2018–19 Club América season

Club América
2018–19 season
President	Santiago Baños
Manager	Miguel Herrera
Stadium	Estadio Azteca
Apertura 2018	2nd; Winners
Clausura 2019	5th; Semi-finals
Copa MX (Apertura)	Round of 16
Copa MX (Clausura)	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Apertura:; Bruno Valdez (7 goals); Clausura:; Roger Martínez (10 goals); All: ; Henry Martín; Roger Martínez; (14 goals)

The 2018–19 season was Club América's 6th consecutive season in the Liga MX, and 74th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The club will participate in the Liga MX and the Copa MX.

Pre-season and friendlies

Club América will precede their 2018–19 campaign with a series of friendlies to be contested in the United States. The matches were announced in May 2018.[1][2]

Date	Opponents	Stadium	Result F–A	Scorers
30 June 2018	Santos Laguna	Cotton Bowl Stadium	3–0	Jérémy Ménez, Henry Martín, Cecilio Domínguez
4 July 2018	Pachuca	HEB Park	3–2	Cecilio Domínguez (2), Fernando González
8 July 2018	Morelia	Avaya Stadium	2–1	Roger Martínez (2)
11 July 2018	Atlas	Chukchansi Park	0–0
19 July 2018	Manchester United	University of Phoenix Stadium	1–1	Henry Martín

Squad

2018 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	Jorge Sánchez
4	DF	Edson Álvarez
5	MF	Guido Rodríguez
7	FW	Jérémy Ménez
8	MF	Mateus Uribe
9	FW	Roger Martínez
10	MF	Cecilio Domínguez
11	FW	Andrés Ibargüen
12	DF	Luis Reyes
14	MF	Joe Corona (on loan from Tijuana)
15	MF	Pedro Arce
17	FW	Cristian Insaurralde (on loan from O'Higgins)
18	DF	Bruno Valdez
19	DF	Emanuel Aguilera

No.	Position	Player
20	FW	Diego Lainez
21	FW	Henry Martín
22	DF	Paul Aguilar (vice-captain)
23	MF	Antonio López
24	FW	Oribe Peralta (captain)[3]
25	MF	Iván Moreno
26	DF	Ulises Torres
27	GK	Óscar Jiménez
28	DF	Oswaldo León
29	MF	Brandon García
30	MF	Renato Ibarra
31	FW	Francisco González
32	MF	Víctor Rodríguez
33	MF	Isaác Aguilar
34	DF	Daniel Zamora
35	GK	César Estrada

2019 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
3	DF	Jorge Sánchez
4	DF	Edson Álvarez
5	MF	Guido Rodríguez
7	FW	Jérémy Ménez
8	MF	Mateus Uribe
9	FW	Roger Martínez
11	FW	Andrés Ibargüen
12	DF	Luis Reyes
14	MF	Nicolás Benedetti
15	FW	Nicolás Castillo
18	DF	Bruno Valdez
19	DF	Emanuel Aguilera
21	FW	Henry Martín

No.	Position	Player
22	DF	Paul Aguilar (vice-captain)
23	MF	Antonio López
24	FW	Oribe Peralta (captain)[3]
25	MF	Iván Moreno
26	MF	Sebastián Córdova
27	GK	Óscar Jiménez
28	DF	Oswaldo León
29	MF	Brandon García
30	MF	Renato Ibarra
31	FW	Fernando González
32	MF	Víctor Rodríguez
33	MF	Isaác Aguilar
34	DF	Daniel Zamora
35	GK	César Estrada

Sources: Club América

Transfers

Summer

In

Pos.	Player	Age	From	Fee
DF	Luis Reyes	27	Atlas	Undisclosed
DF	Jorge Sánchez	20	Santos Laguna	Undisclosed
FW	Roger Martínez	24	Villarreal	€9,000,000
MF	Cristian Insaurralde	27	O'Higgins	loan

Winter

In

Pos.	Player	Age	From	Fee
MF	Sebastián Córdova	21	Necaxa	Loan return
MF	Nicolás Benedetti	21	Deportivo Cali	Undisclosed
FW	Nicolás Castillo	25	Benfica	€9,000,000

Out

Pos.	Player	Age	To	Fee
MF	Joe Corona	28	Tijuana	Loan terminated
FW	Diego Lainez	18	Real Betis	€14,600,000
FW	Cecilio Domínguez	24	Independiente	€5,400,000
MF	Cristian Insaurralde	27	O'Higgins	Loan terminated

