The 2019–20 C.D. Veracruz season was the 76th (and final) season in the football club's history and the 7th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football.

Veracruz
2019–20 season
ChairmanJorge Urdiales
ManagerEnrique Meza
(until 27 August)[1]
José Luis González China
(29 August to 3 September)[2]
Enrique López Zarza
(from 4 September)[3]
StadiumEstadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Apertura19th
Highest home attendance18,940
(vs Cruz Azul, 13 September 2019)
Lowest home attendance7,322
(vs Querétaro, 27 August 2019)
Average home league attendance14,458
Biggest defeatNecaxa 7–0 Veracruz
(3 August 2018)
2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 16 September 2019.

Coaching staff edit

Position Name
Head coach   Enrique López Zarza
Assistant coaches   José Luis González China
  Luis Scatolaro
Kinesiologist   Paolo Arriaga
Doctor   Juan José Pérez

Players edit

Squad information edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Signed in Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 GK   Sebastián Jurado (1998-09-28)28 September 1998 (aged 20) 2018   Youth system
13 GK   Melitón Hernández (1982-10-15)15 October 1982 (aged 36) 2013   León
Defenders
3 DF   Leiton Jiménez (Captain) (1989-04-26)26 April 1989 (aged 30) 2018   BUAP
4 DF   Lampros Kontogiannis (1988-08-01)1 August 1988 (aged 30) 2019 (Winter)   Real Garcilaso
5 DF   Carlos Salcido (1980-04-02)2 April 1980 (aged 39) 2019 (Winter)   Guadalajara
20 DF   Luis Lozoya (1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 27) 2019   Celaya
23 DF   Leobardo López (1983-09-04)4 September 1983 (aged 35) 2019   Zacatepec
28 DF   Jesús Paganoni (1988-09-24)24 September 1988 (aged 30) 2015   Atlas
32 DF   Francisco Flores (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 25) 2019   Zacatepec
33 DF   Carlos Gutiérrez (1990-02-03)3 February 1990 (aged 29) 2019   Oaxaca
Midfielders
6 MF   Luis Antonio Martínez (1987-04-29)29 April 1987 (aged 32) 2013   La Piedad
7 MF   Bryan Carrasco (1991-01-31)31 January 1991 (aged 28) 2018   Audax Italiano
8 MF   Rodrigo López (1987-05-10)10 May 1987 (aged 32) 2019 (Winter)   Celaya
10 MF   Ángel Reyna (1984-09-19)19 September 1984 (aged 34) 2019 Unattached
14 MF   Sebastián Rodríguez (1992-08-16)16 August 1992 (aged 26) 2019 (Winter)   Nacional
15 MF   Iván Santillán (1990-05-06)6 May 1990 (aged 29) 2019 (Winter)   Real Garcilaso
21 MF   Abraham González (1985-07-16)16 July 1985 (aged 34) 2019   BUAP
22 MF   Diego Chávez (1995-05-11)11 May 1995 (aged 24) 2017   Juárez
Forwards
9 FW   Colin Kazim-Richards (1986-08-26)26 August 1986 (aged 32) 2018   BUAP
11 FW   Cristian Menéndez (1988-04-02)2 April 1988 (aged 31) 2017   Atlético Tucumán
17 FW   Daniel Villalva (1992-07-06)6 July 1992 (aged 27) 2019 (Winter)   Querétaro

Players and squad numbers last updated on 26 July 2019.[4]
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
3 DF   Leiton Jiménez (1989-04-26)26 April 1989 (aged 30) BUAP Transfer Summer [5]
10 MF   Ángel Reyna (1984-09-19)19 September 1984 (aged 34) Unattached Transfer Summer [6]
20 DF   Luis Lozoya (1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 27) Celaya Transfer Summer [7]
21 MF   Abraham González (1985-07-16)16 July 1985 (aged 34) BUAP Loan Summer [8]
23 DF   Leobardo López (1983-09-04)4 September 1983 (aged 35) Zacatepec Loan return Summer [9]
32 DF   Francisco Flores (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 25) Cancún Transfer Summer [10]

Out edit

N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer
window
Source
14 DF   Rodrigo Noya (1990-01-31)31 January 1990 (aged 29) Necaxa Transfer Summer [11]
21 MF   Adrián Luna (1992-04-12)12 April 1992 (aged 27)   Melbourne City End of contract Summer [12]

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Torneo Apertura 26 July 2019 Matchday 1 8 0 2 6 5 22 −17 000.00
Copa MX Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Torneo Clausura Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 8 0 2 6 5 22 −17 000.00

Last updated: 16 September 2019
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Torneo Apertura edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Atlético San Luis 18 6 2 10 22 31 −9 20
16 Juárez 18 5 3 10 17 27 −10 18
17 Toluca 18 4 5 9 16 26 −10 17
18 Puebla 18 4 5 9 20 31 −11 17
19 Veracruz[a] (D) 18 1 5 12 11 45 −34 8 Team disaffiliated by the FMF
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
(D) Disaffiliated
Notes:
  1. ^ Veracuz were disaffiliated by the Mexican Football Federation following various financial problems and incidents off the field. As a result, no club was relegated after the Clausura 2020. Relegation was originally intended to resume at the end of the 2020–21 season,[13] however it was suspended for at least five years after the Ascenso MX was folded.[14][15]

