2011–12 Cruz Azul season

The 2011–12 Cruz Azul season is the 65th professional season of 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. Cruz Azul will begin their season on July 23, 2011. Cruz Azul will play their homes games on Saturdays at 17:00 hours local time.

Cruz Azul
2011–12 season
PresidentGuillermo Álvarez Cuevas
ManagerEnrique Meza
StadiumEstadio Azul
Apertura 20112nd. - Quarter-finals
Clausura 20129th.
Copa LibertadoresRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Emanuel Villa (14)
Copa Libertadores:
Javier Orozco (5)
All:
Emanuel Villa (15)
Highest home attendance35,161 vs. GDL (24/SEP/2011),
JAG (4/FEB/2012) &
LIB (1/MAY/2012)
Lowest home attendance18,000 vs. PUE (08/OCT/2011)
Average home league attendance27,191

Club

Current squad
Cruz Azul in Clausura 2012

As of January 2011: 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 GK José de Jesús Corona
2 DF Fausto Pinto
3 DF Waldo Ponce
4 DF Julio César Domínguez (vice-captain)
6 MF Gerardo Torrado (captain)
7 MF Javier Aquino
8 MF Israel Castro
9 FW Edixon Perea
10 FW Christian Giménez
11 FW Alejandro Vela
No. Position Player
14 DF Néstor Araujo
15 MF Gerardo Flores
18 MF Francinilson Meirelles
19 FW Omar Bravo
21 MF Héctor Gutiérrez
22 MF Adrián Cortés
25 GK Yosgart Gutiérrez (2nd vice-captain)
27 FW Javier Orozco
30 FW Emanuel Villa

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 GK Guillermo Allison
16 DF Jair Pereira
17 DF Manuel Mariaca
20 GK Javier Caso
24 MF Luis Alanis
61 GK Gibrán Lajud
No. Position Player
64 DF Alan Vidal
70 MF Diego Israel Martínez
73 MF Luis Fernando Carrasco
90 FW Marco Antonio Angúlo
104 DF Francisco Flores
106 MF Iñaki Domínguez

Transfers

Summer

In and Loan
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
3 DF Jair Pereira 24Non-EU Cruz Azul Hidalgo Transfer Summer Undisclosed Youth system Diario.com.mx
16 DF Manuel Mariaca 25Non-EU Cruz Azul Hidalgo Transfer Summer Undisclosed Youth system Diario.com.mx
8 MF Israel Castro 30Non-EU UNAM Transfer Summer Undisclosed Undisclosed Goal.com
15 DF Gerardo Flores 25Non-EU Atlas Transfer Summer Undisclosed Undisclosed RECORD.com.mx
9 FW Edixon Perea 27Non-EU Las Palmas Transfer Summer Undisclosed Undisclosed Cruz-Azul.com.mx

Out and Loan
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
15 DF Horacio Cervantes Non-EU Pachuca Loan Summer Undisclosed
16 DF Rogelio Chávez Non-EU Pachuca Loan Summer Undisclosed
3 MF Marcelo Palau Non-EU Guaraní Loan Summer Undisclosed
8 MF Gonzalo Pineda Non-EU Puebla Return Loan Summer Undisclosed
9 FW Isaac Romo Non-EU Puebla Loan Summer Undisclosed

Winter

In and Loan
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
61 GK Gibrán Lajud 17Non-EU Youth system Promoted Winter Undisclosed Youth system Cruz-Azul.com.mx
73 MF Luis Fernando Carrasco 19Non-EU Youth system Promoted Winter Undisclosed Youth system Cruz-Azul.com.mx
104 DF Francisco Flores 17Non-EU Youth system Promoted Winter Undisclosed Youth system Cruz-Azul.com.mx
105 MF Diego Israel Martínez 18Non-EU Youth system Promoted Winter Undisclosed Youth system Cruz-Azul.com.mx
106 MF Iñaki Domínguez 17Non-EU Youth system Promoted Winter Undisclosed Youth system Cruz-Azul.com.mx
19 FW Omar Bravo 31Non-EU Sporting Kansas City Transfer Winter 2014 Undisclosed SportingKC.com
18 MF Francinilson Meirelles 21Non-EU Bahia Transfer Winter 2015 $1.5M El Universal

