2010–11 Cruz Azul season

The 2010–11 Cruz Azul season is the 64th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Cruz Azul will begin their season on July 23, 2010, against Estudiantes Tecos. Cruz Azul will play their homes games on Saturdays at 17:00 hours local time.

Cruz Azul
2010–11 season
PresidentMexico Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas
CoachMexico Enrique Meza
Home stadiumEstadio Azul
Apertura 20101st. GT. - Quarter-finals
Clausura 20115th. GT. - Semi-finals
CONCACAF Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Argentina Christian Giménez (17)
Champions League:
Mexico Javier Orozco (11)

All:
Argentina Emanuel Villa (23)
Highest home attendance(Approximate unofficial) 35,161 vs. America (3 October 2010), UNAM (20 November 2010) & (22 January 2011) & Guadalajara (23 April 2011)
Lowest home attendance5,000 vs. San Francisco (3 August 2010)
Average home league attendance(Approximate unofficial) 24,275

Club edit

Current squad edit

As of January 2011: Listed on the official website of Cruz Azul.[1]

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   MEX José de Jesús Corona
2 DF   MEX Fausto Pinto
3 MF   URU Marcelo Palau
4 DF   MEX Julio César Domínguez (vice-captain)
5 DF   MEX Alejandro Castro
6 MF   MEX Gerardo Torrado (captain)
8 MF   MEX Gonzalo Pineda
9 FW   MEX Isaac Romo
10 MF   ARG Christian Giménez
11 FW   MEX Alejandro Vela
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   MEX Horacio Cervantes
16 DF   MEX Rogelio Chávez (2nd vice-captain)
18 MF   MEX César Villaluz (3rd vice-captain)
19 MF   CHI Hugo Droguett
21 MF   MEX Héctor Gutiérrez
22 DF   MEX Adrián Cortés
25 GK   MEX Yosgart Gutiérrez
26 DF   CHI Waldo Ponce
27 FW   MEX Javier Orozco
30 FW   ARG Emanuel Villa

From youth system 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
7 MF   MEX Javier Aquino
12 GK   MEX Guillermo Allison
13 MF   MEX Allam Bello
14 DF   MEX Nestor Araújo
17 MF   MEX Diego de la Cruz
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF   MEX Germán Rodríguez
23 DF   MEX Hiram Mondragón
24 MF   MEX Luis Alanis
28 DF   MEX Gienir García
29 FW   MEX Martín Galván

Transfers edit

Summer edit

In and Loan edit

   

No. Position Natyionality Player From Type of Transfer Fee Note
8
  Gonzalo Pineda   San Luis
loan
"N/A"
7
  Javier Aquino Youth system
"N/A"
"N/A"
12
  Guillermo Allison Youth system
"N/A"
"N/A"
13
  Allam Bello Youth system
"N/A"
"N/A"
14
  Nestor Araújo Youth system
"N/A"
"N/A"
17
  Diego De la Cruz Youth system
"N/A"
"N/A"
20
  Germán Rodríguez Youth system
"N/A"
"N/A"
23
  Hiram Mondragón Youth system
"N/A"
"N/A"
24
  Luis Alanis Youth system
"N/A"
"N/A"
28
  Gienir García Youth system
"N/A"
"N/A"

Out and Loan edit

   

Position Natyionality Player To Fee Type of Transfer Note
  Edgar Gerardo Lugo   Puebla
Undisclosed
"N/A"
  Mario Ortiz   Puebla
Undisclosed
"N/A"
  Félix Ísael González   Puebla
Undisclosed
"N/A"
  Melvin Brown   Puebla
Undisclosed
"N/A"
  Cristian Riveros   Sunderland
Free
"N/A"
  Israel López   Necaxa
Undisclosed
"N/A"
  Jaime Lozano   Monarcas
Undisclosed
"N/A"
  Gabino Velasco   Querétaro
Undisclosed
"N/A"
  Julio César Valdivia Unknown
"N/A"
"N/A"
  Edcarlos  Cruzeiro
Undisclosed
"N/A"

Winter edit

In and Loan edit

   

No. Position Natyionality Player From Type of Transfer Fee Note
19
  Hugo Droguett  Monarcas Morelia
"N/A"
"N/A"
3
  Marcelo Palau  Nacional
"N/A"
"N/A"
9
  Isaac Romo  Querétaro
"N/A"
"N/A"
TBA
  Waldo Ponce  Racing de Santander
"N/A"
"N/A"

Out and Loan edit

   

Position Natyionality Player To Fee Type of Transfer Note
  Joel Huiqui   Monarcas
Undisclosed
"N/A"
  Maximiliano Biancucchi   Olimpia
Undisclosed
"N/A"

Competitions edit

Cruz Azul play three different tournaments in the 2010–11 season are Apertura 2010, CONCACAF Champions League and Clausura 2011.

