2009–10 Cruz Azul season

The 2009–19 Cruz Azul season was the 50th season in the football club's history and the 46th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. The club participated in the Apertura and Bicentenario tournaments of the Mexican Primera División and in the CONCACAF Champions League.

Cruz Azul
2009–10 season
ManagerEnrique Meza
StadiumEstadio Azul
Apertura2nd
Playoffs: Runners-up
Bicentenario9th
CONCACAF Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Emanuel Villa
(28 goals)
All:
Emanuel Villa
(25 goals)
Biggest winCruz Azul 5–0 Columbus Crew
(26 August 2009)
Biggest defeatPuebla 4–1 Cruz Azul
(18 April 2010)
All statistics correct as of 30 July 2019.

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head coach Enrique Meza
Assistant coach Eugenio Villazón
Fitness coach Daniel Ipata
Kinesiologist Juan Rubio
Doctor Alfonso Jiménez

Players

Torneo Apertura
No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Since Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 GK José de Jesús Corona (1981-01-26)26 January 1981 (aged 28) 2009 UAG
12 GK Julio César Valdivia (1982-06-05)5 June 1982 (aged 27) 2006 Youth system
25 GK Yosgart Gutiérrez (1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (aged 28) 2003 Youth system
Defenders
2 DF Fausto Pinto (1983-08-08)8 August 1983 (aged 25) 2009 (Winter) Pachuca
3 DF Joel Huiqui (1983-02-18)18 February 1983 (aged 26) 2002 Youth system
4 DF Julio César Domínguez (1987-11-08)8 November 1987 (aged 21) 2006 Youth system
13 DF Melvin Brown (1979-01-28)28 January 1979 (aged 30) 1998 Youth system
15 DF Horacio Cervantes (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 27) 2009 Morelia
16 DF Rogelio Chávez (1984-10-28)28 October 1984 (aged 24) 2004 Cruz Azul Oaxaca
20 DF Alejandro Castro (1987-03-27)27 March 1987 (aged 22) 2005 Youth system
22 DF Adrián Cortés (1983-11-19)19 November 1983 (aged 25) 2009 UAG
Midfielders
5 MF Gabino Velasco (1984-04-09)9 April 1984 (aged 25) 2006 Youth system
6 MF Gerardo Torrado (Captain) (1979-04-30)30 April 1979 (aged 30) 2005 Racing Santander
7 MF Cristian Riveros (VC) (1982-10-16)16 October 1982 (aged 26) 2007 Libertad
8 MF Édgar Andrade (1988-03-02)2 March 1988 (aged 21) 2006 Youth system
10 MF Ramón Núñez (1985-11-14)14 November 1985 (aged 23) 2009 Puebla
18 MF César Villaluz (1988-07-18)18 July 1988 (aged 21) 2006 Youth system
21 MF Jaime Lozano (1978-09-29)29 September 1978 (aged 30) 2007 UANL
23 MF Gerardo Lugo (1984-12-31)31 December 1984 (aged 24) 2006 Youth system
28 MF Héctor Gutiérrez (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 22) 2008 Youth system
Forwards
9 FW Pablo Zeballos (1983-08-08)8 August 1983 (aged 25) 2008 (Winter) Sol de América
11 FW Mario Ortiz (1983-06-04)4 June 1983 (aged 26) 2009 UAG
14 FW Emilio Hernández (1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 24) 2009 Universidad de Chile
19 FW Alejandro Vela (1984-03-28)28 March 1984 (aged 25) 2008 Chiapas
27 FW Javier Orozco (1987-11-16)16 November 1987 (aged 21) 2005 Youth system
30 FW Emanuel Villa (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (aged 27) 2009 Derby County

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

Transfers

In
N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer
window		 Source
1GKJosé de Jesús Corona (1981-01-26)26 January 1981 (aged 28)UAGTransferSummer[1]
10MFRamón Núñez (1985-11-14)14 November 1985 (aged 23)PueblaTransferSummer[2]
14FWEmilio Hernández (1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 24) Universidad de ChileTransferSummer[3]
22DFAdrián Cortés (1983-11-19)19 November 1983 (aged 25)UAGLoan returnSummer
30FWEmanuel Villa (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (aged 27) Derby CountyTransferSummer[4]
8MFIsrael López (1974-09-29)29 September 1974 (aged 35)TolucaTransferWinter[5]
9FWMaximiliano Biancucchi (1984-09-15)15 September 1984 (aged 25) FlamengoTransferWinter[6]
10MFChristian Giménez (1981-02-01)1 February 1981 (aged 28)PachucaTransferWinter[7]
26DFEdcarlos (1985-05-10)10 May 1985 (aged 24) FluminenseTransferWinter[8]

Out
N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer
window		 Source
17FWLuis Ángel Landín (1985-07-23)23 July 1985 (aged 24) Houston DynamoLoanSummer[9]