Competitions

Overview

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 2018	22 July 2018	16 December 2018	Matchday 1	Winners	23	12	9	2	47	23	+24	052.17
Clausura 2019	11 January 2019	19 May 2019	Matchday 1	Semi-finals	21	11	2	8	32	22	+10	052.38
Copa MX (Apertura)	31 July 2018	25 September	Group 7	Round of 16	5	3	2	0	11	3	+8	060.00
Copa MX (Clausura)	15 January 2019	TBD	Group 4	Winners	8	7	0	1	18	6	+12	087.50
Total					57	33	13	11	108	54	+54	057.89

Last updated: 19 May 2019

Source: Competitions

Torneo Apertura

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Cruz Azul	17	11	3	3	26	13	+13	36	Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
2	América (C)	17	9	6	2	33	17	+16	33
3	UNAM	17	8	6	3	29	19	+10	30
4	Santos Laguna	17	8	6	3	27	18	+9	30
5	Monterrey	17	9	3	5	25	19	+6	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.
Notes:

The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Liguilla. The last ranked team in the relegation table can qualify for the liguilla in the Apertura tournament.

Apertura Matches

22 July 2018 1	Necaxa	2–1	América	Aguascalientes
20:00	Dávila 34' Fernández 74'	Report	Martínez 71'	Stadium: Estadio Victoria Attendance: 16,450 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas

28 July 2018 2	América	3–0	Atlas	Mexico City
19:00	Rodríguez 33', 53' Uribe 39'	Report		Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 25,578 Referee: Adonai Escobedo

4 August 2018 3	Pachuca	1–3	América	Pachuca
19:00	Murillo 35' Martínez 56' Jara 89'	Report	Lainez 15', 61' Corona 41' Peralta 79' Marchesín 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez

11 August 2018 4	América	3–0	Monterrey	Mexico City
21:00	Martínez 23' Valdez 49' Ibargüen 84'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 24,346 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán

18 August 2018 5	Querétaro	1–1	América	Querétaro
21:00 CDT	Puch 37' da Silva 74'	Report	Peralta 36' Uribe 37'	Stadium: Estadio Corregidora Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo

22 August 2018 6	León	2–0	América	León
19:00 CST	Boselli 10', 64' Cerato 22' Meneses 77' Navarro 90'	Report	Álvarez 31' Rodríguez 55' Marchesín 63' Sánchez 72'	Stadium: Estadio León Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava

25 August 2018 7	América	2–2	Pumas	Mexico City
19:00 CST	Peralta 32' Martín 90+2'	Report	Mora 1' González 72'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 38,342 Referee: Fernando Guerrero

2 September 2018 8	Lobos BUAP	0–2	América	Puebla
16:00 CDT	Tejeda 40' Rodríguez 90+3'	Report	Peralta 29' Álvarez 56' Aguilera 73' Uribe 90+5'	Stadium: Estadio Universitario BUAP Referee: Oscar Macías Romo

15 September 2018 9	América	2–1	Morelia	Mexico City
19:00 CST	Peralta 5' Sánchez 28' Uribe 53' Lainez 71'	Report	Loeschbor 15' Guzmán 30' Vegas 82', 90+1' Valdés 90' Sosa 90+1' Millar 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto

21 September 2018 10	Puebla	2–3	América	Puebla City
21:00	Cavallini 42' Arreola 59'	Report	Domínguez 8' Peralta 44' Valdez 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 22,234 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander

30 September 2018 11	América	1–1	Guadalajara	Mexico City
18:00	Ibargüen 80' Rodríguez 90+5'	Report	Pulido 58' Hernández 90+3' Gudiño 90+4'	Stadium: Azteca Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos

6 October 2018 12	Tigres	2–3	América	San Nicolás
19:00	Rodríguez 32' Gignac 57'	Report	Valdez 8' Aguilera 46' Rodríguez 56'	Stadium: Universitario Attendance: 41,596 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava

20 October 2018 13	América	3–0	Tijuana	Mexico City
19:00	Aguilera 6' Ibargüen 45' Lainez 58'	Report	Canto 20' González 68'	Stadium: Azteca Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

27 October 2018 14	Cruz Azul	0–0	América	Mexico City
21:00 CDT	Marcone 24' Salas 76'	Referee Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 62,003 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán

3 November 2018 15	América	1–1	Toluca	Mexico City
19:00	Martín 34'	Report	Vega 1'	Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 29,635 Referee: Oscar Macías Romero

11 November 2018 16	Santos	1–1	América	Torreón
19:00	José Abella 14' 90' Furch 16'	Report	Luis Reyes 39' Bruno Valdez 61'	Stadium: Corona Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre

