2018–19 Club América season

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.

Club América
2018–19 season
PresidentSantiago Baños
ManagerMiguel Herrera
StadiumEstadio Azteca
Apertura 20182nd
Winners
Clausura 20195th
Semi-finals
Copa MX (Apertura)Round of 16
Copa MX (Clausura)Winners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Apertura:
Bruno Valdez (7 goals)
Clausura:
Roger Martínez (10 goals)
All:
Henry Martín
Roger Martínez
(14 goals)

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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Agustín Marchesín
2 DF Mexico MEX Carlos Vargas
3 DF Mexico MEX Jorge Sánchez
4 DF Mexico MEX Edson Álvarez
5 MF Argentina ARG Guido Rodríguez
7 FW France FRA Jérémy Ménez
8 MF Colombia COL Mateus Uribe
9 FW Colombia COL Roger Martínez
10 MF Paraguay PAR Cecilio Domínguez
11 FW Colombia COL Andrés Ibargüen
12 DF Mexico MEX Luis Reyes
14 MF United States USA Joe Corona (on loan from Tijuana)
15 MF Mexico MEX Pedro Arce
17 FW Argentina ARG Cristian Insaurralde (on loan from O'Higgins)
18 DF Paraguay PAR Bruno Valdez
19 DF Argentina ARG Emanuel Aguilera
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Mexico MEX Diego Lainez
21 FW Mexico MEX Henry Martín
22 DF Mexico MEX Paul Aguilar (vice-captain)
23 MF Mexico MEX Antonio López
24 FW Mexico MEX Oribe Peralta (captain)[3]
25 MF Mexico MEX Iván Moreno
26 DF Mexico MEX Ulises Torres
27 GK Mexico MEX Óscar Jiménez
28 DF Mexico MEX Oswaldo León
29 MF Mexico MEX Brandon García
30 MF Ecuador ECU Renato Ibarra
31 FW Mexico MEX Francisco González
32 MF Mexico MEX Víctor Rodríguez
33 MF Mexico MEX Isaác Aguilar
34 DF Mexico MEX Daniel Zamora
35 GK Mexico MEX 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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Agustín Marchesín
2 DF Mexico MEX Carlos Vargas
3 DF Mexico MEX Jorge Sánchez
4 DF Mexico MEX Edson Álvarez
5 MF Argentina ARG Guido Rodríguez
7 FW France FRA Jérémy Ménez
8 MF Colombia COL Mateus Uribe
9 FW Colombia COL Roger Martínez
11 FW Colombia COL Andrés Ibargüen
12 DF Mexico MEX Luis Reyes
14 MF Colombia COL Nicolás Benedetti
15 FW Chile CHI Nicolás Castillo
18 DF Paraguay PAR Bruno Valdez
19 DF Argentina ARG Emanuel Aguilera
21 FW Mexico MEX Henry Martín
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Mexico MEX Paul Aguilar (vice-captain)
23 MF Mexico MEX Antonio López
24 FW Mexico MEX Oribe Peralta (captain)[3]
25 MF Mexico MEX Iván Moreno
26 MF Mexico MEX Sebastián Córdova
27 GK Mexico MEX Óscar Jiménez
28 DF Mexico MEX Oswaldo León
29 MF Mexico MEX Brandon García
30 MF Ecuador ECU Renato Ibarra
31 FW Mexico MEX Fernando González
32 MF Mexico MEX Víctor Rodríguez
33 MF Mexico MEX Isaác Aguilar
34 DF Mexico MEX Daniel Zamora
35 GK Mexico MEX César Estrada

Sources: Club América

Transfers

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

In
Pos. Player Age From Fee Notes Source
MF Mexico Sebastián Córdova 21 Mexico Necaxa Loan return
MF Colombia Nicolás Benedetti 21 Colombia Deportivo Cali Undisclosed
FW Chile Nicolás Castillo 25 Portugal Benfica €9,000,000

Out
Pos. Player Age To Fee Notes Source
MF United States Joe Corona 28 Mexico Tijuana Loan terminated
FW Mexico Diego Lainez 18 Spain Real Betis €14,600,000
FW Paraguay Cecilio Domínguez 24 Argentina Independiente €5,400,000
MF Argentina Cristian Insaurralde 27 Chile O'Higgins Loan terminated

