0 | Lobos BUAP | Mexico City, Mexico |
11:00 DST | [ Report] Live TV: |
Stadium: La Noria |
July 7, 2011 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 4 – 2 | Pumas Morelos | Mexico City, Mexico |
11:00 DST | Cortés Orozco Mendoza Giménez |
[ Report] Live TV: |
Stadium: La Noria |
July 10, 2011 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 1 – 1 | Atlas | San Jose, California, United States |
19:00 DST | Villa |
[ Report] Live TV: |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium |
July 13, 2011 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 3 – 3 | Querétaro | Mexico City, Mexico |
11:00 DST | Villa Flores Pérez |
[ Report] Live TV: |
Stadium: La Noria |
July 16, 2011 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 1 – 1 | Pachuca | Mexico City, Mexico |
11:00 DST | Droguett |
[ Report] Live TV: |
Stadium: Estadio Azul |
Friendly during the season
November 10, 2011 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 3 – 0 | Pumas Morelos | Mexico City, Mexico |
11:00 CST | Vela Pereira |
[ Report] Live TV: |
Stadium: Estadio Azul |
November 11, 2011 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 3 – 3 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | Mexico City, Mexico |
11:00 CST | Villaluz Droguett Perea |
[ Report] Live TV: |
Stadium: Estadio Azul |
Regular phase
Win Draw Loss
July 23, 2011 Round 1 | UANL | 1 – 1 | Cruz Azul | San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico |
19:00 DST | Mancilla Torres Nilo |
Report Live TV: Canal 9 Galavisión |
Stadium: Estadio Universitario Referee: |
July 30, 2011 Round 2 | Cruz Azul | 2 – 1 | Atlas | Mexico City, Mexico |
17:00 DST | Ponce Cortés Orozco Aquino Villa |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 ESPN Latin America |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 35,000 (Approx. unofficial) Referee: |
August 3, 2011 Round 3 | Pachuca | 1 – 0 | Cruz Azul | Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico |
20:30 DST | Ayoví |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 7 |
Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Referee: |
August 6, 2011 Round 4 | Cruz Azul | 2 – 1 | Atlante | Mexico City, Mexico |
16:00 DST | Villaluz Torrado Villa Orozco Pinto |
Report Live TV: Azteca América SKY Sports ESPN Latin America |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 20,000 (Approx. unofficial) Referee: |
August 13, 2011 Round 5 | Chiapas | 1 – 1 | Cruz Azul | Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico |
17:30 DST | Rodríguez Razo Fuentes Hernández |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 |
Stadium: Estadio Victor Manuel Reyna Referee: |
August 20, 2011 Round 6 | Cruz Azul | 2 – 1 | Tijuana | Mexico City, Mexico |
16:00 DST | Perea Ponce Pinto Villa |
Report Live TV: Azteca América SKY Sports ESPN Latin America |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 22,500 (Approx. unofficial) Referee: |
August 28, 2011 Round 7 | UNAM | 1 – 2 | Cruz Azul | Mexico City, Mexico |
12:00 DST | Bravo de Buen Fuentes |
Report Live TV: Canal de las Estrellas 2 Telemundo |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Referee: |
September 10, 2011 Round 8 | Cruz Azul | 0 – 1 | Morelia | Mexico City, Mexico |
17:00 DST | Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 ESPN Latin America |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 20,000 (Approx. unofficial) Referee: |
September 17, 2011 Round 9 | Monterrey | 1 – 2 | Cruz Azul | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
17:00 DST | Delgado S. Pérez L. Pérez Basanta de Nigris |
Report Live TV: Canal 9 Galavisión Telemundo |
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico Referee: |
September 24, 2011 Round 10 | Cruz Azul | 1 – 1 | Guadalajara | Mexico City, Mexico |
17:00 DST | Perea W. Ponce Torrado Pinto |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 ESPN Latin America |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 35,161 (Approx. unofficial) Referee: |
October 1, 2011 Round 11 | Santos Laguna | 1 – 0 | Cruz Azul | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico |
19:00 DST | Peralta |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 ESPN Latin America Fox Deportes |
Stadium: Estadio TSM Corona Referee: |
October 8, 2011 Round 12 | Cruz Azul | 2 – 0 | Puebla | Mexico City, Mexico |
17:00 DST | Aquino Giménez Orozco Flores |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 ESPN2 |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 18,000 (Approx. unofficial) Referee: |
October 15, 2011 Round 13 | San Luis | 1 – 1 | Cruz Azul | San Luis, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
