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2023–24 Club América season

The 2023–24 Club América season is the club's 79th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The team will participate in the Liga MX, Leagues Cup, and the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

América
2023–24 season
PresidentSantiago Baños
ManagerAndré Jardine
StadiumEstadio Azteca
Apertura 2023Regular phase: 1st
Final phase: Winners
Clausura 2024Regular phase: 1st
Final phase: Quarter-finals
Leagues CupRound of 16
CONCACAF Champions CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Apertura:
Julián Quiñones (10)
Clausura:
Henry Martín
Julián Quiñones (6)
All:
Julián Quiñones (21)
Biggest win5–0 v Atlético San Luis
(6 December 2023)
Biggest defeat1–4 v Columbus Crew
(31 July 2023)
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2024.

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Manager   André Jardine
Assistant managers   Paulo Victor Gomes
  Raúl Lara
Goalkeeper coach   Luis Gurrola
Fitness coaches   Kako Perez
  Francisco Martínez
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) Since Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 GK   Luis Malagón (1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 27) 2023   Necaxa
27 GK   Óscar Jiménez (1988-10-12) 12 October 1988 (age 35) 2017   Chiapas
Defenders
2 DF   Luis Fuentes (1986-09-14) 14 September 1986 (age 37) 2020 Free agent
3 DF   Israel Reyes (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 (age 23) 2023   Puebla
4 DF   Sebastián Cáceres (1999-08-18) 18 August 1999 (age 24) 2020   Liverpool
5 DF   Kevin Álvarez (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25) 2023   Pachuca
14 DF   Néstor Araujo (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991 (age 32) 2022   Celta de Vigo
18 DF   Cristian Calderón (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 27) 2024 Free agent
23 DF   Emilio Lara (2002-05-18) 18 May 2002 (age 21) 2022 Academy
26 DF   Salvador Reyes (1998-05-04) 4 May 1998 (age 25) 2021   Puebla
29 DF   Ramón Juárez (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 22) 2019 Academy
31 DF   Igor Lichnovsky (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30) 2023   UANL
Midfielders
6 MF   Jonathan dos Santos (1990-04-26) 26 April 1990 (age 34) 2022 Free agent
8 MF   Álvaro Fidalgo (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27) 2021   Castellón
10 MF   Diego Valdés (1994-01-30) 30 January 1994 (age 30) 2021   Santos Laguna
16 MF   Santiago Naveda (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 23) 2020   Miedź Legnica
17 MF   Alejandro Zendejas (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26) 2022   Necaxa
20 MF   Richard Sánchez (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 (age 28) 2019   Olimpia
24 MF   Javairô Dilrosun (1998-06-22) 22 June 1998 (age 25) 2024   Feyenoord
Forwards
7 FW   Brian Rodríguez (2000-05-20) 20 May 2000 (age 23) 2022   LAFC
19 FW   Illian Hernández (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24) 2024  Pachuca
21 FW   Henry Martín (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 (age 31) 2018   Tijuana
30 FW   Román Martínez (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 21) 2022 Academy
33 FW   Julián Quiñones (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 27) 2023   Atlas

Players and squad numbers last updated on 20 March 2024.[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
29 May 2023 MF   Santiago Naveda 22   Miedź Legnica End of loan [2]
12 June 2023 MF   Mauro Lainez 27   Juárez End of loan [3]
13 June 2023 DF   Kevin Álvarez 24   Pachuca Undisclosed [4]
3 July 2023 FW   Julián Quiñones 26   Atlas Undisclosed [5]
13 September 2023 DF   Igor Lichnovsky 29   UANL On loan

Out edit

Date

Pos. Player Age To Fee Source
12 June 2023 MF   Pedro Aquino 28   Santos Laguna Undisclosed [6]
13 June 2023 MF   Jürgen Damm 30 Released [7]
20 June 2023 FW   Federico Viñas 24   León Undisclosed [8]
30 June 2023 FW   Roger Martínez 29 Released [9]
1 September 2023 MF   Mauro Lainez 27   Querétaro On loan

Winter edit

In edit

Date

Pos. Player Age From Fee Source
3 January 2024 DF   Cristian Calderón 26 Free agent [10]
10 January 2024 FW   Illian Hernández 23  Pachuca On loan [11]
2 February 2024 MF   Javairô Dilrosun 25  Feyenoord Undisclosed[note 1] [12]

