2018–19 Tigres UANL season

The 2018–19 Tigres UANL season is the 51st season in the football club's history and the 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football.

Tigres UANL
2018–19 season
OwnerUANL
CEMEX
ChairmanMiguel Ángel Garza
ManagerRicardo Ferretti
StadiumEstadio Universitario
Apertura6th
Playoffs: Quarterfinals
Clausura4th
Apertura Copa MXQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerLeague:
André-Pierre Gignac
(15 goals)
All:
André-Pierre Gignac
(15 goals)
Highest home attendance41,615
(vs Monterrey, 23 September 2018)
Lowest home attendance15,178
(vs Tapachula, 8 August 2018)
Average home league attendance40,516
Biggest winTigres 6–1 Puebla
(10 November 2018)
Biggest defeatSantos 3–1 Tigres
(19 August 2018)
All statistics correct as of 6 January 2018.

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head coach Ricardo Ferretti
Assistant coaches Miguel Mejía Barón
Francisco Rivas
Hugo Hernández
Fitness coach Guillermo Orta
Kinesiologists Josué de la Rosa
Leonardo González
Masseur José de la Rosa
Doctor Rubén González

Players

Squad information
No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Signed in Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 GK Nahuel Guzmán (1986-02-10) 10 February 1986 2015 Newell's Old Boys
22 GK Eduardo Fernández (1992-12-16) 16 December 19922017 Real Salt Lake
30 GK Miguel Ortega (1995-04-13) 13 April 1995 2018 (Winter) Youth System
Defenders
2 DF Israel Jiménez (1989-08-13) 13 August 1989 2015 Youth System
3 DF Juninho (Captain) (1982-09-16) 16 September 1982 2010 Botafogo
4 DF Hugo Ayala (2nd VC) (1987-03-31) 31 March 1987 2010 Atlas
6 DF Jorge Torres Nilo (1988-01-16) 16 January 1988 2010 Atlas
14 DF Juan José Sánchez (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 2018 Youth System
21 DF Francisco Meza (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991 2016 Santa Fe
24 DF Jorge Alberto Cruz (1998-08-08) 8 August 1998 2018 (Winter) Youth System
Midfielders
5 MF Rafael Carioca (1989-06-18) 18 June 1989 2017 Atlético Mineiro
8 MF Lucas Zelarayán (1992-06-20) 20 June 1992 2016 (Winter) Belgrano
16 MF Raúl Torres (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 2017 Atlético Cocula
18 MF Ismael Sosa (1987-01-18) 18 January 1987 2016 UNAM
19 MF Guido Pizarro (1990-02-26) 26 February 1990 2018 Sevilla
20 MF Javier Aquino (1990-02-11) 11 February 1990 2015 Villarreal
25 MF Jürgen Damm (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 2015 Pachuca
26MF Jhory Celaya (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 2017 Youth System
27MF Alberto Acosta (1988-02-26) 26 February 1988 2016 Youth System
28 MF Luis Rodríguez (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 2016 Chiapas
29 MF Jesús Dueñas (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 2009 (Winter) Youth System
Forwards
9 FW Eduardo Vargas (1989-12-20) 20 December 1989 2017 (Winter) 1899 Hoffenheim
10 FW André-Pierre Gignac (1985-12-05) December 5, 1985 2015 Marseille
13 FW Enner Valencia (1989-11-04) November 4, 1989 2017 West Ham United
31 FW Jonathan Vega (1997-09-06) September 6, 1997 2018 Youth System
32 FW Luis Cruz (1997-01-16) January 16, 1997 2018 Youth System
33 FW Julián Quiñones (1997-03-24) March 24, 1997 2018 Youth System
34 MF Edwin Cerna (1995-01-17) January 17, 1995 2018 Youth System