Overall edit

Competition Started round Current position / round Final position / round First match Last match
Apertura 2010 1st. /Quarter-finals 23 July 2010 20 November 2010
Champions League Preliminary round Semi-finals 27 July 2010 6 April 2011
Clausura 2011 5th. /Semi-finals 8 January 2011 15 May 2011

Competitions statistics edit

2010 Torneo Apertura edit

Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.

2010 Summer pre-season edit

Before the season   Win   Draw   Loss

June 18, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 2 – 0 Cruz Azul Jasso Mexico City, Mexico
Stadium: La Noria, D.F.
June 26, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 2 – 0 Cruz Azul Hidalgo Mexico City, Mexico
Stadium: La Noria, D.F.
June 30, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 5 – 2 Cruz Azul Hidalgo Mexico City, Mexico
Stadium: La Noria, D.F.
July 3, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 0 Albinegros Hidalgo, Mexico
4:00 pm Stadium: Estadio 10 de Diciembre
July 7, 2010 Friendly Tijuana 2 – 1 Cruz Azul Baja California, Mexico
6:00 pm Stadium: Estadio Caliente
July 10, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 1 – 2 America Pasadena, California, USA
7:00 pm Stadium: Rose Bowl (stadium)
July 17, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 1 – 1 Águila Durham County, North Carolina USA
7:30 pm Stadium: Durham County Stadium

Friendly during the season

September 3, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 1 – 0 Lobos BUAP Mexico City, Mexico
11:30 Stadium: Estadio Azul

  Win   Draw   Loss

Regular phase edit

July 23, 2010 Round 1   Estudiantes Tecos 0 – 3 Cruz Azul Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
20:00 DST Medina   44'
Alanis   58'
Report
Live TV:
  2', 34' Orozco
  45' (o.g.) Partida
Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo
Referee:   Genaro Medrano
July 31, 2010 Round 2   Cruz Azul 2 – 0 Atlante Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Vela   30'
Giménez   47'
Villa   73'
Report
Live TV:
  44' Venegas
  55' Mármol
  58' Cardaccio
  74' Fano
  85' Torres
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 20,000
Referee:   Miguel Ángel Chacón
August 8, 2010 Round 3   UNAM 2 – 0 Cruz Azul Mexico City, Mexico
12:00 DST Castro   24'
Palacios   35'
Nieto   64'
Chiapas   67'
Cortés   81'
Cortés   85'
Report
Live TV:
  25' Vela
  34' Pinto
  38' Torrado
  82' Cervantes
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee:   Ricardo Arellano
August 14, 2010 Round 4   Cruz Azul 4 – 1 Pachuca Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Orozco   7', 50'
Pineda   9'
Torrado   35'
Villa   41'
Martinez   60' (o.g.)
Report
Live TV:
  2' Aguilar
  21' Martinez
  35' Manso
  65' (pen.) Benítez
  86' Gomez
  88' Rodríguez
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 22,000
Referee:   Benito Archundia
August 21, 2010 Round 5   Chiapas 2 – 3 Cruz Azul Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
17:00 DST Razo   13'
Rodríguez   29'
Andrade   49'
Zamora   71'
Valdéz   71'
Report
Live TV:
  9' Huiqui
  15', 62', 77' Giménez
  80' Villa
Stadium: Estadio Victor Manuel Reyna
Referee:   Julio David Escobar
August 28, 2010 Round 6   Cruz Azul 3 – 2 UANL Mexico City, Mexico
17:00pm DST Villa   10'
Torrado   12'
Orozco   42'
Vela   52'
Report
Live TV:
  11', 56' Itamar
  38' Molina
  28'   89' Torres Nilo
  90+2' Acosta
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 19,000
Referee:   Francisco Chacon Gutierrez
September 11, 2010 Round 7   Atlas 1 – 3 Cruz Azul Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
21:00 DST Chávez   44'
Alférez   65'
Torres   75'
Moreno   78'
Report
Live TV:
  17'   59'   83' Crevantes
  33' Orozco
  40'  88' Giménez
  90' García
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee:   José Alfredo Peñaloza
September 18, 2010 Round 8   Cruz Azul 3 – 0 Querétaro Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Villa   27'
Biancucchi   33'
Huiqui   65'
Cortés   90+1'
Report
Live TV:
  24' Blanco
  90' Beltrán
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 32,000
Referee:   Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
September 24, 2010 Round 9   Necaxa 2 – 1 Cruz Azul Aguascalientes, Mexico
20:00 DST Gandín   11' (pen.)
López   23'
Pavlovich   36'
Palacios   65'
Mosqueda   69'
Barbosa   72'
Ledesma   88'
Report
Live TV:
  11'   90+4' Corona
  31' Crevantes
  54' Torrado
  65' (pen.) Giménez
  90+1' Castro
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Referee:   Jesus Fabricio Morales
October 3, 2010 Round 10   Cruz Azul 1 – 0 America Mexico City, Mexico
16:30 DST Giménez   52'
Torrado   76'
Pineda   90+3'
Report
Live TV:
  4' Vuoso
  19' Martínez
  88' Reyna
  89' Rojas
  90+3' Mosquera
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 35,161
Referee:   Marco Antonio Rodríguez
October 10, 2010 Round 11   Toluca 0 – 0 Cruz Azul Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico
12:00 DST Novaretti   14'   40'
Ríos   31'
Méndez   45'
Dueñas   60'
Gamboa   66'
Report
Live TV:
  63' Aquino
  76' Torrado
  86' Crevantes
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee:   Ricardo Arellano
October 16, 2010 Round 12   Cruz Azul 3 – 0 Santos Laguna Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Vela   6'
Giménez   19'   88'
Pineda   20'
Cervantes   46'
Villa   90+1'
Report
Live TV:
  11' Olvera
  20' Quintero
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 28,000
Referee:   Mauricio Morales
October 24, 2010 Round 13   Morelia 1 – 1 Cruz Azul Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
12:00 DST Gastelum   14'
Noriega   44'
Aldrete   65'
Sabah   89'
Droguett   90+3'
Report
Live TV:
  60' Vela
  72' Aquino
  81' Torrado
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee:   Jaime Herrera Garduño
October 27, 2010 Round 14   Monterrey 2 – 4 Cruz Azul Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
17:00 DST S. Pérez   37'
De Nigris   40'
Pineda   53' (o.g.)
Cardozo   76'
L. E. Pérez   90+1'
Report
Live TV:
  31'   62' Castro
  33', 56'   52' Villaluz
  35'   44' Villa
  63' Pinto
  90' Giménez
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Referee:   Miguel Angel Ayala
October 30, 2010 Round 15   Cruz Azul 1 – 0 Puebla Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Giménez   80'
Cervantes   85'
Report
Live TV:
  25' Rincón
  40' Brown
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 28,500
Referee:   Marco Antonio Rodríguez
November 6, 2010 Round 16   Guadalajara 0 – 0 Cruz Azul Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
19:00 CST Fabián   21'
Araujo   36'
Ponce   39'
de Luna   79'
Sánchez   81'
Esparza   82'
Report
Live TV:
  16' Gutiérrez
  42' Castro
  82' Pinto
Stadium: Estadio Omnilife
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 30,801
Referee:   Román Rafael Medina
November 13, 2010 Round 17   Cruz Azul 1 – 0 San Luis Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Cervantes   54'  88' Report
Live TV:
  33' Matellán
  37' Torres
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 28,800
Referee:   Jorge Eduardo Gasso

