2017–18 Club América season

Club América
2017–18 season
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)
Home colours	Away colours

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.

Squad

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Agustín Marchesín
2	DF	Carlos Vargas
3	DF	Gil Burón
4	DF	Edson Álvarez
5	MF	Guido Rodríguez
7	MF	William da Silva
8	MF	Mateus Uribe
9	FW	Silvio Romero
10	FW	Cecilio Domínguez
12	DF	Pablo Aguilar (vice-captain)^[1]
13	GK	Luis Pineda
15	MF	Pedro Arce
16	MF	Emilio Orrantía (on loan from Santos Laguna)
17	FW	Ricardo Marín
18	DF	Bruno Valdez
19	FW	Alejandro Díaz

No.	Position	Player
20	MF	Manuel Pérez
22	DF	Paul Aguilar
21	FW	Henry Martín
24	FW	Oribe Peralta (captain)^[1]
25	MF	Cristian Paredes
27	GK	Óscar Jiménez
28	MF	Gerson Torres (on loan from Herediano)
29	MF	Carlos Rosel
30	MF	Renato Ibarra
31	FW	Darwin Quintero
32	DF	Enrique Cedillo
33	MF	Luis Amador
34	MF	Diego Lainez
35	GK	Jonathan León

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Agustín Marchesín
2	DF	Carlos Vargas
4	DF	Edson Álvarez
5	MF	Guido Rodríguez
6	DF	Emanuel Aguilera
7	MF	William da Silva
8	MF	Mateus Uribe
10	MF	Cecilio Domínguez
11	FW	Andrés Ibargüen
13	GK	Luis Pineda
14	MF	Joe Corona (on loan from Tijuana)
15	MF	Pedro Arce

No.	Position	Player
16	MF	Emilio Orrantía (on loan from Santos Laguna)
17	FW	Ricardo Marín
18	DF	Bruno Valdez
19	FW	Alejandro Díaz
20	FW	Jérémy Ménez
21	FW	Henry Martín
22	DF	Paul Aguilar (vice-captain)
24	FW	Oribe Peralta (captain)^[1]
27	GK	Óscar Jiménez
30	MF	Renato Ibarra
32	DF	Enrique Cedillo
34	MF	Diego Lainez

Sources:^[2]^[3]

Number	Pos.	Player	Age	From	Fee	Notes	Source
2	DF	Carlos Vargas	18	Tijuana	Undisclosed		Club América
5	MF	Guido Rodríguez	23	Tijuana	$7.5M		Club América
8	MF	Mateus Uribe	26	Atlético Nacional	Undisclosed		Club América
15	MF	Pedro Arce	25	Veria	Free		Club América
16	MF	Carlos Orrantía	26	Santos Laguna	Free	On loan	Club América
19	FW	Alejandro Díaz	21	Necaxa	Free	End of loan

Number	Pos.	Player	Age	To	Fee	Notes
2	DF	Paolo Goltz	32	Boca Juniors	$2.5M
4	DF	Erik Pimentel	27	Puebla	Free	On loan
5	MF	Javier Güémez	25	Querétaro	Undisclosed
11	FW	Michael Arroyo	30	Grêmio	Free	Free agent
15	DF	Osmar Mares	30	Veracruz	Free	On loan
21	MF	José Guerrero	29	Puebla	Free	On loan
297	DF	Bryan Colula	21	Necaxa	Free	On loan
–	MF	Brian Lozano	23	Santos Laguna	Free	On loan

Number	Pos.	Player	Age	From	Fee	Notes
6	DF	Emanuel Aguilera	28	Tijuana	Undisclosed
11	FW	Andrés Ibargüen	25	Racing Club	$4M
14	MF	Joe Corona	27	Tijuana	Free	On Loan
20	FW	Jérémy Ménez	30	Antalyaspor
21	FW	Henry Martín	25	Tijuana	Undisclosed