Out and Loan
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
18 MF César Villaluz 23Non-EU San Luis Transfer Winter Undisclosed MedioTiempo.com
5 DF Alejandro Castro 24Non-EU Estudiantes Tecos Loan Winter Undisclosed Cruz-Azul.com.mx
13 MF Allam Bello 23Non-EU Neza FC Loan Winter Undisclosed Terra Mexico
19 MF Hugo Droguett 29Non-EU Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Loan Winter Undisclosed Goal.com

Competitions

Cruz Azul play three different tournaments in the 2011-12 season are Apertura 2011, Clausura 2012 and Copa Libertadores.

Overall
Competition Started round Current position / round Final position / round First match Last match
Apertura 2011 N/A — 2nd./Quarter-finals July 23 November 26
Clausura 2012 N/A — 9th./17 January 7 April 29
Copa Libertadores Group Stage knockout stage TBD February 8 TBD

Results by opponent (league)
Team Results Points
Home Away
América3 – 12 – 24
Atlante2 – 12 – 24
Atlas2 – 10 – 26
Estudiantes Tecos5 – 20 – 26
Guadalajara1 – 12 – 11
Chiapas2 – 01 – 14
Monterrey4 – 31 – 26
Morelia0 – 12 – 00
Pachuca1 – 11 – 01
Puebla2 – 01 – 14
Querétaro1 – 21 – 00
San Luis3 – 11 – 14
Santos Laguna0 – 11 – 00
Tijuana2 – 10 – 04
Toluca0 – 00 – 34
UANL1 – 11 – 12
UNAM1 – 11 – 24
Total Points
Apertura
171229
Clausura
151025
Season
322254

Source:Cruz Azul Matches at soccerway.com 2011–12 Primera División de México season article

Competitions statistics

Torneo Apertura 2011
Main article: 2011–12 Mexican Primera División season § Torneo Apertura

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

Pre-Season Summer 2011

  Win   Draw   Loss

July 2, 2011 FriendlyCruz Azul0 – 0Lobos BUAPMexico City, Mexico
11:00 DST [ Report]
Live TV:		 Stadium: La Noria
July 7, 2011 FriendlyCruz Azul4 – 2Pumas MorelosMexico City, Mexico
11:00 DST Cortés  19' (pen.)
Orozco  42'
Mendoza  108'
Giménez  120'		 [ Report]
Live TV:		  80' García
 80' Hernández		 Stadium: La Noria
July 10, 2011 FriendlyCruz Azul1 – 1AtlasSan Jose, California, United States
19:00 DST Villa  60' [ Report]
Live TV:		  90+2' (pen.) Romero Stadium: Spartan Stadium
July 13, 2011 FriendlyCruz Azul3 – 3QuerétaroMexico City, Mexico
11:00 DST Villa  41'
Flores  60'
Pérez  70'		 [ Report]
Live TV:		  23' Bueno
 66' Rico
 101' Vázquez		 Stadium: La Noria
July 16, 2011 FriendlyCruz Azul1 – 1PachucaMexico City, Mexico
11:00 DST Droguett  30' [ Report]
Live TV:		  46' Borja Stadium: Estadio Azul

Friendly during the season

November 10, 2011 FriendlyCruz Azul3 – 0Pumas MorelosMexico City, Mexico
11:00 CST Vela  13'
Pereira  60', 80'		 [ Report]
Live TV:		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
November 11, 2011 FriendlyCruz Azul3 – 3Cruz Azul HidalgoMexico City, Mexico
11:00 CST Villaluz  34'
Droguett  48'
Perea  80'		 [ Report]
Live TV:		  38' López
 62', 73' Galván		 Stadium: Estadio Azul

