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2018–19 Club América season

The 2018–19 season was Club América's 6th consecutive season in the Liga MX, and 74th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The club will participate in the Liga MX and the Copa MX.

Club América
2018–19 season
PresidentSantiago Baños
ManagerMiguel Herrera
StadiumEstadio Azteca
Apertura 20182nd
Winners
Clausura 20195th
Semi-finals
Copa MX (Apertura)Round of 16
Copa MX (Clausura)Winners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Apertura:
Bruno Valdez (7 goals)
Clausura:
Roger Martínez (10 goals)
All:
Henry Martín
Roger Martínez
(14 goals)

Pre-season and friendlies edit

Club América will precede their 2018–19 campaign with a series of friendlies to be contested in the United States. The matches were announced in May 2018.[1][2]

Date Opponents Stadium Result
F–A 		Scorers
30 June 2018 Santos Laguna Cotton Bowl Stadium 3–0 Jérémy Ménez,
Henry Martín,
Cecilio Domínguez
4 July 2018 Pachuca HEB Park 3–2 Cecilio Domínguez (2),
Fernando González
8 July 2018 Morelia Avaya Stadium 2–1 Roger Martínez (2)
11 July 2018 Atlas Chukchansi Park 0–0
19 July 2018 Manchester United University of Phoenix Stadium 1–1 Henry Martín

Squad edit

2018 Apertura squad edit

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   ARG Agustín Marchesín
2 DF   MEX Carlos Vargas
3 DF   MEX Jorge Sánchez
4 DF   MEX Edson Álvarez
5 MF   ARG Guido Rodríguez
7 FW   FRA Jérémy Ménez
8 MF   COL Mateus Uribe
9 FW   COL Roger Martínez
10 MF   PAR Cecilio Domínguez
11 FW   COL Andrés Ibargüen
12 DF   MEX Luis Reyes
14 MF   USA Joe Corona (on loan from Tijuana)
15 MF   MEX Pedro Arce
17 FW   ARG Cristian Insaurralde (on loan from O'Higgins)
18 DF   PAR Bruno Valdez
19 DF   ARG Emanuel Aguilera
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   MEX Diego Lainez
21 FW   MEX Henry Martín
22 DF   MEX Paul Aguilar (vice-captain)
23 MF   MEX Antonio López
24 FW   MEX Oribe Peralta (captain)[3]
25 MF   MEX Iván Moreno
26 DF   MEX Ulises Torres
27 GK   MEX Óscar Jiménez
28 DF   MEX Oswaldo León
29 MF   MEX Brandon García
30 MF   ECU Renato Ibarra
31 FW   MEX Francisco González
32 MF   MEX Víctor Rodríguez
33 MF   MEX Isaác Aguilar
34 DF   MEX Daniel Zamora
35 GK   MEX César Estrada

2019 Clausura squad edit

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   ARG Agustín Marchesín
2 DF   MEX Carlos Vargas
3 DF   MEX Jorge Sánchez
4 DF   MEX Edson Álvarez
5 MF   ARG Guido Rodríguez
7 FW   FRA Jérémy Ménez
8 MF   COL Mateus Uribe
9 FW   COL Roger Martínez
11 FW   COL Andrés Ibargüen
12 DF   MEX Luis Reyes
14 MF   COL Nicolás Benedetti
15 FW   CHI Nicolás Castillo
18 DF   PAR Bruno Valdez
19 DF   ARG Emanuel Aguilera
21 FW   MEX Henry Martín
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF   MEX Paul Aguilar (vice-captain)
23 MF   MEX Antonio López
24 FW   MEX Oribe Peralta (captain)[3]
25 MF   MEX Iván Moreno
26 MF   MEX Sebastián Córdova
27 GK   MEX Óscar Jiménez
28 DF   MEX Oswaldo León
29 MF   MEX Brandon García
30 MF   ECU Renato Ibarra
31 FW   MEX Fernando González
32 MF   MEX Víctor Rodríguez
33 MF   MEX Isaác Aguilar
34 DF   MEX Daniel Zamora
35 GK   MEX César Estrada

Sources: Club América

Transfers edit

Summer edit

In edit

Pos. Player Age From Fee Notes Source
DF   Luis Reyes 27   Atlas Undisclosed
DF   Jorge Sánchez 20   Santos Laguna Undisclosed
FW   Roger Martínez 24   Villarreal €9,000,000
MF   Cristian Insaurralde 27   O'Higgins loan

