2012–13 Cruz Azul season

Cruz Azul
2012–13 season
President "Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas"
Manager Guillermo Vázquez
Stadium Estadio Azul
Apertura MX 2012 Quarterfinals; "ongoing"
Clausura MX 2013 TBD
Copa Apertura MX Winners
Top goalscorer League:
Mariano Pavone (3)
Copa MX:Javier Orozco (3)
All:
Javier Orozco (4)
Highest home attendance 31,118 vs. GDL (4/AUG/2012)
Lowest home attendance 8,000 vs. EAL (21/AUG/2012)
Average home league attendance 20,654
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2012–13 Cruz Azul season is the 66th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into four tournaments—the Torneo Apertura, Torneo Clausura, Cup Apertura and the Cup Clausura.

Club

Current squad

As of June 2012: Listed on the official website of Cruz Azul.

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

No. Position Player
1 Mexico GK José de Jesús Corona
2 Mexico DF Fausto Pinto
3 Mexico DF Néstor Araujo
4 Mexico DF Julio César Domínguez (vice-captain)
5 Mexico DF Alejandro Castro
6 Mexico MF Gerardo Torrado (captain)
7 Mexico MF Javier Aquino
8 Mexico MF Israel Castro
19 Mexico FW Omar Bravo
10 Argentina MF Christian Giménez (3rd vice-captain)
11 Mexico FW Alejandro Vela
No. Position Player
14 Colombia DF Luis Amaranto Perea
15 Mexico DF Gerardo Flores
16 Mexico DF Jair Pereira
17 Mexico MF Pablo Barrera
18 Brazil MF Francinilson Meirelles
20 Argentina FW Mariano Pavone
21 Mexico MF Héctor Gutiérrez
22 Mexico DF Adrián Cortés
25 Mexico GK Yosgart Gutiérrez (2nd vice-captain)
27 Mexico FW Javier Orozco
28 Mexico DF Rogelio Chávez

From youth system

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

No. Position Player
12 Mexico GK Guillermo Allison
19 Mexico FW Marco Antonio Angúlo
24 Mexico MF Luis Alanís
61 Mexico GK Gibrán Lajud
72 Mexico MF Luis Fernando Carrasco
73 Mexico MF Iñaki Domínguez
74 Mexico MF Kevin Varela
75 Mexico FW Martín Galván
No. Position Player
76 Mexico FW Héctor Acevedo
77 Mexico DF Francisco Flores
78 Mexico MF Raúl Antonio Vidal
79 Mexico DF Alan Vidal
84 Mexico DF Juan Carlos García
86 Mexico DF Iván Ricardo Pérez
91 Mexico MF Diego Israel Martínez
96 Mexico DF Jesús Alberto Lara

Transfers

Summer

In and Loan

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
5 DF Mexico Alejandro Castro 25Non-EU Estudiantes Tecos Loan Return Summer Undisclosed Youth system diarioportal.com
28 DF Mexico Rogelio Chávez 27Non-EU Atlas Loan Return Summer Undisclosed Youth system diarioportal.com
20 FW Argentina Mariano Pavone 30EU Lanús Argentina Transfer Summer 2015 Undisclosed ElUniversal.com.mx
14 DF Colombia Luis Amaranto Perea 33EU Atlético Madrid Spain Transfer Summer 2014 Undisclosed Goal.com
17 MF Mexico Pablo Barrera 25Non-EU West Ham United England Transfer Summer 2015 Undisclosed Excelsior.com

Out and Loan

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
DF Mexico Horacio Cervantes Non-EU Necaxa Loan Summer Undisclosed
MF Mexico Jaime Lozano Non-EU UNAM Transfer Summer Undisclosed
30 FW Argentina Emanuel Villa Non-EU UNAM Transfer Summer Undisclosed
3 DF Chile Waldo Ponce Non-EU Universidad de Chile Chile Loan Summer Undisclosed
9 FW Colombia Edixon Perea Non-EU Changchun Yatai China Loan Summer Undisclosed

Winter

In and Loan

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source

Out and Loan

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source

Competitions

Cruz Azul play four different tournaments in the 2012-13 season are Apertura 2012, Clausura 2013, Apertura 2012 Copa Mexico and Clausura 2013 Copa Mexico.