Out edit

Date

Pos. Player Age To Fee Source
17 December 2023 DF   Miguel Layún 35 Retired
10 January 2024 DF   Ralph Orquin 20  Juárez On loan [13]
1 February 2024 MF   Leonardo Suárez 27  UNAM Undisclosed [14]
20 March 2024 FW   Jonathan Rodríguez 30  Portland Timbers Undisclosed [15]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

Club América will precede their 2023–24 campaign by taking part in the "Tour Águila" in the United States, along with mid-season friendlies as well.[16]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers
17 June 2023   Toluca N 0–0
20 June 2023   Monterrey N 0–1
10 September 2023   UANL N 2–1 Suárez 68', 79'
15 October 2023   Guadalajara N 2–0 Quiñones 29', 54'
21 December 2023   Barcelona N 3–2 Quiñones 12', 50', Martín 81'
23 March 2024   Cruz Azul N 2–3 Hernández 10', Fidalgo 17'

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Apertura 30 June 2023 17 December 2023 Matchday 1 Winners 23 15 6 2 50 19 +31 065.22
Clausura 13 January 2024 TBD Matchday 1 TBD 17 10 5 2 30 12 +18 058.82
Leagues Cup 27 July 2023 8 August 2023 Group stage Round of 16 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 050.00
CONCACAF Champions Cup 6 February 2024 30 April 2024 Round One Semi-finals 8 4 1 3 19 10 +9 050.00
Total 52 31 13 8 107 47 +60 059.62

Last updated: 30 April 2024
Source: Competitions

Apertura 2023 edit

Further information: 2023–24 Liga MX season § Torneo Apertura
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
23 15 6 2 50 19  +31 51 9 2 2 30 11  +19 6 4 0 20 8  +12

Source: Match reports

Clausura 2024 edit

Further information: 2023–24 Liga MX season § Torneo Clausura
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
17 10 5 2 30 11  +19 35 5 2 0 15 5  +10 5 3 2 15 6  +9

Source: Match reports

Apertura 2023 edit

Main article: 2023–24 Liga MX season § Torneo Apertura

The Apertura 2023 fixtures were released on 7 June 2023.[17]

Regular phase edit

30 June 2023 1 América 1–2 Juárez Mexico City
19:00 CT
  • Suárez   14'   59'
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 13,391
Referee: Ismael Rosario López Peñuelas
15 July 2023 3 América 3–0 Puebla Mexico City
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 32,294
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Caceres Hernandez
20 August 2023 4 América 1–1 Atlas Mexico City
21:10 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 17,046
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
Note: The match was originally scheduled to be played at the Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara, but was rescheduled due to poor pitch conditions.
23 August 2023 5 América 3–2 Necaxa Mexico City
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 19,065
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
26 August 2023 6 América 1–1 León Mexico City
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 30,701
Referee: Oscar Macías Romero
2 September 2023 7 Cruz Azul 2–3 América Mexico City
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón
16 September 2023 8 América 4–0 Guadalajara Mexico City
21:10
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 62,514
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
20 September 2023 2 Querétaro 1–2 América Querétaro
20:06 CT
  • Zuñiga   21'
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Attendance: 31,296
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
Note: The match was scheduled on 9 July and postponed due to poor pitch conditions.
24 September 2023 9 Toluca 1–1 América Toluca
12:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 27,273
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
30 September 2023 10 América 1–0 UNAM Mexico City
18:40 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 62,707
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández
3 October 2023 11 América 4–0 Pachuca Mexico City
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 30,479
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
6 October 2023 12 Mazatlán 1–2 América Mazatlán
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio de Mazatlán
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Oscar Macías García
21 October 2023 13 América 4–3 Santos Laguna Mexico City
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 39,968
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
28 October 2023 14 Monterrey 0–3 América Guadalupe
21:10 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 47,177
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
1 November 2023 15 Atlético San Luis 0–1 América San Luis Potosí
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 22,584
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
4 November 2023 16 América 3–0 Tijuana Mexico City
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 46,046
Referee: Oscar Mejia García
11 November 2023 17 UANL 0–0 América San Nicolás de los Garza
21:10 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Attendance: 37,738
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