General table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 17 12 3 2 33 13 +20 39 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Monterrey 17 9 5 3 29 20 +9 32
3 Santos Laguna 17 9 3 5 28 19 +9 30
4 América 17 7 6 4 22 16 +6 27 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
5 San Luis 17 8 2 7 21 19 +2 26
Source: [citation needed]

Group table edit

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 17 12 3 2 33 13 +20 39 Advanced to the Final Phase
2 Chiapas 17 6 7 4 21 14 +7 25
3 UNAM 17 7 4 6 23 24 −1 25
4 Morelia 17 5 6 6 17 16 +1 21
5 Puebla 17 5 4 8 21 26 −5 19
6 Querétaro 17 5 4 8 18 28 −10 19
Source: [citation needed]

Final phase edit

Quarter-finals

November 17, 2010 First Leg   UNAM 1 – 2 Cruz Azul Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 CST López   19'
Chiapas   47'
Verón   66'
Bravo   90+1'
Report
Live TV:
  33' Cervantes
  43'  73' Giménez
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee:   Mauricio Morales
November 20, 2010 Second Leg   Cruz Azul 0 – 2
(2 – 3 agg.)
UNAM Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Cervantes   22'   43'
Giménez   43'
Report
Live TV:
  2'  43' Bravo
  43' Castro
  84' Cacho
  90+2' Palacios
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 35,161
Referee:   Marco Antonio Rodríguez

UNAM won 2-3 in aggregate.

CONCACAF Champions League edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.

Preliminary round edit

July 27, 2010 First Leg   San Francisco   2 – 3   Cruz Azul La Chorrera, Panama City, Panama
21:00 DST Jiménez   20'  72'
Phillips  30'
Algandona  33'
Torres   44'
Gonzalez  45'
White  56'
Report
Live TV:
  &
  3', 54', 71' Villa
  42' Gutiérrez
  50' Pineda
  90' García
Stadium: Estadio Agustín Sánchez
Attendance: 725
Referee:   Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
August 3, 2010 Second Leg   Cruz Azul   6 – 0
(9 – 2 agg.)
  San Francisco Mexico City, Mexico
19:00 DST Orozco   11', 45', 84'
Biancucchi   18', 90+2'
Castro   33'
García   71'
Report
Live TV:
  &
  16' Phillips
  36' Torres
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 5,000
Referee:   Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

Cruz Azul won 9-2 in aggregate.

