2018–19 Club Necaxa season

The 2018–19 Club Necaxa season is the 94th season in the football club's history and the 8th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football since the team most recent promotion to Liga MX.

Necaxa
2018–19 season
ManagerMichel Leaño
(until 21 October)[1]
Guillermo Vázquez
(from 3 December)[2]
StadiumEstadio Victoria
Apertura16th
Clausura5th
Apertura Copa MXRound of 16
Clausura Copa MXGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Víctor Dávila
(6 goals)

All:
Víctor Dávila
(6 goals)
Biggest winUNAM 1–3 Necaxa
(7 August 2018)
Biggest defeatPachuca 6–2 Necaxa
(3 November 2018)

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Mexico Guillermo Vázquez
Assistant coaches Mexico Alberto Clark
Mexico Carlos Gutiérrez
Mexico José Salgado
Fitness coaches Mexico Adrián Cruz
Mexico Juan Lozano
Doctors Mexico Francisco López
Mexico Franco Vázquez
Kinesiologist Brazil Bruno Brown

Players

Squad information

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Signed in Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 GK Mexico Hugo González (1990-08-01) 1 August 1990 2018 Mexico Monterrey
25 GK Mexico Yosgart Gutiérrez (1981-03-15) 15 March 1981 2016 Mexico UNAM
Defenders
2 DF Honduras Brayan Beckeles (1985-11-28) 28 November 1985 2015 Portugal Boavista
3 DF Mexico Luis Hernández (1998-02-02) 2 February 1998 2018 Mexico Tapachula
4 DF Mexico Alexis Peña (1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 2019 (Winter) Mexico Pachuca
12 DF Mexico Carlos Guzmán (1994-05-19) 19 May 1994 2019 (Winter) Mexico Morelia
20 DF Mexico Osmar Mares (1987-06-17) 17 June 1987 2019 (Winter) Mexico Veracruz
26 DF Mexico Cristian Calderón (1997-05-24) 24 May 1997 2019 (Winter) Mexico Atlas
31 DF United States Ventura Alvarado (1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 2018 Mexico Santos Laguna
Midfielders
6 MF Mexico Luis Pérez (1989-03-15) 15 March 1989 2017 Mexico BUAP
14 MF Chile Matías Fernández (1986-05-15) 15 May 1986 2014 Italy Milan
16 MF Mexico Hibert Ruíz (1987-05-25) 25 May 1987 2019 (Winter) Mexico Veracruz
18 MF Chile Felipe Gallegos (1991-12-03) 3 December 1991 2017 Spain Recreativo
24 MF Mexico Fernando González (1994-01-27) 27 January 1994 2018 Mexico Zacatepec
29 MF Chile Marcelo Allende (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 2017 Chile Deportes Santa Cruz
33 MF Chile Bryan Carvallo (1996-03-26) 26 March 1996 2018 Chile Deportes Antofagasta
Forwards
7 FW Mexico Daniel Álvarez (1994-07-22) 22 July 1994 2017 Mexico Atlas
8 FW Uruguay Facundo Castro (1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 2018 Uruguay Defensor Sporting
9 FW Mexico Martín Barragán (1991-07-14) 14 July 1991 2017 Mexico Atlas
11 FW Argentina Brian Fernández (1994-09-26) 26 September 1994 2018 Chile Unión La Calera
11 FW Chile Pedro Campos (2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 2018 Chile Universidad Católica
17 FW Mexico Ricardo Marín (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 2018 Mexico América
19 FW Argentina Claudio Riaño (1988-08-04) 4 August 1988 2016 Argentina Unión de Santa Fe
23 FW Mexico Ángel Sepúlveda (1991-02-15) 15 February 1991 2019 (Winter) Mexico Guadalajara

Players and squad numbers last updated on 6 January 2019.[3][4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Torneo Apertura 22 July 2018 24 November 2018 Matchday 1 16th 17 3 5 9 19 29 −10 017.65
Apertura Copa MX 1 August 2018 25 September 2018 Group stage Round of 16 5 3 0 2 6 6 +0 060.00
Torneo Clausura 4 January 2019 Matchday 1 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 066.67
Clausura Copa MX 9 January 2019 Group stage 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Total 27 9 6 12 33 40 −7 033.33

Last updated: 29 January 2019
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Torneo Apertura

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 León 17 5 3 9 18 23 5 18
15 Tijuana 17 4 5 8 13 24 11 17
16 Necaxa 17 3 5 9 19 29 10 14
17 Atlas 17 2 5 10 11 27 16 11
18 Veracruz 17 2 4 11 17 40 23 10 Team is last in Relegation table
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 3 5 9 19 29  −10 14 3 4 2 11 10  +1 0 1 7 8 19  −11