Players and squad numbers last updated on 2 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
11FWBeto da Silva23 GrêmioTransferSummer
19MFGuido Pizarro30 SevillaTransferSummer
33FWJulián Quiñones23BUAPEnd of LoanSummer
36DFEduardo Tercero24BUAPTransferSummer
23MFLuis Quiñones29TolucaEnd of LoanWinter

Out
N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer
window		 Source
14DFJorge Iván Estrada28UnattachedReleasedSummer
15DFTimothée Kolodziejczak28 Saint-ÉtienneLoanSummer
18MFJosé Francisco Torres32PueblaLoanSummer
19MFLarry Vásquez27 América de CaliLoanSummer
31MFLuis Martínez27UATLoanSummer
3DFJuninho37RetirementWinter

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 Winners 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
Torneo Apertura 21 July 2018 2 December 2018 Matchday 1 6th 19 9 5 5 35 22 +13 047.37
Apertura Copa MX 1 August 2018 3 October 2018 Group stage Quarterfinals 6 3 1 2 14 6 +8 050.00
Torneo Clausura 5 January 2019 26 May 2019 Matchday 1 Winners 23 13 7 3 37 19 +18 056.52
CONCACAF Champions League 19 February 2019 1 May 2019 Round of 16 Runnerups 8 4 1 3 14 7 +7 050.00
Total 57 30 14 13 104 54 +50 052.63

Last updated: 28 May 2019

Source:

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
4 Santos Laguna 17 8 6 3 27 18 +9 30 Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
5 Monterrey 17 9 3 5 25 19 +6 30
6 UANL 17 8 5 4 32 18 +14 29
7 Toluca 17 8 2 7 27 22 +5 26
8 Querétaro 17 7 5 5 19 20 −1 26
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
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 5 4 32 18  +14 29 5 2 2 21 9  +12 3 3 2 11 9  +2

Last updated: 26 November 2018.
Source: LigaMX

Result round by round
Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWLLLWDWDDWLDDWWW
Position34589897777778766
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2018. Source: LigaMX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
21 July 2018 1UANL2–0LeónSan Nicolás de los Garza
21:00
Report Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Adonai Escobedo
29 July 2018 2UANL1–0TijuanaSan Nicolás de los Garza
18:00
Report Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 41,052
Referee: Oscar Mejía
4 August 2018 3Cruz Azul1–0UANLMexico City
21:00
Report Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 55,571
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
11 August 2018 4UANL1–2TolucaSan Nicolás de los Garza
19:00
Report
Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 41,379
Referee: Roberto García Orozco
19 August 2018 5Santos Laguna3–1UANLTorreón
18:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 24,741
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
22 August 2018 6UANL4–0VeracruzSan Nicolás de los Garza
21:00
Report Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 40,874
Referee: Jonathan Hernández
25 August 2018 7Necaxa1–1UANLAguascalientes City
21:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria
Attendance: 18,539
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda
1 September 2018 8UANL3–1AtlasSan Nicolás de los Garza
19:00
Report
Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 41,363
Referee: Francisco Chacón
15 September 2018 9Pachuca1–1UANLPachuca
19:00
Report
Stadium: Hidalgo
Attendance: 17,730
Referee: Oscar Mejía
23 September 2018 10UANL0–0MonterreySan Nicolás de los Garza
20:00 Report Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
29 September 2018 11Querétaro0–2UANLQuerétaro City
17:00 Report
Stadium: Corregidora
Attendance: 18,889
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
6 October 2018 12UANL2–3AméricaSan Nicolás de los Garza
19:00
Report
Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 41,596
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
21 October 2018 13UNAM3–3UANLMexico City
16:30
Report
Stadium: Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 29,200
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
27 October 2018 14UANL2–2BUAPSan Nicolás de los Garza
19:00
Report
Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 41,322
Referee: Diego Montaño
2 November 2018 15Morelia0–2UANLMorelia
19:00 Report
Stadium: Morelos
Attendance: 21,342
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
10 November 2018 16UANL6–1PueblaSan Nicolás de los Garza
19:00
Report
Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 38,141
Referee: Oscar Mejía
24 November 2018 17Guadalajara0–1UANLZapopan
21:00 Report
Stadium: Akron
Attendance: 23,715
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
Liguilla
Quarter-finals
29 November 2018 First legUANL2–1UNAMSan Nicolás de los Garza
21:00
Report
Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 41,301
Referee: Oscar Macías
2 December 2018 Second legUNAM3–1
(4–3 agg.)		UANLMexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 35,300
Referee: Fernando Guerrero