Winter edit

In edit

Pos. Player Age From Fee Notes Source
MF   Sebastián Córdova 21   Necaxa Loan return
MF   Nicolás Benedetti 21   Deportivo Cali Undisclosed
FW   Nicolás Castillo 25   Benfica €9,000,000

Out edit

Pos. Player Age To Fee Notes Source
MF   Joe Corona 28   Tijuana Loan terminated
FW   Diego Lainez 18   Real Betis €14,600,000
FW   Cecilio Domínguez 24   Independiente €5,400,000
MF   Cristian Insaurralde 27   O'Higgins Loan terminated

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Apertura 2018 22 July 2018 16 December 2018 Matchday 1 Winners 23 12 9 2 47 23 +24 052.17
Clausura 2019 11 January 2019 19 May 2019 Matchday 1 Semi-finals 21 11 2 8 32 22 +10 052.38
Copa MX (Apertura) 31 July 2018 25 September 2018 Group 7 Round of 16 5 3 2 0 11 3 +8 060.00
Copa MX (Clausura) 15 January 2019 10 April 2019 Group 4 Winners 8 7 0 1 18 6 +12 087.50
Total 57 33 13 11 108 54 +54 057.89

Last updated: 19 May 2019
Source: Competitions

Torneo Apertura edit

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

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cruz Azul 17 11 3 3 26 13 +13 36 Advance to Liguilla[a]
2 América (C) 17 9 6 2 33 17 +16 33
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
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) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The first 8 places in the table qualified for the Liguilla. The last ranked team in the relegation table could qualify for the Liguilla in the Apertura tournament.

Apertura Matches edit

22 July 2018 1 Necaxa 2–1 América Aguascalientes
20:00 Dávila   34'
Fernández   74'		 Report Martínez   71' Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 16,450
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
28 July 2018 2 América 3–0 Atlas Mexico City
19:00 Rodríguez   33', 53'
Uribe   39'		 Report Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 25,578
Referee: Adonai Escobedo
4 August 2018 3 Pachuca 1–3 América Pachuca
19:00 Murillo   35'
Martínez   56'
Jara   89'		 Report Lainez   15',   61'
Corona   41'
Peralta   79'
Marchesín   90+1'		 Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez
11 August 2018 4 América 3–0 Monterrey Mexico City
21:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 24,346
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
18 August 2018 5 Querétaro 1–1 América Querétaro
21:00 CDT Puch   37'
da Silva   74'		 Report Peralta   36'
Uribe   37'		 Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo
22 August 2018 6 León 2–0 América León
19:00 CST Boselli   10',   64'
Cerato   22'
Meneses   77'
Navarro   90'		 Report Álvarez   31'
Rodríguez   55'
Marchesín   63'
Sánchez   72'		 Stadium: Estadio León
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
25 August 2018 7 América 2–2 Pumas Mexico City
19:00 CST Peralta   32'
Martín   90+2'		 Report Mora   1'
González   72'		 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 38,342
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
2 September 2018 8 Lobos BUAP 0–2 América Puebla
16:00 CDT Tejeda   40'
Rodríguez   90+3'		 Report Peralta   29'
Álvarez   56'
Aguilera   73'
Uribe   90+5'		 Stadium: Estadio Universitario BUAP
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo
15 September 2018 9 América 2–1 Morelia Mexico City
19:00 CST Peralta   5'
Sánchez   28'
Uribe   53'
Lainez   71'		 Report Loeschbor   15'
Guzmán   30'
Vegas   82',   90+1'
Valdés   90'
Sosa   90+1'
Millar   90+2'		 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto
21 September 2018 10 Puebla 2–3 América Puebla City
21:00 Cavallini   42'
Arreola   59'		 Report Domínguez   8'
Peralta   44'
Valdez   90+4'		 Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 22,234
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
30 September 2018 11 América 1–1 Guadalajara Mexico City
18:00 Ibargüen   80'
Rodríguez   90+5'		 Report Pulido   58'
Hernández   90+3'
Gudiño   90+4'		 Stadium: Azteca
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
6 October 2018 12 Tigres 2–3 América San Nicolás
19:00 Rodríguez   32'
Gignac   57'		 Report Valdez   8'
Aguilera   46'
Rodríguez   56'		 Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 41,596
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
20 October 2018 13 América 3–0 Tijuana Mexico City
19:00 Aguilera   6'
Ibargüen   45'
Lainez   58'		 Report Canto   20'
González   68'		 Stadium: Azteca
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
27 October 2018 14 Cruz Azul 0–0 América Mexico City
21:00 CDT Marcone   24'
Salas   76'		 Referee Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 62,003
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
3 November 2018 15 América 1–1 Toluca Mexico City
19:00 Martín   34' Report Vega   1' Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 29,635
Referee: Oscar Macías Romero
11 November 2018 16 Santos 1–1 América Torreón
19:00 José Abella   14'   90'
Furch   16'		 Report Luis Reyes   39'
Bruno Valdez   61'		 Stadium: Corona
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre
24 November 2018 17 América 4–1 Veracruz Mexico City
19:00 Martínez   1'
Rodríguez   7'
Aguilera   26'
Ibarra   68'		 Report Carrasco   15',   89'
Caicedo   24'
Paganoni   45'
Noya   49'		 Stadium: Azteca
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
Liguilla edit
Quarter-finals edit
29 November 2018 First leg Toluca 2–2 América Toluca
19:00 Tobio   23'
Vega   90+5'		 Report Aguilera   6'
Valdez   25'		 Stadium: Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 26,031
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
2 December 2018 Second leg América 3–2
(5–4 agg.)		 Toluca Mexico City
18:30 Martínez   3'
Valdez   23'
Aguilar   55'		 Report Sambueza   67'
da Silva   86'		 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 44,118
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
Semi-finals edit
6 December 2018 First leg Pumas 1–1 América Mexico City
20:45 CST Rodríguez   50'
Cabrera   60'
Quintana   73'		 Report Lainez   21'
Peralta   57'		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 49,345
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
9 December 2018 Second leg América 6–1
(7–2 agg.)		 Pumas Mexico City
18:45 CST Ibarra   7'
Valdez   28'
Martínez   35'
Rodríguez   46'
Lainez   50'
Aguilera   71'		 Report González   23' Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 64,039
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
Final edit
13 December 2018 First leg América 0–0 Cruz Azul Mexico City
20:30 CST Ibarra   41'
Aguilar   90+2'
Aguilera   90+6'		 Report
Referee Report		 Caraglio   17'
Méndez   87'
Marcone   90+2'		 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 79,244
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
16 December 2018 Second leg Cruz Azul 0–2
(0–2 agg.)		 América Mexico City
18:30 CST Cauteruccio   15'
Alvarado   81'
Flores   86'		 Report Aguilera   39'
Sánchez   45+1'
Peralta   63'
Álvarez   50', 89'
Ibargüen   85'		 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 71,240
Referee: César Arturo Ramos

