Cruz Azul
2011–12 season
PresidentGuillermo Álvarez Cuevas
ManagerEnrique Meza
StadiumEstadio Azul
Apertura 20112nd. - Quarter-finals
Clausura 20129th.
Copa LibertadoresRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Emanuel Villa (14)
Copa Libertadores:
Javier Orozco (5)

All:
Emanuel Villa (15)
Highest home attendance35,161 vs. GDL (24/SEP/2011),
JAG (4/FEB/2012) &
LIB (1/MAY/2012)
Lowest home attendance18,000 vs. PUE (08/OCT/2011)
Average home league attendance27,191

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.

Club

Current squad

Cruz Azul in Clausura 2012

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Mexico MEX José de Jesús Corona
2 DF Mexico MEX Fausto Pinto
3 DF Chile CHI Waldo Ponce
4 DF Mexico MEX Julio César Domínguez (vice-captain)
6 MF Mexico MEX Gerardo Torrado (captain)
7 MF Mexico MEX Javier Aquino
8 MF Mexico MEX Israel Castro
9 FW Colombia COL Edixon Perea
10 FW Argentina ARG Christian Giménez
11 FW Mexico MEX Alejandro Vela
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Mexico MEX Néstor Araujo
15 MF Mexico MEX Gerardo Flores
18 MF Brazil BRA Francinilson Meirelles
19 FW Mexico MEX Omar Bravo
21 MF Mexico MEX Héctor Gutiérrez
22 MF Mexico MEX Adrián Cortés
25 GK Mexico MEX Yosgart Gutiérrez (2nd vice-captain)
27 FW Mexico MEX Javier Orozco
30 FW Argentina ARG Emanuel Villa

From youth system

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Mexico MEX Guillermo Allison
16 DF Mexico MEX Jair Pereira
17 DF Mexico MEX Manuel Mariaca
20 GK Mexico MEX Javier Caso
24 MF Mexico MEX Luis Alanis
61 GK Mexico MEX Gibrán Lajud
No. Pos. Nation Player
64 DF Mexico MEX Alan Vidal
70 MF Mexico MEX Diego Israel Martínez
73 MF Mexico MEX Luis Fernando Carrasco
90 FW Mexico MEX Marco Antonio Angúlo
104 DF Mexico MEX Francisco Flores
106 MF Mexico MEX Iñaki Domínguez

Transfers

Summer

In and Loan

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
3 DF Mexico Jair Pereira 24Non-EU Cruz Azul Hidalgo Transfer Summer Undisclosed Youth system Diario.com.mx
16 DF Mexico Manuel Mariaca 25Non-EU Cruz Azul Hidalgo Transfer Summer Undisclosed Youth system Diario.com.mx
8 MF Mexico Israel Castro 30Non-EU UNAM Transfer Summer Undisclosed Undisclosed Goal.com
15 DF Mexico Gerardo Flores 25Non-EU Atlas Transfer Summer Undisclosed Undisclosed RECORD.com.mx
9 FW Colombia Edixon Perea 27Non-EU Las Palmas Spain 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
15 DF Mexico Horacio Cervantes Non-EU Pachuca Loan Summer Undisclosed
16 DF Mexico Rogelio Chávez Non-EU Pachuca Loan Summer Undisclosed
3 MF Uruguay Marcelo Palau Non-EU Guaraní Paraguay Loan Summer Undisclosed
8 MF Mexico Gonzalo Pineda Non-EU Puebla Return Loan Summer Undisclosed
9 FW Mexico 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
61 GK Mexico Gibrán Lajud 17Non-EU Youth system Promoted Winter Undisclosed Youth system Cruz-Azul.com.mx
73 MF Mexico Luis Fernando Carrasco 19Non-EU Youth system Promoted Winter Undisclosed Youth system Cruz-Azul.com.mx
104 DF Mexico Francisco Flores 17Non-EU Youth system Promoted Winter Undisclosed Youth system Cruz-Azul.com.mx
105 MF Mexico Diego Israel Martínez 18Non-EU Youth system Promoted Winter Undisclosed Youth system Cruz-Azul.com.mx
106 MF Mexico Iñaki Domínguez 17Non-EU Youth system Promoted Winter Undisclosed Youth system Cruz-Azul.com.mx
19 FW Mexico Omar Bravo 31Non-EU Sporting Kansas City United States Transfer Winter 2014 Undisclosed SportingKC.com
18 MF Brazil Francinilson Meirelles 21Non-EU Bahia Brazil Transfer Winter 2015 $1.5M El Universal