Apertura Copa MX
Main article: Apertura 2018 Copa MX

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UANL 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Tapachula 4 1 2 1 4 2 +2 5
3 Atlético San Luis 4 1 1 2 4 10 −6 4
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
24 July 2018 1Atlético San Luis2–1UANLSan Luis Potosí
19:00
Report
Stadium: Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 17,854
Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios
8 August 2018 2UANL0–0TapachulaSan Nicolás de los Garza
19:00 Report Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 15,178
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas
15 August 2018 3UANL5–1Atlético San LuisSan Nicolás de los Garza
21:00
Report
Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 34,705
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto
29 August 2018 4Tapachula0–1UANLTapachula
19:00 Report
  • Juninho  2'
 Stadium: Olímpico de Tapachula
Attendance: 7,581
Referee: Víctor Cáceres Hernández

Knockout phase
Round of 16
26 September 2018 UANL4–0PueblaSan Nicolás de los Garza
19:00
Report Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 24,648
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel
Quarterfinals
3 October 2018 Pachuca3–3
(6–5 p)		UANLPachuca
19:00
Report
Stadium: Hidalgo
Attendance: 20,998
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas
Penalties

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

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 León 17 13 2 2 41 14 +27 41 Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
2 UANL (C) 17 11 4 2 33 16 +17 37
3 Monterrey 17 8 6 3 33 21 +12 30
4 Cruz Azul 17 8 6 3 26 15 +11 30
5 América 17 9 2 6 28 19 +9 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.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
1 0 1 0 2 2  0 1 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 1 0 2 2  0

Last updated: 6 January 2019.
Source: LigaMX

Result round by round
Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultD
Position4
Updated to match(es) played on 6 January 2019. Source: LigaMX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
5 January 2019 1León2–2UANLLeón
19:06
Report
Stadium: Estadio León
Attendance: 18,969
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez
12 January 2019 2Tijuana0–3UANLTijuana
19:00 Velázquez  41'
González  53'		 Report Díaz  45'
Fuentes  59' (o.g.)
Ayala  69'
Gignac  73'
Vargas  86'		 Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo
19 January 2019 3UANL0–1Cruz AzulSan Nicolás de los Garza
21:00 CST Pizarro  31' Report Hernández  32'
Alvarado  43'
Lichnovsky  79' Corona  81'		 Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
27 January 2019 4Toluca0–1UANLToluca
12:00 Pardo  46' Report Quiñones  43',  44'
Dueñas  46'
Gignac  66'
Guzmán  85'
Rodríguez  87'		 Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 20,412
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
2 February 2019 5UANL2–1Santos LagunaSan Nicolás
19:00 CST Valencia  15'
Venegas  31'
Gignac  48'
Meza  87'		 Report Abella  15'
Furch  41'
Dória  67'		 Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 41,431
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda
8 February 2019 6Veracruz0–2UANLVeracruz
19:00 Kontogiannis  28'  90' Report Rodríguez  25'
Venegas  87',  90+1'		 Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez
16 February 2019 7UANL3–2NecaxaSan Nicolás
19:00 CST Gignac  39',  57'
Valencia  78'		 Report Fernández  54'
Contreras  86'		 Stadium: Universitario
Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez
22 February 2019 8Atlas0–1UANLGuadalajara
21:00 Report Gignac  90+2' Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto
2 March 2019 9UANL3–0PachucaSan Nicolás
19:00 CST Gignac  15'
Barreiro  24' (o.g.),  31' (o.g.)
Pizarro  41'
Carioca  55'		 Report Guzmán  8'
Aguirre  73'
Murillo  76'		 Stadium: Universitario
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
9 March 2019 10Monterrey1–1UANLGuadalupe
19:00 Pabón  17'
Funes Mori  33',  78'
Montes  70'
Sánchez  85'		 Report Meza  22'
Pizarro  43'
Quiñones  80',  80'		 Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
16 March 2019 11UANL4–1QuerétaroSan Nicolás
21:00 CST J. Quiñones  7',  53'
Salcedo  12',  48'
Vargas  73'		 Report da Silva  66'
Loba  69'		 Stadium: Universitario
Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez
30 March 2019 12América3–0UANLMexico City
19:00 Valdez  5'
Aguilera  68'
Benedetti  88'		 Report Stadium: Azteca
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
6 April 2019 13UANL2–0UNAMSan Nicolás
19:00 CST Quiñones  28',  51' Report Quintana  63'
Angulo  83'		 Stadium: Universitario
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
14 April 2019 14BUAP0–3UANLPuebla
16:00 Report Venegas  46'
Vargas  48',  53'
Valencia  64'		 Stadium: Universitario BUAP
Referee: Adonai Escobedo Gonzalez
20 April 2019 15UANL3–3MoreliaSan Nicolás
19:00 CST Díaz  24'
Zelarayán  64',  77'
Vargas  82'
Dueñas  85'		 Report Sansores  18',  31'
Flores  65'
Achilier  90+3'		 Stadium: Universitario
Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia

CONCACAF Champions League
Main article: 2019 CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16
19 February 2019 First legSaprissa 1–0 UANLSan José, Costa Rica
20:00
Stadium: Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
Attendance: 23,112
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
26 February 2019 Second legUANL 5–1
(6–2 agg.)		 SaprissaSan Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
22:00
Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 40,345
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Quarterfinals
6 March 2019 (2019-03-06) First legHouston Dynamo 0–2 UANLHouston, United States
19:00 Torres  60'
Valencia  78'
Quiñones  81'
Rodríguez  86'
Vargas  90+3'		 Report Elis  63'
García  90+2'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Referee: Iván Arcides Barton Cisneros
13 March 2019 (2019-03-13) Second legUANL 1–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Houston DynamoSan Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
19:00 Salcedo  68' Report Figueroa  45+1'
Vera  55'
Struna  64'		 Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Yadel Martinez

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 6 January 2019
Rank Player Position Apertura Ap. Copa MX Clausura Concacaf CL Total[2]
1 André-Pierre Gignac FW 14 0 1 0 15
2 Eduardo Vargas FW 6 3 0 0 10
3 Javier Aquino MF 1 1 1 0 3
4 Enner Valencia FW 1 1 0 0 2
Julián Quiñones FW 2 0 0 0 2
Luis Rodríguez MF 1 1 0 0 2
Lucas Zelarayán MF 2 0 0 0 2
7 Rafael Carioca MF 1 0 0 0 1
Rafael Durán MF 0 1 0 0 1
Jorge Torres Nilo DF 1 0 0 0 1
Raúl Torres MF 0 1 0 0 1
Total 28 6 1 0 35

Hat-tricks
As of 8 December 2018
Player Against Result Date Competition
André-Pierre Gignac Puebla 6–1 (H) 10 November 2018 Liga MX

Clean sheets
As of 3 December 2018
Rank Name Liga MX Copa MX Concacaf CL Total[3]
1 Nahuel Guzmán 6 2 0 8
2 Eduardo Fernández 0 1 0 1
Total6309
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References
  1. http://www.tigres.com.mx/plantel/ Tigres.com
  2. "Tigres | Calendario". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  3. LIGA MX / ASCENSO MX. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
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