2012–13 Cruz Azul season

The 2012–13 Cruz Azul season is the 66th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into four tournaments—the Torneo Apertura, Torneo Clausura, Cup Apertura and the Cup Clausura.

Cruz Azul
2012–13 season
President"Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas"
ManagerGuillermo Vázquez
StadiumEstadio Azul
Apertura MX 2012Quarterfinals; "ongoing"
Clausura MX 2013TBD
Copa Apertura MXWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mariano Pavone (3)
Copa MX:Javier Orozco (3)

All:
Javier Orozco (4)
Highest home attendance31,118 vs. GDL (4/AUG/2012)
Lowest home attendance8,000 vs. EAL (21/AUG/2012)
Average home league attendance20,654

Club

Current squad

As of June 2012: 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.

No. Position Player
1 GK José de Jesús Corona
2 DF Fausto Pinto
3 DF Néstor Araujo
4 DF Julio César Domínguez (vice-captain)
5 DF Alejandro Castro
6 MF Gerardo Torrado (captain)
7 MF Javier Aquino
8 MF Israel Castro
19 FW Omar Bravo
10 MF Christian Giménez (3rd vice-captain)
11 FW Alejandro Vela
No. Position Player
14 DF Luis Amaranto Perea
15 DF Gerardo Flores
16 DF Jair Pereira
17 MF Pablo Barrera
18 MF Francinilson Meirelles
20 FW Mariano Pavone
21 MF Héctor Gutiérrez
22 DF Adrián Cortés
25 GK Yosgart Gutiérrez (2nd vice-captain)
27 FW Javier Orozco
28 DF Rogelio Chávez

From youth system

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
12 GK Guillermo Allison
19 FW Marco Antonio Angúlo
24 MF Luis Alanís
61 GK Gibrán Lajud
72 MF Luis Fernando Carrasco
73 MF Iñaki Domínguez
74 MF Kevin Varela
75 FW Martín Galván
No. Position Player
76 FW Héctor Acevedo
77 DF Francisco Flores
78 MF Raúl Antonio Vidal
79 DF Alan Vidal
84 DF Juan Carlos García
86 DF Iván Ricardo Pérez
91 MF Diego Israel Martínez
96 DF Jesús Alberto Lara

Transfers

Summer

In and Loan

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
5 DF Alejandro Castro 25Non-EU Estudiantes Tecos Loan Return Summer Undisclosed Youth system diarioportal.com
28 DF Rogelio Chávez 27Non-EU Atlas Loan Return Summer Undisclosed Youth system diarioportal.com
20 FW Mariano Pavone 30EU Lanús Transfer Summer 2015 Undisclosed ElUniversal.com.mx
14 DF Luis Amaranto Perea 33EU Atlético Madrid Transfer Summer 2014 Undisclosed Goal.com
17 MF Pablo Barrera 25Non-EU West Ham United Transfer Summer 2015 Undisclosed Excelsior.com

Out and Loan

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
DF Horacio Cervantes Non-EU Necaxa Loan Summer Undisclosed
MF Jaime Lozano Non-EU UNAM Transfer Summer Undisclosed
30 FW Emanuel Villa Non-EU UNAM Transfer Summer Undisclosed
3 DF Waldo Ponce Non-EU Universidad de Chile Loan Summer Undisclosed
9 FW Edixon Perea Non-EU Changchun Yatai Loan Summer Undisclosed

Winter

In and Loan

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source

Out and Loan

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source

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

Competition Started round Position First match Last match
Apertura 2012 N/A 6th July 21
Copa Apertura Group Stage 2nd July 25
Copa Clausura N/A
Clausura 2013 N/A

Results by opponent (league)

Team Results Points
Home Away
América
Atlante
Atlas
Guadalajara0 – 01
Chiapas
León1 – 11
Monterrey
Morelia0 – 01
Pachuca
Puebla0 – 13
Querétaro
San Luis1 – 23
Santos Laguna
Tijuana
Toluca
UANL
UNAM0 – 13
Total Points
Apertura
3912
Clausura
Season
3912

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=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.