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
18 1 5 12 11 45  −34 8 1 3 5 8 21  −13 0 2 7 3 24  −21

Last updated: 24 November 2019.
Source: LigaMX

Result round by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDLLLLLLDLLDDLLWDL
Position19919191919191919191919191919191919
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2019. Source: Mediotiempo.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes: † indicates team rested that round

Matches edit

26 July 2019 2 Veracruz 3–3 Pachuca Boca del Río
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Attendance: 14,620
Referee: Fernando Hernández
3 August 2019 3 Necaxa 7–0 Veracruz Aguascalientes City
21:05
Report Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 12,846
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
9 August 2019 4 Veracruz 1–2 Atlas Boca del Río
21:05
Report
Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Attendance: 14,614
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
18 August 2019 5 UNAM 2–0 Veracruz Mexico City
12:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 17,522
Referee: Roberto García Orozco
23 August 2019 6 Veracruz 1–2 Atlético San Luis Boca del Río
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Attendance: 9,670
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
27 August 2019 7 Veracruz 0–5 Querétaro Boca del Río
19:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Attendance: 7,322
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
30 August 2019 8 Morelia 1–0 Veracruz Morelia
19:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Attendance: 15,185
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda
13 September 2019 9 Veracruz 0–0 Cruz Azul Boca del Río
21:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Attendance: 18,940
Referee: Roberto García Orozco
22 September 2019 10 Juárez 2–0 Veracruz Ciudad Juárez
17:00
Report
  • Carlos Salcido   81'
  • Bryan Carrasco   84'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Referee:   Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
25 September 2019 11 Santos Laguna 5–0 Veracruz Torreón
17:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Corona
Referee:   Diego Montaño Robles

Statistics edit

Squad statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Apertura Copa MX Clausura
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Sebastián Jurado 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   Leiton Jiménez 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   Lampros Kontogiannis 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   Carlos Salcido 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   Bryan Carrasco 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0
8 MF   Rodrigo López 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   Colin Kazim-Richards 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
10 MF   Ángel Reyna 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW   Cristian Menéndez 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
14 MF   Sebastián Rodríguez 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   Iván Santillán 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
16 MF   Gaspar Iñíguez 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   Daniel Villalva 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   Federico Illanes 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF   Gabriel Peñalba 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF   Luis Lozoya 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   Abraham González 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF   Diego Chávez 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
23 DF   Leobardo López 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF   Jesús Paganoni 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   Carlos Gutiérrez 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF   Jesús Henestrosa 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
201 MF   Raymundo Fulgencio 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
202 DF   Luis Galicia 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 16 September 2019
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Goals edit

As of 16 September 2019
Rank Player Position Apertura Copa MX Clausura Total[16][17]
1   Bryan Carrasco MF 1 0 0 1
  Diego Chávez MF 1 0 0 1
  Colin Kazim-Richards FW 1 0 0 1
  Cristian Menéndez FW 1 0 0 1
  Iván Santillán MF 1 0 0 1

Clean sheets edit

As of 16 September 2019
Rank Name Apertura Copa MX Clausura Total[17]
1   Sebastián Jurado 1 0 0 1

Disciplinary record edit

N P Nat. Name Apertura Copa MX Total Notes
                 
17 FW   Daniel Villalva 3 3
14 MF   Sebastián Rodríguez 2 2
10 MF   Ángel Reyna 2 2
9 FW   Colin Kazim-Richards 1 1
28 DF   Jesús Paganoni 1 1
21 MF   Abraham González 1 1
20 DF   Luis Lozoya 1 1
23 DF   Leobardo López 1 1

Last updated: 16 September 2019
Source: LigaMX
Only competitive matches
  = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;   = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

References edit

  1. ^ "'Ojitos' Meza renuncia como director técnico de Veracruz". Milenio (in Spanish). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Dirigirá González China al Veracruz ante Monarcas". Quadratin (in Spanish). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Oficial: Enrique López Zarza fue presentado como nuevo DT del Veracruz". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 4 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz". LigaMX.net.
  5. ^ "El defensa colombiano Leiton Jiménez ficha con los Tiburones de Veracruz" (in Spanish). Agencia EFE. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  6. ^ "¿La vencida? Ángel Reyna jugará con Veracruz por tercera vez en su carrera". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 23 June 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Luis Lozoya, defensa a prueba en el Tiburón". xeudeportes.mx (in Spanish). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Abraham González es nuevo jugador del Veracruz". xeudeportes.mx (in Spanish). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Leobardo López vuelve a los Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz". clubtiburonesrojos.mx (in Spanish). 22 June 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Seis futbolistas están a prueba con Veracruz" (in Spanish). Televisa Deportes. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Necaxa anuncia a sus primeros refuerzos para el Apertura 2019". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 17 June 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  12. ^ "City's Luna landing..." FTBL. 19 July 2019.
  13. ^ "'Worst club' Veracruz gets Liga MX boot amid financial struggles". ESPN.com. 5 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Liga MX suspends pro/Rel for next five years". 17 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Ascenso MX da por terminado el C2020 por falta de recursos ante el coronavirus". mediotiempo.com. 13 April 2020.
  16. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - Tabla de goleo". LigaMX.net. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Veracruz - Mediotiempo". Mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 27 July 2019.

External links edit