2018–19 Santos Laguna season

The 2018–19 Santos Laguna season is the 36st season in the football club's history and the 31st consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. In addition to the Liga MX and Copa MX, the club will also compete in the CONCACAF Champions League.

Santos Laguna
2018–19 season
OwnerOrlegi Deportes
ChairmanAlejandro Irraragori
ManagerSalvador Reyes Jr.
StadiumEstadio Corona
Apertura4th
Playoffs: Quarterfinals
Clausura6th
Apertura Copa MXGroup stage
CONCACAF Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Julio Furch (14 goals)
All:
Julio Furch (16 goals)
Highest home attendance28,479
(vs América, 11 November 2018)
Lowest home attendance10,879
(vs Celaya, 7 August 2018)
Average home league attendance23,715
Biggest winSantos Laguna 6–2 Marathón
(20 February 2019)
Biggest defeatSantos Laguna 0–2 Monterrey
(1 December 2018)
All statistics correct as of 14 January 2019.

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head coach Salvador Reyes
Assistant coaches Juan Pablo Rodríguez
Rafael Figueroa
Rubén Duarte
Goalkeepers coach Nicolás Navarro
Fitness coach Luis Canay
Kinesiologist Pablo Barrionuevo
Masseur Carlos Martín del Campo
Doctors Carlos Villatoro
Carlos Gómez

Players

Squad information
No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Signed in Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 GK Jonathan Orozco (1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 2017 (Winter) Monterrey
28 GK Carlos Acevedo (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 2016 Youth System
292 GK Joel García (1998-04-12) 12 April 1998 2018 Youth System
Defenders
2 DF José Abella (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 2013 Youth System
3 DF Gerardo Alcoba (1984-11-25) 25 November 1984 2018 (Winter) UNAM
4 DF Jesús Angulo (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 2017 Youth System
5 DF Hugo Nervo (1991-01-06) 6 January 1991 2018 Huracán
17 DF Gerardo Arteaga (1997-09-07) 7 September 1997 2016 Youth System
20 DF Alejandro Castro (1987-03-27) 27 March 1987 2018 Atlético San Luis
21 DF Dória (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 2018 Yeni Malatyaspor
Midfielders
6 MF Diego de Buen (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 2016 (Winter) Tijuana
7 MF Jesús Isijara (1989-11-26) 26 November 1989 2018 (Winter) Necaxa
8 MF Carlos Orrantia (1991-02-01) 1 February 1991 2018 América
10 MF Osvaldo Martínez (1986-04-08) 8 April 1986 2017 (Winter) América
15 MF Brian Lozano (1994-02-23) 23 February 1994 2017 América
16 MF Ulises Rivas (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 2014 Youth System
22 MF Deinner Quiñones (1995-08-16) 16 August 1995 2014 Independiente Medellín
23 MF José Juan Vázquez (1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 2018 (Winter) Guadalajara
27 MF Javier Cortés (1989-07-20) 20 July 1989 2017 UNAM
Forwards
9 FW Julio Furch (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 2017 (Winter) Veracruz
11 FW Eduardo Herrera (1988-07-25) 25 July 1988 2018 Veracruz
12 FW Edwuin Cetré (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 2018 (Winter) Youth System
13 FW Jonathan Rodríguez (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 2016 Deportivo La Coruña
18 FW Ayrton Preciado (1994-07-17) 17 July 1994 2018 Emelec

Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 December 2018.[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
N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer
window		 Source
5 DF Hugo Nervo 29 Huracán Transfer Summer
8 MF Carlos Orrantia 29 América End of Loan Summer
11 FW Eduardo Herrera 32 Rangers Loan Summer
15 MF Brian Lozano 26 América Transfer Summer
18 FW Ayrton Preciado 26 Emelec Transfer Summer
20 MF Alejandro Castro 33 UNAM Loan Summer
21 DF Dória 25 Marseille Transfer Summer
22 MF Deinner Quiñones 24 Independiente Medellín Loan Summer