Out and Loan

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
18 MF Mexico César Villaluz 23Non-EU San Luis Transfer Winter Undisclosed MedioTiempo.com
5 DF Mexico Alejandro Castro 24Non-EU Estudiantes Tecos Loan Winter Undisclosed Cruz-Azul.com.mx
13 MF Mexico Allam Bello 23Non-EU Neza FC Loan Winter Undisclosed Terra Mexico
19 MF Chile Hugo Droguett 29Non-EU Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 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
Apertura 2011 2nd./Quarter-finals July 23 November 26
Clausura 2012 9th./17 January 7 April 29
Copa Libertadores Group Stage knockout stage TBD February 8 TBD

Results by opponent (league)

Team Results Points
Home Away
América3 – 12 – 24
Atlante2 – 12 – 24
Atlas2 – 10 – 26
Estudiantes Tecos5 – 20 – 26
Guadalajara1 – 12 – 11
Chiapas2 – 01 – 14
Monterrey4 – 31 – 26
Morelia0 – 12 – 00
Pachuca1 – 11 – 01
Puebla2 – 01 – 14
Querétaro1 – 21 – 00
San Luis3 – 11 – 14
Santos Laguna0 – 11 – 00
Tijuana2 – 10 – 04
Toluca0 – 00 – 34
UANL1 – 11 – 12
UNAM1 – 11 – 24
Total Points
Apertura171229
Clausura151025
Season
322254

Source:Cruz Azul Matches at soccerway.com 2011–12 Primera División de México season article

Competitions statistics

Torneo Apertura 2011

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

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 19' (pen.)
Orozco 42'
Mendoza 108'
Giménez 120'
[ Report]
Live TV:
80' García
80' Hernández
Stadium: La Noria
July 10, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 1 – 1 Atlas San Jose, California, United States
19:00 DST Villa 60' [ Report]
Live TV:
90+2' (pen.) Romero Stadium: Spartan Stadium
July 13, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 3 Querétaro Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 DST Villa 41'
Flores 60'
Pérez 70'
[ Report]
Live TV:
23' Bueno
66' Rico
101' Vázquez
Stadium: La Noria
July 16, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 1 – 1 Pachuca Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 DST Droguett 30' [ Report]
Live TV:
46' Borja Stadium: Estadio Azul