20:45 DST | Torres Matellán Moreno Chiapas |
Report Live TV: Canal 9 Galavisión |
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras Referee: |
October 22, 2011 Round 14 | Querétaro | 1 – 0 | Cruz Azul | Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico |
17:00 DST | Ponce Bueno |
Report Live TV: Canal 4 Foro TV |
Stadium: Estadio Corregidora Referee: |
October 26, 2011 Round 15 | Cruz Azul | 0 – 0 | Toluca | Mexico City, Mexico |
19:00 DST | Villa Giménez |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 7 ESPN Latin America |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 23,000 (Approx. unofficial) Referee: |
October 30, 2011 Round 16 | Estudiantes Tecos | 0 – 2 | Cruz Azul | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico |
12:00 CST | Bovaglio Davino |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 |
Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo Referee: |
November 5, 2011 Round 17 | Cruz Azul | 3 – 1 | America | Mexico City, Mexico |
17:00 CST | Villa Torrado Pinto Orozco Ponce |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 ESPN Latin America Fox Deportes |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 33,000 (Approx. unofficial) Referee: |
General table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Guadalajara | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 30[lower-alpha 1] | 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[lower-alpha 2] |
2 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 29[lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 28[lower-alpha 1] | 2012 Copa Libertadores First Stage[lower-alpha 2] |
4 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 27[lower-alpha 1] | Cannot qualify for South American competitions[lower-alpha 3] |
5 | Chiapas | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 26[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to the Final Phase |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- The top 8 score results qualify for the Playoffs.
- All 3 teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores will also participate in the Playoffs of this competition.
- Monterrey, Morelia, Santos Laguna and UNAM cannot qualify for the 2012 Copa Libertadores because they are participating in the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League competition.
Final phase
Quarter-finals
November 19, 2011 First Leg | Morelia | 2 – 1 | Cruz Azul | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico |
19:00 CST | Gastélum Márquez L. Lozano Lugo |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 |
Stadium: Estadio Morelos Referee: |
November 26, 2011 Second Leg | Cruz Azul | 1 – 2 (2 – 4 agg.) | Morelia | Mexico City, Mexico |
17:00 CST | Vela Torrado Giménez |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 ESPN 2 |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 30,568 (Approx. unofficial) Referee: |
Morelia won 2-4 in aggregate.
Pre-Season Winter 2011
Win Draw Loss
December 17, 2011 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 8 – 1 | Cruz Azul U-20 & U-17 | Mexico City, Mexico |
CST | Cortés F. Flores Perea Orozco Villa |
[ Report] Live TV: |
Stadium: La Noria |
December 21, 2011 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 2 – 1 | Ballenas de Galeana | Mexico City, Mexico |
10:00 CST | Arredondo Orozco |
[ Report] Live TV: |
Stadium: La Noria |
December 23, 2011 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 4 – 2 | Lobos BUAP | Mexico City, Mexico |
10:00 CST | Bravo Perea Giménez |
[ Report] Live TV: |
Stadium: La Noria |
December 28, 2011 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 3 – 0 | Veracruz | Mexico City, Mexico |
11:00 CST | Giménez Bravo G. Flores |
[ Report] Live TV: |
Stadium: Estadio Azul |
December 30, 2011 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 2 – 1 | San Luis | Mexico City, Mexico |
11:00 CST | Bravo Giménez |
[ Report] Live TV: |
Stadium: Estadio Azul |
January 4, 2012 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 1 – 1 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | Mexico City, Mexico |
11:00 CST | Unknown |
[ Report] Live TV: |
Stadium: Estadio Azul |
Regular phase
Win Draw Loss Home Game
January 7, 2012 Round 1 | Cruz Azul | 1 – 1 | UANL | Mexico City, Mexico |
17:00 CST | Giménez Castro |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 ESPN Latin America |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 29,000 (Approx. unofficial) Referee: |
January 14, 2012 Round 2 | Atlas | 0 – 2 | Cruz Azul | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
