The 2021–22 Club América season is the club's 77th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The team will participate in the Liga MX.
2021–22 season | ||||
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President | Santiago Baños | |||
Manager | Santiago Solari (until 2 March 2022) Fernando Ortiz (interim, from 3 March 2022) | |||
Stadium | Estadio Azteca | |||
Apertura 2021 | Regular phase: 1st Final phase: Quarter-finals | |||
Clausura 2022 | Regular phase: 4th Final phase: Semi-finals | |||
2021 CONCACAF Champions League | Runners-up | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Apertura: Álvaro Fidalgo (4) Clausura: Diego Valdés (7) All: Diego Valdés (7) | |||
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All statistics correct as of 22 May 2022. |
Coaching staff edit
Position | Staff |
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Manager | Fernando Ortiz (interim) |
Assistant managers | Raúl Lara |
Peter Thelemaque | |
Goalkeeper coach | Luis Gurrola |
Fitness coaches | Francisco Martínez |
Paolo Pacione | |
Physiotherapists | Fernando Gilardi |
Octavio Luna | |
Francisco Faustino | |
Team doctors | Alfonso Díaz |
José Guadalupe Vázquez | |
Christian Motta |
Source: Club América
Players edit
Squad information edit
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Previous club | |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||
13 | GK | Guillermo Ochoa | 13 July 1985 (aged 36) | 2019 | Standard Liège | ||
27 | GK | Óscar Jiménez | 12 October 1988 (aged 33) | 2017 | Chiapas | ||
Defenders | |||||||
2 | DF | Luis Fuentes | 14 September 1986 (aged 35) | 2020 | Free agent | ||
3 | DF | Jorge Sánchez | 10 December 1997 (aged 24) | 2018 | Santos Laguna | ||
4 | DF | Sebastián Cáceres | 18 August 1999 (aged 22) | 2020 | Liverpool | ||
18 | DF | Bruno Valdez | 6 October 1992 (aged 29) | 2016 | Cerro Porteño | ||
22 | DF | Jorge Mere | 17 April 1997 (aged 24) | 2022 | 1. FC Köln | ||
25 | DF | Jordan Silva | 30 July 1994 (aged 27) | 2021 | Tijuana (on loan) | ||
26 | DF | Salvador Reyes | 4 May 1998 (aged 23) | 2021 | Puebla | ||
29 | DF | Miguel Layún | 25 June 1988 (aged 33) | 2021 | Monterrey | ||
Midfielders | |||||||
5 | MF | Pedro Aquino | 13 April 1995 (aged 26) | 2021 | León | ||
7 | MF | Jonathan dos Santos | 26 April 1990 (aged 31) | 2022 | Free agent | ||
8 | MF | Álvaro Fidalgo | 9 April 1997 (aged 24) | 2021 | Castellón | ||
10 | MF | Diego Valdés | 30 January 1994 (aged 27) | 2021 | Santos Laguna | ||
17 | MF | Alejandro Zendejas | 7 February 1998 (aged 23) | 2022 | Necaxa | ||
20 | MF | Richard Sánchez | 29 March 1998 (aged 23) | 2019 | Olimpia | ||
28 | MF | Mauro Lainez | 9 May 1996 (aged 25) | 2020 | Tijuana | ||
30 | MF | Juan Ferney Otero | 26 May 1995 (aged 26) | 2022 | Santos Laguna | ||
34 | MF | Santiago Naveda | 16 April 2001 (aged 20) | 2021 | Academy | ||
Forwards | |||||||
9 | FW | Roger Martínez | 23 June 1994 (aged 27) | 2018 | Jiangsu Suning | ||
21 | FW | Henry Martín | 18 September 1992 (aged 29) | 2018 | Tijuana | ||
24 | FW | Federico Viñas | 30 June 1998 (aged 23) | 2019 | Juventud |
Players and squad numbers last updated on 26 January 2022.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers edit
Summer edit
In edit
Date |
Pos. | Player | Age | From | Fee | Source |
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1 June 2021 | MF | Álvaro Fidalgo | 24 | Castellón | US$1 million | [2] |
3 June 2021 | DF | Miguel Layún | 32 | Monterrey | Undisclosed | [3] |
11 June 2021 | MF | Fernando Madrigal | 29 | Querétaro | Undisclosed | |
16 June 2021 | DF | Salvador Reyes | 23 | Puebla | Undisclosed | [4] |
16 August 2021 | MF | Mario Osuna | 32 | Free agent | [5] | |
18 August 2021 | MF | Renato Ibarra | 30 | Atlas | Loan return | [6] |
Out edit
Date |
Pos. | Player | Age | To | Fee | Source |
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15 June 2021 | FW | Giovani dos Santos | 32 | Released | [7] | |
15 June 2021 | FW | Sergio Díaz | 23 | Real Madrid Castilla | End of loan | [8] |
22 June 2021 | MF | Alan Medina | 23 | Toluca | End of loan | [9] |
23 June 2021 | DF | Ramón Juárez | 20 | Puebla | Loan | [10] |
23 June 2021 | MF | Emilio Sánchez | 26 | Mazatlán | Loan | [11] |
30 June 2021 | DF | Bryan Colula | 25 | Mazatlán | Loan | |
1 July 2021 | DF | Alonso Escoboza | 28 | Necaxa | Loan | |
26 August 2021 | FW | Nicolás Castillo | 28 | Juventude | Loan | [12] |
2 September 2021 | DF | Adrián Goransch | 22 | Sportfreunde Lotte | Undisclosed | [13] |
Winter edit
In edit
Date |
Pos. | Player | Age | From | Fee | Source |
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15 December 2021 | MF | Diego Valdés | 27 | Santos Laguna | Undisclosed | [14] |
23 December 2021 | MF | Jonathan dos Santos | 31 | Free agent | [15] | |
17 January 2022 | MF | Alejandro Zendejas | 23 | Necaxa | US$3 million | [16] |
18 January 2022 | DF | Jorge Meré | 24 | 1. FC Köln | Undisclosed | [17] |
26 January 2022 | MF | Juan Ferney Otero | 26 | Santos Laguna | Undisclosed | [18] |
Out edit
Date |
Pos. | Player | Age | To | Fee | Source |
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1 December 2021 | FW | Nicolás Castillo | 28 | Contract terminated | [19] | |