Regular phase

  Win   Draw   Loss

July 23, 2011 Round 1 UANL1 – 1Cruz AzulSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico
19:00 DST Mancilla  37' 43'
Torres Nilo  43'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal 9 Galavisión		  16' Pinto
 19' Aquino
 22' Flores
 49' Ponce		 Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Paul Delgadillo
July 30, 2011 Round 2 Cruz Azul2 – 1AtlasMexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Ponce  38'
Cortés  46'
Orozco  49'
Aquino  59'
Villa  71'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America		  12' Arreola
 32' Rodríguez
 38' Welcome
 38' Vidrio		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 35,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
August 3, 2011 Round 3 Pachuca1 – 0Cruz AzulPachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
20:30 DST Ayoví  86' Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 7		  66' Gutiérrez Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo
August 6, 2011 Round 4 Cruz Azul2 – 1AtlanteMexico City, Mexico
16:00 DST Villaluz  32'
Torrado  40'
Villa  44'
Orozco  47'
Pinto  89'		 Report
Live TV:
Azteca América
SKY Sports
ESPN Latin America		  55' Maldonado
 90+1' Amione		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 20,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Jesús Morales Bojorquez
August 13, 2011 Round 5 Chiapas1 – 1Cruz AzulTuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
17:30 DST Rodríguez  33'
Razo  40'
Fuentes  58' 66'
Hernández  61'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13		  5' (o.g.) Chávez
 53' Villa
 56' I. Castro
 73' A. Castro		 Stadium: Estadio Victor Manuel Reyna
Referee: Miguel Ayala Ramírez
August 20, 2011 Round 6 Cruz Azul2 – 1TijuanaMexico City, Mexico
16:00 DST Perea  14' 48'
Ponce  45'
Pinto  45'
Villa  45'  77' 67'		 Report
Live TV:
Azteca América
SKY Sports
ESPN Latin America		  15' 22' Moreno Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 22,500 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza
August 28, 2011 Round 7 UNAM1 – 2Cruz AzulMexico City, Mexico
12:00 DST Bravo  22'
de Buen  55'
Fuentes  58'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal de las Estrellas 2
Telemundo		  17' Flores
 52' Domínguez
 74' Torrado
 75' Cortés		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
September 10, 2011 Round 8 Cruz Azul0 – 1MoreliaMexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America		  60' Gastélum
 90+1' 90+1' Rojas		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 20,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Jorge Pérez Durán
September 17, 2011 Round 9 Monterrey1 – 2Cruz AzulMonterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
17:00 DST Delgado  10'
S. Pérez  21'
L. Pérez  25'
Basanta  60'
de Nigris  67' 79'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal 9 Galavisión
Telemundo		  4' Villaluz
 34' Araujo
 50' Perea
 77' Pinto
 82' Giménez		 Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
September 24, 2011 Round 10 Cruz Azul1 – 1GuadalajaraMexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Perea  62'
W. Ponce  70'
Torrado  75'
Pinto  89'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America		  34' Arellano
 43' Sánchez
 50'  52' M. Ponce		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 35,161 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez
October 1, 2011 Round 11 Santos Laguna1 – 0Cruz AzulTorreón, Coahuila, Mexico
19:00 DST Peralta  21' 90+2' Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
Fox Deportes		 Stadium: Estadio TSM Corona
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
October 8, 2011 Round 12 Cruz Azul2 – 0PueblaMexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Aquino  43'
Giménez  67'
Orozco  73', 89' 73'
Flores  86'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN2		  76' Salinas Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 18,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
October 15, 2011 Round 13 San Luis1 – 1Cruz AzulSan Luis, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
20:45 DST Torres  26'
Matellán  35'
Moreno  55'
Chiapas  70'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal 9 Galavisión		  83' Perea Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Referee: Mauricio Morales
October 22, 2011 Round 14 Querétaro1 – 0Cruz AzulQuerétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
17:00 DST Ponce  80'
Bueno  86' (pen.)		 Report
Live TV:
Canal 4 Foro TV		  14' Giménez
 63' Villaluz
 66' Orozco
 72' Villa
 85' Domínguez		 Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez
October 26, 2011 Round 15 Cruz Azul0 – 0TolucaMexico City, Mexico
19:00 DST Villa  22'
Giménez  70'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 7
ESPN Latin America		  24' Sinha
 73' Calderón
 78' Gamboa		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 23,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Jesús Morales Bojorquez
October 30, 2011 Round 16 Estudiantes Tecos0 – 2Cruz AzulZapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
12:00 CST Bovaglio  47'
Davino  81'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13		  48' (pen.) Giménez
 61' Villa		 Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
November 5, 2011 Round 17 Cruz Azul3 – 1AmericaMexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Villa  1', 74'
Torrado  35'
Pinto  58'
Orozco  62'
Ponce  78'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America
Fox Deportes		  37' Rojas
 43' Valenzuela
 62' 80' Montenegro
 70' Pimentel		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 33,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Roberto García Orozco