Last updated: 29 January 2019.
Source: LigaMX

Result round by round

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWLWLDLDLWLLDLDLDL
Position611798121315141415151515161616
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2018. Source: LigaMX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

22 July 2018 1 Necaxa 2–1 América Aguascalientes City
20:00
  • Dávila 34'
  • Fernández 74'
Report Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 16,450
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
29 July 2018 2 UNAM 5–3 Necaxa Mexico City
12:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 30,800
Referee: Oscar Macías
4 August 2018 3 Necaxa 1–0 BUAP Aguascalientes City
17:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 16,450
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda
10 August 2018 4 Morelia 2–1 Necaxa Morelia
21:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Francisco Chacón
18 August 2018 5 Necaxa 2–2 Puebla Aguascalientes City
21:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez
21 August 2018 6 Guadalajara 1–0 Necaxa Zapopan
21:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Akron
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
25 August 2018 7 Necaxa 1–1 UANL Aguascalientes City
21:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria
Attendance: 18,539
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda
31 August 2018 8 Tijuana 1–0 Necaxa Tijuana
19:06 Report Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
15 September 2018 9 Necaxa 2–0 Cruz Azul Aguascalientes City
21:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 22,578
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
22 September 2018 10 Toluca 3–2 Necaxa Toluca
17:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 15,705
Referee: Francisco Chacón
5 October 2018 12 Veracruz 0–0 Necaxa Veracruz
21:10 Report Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Attendance: 7,589
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
20 October 2018 13 Necaxa 0–2 León Aguascalientes City
21:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 10,049
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
27 October 2018 14 Necaxa 2–2 Atlas Aguascalientes City
17:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
3 November 2018 15 Pachuca 6–2 Necaxa Pachuca
17:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
10 November 2018 16 Necaxa 1–1 Monterrey Aguascalientes City
21:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 11,534
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
24 November 2018 17 Querétaro 1–0 Necaxa Querétaro City
17:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas

Apertura Copa MX

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Necaxa 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 UNAM 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6
3 Tampico Madero 4 1 0 3 5 7 2 3
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 August 2018 1 Necaxa 1–0 Tampico Madero Aguascalientes City
19:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 5,350
Referee: Juan Andrés Esquivel
7 August 2018 2 UNAM 1–3 Necaxa Mexico City
19:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 9,021
Referee: Jonathan Hernández
14 August 2018 3 Tampico Madero 3–1 Necaxa Tampico / Ciudad Madero
21:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Tamaulipas
Attendance: 6,732
Referee: Oscar Mejía
28 August 2018 4 Necaxa 1–0 UNAM Aguascalientes City
21:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 16,917
Referee: Eduardo Galván

Round of 16

25 September 2018 Necaxa 0–2 León Aguascalientes City
19:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 6,398
Referee: Roberto Ríos Jácome

Torneo Clausura

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Cruz Azul 17 8 6 3 26 15 +11 30 Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
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
8 Tijuana 17 9 1 7 25 20 +5 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.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3 2 1 0 5 3  +2 7 1 1 0 2 1  +1 1 0 0 3 2  +1

Last updated: 29 January 2019.
Source: LigaMX

Result round by round

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWWD
Position765
Updated to match(es) played on 27 January 2019. Source: LigaMX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