Number	Pos.	Player	Age	To	Fee	Notes
3	DF	Gil Burón	23	Murciélagos	Free	On loan
6	DF	Miguel Samudio	31	Querétaro	Undisclosed
9	FW	Silvio Romero	29	Independiente	$4M
12	DF	Pablo Aguilar	30	Tijuana	Undisclosed
20	MF	Manuel Pérez	24	BUAP	Free	On loan
25	MF	Cristian Paredes	19	Portland Timbers	Free	On loan
28	MF	Gerson Torres	20	Necaxa	Free	Loan Return
29	MF	Carlos Rosel	22	Oaxaca	Free	On loan
31	FW	Darwin Quintero	30	Minnesota United	Undisclosed
33	MF	Luis Amador	21	Pacific	Free	On loan
35	GK	Jonathan León	21	Atlético Reynosa	Free	On loan

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

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Apertura 2017	22 July 2017	2 December 2017	Matchday 1	Semifinals	7001210000000000000♠21	7000900000000000000♠9	7000500000000000000♠5	7000700000000000000♠7	7001230000000000000♠23	7001220000000000000♠22	+1	07001428600000000000♠42.86
Clausura 2018	7 January 2018	13 May 2018	Matchday 1	Semifinals	7001210000000000000♠21	7000900000000000000♠9	7000900000000000000♠9	7000300000000000000♠3	7001330000000000000♠33	7001220000000000000♠22	+11	07001428600000000000♠42.86
Copa MX (Apertura)	2 August 2017	15 November 2017	Group 3	Semifinals	7000700000000000000♠7	7000400000000000000♠4	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	7000900000000000000♠9	7000500000000000000♠5	+4	07001571400000000000♠57.14
Supercopa MX	16 August 2017		Final	Runners-up	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000200000000000000♠2	−2	005000000000000000000♠0.00
CONCACAF Champions League	February 2018	11 April 2018	Round of 16	Semifinals	7000600000000000000♠6	7000300000000000000♠3	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	7001150000000000000♠15	7000700000000000000♠7	+8	07001500000000000000♠50.00
Total					7001560000000000000♠56	7001250000000000000♠25	7001180000000000000♠18	7001130000000000000♠13	7001800000000000000♠80	7001580000000000000♠58	+22	07001446400000000000♠44.64

Last updated: 13 May 2018
Source: Competitions

Rank	Player	Position	Liga MX	Copa MX	CONCACAF CL	Total
1	Mateus Uribe	MF	8	0	3	11
2	Oribe Peralta	FW	9	1	0	10
3	Cecilio Domínguez	FW	6	0	3	9
4	Henry Martín	FW	5	0	3	8
5	Silvio Romero	FW	3	3	0	6
6	Renato Ibarra	MF	3	0	1	4
	Darwin Quintero	FW	2	1	1	4
	Pablo Aguilar	DF	1	3	0	4
9	William da Silva	MF	2	1	0	3
10	Jérémy Ménez	FW	2	0	0	2
	Bruno Valdez	DF	2	0	0	2
	Alejandro Díaz	FW	1	0	1	2
	Andrés Ibargüen	FW	0	0	2	2
14	Guido Rodríguez	MF	1	0	0	1
14	Joe Corona	MF	0	0	1	1
Total			45	9	15	69

Rank	Player	Position	Liga MX	Copa MX	Total
1	Darwin Quintero	FW	4	1	5
2	Oribe Peralta	FW	3	0	3
3	Paul Aguilar	DF	1	1	2
3	Silvio Romero	FW	3	0	3
4	Bruno Valdez	DF	1	0	1
	Pablo Aguilar	DF	0	1	1
	Pedro Arce	MF	0	1	1
5	Mateus Uribe	MF	1	0	1
Total			13	4	17

1 2 3 "Oribe Peralta, nuevo capitán de América". Diario Récord. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
↑ "Plantilla". Club América – Sitió Oficial.
↑ "Squad". Liga MX.net.

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