2017–18 Club América season

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.

Club América
2017–18 season
PresidentSantiago Baños
ManagerMiguel Herrera
StadiumEstadio Azteca
Apertura 20173rd (Semifinals)
Clausura 20182nd (Semifinals)
Copa MX (Apertura)Semifinals
Supercopa MXRunners-up
CONCACAF Champions LeagueSemifinals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mateus Uribe (11)
All:
Mateus Uribe (14)

Squad

2017 Apertura 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

2018 Clausura 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
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]

Transfers

Summer 2017

In
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

Out
Number Pos. Player Age To Fee Notes Source
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

Winter

In
Number Pos. Player Age From Fee Notes Source
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

Out
Number Pos. Player Age To Fee Notes Source
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

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

June 22, 2017 Pre-seasonAmérica 1–1 AtlanteCancún, Mexico
Orrantía  71' Hernández  90' Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
July 5, 2017 Pre-seasonAmérica 3–2 Santos LagunaDenver, Colorado
Díaz  19'
Lainez  38'
Quintero  82'		 de Buen  28'
de Buen  70'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
July 8, 2017 Pre-seasonAmérica 4–0 PueblaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
da Silva  24'
Romero  51'
Díaz  69'
Marín  86'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
July 11, 2017 Pre-seasonAmérica 0–2 MoreliaSalt Lake City, Utah
Loeschbor  29'
Lezcano  45'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
July 18, 2017 FriendlyMurciélagos 2–1 AméricaLos Mochis, Mexico
Cardozo  66' (pen.)
Rentería  84'		 Pérez  12' Stadium: Estadio Centenario

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Apertura 2017 22 July 2017 2 December 2017 Matchday 1 Semifinals 21 9 5 7 23 22 +1 042.86
Clausura 2018 7 January 2018 13 May 2018 Matchday 1 Semifinals 21 9 9 3 33 22 +11 042.86
Copa MX (Apertura) 2 August 2017 15 November 2017 Group 3 Semifinals 7 4 2 1 9 5 +4 057.14
Supercopa MX 16 August 2017 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
CONCACAF Champions League February 2018 11 April 2018 Round of 16 Semifinals 6 3 2 1 15 7 +8 050.00
Total 56 25 18 13 80 58 +22 044.64

Last updated: 13 May 2018

Source: Competitions

Statistics

Goals
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
Joe Corona MF 0 0 1 1
Total 45 9 15 69

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

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