2017–18 Puebla F.C. season

Puebla
2017–18 season
Chairman Mexico Carlos López Domínguez
Manager Mexico Enrique Meza
Stadium Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Apertura 2017 15th
Clausura 2018 10th
Apertura 2017 Copa MX Group Stage
Top goalscorer League: Lucas Cavallini (13)
All: Lucas Cavallini (13)
Highest home attendance 37,499 vs Club America
(20 April 2018)
Lowest home attendance 13,020 vs Toluca
(14 February 2018)
Average home league attendance 19,687
Home colours
Away colours

The 2017–18 Puebla F.C. season was the club's 71st professional season in Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. The club also played Copa MX. Rafael García Torres was named the club head coach on June 5, 2017,[1] taking over for sacked coach José Cardozo.

Players

First-team squad

As of 7 January 2017[2]

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 Israel Villaseñor (on loan from Morelia)
2 Colombia DF Brayan Angulo
3 Mexico DF Carlos Gutiérrez
4 Mexico DF Luis Venegas
5 Mexico DF Patricio Araujo
6 Uruguay MF Pablo Míguez
7 Mexico MF Alonso Escoboza (on loan from Tijuana)
8 Mexico MF Francisco Acuña
9 Mexico FW Jerónimo Amione
10 Colombia FW Félix Micolta
12 Mexico DF Óscar Rojas
13 Colombia MF Christian Marrugo
14 Mexico DF Erik Pimentel (on loan from América)
16 Mexico MF David Toledo (on loan from Guadalajara)
No. Position Player
17 Mexico DF Alonso Zamora (on loan from UANL)
19 State of Palestine FW Carlos Salom
21 Mexico MF José Guerrero (on loan from América)
22 Canada FW Lucas Cavallini (on loan from Peñarol)
23 Mexico GK Moisés Muñoz (on loan from América)
24 Argentina MF Jonás Aguirre (on loan from Rosario Central)
27 Mexico DF Hugo Rodríguez (on loan from Pachuca)
28 Mexico MF Francisco Torres (on loan from Santos Laguna)
30 Mexico GK Jesús Rodríguez
31 Colombia DF Jhon Mondragón
32 Mexico GK Tirso Trueba
33 Uruguay DF Pablo Cáceres
34 Argentina MF Gabriel Esparza (on loan from San Lorenzo)

For recent transfers, see List of Mexican football transfers summer 2017

Statistics

Goalscorers

No. Pos. Nation Name Apertura Liga Clausura Liga Apertura Copa Clausura Copa Total
22 FW Canada Lucas Cavallini 4 9 0 0 13
13 MF Colombia Christian Marrugo 2 1 0 0 2
10 MF Colombia Félix Micolta 2 0 0 0 2
28 MF Mexico Francisco Javier Torres 2 0 0 2 4
8 MF Mexico Francisco Acuña 1 2 0 0 3
2 DF Colombia Brayan Angulo 1 1 0 0 2
7 MF Mexico Alonso Escoboza 1 0 0 0 1
17 DF Mexico Alonso Zamora 1 0 0 0 1
6 MF Uruguay Pablo Míguez 0 0 1 0 1
19 FW Argentina Carlos Salom 0 0 1 0 1
33 FW Bolivia Alejandro Chumacero 0 2 0 1 3
27 FW Mexico Hugo Isaác Rodríguez 0 1 0 0 1
20 FW Colombia Omar Fernández 0 3 0 0 3
11 MF Uruguay Christian Tabó 0 1 0 0 1
11 MF Mexico Luis Gerardo Venegas 0 1 0 0 1
11 MF Mexico José Daniel Guerrero 0 1 0 0 1
12 MF Mexico Pablo González Díaz 0 1 0 0 1

Attendance

Puebla's Home Attendance[3] by round, Estadio Cuahutemoc has a capacity of 51,726.

round Rival Attendance Percentage
2Morelia12,06725.71%
4Tijuana8,12417.32%
6Club Leon6,23313.28%
8Cruz Azul
10Monterrey
11Atlas
13Querétaro
15UNAM
17Lobos BUAP

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Liga MX

Apertura 2017

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 4 7 7 14 20  −6 19 2 4 3 10 8  +2 2 3 4 4 12  −8

Last updated: 19 November 2017 (2017-11-19).
Source: Liga MX

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultLDLDWLLDDLDDWLWDL
Position1814161713161818181817171516151415

Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2017 (2017-11-19). Source: Liga MX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matchday

Copa MX

Apertura 2017

Matches

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tijuana 4 1 3 0 3 2 +1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 Atlante 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5
3 Puebla 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 4
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Clausura 2018

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 7 2 9 13 10  +3 23 5 1 3 8 2  +6 2 1 6 5 8  −3

Last updated: 27 December 2017 (2017-12-27).
Source: Liga MX

Matchday

Copa MX

Clausura 2018

Matches

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Oaxaca 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 Puebla 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Possible knockout stage
3 Cruz Azul 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2018. Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

References

  1. ↑ http://laaficion.milenio.com/puebla/rafael_garcia-director_tecnico-puebla-apertura_2017-liga_mx-milenio-la_aficion_0_967703404.html
  2. ↑ http://ligamx.net/cancha/club/12/puebla
  3. ↑ Apertura 2017 Home Asistence; Puebla FC, LigaMx.com, 1 August 2017
  4. ↑ "Se Pospone la Jornada 10 de la LIGA Bancomer MX" [Matchday 10 of the LIGA Bancomer MX is postponed] (in Spanish). ligabancomer.mx. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
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