Overall

Competition Started round Position First match Last match
Apertura 2012 N/A 6th July 21 —
Copa Apertura Group Stage 2nd July 25 —
Copa Clausura N/A — — —
Clausura 2013 N/A — — —

Results by opponent (league)

Team Results Points
Home Away
América
Atlante
Atlas
Guadalajara0 – 01
Chiapas
León1 – 11
Monterrey
Morelia0 – 01
Pachuca
Puebla0 – 13
Querétaro
San Luis1 – 23
Santos Laguna
Tijuana
Toluca
UANL
UNAM0 – 13
Total Points
Apertura
3912
Clausura
Season
3912

Source:Cruz Azul Matches at soccerway.com 2012–13 Liga MX season article

Competitions Statistics

Torneo Apertura 2012

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

Pre-Season Summer 2012

  Win   Draw   Loss

Regular Phase

  Win   Draw   Loss

General table

General table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Toluca 6 5 1 0 11 5 +6 16 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 2, 3
2 Tijuana 6 4 1 1 8 7 +1 13
3 Morelia 6 3 3 0 11 5 +6 12 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage 2, 3
4 Cruz Azul 6 3 3 0 5 2 +3 12 Advanced to the Final Phase 3
5 León 6 3 1 2 12 6 +6 10 Advanced to the Final Phase 3
6 América 6 2 3 1 11 6 +5 9
7 UANL 6 2 3 1 10 6 +4 9 Cannot qualify for South American competitions 1, 3
8 Atlante 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9 Advanced to the Final Phase 3
9 Monterrey 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9 Cannot qualify for South American competitions 1
10 Santos Laguna 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8
11 Atlas 6 1 4 1 6 4 +2 7
12 UNAM 6 2 1 3 7 6 +1 7
13 Pachuca 6 1 3 2 3 6 −3 6
14 Guadalajara 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 5 Cannot qualify for South American competitions 1
15 Chiapas 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4
16 Puebla 6 1 1 4 4 11 −7 4
17 San Luis 6 0 2 4 6 10 −4 2
18 Querétaro 6 0 1 5 3 14 −11 1

Updated to games played on August 28, 2012.
Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Monterrey, Tigres, Santos Laguna and Guadalajara cannot qualify to 2013 Copa Libertadores because they are participating in the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League competition.
2All 3 teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores will also participate in the Playoffs of this competition.
3The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Playoffs.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Copa MX

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Home Game

Group Stage

Round 1

Cruz Azul won the series 4 – 2.
Round 2

Cruz Azul won the series 1 – 0.
Round 3

Group table

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PS TP
Cruz Azul 4211523729
Altamira 522154+1819
Neza 521257-2718
Atlas 402257-2202
  ALT ATS CRU NEZ
Altamira – 3–2 0–1 1–0
Atlas 1–1 – Aug 29 1–1
Cruz Azul 0–0 Sep 18 – 3–0
Neza Sep 18 2–1 2–1 –

Torneo Clausura 2013

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

Pre-Season Winter 2012

  Win   Draw   Loss

Regular Phase

  Win   Draw   Loss   Home Game

General table

General table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 América 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to the Final Phase 1
2 Atlante 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Atlas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cruz Azul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to the Final Phase 1
5 Guadalajara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to the Final Phase 1
6 Chiapas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 León 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Monterrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Morelia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Pachuca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Puebla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Querétaro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 San Luis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Santos Laguna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Tijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Toluca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 UANL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 UNAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Updated to games played on June, 2012.
Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Playoffs.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Squad statistics

Start formations

Qnt Formation Match(es)

Last updated: Jun 17
Source:
Only competitive matches.

Starting XI

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
11 starters
GK
LB
CB
CB
RB
LM
CM
CM
RM
FW
FW
Other starters
Cruz Azul Starting 11 in their 4-4–2 formation

Last updated: 17 June 2012
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Apps, Goals and Discipline

