The 2019–20 Deportivo Cruz Azul season was the 93rd season in the football club's history and the 55th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. Cruz Azul competed in Liga MX, Supercopa MX, Leagues Cup, and the CONCACAF Champions League.
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Pedro Caixinha
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| Assistant coaches | Hélder Baptista
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 Joaquín Moreno
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 José Belman
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| Oscar Farias
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| Doctors | Ernesto Prado
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| Odín Vite
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| Kinesiologist | Juan Rubio
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Players
Squad information
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Previous club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | GK |
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José de Jesús Corona (Captain) | 26 January 1981 (aged 38) | 2009 | UAG
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| 12 | GK |
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Guillermo Allison | 28 September 1990 (aged 28) | 2013 | Youth system
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| 30 | GK |
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Andrés Gudiño | 27 January 1997 (aged 22) | 2019 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo
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| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | DF |
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Josué Reyes | 10 December 1997 (aged 21) | 2019 (Winter) | Cruz Azul Hidalgo
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| 3 | DF |
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Jaiber Jiménez | 7 January 1995 (aged 24) | 2019 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo
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| 4 | DF |
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Julio César Domínguez (VC) | 8 November 1987 (aged 31) | 2006 | Youth system
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| 5 | DF | 
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Igor Lichnovsky | 7 March 1994 (aged 25) | 2018 | Necaxa
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| 16 | DF |
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Adrián Aldrete | 14 June 1988 (aged 31) | 2016 | Santos Laguna
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| 23 | DF | 
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Pablo Aguilar | 2 April 1987 (aged 32) | 2018 | Tijuana
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| 24 | DF |
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Juan Escobar | 3 July 1995 (aged 24) | 2019 | Cerro Porteño
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| 26 | DF |
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Jorge Luis García | 22 January 2002 (aged 17) | 2019 (Winter) | Youth system
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| 27 | DF |
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José Madueña | 29 May 1990 (aged 29) | 2018 (Winter) | Atlas
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| Midfielders | ||||||
| 6 | MF | 
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Stephen Eustáquio | 21 December 1996 (aged 22) | 2019 (Winter) | Chaves
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| 8 | MF |
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Javier Salas | 20 August 1993 (aged 25) | 2018 (Winter) | Atlas
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| 10 | MF | 
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Guillermo Fernández | 11 October 1991 (aged 27) | 2019 | Racing Club
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| 11 | MF |
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Elías Hernández | 29 April 1988 (aged 31) | 2018 | León
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| 14 | MF |
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Misael Domínguez | 27 October 1999 (aged 19) | 2018 | Monterrey
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| 17 | MF |
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Édgar Méndez | 2 January 1990 (aged 29) | 2017 | Alavés
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| 19 | MF | 
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Yoshimar Yotún | 7 April 1990 (aged 29) | 2019 (Winter) |  Orlando City
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| 20 | MF |
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Alexis Gutiérrez | 26 February 2000 (aged 19) | 2019 | Guadalajara
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| 22 | MF |
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Rafael Baca | 11 September 1989 (aged 29) | 2014 (Winter) | San Jose Earthquakes
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| 25 | MF |
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Roberto Alvarado | 7 September 1998 (aged 20) | 2018 | Necaxa
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| 31 | MF |
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Orbelín Pineda | 24 March 1996 (aged 23) | 2019 (Winter) | Guadalajara
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| Forwards | ||||||
| 7 | FW | 
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Martín Cauteruccio | 14 April 1987 (aged 32) | 2017 (Winter) | San Lorenzo
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| 9 | FW |
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Milton Caraglio | 1 December 1988 (aged 30) | 2018 | Atlas
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| 21 | FW |
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Jonathan Rodríguez | 6 July 1993 (aged 26) | 2019 (Winter) | Santos Laguna
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| 29 | FW |
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Santiago Giménez | 18 April 2001 (aged 18) | 2018 | Youth system