Group stage edit

August 17, 2010 Match Day 1   Toronto FC   2 – 1   Cruz Azul Toronto, Canada
19:00 DST Šarić   3'
Mista   44'
Peterson   73'
De Rosario   90'
Report
Live TV:
  &
  21' Gutiérrez
  76' Pinto
  89'  90' Giménez
  90' Torrado
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 16,862
Referee:   Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
August 25, 2010 Match Day 2   Cruz Azul   5 – 4   Real Salt Lake Mexico City, Mexico
19:00 DST Orozco   5', 76', 87', 89'
Biancucchi   18'
Cervantes   22'
Villa   90+1'
Giménez   90+3'
Report
Live TV:
  &
  23' (pen.), 43' Saborío
  27' González
  64'Espíndola
  87' Findley
  90+2' Johnson
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 6,156
Referee:   Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
September 15, 2010 Match Day 3   Árabe Unido   0 – 6   Cruz Azul Panama City, Panama
19:00 DST Cooper   60'
Mosquera   86'
Report
Live TV:
  &
  10', 22', 27' Orozco
  58'  69', 81' Villa
  87' Biancucchi
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 2,975
Referee:   Terry Vaughn (United States)
September 21, 2010 Match Day 4   Cruz Azul   0 – 0   Toronto FC Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 DST Pinto  50'   80'
Torrado  88'
Report
Live TV:
  &
  20' de Guzman
  50' Ibrahim
  52' Garcia
  57' Lindsay
  78' Conway
  89' Gargan
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 5,280
Referee:   Juan Guerra (Guatemala)
September 28, 2010 Match Day 5   Cruz Azul   2 – 0   Árabe Unido Mexico City, Mexico
19:00 DST Villa   1'
Pineda   40'
Cortés   47' (pen.)
Gutiérrez   79'
Report
Live TV:
  &
  30' Anderson
  49' Cummings
  64' Mosquera
  70' Gondola
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 5,015
Referee:   Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)
October 19, 2010 Match Day 6   Real Salt Lake   3 – 1   Cruz Azul Sandy, Utah, USA
21:00 DST Warner   22'  69'
Alexandre   35'
Araujo   43', 67'
Report
Live TV:
  &
  64' Huiqui
  71' Villaluz
  90' Giménez
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,468
Referee:   Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Group table edit

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RSL CRU TOR ÁRA
  Real Salt Lake 6 4 1 1 17 11 +6 13 3–1 4–1 2–1
  Cruz Azul 6 3 1 2 15 9 +6 10 5–4 0–0 2–0
  Toronto FC 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8 1–1 2–1 1–0
  Árabe Unido 6 1 0 5 4 14 −10 3 2–3 0–6 1–0
Source: [citation needed]

Quarterfinals edit

February 22, 2011 First Leg   Cruz Azul   2 – 0   Santos Laguna Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 CST Torrado   17'
Orozco   58'
Villa   67'
Giménez   68'
Bello   77'
Report
Live TV:
 
  15' Baloy
  71' Arce
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 14,062
Referee:   Paul Delgadillo (Mexico)
March 1, 2011 Second Leg   Santos Laguna   1 - 3
(1 – 5 agg.)
  Cruz Azul Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
19:00 CST Peralta   29'
Benítez   71'  73'
Report
Live TV:
 
  37', 53' Villa
  50'  57'   64' Giménez
  70' Ponce
  71' Palau
Stadium: Estadio Corona
Attendance: 25,000
Referee:   Roberto Garcia O. (Mexico)

Cruz Azul won 5-1 in aggregate.

Semi-finals edit

March 16, 2011 First Leg   Monterrey   2 - 1   Cruz Azul Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
21:00 CST Cardozo   9'
Santana   29'  55'
Basanta   47'
L. E. Pérez   51'
de Nigris   79'
Report
Live TV:
 
  32' Villaluz
  48' Cortés
  69' Palau
  79' Droguett
  83' Cervantes
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Attendance: 22,469
Referee:   Paul Delgadillo (Mexico)
April 6, 2011 Second Leg   Cruz Azul   1 - 1
(2 - 3 agg.)
  Monterrey Mexico City, Mexico
19:00 DST Villaluz   23'
Ponce   39'   78'
Orozco   63'
Report
Live TV:
 
  11' Zavala
  74' S. Pérez
  81' (pen.) Suazo
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 24,574
Referee:   Francisco Chacon (Mexico)

Monterrey won 3-2 in aggregate.

2011 Torneo Clausura edit

Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.