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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 2018 Group 7 Round of 16 5 3 2 0 11 3 +8 060.00
Copa MX (Clausura) 15 January 2019 10 April 2019 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
Main article: 2018–19 Liga MX season § 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) Champions
Notes:
  1. The first 8 places in the table qualified for the Liguilla. The last ranked team in the relegation table could 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 Yellow card 35'
Martínez Yellow card 56'
Jara 89'		 Report Lainez 15', 61'
Corona Yellow card 41'
Peralta 79'
Marchesín Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez
11 August 2018 4 América 3–0 Monterrey Mexico City
21:00
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 Yellow card 37'
da Silva 74'		 Report Peralta 36'
Uribe Yellow card 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 Yellow card 22'
Meneses Yellow card 77'
Navarro Yellow card 90'		 Report Álvarez Yellow card 31'
Rodríguez Yellow card 55'
Marchesín Yellow card 63'
Sánchez Yellow card 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 Yellow card 40'
Rodríguez Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Peralta 29'
Álvarez Yellow card 56'
Aguilera Yellow card 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 Yellow card 5'
Sánchez 28'
Uribe 53'
Lainez Yellow card 71'		 Report Loeschbor Yellow card 15'
Guzmán Yellow card 30'
Vegas 82', Red card 90+1'
Valdés Yellow card 90'
Sosa Yellow card 90+1'
Millar Red card 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 Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Pulido 58'
Hernández Yellow card 90+3'
Gudiño Yellow card 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 Yellow card 20'
González Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Azteca
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
27 October 2018 14 Cruz Azul 0–0 América Mexico City
21:00 CDT Marcone Yellow card 24'
Salas Yellow card 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 Yellow card 14' Yellow-red card 90'
Furch 16'		 Report Luis Reyes Yellow card 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', Yellow card 89'
Caicedo Yellow card 24'
Paganoni Yellow card 45'
Noya Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Azteca
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
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 Yellow card 60'
Quintana Yellow card 73'		 Report Lainez 21'
Peralta Yellow card 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 Yellow card 41'
Aguilar Yellow card 90+2'
Aguilera Yellow card 90+6'		 Report
Referee Report		 Caraglio Yellow card 17'
Méndez Yellow card 87'
Marcone Yellow card 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 Yellow card 15'
Alvarado Yellow card 81'
Flores Red card 86'		 Report Aguilera Yellow card 39'
Sánchez Yellow card 45+1'
Peralta Yellow card 63'
Álvarez 50', 89'
Ibargüen Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 71,240
Referee: César Arturo Ramos

Torneo Clausura
Main article: 2018–19 Liga MX season § 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:
  1. The first 8 places in the table qualified 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 Yellow card 28'
Martín 46'
Insaurralde 50', Yellow card 56'		 Report López Yellow card 13'
Cardona Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90'		 Report del Valle Yellow card 86' Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo
9 February 2019 6 América 0–3 León Mexico City
19:00 CST Aguilar Yellow card 68' Report Macías 11'
Navarro Yellow card 48'
Mena 72', 79'		 Stadium: Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia
17 February 2019 7 Pumas 1–0 América Mexico City
12:00 Mozo Yellow card 23'
González 47'
Malcorra Yellow card 70'
Saldívar Yellow card 83'
Domínguez Yellow card 88'		 Report Aguilar Yellow card 2'
Marchesín Yellow card 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 Yellow card 38'
Aguilera Yellow card 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 Yellow card 34'
Sansores Yellow card 45'
Millar Yellow card 50'
Lezcano Yellow card 69'
Vilchis 72', Yellow card 89'		 Report Valdez Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 59'
Castillo Yellow card 50', 75'
Marchesin Yellow card 63'
P. Aguilar Yellow card 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 Yellow card 31'
Aguilar Yellow card 54'
Ménez Yellow card 74'
Castillo Yellow card 87'		 Report González Yellow card 12'
Calderón 53', 90+5'
Fernández 64', Yellow card 64'
Ruíz Yellow card 87'
González Yellow card 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 Yellow card 31'
Córdova 86'		 Report Chumacero Yellow card 12'
Acosta Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 47'
Loroña Yellow card 69'
Guerrero Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Adonai Escobedo Gonzalez
16 March 2019 11 Guadalajara 0–2 América Zapopan
19:00 Vega Yellow card 11'
Molina Red card 36'
Ponce Yellow card 75'		 Report Castillo 2'
P. Aguilar Yellow card 27'
Aguilera Yellow card 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 Yellow card 14'
Bolaños 32', Yellow card 90'
Bou 71'
Nahuelpán 76'
Mendoza Yellow card 90+9'		 Report G. Rodríguez 14', 40'
P. Aguilar Yellow card 20'
Álvarez Yellow card 34'
Vargas Yellow card 69'
A. Lopez Yellow card 86'
Rodríguez Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Caliente
Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez
14 April 2019 14 América 0–0 Cruz Azul Mexico City
18:30 CDT Marchesin Yellow card 13' Report Caraglio Yellow card 12' Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
21 April 2019 15 Toluca 3–2 América Toluca
12:00 Mancuello 4'
Maidana Yellow card 46'
Pardo Yellow card 53'
Canelo 71', 82'
Gigliotti Yellow card 77'
Salinas Yellow card 90+8'		 Report Martínez 35', Yellow card 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 Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 78'
Álvarez Yellow card 88'		 Report Abella Red card 71'
Dória Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo
3 May 2019 17 Veracruz 0–2 América Veracruz
19:00 CST Bonilha Yellow card 13'
Paganoni Yellow card 75'
Prieto Yellow card 87'		 Report Martínez 2', Yellow card 67'
Vargas Yellow card 16'
Castillo 74'
Ibarra Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto
Quarter-finals
9 May 2019 First leg América 3–1 Cruz Azul Mexico City
21:05 CDT Sánchez Yellow card 13'
Lichnovsky 21' (o.g.)
Martínez 44', 73'		 Report Caraglio 14', Yellow card 90+3'
Lichnovsky Yellow card 56'
Méndez Yellow card 68'
Aguilar Yellow card 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 Yellow card 10'
J. Rodríguez 48'
Cauteruccio Yellow card 90'
Caraglio Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Sánchez Yellow card 60'
Ibarra Yellow card 90+2'
Peralta Yellow card 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

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