General table
Main article: 2011–12 Mexican Primera División season § Torneo Apertura
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guadalajara 17 8 6 3 24 18 +6 30[lower-alpha 1] 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage[lower-alpha 2]
2 Cruz Azul 17 8 5 4 21 14 +7 29[lower-alpha 1]
3 UANL 17 7 7 3 22 13 +9 28[lower-alpha 1] 2012 Copa Libertadores First Stage[lower-alpha 2]
4 Santos Laguna 17 8 3 6 29 25 +4 27[lower-alpha 1] Cannot qualify for South American competitions[lower-alpha 3]
5 Chiapas 17 7 5 5 28 23 +5 26[lower-alpha 1] Advance to the Final Phase
Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. The top 8 score results qualify for the Playoffs.
  2. All 3 teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores will also participate in the Playoffs of this competition.
  3. Monterrey, Morelia, Santos Laguna and UNAM cannot qualify for the 2012 Copa Libertadores because they are participating in the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League competition.

Final phase
Main article: 2011–12 Mexican Primera División season § Final phase

Quarter-finals

November 19, 2011 First Leg Morelia2 – 1Cruz AzulMorelia, Michoacán, Mexico
19:00 CST Gastélum  22'
Márquez L.  77', 85'
Lozano  82'
Lugo  87'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13		  32' Orozco
 53' Corona
 69' Pinto
 71' Castro
 78' Aquino
 81' Torrado		 Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Erim Ramírez
November 26, 2011 Second Leg Cruz Azul1 – 2
(2 – 4 agg.)		MoreliaMexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Vela  35'
Torrado  40'  71'
Giménez  89'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN 2		  1' Huiqui
 16' 23' Sabah
 20' Lugo
 23' Lozano
 64' Aldrete
 90+2' Gastélum		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 30,568 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez

Morelia won 2-4 in aggregate.

Torneo Clausura 2012
Main article: 2011–12 Mexican Primera División season § Torneo Clausura

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

Pre-Season Winter 2011

  Win   Draw   Loss

December 17, 2011 FriendlyCruz Azul8 – 1Cruz Azul U-20 & U-17Mexico City, Mexico
CST Cortés  ?'
F. Flores  ?', ?'
Perea  ?'
Orozco  ?', ?', ?'
Villa  ?'		 [ Report]
Live TV:		 Stadium: La Noria
December 21, 2011 FriendlyCruz Azul2 – 1Ballenas de GaleanaMexico City, Mexico
10:00 CST Arredondo  ?' (o.g.)
Orozco  ?'		 [ Report]
Live TV:		  ?' Torres Stadium: La Noria
December 23, 2011 FriendlyCruz Azul4 – 2Lobos BUAPMexico City, Mexico
10:00 CST Bravo  ?', ?'
Perea  ?'
Giménez  ?'		 [ Report]
Live TV:		  ?', ?' Canales Stadium: La Noria
December 28, 2011 FriendlyCruz Azul3 – 0VeracruzMexico City, Mexico
11:00 CST Giménez  42'
Bravo  ?'
G. Flores  61'		 [ Report]
Live TV:		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
December 30, 2011 FriendlyCruz Azul2 – 1San LuisMexico City, Mexico
11:00 CST Bravo  10'
Giménez  48'		 [ Report]
Live TV:		  80' Alcántar Stadium: Estadio Azul
January 4, 2012 FriendlyCruz Azul1 – 1Cruz Azul HidalgoMexico City, Mexico
11:00 CST Unknown  ?' [ Report]
Live TV:		  ?' Unknown Stadium: Estadio Azul