2010 Winter pre-season edit

Before the season   Win   Draw   Loss

December 21, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 5 Estudiantes de Altamira Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 CST Stadium: La Noria, D.F.
December 23, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 0 Pumas Morelos Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 CST Stadium: La Noria, D.F.
December 27, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 0 Orizaba Mexico City, Mexico
12:30 CST Stadium: La Noria, D.F.
December 30, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 1 Puebla Mexico City, Mexico
12:00 CST Stadium: Estadio Azul
January 5, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 1 Cruz Azul Hidalgo Mexico City, Mexico
11:30 CST Stadium: La Noria, D.F.

Friendly during the season

January 18, 2011 Friendly Universidad de Chile   0 – 2   Cruz Azul Santiago, Chile
22:30 UTC−04:00 Vargas   69'
Díaz   83'
Report   78'  78' Orozco
  85' Ponce
Stadium: Nacional de Chile
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 28,000
Referee:   Enrique Osses

  Win   Draw   Loss

Regular phase edit

January 8, 2011 Round 1   Cruz Azul 4 – 1 Estudiantes Tecos Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Villa   6'
Giménez   15'
Domínguez   28'
Palau   37'
Pineda   86'
Torrado   87'
Report
Live TV:
 
  10' Jiménez
  14' López
  18' Cejas
  29' Antunez
  43' Zamogilny
  49' Cabral
  53' Partida
  85' Martínez
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 15,000
Referee:   Jorge Macias
January 15, 2011 Round 2   Atlante 3 – 0 Cruz Azul Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
21:00 CST Navarro   22'
Alfaro   40'
Bermúdez   71'
Maldonado   75'
Report
Live TV:
  52' Cervantes
  54' (o.g.) Ponce
  69' Aquino
Stadium: Estadio Andres Quintana Roo
Referee:   Jesus Fabricio Morales
January 22, 2011 Round 3   Cruz Azul 3 – 3 UNAM Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Villa   25'
Ponce   35'
Cervantes   36'  63'
Pineda   39'
Droguett   82'
Report
Live TV:
 
  36' Chiapas
  45' Velarde
  59' Augusto
  59' Bravo
  59'  60', 80' Cacho
  72' Verón
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 35,161
Referee:   Román Rafael Medina
January 29, 2011 Round 4   Pachuca 0 – 4 Cruz Azul Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
19:00 CST Anchico   21'
Arizala   42'
Rodríguez   44'
Aguilar   60'
Report
Live TV:
  30' Cervantes
  39' Droguett
  41' Pinto
  61' Domínguez
  74' Castro
  87' Villaluz
Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Referee:   Ricardo Arellano
February 5, 2011 Round 5   Cruz Azul 2 – 0 Chiapas Mexico City, Mexico
19:00 CST Giménez   37'
Araújo   40'
Villa   57'
Cervantes   67'
Castro   74'
Report
Live TV:
 
  15' Flores
  28' Martínez
  29' Esqueda
  53' Razo
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 17,000
Referee:   Jaime Herrera Garduño
February 12, 2011 Round 6   UANL 2 – 0 Cruz Azul Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
19:00 CST Mancilla   68'  70'
Danilinho   90+1'
report
Live TV:
  37' Villaluz
  88' Castro
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee:   Genaro Medrano
February 19, 2011 Round 7   Cruz Azul 2 – 1 Atlas Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Villa   1'
Torrado   35'
Cervantes   36'
Villaluz   67'
Romo   90+3'
Report
Live TV:
 
  16'   90+1' Arreola
  16' Espinoza
  68' Conde
  73'  90+5' Santos
  90' Pinto
  90' Pacheco
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 26,400
Referee:   Miguel Angel Flores
February 26, 2011 Round 8   Querétaro 1 – 1 Cruz Azul Querétaro, Mexico
17:00 CST Bueno   2'
Altamirano   4'
Acuña   6'
Ferro   13'
Velasco   50'
Cortés   51'
Díaz de León   89'
Report
Live TV:
  4' Pineda
  5' Araújo
  32' Romo
  66' Villa
Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Referee:   Jorge Isaac Rojas
March 5, 2011 Round 9   Cruz Azul 0 – 0 Necaxa Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Torrado   31' Report
Live TV:
 
  27' Barbosa
  30' Chávez
  71' Silva
  78' Castro
  82' Gandín
  89' García
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 28,500
Referee:   Paul Delgadillo
March 13, 2011 Round 10   America 0 – 2 Cruz Azul Mexico City, Mexico
18:00 CST Layún   15'
Reyna   30'
Sánchez   35'
Report
Live TV:
  16', 19' Villa
  28' Giménez
  76' Cervantes
  85' Palau
  86' Castro
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee:   Miguel Angel Ayala
March 19, 2011 Round 11   Cruz Azul 1 – 0 Toluca Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Giménez   44'
Cervantes   45+1'
Ponce   64'
Villa   67'
Report
Live TV:
 