Goalscorers edit

Position Nation Name Goals scored
1.   Julián Quiñones 6
  Jonathan Rodríguez 6
  Diego Valdés 6
2.   Alejandro Zendejas 5
3.   Brian Rodríguez 4
4.   Henry Martín 3
5.   Igor Lichnovsky 2
  Leonardo Suárez 2
6.   Kevin Álvarez 1
  Álvaro Fidalgo 1
  Richard Sánchez 1
Total
37

Final phase edit

Main article: Apertura 2023 Liga MX final phase

Quarter-finals edit

29 November 2023 First leg León 2–2 América Guanajuato
19:06 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio León
Attendance: 25,823
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
2 December 2023 Second leg América 2–0
(4–2 agg.)		 León Mexico City
21:10 CT
Report
  • Frías   59'
  • Cervantes   85'
 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 61,823
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

Semi-finals edit

6 December 2023 First leg Atlético San Luis 0–5 América San Luis Potosí
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 22,589
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
9 December 2023 Second leg América 0–2
(5–2 agg.)		 Atlético San Luis Mexico City
20:00 CT Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 57,964
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos

Final edit

14 December 2023 First leg UANL 1–1 América San Nicolás de los Garza
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
17 December 2023 Second leg América 3–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 agg.)		 UANL Mexico City
19:30
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 74,957
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González

Goalscorers edit

Position Nation Name Goals scored
1.   Henry Martín 5
2.   Julián Quiñones 4
3.   Diego Valdés 2
4.   Jonathan Rodríguez 1
4.   Richard Sánchez 1
Total
13

Clausura 2024 edit

Main article: 2023–24 Liga MX season § Torneo Clausura

The Clausura 2024 fixtures were released on 17 December 2023.[18]

Regular phase edit

13 January 2024 1 Tijuana 0–2 América Tijuana
19:00 PT
Report
  • S. Martínez   42'
  • S. Reyes   89'  90+4'
 Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Attendance: 31,133
Referee: Edgar Allan Morales Olvera
20 January 2024 2 América 2–0 Querétaro Mexico City
19:05 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 31,564
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández
24 January 2024 4 Juárez 0–2 América Ciudad Juárez
20:05 MT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 17,418
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre
27 January 2024 3 Necaxa 0–0 América Aguascalientes
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 20,837
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
3 February 2024 5 América 1–1 Monterrey Mexico City
21:10 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 41,158
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
10 February 2024 6 León 0–1 América León
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio León
Attendance: 23,304
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
17 February 2024 7 Pachuca 2–1 América Pachuca
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Attendance: 18,143
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández
21 February 2024 9 América 2–2 Mazatlán Mexico City
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 18,199
Referee: Ismael Rosario López Peñuelas
24 February 2024 8 América 1–0 Cruz Azul Mexico City
21:10 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 59,032
Referee: Oscar Mejía García
2 March 2024 10 Atlas 1–5 América Guadalajara
21:10 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Attendance: 40,694
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
9 March 2024 11 América 2–0 UANL Mexico City
21:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 45,063
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández
16 March 2024 12 Guadalajara 0–0 América Zapopan
21:05
Report
Stadium: Estadio Akron
Attendance: 42,650
Referee: Fernando Hernández Goméz
28 March 2024 13 América 2–1 Atlético San Luis Mexico City
20:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 34,476
Referee: Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle
6 April 2024 14 Santos Laguna 1–1 América Torreón
21:05
Report
Stadium: Estadio Corona
Attendance: 28,596
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre
13 April 2024 15 América 5–1 Toluca Mexico City
19:05
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 65,644
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
20 April 2024 16 UNAM 2–1 América Mexico City
21:10
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 44,670
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
26 April 2024 17 Puebla 1–2 América Puebla
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 42,320
Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios

Goalscorers edit

Position Nation Name Goals scored
1.   Henry Martín 6
  Julián Quiñones 6
2.   Diego Valdés 5
3.   Salvador Reyes 4
  Alejandro Zendejas 4
4.   Javairô Dilrosun 1
  Álvaro Fidalgo 1
  Brian Rodríguez 1
  Jonathan Rodríguez 1
  Richard Sánchez 1
Total
30

Final phase edit

Main article: Clausura 2024 Liga MX final phase

Quarter-finals edit

8 May 2024 First leg Seed 8 v América
—-:—-
11 May 2024 Second leg América v Seed 8 Mexico City
—-:—- Stadium: Estadio Azteca