Friendly during the season

November 10, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 0 Pumas Morelos Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 CST Vela 13'
Pereira 60', 80'
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Azul
November 11, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 3 Cruz Azul Hidalgo Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 CST Villaluz 34'
Droguett 48'
Perea 80'
[ Report]
Live TV:
38' López
62', 73' Galván
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 37'Yellow card 43'
Torres Nilo Yellow card 43'
Report
Live TV:
Canal 9 Galavisión
Yellow card 16' Pinto
19' Aquino
Yellow card 22' Flores
Yellow card 49' Ponce
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Jalisco Paul Delgadillo
July 30, 2011 Round 2 Cruz Azul 2 – 1 Atlas Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Ponce Yellow card 38'
Cortés 46'
Orozco Yellow card 49'
Aquino Yellow card 59'
Villa 71'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
Yellow card 12' Arreola
32' Rodríguez
Yellow card 38' Welcome
Yellow card 38' Vidrio
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 35,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Mexico City Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
August 3, 2011 Round 3 Pachuca 1 – 0 Cruz Azul Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
20:30 DST Ayoví 86' Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 7
Yellow card 66' Gutiérrez Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Referee: Aguascalientes Oscar Macías Romo
August 6, 2011 Round 4 Cruz Azul 2 – 1 Atlante Mexico City, Mexico
16:00 DST Villaluz Yellow card 32'
Torrado Yellow card 40'
Villa 44'
Orozco 47'
Pinto Yellow card 89'
Report
Live TV:
Azteca América
SKY Sports
ESPN Latin America
55' Maldonado
Yellow card 90+1' Amione
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 20,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Sinaloa Jesús Morales Bojorquez
August 13, 2011 Round 5 Chiapas 1 – 1 Cruz Azul Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
17:30 DST Rodríguez Yellow card 33'
Razo Yellow card 40'
Fuentes 58'Yellow card 66'
Hernández Yellow card 61'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
5' (o.g.) Chávez
Yellow card 53' Villa
Yellow card 56' I. Castro
Yellow card 73' A. Castro
Stadium: Estadio Victor Manuel Reyna
Referee: Mexico City Miguel Ayala Ramírez
August 20, 2011 Round 6 Cruz Azul 2 – 1 Tijuana Mexico City, Mexico
16:00 DST Perea Yellow card 14' 48'
Ponce Yellow card 45'
Pinto Yellow card 45'
Villa Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 77' 67'
Report
Live TV:
Azteca América
SKY Sports
ESPN Latin America
Yellow card 15' 22' Moreno Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 22,500 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Mexico City José Alfredo Peñaloza
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
Yellow card 60' Gastélum
90+1'Yellow card 90+1' Rojas
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 20,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Veracruz Jorge Pérez Durán
September 17, 2011 Round 9 Monterrey 1 – 2 Cruz Azul Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
17:00 DST Delgado 10'
S. Pérez Yellow card 21'
L. Pérez Yellow card 25'
Basanta Yellow card 60'
de Nigris Yellow card 67'Red card 79'
Report
Live TV:
Canal 9 Galavisión
Telemundo
4' Villaluz
Yellow card 34' Araujo
50' Perea
Yellow card 77' Pinto
Yellow card 82' Giménez
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Referee: Mexico City Jorge Isaac Rojas
September 24, 2011 Round 10 Cruz Azul 1 – 1 Guadalajara Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Perea 62'
W. Ponce Yellow card 70'
Torrado Yellow card 75'
Pinto Yellow card 89'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
34' Arellano
Yellow card 43' Sánchez
Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 52' M. Ponce
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 35,161 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Michoacán Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez
October 8, 2011 Round 12 Cruz Azul 2 – 0 Puebla Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Aquino Yellow card 43'
Giménez Yellow card 67'
Orozco 73', 89'Yellow card 73'
Flores Yellow card 86'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN2
Yellow card 76' Salinas Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 18,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Sinaloa César Arturo Ramos
October 22, 2011 Round 14 Querétaro 1 – 0 Cruz Azul Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
17:00 DST Ponce Yellow card 80'
Bueno 86' (pen.)
Report
Live TV:
Canal 4 Foro TV
Yellow card 14' Giménez
Yellow card 63' Villaluz
Red card 66' Orozco
Yellow card 72' Villa
Yellow card 85' Domínguez
Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Referee: Michoacán Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez
October 26, 2011 Round 15 Cruz Azul 0 – 0 Toluca Mexico City, Mexico
19:00 DST Villa Yellow card 22'
Giménez Yellow card 70'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 7
ESPN Latin America
Yellow card 24' Sinha
Yellow card 73' Calderón
Yellow card 78' Gamboa
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 23,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Sinaloa Jesús Morales Bojorquez
November 5, 2011 Round 17 Cruz Azul 3 – 1 America Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Villa 1', 74'
Torrado Yellow card 35'
Pinto Yellow card 58'
Orozco 62'
Ponce Yellow card 78'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
Fox Deportes
Yellow card 37' Rojas
Yellow card 43' Valenzuela
Yellow card 62' 80' Montenegro
Yellow card 70' Pimentel
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 33,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Mexico City Roberto García Orozco