16 December 2021 | MF | Nicolás Benedetti | 24 | Mazatlán | Loan | [20] |
21 December 2021 | MF | Sebastián Córdova | 24 | Tigres UANL | Undisclosed | [21] |
21 December 2021 | DF | Ramón Juárez | 20 | Atlético San Luis | Loan | [22] |
22 December 2021 | MF | Renato Ibarra | 30 | Tijuana | Loan | [23] |
28 December 2021 | MF | Mario Osuna | 33 | Released | [24] | |
8 January 2022 | MF | Leonardo Suárez | 25 | Santos Laguna | On loan | [25] |
11 January 2022 | DF | Emanuel Aguilera | 32 | Atlas | Undisclosed | [26] |
17 January 2022 | MF | Fernando Madrigal | 29 | Necaxa | On loan | [27] |
17 January 2022 | MF | Antonio López | 24 | Necaxa | On loan | [28] |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
Club América preceded their 2021–22 campaign by taking part in the "Tour Águila" in the United States,[29] and mid-season friendlies against Guadalajara[30] and Pumas UNAM.[31]
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers |
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4 July 2021 | Santos Laguna | N | 1–0 | Martínez 10' |
7 July 2021 | Atlas | N | 1–0 | Madrigal 46' |
10 July 2021 | UANL | N | 1–0 | Reyes 76' |
5 September 2021 | Guadalajara | N | 2–0 | Viñas 1' Reyes 90 +5' |
8 October 2021 | UNAM | N | 0–1 |
Competitions edit
Overview edit
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Apertura 2021 | 22 July 2021 | 27 November 2021 | Matchday 1 | Quarter-finals | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 52.63 |
Clausura 2022 | 7 January 2022 | 22 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | Semi-finals | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 38.10 |
Total | 40 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 45.00 |
Last updated: 22 May 2022
Source: Competitions
Liga MX edit
Apertura 2021 edit
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Source: Match reports
Results by round edit
Clausura 2022 edit
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 |
Source: Match reports
Results by round edit
Apertura 2021 edit
Matches edit
Regular phase edit
22 July 2021 1 | Querétaro | 0–0 | América | Querétaro |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Corregidora Attendance: 10,221 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava |
31 July 2021 2 | América | 2–1 | Necaxa | Mexico City |
19:00 CT | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 9,590 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez |
7 August 2021 3 | América | 2–0 | Puebla | Mexico City |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 8,567 Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos |
15 August 2021 4 | Atlas | 0–1 | América | Guadalajara |
17:00 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Attendance: 13,637 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
18 August 2021 5 | Juárez | 1–2 | América | Juárez |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez Attendance: 13,992 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre |
22 August 2021 6 | América | 2–0 | Tijuana | Mexico City |
17:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 11,655 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo |
28 August 2021 7 | León | 1–1 | América | León |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio León Attendance: 12,719 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava |
11 September 2021 8 | América | 2–0 | Mazatlán | Mexico City |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 14,637 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
18 September 2021 9 | Toluca | 3–1 | América | Toluca |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Diez Attendance: 10,297 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo |
25 September 2021 10 | América | 0–0 | Guadalajara | Mexico City |
21:00 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 42,862 Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos |
28 September 2021 11 | Pachuca | 1–1 | América | Pachuca |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 7,454 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez |
3 October 2021 12 | América | 2–0 | UNAM | Mexico City |
17:00 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 27,571 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
16 October 2021 13 | Atlético San Luis | 0–1 | América | San Luis Potosí |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras Attendance: 16,373 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
19 October 2021 14 | América | 2–1 | Santos Laguna | Mexico City |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 16,918 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava |
23 October 2021 15 | América | 1–0 | UANL | Mexico City |
19:00 CT | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 32,675 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez |
31 October 2021 16 | Cruz Azul | 2–1 | América | Mexico City |
17:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 31,257 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre |
6 November 2021 17 | América | 0–0 | Monterrey | Mexico City |