20:45 CST | Zamogilny Rodríguez Romero |
Report Live TV: Canal 9 Galavisión |
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Referee: |
January 21, 2012 Round 3 | Cruz Azul | 1 – 1 | Pachuca | Mexico City, Mexico |
17:00 CST | Villa Araujo Pinto |
Report Live TV: Azteca América SKY Sports ESPN Latin America |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 27,550 (Approx. unofficial) Referee: |
January 28, 2012 Round 4 | Atlante | 2 – 2 | Cruz Azul | Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
21:00 CST | Guagua Martínez Hernández Arroyo Cuevas Mendoza |
Report Live TV: TDN |
Stadium: Estadio Andres Quintana Roo Referee: |
February 4, 2012 Round 5 | Cruz Azul | 2 – 0 | Chiapas | Mexico City, Mexico |
17:00 CST | Meireles Pereira Araujo Orozco |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 ESPN Latin America |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 35,161 (unofficial) Referee: |
February 12, 2012 Round 6 | Tijuana | 0 – 0 | Cruz Azul | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
14:00 CST | Gandolfi Arévalo |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 Fox Sports + & LAT |
Stadium: Estadio Caliente Referee: |
February 18, 2012 Round 7 | Cruz Azul | 1 – 1 | UNAM | Mexico City, Mexico |
17:00 CST | Maranhão Giménez Aquino Pinto |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 ESPN 2 Fox Deportes Azteca América |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 33,000 (unofficial) Referee: |
February 26, 2012 Round 8 | Morelia | 2 – 0 | Cruz Azul | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico |
12:00 CST | Rojas Sabah |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 |
Stadium: Estadio Morelos Referee: |
March 3, 2012 Round 9 | Cruz Azul | 4 – 3 | Monterrey | Mexico City, Mexico |
17:00 CST | Giménez Bravo Villa Corona |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 ESPN Latin America |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 27,240 (unofficial) Referee: |
March 10, 2012 Round 10 | Guadalajara | 2 – 1 | Cruz Azul | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico |
19:00 CST | Sánchez Reynoso Torres Michel |
Report Live TV: Canal 9 Galavisión TDN Telemundo |
Stadium: Estadio Omnilife Referee: |
March 17, 2012 Round 11 | Cruz Azul | 0 – 1 | Santos Laguna | Mexico City, Mexico |
19:00 CST | Pinto Ipata(Physical & Fitness coach) |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 ESPN Latin America |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 25,560 (unofficial) Referee: |
March 25, 2012 Round 12 | Puebla | 1 – 1 | Cruz Azul | Puebla, Puebla, Mexico |
12:00 CST | Rincón Beasley Salinas |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 |
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Referee: |
March 31, 2012 Round 13 | Cruz Azul | 3 – 1 | San Luis | Mexico City, Mexico |
17:00 CST | Bravo Perea |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 ESPN Latin America |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 23,190 (unofficial) Referee: |
April 7, 2012 Round 14 | Cruz Azul | 1 – 2 | Querétaro | Mexico City, Mexico |
17:00 DST | Perea |
Report Live TV: Azteca América SKY Sports ESPN Latin America |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 19,480 (unofficial) Referee: |
April 15, 2012 Round 15 | Toluca | 0 – 3 | Cruz Azul | Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico |
12:00 DST | Sinha de la Torre Novaretti |
Report Live TV: Canal de las Estrellas 2 Telemundo |
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez Referee: |
April 21, 2012 Round 16 | Cruz Azul | 5 – 2 | Estudiantes Tecos | Mexico City, Mexico |
17:00 DST | Vela Flores Leaño Perea Castro |
Report Live TV: Canal Azteca 13 ESPN Latin America |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 28,175 (unofficial) Referee: |
April 29, 2012 Round 17 | America | 2 – 2 | Cruz Azul | Mexico City, Mexico |
16:00 DST | Aguilar Benítez Medina Reyes Layún |
Report Live TV: Canal de las Estrellas 2 Telemundo |
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: |
Classification table
General table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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7 | Tijuana | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 28 | Advances to the Playoffs |
8 | Chiapas | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 27 | |
9 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 25 | |
10 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 22 | |
11 | Atlas | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Copa Libertadores
Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.
