The 2020–21 Deportivo Cruz Azul season was the 94th season in the football club's history and the 56th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. Cruz Azul competed in Liga MX and the CONCACAF Champions League.

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Players

Squad information

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Signed in Previous club
1 GK Mexico José de Jesús Corona (captain) 40 2009 Mexico UAG
3 DF Mexico Jaiber Jiménez 26 2019 Youth system
4 DF Mexico Julio César Domínguez (vice-captain) 33 2006 Youth system
5 DF Mexico Alexis Peña 25 2020 Mexico Guadalajara
7 MF Mexico Luis Romo 25 2020 Mexico Querétaro
9 MF Argentina Walter Montoya 27 2018 Argentina Racing Club
11 MF Mexico Elías Hernández 33 2018 Mexico León
12 DF Mexico José Joaquín Martínez 34 2020 Mexico Monarcas Morelia
14 MF Mexico Misael Domínguez 21 2018 Mexico Monterrey
15 MF Uruguay Ignacio Rivero 29 2020 Mexico Tijuana
16 DF Mexico Adrián Aldrete 32 2016 Mexico Santos Laguna
17 FW Ecuador Brayan Angulo 25 2019 Mexico Tijuana
19 MF Peru Yoshimar Yotún 31 2019 United States Orlando City
20 MF Mexico Alexis Gutiérrez 21 2019 Mexico Guadalajara
21 FW Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez 27 2019 (Winter) Mexico Santos Laguna
22 MF Mexico Rafael Baca 31 2014 (Winter) United States San Jose Earthquakes
23 DF Paraguay Pablo Aguilar 34 2018 Mexico Tijuana
24 DF Paraguay Juan Escobar 25 2019 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
25 MF Mexico Roberto Alvarado 22 2018 Mexico Necaxa
28 MF Argentina Guillermo Fernández 29 2019 Argentina Boca Juniors
29 FW Mexico Santiago Giménez 20 2017 Youth system
30 GK Mexico Andrés Gudiño 24 2019 Youth system
31 MF Mexico Orbelín Pineda 25 2019 (Winter) Mexico Guadalajara
33 GK Mexico Sebastián Jurado 23 2020 (Winter) Mexico Veracruz

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Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Type Ref.
Winter 2021 DF Mexico Alexis Peña Mexico Guadalajara Loan
MF Argentina Guillermo Fernández Argentina Boca Juniors End of loan
FW Argentina Walter Montoya Argentina Racing Club End of loan
FW Ecuador Bryan Angulo Mexico Tijuana End of loan

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Copa por México

Main article: 2020 Copa por México

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 América 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3 Pumas UNAM 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2
4 Toluca 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: Soccerway
4 July 2020 1 Pumas UNAM Mexico 1–4 Mexico Cruz Azul Mexico City
19:30 (UTC-5)
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 0
8 July 2020 2 Cruz Azul Mexico 1–0 Mexico Toluca Mexico City
19:00 (UTC-5) Escobar 45' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 0
11 July 2020 3 América Mexico 1–4 Mexico Cruz Azul Mexico City
19:30 (UTC-5) Córdova 13'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 0

Knockout stage

15 July 2020 Semi-finals Cruz Azul Mexico 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Mexico Tigres UANL Mexico City
22:00 (UTC-5) Lichnovsky 90+2' Quiñones 35' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 0
Penalties
19 July 2020 Final Cruz Azul Mexico 2–1 Mexico Guadalajara Mexico City
21:00 (UTC-5)
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Torneo Apertura 25 July 2020 6 December 2020 Matchday 1 Semi-finals (4th) 21 11 2 8 30 22 +8 052.38
Torneo Clausura 10 January 2021 30 May 2021 Matchday 1 Winners 23 16 4 3 33 15 +18 069.57
CONCACAF Champions League 6 April 2021 16 September 2021 Round of 16 Semi-finals 6 3 1 2 13 6 +7 050.00
Total 50 30 7 13 76 43 +33 060.00

Last updated: 16 September 2021
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Liga MX

Torneo Apertura

Main article: 2020–21 Liga MX season § Torneo Guardianes 2020
League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 UNAM 17 8 8 1 29 17 +12 32 Qualification for the quarter-finals[a]
3 América 17 9 5 3 31 22 +9 32
4 Cruz Azul 17 9 2 6 23 16 +7 29
5 Monterrey 17 8 5 4 26 21 +5 29 Qualification for the Reclassification[b]
6 UANL 17 7 7 3 27 16 +11 28
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 four places in the table qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. ^ Teams ranked 5th to 12th in the table qualified for Reclassification
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
17 9 2 6 23 16  +7 29 5 1 2 12 6  +6 4 1 4 11 10  +1

Last updated: 7 November 2020.
Source: Soccerway

Results round by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHHA
ResultWDWLWWWLWWWDLLWLLWLWL
Position55352113221224244QFQFSFSF
Source: Mediotiempo.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; QF = Quarter-final; SF = Semi-final
Matches
Quarter-finals
26 November 2020 First leg UANL 1–3 Cruz Azul San Nicolás de los Garzas
19:00 CST (UTC−6)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Attendance: 0
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
29 November 2020 Second leg Cruz Azul 0–1
(3–2 agg.)		 UANL Mexico City
18:30 CST (UTC−6) Report L. Quiñones 83' Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz
Semi-finals
3 December 2020 First leg Cruz Azul 4–0 Pumas UNAM Mexico City
21:00 CST (UTC−6)
Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
6 December 2020 Second leg Pumas UNAM 4–0
(4–4 agg.)		 Cruz Azul Mexico City
18:30 CST (UTC−6)
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 0
Note: 4–4 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Pumas UNAM advanced as the higher seed in the classification table.