19:00 CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 25,654 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
Liguilla edit
Quarter-finals edit
24 November 2021 First leg | UNAM | 0–0 | América | Mexico City, Mexico |
21:00 CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 42,684 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
27 November 2021 Second leg | América | 1–3 (1–3 agg.) | UNAM | Mexico City, Mexico |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 51,302 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava |
Clausura 2022 edit
Matches edit
Regular phase edit
7 January 2022 1 | Puebla | 1–1 | América | Puebla |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 35,040 Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia |
16 February 2022 2 | Mazatlán | 2–1 | América | Mazatlán |
19:00 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio de Mazatlán Attendance: 13,934 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
22 January 2022 3 | América | 0–2 | Atlas | Mexico City |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 20,825 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava |
5 February 2022 4 | América | 2–3 | Atlético San Luis | Mexico City |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 16,968 Referee: Adonai Escobedo González |
12 February 2022 5 | Santos Laguna | 2–3 | América | Torreón |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 18,774 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre |
20 February 2022 6 | América | 1–3 | Pachuca | Mexico City |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 27,858 Referee: Diego Montaño Gomez |
26 February 2022 7 | UNAM | 0–0 | América | Mexico City |
21:00 CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 42,650 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez |
1 March 2022 8 | América | 1–1 | Querétaro | Mexico City |
21:00 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 17,414 Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez |
5 March 2022 9 | Monterrey | 2–1 | América | Guadalupe |
19:06 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 40,327 Referee: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo |
12 March 2022 10 | Guadalajara | 0–0 | América | Guadalajara |
21:00 CT | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Akron Attendance: 33,047 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
20 March 2022 11 | América | 3–0 | Toluca | Mexico City |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 34,571 Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia |
2 April 2022 12 | Necaxa | 0–1 | América | Aguascalientes |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Victoria Attendance: 19,485 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón |
9 April 2022 13 | América | 3–0 | Juárez | Mexico City |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 19,757 Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos |
15 April 2022 14 | Tijuana | 1–3 | América | Tijuana |
22:00 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Caliente Attendance: 27,333 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre |
20 April 2022 15 | América | 2–0 | León | Mexico City |
22:00 CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 36,210 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
23 April 2022 16 | UANL | 0–2 | América | Nuevo León |
20:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 38,810 Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez |
30 April 2022 17 | América | 0–0 | Cruz Azul | Mexico City |
22:00 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 52,630 Referee: Oscar Macías Romo |
Liguilla edit
Quarter-finals edit
10 May 2022 First leg | Puebla | 1–1 | América | Puebla |
21:05 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 43,921 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre |
14 May 2022 Second leg | América | 3–2 (4–3 agg.) | Puebla | Mexico City |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 51,186 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramirez |
Semi-finals edit
19 May 2022 First leg | América | 1–1 | Pachuca | Mexico City |
21:00 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 62,633 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
2021 CONCACAF Champions League edit
The 2021 CONCACAF Champions League began during the 2020–21 Liga MX season.
Round of 16 edit
The round of 16 was played during the 2020–21 season.
Quarter-finals edit
The quarter-final was played during the 2020–21 season.
Semi-finals edit
12 August 2021 Semi-finals | América | 2–0 | Philadelphia Union | Mexico City, Mexico |
21:00 CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Walter López Castellanos (Guatemala) |
15 September 2021 Semi-finals | Philadelphia Union | 0–2 (0–4 agg.) | América | Chester, United States |
21:00 EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras) |
Final edit
28 October 2021 Final | Monterrey | 1–0 | América | Guadalupe, Mexico |
21:00 CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio BBVA Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez |
References edit
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