Pre-Season Summer 2012

  Win   Draw   Loss

June 23, 2012 FriendlyCruz Azul2 – 0AltamiraMexico City, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: La Noria

June 28, 2012 Friendly (Copa Banorte)León2 – 0Cruz AzulLeón, Guanajuato, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Nou Camp

June 30, 2012 Friendly (Copa Banorte)Pachuca1 – 1
(3 – 1 p)
Cruz AzulLeón, Guanajuato, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Nou Camp

July 7, 2012 FriendlyCruz Azul0 – 1QueretaroJasso, Hidalgo, Hidalgo, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio 10 de Diciembre

July 11, 2012 FriendlyAmerica1 – 2Cruz AzulDallas, Texas, United States
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Cotton Bowl

July 14, 2012 FriendlyCruz Azul2 – 1IrapuatoMexico City, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: La Noria

September 8, 2012 FriendlyLa Equidad1-3Cruz AzulBogotà, Colombia
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Techo

Regular phase

  Win   Draw   Loss

July 21, 2012 Round 1 Cruz Azul0 – 0MoreliaMexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Perea  16'
Castro  62'
Maranhão  79'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
 29' Romero Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 25,328 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander

July 28, 2012 Round 2 San Luis1 – 2Cruz AzulSan Luis, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
21:00 DST Cadavid  44'
Orozco  54'
Tréllez  77'
Report
Live TV:
Canal 9 Galavisión
 16' Pavone
 29' Castro
 83' Orozco
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo

August 4, 2012 Round 3 Cruz Azul0 – 0GuadalajaraMexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Pavone  45' Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
 60' Esparza Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 30,018 [1]
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

August 12, 2012 Round 4 Puebla0 – 1Cruz AzulPuebla, Puebla, Mexico
12:00 DST Beasley  18'
Chávez  32' 
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
Fox Sports Latinoamerica
 44' Perea
 51' Vela
 65' Barrera
 82' Pavone
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 9,996
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez

August 17, 2012 Round 5 Cruz Azul1 – 1LeónMexico City, Mexico
21:30 DST Perea  4'
Vela  46'
Barrera  73' 74'
Castro  75'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
 3' Vazquez
 31' Hernández
 45' 69' Montes
 90+1' Matosas (Manager)
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 22,877 [2]
Referee: Erim Ramírez Ulloa


September 1, 2012 Round 7 Cruz Azul1-1PachucaMexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST [ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Azul

September 15, 2012 Round 8 UANL2-0Cruz AzulSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico
19:00 DST [ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Universitario

September 22, 2012 Round 9 Cruz Azul1-1AméricaMexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST [ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Azul

September 28, 2012 Round 10 Chiapas1-0Cruz AzulTuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
19:30 DST [ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Victor Manuel Reyna

October 3, 2012 Round 11 Cruz Azul4-0AtlanteMexico City, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Azul

October 6, 2012 Round 12 Atlas1-1Cruz AzulGuadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
21:00 DST [ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco

October 13, 2012 Round 13 Cruz Azul3-2QuerétaroMexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST [ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Azul

October 19, 2012 Round 14 Tijuana2-2Cruz AzulTijuana, Baja California, Mexico
21:30 DST [ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Caliente

October 27, 2012 Round 15 Cruz Azul3-0TolucaMexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST [ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Azul

November 2, 2012 Round 16 Santos Laguna2-1Cruz AzulTorreón, Coahuila, Mexico
21:30 DST [ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio TSM Corona

November 10, 2012 Round 17 Cruz Azul1-1MonterreyMexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST [ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Azul

General table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 América 17 8 7 2 28 15 +13 31 Advance to the Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
5 Morelia 17 6 9 2 25 16 +9 27
6 Cruz Azul 17 6 8 3 22 15 +7 26
7 Monterrey 17 5 8 4 23 23 0 23 Advance to the Liguilla and cannot qualify for South American competitions[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
8 Guadalajara 17 6 5 6 17 17 0 23
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2012. Source: MedioTiempo
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Playoffs.
  2. Guadalajara, Monterrey, Santos Laguna and UANL cannot qualify for the 2013 Copa Libertadores because they are participating in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League competition.

Copa MX

Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Home Game

Group stage

Round 1

July 25, 2012 First Leg Cruz Azul3 – 0NezaMexico City, Mexico
21:30 DST Maranhão  17'
Giménez  23' (pen.)
García  47'
Lara  52'
Cortés  59'
Angúlo  64'
Orozco  79'
Report
Live TV:
ESPN Deportes
 53' Mejía Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 15,946 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: César Arturo Ramos

August 1, 2012 Second Leg Neza2 – 1
(2 – 4 agg.)
Cruz AzulCiudad Nezahualcóyotl, Estado de México, Mexico
21:30 DST Reyes  8' 42'
Pineda  14'
Mejía  69' 90+2'
Fraga  90+7'
Report
Live TV:
ESPN Deportes
 5' 20' Orozco
 68' Gutiérrez
 90+7' Cortés
Stadium: Estadio Neza 86
Referee: Arturo Cruz Hurtado