7 January 2019 1 América P–P Necaxa Mexico City
21:45 Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Note: Match postponed at the request of Club América.[5]
12 January 2019 2 Necaxa 2–1 UNAM Aguascalientes City
21:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 15,567
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
20 January 2019 3 BUAP 2–3 Necaxa Puebla City
16:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Universitario BUAP
Attendance: 8,316
Referee: Oscar Mejía
26 January 2019 4 Necaxa 0–0 Morelia Aguascalientes City
21:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 14,471
Referee: Alejandro Funk
1 February 2019 5 Puebla 1–4 Necaxa Puebla City
21:00 Loroña 7'
Arreola Yellow card 50'
Cavallini Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 90'
Tabó Yellow card 90'
Report Sepúlveda 12'
Fernández 37', 48'
Guzmán Yellow card 42'
Contreras Yellow card 58'
Alvarado Yellow card 85'
Castro 90+6'
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Referee: Roberto Rios Jácome
9 February 2019 6 Necaxa 3–3 Guadalajara Aguascalientes
21:00 V. Alvarado 27' (o.g.)
Pulido 81' (pen.)
R. Cisneros 89'
Report Brian Fernández 51', 61'
Guzmán 90+4'
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 24,296
Referee: César Ramos Palazuelos
16 February 2019 7 UANL 3–2 Necaxa San Nicolás
19:00 CST Gignac 39', 57'
Valencia 78'
Report Fernández 54'
Contreras 86'
Stadium: Universitario
Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez
23 February 2019 8 Necaxa 1–2 Tijuana Aguascalientes
21:00 Sepúlveda Yellow card 29'
Fernández 61'
Cortés Yellow card 89'
Meza Yellow card 90'
Report Beckeles 82' (o.g.)
Bou 90+4'
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo
2 March 2019 9 Cruz Azul 2–1 Necaxa Mexico City
17:00 CST Aguilar Yellow card 13'
Caraglio Yellow card 22', 60'
Aldrete Yellow card 34'
Méndez 65'
Report Fernández 3'
Calderón Yellow card 32'
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
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[6]
9 March 2019 10 Necaxa 1–1 Toluca Aguascalientes City
19:00 Alvarado Yellow card 42'
Gallegos Yellow card 54'
Contreras 66'
Marín Yellow card 89'
Report Mora Yellow card 11'
Mendoza Yellow card 25'
Gigliotti 47'
Ríos Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto
17 March 2019 11 Santos Laguna 1–2 Necaxa Torreón
18:06 Furch 54'
Abella Yellow card 68'
Valdés Yellow card 87'
Report Castro 16'
Peña Yellow card 70'
Contreras 90', Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Corona
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
30 March 2019 12 Necaxa 2–0 Veracruz Aguascalientes City
21:00 González 28'
Alvarado Yellow card 37'
Contreras Yellow card 75'
Fernández 90+1'
Report Salcido Yellow card 31'
García Yellow card 78'
Kazim-Richards Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre
6 April 2019 13 León 2–1 Necaxa León
19:00 CST Meneses 27'
Navarro 34'
Montes Yellow card 86'
Report Calderón Yellow card 41'
Gallegos Yellow card 64'
Fernández 70'
Stadium: Estadio León
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
12 April 2019 14 Atlas 1–2 Necaxa Guadalajara
21:00 CST Santamaría Yellow card 44', 90+4'
Cufré Red card 65'
Govea Yellow card 77'
Andrés Andrade Red card 85'
Report F. González 25', Yellow card 82'
Álvarez 69'
Meza Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia
20 April 2019 15 Necaxa 2–2 Pachuca Aguascalientes City
21:00 Herrera 45', 46'
Alvarado Red card 55'
Beckeles Yellow card 68'
Report Ulloa 35'
Barreiro 71'
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava

Clausura Copa MX

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 Necaxa 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 Possible knockout stage
3 Atlético San Luis 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 January 2019. Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
9 January 2019 1 Atlético San Luis 0–2 Necaxa San Luis Potosí City
21:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 13,863
Referee: Jesus Roberto Ruiz
15 January 2019 2 Necaxa 1–2 América Aguascalientes City
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 17,799
Referee: Eduardo Galván

Statistics

Goals

As of 29 January 2019
Rank Player Position Apertura Ap. Copa MX Clausura Cl. Copa MX Total[7]
1 Chile Víctor Dávila MF 6 0 0 0 6
2 Argentina Brian Fernández FW 4 0 1 0 5
3 Mexico Martín Barragán FW 0 3 1 0 4
4 Chile Matías Fernández MF 3 0 0 0 3
Mexico Eduardo Herrera FW 0 0 1 2 3
6 Mexico Daniel Álvarez FW 0 2 0 0 2
Argentina Claudio Riaño FW 1 1 0 0 2
Mexico Dieter Villalpando MF 2 0 0 0 2
9 United States Ventura Alvarado DF 0 0 0 1 1
Mexico Cristian Calderón DF 0 0 1 0 1
Mexico Francisco Córdova MF 1 0 0 0 1
Chile Felipe Gallegos MF 1 0 0 0 1
Mexico Luis Pérez MF 1 0 0 0 1
Mexico Ángel Sepúlveda FW 0 0 1 0 1
Total 19 6 5 3 33

Clean sheets

As of 29 January 2019
Rank Name Apertura Ap. Copa MX Clausura Cl. Copa MX Total[8]
1 Mexico Hugo González 3 0 1 0 4
2 Mexico Yosgart Gutiérrez 0 2 0 0 2
3 Mexico Ángel Alonzo 0 0 0 1 1
Total32117

References

  1. "Michel Leaño destituido como técnico del Necaxa". Excélsior (in Spanish). October 21, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  2. "Guillermo Vázquez es el nuevo DT del Necaxa". El Universal (in Spanish). November 29, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  3. "Club Necaxa – Primer equipo". ClubNecaxa.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  4. "Necaxa – Plantilla". LigaMX.net. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  5. "Cruz Azul starts title defense; América pays visit to Necaxa". Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  6. "Liga BBVA Bancomer Calendario de Partidos" (PDF). Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  7. "Necaxa | Calendario". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  8. LIGA MX / ASCENSO MX. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
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