  32'   44' González
  45+1' Talavera
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 28,900
Referee:   Marco Antonio Rodríguez
April 2, 2011 Round 12   Santos Laguna 3 – 0 Cruz Azul Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
19:00 CST Quintero   1'  71'
Baloy   11'
Estrada   30'
Morales   64'
Rodríguez   73'
Report
Live TV:
  5' Aquino
  20' Pineda
  70' Cervantes
  71' Villa
  75' Giménez
Stadium: Estadio Corona
Referee:   Genaro Medrano
April 9, 2011 Round 13   Cruz Azul 2 – 3 Morelia Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Giménez   10'
Ponce   62'
Torrado   71'
Report
Live TV:
 
  6' Noriega
  16' Márquez Lugo
  20' García Arias
  42' Pérez
  55', 90+2'  90+2' Hernández
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 22,830
Referee:   Francisco Chacon Gutierrez
April 13, 2011 Round 14   Cruz Azul 3 – 0 Monterrey Mexico City, Mexico
20:30 DST Giménez   27', 68'
Ponce   34'
Palau   47'
Romo   63'
Villa   71'
Report
Live TV:
 
  63' L. E. Pérez Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 18,975
Referee:   Jorge Eduardo Gasso
April 16, 2011 Round 15   Puebla 2 – 0 Cruz Azul Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
19:00 DST Borja  27'  27'
Jiménez   44'
Ortiz   60'
Rincón   80'
Acosta   82'
Salinas   90+2'
Report
Live TV:
  85' Cervantes Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Referee:   Mauricio Morales
April 23, 2011 Round 16   Cruz Azul 1 – 1 Guadalajara Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST E. Gutiérrez   25'
Cervantes   40'
Ponce   44'
Villa   81'
Report
Live TV:
 
  6' Araujo
  8' Medina
  19' Esparza
  45' Fabián
  77' Torres
  87' Álvarez
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 35,161
Referee:   Marco Antonio Rodríguez
April 30, 2011 Round 17   San Luis 0 – 0 Cruz Azul San Luis, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
20:45 DST Alcántar   17'
Mares   26'
Ponce   52'
Arroyo   88'
Report
Live TV:
  30' Araújo
  52' Ponce
  90+2' Palau
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Referee:   Roberto García Orozco

General table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Morelia 17 9 4 4 31 24 +7 31
4 Atlante 17 8 3 6 28 17 +11 27
5 Cruz Azul 17 7 5 5 25 20 +5 26
6 América 17 8 2 7 31 28 +3 26
7 Monterrey 17 7 5 5 23 20 +3 26
Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group table edit

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 UNAM 17 10 5 2 27 13 +14 35 Advanced to the Final Phase
2 Morelia 17 9 4 4 31 24 +7 31
3 Cruz Azul 17 7 5 5 25 20 +5 26
4 Puebla 17 5 3 9 16 26 −10 18
5 Querétaro 17 4 4 9 16 35 −19 16
6 Chiapas 17 4 2 11 15 30 −15 14
Source: [citation needed]

Final phase edit

Quarter-finals

May 4, 2011 First Leg   Cruz Azul 2 - 1 Atlante Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 DST Giménez   18', 46'
Ponce   33'
Palau   79'
Report
Live TV:
 
  7' Maldonado
  57'   66' Muñoz
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 30,213
Referee:   Miguel Ángel Ortega
May 7, 2011 Second Leg   Atlante 0 - 0
(1 - 2 agg.)
Cruz Azul Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
21:00 DST Maldonado   16'
Diego   35'
Venegas   84'
Nápoles   90+1'
Report
Live TV:
  7' Villaluz
  38' Palau
  65' Villa
  77' Corona
Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Referee:   Roberto García Orozco

Cruz Azul won 1-2 in aggregate.

Semi-finals

May 12, 2011 First Leg   Cruz Azul 2 - 0 Morelia Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 DST Giménez   27'
Ponce   30'
Torrado   40'
Villa   45+1'  66'
Report
Live TV:
 
  6' Leão
  53' Noriega
  59' Huiqui
  70' García A.
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 34,295
Referee:   Mauricio Morales
May 15, 2011 Second Leg   Morelia 3 - 0
(3 - 2 agg.)
Cruz Azul Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
20:00 DST Márquez L.   8', 11'  45'
Pérez   41'
Aldrete   83'
Lozano   87'
Sabah   90+1'
Boy (coach)   90+1'
Martín (Fitness coach)   90+1'
Report
Live TV:
  4' Jiménez (team doctor)
  27' Torrado
  41' Pinto
  46' Ponce
  90+1' Giménez
  90+1' Romo
  90+1' Meza (coach)
  90+1' Ipata (Fitness coach)
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee:   Francisco Chacon Gutierrez

Squad statistics edit

Start formations edit

Qnt Formation Match(es)
41 4-4-2 A (16), CCL (7), C (18)
5 4-3-3 CCL (3), C (2)
4 5-3-2 A (2), C (1), CCL (1)
2 5-4-1 A (1), CCL (1)
Last updated: 16 May
Source: [citation needed]
Only competitive matches.