Regular phase

  Win   Draw   Loss   Home Game

January 7, 2012 Round 1 Cruz Azul1 – 1UANLMexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Giménez  6'
Castro  69'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America		  70' Lobos Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 29,000 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo
January 14, 2012 Round 2 Atlas0 – 2Cruz AzulGuadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
20:45 CST Zamogilny  1'
Rodríguez  32'
Romero  68'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal 9 Galavisión		  70' Bravo
 70' Villa
 70' Corona
 70' (pen.) Giménez		 Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Paul Delgadillo
January 21, 2012 Round 3 Cruz Azul1 – 1PachucaMexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Villa  29'
Araujo  44'
Pinto  90+4'		 Report
Live TV:
Azteca América
SKY Sports
ESPN Latin America		  19' Ayoví
 30' Castillo
 44' López
 44' Cejas
 61' Rodríguez
 63' Torres
 66' Herrera
 79' Arreola
 90+3' Cota		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 27,550 (Approx. unofficial)
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso
January 28, 2012 Round 4 Atlante2 – 2Cruz AzulCancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
21:00 CST Guagua  26'
Martínez  67'
Hernández  72'
Arroyo  77'
Cuevas  84'
Mendoza  85'		 Report
Live TV:
TDN		  16', 85' Villa
 28' Gutiérrez
 83' Pereira		 Stadium: Estadio Andres Quintana Roo
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
February 4, 2012 Round 5 Cruz Azul2 – 0ChiapasMexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Meireles  44'
Pereira  55' 86'
Araujo  60'
Orozco  61'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America		  22' Esqueda
 68' Espinoza
 90' Arizala		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 35,161 (unofficial)
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayala Ramírez
February 12, 2012 Round 6 Tijuana0 – 0Cruz AzulTijuana, Baja California, Mexico
14:00 CST Gandolfi  4'
Arévalo  64'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
Fox Sports + & LAT		  53' Gutiérrez Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Referee: Erim Ramírez
February 18, 2012 Round 7 Cruz Azul1 – 1UNAMMexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Maranhão  19'
Giménez  38'
Aquino  65'
Pinto  86'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN 2
Fox Deportes
Azteca América		  21' Herrera
 26' García
 53' Cabrera
 90+4' Cacho		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 33,000 (unofficial)
Referee: Jesús Fabricio Morales
February 26, 2012 Round 8 Morelia2 – 0Cruz AzulMorelia, Michoacán, Mexico
12:00 CST Rojas  35'
Sabah  81'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13		  39' Domínguez
 60' Giménez		 Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Ricardo Arellano
March 3, 2012 Round 9 Cruz Azul4 – 3MonterreyMexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Giménez  24' (pen.), 53' 46'
Bravo  56'
Villa  82' 82'
Corona  90+2'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America		  19' de Nigris
 48' 90+4' Basanta
 68' 69' Suazo
 73' L. Pérez		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 27,240 (unofficial)
Referee: Antony Zanjuampa
March 10, 2012 Round 10 Guadalajara2 – 1Cruz AzulZapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
19:00 CST Sánchez  19'
Reynoso  21' 90+4' (pen.)
Torres  88'
Michel  90+2'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal 9 Galavisión
TDN
Telemundo		  19' Castro
 22' Villa
 36' Giménez
 44'  90+1' Araujo
 85' Corona		 Stadium: Estadio Omnilife
Referee: Jorge Pérez Durán
March 17, 2012 Round 11 Cruz Azul0 – 1Santos LagunaMexico City, Mexico
19:00 CST Pinto  7'
Ipata(Physical & Fitness coach)  56'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America		  34'  90+2' Galindo
 42' Quintero
 51' Ramírez
 55' Ibáñez
 71' Ochoa
 73' Armendáriz		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 25,560 (unofficial)
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortega
March 25, 2012 Round 12 Puebla1 – 1Cruz AzulPuebla, Puebla, Mexico
12:00 CST Rincón  49'
Beasley  54' 65'
Salinas  89'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13		  22' 84' Villa Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Referee: Francisco Chacón
March 31, 2012 Round 13 Cruz Azul3 – 1San LuisMexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Bravo  28', 38'
Perea  52'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America		  14' Moreno
 55' Paredes
 66' Velasco		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 23,190 (unofficial)
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón
April 7, 2012 Round 14 Cruz Azul1 – 2QuerétaroMexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Perea  46' Report
Live TV:
Azteca América
SKY Sports
ESPN Latin America		  41' 90+1' Cortés
 45' Romo
 81' Comizzo(Coach)
 89' Mena		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 19,480 (unofficial)
Referee: Roberto García Orozco
April 15, 2012 Round 15 Toluca0 – 3Cruz AzulToluca, State of Mexico, Mexico
12:00 DST Sinha  36'
de la Torre  78'
Novaretti  86'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal de las Estrellas 2
Telemundo		  32' Giménez
 44' Pereira
 59' Araujo
 62' 72' Vela
 70' Aquino
 90+1' Orozco		 Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
April 21, 2012 Round 16 Cruz Azul5 – 2Estudiantes TecosMexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Vela  27'
Flores  33'
Leaño  43' (o.g.)
Perea  62', 72'
Castro  84'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal Azteca 13
ESPN Latin America		  28' Reyes
 60' Galindo
 78' Sambueza
 88' Pérez
 90' Lillingston		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 28,175 (unofficial)
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza
April 29, 2012 Round 17 America2 – 2Cruz AzulMexico City, Mexico
16:00 DST Aguilar  6'
Benítez  8', 13' 13'
Medina  35'
Reyes  45'
Layún  85'		 Report
Live TV:
Canal de las Estrellas 2
Telemundo		  24' 41'  87' Pereira
 73' Villa		 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Mauricio Morales