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of 28 August 2012. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League CupPlayoffsTotalDiscipline
1GKMexicoJosé de Jesús Corona 2-100002-100(-) means goals conceded
12GKMexicoGuillermo Allison 003-2003*-200(-) means goals conceded
25GKMexicoYosgart Gutiérrez 4-110005-100(-) means goals conceded
61GKMexicoGibrán Lajud 0000000000(-) means goals conceded
2DFMexicoFausto Pinto 3030000000
3DFMexicoNéstor Araujo 0(1)010001(1)010
4DFMexicoJulio César Domínguez 3010004000
5DFMexicoAlejandro Castro 6010007030
14DFColombiaLuis Amaranto Perea 6000006*030
15DFMexicoGerardo Flores 6000006000
16DFMexicoJair Pereira 0000000000
22DFMexicoAdrián Cortés 0040004030
28DFMexicoRogelio Chavez 0040004000
77DFMexicoFrancisco Flores 0000000000
79DFMexicoAlan Emmanuel Vidal 003(1)0003(1)010
84DFMexicoJuan Carlos García 002(1)0002(1)010
86DFMexicoIván Pérez 0000000000
6MFMexicoGerardo Torrado 600(1)0006(1)000
7MFMexicoJavier Aquino 2000002000
8MFMexicoIsrael Castro 6000006000
10MFArgentinaChristian Giménez 0(1)011001(1)100
17MFMexicoPablo Barrera 5(1)100005(1)120
18MFBrazilMaranhão 0(5)040004(5)020
21MFMexicoHéctor Gutiérrez 0(2)040004(2)020
24MFMexicoLuis Alanis 0000000000
72MFMexicoLuis Fernando Carrasco 0000000000
73MFMexicoIñaki Domínguez 000(1)0000(1)000
74MFMexicoKevin Varela 0000000000
78MFMexicoRaúl Antonio Vidal 0040004*000
91MFMexicoDiego Israel Martínez 0000000000
9FWMexicoOmar Bravo 5(1)010006(1)000
11FWMexicoAlejandro Vela 6000006*020
19FWMexicoMarco Antonio Angúlo 000(3)0000(3)010
20FWArgentinaMariano Pavone 6300000310
27FWMexicoJavier Orozco 0(6)143004(6)410
75FWMexicoMartín Galván 001(2)0001(2)010
76FWMexicoHéctor Acevedo 000(1)0000(1)*000
96FWMexicoJesús Lara 002(2)1002(2)*100

Overall statistics team

Total Home Away
Games played000
Games won000
Games drawn000
Games lost000
Biggest win (Apertura)
Biggest win (Cup Apertura)
Biggest win (Clausura)
Biggest win (Cup Clausura)
Biggest lose (Apertura)
Biggest lose (Cup Apertura)
Biggest lose (Clausura)
Biggest lose (Cup Clausura)
Goals scored000
Goals conceded000
Goal difference000
Average GF per game000
Average GA per game000
Most Game Started0
Most appearances0
Top scorer0
Points0/0 (0%)0/0 (0%)0/0 (0%)
Winning rate0/0 (0%)0/0 (0%)0/0 (0%)

Last updated: June 17, 2012
Source: Competitive matches

Goalscorers

Position Nation Name Apertura 2012
Copa Mexico AP
Clausura 2013
Copa Mexico CL
Total
1 N/A N/A
0
0
0
0
0
2 N/A N/A
0
0
0
0
0
3 N/A N/A
0
0
0
0
0
TOTAL N/A N/A
0
0
0
0
0

Goal minutes

Updated to games played on 2 June.

1'–15' 16'–30' 31'–HT 46'–60' 61'–75' 76'–FT Extra time "Total"
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Results

Apertura 2012

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
6 3 3 0 5 2  +3 12 0 3 0 1 1  0 3 0 0 4 1  +3

Last updated: Aug 28.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWDWDW
Position889464

Updated to match(es) played on Aug 28. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Copa Apertura 2012

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
4 2 1 1 5 2  +3 7 1 1 0 3 0  +3 1 0 1 2 2  0

Last updated: Aug 28.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

Round123456
GroundHAAHAH
ResultWLWD
Position1111

Updated to match(es) played on Aug 28. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Clausura 2013

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: Jun 17.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617
Ground
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on Jun 17. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

IFFHS Ranking

Cruz Azul position on the Club World Ranking during the 2012-13 season, according to IFFHS.[3]

Month Position Points
July 82 127.5
August TBD TBD
September TBD TBD
October TBD TBD
November TBD TBD
December TBD TBD
January TBD TBD
February TBD TBD
March TBD TBD
April TBD TBD
May TBD TBD
June

Last updated: Aug 28, 2012.
Source: IFFHS

References

  1. ↑ "Celestes y Rojiblancos Empataron Sin Goles en el Estadio Azul". LigaMX.net. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Cementeros y Felinos Empatarón a un Gol". LigaMX.net. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  3. ↑ IFFHS Archived 2007-07-22 at WebCite
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