Torneo Clausura

Main article: 2020–21 Liga MX season § Torneo Guardianes 2021
League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul (C) 17 13 2 2 26 11 +15 41 Qualification for the quarter-finals[a]
2 América 17 12 2 3 26 14 +12 38[b]
3 Puebla 17 7 7 3 25 14 +11 28
4 Monterrey 17 8 4 5 22 13 +9 28
5 Santos Laguna 17 7 5 5 18 13 +5 26 Qualification for the Reclassification[c]
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of goals scored away; 5) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The first four places in the table qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. ^ América was penalized for having an ineligible player on the bench in their Week 7 match against Atlas. América originally won the match 0–2 but were docked the 3 points obtained for the victory. Atlas were given a 3–0 victory and the 3 points docked from América.[1]
  3. ^ Teams ranked 5th to 12th in the table qualified for Reclassification
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
23 17 3 3 33 15  +18 54 10 1 1 22 11  +11 7 2 2 11 4  +7

Last updated: 30 May 2021.
Source: Liga MX

Result by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultLLWWWWWWWWWWWWDWDLWDWWD
Position15171284311111111111QFQFSFSFFF
Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: Mediotiempo.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; F = Final; QF = Quarter-final; SF = Semi-final
Matches
Quarter-finals
12 May 2021 First leg Toluca 2–1 Cruz Azul Toluca
19:00 CST
Report Fernández 33' Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
15 May 2021 Second leg Cruz Azul 3–1
(4–3 agg.)		 Toluca Mexico City
21:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 17,929
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez
Semi-finals
19 May 2021 First leg Pachuca 0–0 Cruz Azul Pachuca
20:30 CST Report Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Attendance: 12,221
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
22 May 2021 Second leg Cruz Azul 1–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Pachuca Mexico City
20:00 CST Giménez 50' Referee Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
Final
27 May 2021 First leg Santos Laguna 0–1 Cruz Azul Torreón
21:00 CST Report Romo 71' Stadium: Estadio Corona
Attendance: 14,577
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
30 May 2021 Second leg Cruz Azul 1–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Santos Laguna Mexico City
20:15 CST Rodríguez 51' Valdés 37' Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 21,016
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez


Guardianes 2021 Champion
Cruz Azul
9th title

CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

6 April 2021 (2021-04-06) First leg Arcahaie Haiti 0–0 Mexico Cruz Azul Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)[note 1]
22:00 (22:00 UTC−4) Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
13 April 2021 (2021-04-13) Second leg Cruz Azul Mexico 8–0
(8–0 agg.)		 Haiti Arcahaie Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
22:00 (21:00 UTC−5)
Report Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico)

Quarter-finals

27 April 2021 (2021-04-27) First leg Toronto FC Canada 1–3 Mexico Cruz Azul Raymond James Stadium, Tampa (United States)[note 2]
22:00 (22:00 UTC−4)
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
4 May 2021 (2021-05-04) Second leg Cruz Azul Mexico 1–0
(4–1 agg.)		 Canada Toronto FC Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
22:15 (21:15 UTC−5) Angulo 31' Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Semi-finals

11 August 2021 (2021-08-11) First leg Monterrey Mexico 1–0 Mexico Cruz Azul Estadio BBVA, Monterrey
20:00 (19:00 UTC−5)
Report Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)
16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) Second leg Cruz Azul Mexico 1–4
(1–5 agg.)		 Mexico Monterrey Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
22:00 (21:00 UTC−5)
Report
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Squad statistics

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

As of matches played 22 May 2021
Rank Pos. No. Player Liga Apertura Liguilla Apertura Liga Clausura Liguilla Clausura Champions League Total
1 FW 21 Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez 12 1 9 1 0 23
2 FW 17 Ecuador Bryan Angulo 0 0 2 1 4 7
3 DF 24 Paraguay Juan Escobar 2 1 2 0 1 6
FW 29 Mexico Santiago Giménez 4 0 0 2 0 6
5 MF 7 Mexico Luis Romo 0 3 2 0 0 5
6 MF 25 Mexico Roberto Alvarado 0 1 3 0 0 4
MF 31 Mexico Orbelín Pineda 2 0 2 0 0 4
8 MF 11 Mexico Elías Hernández 0 0 2 0 1 3
MF 28 Argentina Guillermo Fernández 0 0 2 1 0 3
10 DF 2 Paraguay Pablo Aguilar 0 0 1 0 1 2
MF 20 Mexico Alexis Gutiérrez 1 0 0 0 1 2
MF 9 Argentina Walter Montoya 0 0 0 0 2 2
MF 6 Peru Yoshimar Yotún 1 0 0 0 1 2
14 DF 4 Mexico Julio César Domínguez 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF 22 Mexico Rafael Baca 0 1 0 0 0 1
DF 16 Mexico Adrián Aldrete 0 0 1 0 0 1
DF 34 Mexico Josué Reyes 0 0 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 23 7 25 5 12 73

Sources: Soccerway, Liga MX, CONCACAF Champions League

Notes

  1. ^ Arcahaie played their round of 16 home match at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) instead of their regular stadium Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, due to insufficient stadium requirements.[2]
  2. ^ Toronto FC played their quarter-final home match at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa (United States) instead of their regular home stadium BMO Field, Toronto, due to COVID-19 travel restrictions between Canada and Mexico.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Resolución de la Comisión Disciplinaria". ligamx.net. 22 February 2021.
  2. ^ "El alivio de Cruz Azul por jugar ante Arcahaie FC en República Dominicana y no en Haití". vamoscruzazul.bolavip.com (in Spanish). 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Toronto FC looking to host Cruz Azul at Raymond James Stadium". Sportsnet. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Cruz_Azul_season
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