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Players and squad numbers last updated on 23 July 2019.[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | MF | |
Guillermo Fernández | 11 October 1991 (aged 27) | Racing Club |
Transfer | Summer | [2] |
| 24 | DF | |
Juan Escobar | 3 July 1995 (aged 24) | Cerro Porteño |
Transfer | Summer | [3] |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Supercopa MX | 14 July 2019 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 | |
| Torneo Apertura | 20 July 2019 | 23 November 2019 | Matchday 1 | 12th | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 27.78 |
| Leagues Cup | 23 July 2019 | 18 September 2019 | Quarter-finals | Winners | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Champions League | 18 February 2020 | 16 December 2020 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 66.67 |
| Torneo Clausura | 11 January 2020 | 15 March 2020 | Matchday 1 | 1st | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 70.00 |
| Total | 35 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 51.43 | ||||
Last updated: 16 December 2020
Source: Mediotiempo.com
Supercopa MX
| 14 July 2019 | Cruz Azul | 4–0 | Necaxa | Carson, California, United States |
| Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 27,800[4] Referee: Diego Montaño |
Torneo Apertura
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Guadalajara | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Tijuana | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 24 |
| 12 | Cruz Azul | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 23 |
| 13 | UNAM | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 23 |
| 14 | Atlas | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 21 |
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
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
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 |
Last updated: 24 November 2019.
Source: LigaMX
Result round by round
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2019. Source: Mediotiempo.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 20 July 2019 1 | Necaxa | 0–0 | Cruz Azul | Aguascalientes City |
| 21:08 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Victoria Attendance: 19,361 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
| 27 July 2019 2 | Cruz Azul | 1–1 | Toluca | Mexico City |
| 21:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 25,320 Referee: Diego Montaño |
| 3 August 2019 3 | Querétaro | 3–0 | Cruz Azul | Querétaro City |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Corregidora Attendance: 29,329 Referee: Oscar Mejía |
| 10 August 2019 4 | Cruz Azul | 2–0 | Juarez | Mexico City |
| Stadium: Estadio Azteca |
| 16 August 2019 5 | Atlas | 1–3 | Cruz Azul | Guadalajara |
| Stadium: Estadio Jalisco |
| 24 August 2019 6 | Cruz Azul | 1–1 | Puebla | Mexico City |
| Stadium: Estadio Azteca |
| 28 August 2019 7 | Tijuana | 3–2 | Cruz Azul | Tijuana |
| Stadium: Estadio Caliente |
| 31 August 2019 8 | Cruz Azul | 1–1 | Guadalajara | Mexico City |
| Stadium: Estadio Azteca |
| 13 September 2019 9 | Veracruz | 0–0 | Cruz Azul | Veracruz |
| Stadium: Estadio Luis Pirata Fuente |
| 22 September 2019 10 | Pumas | 1–1 | Cruz Azul | Mexico City |
| Stadium: Estadio Olimpico Universitario |
| 25 September 2019 11 | Cruz Azul | 1–1 | Monterrey | Mexico City |
| Stadium: Estadio Azteca |
| 28 September 2019 12 | Pachuca | 2–0 | Cruz Azul | Pachuca |
| Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo |
| 5 October 2019 13 | Cruz Azul | 5–2 | America | Mexico City |
| Stadium: Estadio Azteca |
| 19 October 2019 14 | Cruz Azul | 2–3 | Morelia | Mexico City |
| Stadium: Estadio Azteca |
| 26 October 2019 15 | Tigres | 1–1 | Cruz Azul | San Nicolas |
| Stadium: Estadio Universitario |
| 31 October 2019 16 | Cruz Azul | 1–0 | Leon | Mexico City |
| Stadium: Estadio Azteca |
| 10 November 2019 18 | Santos | 3–1 | Cruz Azul | Torreon |
| Stadium: Estadio Corona |
| 23 November 2019 19 | Cruz Azul | 3–1 | San Luis | Mexico City |
| Stadium: Estadio Azteca |
CONCACAF Champions League
Round of 16
| 18 February 2020 First leg | Portmore United  | 1–2 | Cruz Azul | Kingston, Jamaica |
| 20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Independence Park Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada) |
| 25 February 2020 Second leg | Cruz Azul | 4–0 | Portmore United | Mexico City |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada) |
Quarter-finals
| 16 December 2020 | Los Angeles FC | 2–1 | Cruz Azul | Orlando[note 1] |
| 22:30 (21:30 UTC−6) | Vela  38' (pen.)Opoku 71' |
Report | Yotún 15' (pen.),  83'Aguilar 41' |
Stadium: Exploria Stadium Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras) |
Leagues Cup
| 23 July 2019 Quarter-finals | Chicago Fire | 0–2 | Cruz Azul | Bridgeview, Illinois, United States |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 14,213 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica) |
| 20 August 2019 Semi-finals | LA Galaxy | 1–2 | Cruz Azul | Carson, California, United States |
| 20:30 |
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Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 20,135 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala) |
| 18 September 2019 Final | Cruz Azul | 2–1 | UANL | Las Vegas, United States |
| 21:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium Attendance: 20,132 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (México) |
Torneo Clausura
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 22 | Qualification to 2021 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | León | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 21 | |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 17 | |
| 4 | América | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 17 | |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 16 |
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
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
