The 2017–18 season is Club América's 5th consecutive season in the Liga MX, and 73rd consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The club will participate in the Liga MX, Copa MX, Supercopa MX, and the CONCACAF Champions League.
| 2017–18 season | ||||
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| President | Santiago Baños | |||
| Manager | Miguel Herrera | |||
| Stadium | Estadio Azteca | |||
| Apertura 2017 | 3rd (Semifinals) | |||
| Clausura 2018 | 2nd (Semifinals) | |||
| Copa MX (Apertura) | Semifinals | |||
| Supercopa MX | Runners-up | |||
| CONCACAF Champions League | Semifinals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mateus Uribe (11) All: Mateus Uribe (14) | |||
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Squad edit
2017 Apertura squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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2018 Clausura squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
Summer 2017 edit
In edit
| Number | Pos. | Player | Age | From | Fee | Notes | Source |
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| 2 | DF |  Carlos Vargas
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18 | Tijuana
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Undisclosed | Club América | |
| 5 | MF |  Guido Rodríguez
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23 | Tijuana
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$7.5M | Club América | |
| 8 | MF |  Mateus Uribe
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26 | Atlético Nacional
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Undisclosed | Club América | |
| 15 | MF | Pedro Arce
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25 |  Veria
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Free | Club América | |
| 16 | MF | Carlos Orrantía
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26 | Santos Laguna
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Free | On loan | Club América |
| 19 | FW | Alejandro Díaz
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21 | Necaxa
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Free | End of loan |
Out edit
| Number | Pos. | Player | Age | To | Fee | Notes | Source |
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| 2 | DF | Paolo Goltz
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32 | Boca Juniors
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$2.5M | ||
| 4 | DF | Erik Pimentel
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27 | Puebla
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Free | On loan | |
| 5 | MF | Javier Güémez
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25 | Querétaro
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Undisclosed | ||
| 11 | FW |  Michael Arroyo
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30 |  Grêmio
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Free | Free agent | |
| 15 | DF | Osmar Mares
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30 | Veracruz
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Free | On loan | |
| 21 | MF | José Guerrero
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29 | Puebla
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Free | On loan | |
| 297 | DF | Bryan Colula
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21 | Necaxa
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Free | On loan | |
| – | MF |  Brian Lozano
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23 | Santos Laguna
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Free | On loan |
Winter edit
In edit
| Number | Pos. | Player | Age | From | Fee | Notes | Source |
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| 6 | DF | Emanuel Aguilera
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28 | Tijuana
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Undisclosed | ||
| 11 | FW | Andrés Ibargüen
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25 | Racing Club
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$4M | ||
| 14 | MF |  Joe Corona
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27 | Tijuana
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Free | On Loan | |
| 20 | FW |  Jérémy Ménez
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30 |  Antalyaspor
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| 21 | FW | Henry Martín
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25 | Tijuana
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Undisclosed |
Out edit
| Number | Pos. | Player | Age | To | Fee | Notes | Source |
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| 3 | DF | Gil Burón
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23 | Murciélagos
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Free | On loan | |
| 6 | DF |  Miguel Samudio
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31 | Querétaro
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Undisclosed | ||
| 9 | FW | Silvio Romero
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29 | Independiente
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$4M | ||
| 12 | DF | Pablo Aguilar
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30 | Tijuana
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Undisclosed | ||
| 20 | MF | Manuel Pérez
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24 | BUAP
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Free | On loan | |
| 25 | MF | Cristian Paredes
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19 | Portland Timbers
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Free | On loan | |
| 28 | MF |  Gerson Torres
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20 | Necaxa
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Free | Loan Return | |
| 29 | MF | Carlos Rosel
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22 | Oaxaca
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Free | On loan | |
| 31 | FW | Darwin Quintero
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30 | Minnesota United
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Undisclosed | ||
| 33 | MF | Luis Amador
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21 | Pacific
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Free | On loan | |
| 35 | GK | Jonathan León
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21 | Atlético Reynosa
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Free | On loan |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| June 22, 2017 Pre-season | América | 1–1 | Atlante | Cancún, Mexico |
Orrantía  71' |
Hernández 90' |
Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo |
| July 5, 2017 Pre-season | América | 3–2 | Santos Laguna | Denver, Colorado |
| Díaz 19' Lainez 38'Quintero 82' |
de Buen 28' de Buen 70' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
| July 8, 2017 Pre-season | América | 4–0 | Puebla | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| da Silva 24' Romero 51'Díaz 69'Marín 86' |
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium |
| July 11, 2017 Pre-season | América | 0–2 | Morelia | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Loeschbor 29' Lezcano 45' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium |
| July 18, 2017 Friendly | Murciélagos | 2–1 | América | Los Mochis, Mexico |
| Cardozo 66' (pen.) Rentería 84' |
Pérez 12' |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario |
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 2017 | 22 July 2017 | 2 December 2017 | Matchday 1 | Semifinals | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 42.86 |
| Clausura 2018 | 7 January 2018 | 13 May 2018 | Matchday 1 | Semifinals | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 42.86 |
| Copa MX (Apertura) | 2 August 2017 | 15 November 2017 | Group 3 | Semifinals | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 57.14 |
| Supercopa MX | 16 August 2017 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| CONCACAF Champions League | February 2018 | 11 April 2018 | Round of 16 | Semifinals | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 50.00 |
| Total | 56 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 80 | 58 | +22 | 44.64 | ||||
Last updated: 13 May 2018
Source: Competitions
Statistics edit
Goals edit
| Rank | Player | Position | Liga MX | Copa MX | CONCACAF CL | Total |
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| 1 | Mateus Uribe
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MF | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Oribe Peralta
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FW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Cecilio Domínguez
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FW | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Henry Martín
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FW | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Silvio Romero
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FW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Renato Ibarra
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MF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Darwin Quintero
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FW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Pablo Aguilar
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DF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | William da Silva
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MF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 |  Jérémy Ménez
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FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bruno Valdez
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DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Alejandro Díaz
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FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Andrés Ibargüen
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FW | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 | Guido Rodríguez
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MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Corona
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MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 9 | 15 | 69 | ||
Assists edit
| Rank | Player | Position | Liga MX | Copa MX | CONCACAF CL | Total |
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| 1 | Darwin Quintero
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FW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Oribe Peralta
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FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Paul Aguilar
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DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Silvio Romero
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FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bruno Valdez
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DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pablo Aguilar
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DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pedro Arce
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MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Mateus Uribe
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MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 4 | 0 | 17 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b c "Oribe Peralta, nuevo capitán de América". Diario Récord. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Plantilla". Club América – Sitió Oficial.
- ^ "Squad". Liga MX.net.