CONCACAF Champions Cup edit

See also: 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round one edit

6 February 2024 First leg Real Estelí   2–1   América Estelí
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Independencia
Attendance: 4,858
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
14 February 2024 Second leg América   2–0
(3–2 agg.)		   Real Estelí Mexico City
21:15 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 18,123
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Round of 16 edit

6 March 2024 First leg Guadalajara   0–3   América Zapopan
22:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Akron
Attendance: 43,111
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
13 March 2024 Second leg América   2–3
(5–3 agg.)		   Guadalajara Mexico City
22:30 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 59,405
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Quarter-finals edit

2 April 2024 First leg[a] New England Revolution   0–4   América Foxborough
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 11,978
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
9 April 2024 Second leg[a] América   5–2
(9–2 agg.)		   New England Revolution Mexico City
22:30 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 18,636
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Semi-finals edit

23 April 2024 First leg América   1–1   Pachuca Mexico City
22:15 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 40,882
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
30 April 2024 Second leg Pachuca   2–1
(3–2 agg.)		   América Hidalgo
21:15 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Attendance: 16,768
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Leagues Cup edit

See also: 2023 Leagues Cup

Central 1 edit

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CLB CAM STL
1   Columbus Crew 2 2 0 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage — — 2–1
2   América 2 1 0 0 1 5 4 +1 3 1–4 — 4–0
3   St. Louis City SC 2 0 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0 — — —
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
27 July 2023 (2023-07-27) group América   4–0   St. Louis City SC St. Louis
22:00 (20:00 UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 22,430
Referee: Selvin Brown
31 July 2023 (2023-07-31) group América   1–4   Columbus Crew Columbus
20:00
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,217
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

Round of 32 edit

4 August 2023 (2023-08-04) R32 América   1–0   Chicago Fire FC Bridgeview
20:00 (18:00 UTC-5)
Report M. Navarro   23'

Souquet   87' Shaqiri   96'

Pineda   99'		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 18,417
Referee: Walter López Castellanos

Round of 16 edit

8 August 2023 (2023-08-08) R16 América   2–2
(5–6 p)		   Nashville SC Nashville
20:00 (18:00 UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: GEODIS Park
Attendance: 24,662
Referee: Selvin Brown
Penalties

Notes edit

  1. ^ Reportedly €5 million.[12]
  1. ^ a b The Revolution were slated to host the second leg of the quarterfinals due to their superior record in the competition, but due to a scheduling conflict at Gillette Stadium, they requested to host the first leg.[19]

References edit

  1. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - América". LigaMX.net.
  2. ^ "Santiago Naveda volvió a México tras paso por el futbol de Polonia; reportará con América" (in Spanish). MedioTiempo. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Mauro Lainez regresa al América tras finalizar préstamo con Juárez" (in Spanish). Récord. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  4. ^ "América revela a Kevin Álvarez como refuerzo para el Apertura 2023" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Oficial: Julián Quiñones, refuerzo de América para el Apertura 2023" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  6. ^ "América se despide de Pedro Aquino; Santos lo anuncia como refuerzo". AS.com (in Spanish). 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. ^ "América: Jürgen Damm es baja del cuadro azulcrema de cara al Apertura 2023" (in Spanish). Récord. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  8. ^ "León anuncia al uruguayo Federico Viñas como refuerzo" (in Spanish). ESPN Deported. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  9. ^ "ES OFICIAL: Club América tiene una nueva baja de cara al Apertura 2023". 90min (in Spanish). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Oficial: 'Chicote' Calderón es nuevo jugador del América" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  11. ^ "América hace oficial la llegada de su nuevo refuerzo" (in Spanish). MedioTiempo. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  12. ^ a b "America announces signing of Javairo Dilrosun in the style of Van Gogh". Marca. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Ralph Orquín, canterano de América, llega a Bravos de Juárez" (in Spanish). Récord. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Oficial: Leo Suárez, nuevo jugador de Pumas" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Portland Timbers acquire Jonathan Rodríguez from Club América". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Tour Águila 2023". TourAguila.com. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Calendario del Club América Torneo Apertura 2023" (in Spanish). Club América. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Calendario del Club América Torneo Apertura 2023" (in Spanish). TV Azteca Deportes. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  19. ^ Geagan, Matt (15 March 2024). "Revolution set to face Mexican powerhouse Club América in Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinals". CBS News. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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