Torneo Clausura edit

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

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Monterrey 17 8 6 3 33 21 +12 30 Advance to Liguilla[a]
4 Cruz Azul 17 8 6 3 26 15 +11 30
5 América 17 9 2 6 28 19 +9 29
6 Necaxa 17 8 5 4 32 24 +8 29
7 Pachuca 17 8 4 5 32 26 +6 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 8 places in the table qualified for the Liguilla.

Clausura Matches edit

11 January 2019 2 Atlas 1–2 América Guadalajara
21:00 Martín   56'
Domínguez   68'		 Report Martínez   89' Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Attendance: 46,056
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
19 January 2019 3 América 3–0 Pachuca Mexico City
20:50 Rodríguez   15'
Valdez   28'
Martín   46'
Insaurralde   50',   56'		 Report López   13'
Cardona   90+2'		 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo
26 January 2019 4 Monterrey 3–2 América Guadalupe
17:00 Sánchez   13'
Funes Mori   66', 69'		 Report Álvarez   24'
Valdez   80'		 Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 46,292
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
2 February 2019 5 América 2–0 Querétaro Mexico City
17:00 Ibarra   12'
Martínez   87'
Valdez   90'		 Report del Valle   86' Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo
9 February 2019 6 América 0–3 León Mexico City
19:00 CST Aguilar   68' Report Macías   11'
Navarro   48'
Mena   72',   79'		 Stadium: Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia
17 February 2019 7 Pumas 1–0 América Mexico City
12:00 Mozo   23'
González   47'
Malcorra   70'
Saldívar   83'
Domínguez   88'		 Report Aguilar   2'
Marchesín   69'		 Stadium: Olímpico Universitario
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
23 February 2019 8 América 3–0 Lobos BUAP Mexico City
19:00 CST Martín   32'
Aguilar   38'
Aguilera   62'
Castillo   82',   88'		 Report Stadium: Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
1 Mar 2019 9 Morelia 2–2 América Morelia
19:00 Flores   6'
Osuna   34'
Sansores   45'
Millar   50'
Lezcano   69'
Vilchis   72',   89'		 Report Valdez   21'   59'
Castillo   50',   75'
Marchesin   63'
P. Aguilar   87'
Córdova   90+1'		 Stadium: Morelos
Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez
5 March 2019 1 América 1–3 Necaxa Mexico City
20:50 Martín   4'
Rodríguez   31'
Aguilar   54'
Ménez   74'
Castillo   87'		 Report González   12'
Calderón   53',   90+5'
Fernández   64',   64'
Ruíz   87'
González   88'		 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 14,241
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
Note: Match originally scheduled for 21:45 on 7 January 2019[4]
9 March 2019 10 América 1–0 Puebla Mexico City
19:00 Castillo   31'
Córdova   86'		 Report Chumacero   12'
Acosta   44'   47'
Loroña   69'
Guerrero   90'		 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Adonai Escobedo Gonzalez
16 March 2019 11 Guadalajara 0–2 América Zapopan
19:00 Vega   11'
Molina   36'
Ponce   75'		 Report Castillo   2'
P. Aguilar   27'
Aguilera   29'
Ibargüen   49'		 Stadium: Estadio Akron
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo
30 March 2019 12 América 3–0 Tigres Mexico City
19:00 Valdez   5'
Aguilera   68'
Benedetti   88'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
6 April 2019 13 Tijuana 3–2 América Tijuana
20:06 Castillo   14'
Bolaños   32',   90'
Bou   71'
Nahuelpán   76'
Mendoza   90+9'		 Report G. Rodríguez   14',   40'
P. Aguilar   20'
Álvarez   34'
Vargas   69'
A. Lopez   86'
Rodríguez   90+7'		 Stadium: Caliente
Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez
14 April 2019 14 América 0–0 Cruz Azul Mexico City
18:30 CDT Marchesin   13' Report Caraglio   12' Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
21 April 2019 15 Toluca 3–2 América Toluca
12:00 Mancuello   4'
Maidana   46'
Pardo   53'
Canelo   71',   82'
Gigliotti   77'
Salinas   90+8'		 Report Martínez   35',   79'
Maidana   66' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre
27 April 2019 16 América 1–0 Santos Mexico 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
3 May 2019 17 Veracruz 0–2 América Veracruz
19:00 CST Bonilha   13'
Paganoni   75'
Prieto   87'		 Report Martínez   2',   67'
Vargas   16'
Castillo   74'
Ibarra   87'		 Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto
Liguilla edit
Quarter-finals edit
9 May 2019 First leg América 3–1 Cruz Azul Mexico City
21:05 CDT Sánchez   13'
Lichnovsky   21' (o.g.)
Martínez   44',   73'		 Report Caraglio   14',   90+3'
Lichnovsky   56'
Méndez   68'
Aguilar   85'		 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo
12 May 2019 Second leg Cruz Azul 1–0
(2–3 agg.)		 América Mexico City
18:10 CDT Lichnovsky   10'
J. Rodríguez   48'
Cauteruccio   90'
Caraglio   90+2'		 Report Sánchez   60'
Ibarra   90+2'
Peralta   90+3'		 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
Semi-finals edit
16 May 2019 First leg América 0–1 León Mexico City
20:30 CDT Macías   69' Stadium: Estadio Azteca
19 May 2019 Second leg León 0–1
(1–1 agg.)		 América León
20:00 CDT Valdéz   5' Stadium: Estadio León

Copa MX Clausura 2019 edit

15 January 2019 Group Stage Necaxa 1–2 América Aguascalientes
19:00 CDT Stadium: Estadio Victoria
23 January 2019 Group Stage América 1–0 San Luis México City
21:00 CDT Stadium: Estadio Azteca
30 January 2019 Group Stage San Luis 2–0 América San Luis Potosí
21:00 CDT Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
5 February 2019 Group Stage América 3–1 Necaxa México City
21:00 CDT Stadium: Estadio Azteca

Round of 16 edit

26 February 2019 América 5–2 Pachuca México City
21:00 CDT Stadium: Estadio Azteca

Quarter-finals edit

13 March 2019 América 2–0 Guadalajara México City
21:00 CDT Stadium: Estadio Azteca

Semi-finals edit

2 April 2019 América 4–0 Tijuana México City
20:00 CDT Stadium: Estadio Azteca

Final edit

10 April 2019 Juárez 0–1 América Ciudad Juárez
21:00 CDT Stadium: Estadio Azteca

References edit

  1. ^ "Tour Águila - Verano 2018 * Club América - Sitio Oficial". 23 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Manchester United vs. Club America". Archived from the original on 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  3. ^ a b "Oribe Peralta, nuevo capitán de América". Diario Récord. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Liga BBVA Bancomer Calendario de Partidos" (PDF). Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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