24 November 2018 17	América	4–1	Veracruz	Mexico City
19:00	Martínez 1' Rodríguez 7' Aguilera 26' Ibarra 68'	Report	Carrasco 15', 89' Caicedo 24' Paganoni 45' Noya 49'	Stadium: Azteca Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

Liguilla

Quarter-finals

29 November 2018 First leg	Toluca	2–2	América	Toluca
19:00	Tobio 23' Vega 90+5'	Report	Aguilera 6' Valdez 25'	Stadium: Nemesio Díez Attendance: 26,031 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava

2 December 2018 Second leg	América	3–2 (5–4 agg.)	Toluca	Mexico City
18:30	Martínez 3' Valdez 23' Aguilar 55'	Report	Sambueza 67' da Silva 86'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 44,118 Referee: César Arturo Ramos

Semi-finals

6 December 2018 First leg	Pumas	1–1	América	Mexico City
20:45 CST	Rodríguez 50' Cabrera 60' Quintana 73'	Report	Lainez 21' Peralta 57'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 49,345 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander

9 December 2018 Second leg	América	6–1 (7–2 agg.)	Pumas	Mexico City
18:45 CST	Ibarra 7' Valdez 28' Martínez 35' Rodríguez 46' Lainez 50' Aguilera 71'	Report	González 23'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 64,039 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas

Final

13 December 2018 First leg	América	0–0	Cruz Azul	Mexico City
20:30 CST	Ibarra 41' Aguilar 90+2' Aguilera 90+6'	Report Referee Report	Caraglio 17' Méndez 87' Marcone 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 79,244 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

16 December 2018 Second leg	Cruz Azul	0–2 (0–2 agg.)	América	Mexico City
18:30 CST	Cauteruccio 15' Alvarado 81' Flores 86'	Report	Aguilera 39' Sánchez 45+1' Peralta 63' Álvarez 50', 89' Ibargüen 85'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 71,240 Referee: César Arturo Ramos

Torneo Clausura

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Monterrey	17	8	6	3	33	21	+12	30	Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
4	Cruz Azul	17	8	6	3	26	15	+11	30
5	América	17	9	2	6	28	19	+9	29
6	Necaxa	17	8	5	4	32	24	+8	29
7	Pachuca	17	8	4	5	32	26	+6	28

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
Notes:

The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Liguilla.

Clausura Matches

11 January 2019 2	Atlas	1–2	América	Guadalajara
21:00	Martín 56' Domínguez 68'	Report	Martínez 89'	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Attendance: 46,056 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán

19 January 2019 3	América	3–0	Pachuca	Mexico City
20:50	Rodríguez 15' Valdez 28' Martín 46' Insaurralde 50', 56'	Report	López 13' Cardona 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Oscar Macías Romo

26 January 2019 4	Monterrey	3–2	América	Guadalupe
17:00	Sánchez 13' Funes Mori 66', 69'	Report	Álvarez 24' Valdez 80'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer Attendance: 46,292 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

2 February 2019 5	América	2–0	Querétaro	Mexico City
17:00	Ibarra 12' Martínez 87' Valdez 90'	Report	del Valle 86'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo

9 February 2019 6	América	0–3	León	Mexico City
19:00 CST	Aguilar 68'	Report	Macías 11' Navarro 48' Mena 72', 79'	Stadium: Olímpico Universitario Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia

17 February 2019 7	Pumas	1–0	América	Mexico City
12:00	Mozo 23' González 47' Malcorra 70' Saldívar 83' Domínguez 88'	Report	Aguilar 2' Marchesín 69'	Stadium: Olímpico Universitario Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos

23 February 2019 8	América	3–0	Lobos BUAP	Mexico City
19:00 CST	Martín 32' Aguilar 38' Aguilera 62' Castillo 82', 88'	Report		Stadium: Olímpico Universitario Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

1 Mar 2019 9	Morelia	2–2	América	Morelia
19:00	Flores 6' Osuna 34' Sansores 45' Millar 50' Lezcano 69' Vilchis 72', 89'	Report	Valdez 21' 59' Castillo 50', 75' Marchesin 63' P. Aguilar 87' Córdova 90+1'	Stadium: Morelos Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez

5 March 2019 1	América	1–3	Necaxa	Mexico City
20:50	Martín 4' Rodríguez 31' Aguilar 54' Ménez 74' Castillo 87'	Report	González 12' Calderón 53', 90+5' Fernández 64', 64' Ruíz 87' González 88'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 14,241 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
Note: Match originally scheduled for 21:45 on 7 January 2019[4]