Out
N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer
window		 Source
4 DF Jorge Sánchez 22 América Transfer Summer
5 DF Óscar Bernal 24 La Equidad Loan Summer
11 MF Ulises Dávila 29 Unattached Released Summer
14 DF Néstor Araujo 28 Celta Transfer Summer
18 MF David Andrade 27 Tampico Madero Transfer Summer
19 DF Jorge Villafaña 30 Portland Timbers Transfer Summer
20 MF Bryan Rabello 26 BUAP Loan Summer
21 FW Djaniny 29 Al-Ahli Transfer Summer ESPN
24 DF Carlos Izquierdoz 31 Boca Juniors Transfer Summer
301 MF Santiago Martínez 22 Tampico Madero Loan Summer

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Campeón de Campeones 15 July 2018 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
Torneo Apertura 22 July 2018 1 December 2018 Matchday 1 4th (Quarterfinals) 19 8 6 5 27 21 +6 042.11
Apertura Copa MX 31 July 2018 29 August 2018 Group stage Group stage 4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 000.00
Torneo Clausura 6 January 2019 Matchday 1 9 4 2 3 11 10 +1 044.44
CONCACAF Champions League 20 February 2019 Round of 16 2 2 0 0 11 2 +9 100.00
Total 35 14 10 11 50 42 +8 040.00

Last updated: 2 March 2019

Source: Mediotiempo.com

Torneo Apertura
Main article: 2018–19 Liga MX season § Torneo Apertura

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 América (C) 17 9 6 2 33 17 +16 33 Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
3 UNAM 17 8 6 3 29 19 +10 30
4 Santos Laguna 17 8 6 3 27 18 +9 30
5 Monterrey 17 9 3 5 25 19 +6 30
6 UANL 17 8 5 4 32 18 +14 29
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Liguilla. The last ranked team in the relegation table can qualify for the liguilla in the Apertura tournament.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
17 8 6 3 27 18  +9 30 6 3 0 17 6  +11 2 3 3 10 12  −2

Last updated: 8 December 2018.
Source: LigaMX

Result round by round
Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultWLWWWDDLWDWWDWLDD
Position612642335453332344
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2018. Source: LigaMX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
22 July 2018 1Santos Laguna2–1BUAPTorreón
18:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 22,830
Referee: Oscar Mejía García
27 July 2018 2Morelia3–1Santos LagunaMorelia
19:00
Report
Stadium: Morelos
Attendance: 20,258
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
6 August 2018 3Santos Laguna2–0PueblaTorreón
18:30
Report Stadium: Corona
Referee: Francisco Chacón
12 August 2018 4Guadalajara1–2Santos LagunaZapopan
21:00
Report
Stadium: Akron
Attendance: 26,913
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz
19 August 2018 5Santos Laguna3–1UANLTorreón
18:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 24,741
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
22 August 2018 6Tijuana2–2Santos LagunaTijuana
21:06
Report
Stadium: Caliente
Attendance: 26,333
Referee: Oscar Mejía García
26 August 2018 7Santos Laguna1–1Cruz AzulTorreón
18:00 CDT
Liga MX
Referee Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 28,460
Referee: Óscar Macías Romo
2 September 2018 8Toluca2–1Santos LagunaToluca
12:00
Report
Stadium: Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 15,621
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
16 August 2018 9Santos Laguna3–0LeónTorreón
18:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 21,514
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
23 September 2018 10Santos Laguna1–1VeracruzTorreón
18:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 22,043
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto
29 September 2018 11Necaxa0–1Santos LagunaAguascalientes
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 15,542
Referee: Roberto García Orozco
5 October 2018 12Santos Laguna3–1AtlasTorreón
19:00
Report
  • González  49'
 Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 20,854
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
20 September 2018 13Pachuca1–1Santos LagunaPachuca
19:00
Report
Stadium: Hidalgo
Attendance: 18,248
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
26 October 2018 14Santos Laguna1–0MonterreyTorreón
19:00
Report Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 22,887
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
4 November 2018 15Querétaro2–1Santos LagunaQuerétaro City
16:00 Pérez  17'
Villalva  61'		 Report Dória  70'
Rodríguez  88'		 Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
11 November 2018 16Santos Laguna1–1AméricaTorreón
19:00 José Abella  14'  90'
Furch  16'		 Report Luis Reyes  39'
Bruno Valdez  61'		 Stadium: Corona
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre
25 November 2018 17UNAM1–1Santos LagunaMexico City
12:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 27,950
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
Quarter-finals
28 November 2018 First legMonterrey1–0Santos LagunaGuadalupe
21:06
Report Stadium: BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 24,723
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
1 December 2018 Second legSantos Laguna0–2
(0–3 agg.)		MonterreyTorreón
21:00 Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 25,900
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas

Apertura Copa MX
Main article: Apertura 2018 Copa MX

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pachuca 4 3 1 0 6 0 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Celaya 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4
3 Santos Laguna 4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 2
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
31 July 2018 1Pachuca2–0Santos LagunaPachuca
21:00
Report Stadium: Hidalgo
Attendance: 14,792
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel
7 August 2018 2Santos Laguna1–1CelayaTorreón
19:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 10,879
Referee: Roberto Ríos Jácome
15 August 2018 3Celaya2–0Santos LagunaCelaya
19:00
Report Stadium: Miguel Alemán Valdés
Attendance: 4,360
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas
29 August 2018 4Santos Laguna0–0PachucaTorreón
19:00 Report Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 13,453
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza

Torneo Clausura
Main article: 2018–19 Liga MX season § Torneo Clausura

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Toluca 17 7 4 6 28 23 +5 25
10 Puebla 17 6 6 5 18 21 −3 24
11 Santos Laguna 17 6 4 7 21 23 −2 22
12 BUAP 17 6 2 9 17 34 −17 20
13 Atlas 17 6 1 10 19 28 −9 19
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
8 4 2 2 11 7  +4 14 3 1 0 7 1  +6 1 1 2 4 6  −2

Last updated: 24 February 2019.
Source: LigaMX

Result round by round
Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultLWDWLDWW
Position1791079965
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2019. Source: LigaMX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
6 January 2019 1BUAP2–0Santos LagunaPuebla
16:00
Report
Stadium: Universitario BUAP
Attendance: 6,350
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas
13 January 2019 2Santos Laguna1–0MoreliaTorreón
18:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 22,585
Referee: Adonai Escobedo
18 January 2018 3Puebla1–1Santos LagunaPuebla
21:05
  • González  20'
  • Cavallini  45+6'
  • González  90+5'
 Report
Stadium: Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 14,050
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez
27 January 2019 4Santos Laguna1–0GuadalajaraTorreón
18:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 27,919
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
2 February 2019 5UANL2–1Santos LagunaSan Nicolás
19:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 41,431
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda
10 February 2019 6Santos Laguna1–1TijuanaTorreón
18:00
Report
  •  20' Bolaños
 Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 22,986
Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe
16 February 2019 7Cruz Azul1–2Santos LagunaMexico City
17:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 12,231
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto
24 February 2019 8Santos Laguna4–0TolucaTorreón
18:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 24,877
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
2 March 2019 9León3–0Santos LagunaLeón
19:00 CST Mena  51',  77'
Tesillo  89'		 Report Lozano  53' Stadium: Estadio León
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
8 March 2019 10Veracruz2–2Santos LagunaVeracruz
19:00 CST Carrasco  9'
Murillo  34'
Chávez  79'		 Report Furch  25'
Lozano  40'
Correa  74'
Abella  89'		 Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo
17 March 2019 11Santos Laguna1–2NecaxaTorreón
18:06 Furch  54'
Abella  68'
Valdés  87'		 Report Castro  16'
Peña  70'
Contreras  90',  90'		 Stadium: Corona
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
29 March 2019 12Atlas1–0Santos LagunaGuadalajara
21:00 CST Govea  17'
Segura  22'
Díaz  24'
Santamaría  59'
Isijara  64',  84'		 Report Valdés  33'
Abella  75'		 Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez
7 April 2019 13Santos Laguna0–0PachucaTorreón
18:06 Angulo  32'  40'
Preciado  37'		 Report Sosa  3'
García  68'
J. Hernández  81'		 Stadium: Corona
Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia
13 April 2019 14Monterrey4–0Santos LagunaGuadalupe
21:00 Pizarro  22'
Funes Mori  60',  76',  87'		 Report Quiñones  75' Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre
21 April 2019 15Santos Laguna2–1QuerétaroTorreón
18:06 Milke  6' (o.g.)
Alcalá  17' (o.g.)
Dória  36'		 Report Loba  46'
Corral  47'
Samudio  89'		 Stadium: Corona
Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez
27 April 2019 16América1–0Santos LagunaMexico City
19:00 CDT Aguilera  14'
P. Aguilar  78'  78'
Álvarez  88'		 Report Abella  71'
Dória  90'		 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo

CONCACAF Champions League
Main article: 2019 CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16
20 February 2019 (2019-02-20) First legMarathón 2–6 Santos LagunaSan Pedro Sula, Honduras
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Referee: Yadel Martínez
27 February 2019 (2019-02-27) Second legSantos Laguna 5–0
(11–2 agg.)		 MarathónTorreón, Mexico
19:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Referee: Drew Fischer

Quarterfinals
6 March 2019 (2019-03-06) First legNew York Red Bulls 0—2 Santos LagunaHarrison, United States
19:00
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
13 March 2019 (2019-03-13) Second legSantos Laguna 4—2
(6—2 agg.)		 New York Red BullsTorreón, Mexico
19:00 Stadium: Corona
Referee: John Pitti

Semi-finals
3 April 2019 (2019-04-03) First LegUANL 3–0 Santos LagunaSan Nicolás de los Garza
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Report Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
10 April 2019 (2019-04-10) Second LegSantos Laguna 3–2
(3-5 agg.)		 UANLTorreón
20:00 (19:00 UTC−5) Valdes  6',  77'
Lozano  27'
Correa  31'
Furch  41',  60',  90+1'
Nervo  65'
Arteaga  70'		 Report Valencia  11'
J. Quiñones  34'
L. Quiñones  58'
Salcedo  79'
Rodríguez  90+2'
Ayala  90+3'		 Stadium: Estadio Corona
Referee: Marco Ortiz

Statistics

Goals
As of 27 February 2019
Rank No. Player Pos. Apertura[2] Apertura
Copa MX[3]		 Clausura[4] Concacaf CL Total
1 9 Julio Furch FW 12 0 2 2 16
2 24 Jonathan Rodríguez FW 9 0 - - 9
3 24 Javier Correa FW - - 3 3 6
4 18 Ayrton Preciado FW 0 1 2 0 3
5 15 Brian Lozano MF 2 0 0 0 2
21 Dória DF 1 0 0 1 2
10 Diego Valdés MF - - 2 0 2
11 Marlos Moreno FW 0 0 0 2 2
10 10 Osvaldo Martínez MF 1 0 - - 1
22 Deinner Quiñones MF 1 0 0 0 1
8 Carlos Orrantia MF 1 0 0 0 1
23 José Juan Vázquez MF 0 0 1 0 1
5 Martín Nervo DF 0 0 1 0 1
16 Ulises Rivas MF 0 0 0 1 1
19 Eduardo Aguirre FW 0 0 0 1 1
6 Diego de Buen MF 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
Total 27 1 11 11 50

Assists
As of 27 February 2019
Rank Player Position Apertura[5] Apertura
Copa MX		 Clausura[6] Concacaf CL Total
1 Julio Furch FW 5 0 1 0 6
2 Brian Lozano MF 4 0 0 0 4
3 Jonathan Rodríguez FW 3 0 - - 3
4 José Juan Vázquez MF 0 0 2 1 3
Jesús Angulo DF 1 0 1 1 3
José Abella DF 1 0 1 1 3
7 Ayrton Preciado FW 2 0 0 0 2
Carlos Orrantia MF 1 0 0 1 2
Marlos Moreno FW 0 0 0 2 2
10 Jesús Isijara MF 1 0 - - 1
Ulises Rivas MF 0 0 1 0 1
Hugo Isaác Rodríguez DF 0 0 1 0 1
Osvaldo Martínez MF 1 0 - - 1
Total 19 0 7 6 32

Hat-tricks
As of 20 February 2019
Player Against Result Date Competition
Javier Correa Marathón 6–2 (A) 20 February 2019 CONCACAF Champions League

Clean sheets
As of 8 December 2018
Rank Name Liga MX Copa MX Concacaf CL Total[7]
1 Jonathan Orozco 4 0 0 4
2 Carlos Acevedo 0 1 0 1
Total4105
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References
  1. https://www.clubsantos.mx/es/plantel/listado ClubSantos.mx
  2. "Liga MX Apertura 2018/19 - Players". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. "Copa MX Apertura 2018/19 - Players". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. "Liga MX Clausura 2018/19 - Players". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. "Liga MX Apertura 2018/19 - Players". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. "Liga MX Clausura 2018/19 - Players". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  7. LIGA MX / ASCENSO MX. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
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