Classification table

General table
Main article: 2011–12 Mexican Primera División season § Torneo Clausura
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Tijuana 17 7 7 3 18 11 +7 28 Advances to the Playoffs
8 Chiapas 17 8 3 6 26 20 +6 27
9 Cruz Azul 17 6 7 4 29 21 +8 25
10 Toluca 17 6 4 7 24 27 −3 22
11 Atlas 17 4 8 5 7 13 −6 20
Updated to match(es) played on April 29, 2012. Source: MedioTiempo.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Copa Libertadores
Main article: 2012 Copa Libertadores

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Home Game

Second stage
Main article: 2012 Copa Libertadores second stage

Group stage

February 8, 2012 Match Day 1 Nacional 1 – 2 Cruz AzulAsunción, Paraguay
15:45 CST Bogado  20'
González  59'
Caniza  83'		 Report
Live TV:
Fox Deportes
Fox Sports LAT, HD, + & Premium		  5', 28' Orozco
 68' Torrado		 Stadium: Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
February 21, 2012 Match Day 2 Cruz Azul 4 – 0 Deportivo TáchiraMexico City, Mexico
20:45 CST Cortés  18' (pen.)
Perea  54'
Orozco  78'
Villa  81'		 Report
Live TV:
Fox Deportes
Fox Sports LAT, HD, + & Premium		  17' Rouga
 23' Clavijo
 27' García
 53' Chacón
 76' Zapata
 83' Arocha		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 26,350 (unofficial)
Referee: Imer Machado (Colombia)
March 14, 2012 Match Day 3 Cruz Azul 0 – 0 CorinthiansMexico City, Mexico
19:00 CST Report
Live TV:
Fox Deportes
Fox Sports LAT, HD, + & Premium		  53' Paulinho Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 34,000 (unofficial)
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
March 21, 2012 Match Day 4 Corinthians 1 – 0 Cruz AzulSão Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
19:00 CST Danilo  35' 69'
Ralf  42'
Emerson  86'		 Report
Live TV:
Fox Deportes
Fox Sports LAT, HD, + & Premium		  34'  71' Pinto
 44' Mariaca
 90+1' Pereira		 Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu
Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
April 3, 2012 Match Day 5 Deportivo Táchira 1 – 1 Cruz AzulSan Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela
20:00 DST Parra  19'
Fernández  45'		 Report
Live TV:
Fox Deportes
Fox Sports LAT, HD, + & Premium		  44' Pereira
 58' Flores
 79' Meza(Coach)
 83' Giménez		 Stadium: Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Referee: Darío Ubriaco (Uruguay)
April 18, 2012 Match Day 6 Cruz Azul 4 – 1 NacionalMexico City, Mexico
19:50 DST Orozco  20'
Aquino  34'
Maranhão  45'
Gutiérrez  52'
Bravo  65'
Perea  80'		 Report
Live TV:
Fox Deportes
Fox Sports LAT, HD, + & Premium		  33' Miers
 37' Piris
 43' Cristaldo		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 19,294 (unofficial)
Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)