Cruz Azul won the series 4 – 2.
Round 2

August 7, 2012 First Leg Altamira0 – 1Cruz AzulAltamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico
21:30 DST Vásquez  16'
Mascareñas  27'
Meza  66'
Report
Live TV:
ESPN Deportes
 53' Gutiérrez
 57' Vidal
 67' Orozco
 75' Galván
 78' Cortés
Stadium: Estadio Altamira
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Marco Ortiz

August 21, 2012 Second Leg Cruz Azul0 – 0
(1 – 0 agg.)
AltamiraMexico City, Mexico
21:00 DST Araujo  4' Report
Live TV:
ESPN Deportes
 68' Samudio
 68' Samudio
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 8,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayala Ramírez

Cruz Azul won the series 1 – 0.
Round 3

August 29, 2012 First Leg AtlasvCruz AzulGuadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Report
Live TV:
ESPN Deportes
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortega

September 18, 2012 Second Leg Cruz AzulvAtlasMexico City, Mexico
Report
Live TV:
ESPN Deportes
Stadium: Estadio Azul

Group table

Group 2
Team Pld W D L RW GF GA GD Pts NEZ CRA ALT ATL
Neza 6 3 1 2 1 7 8 1 11 2–1 2–1 2–1
Cruz Azul 6 2 2 2 2 6 4 +2 10 3–0 0–0 1–1
Altamira 6 2 2 2 2 6 6 0 10 1–0 0–1 3–2
Atlas 6 1 3 2 1 7 8 1 7 1–1 1–0 1–1
Source:

Torneo Clausura 2013

Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.

Pre-Season Winter 2012

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlyv
[ Report]
Live TV:

Friendlyv
[ Report]
Live TV:

Friendlyv
[ Report]
Live TV:

Friendlyv
[ Report]
Live TV:

Friendlyv
[ Report]
Live TV:

Friendlyv
[ Report]
Live TV:

Regular phase

  Win   Draw   Loss   Home Game

2013 Round 1Morelia3 - 3Cruz AzulMorelia, Michoacán, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Morelos

2013 Round 2Cruz Azul2 - 1San LuisMexico City, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Azul

2013 Round 3Guadalajara1 - 1Cruz AzulZapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Omnilife

2013 Round 4Cruz Azul4 - 0PueblaMexico City, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Azul

2013 Round 5León2 - 2Cruz AzulLeón, Guanajuato, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Nou Camp

2013 Round 6Cruz Azul1 - 1UNAMMexico City, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Azul

2013 Round 7Pachuca2 - 1Cruz AzulPachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo

2013 Round 8Cruz Azul1 - 2UANLMexico City, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Azul

2013 Round 9América3 - 0Cruz AzulMexico City, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Azteca

2013 Round 10Cruz Azul1 - 1ChiapasMexico City, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Azul

2013 Round 11Atlante0 - 3Cruz AzulCancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Andres Quintana Roo

2013 Round 12Cruz Azul1 - 2AtlasMexico City, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Azul

2013 Round 13Querétaro1 - 2Cruz AzulQuerétaro, Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Corregidora

2013 Round 14Cruz Azul5 - 0TijuanaMexico City, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Azul

2013 Round 15Toluca0 - 2Cruz AzulToluca, Estado de México, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez

2013 Round 16Cruz Azul1 - 0Santos LagunaMexico City, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Azul

2013 Round 17Monterrey1 - 5Cruz AzulMonterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico

Classification table

General table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Atlas 17 9 5 3 20 13 +7 32 Advance to the Liguilla
4 Morelia 17 8 6 3 25 18 +7 30
5 Cruz Azul 17 8 5 4 35 19 +16 29
6 Santos Laguna 17 8 5 4 20 13 +7 29
7 UNAM 17 8 5 4 19 14 +5 29
Updated to match(es) played on May 4, 2013. Source: www.ligamx.net
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Squad statistics

Start formations

Qnt Formation Match(es)
Last updated: Jun 17
Source:
Only competitive matches.

