2018–19 Santos Laguna season

The 2018–19 Santos Laguna season is the 36st season in the football club's history and the 31st consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. In addition to the Liga MX and Copa MX, the club will also compete in the CONCACAF Champions League.

Santos Laguna
2018–19 season
OwnerOrlegi Deportes
ChairmanAlejandro Irraragori
ManagerSalvador Reyes Jr.
StadiumEstadio Corona
Apertura4th
Playoffs: Quarterfinals
Clausura6th
Apertura Copa MXGroup stage
CONCACAF Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Julio Furch (14 goals)

All:
Julio Furch (16 goals)
Highest home attendance28,479
(vs América, 11 November 2018)
Lowest home attendance10,879
(vs Celaya, 7 August 2018)
Average home league attendance23,715
Biggest winSantos Laguna 6–2 Marathón
(20 February 2019)
Biggest defeatSantos Laguna 0–2 Monterrey
(1 December 2018)
2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 14 January 2019.

Coaching staff edit

Position Name
Head coach   Salvador Reyes
Assistant coaches   Juan Pablo Rodríguez
  Rafael Figueroa
  Rubén Duarte
Goalkeepers coach   Nicolás Navarro
Fitness coach   Luis Canay
Kinesiologist   Pablo Barrionuevo
Masseur   Carlos Martín del Campo
Doctors   Carlos Villatoro
  Carlos Gómez

Players edit

Squad information edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Signed in Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 GK   Jonathan Orozco (1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 (age 37) 2017 (Winter)   Monterrey
28 GK   Carlos Acevedo (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28) 2016   Youth System
292 GK   Joel García (1998-04-12) 12 April 1998 (age 26) 2018   Youth System
Defenders
2 DF   José Abella (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 30) 2013   Youth System
3 DF   Gerardo Alcoba (1984-11-25) 25 November 1984 (age 39) 2018 (Winter)   UNAM
4 DF   Jesús Angulo (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 26) 2017   Youth System
5 DF   Hugo Nervo (1991-01-06) 6 January 1991 (age 33) 2018   Huracán
17 DF   Gerardo Arteaga (1997-09-07) 7 September 1997 (age 26) 2016   Youth System
20 DF   Alejandro Castro (1987-03-27) 27 March 1987 (age 37) 2018   Atlético San Luis
21 DF   Dória (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 29) 2018   Yeni Malatyaspor
Midfielders
6 MF   Diego de Buen (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 (age 32) 2016 (Winter)   Tijuana
7 MF   Jesús Isijara (1989-11-26) 26 November 1989 (age 34) 2018 (Winter)   Necaxa
8 MF   Carlos Orrantia (1991-02-01) 1 February 1991 (age 33) 2018   América
10 MF   Osvaldo Martínez (1986-04-08) 8 April 1986 (age 38) 2017 (Winter)   América
15 MF   Brian Lozano (1994-02-23) 23 February 1994 (age 30) 2017   América
16 MF   Ulises Rivas (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 28) 2014   Youth System
22 MF   Deinner Quiñones (1995-08-16) 16 August 1995 (age 28) 2014   Independiente Medellín
23 MF   José Juan Vázquez (1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 (age 36) 2018 (Winter)   Guadalajara
27 MF   Javier Cortés (1989-07-20) 20 July 1989 (age 34) 2017   UNAM
Forwards
9 FW   Julio Furch (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 (age 34) 2017 (Winter)   Veracruz
11 FW   Eduardo Herrera (1988-07-25) 25 July 1988 (age 35) 2018   Veracruz
12 FW   Edwuin Cetré (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26) 2018 (Winter)   Youth System
13 FW   Jonathan Rodríguez (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 30) 2016   Deportivo La Coruña
18 FW   Ayrton Preciado (1994-07-17) 17 July 1994 (age 29) 2018   Emelec

Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 December 2018.[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

In edit

N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer
window
Source
5 DF   Hugo Nervo 33   Huracán Transfer Summer
8 MF   Carlos Orrantia 33 América End of Loan Summer
11 FW   Eduardo Herrera 35   Rangers Loan Summer
15 MF   Brian Lozano 30 América Transfer Summer
18 FW   Ayrton Preciado 29   Emelec Transfer Summer
20 MF   Alejandro Castro 37 UNAM Loan Summer
21 DF   Dória 29   Marseille Transfer Summer
22 MF   Deinner Quiñones 28   Independiente Medellín Loan Summer