Classification table

Group table
Main article: 2012 Copa Libertadores second stage § Group 6
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts COR CAZ NAC TAC
Corinthians 6 4 2 0 13 2 +11 14 1–0 2–0 6–0
Cruz Azul 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11 0–0 4–1 4–0
Nacional 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4 1–3 1–2 3–2
Deportivo Táchira 6 0 3 3 4 15 −11 3 1–1 1–1 0–0
Source:

Knockout stages
Main article: 2012 Copa Libertadores knockout stages

Round of 16

May 1, 2012 First Leg Cruz Azul 1 – 1 LibertadMexico City, Mexico
21:30 DST Orozco  26'
Castro  85'		 Report
Live TV:
Fox Deportes
Fox Sports LAT, HD, + & Premium		  68' Samudio
 70' 84' Velázquez
 86' Muñoz		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina)
May 8, 2012 Second Leg Libertad 2 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)		 Cruz AzulAsunción, Paraguay
20:30 DST Núñez  9'
Cáceres 42' 49'
Nasuti  54'		 Report
Live TV:
Fox Deportes
Fox Sports LAT, HD, + & Premium		 Pereira  34'
Flores  49'
Bravo  52'		 Stadium: Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz
Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Brazil)

Libertad won on points 4–1.

Squad statistics

Start formations
Qnt Formation Match(es)
27 4-4-2 Apertura (9), Clausura (13), Copa Libertadores (5)
5 5-4-1 Apertura (5)
4 5-3-2 Apertura (3), Clausura (1)
3 4-3-3 Apertura (2), Copa Libertadores (1)
1 3-4-3 Copa Libertadores (1)
1 4-4-1-1 Clausura (1)
1 4-1-3-2 Clausura (1)
1 5-2-3 Clausura (1)
Last updated: May 2
Source:
Only competitive matches.

Starting XI

Apps, Goals and Discipline

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

Correct as of 2 May 2012. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPGPG Notes
League CupPlayoffsTotalDiscipline
1GKJosé de Jesús Corona 24-266-32-432-3540(-) means goals conceded
12GKGuillermo Allison 0000000000(-) means goals conceded
20GKJavier Caso 0000000000(-) means goals conceded
25GKYosgart Gutiérrez 10-91(1)-20011(1)-1100(-) means goals conceded
61GKGibrán Lajud 0000000000(-) means goals conceded
2DFFausto Pinto 290201032082
3DFWaldo Ponce 140000014040 Injured.
3DFAlberto Rodríguez 0010001000reinforcement only for the cup.
4DFJulio César Domínguez 270102030010
14DFNéstor Araujo 220402028041
15DFGerardo Flores 16(3)2500(1)021(4)*220
16DFJair Pereira 19(2)2602027(2)*251
17DFManuel Mariaca 204(1)0006(1)010
22DFAdrián Cortés 15(3)2611022(3)300
64DFAlan Emmanuel Vidal 0000000000
104DFFrancisco Flores 1(1)01(1)0002(2)*010
--DFMelvin Brown 0000000000reinforcement only for the cup.
6MFGerardo Torrado 13(3)0102016(3)051 Injured.
7MFJavier Aquino 9(20)22(1)02013(21)250
8MFIsrael Castro 341701042*140
10MFChristian Giménez 27(1)65(2)12034(3)790
18MFMaranhão 5(10)05(1)10010(11)*120
21MFHéctor Gutiérrez 14(6)05(1)01020(7)*040
23MFHéctor Altamirano 0010001000reinforcement only for the cup.
24MFLuis Alanis 0000000000
70MFDiego Israel Martínez 0000000000
73MFLuis Fernando Carrasco 0000000000
106MFIñaki Domínguez 000(1)0000(1)*000
9FWEdixon Perea 13(7)85(1)20(2)017(10)*1010
11FWAlejandro Vela 12(3)12(3)00(1)114(7)220
19FWOmar Bravo 1732(3)10019(3)*410
27FWJavier Orozco 6(14)6552113(14)1221
30FWEmanuel Villa 24(2)143(3)12029(5)1542
90FWMarco Antonio Angúlo 1(3)000001(3)*000
byeDFAlejandro Castro¤ 8(3)0N/AN/A0(1)04(8)020loan to Estudiantes Tecos.
byeMFAllam Bello¤ 0(1)0N/AN/A000(1)000loan to Neza FC.
byeMFCésar Villaluz† 7(7)1N/AN/A007(7)120out to San Luis.
byeMFHugo Droguett† 7(6)0N/AN/A0(1)07(7)000loan to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