Win Draw Loss Home Game
Second stage
Group stage
February 8, 2012 Match Day 1 | Nacional | 1 – 2 | Asunción, Paraguay | |
15:45 CST | Bogado González Caniza |
Report Live TV: Fox Deportes Fox Sports LAT, HD, + & Premium |
Stadium: Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz Referee: |
February 21, 2012 Match Day 2 | Cruz Azul | 4 – 0 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
20:45 CST | Cortés Perea Orozco Villa |
Report Live TV: Fox Deportes Fox Sports LAT, HD, + & Premium |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 26,350 (unofficial) Referee: |
March 14, 2012 Match Day 3 | Cruz Azul | 0 – 0 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
19:00 CST | Report Live TV: Fox Deportes Fox Sports LAT, HD, + & Premium |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 34,000 (unofficial) Referee: |
March 21, 2012 Match Day 4 | Corinthians | 1 – 0 | São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | |
19:00 CST | Danilo Ralf Emerson |
Report Live TV: Fox Deportes Fox Sports LAT, HD, + & Premium |
Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu Referee: |
April 3, 2012 Match Day 5 | Deportivo Táchira | 1 – 1 | San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela | |
20:00 DST | Parra Fernández |
Report Live TV: Fox Deportes Fox Sports LAT, HD, + & Premium |
Stadium: Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo Referee: |
April 18, 2012 Match Day 6 | Cruz Azul | 4 – 1 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
19:50 DST | Orozco Aquino Maranhão Gutiérrez Bravo Perea |
Report Live TV: Fox Deportes Fox Sports LAT, HD, + & Premium |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 19,294 (unofficial) Referee: |
Classification table
Group table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | COR | CAZ | NAC | TAC | |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 14 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | |||
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 11 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | |||
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | |||
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Knockout stages
Round of 16
May 1, 2012 First Leg | Cruz Azul | 1 – 1 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
21:30 DST | Orozco Castro |
Report Live TV: Fox Deportes Fox Sports LAT, HD, + & Premium |
Stadium: Estadio Azul Referee: |
May 8, 2012 Second Leg | Libertad | 2 – 0 (3 – 1 agg.) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
20:30 DST | Núñez Cáceres Nasuti |
Report Live TV: Fox Deportes Fox Sports LAT, HD, + & Premium |
Pereira Flores Bravo |
Stadium: Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz Referee: |
Libertad won on points 4–1.
Squad statistics
Start formations
Qnt | Formation | Match(es) |
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27 | 4-4-2 | Apertura (9), Clausura (13), Copa Libertadores (5) |
5 | 5-4-1 | Apertura (5) |
4 | 5-3-2 | Apertura (3), Clausura (1) |
3 | 4-3-3 | Apertura (2), Copa Libertadores (1) |
1 | 3-4-3 | Copa Libertadores (1) |
1 | 4-4-1-1 | Clausura (1) |
1 | 4-1-3-2 | Clausura (1) |
1 | 5-2-3 | Clausura (1) |
Source:
Only competitive matches.
Starting XI
Last updated: 2 May 2012 |
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Apps, Goals and Discipline
League = Apertura 2011 & Clausura 2012 |
Cup = Copa Libertadores |
Playoffs = Final Phase of the Apertura 2011 & Clausura 2012 |
Key:
‡ On loan from another club * First appearance(s) for the club
- # = Squad number
- Pos = Playing position
- P = Number of games played
- G = Number of goals scored
- GK = Goalkeeper
- DF = Defender
- MF = Midfielder
- FW = Forward
= Yellow cards = Red cards - † Permanent player left club during the season
- ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season
Correct as of 2 May 2012. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.
No. | Pos | Name | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G | Notes | ||
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League | Cup | Playoffs | Total | Discipline | |||||||||
1 | GK | 24 | -26 | 6 | -3 | 2 | -4 | 32 | -35 | 4 | 0 | (-) means goals conceded | |
12 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (-) means goals conceded | |
20 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (-) means goals conceded | |
25 | GK | 10 | -9 | 1(1) | -2 | 0 | 0 | 11(1) | -11 | 0 | 0 | (-) means goals conceded | |
61 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (-) means goals conceded | |
2 | DF | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
3 | DF | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | reinforcement only for the cup. | |
4 | DF | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
14 | DF | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
15 | DF | 16(3) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 21(4)* | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
16 | DF | 19(2) | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27(2)* | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||
17 | DF | 2 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
22 | DF | 15(3) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22(3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
64 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
104 | DF | 1(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(2)* | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
-- | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | reinforcement only for the cup. | |