Starting 11 edit

Apps and Goals edit

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No.
 
Pos.
 
Player
 
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0Apps0
 
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GS Apps
 
Goals
 
Notes
 
1 GK   Jesús Corona 18 (-16) 6 (-4) 21 (-24) 45 45 (-44) (−) means goals conceded
12 GK   Guillermo Allison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (−) means goals conceded
25 GK   Yosgart Gutiérrez 1 0 6 (-11) 0 0 7 7 (-11) (−) means goals conceded
2 DF   Fausto Pinto 18 0 5(1) 0 20 0 43 43 0
4 DF   Julio César Domínguez 6(2) 0 9 0 16 1 31 33 1
5 DF   Alejandro Castro 4(7) 1 10(1) 0 2(10) 1 16 34 2
14 DF   Nestor Araújo 5 0 2 0 10(1) 0 18 19 0
15 DF   Horacio Cervantes 17 4 10 0 14 1 41 41 5
16 DF   Rogelio Chávez 14(2) 0 1(4) 0 6(2) 0 21 29 0
22 DF   Adrián Cortés 2(5) 1 5(1) 2 5(2) 0 12 20 3
23 DF   Hiram Mondragón 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF   Waldo Ponce _ _ 3 0 16(1) 1 19 20 1
28 DF   Gienir García 0(1) 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 1
3 MF   Marcelo Palau _ _ 2(1) 0 14(1) 1 16 18 1
6 MF   Gerardo Torrado 17(1) 0 7(2) 0 13(2) 0 37 42 0
7 MF   Javier Aquino 1(10) 1 4(4) 0 7(11) 0 12 37 1
8 MF   Gonzalo Pineda 18(2) 0 6(1) 0 16(1) 1 40 44 1
10 MF   Christian Giménez 18(1) 9 5(4) 4 21 8 44 49 21
13 MF   Allam Bello 0(1) 0 0(2) 0 4(2) 0 4 8 0
17 MF   Diego De la Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   César Villaluz 3(5) 2 9(3) 2 10(11) 1 23 41 5
19 MF   Hugo Droguett _ _ 1(1) 0 8(2) 2 9 12 2   Injured.
20 MF   Germán Rodríguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   Héctor Gutiérrez 2(7) 0 5 0 2(1) 0 9 17 0
24 MF   Luis Alanis 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW   Isaac Romo _ _ 0(3) 0 2(7) 2 2 12 2
11 FW   Alejandro Vela 17(2) 3 5(3) 0 _ _ 22 27 3   Injured.
27 FW   Javier Orozco 15(3) 6 10(1) 11 3(8) 0 29 40 17
29 FW   Martín Galván _ _ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW   Emanuel Villa 19 5 9 8 20(1) 10 48 49 23
59 GK   Christian Barrientos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (−) means goals conceded
OUT DF   Joel Huiqui 13 0 3 0 _ _ 16 16 0 out to Morelia
OUT FW   Maximiliano Biancucchi 3(8) 1 6(1) 2 _ _ 9 18 4 out to Olimpia
- - - _ - - - - - - - - (parenthesis indicates entry by substitution)

Discipline edit

xxxxXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxxxx 00Apertura 20100 Champions League 00Clausura 201100 0Total Discipline0
 
No.
 
Pos.
 
Player
 
                           
1 GK   Jesús Corona 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
12 GK   Guillermo Allison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK   Yosgart Gutiérrez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   Fausto Pinto 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 6 1 0
4 DF   Julio César Domínguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF   Alejandro Castro 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 0
14 DF   Nestor Araújo 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0
15 DF   Horacio Cervantes 5 2 0 2 0 0 8 0 1 15 2 1
16 DF   Rogelio Chávez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   Adrián Cortés 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 DF   Hiram Mondragón 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF   Waldo Ponce _ _ _ 0 1 0 8 0 0 8 1 0
28 DF   Gienir García 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 MF   Marcelo Palau _ _ _ 2 0 0 5 0 0 7 0 0
6 MF   Gerardo Torrado 7 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 16 0 0
7 MF   Javier Aquino 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
8 MF   Gonzalo Pineda 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 8 0 0
10 MF   Christian Giménez 6 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 1 12 1 1
13 MF   Allam Bello 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 MF   Diego De la Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   César Villaluz 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0
19 MF   Hugo Droguett _ _ _ 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 MF   Germán Rodríguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   Héctor Gutiérrez 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
24 MF   Luis Alanis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   Isaac Romo _ _ _ 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 FW   Alejandro Vela 2 0 0 0 0 0 _ _ _ 2 0 0
27 FW   Javier Orozco 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 FW   Martín Galván 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW   Emanuel Villa 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 10 0 0
59 GK   Christian Barrientos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OUT DF   Joel Huiqui 2 0 0 1 0 0 _ _ _ 3 0 0
OUT FW   Maximiliano Biancucchi 0 0 0 1 0 0 _ _ _ 1 0 0

Last updated: 16 May 2011
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
  = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;   = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
.