Overall statistics team
Total Home Away
Games played432221
Games won17116
Games drawn1578
Games lost1147
Biggest win (Apertura)2-0 vs. Puebla,
0-2 vs. Estudiantes,
3-1 vs. América		2-0 vs. Puebla,
3-1 vs. America		0-2 vs. Estudiantes
Biggest win (Clausura)0-3 vs. Toluca and 5-2 vs. Estudiantes5-2 vs. Estudiantes0-3 vs. Toluca
Biggest win (Libertadores)4-0 vs. Deportivo Táchira4-0 vs. Deportivo Táchira1-2 vs. Nacional (PAR)
Biggest lose (Apertura)1-0 vs. Pachuca,
0-1, 2-1 and 1-2 vs. Morelia,
1-0 vs. Santos Laguna,
1-0 vs. Querétaro		0-1 and 1-2 vs. Morelia1-0 vs. Pachuca,
1-0 vs. Santos Laguna,
1-0 vs. Querétaro,
2-1 vs. Morelia
Biggest lose (Clausura)2-0 vs. Morelia0-1 vs. Santos Laguna,
1-2 vs. Querétaro		2-0 vs. Morelia
Biggest lose (Libertadores)1-0 vs. Corinthians1-0 vs. Corinthians
Goals scored644024
Goals conceded442222
Goal difference+20+18+2
Average GF per game1.491.821.14
Average GA per game1.0211.05
Most Game Started42 Israel Castro
Most appearances42 Israel Castro
Top scorer15 Emanuel Villa
Points66/129 (51.16%)39/66 (59.09%)26/63 (41.27%)
Winning rate17/43 (39.53%)11/22 (50%)6/21 (28.57%)

Last updated: May 2, 2012
Source: Competitive matches

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Goalscorers
Main article: 2012 Copa Libertadores § Top goalscorers
Position Nation Name Apertura 2011
Clausura 2012
Copa Libertadores
Total
1 Emanuel Villa
6
8
1
15
2 Javier Orozco
5
2
5
12
3 Edixon Perea
4
4
2
10
4 Christian Giménez
1
5
1
7
5 Omar Bravo N/A
3
1
4
6 Adrián Cortés
2
1
3
7 Javier Aquino
1
1
2
Alejandro Vela
2
Gerardo Flores
2
Jair Pereira
2
2
N/A Own Goal
1
1
2
11 Israel Castro
1
1
César Villaluz
1
 N/A N/A
Maranhão
1
TOTAL N/A N/A
23
29
12
64

Goal minutes

Updated to games played on 2 May.

1'–15' 16'–30' 31'–HT 46'–60' 61'–75' 76'–FT Extra time "Total"
5 13 9 11 14 11 1 64

Results

Apertura 2011

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
19 8 5 6 23 18  +5 29 5 2 2 13 8  +5 3 3 4 10 10  0

Last updated: 26 November.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultDWLWDWWLWDLWDLDWWLL
Position106744313224225432
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Clausura 2012

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
17 6 7 4 29 22  +7 25 4 3 2 18 13  +5 2 4 2 11 9  +2

Last updated: Apr 30.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultDWDDWDDLWLLDWLWWD
Position6367469999911910889
Updated to match(es) played on Apr 30. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Copa Libertadores

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
7 3 3 1 12 5  +7 12 2 2 0 9 2  +7 1 1 1 3 3  0

Last updated: May 2.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round
Round12345678
GroundAHHAAHHA
ResultWWDLDWD
Position111222
Updated to match(es) played on May 2. 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 2011-12 season, according to IFFHS.[1]

Month Position Points
July 60 153
August 89 124.5
September 157 100.5
October 177 94.5
November 169 94.5
December 175 94.5
January 178 94.5
February 126 112
March 135 107
April 87 128
May TBD TBD
June

Last updated: May 7, 2012.
Source: IFFHS

References
  1. IFFHS Archived 2007-07-22 at WebCite
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