General table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 The top 8 score results qualify for the Playoffs.
  2. 1 2 All 3 teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores will also participate in the Playoffs of this competition.
  3. 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 Yellow card 22'
Márquez L. 77', 85'
Lozano Yellow card 82'
Lugo Yellow card 87'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
32' Orozco
Yellow card 53' Corona
Red card 69' Pinto
Yellow card 71' Castro
Yellow card 78' Aquino
Yellow card 81' Torrado
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Jalisco Erim Ramírez
November 26, 2011 Second Leg Cruz Azul 1 – 2
(2 – 4 agg.)
Morelia Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Vela 35'
Torrado Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 71'
Giménez Yellow card 89'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN 2
Yellow card 1' Huiqui
16'Yellow card 23' Sabah
20' Lugo
Yellow card 23' Lozano
Yellow card 64' Aldrete
Yellow card 90+2' Gastélum
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 30,568 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Mexico City Marco Antonio Rodríguez

Morelia won 2-4 in aggregate.

Torneo Clausura 2012

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

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 ?' (o.g.)
Orozco ?'
[ Report]
Live TV:
?' Torres 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:
?', ?' Canales Stadium: La Noria
December 28, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 0 Veracruz Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 CST Giménez 42'
Bravo ?'
G. Flores 61'
[ Report]
Live TV:
Stadium: Estadio Azul
December 30, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 2 – 1 San Luis Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 CST Bravo 10'
Giménez 48'
[ Report]
Live TV:
80' Alcántar Stadium: Estadio Azul
January 4, 2012 Friendly Cruz Azul 1 – 1 Cruz Azul Hidalgo Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 CST Unknown ?' [ Report]
Live TV:
?' Unknown 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 6'
Castro Yellow card 69'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
70' Lobos Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 29,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Aguascalientes Oscar Macías Romo
January 14, 2012 Round 2 Atlas 0 – 2 Cruz Azul Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
20:45 CST Zamogilny Yellow card 1'
Rodríguez Yellow card 32'
Romero Yellow card 68'
Report
Live TV:
Canal 9 Galavisión
Yellow card 70' Bravo
70' Villa
Yellow card 70' Corona
70' (pen.) Giménez
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Jalisco Paul Delgadillo
January 21, 2012 Round 3 Cruz Azul 1 – 1 Pachuca Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Villa 29'
Araujo Yellow card 44'
Pinto Yellow card 90+4'
Report
Live TV:
Azteca América
SKY Sports
ESPN Latin America
19' Ayoví
Yellow card 30' Castillo
Yellow card 44' López
Red card 44' Cejas
Yellow card 61' Rodríguez
Yellow card 63' Torres
Yellow card 66' Herrera
Yellow card 79' Arreola
Yellow card 90+3' Cota
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 27,550 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Mexico City Jorge Eduardo Gasso
January 28, 2012 Round 4 Atlante 2 – 2 Cruz Azul Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
21:00 CST Guagua Yellow card 26'
Martínez 67'
Hernández Yellow card 72'
Arroyo Yellow card 77'
Cuevas 84'
Mendoza Yellow card 85'
Report
Live TV:
TDN
16', 85' Villa
Yellow card 28' Gutiérrez
Yellow card 83' Pereira
Stadium: Estadio Andres Quintana Roo
Referee: Mexico City Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
February 4, 2012 Round 5 Cruz Azul 2 – 0 Chiapas Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Meireles Yellow card 44'
Pereira 55'Yellow card 86'
Araujo Yellow card 60'
Orozco 61'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
Yellow card 22' Esqueda
Yellow card 68' Espinoza
Yellow card 90' Arizala
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 35,161 (unofficial)
Referee: Mexico City Miguel Ángel Ayala Ramírez
February 12, 2012 Round 6 Tijuana 0 – 0 Cruz Azul Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