6 | MF | 13(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16(3) | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
7 | MF | 9(20) | 2 | 2(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13(21) | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42* | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | 27(1) | 6 | 5(2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34(3) | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
18 | MF | 5(10) | 0 | 5(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10(11)* | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
21 | MF | 14(6) | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20(7)* | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
23 | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | reinforcement only for the cup. | |
24 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
70 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
73 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
106 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1)* | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | 13(7) | 8 | 5(1) | 2 | 0(2) | 0 | 17(10)* | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||
11 | FW | 12(3) | 1 | 2(3) | 0 | 0(1) | 1 | 14(7) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
19 | FW | 17 | 3 | 2(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19(3)* | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
27 | FW | 6(14) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13(14) | 12 | 2 | 1 | ||
30 | FW | 24(2) | 14 | 3(3) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29(5) | 15 | 4 | 2 | ||
90 | FW | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(3)* | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
bye | DF | 8(3) | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0(1) | 0 | 4(8) | 0 | 2 | 0 | loan to Estudiantes Tecos. | |
bye | MF | 0(1) | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | loan to Neza FC. | |
bye | MF | 7(7) | 1 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 7(7) | 1 | 2 | 0 | out to San Luis. | |
bye | MF | 7(6) | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0(1) | 0 | 7(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | loan to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. |
Overall statistics team
Total | |||
---|---|---|---|
Games played | 43 | 22 | 21 |
Games won | 17 | 11 | 6 |
Games drawn | 15 | 7 | 8 |
Games lost | 11 | 4 | 7 |
Biggest win (Apertura) | 2-0 vs. Puebla, 0-2 vs. Estudiantes, 3-1 vs. América | 2-0 vs. Puebla, 3-1 vs. America | 0-2 vs. Estudiantes |
Biggest win (Clausura) | 0-3 vs. Toluca and 5-2 vs. Estudiantes | 5-2 vs. Estudiantes | 0-3 vs. Toluca |
Biggest win (Libertadores) | 4-0 vs. Deportivo Táchira | 4-0 vs. Deportivo Táchira | 1-2 vs. Nacional (PAR) |
Biggest lose (Apertura) | 1-0 vs. Pachuca, 0-1, 2-1 and 1-2 vs. Morelia, 1-0 vs. Santos Laguna, 1-0 vs. Querétaro | 0-1 and 1-2 vs. Morelia | 1-0 vs. Pachuca, 1-0 vs. Santos Laguna, 1-0 vs. Querétaro, 2-1 vs. Morelia |
Biggest lose (Clausura) | 2-0 vs. Morelia | 0-1 vs. Santos Laguna, 1-2 vs. Querétaro | 2-0 vs. Morelia |
Biggest lose (Libertadores) | 1-0 vs. Corinthians | 1-0 vs. Corinthians | |
Goals scored | 64 | 40 | 24 |
Goals conceded | 44 | 22 | 22 |
Goal difference | +20 | +18 | +2 |
Average GF per game | 1.49 | 1.82 | 1.14 |
Average GA per game | 1.02 | 1 | 1.05 |
Most Game Started | 42 | ||
Most appearances | 42 | ||
Top scorer | 15 | ||
Points | 66/129 (51.16%) | 39/66 (59.09%) | 26/63 (41.27%) |
Winning rate | 17/43 (39.53%) | 11/22 (50%) | 6/21 (28.57%) |
Last updated: May 2, 2012
Source: Competitive matches
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Goalscorers
Position | Nation | Name | Apertura 2011 |
Clausura 2012 |
Copa Libertadores |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Emanuel Villa | |||||
2 | Javier Orozco | |||||
3 | Edixon Perea | |||||
4 | Christian Giménez | |||||
5 | Omar Bravo | N/A | ||||
6 | Adrián Cortés | |||||
7 | Javier Aquino | |||||
Alejandro Vela | ||||||
Gerardo Flores | ||||||
Jair Pereira | ||||||
N/A | Own Goal | |||||
11 | Israel Castro | |||||
César Villaluz | N/A | N/A | ||||
Maranhão | ||||||
TOTAL | N/A | N/A |
Goal minutes
Updated to games played on 2 May.
1'–15' | 16'–30' | 31'–HT | 46'–60' | 61'–75' | 76'–FT | Extra time | "Total" |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 64 |
Results
Apertura 2011
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 |
19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Last updated: 26 November.
Source: Competitive Matches
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Clausura 2012
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 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
Last updated: Apr 30.
Source: Competitive Matches
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Copa Libertadores
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 |
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Last updated: May 2.
Source: Competitive Matches
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
IFFHS Ranking
Cruz Azul position on the Club World Ranking during the 2011-12 season, according to IFFHS.[1]
Month | Position | Points |
---|---|---|
July | 60 | 153 |
August | 89 | 124.5 |
September | 157 | 100.5 |
October | 177 | 94.5 |
November | 169 | 94.5 |
December | 175 | 94.5 |
January | 178 | 94.5 |
February | 126 | 112 |
March | 135 | 107 |
April | 87 | 128 |
May | TBD | TBD |
June | ||
Last updated: May 7, 2012.
Source: IFFHS