Out edit

N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer
window
Source
4 DF   Jorge Sánchez 26 América Transfer Summer
5 DF   Óscar Bernal 28   La Equidad Loan Summer
11 MF   Ulises Dávila 33 Unattached Released Summer
14 DF   Néstor Araujo 32   Celta Transfer Summer
18 MF   David Andrade 30 Tampico Madero Transfer Summer
19 DF   Jorge Villafaña 34   Portland Timbers Transfer Summer
20 MF   Bryan Rabello 29 BUAP Loan Summer
21 FW   Djaniny 33   Al-Ahli Transfer Summer ESPN
24 DF   Carlos Izquierdoz 35   Boca Juniors Transfer Summer
301 MF   Santiago Martínez 26 Tampico Madero Loan Summer

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Campeón de Campeones 15 July 2018 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
Torneo Apertura 22 July 2018 1 December 2018 Matchday 1 4th (Quarterfinals) 19 8 6 5 27 21 +6 042.11
Apertura Copa MX 31 July 2018 29 August 2018 Group stage Group stage 4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 000.00
Torneo Clausura 6 January 2019 Matchday 1 9 4 2 3 11 10 +1 044.44
CONCACAF Champions League 20 February 2019 Round of 16 2 2 0 0 11 2 +9 100.00
Total 35 14 10 11 50 42 +8 040.00

Last updated: 2 March 2019
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Torneo Apertura edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 América (C) 17 9 6 2 33 17 +16 33 Advance to Liguilla[a]
3 UNAM 17 8 6 3 29 19 +10 30
4 Santos Laguna 17 8 6 3 27 18 +9 30
5 Monterrey 17 9 3 5 25 19 +6 30
6 UANL 17 8 5 4 32 18 +14 29
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
Notes:
  1. ^ The first 8 places in the table qualified for the Liguilla. The last ranked team in the relegation table could qualify for the Liguilla in the Apertura tournament.

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 8 6 3 27 18  +9 30 6 3 0 17 6  +11 2 3 3 10 12  −2

Last updated: 8 December 2018.
Source: LigaMX

Result round by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultWLWWWDDLWDWWDWLDD
Position612642335453332344
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2018. Source: LigaMX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

22 July 2018 1 Santos Laguna 2–1 BUAP Torreón
18:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 22,830
Referee: Oscar Mejía García
27 July 2018 2 Morelia 3–1 Santos Laguna Morelia
19:00
Report
Stadium: Morelos
Attendance: 20,258
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
6 August 2018 3 Santos Laguna 2–0 Puebla Torreón
18:30
Report Stadium: Corona
Referee: Francisco Chacón
12 August 2018 4 Guadalajara 1–2 Santos Laguna Zapopan
21:00
Report
Stadium: Akron
Attendance: 26,913
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz
19 August 2018 5 Santos Laguna 3–1 UANL Torreón
18:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 24,741
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
22 August 2018 6 Tijuana 2–2 Santos Laguna Tijuana
21:06
Report
Stadium: Caliente
Attendance: 26,333
Referee: Oscar Mejía García
26 August 2018 7 Santos Laguna 1–1 Cruz Azul Torreón
18:00 CDT
Liga MX
Referee Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 28,460
Referee: Óscar Macías Romo
2 September 2018 8 Toluca 2–1 Santos Laguna Toluca
12:00
Report
Stadium: Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 15,621
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
16 August 2018 9 Santos Laguna 3–0 León Torreón
18:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 21,514
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
23 September 2018 10 Santos Laguna 1–1 Veracruz Torreón
18:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 22,043
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto
29 September 2018 11 Necaxa 0–1 Santos Laguna Aguascalientes
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 15,542
Referee: Roberto García Orozco
5 October 2018 12 Santos Laguna 3–1 Atlas Torreón
19:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 20,854
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
20 September 2018 13 Pachuca 1–1 Santos Laguna Pachuca
19:00
Report
Stadium: Hidalgo
Attendance: 18,248
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
26 October 2018 14 Santos Laguna 1–0 Monterrey Torreón
19:00
Report Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 22,887
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
4 November 2018 15 Querétaro 2–1 Santos Laguna Querétaro City
16:00 Pérez   17'
Villalva   61'
Report Dória   70'
Rodríguez   88'
Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
11 November 2018 16 Santos Laguna 1–1 América Torreón
19:00 José Abella   14'   90'
Furch   16'
Report Luis Reyes   39'
Bruno Valdez   61'
Stadium: Corona
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre
25 November 2018 17 UNAM 1–1 Santos Laguna Mexico City
12:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 27,950
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
Quarter-finals edit
28 November 2018 First leg Monterrey 1–0 Santos Laguna Guadalupe
21:06
Report Stadium: BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 24,723
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
1 December 2018 Second leg Santos Laguna 0–2
(0–3 agg.)
Monterrey Torreón
21:00 Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 25,900
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas

Apertura Copa MX edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pachuca 4 3 1 0 6 0 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Celaya 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4
3 Santos Laguna 4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 2
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
31 July 2018 1 Pachuca 2–0 Santos Laguna Pachuca
21:00
Report Stadium: Hidalgo
Attendance: 14,792
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel
7 August 2018 2 Santos Laguna 1–1 Celaya Torreón
19:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 10,879
Referee: Roberto Ríos Jácome
15 August 2018 3 Celaya 2–0 Santos Laguna Celaya
19:00
Report Stadium: Miguel Alemán Valdés
Attendance: 4,360
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas
29 August 2018 4 Santos Laguna 0–0 Pachuca Torreón
19:00 Report Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 13,453
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza

Torneo Clausura edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Toluca 17 7 4 6 28 23 +5 25
10 Puebla 17 6 6 5 18 21 −3 24
11 Santos Laguna 17 6 4 7 21 23 −2 22
12 BUAP 17 6 2 9 17 34 −17 20
13 Atlas 17 6 1 10 19 28 −9 19
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
8 4 2 2 11 7  +4 14 3 1 0 7 1  +6 1 1 2 4 6  −2

Last updated: 24 February 2019.
Source: LigaMX

Result round by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultLWDWLDWW
Position1791079965
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2019. Source: LigaMX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

6 January 2019 1 BUAP 2–0 Santos Laguna Puebla
16:00
Report
Stadium: Universitario BUAP
Attendance: 6,350
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas
13 January 2019 2 Santos Laguna 1–0 Morelia Torreón
18:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 22,585
Referee: Adonai Escobedo
18 January 2018 3 Puebla 1–1 Santos Laguna Puebla
21:05
Report
Stadium: Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 14,050
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez
27 January 2019 4 Santos Laguna 1–0 Guadalajara Torreón
18:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 27,919
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
2 February 2019 5 UANL 2–1 Santos Laguna San Nicolás
19:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 41,431
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda
10 February 2019 6 Santos Laguna 1–1 Tijuana Torreón
18:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 22,986
Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe
16 February 2019 7 Cruz Azul 1–2 Santos Laguna Mexico City
17:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 12,231
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto
24 February 2019 8 Santos Laguna 4–0 Toluca Torreón
18:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 24,877
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
2 March 2019 9 León 3–0 Santos Laguna León
19:00 CST Mena   51',   77'
Tesillo   89'
Report Lozano   53' Stadium: Estadio León
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
8 March 2019 10 Veracruz 2–2 Santos Laguna Veracruz
19:00 CST Carrasco   9'
Murillo   34'
Chávez   79'
Report Furch   25'
Lozano   40'
Correa   74'
Abella   89'
Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo
17 March 2019 11 Santos Laguna 1–2 Necaxa Torreón
18:06 Furch   54'
Abella   68'
Valdés   87'
Report Castro   16'
Peña   70'
Contreras   90',   90'
Stadium: Corona
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
29 March 2019 12 Atlas 1–0 Santos Laguna Guadalajara
21:00 CST Govea   17'
Segura   22'
Díaz   24'
Santamaría   59'
Isijara   64',   84'
Report Valdés   33'
Abella   75'
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez
7 April 2019 13 Santos Laguna 0–0 Pachuca Torreón
18:06 Angulo   32'   40'
Preciado   37'
Report Sosa   3'
García   68'
J. Hernández   81'
Stadium: Corona
Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia
13 April 2019 14 Monterrey 4–0 Santos Laguna Guadalupe
21:00 Pizarro   22'
Funes Mori   60',   76',   87'
Report Quiñones   75' Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre
21 April 2019 15 Santos Laguna 2–1 Querétaro Torreón
18:06 Milke   6' (o.g.)
Alcalá   17' (o.g.)
Dória   36'
Report Loba   46'
Corral   47'
Samudio   89'
Stadium: Corona
Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez
27 April 2019 16 América 1–0 Santos Laguna Mexico City
19:00 CDT Aguilera   14'
P. Aguilar   78'   78'
Álvarez   88'
Report Abella   71'
Dória   90'
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo

CONCACAF Champions League edit

Round of 16 edit

20 February 2019 (2019-02-20) First leg Marathón   2–6   Santos Laguna San Pedro Sula, Honduras
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Referee:   Yadel Martínez
27 February 2019 (2019-02-27) Second leg Santos Laguna   5–0
(11–2 agg.)
  Marathón Torreón, Mexico
19:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Referee:   Drew Fischer

Quarterfinals edit

6 March 2019 (2019-03-06) First leg New York Red Bulls   0–2   Santos Laguna Harrison, United States
19:00
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
13 March 2019 (2019-03-13) Second leg Santos Laguna   4–2
(6–2 agg.)
  New York Red Bulls Torreón, Mexico
19:00 Stadium: Corona
Referee: John Pitti

Semi-finals edit

3 April 2019 (2019-04-03) First Leg UANL   3–0   Santos Laguna San Nicolás de los Garza
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Report Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
10 April 2019 (2019-04-10) Second Leg Santos Laguna   3–2
(3–5 agg.)
  UANL Torreón
20:00 (19:00 UTC−5) Valdes   6',   77'
Lozano   27'
Correa   31'
Furch   41',   60',   90+1'
Nervo   65'
Arteaga   70'
Report Valencia   11'
J. Quiñones   34'
L. Quiñones   58'
Salcedo   79'
Rodríguez   90+2'
Ayala   90+3'
Stadium: Estadio Corona
Referee: Marco Ortiz

Statistics edit

Goals edit

As of 27 February 2019
Rank No. Player Pos. Apertura[2] Apertura
Copa MX[3]
Clausura[4] Concacaf CL Total
1 9   Julio Furch FW 12 0 2 2 16
2 24   Jonathan Rodríguez FW 9 0 - - 9
3 24   Javier Correa FW - - 3 3 6
4 18   Ayrton Preciado FW 0 1 2 0 3
5 15   Brian Lozano MF 2 0 0 0 2
21   Dória DF 1 0 0 1 2
10   Diego Valdés MF - - 2 0 2
11   Marlos Moreno FW 0 0 0 2 2
10 10   Osvaldo Martínez MF 1 0 - - 1
22   Deinner Quiñones MF 1 0 0 0 1
8   Carlos Orrantia MF 1 0 0 0 1
23   José Juan Vázquez MF 0 0 1 0 1
5   Martín Nervo DF 0 0 1 0 1
16   Ulises Rivas MF 0 0 0 1 1
19   Eduardo Aguirre FW 0 0 0 1 1
6   Diego de Buen MF 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
Total 27 1 11 11 50

Assists edit

As of 27 February 2019
Rank Player Position Apertura[5] Apertura
Copa MX
Clausura[6] Concacaf CL Total
1   Julio Furch FW 5 0 1 0 6
2   Brian Lozano MF 4 0 0 0 4
3   Jonathan Rodríguez FW 3 0 - - 3
4   José Juan Vázquez MF 0 0 2 1 3
  Jesús Angulo DF 1 0 1 1 3
  José Abella DF 1 0 1 1 3
7   Ayrton Preciado FW 2 0 0 0 2
  Carlos Orrantia MF 1 0 0 1 2
  Marlos Moreno FW 0 0 0 2 2
10   Jesús Isijara MF 1 0 - - 1
  Ulises Rivas MF 0 0 1 0 1
  Hugo Isaác Rodríguez DF 0 0 1 0 1
  Osvaldo Martínez MF 1 0 - - 1
Total 19 0 7 6 32

Hat-tricks edit

As of 20 February 2019
Player Against Result Date Competition
  Javier Correa Marathón 6–2 (A) 20 February 2019 CONCACAF Champions League

Clean sheets edit

As of 8 December 2018
Rank Name Liga MX Copa MX Concacaf CL Total[7]
1   Jonathan Orozco 4 0 0 4
2   Carlos Acevedo 0 1 0 1
Total 4 1 0 5

References edit

  1. ^ https://www.clubsantos.mx/es/plantel/listado ClubSantos.mx
  2. ^ "Liga MX Apertura 2018/19 - Players". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Copa MX Apertura 2018/19 - Players". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Liga MX Clausura 2018/19 - Players". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Liga MX Apertura 2018/19 - Players". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Liga MX Clausura 2018/19 - Players". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  7. ^ LIGA MX / ASCENSO MX. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net. Retrieved 2018-12-08.

External links edit