Starting XI

Apps, Goals and Discipline

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of 28 August 2012. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPGPG Notes
League CupPlayoffsTotalDiscipline
1GKJosé de Jesús Corona 2-100002-100(-) means goals conceded
12GKGuillermo Allison 003-2003*-200(-) means goals conceded
25GKYosgart Gutiérrez 4-110005-100(-) means goals conceded
61GKGibrán Lajud 0000000000(-) means goals conceded
2DFFausto Pinto 3030000000
3DFNéstor Araujo 0(1)010001(1)010
4DFJulio César Domínguez 3010004000
5DFAlejandro Castro 6010007030
14DFLuis Amaranto Perea 6000006*030
15DFGerardo Flores 6000006000
16DFJair Pereira 0000000000
22DFAdrián Cortés 0040004030
28DFRogelio Chavez 0040004000
77DFFrancisco Flores 0000000000
79DFAlan Emmanuel Vidal 003(1)0003(1)010
84DFJuan Carlos García 002(1)0002(1)010
86DFIván Pérez 0000000000
6MFGerardo Torrado 600(1)0006(1)000
7MFJavier Aquino 2000002000
8MFIsrael Castro 6000006000
10MFChristian Giménez 0(1)011001(1)100
17MFPablo Barrera 5(1)100005(1)120
18MFMaranhão 0(5)040004(5)020
21MFHéctor Gutiérrez 0(2)040004(2)020
24MFLuis Alanis 0000000000
72MFLuis Fernando Carrasco 0000000000
73MFIñaki Domínguez 000(1)0000(1)000
74MFKevin Varela 0000000000
78MFRaúl Antonio Vidal 0040004*000
91MFDiego Israel Martínez 0000000000
9FWOmar Bravo 5(1)010006(1)000
11FWAlejandro Vela 6000006*020
19FWMarco Antonio Angúlo 000(3)0000(3)010
20FWMariano Pavone 6300000310
27FWJavier Orozco 0(6)143004(6)410
75FWMartín Galván 001(2)0001(2)010
76FWHéctor Acevedo 000(1)0000(1)*000
96FWJesús Lara 002(2)1002(2)*100

Overall statistics team

Total Home Away
Games played000
Games won000
Games drawn000
Games lost000
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 scored000
Goals conceded000
Goal difference000
Average GF per game
Average GA per game
Most Game Started0
Most appearances0
Top scorer0
Points0/0 (%)0/0 (%)0/0 (%)
Winning rate0/0 (%)0/0 (%)0/0 (%)

Last updated: June 17, 2012
Source: Competitive matches

Goalscorers

Position Nation Name Apertura 2012
Copa Mexico AP
Clausura 2013
Copa Mexico CL
Total
1 N/A N/A
0
0
0
0
0
2 N/A N/A
0
0
0
0
0
3 N/A N/A
0
0
0
0
0
TOTAL N/A N/A
0
0
0
0
0

Goal minutes

Updated to games played on 2 June.

1'–15' 16'–30' 31'–HT 46'–60' 61'–75' 76'–FT Extra time "Total"
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Results

Apertura 2012

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
6 3 3 0 5 2  +3 12 0 3 0 1 1  0 3 0 0 4 1  +3

Last updated: Aug 28.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWDWDW
Position889464
Updated to match(es) played on Aug 28. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Copa Apertura 2012

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
4 2 1 1 5 2  +3 7 1 1 0 3 0  +3 1 0 1 2 2  0

Last updated: Aug 28.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

Round123456
GroundHAAHAH
ResultWLWD
Position1111
Updated to match(es) played on Aug 28. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Clausura 2013

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: Jun 17.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on Jun 17. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

IFFHS Ranking

Cruz Azul position on the Club World Ranking during the 2012-13 season, according to IFFHS.[3]

Month Position Points
July 82 127.5
August TBD TBD
September TBD TBD
October TBD TBD
November TBD TBD
December TBD TBD
January TBD TBD
February TBD TBD
March TBD TBD
April TBD TBD
May TBD TBD
June

Last updated: Aug 28, 2012.
Source: IFFHS

gollark: But you can't know "hmm, a hyperinframetasilicospatial facility is currently initiating Protocol 29%-G" if you don't have any information about said facility.
gollark: You might know "hmm, GTech™ is working on some stuff at one of the bee cyclotrons but we don't have sensors there to know what".
gollark: You can't be aware of unknown unknowns, by definition.
gollark: Your 99% figure is nonsensical since you can't tell what you don't know in much detail.
gollark: You only got 84% of the ones we *deliberately* allowed you to know about.

References

  1. "Celestes y Rojiblancos Empataron Sin Goles en el Estadio Azul". LigaMX.net. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. "Cementeros y Felinos Empatarón a un Gol". LigaMX.net. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  3. IFFHS Archived 2007-07-22 at WebCite
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.