Overall edit

Total   Home   Away
Games played 52 26 26
Games won 29 19 10
Games drawn 11 5 6
Games lost 12 2 10
Biggest win (Apertura) 0–3 vs Estudiantes,
4–1 vs Pachuca,
3-0 vs Querétaro,
3-0 vs Santos
4–1 vs Pachuca,
3-0 vs Querétaro,
3-0 vs Santos
0–3 vs Estudiantes
Biggest win (CONCACAF) 6–0 vs San Francisco,
0–6 vs Árabe Unido
6–0 vs San Francisco 0–6 vs Árabe Unido
Biggest win (Clausura) 0-4 vs Pachuca 4-1 vs Estudiantes,
3-0 vs Monterrey
0-4 vs Pachuca
Biggest lose (Apertura) 2–0 & 0-2 vs UNAM 0–2 vs UNAM 2–0 vs UNAM
Biggest lose (CONCACAF) 1-3 vs Real Salt Lake - - - - - 1-3 vs Real Salt Lake
Biggest lose (Clausura) 3-0 vs Atlante,
3-0 vs Santos,
3-0 vs Morelia
2-3 vs Morelia 3-0 vs Atlante,
3-0 vs Santos,
3-0 vs Morelia
Goals scored 95 56 39
Goals conceded 55 20 34
Goal difference +40 +36 +4
Average GF per game 1.83 2.15 1.5
Average GA per game 1.06 0.77 1.31
Most Game Started 48   Emanuel Villa
Most appearances 49  Christian Giménez & Emanuel Villa
Top scorer 23   Emanuel Villa
Points 98/156 (62.82%) 62/78 (79.49%) 36/78 (46.15%)
Winning rate 29/52 (55.77%) 19/26 (73.08%) 10/26 (38.46%)

Last updated: 16 May 2011
Source: Competitive matches

Goalscorers edit

[2]

Position Nation Name Apertura 2010
 
Champions League
 
Clausura 2011
 
Total
 
1   Emmanuel Villa
5
8
10
23
2 Christian Giménez
9
4
8
21
3   Javier Orozco
6
11
17
4   Horacio Cervantes
4
1
5
César Villaluz
2
2
6   Maximiliano Biancucchi
1
3
"N/C"
4
7   Alejandro Vela
3
3
Adrián Cortés
1
2
9   Alejandro Castro
1
1
2
Isaac Romo
"N/C"
2
  Hugo Droguett
Own goal
2
13   Gienir García
1
1
Javier Aquino
1
Gonzalo Pineda
1
Julio César Domínguez
  Marcelo Palau
"N/C"
  Waldo Ponce
TOTAL
35
31
29
95

Goal minutes edit

Updated to games played on 13 May 2011.

1'–15' 16'–30' 31'–HT 46'–60' 61'–75' 76'–FT Extra time "Total"
14 13 19 13 16 15 5 95

Results edit

Apertura 2010 edit

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
19 13 3 3 35 16  +19 42 8 0 1 18 5  +13 5 3 2 17 11  +6

Last updated: 20 November.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWWLWWWWWLWDWDWWDWWL
Position22532211111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 20 November. Source: Competitive Matches[3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

CONCACAF Champions League edit

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
12 7 2 3 31 15  +16 23 4 2 0 16 5  +11 3 0 3 15 10  +5

Last updated: 12 April.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112
GroundAHAHAHHAHAAH
ResultWWLWWDWLWWLD
Position411212
Updated to match(es) played on 12 April. Source: CONCACAF Champions League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Clausura 2011 edit

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
21 9 6 6 29 24  +5 33 7 3 1 22 10  +12 2 3 5 7 14  −7

Last updated: 16 May.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultWLDWWLWDDWWLLWLDDWDWL
Position28753534543465555
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

IFFHS Ranking edit

Cruz Azul position on the Club World Ranking during the 2010-11 season, according to IFFHS.[4]

Month Position Points
July 52 141.5
August 36 171.5
September 46 166.5
October 43 169.5
November 49 160.5
December 55 156
January 53 159
February 45 168
March 53 157.5
April 67 144
May 64 151.5
June 66 151.5

Last updated: 20 July 2011.
Source: IFFHS

References edit

  1. ^ "Plantel Torneo de Clausura 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  2. ^ "Cruz Azul stats". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  3. ^ "League Table". Medio Tiempo. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  4. ^ IFFHS Archived 2007-07-03 at the Wayback Machine

External links edit