14:00 CST Gandolfi Yellow card 4'
Arévalo Yellow card 64'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
Fox Sports + & LAT
Yellow card 53' Gutiérrez Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Referee: Jalisco Erim Ramírez
February 18, 2012 Round 7 Cruz Azul 1 – 1 UNAM Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Maranhão Yellow card 19'
Giménez Yellow card 38'
Aquino 65'
Pinto Yellow card 86'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN 2
Fox Deportes
Azteca América
21' Herrera
Yellow card 26' García
Yellow card 53' Cabrera
Yellow card 90+4' Cacho
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 33,000 (unofficial)
Referee: Sinaloa Jesús Fabricio Morales
February 26, 2012 Round 8 Morelia 2 – 0 Cruz Azul Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
12:00 CST Rojas 35'
Sabah 81'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
Yellow card 39' Domínguez
Yellow card 60' Giménez
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Aguascalientes Ricardo Arellano
March 3, 2012 Round 9 Cruz Azul 4 – 3 Monterrey Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Giménez 24' (pen.), 53'Yellow card 46'
Bravo 56'
Villa 82'Yellow card 82'
Corona Yellow card 90+2'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
19' de Nigris
Yellow card 48' 90+4' Basanta
Yellow card 68' 69' Suazo
Yellow card 73' L. Pérez
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 27,240 (unofficial)
Referee: Tlaxcala Antony Zanjuampa
March 10, 2012 Round 10 Guadalajara 2 – 1 Cruz Azul Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
19:00 CST Sánchez Yellow card 19'
Reynoso Yellow card 21' 90+4' (pen.)
Torres 88'
Michel Yellow card 90+2'
Report
Live TV:
Canal 9 Galavisión
TDN
Telemundo
Yellow card 19' Castro
22' Villa
Yellow card 36' Giménez
Yellow card 44' Red card 90+1' Araujo
Yellow card 85' Corona
Stadium: Estadio Omnilife
Referee: Veracruz Jorge Pérez Durán
March 17, 2012 Round 11 Cruz Azul 0 – 1 Santos Laguna Mexico City, Mexico
19:00 CST Pinto Yellow card 7'
Ipata(Physical & Fitness coach) Yellow card 56'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 90+2' Galindo
42' Quintero
Yellow card 51' Ramírez
Yellow card 55' Ibáñez
Yellow card 71' Ochoa
Red card 73' Armendáriz
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 25,560 (unofficial)
Referee: San Luis Potosí Miguel Ángel Ortega
March 25, 2012 Round 12 Puebla 1 – 1 Cruz Azul Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
12:00 CST Rincón Yellow card 49'
Beasley 54'Yellow card 65'
Salinas Yellow card 89'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
22'Red card 84' Villa Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Referee: Michoacán Francisco Chacón
March 31, 2012 Round 13 Cruz Azul 3 – 1 San Luis Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Bravo 28', 38'
Perea 52'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
14' Moreno
Yellow card 55' Paredes
Yellow card 66' Velasco
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 23,190 (unofficial)
Referee: Guerrero Miguel Ángel Chacón
April 7, 2012 Round 14 Cruz Azul 1 – 2 Querétaro Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Perea 46' Report
Live TV:
Azteca América
SKY Sports
ESPN Latin America
Yellow card 41' 90+1' Cortés
45' Romo
Red card 81' Comizzo(Coach)
Yellow card 89' Mena
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 19,480 (unofficial)
Referee: Mexico City Roberto García Orozco
April 21, 2012 Round 16 Cruz Azul 5 – 2 Estudiantes Tecos Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Vela Yellow card 27'
Flores 33'
Leaño 43' (o.g.)
Perea 62', 72'
Castro 84'
Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
Yellow card 28' Reyes
Yellow card 60' Galindo
78' Sambueza
Yellow card 88' Pérez
90' Lillingston
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 28,175 (unofficial)
Referee: Mexico City José Alfredo Peñaloza
April 29, 2012 Round 17 America 2 – 2 Cruz Azul Mexico City, Mexico
16:00 DST Aguilar Yellow card 6'
Benítez 8', 13'Yellow card 13'
Medina Yellow card 35'
Reyes Yellow card 45'
Layún Yellow card 85'
Report
Live TV:
Canal de las Estrellas 2
Telemundo
24'Yellow card 41' Red card 87' Pereira
73' Villa
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Mexico City Mauricio Morales

