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2009–10 Cruz Azul season

The 2009–10 Cruz Azul season was the 50th season in the football club's history and the 46th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. The club participated in the Apertura and Bicentenario tournaments of the Mexican Primera División and in the CONCACAF Champions League.

Cruz Azul
2009–10 season
ManagerEnrique Meza
StadiumEstadio Azul
Apertura2nd
Playoffs: Runners-up
Bicentenario9th
CONCACAF Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Emanuel Villa
(28 goals)
All:
Emanuel Villa
(25 goals)
Biggest winCruz Azul 5–0 Columbus Crew
(26 August 2009)
Biggest defeatPuebla 4–1 Cruz Azul
(18 April 2010)
All statistics correct as of 30 July 2019.

Coaching staff edit

Position Name
Head coach   Enrique Meza
Assistant coach   Eugenio Villazón
Fitness coach   Daniel Ipata
Kinesiologist   Juan Rubio
Doctor   Alfonso Jiménez

Players edit

Torneo Apertura edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Since Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 GK   José de Jesús Corona (1981-01-26)26 January 1981 (aged 28) 2009   UAG
12 GK   Julio César Valdivia (1982-06-05)5 June 1982 (aged 27) 2006   Youth system
25 GK   Yosgart Gutiérrez (1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (aged 28) 2003   Youth system
Defenders
2 DF   Fausto Pinto (1983-08-08)8 August 1983 (aged 25) 2009 (Winter)   Pachuca
3 DF   Joel Huiqui (1983-02-18)18 February 1983 (aged 26) 2002   Youth system
4 DF   Julio César Domínguez (1987-11-08)8 November 1987 (aged 21) 2006   Youth system
13 DF   Melvin Brown (1979-01-28)28 January 1979 (aged 30) 1998   Youth system
15 DF   Horacio Cervantes (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 27) 2009   Morelia
16 DF   Rogelio Chávez (1984-10-28)28 October 1984 (aged 24) 2004   Cruz Azul Oaxaca
20 DF   Alejandro Castro (1987-03-27)27 March 1987 (aged 22) 2005   Youth system
22 DF   Adrián Cortés (1983-11-19)19 November 1983 (aged 25) 2009   UAG
Midfielders
5 MF   Gabino Velasco (1984-04-09)9 April 1984 (aged 25) 2006   Youth system
6 MF   Gerardo Torrado (Captain) (1979-04-30)30 April 1979 (aged 30) 2005   Racing Santander
7 MF   Cristian Riveros (VC) (1982-10-16)16 October 1982 (aged 26) 2007   Libertad
8 MF   Édgar Andrade (1988-03-02)2 March 1988 (aged 21) 2006   Youth system
10 MF   Ramón Núñez (1985-11-14)14 November 1985 (aged 23) 2009   Puebla
18 MF   César Villaluz (1988-07-18)18 July 1988 (aged 21) 2006   Youth system
21 MF   Jaime Lozano (1978-09-29)29 September 1978 (aged 30) 2007   UANL
23 MF   Gerardo Lugo (1984-12-31)31 December 1984 (aged 24) 2006   Youth system
28 MF   Héctor Gutiérrez (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 22) 2008   Youth system
Forwards
9 FW   Pablo Zeballos (1983-08-08)8 August 1983 (aged 25) 2008 (Winter)   Sol de América
11 FW   Mario Ortiz (1983-06-04)4 June 1983 (aged 26) 2009   UAG
14 FW   Emilio Hernández (1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 24) 2009   Universidad de Chile
19 FW   Alejandro Vela (1984-03-28)28 March 1984 (aged 25) 2008   Chiapas
27 FW   Javier Orozco (1987-11-16)16 November 1987 (aged 21) 2005   Youth system
30 FW   Emanuel Villa (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (aged 27) 2009   Derby County

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers edit

In edit

N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer
window 		Source
1 GK   José de Jesús Corona (1981-01-26)26 January 1981 (aged 28) UAG Transfer Summer [1]
10 MF   Ramón Núñez (1985-11-14)14 November 1985 (aged 23) Puebla Transfer Summer [2]
14 FW   Emilio Hernández (1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 24)   Universidad de Chile Transfer Summer [3]
22 DF   Adrián Cortés (1983-11-19)19 November 1983 (aged 25) UAG Loan return Summer
30 FW   Emanuel Villa (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (aged 27)   Derby County Transfer Summer [4]
8 MF   Israel López (1974-09-29)29 September 1974 (aged 35) Toluca Transfer Winter [5]
9 FW   Maximiliano Biancucchi (1984-09-15)15 September 1984 (aged 25)   Flamengo Transfer Winter [6]
10 MF   Christian Giménez (1981-02-01)1 February 1981 (aged 28) Pachuca Transfer Winter [7]
26 DF   Edcarlos (1985-05-10)10 May 1985 (aged 24)   Fluminense Transfer Winter [8]