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Torneo Apertura 25 July 2009 13 December 2009 Matchday 1 Runnersup 23 13 2 8 48 32 +16 056.52
Torneo Bicentenario 16 January 2010 24 April 2010 Matchday 1 9th 17 7 4 6 20 20 +0 041.18
CONCACAF Champions League 30 July 2009 7 April 2010 Preliminary round Runnersup 14 10 2 2 33 9 +24 071.43
Total 54 30 8 16 101 61 +40 055.56
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Torneo Apertura
Main article: 2009–10 Mexican Primera División season § Torneo Apertura

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Toluca 17 11 2 4 32 19 +13 35 Advance to Liguilla
2 Cruz Azul 17 11 0 6 35 19 +16 33
3 Morelia 17 10 3 4 31 15 +16 33
4 América 17 8 6 3 29 16 +13 30
5 Monterrey (C) 17 9 3 5 27 16 +11 30
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) Champion.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
17 11 0 6 35 19  +16 33 6 0 3 21 11  +10 5 0 3 14 8  +6

Source: LigaMX

Result round by round
Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultLWWLLWWWWLLWLWWWW
Position2
Source: LigaMX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Torneo Bicentenario
Main article: 2009–10 Mexican Primera División season § Torneo Bicentenario

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Morelia 17 7 4 6 22 13 +9 25 Advance to Liguilla
8 Pachuca 17 7 4 6 27 26 +1 25
9 Cruz Azul 17 7 4 6 20 20 0 25
10 Atlas 17 7 3 7 26 23 +3 24
11 Querétaro 17 6 3 8 13 25 −12 21
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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
17 7 4 6 20 20  0 25 4 3 1 12 6  +6 3 1 5 8 14  −6

Source: LigaMX

Result round by round
Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWDLLLWDWWWWLWLDLD
Position9
Source: LigaMX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Goals
Rank Player Position Apertura Bicentenario Concacaf CL Total[10]
1 Emanuel Villa FW 19 6 3 28
2 Jaime Lozano MF 5 2 3 10
Javier Orozco FW 4 1 5 10
4 Cristian Riveros MF 4 2 3 9
5 Pablo Zeballos FW 1 0 5 6
6 Melvin Brown DF 1 3 0 4
Rogelio Chávez DF 3 0 1 4
Alejandro Vela FW 1 0 3 4
9 Mario Ortiz FW 2 0 1 3
César Villaluz MF 1 1 1 3
11 Maximiliano Biancucchi FW 0 2 0 2
Christian Giménez MF 0 2 0 2
Gerardo Lugo MF 1 0 1 2
Ramón Núñez MF 0 0 2 2
15 Alejandro Castro DF 1 0 0 1
Horacio Cervantes DF 0 0 1 1
Adrián Cortés DF 0 0 1 1
Julio César Domínguez DF 1 0 0 1
Edcarlos DF 0 1 0 1
Joel Huiqui DF 0 0 1 1
Fausto Pinto DF 1 0 0 1
Gerardo Torrado MF 1 0 0 1
Gabino Velasco MF 1 0 0 1
Total47203198

Clean sheets
Rank Name Apertura Bicentenario Concacaf CL Total[10]
1 José de Jesús Corona 6 4 1 11
Yosgart Gutiérrez 2 2 7 11
Total86822

Hat-tricks
Player Against Result Date Competition
Emanuel Villa San Luis 4–2 (H)1 19 September 2009 Primera División
Javier Orozco Herediano 6–2 (A) 30 July 2009 CONCACAF Champions League
Jaime Lozano Columbus Crew 5–0 (H) 26 August 2009 CONCACAF Champions League

1 The player scored 4 goals in the match.

Own goals
Player Against Result Date Competition
Emanuel Villa Monterrey 3–4 (A) 10 December 2009 Primera División
Edcarlos Guadalajara 1–1 (A) 24 April 2010 Primera División

References
  1. "Corona se decidió por Cruz Azul". Proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). 16 June 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. "Hondureño Ramón Núñez ficha con el Cruz Azul". Vanguardia.com.mx (in Spanish). EFE. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. "Emilio Hernández al fin llegó a un acuerdo y será refuerzo de Cruz Azul". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 25 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. "Emmanuel Villa es el nuevo refuerzo celeste". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 30 June 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. "Israel López se queda en Cruz Azul". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 27 December 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  6. "Biancucchi es el último refuerzo de Cruz Azul". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  7. "El 'Chaco' Giménez ya es de Cruz Azul". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 17 December 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  8. "Edcarlos Conceiçao nuevo refuerzo de Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  9. "Dynamo sign Luis Angel Landin". houstondynamo.com. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  10. "Mexico 2009/10". RSSSF.com. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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