Classification table

General table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Updated to match(es) played on April 29, 2012. Source: MedioTiempo.com
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 21, 2012 Match Day 2 Cruz Azul Mexico 4 – 0 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira Mexico City, Mexico
20:45 CST Cortés 18' (pen.)
Perea 54'
Orozco 78'
Villa 81'
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Yellow card 17' Rouga
Yellow card 23' Clavijo
Yellow card 27' García
Yellow card 53' Chacón
Yellow card 76' Zapata
Yellow card 83' Arocha
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 26,350 (unofficial)
Referee: Colombia Imer Machado (Colombia)
March 14, 2012 Match Day 3 Cruz Azul Mexico 0 – 0 Brazil Corinthians Mexico City, Mexico
19:00 CST Report
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Yellow card 53' Paulinho Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 34,000 (unofficial)
Referee: Ecuador Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
March 21, 2012 Match Day 4 Corinthians Brazil 1 – 0 Mexico Cruz Azul São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
19:00 CST Danilo 35'Yellow card 69'
Ralf Yellow card 42'
Emerson Yellow card 86'
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Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 71' Pinto
Yellow card 44' Mariaca
Yellow card 90+1' Pereira
Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu
Referee: Uruguay Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
April 18, 2012 Match Day 6 Cruz Azul Mexico 4 – 1 Paraguay Nacional Mexico City, Mexico
19:50 DST Orozco 20'
Aquino Yellow card 34'
Maranhão 45'
Gutiérrez Yellow card 52'
Bravo 65'
Perea 80'
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Yellow card 33' Miers
Yellow card 37' Piris
43' Cristaldo
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 19,294 (unofficial)
Referee: Peru Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)

Classification table

Group table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts COR CAZ NAC TAC
1 Brazil Corinthians 6 4 2 0 13 2 +11 14 1–0 2–0 6–0
2 Mexico Cruz Azul 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11 0–0 4–1 4–0
3 Paraguay Nacional 6 1 1 4 6 13 7 4 1–3 1–2 3–2
4 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 6 0 3 3 4 15 11 3 1–1 1–1 0–0
Source:

Knockout stages

Round of 16

May 8, 2012 Second Leg Libertad Paraguay 2 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)
Mexico Cruz Azul Asunción, Paraguay
20:30 DST Núñez 9'
CáceresYellow card 42' 49'
Nasuti Yellow card 54'
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Pereira Yellow card 34'
Flores 49'
Bravo Yellow card 52'
Stadium: Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz
Referee: Brazil Leandro Vuaden (Brazil)

Libertad won on points 4–1.