Out edit

N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer
window 		Source
17 FW   Luis Ángel Landín (1985-07-23)23 July 1985 (aged 24)   Houston Dynamo Loan Summer [9]

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Torneo Apertura 25 July 2009 13 December 2009 Matchday 1 runners-up 23 13 2 8 48 32 +16 056.52
Torneo Bicentenario 16 January 2010 24 April 2010 Matchday 1 9th 17 7 4 6 20 20 +0 041.18
CONCACAF Champions League 30 July 2009 7 April 2010 Preliminary round runners-up 14 10 2 2 33 9 +24 071.43
Total 54 30 8 16 101 61 +40 055.56

Source: Mediotiempo.com

Torneo Apertura edit

Main article: 2009–10 Mexican Primera División season § Torneo Apertura

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Toluca 17 11 2 4 32 19 +13 35 Advance to Liguilla
2 Cruz Azul 17 11 0 6 35 19 +16 33
3 Morelia 17 10 3 4 31 15 +16 33
4 América 17 8 6 3 29 16 +13 30
5 Monterrey (C) 17 9 3 5 27 16 +11 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

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
17 11 0 6 35 19  +16 33 6 0 3 21 11  +10 5 0 3 14 8  +6

Source: LigaMX

Result round by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultLWWLLWWWWLLWLWWWW
Position2
Source: LigaMX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Torneo Bicentenario edit

Main article: 2009–10 Mexican Primera División season § Torneo Bicentenario

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Morelia 17 7 4 6 22 13 +9 25 Advance to Liguilla
8 Pachuca 17 7 4 6 27 26 +1 25
9 Cruz Azul 17 7 4 6 20 20 0 25
10 Atlas 17 7 3 7 26 23 +3 24
11 Querétaro 17 6 3 8 13 25 −12 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

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
17 7 4 6 20 20  0 25 4 3 1 12 6  +6 3 1 5 8 14  −6

Source: LigaMX

Result round by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWDLLLWDWWWWLWLDLD
Position9
Source: LigaMX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics edit

Goals edit

Rank Player Position Apertura Bicentenario Concacaf CL Total[10]
1   Emanuel Villa FW 19 6 3 28
2   Jaime Lozano MF 5 2 3 10
  Javier Orozco FW 4 1 5 10
4   Cristian Riveros MF 4 2 3 9
5   Pablo Zeballos FW 1 0 5 6
6   Melvin Brown DF 1 3 0 4
  Rogelio Chávez DF 3 0 1 4
  Alejandro Vela FW 1 0 3 4
9   Mario Ortiz FW 2 0 1 3
  César Villaluz MF 1 1 1 3
11   Maximiliano Biancucchi FW 0 2 0 2
  Christian Giménez MF 0 2 0 2
  Gerardo Lugo MF 1 0 1 2
  Ramón Núñez MF 0 0 2 2
15   Alejandro Castro DF 1 0 0 1
  Horacio Cervantes DF 0 0 1 1
  Adrián Cortés DF 0 0 1 1
  Julio César Domínguez DF 1 0 0 1
  Edcarlos DF 0 1 0 1
  Joel Huiqui DF 0 0 1 1
  Fausto Pinto DF 1 0 0 1
  Gerardo Torrado MF 1 0 0 1
  Gabino Velasco MF 1 0 0 1
Total 47 20 31 98

Clean sheets edit

Rank Name Apertura Bicentenario Concacaf CL Total[10]
1   José de Jesús Corona 6 4 1 11
  Yosgart Gutiérrez 2 2 7 11
Total 8 6 8 22

Hat-tricks edit

Player Against Result Date Competition
  Emanuel Villa San Luis 4–2 (H)1 19 September 2009 Primera División
  Javier Orozco   Herediano 6–2 (A) 30 July 2009 CONCACAF Champions League
  Jaime Lozano   Columbus Crew 5–0 (H) 26 August 2009 CONCACAF Champions League

1 The player scored 4 goals in the match.

Own goals edit

Player Against Result Date Competition
  Emanuel Villa Monterrey 3–4 (A) 10 December 2009 Primera División
  Edcarlos Guadalajara 1–1 (A) 24 April 2010 Primera División

References edit

  1. ^ "Corona se decidió por Cruz Azul". Proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). 16 June 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Hondureño Ramón Núñez ficha con el Cruz Azul". Vanguardia.com.mx (in Spanish). EFE. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Emilio Hernández al fin llegó a un acuerdo y será refuerzo de Cruz Azul". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 25 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Emmanuel Villa es el nuevo refuerzo celeste". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 30 June 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Israel López se queda en Cruz Azul". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 27 December 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Biancucchi es el último refuerzo de Cruz Azul". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  7. ^ "El 'Chaco' Giménez ya es de Cruz Azul". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 17 December 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Edcarlos Conceiçao nuevo refuerzo de Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Dynamo sign Luis Angel Landin". houstondynamo.com. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Mexico 2009/10". RSSSF.com. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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