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 |
Last updated: 15 March 2020.
Source: LigaMX
Result round by round
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Mediotiempo.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Statistics
Squad statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Supercopa MX | Apertura | Leagues Cup | Copa MX | Clausura | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |
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José de Jesús Corona | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |
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Julio César Domínguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |
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Igor Lichnovsky | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |
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Milton Caraglio | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |
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Guillermo Fernández | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF |
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Elías Hernández | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF |
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Adrián Aldrete | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |
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Édgar Méndez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |
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Yoshimar Yotún | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW |
|
Jonathan Rodríguez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF |
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Pablo Aguilar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF |
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Juan Escobar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF |
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Roberto Alvarado | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF |
|
José Madueña | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF |
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Orbelín Pineda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 4 August 2019
Source: Mediotiempo.com
Goals
- As of 31 August 2019
| Rank | Player | Position | Supercopa | Liga Apertura | Leagues Cup | Champions League | Liga Clausura | Total[5][6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milton Caraglio
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FW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Elías Hernández
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MF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 2 | Jonathan Rodríguez
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FW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Pablo Aguilar
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DF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Orbelín Pineda
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MF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Roberto Alvarado
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MF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 3 | Yoshimar Yotún
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MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| José Madueña
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DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Juan Escobar
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DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Édgar Méndez
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MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Disciplinary record
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Apertura | Leagues Cup | Copa MX | Clausura | Total | Notes | ||||||||||
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| 4 | DF |
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Julio César Domínguez | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | FW |
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Jonathan Rodríguez | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | DF |
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Igor Lichnovsky | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | DF |
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Adrián Aldrete | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | DF |
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Pablo Aguilar | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | MF |
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Guillermo Fernández | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Last updated: 4 August 2019
Source: LigaMX
Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Clean sheets
- As of 31 August 2019
| Rank | Name | Supercopa MX | Apertura | Leagues Cup | Champions League | Clausura | Total[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José de Jesús Corona
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1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Notes
- ^ This series was originally scheduled as a two-leg match to take place at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California on March 12 and Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on March 18.
References
- ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - Cruz Azul". LigaMX.net.
- ^ "Guillermo Fernández quiere "campeonar" a Cruz Azul así como fue con Racing". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 12 June 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "¡Confirmado! Cruz Azul cierra trato millonario por paraguayo Juan Escobar". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Informe Arbitral Torneo Supercopa MX 2019" (in Spanish). Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. Retrieved 18 July 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - Tabla de goleo". LigaMX.net. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Cruz Azul - Mediotiempo". Mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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