Squad statistics

Start formations

Qnt Formation Match(es)
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)
Last updated: May 2
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 2 May 2012. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League CupPlayoffsTotalDiscipline
1GKMexicoJosé de Jesús Corona 24-266-32-432-3540(-) means goals conceded
12GKMexicoGuillermo Allison 0000000000(-) means goals conceded
20GKMexicoJavier Caso 0000000000(-) means goals conceded
25GKMexicoYosgart Gutiérrez 10-91(1)-20011(1)-1100(-) means goals conceded
61GKMexicoGibrán Lajud 0000000000(-) means goals conceded
2DFMexicoFausto Pinto 290201032082
3DFChileWaldo Ponce 140000014040 Injured.
3DFMexicoAlberto Rodríguez 0010001000reinforcement only for the cup.
4DFMexicoJulio César Domínguez 270102030010
14DFMexicoNéstor Araujo 220402028041
15DFMexicoGerardo Flores 16(3)2500(1)021(4)*220
16DFMexicoJair Pereira 19(2)2602027(2)*251
17DFMexicoManuel Mariaca 204(1)0006(1)010
22DFMexicoAdrián Cortés 15(3)2611022(3)300
64DFMexicoAlan Emmanuel Vidal 0000000000
104DFMexicoFrancisco Flores 1(1)01(1)0002(2)*010
--DFMexicoMelvin Brown 0000000000reinforcement only for the cup.
6MFMexicoGerardo Torrado 13(3)0102016(3)051 Injured.
7MFMexicoJavier Aquino 9(20)22(1)02013(21)250
8MFMexicoIsrael Castro 341701042*140
10MFArgentinaChristian Giménez 27(1)65(2)12034(3)790
18MFBrazilMaranhão 5(10)05(1)10010(11)*120
21MFMexicoHéctor Gutiérrez 14(6)05(1)01020(7)*040
23MFMexicoHéctor Altamirano 0010001000reinforcement only for the cup.
24MFMexicoLuis Alanis 0000000000
70MFMexicoDiego Israel Martínez 0000000000
73MFMexicoLuis Fernando Carrasco 0000000000
106MFMexicoIñaki Domínguez 000(1)0000(1)*000
9FWColombiaEdixon Perea 13(7)85(1)20(2)017(10)*1010
11FWMexicoAlejandro Vela 12(3)12(3)00(1)114(7)220
19FWMexicoOmar Bravo 1732(3)10019(3)*410
27FWMexicoJavier Orozco 6(14)6552113(14)1221
30FWArgentinaEmanuel Villa 24(2)143(3)12029(5)1542
90FWMexicoMarco Antonio Angúlo 1(3)000001(3)*000
byeDFMexicoAlejandro Castro¤ 8(3)00(1)04(8)020loan to Estudiantes Tecos.
byeMFMexicoAllam Bello¤ 0(1)0000(1)000loan to Neza FC.
byeMFMexicoCésar Villaluz 7(7)1007(7)120out to San Luis.
byeMFChileHugo Droguett 7(6)00(1)07(7)000loan to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

Overall statistics team

Total Home Away
Games played432221
Games won17116
Games drawn1578
Games lost1147
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. Estudiantes5-2 vs. Estudiantes0-3 vs. Toluca
Biggest win (Libertadores)4-0 vs. Deportivo Táchira4-0 vs. Deportivo Táchira1-2 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. Morelia1-0 vs. Pachuca,
1-0 vs. Santos Laguna,
1-0 vs. Querétaro,
2-1 vs. Morelia
Biggest lose (Clausura)2-0 vs. Morelia0-1 vs. Santos Laguna,
1-2 vs. Querétaro
2-0 vs. Morelia
Biggest lose (Libertadores)1-0 vs. Corinthians1-0 vs. Corinthians
Goals scored644024
Goals conceded442222
Goal difference+20+18+2
Average GF per game1.491.821.14
Average GA per game1.0211.05
Most Game Started42Mexico Israel Castro
Most appearances42Mexico Israel Castro
Top scorer15Argentina Emanuel Villa
Points66/129 (51.16%)39/66 (59.09%)26/63 (41.27%)
Winning rate17/43 (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 Argentina Emanuel Villa
6
8
1
15
2 Mexico Javier Orozco
5
2
5
12
3 Colombia Edixon Perea
4
4
2
10
4 Argentina Christian Giménez
1
5
1
7
5 Mexico Omar Bravo
3
1
4
6 Adrián Cortés
2
1
3
7 Javier Aquino
1
1
2
Alejandro Vela
2
Gerardo Flores
2
Jair Pereira
2
2
Own Goal
1
1
2
11 Mexico Israel Castro
1
1
César Villaluz
1
Brazil Maranhão
1
TOTAL
23
29
12
64

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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultDWLWDWWLWDLWDLDWWLL
Position106744313224225432
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Clausura 2012

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultDWDDWDDLWLLDWLWWD
Position6367469999911910889
Updated to match(es) played on Apr 30. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Copa Libertadores

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round12345678
GroundAHHAAHHA
ResultWWDLDWD
Position111222
Updated to match(es) played on May 2. 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 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

References

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