9 March 2019 10	América	1–0	Puebla	Mexico City
19:00	Castillo 31' Córdova 86'	Report	Chumacero 12' Acosta 44' 47' Loroña 69' Guerrero 90'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Adonai Escobedo Gonzalez

16 March 2019 11	Guadalajara	0–2	América	Zapopan
19:00	Vega 11' Molina 36' Ponce 75'	Report	Castillo 2' P. Aguilar 27' Aguilera 29' Ibargüen 49'	Stadium: Estadio Akron Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo

30 March 2019 12	América	3–0	Tigres	Mexico City
19:00	Valdez 5' Aguilera 68' Benedetti 88'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán

6 April 2019 13	Tijuana	3–2	América	Tijuana
20:06	Castillo 14' Bolaños 32', 90' Bou 71' Nahuelpán 76' Mendoza 90+9'	Report	G. Rodríguez 14', 40' P. Aguilar 20' Álvarez 34' Vargas 69' A. Lopez 86' Rodríguez 90+7'	Stadium: Caliente Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez

14 April 2019 14	América	0–0	Cruz Azul	Mexico City
18:30 CDT	Marchesin 13'	Report	Caraglio 12'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava

21 April 2019 15	Toluca	3–2	América	Toluca
12:00	Mancuello 4' Maidana 46' Pardo 53' Canelo 71', 82' Gigliotti 77' Salinas 90+8'	Report	Martínez 35', 79' Maidana 66' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre

27 April 2019 16	América	1–0	Santos	Mexico City
19:00 CDT	Aguilera 14' P. Aguilar 78' 78' Álvarez 88'	Report	Abella 71' Dória 90'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo

3 May 2019 17	Veracruz	0–2	América	Veracruz
19:00 CST	Bonilha 13' Paganoni 75' Prieto 87'	Report	Martínez 2', 67' Vargas 16' Castillo 74' Ibarra 87'	Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto

Liguilla

Quarter-finals

9 May 2019 First leg	América	3–1	Cruz Azul	Mexico City
21:05 CDT	Sánchez 13' Lichnovsky 21' (o.g.) Martínez 44', 73'	Report	Caraglio 14', 90+3' Lichnovsky 56' Méndez 68' Aguilar 85'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo

12 May 2019 Second leg	Cruz Azul	1–0 (2–3 agg.)	América	Mexico City
18:10 CDT	Lichnovsky 10' J. Rodríguez 48' Cauteruccio 90' Caraglio 90+2'	Report	Sánchez 60' Ibarra 90+2' Peralta 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

Semi-finals

16 May 2019 First leg	América	0–1	León	Mexico City
20:30 CDT			Macías 69'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca

19 May 2019 Second leg	León	0–1 (1–1 agg.)	América	León
20:00 CDT			Valdéz 5'	Stadium: Estadio León

Copa MX Clausura 2019

15 January 2019 Group Stage	Necaxa	1–2	América	Aguascalientes
19:00 CDT				Stadium: Estadio Victoria

23 January 2019 Group Stage	América	1–0	San Luis	México City
21:00 CDT				Stadium: Estadio Azteca

30 January 2019 Group Stage	San Luis	2–0	América	San Luis Potosí
21:00 CDT				Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras

5 February 2019 Group Stage	América	3–1	Necaxa	México City
21:00 CDT				Stadium: Estadio Azteca

Round of 16

26 February 2019	América	5–2	Pachuca	México City
21:00 CDT				Stadium: Estadio Azteca

Quarter-finals

13 March 2019	América	2–0	Guadalajara	México City
21:00 CDT				Stadium: Estadio Azteca

Semi-finals

2 April 2019	América	4–0	Tijuana	México City
20:00 CDT				Stadium: Estadio Azteca

Final

10 April 2019	Juárez	0–1	América	Ciudad Juárez
21:00 CDT				Stadium: Estadio Azteca

References

https://www.clubamerica.com.mx/comunicados/tour-aguila-verano-2018/
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Oribe Peralta, nuevo capitán de América". Diario Récord. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
"Liga BBVA Bancomer Calendario de Partidos" (PDF). Retrieved 11 April 2019.

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[table_note_res_LIG0.32923982168047-4] The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Liguilla. The last ranked team in the relegation table can qualify for the liguilla in the Apertura tournament.

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[1] ttps://www.clubamerica.com.mx/comunicados/tour-aguila-verano-2018/

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[Captains-3] "Oribe Peralta, nuevo capitán de América". Diario Récord. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

[6] "Liga BBVA Bancomer Calendario de Partidos" (PDF). Retrieved 11 April 2019.