2018–19 Club Puebla season

The 2018–19 Club Puebla season is the club's 72nd professional season in 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. The club will also play Copa MX.

Puebla
2018–19 season
ChairmanMexico Carlos López Domínguez
ManagerMexico Enrique Meza
(until 3 February)[1]
Ignacio Sánchez
(from 3 February)
[1]
StadiumEstadio Cuauhtémoc
Apertura12th
Clausura14th
Apertura Copa MXRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lucas Cavallini
(7 goals)

All:
Lucas Cavallini
(7 goals)
Biggest winLeón 0–4 Puebla
(28 October 2018)
Biggest defeatUANL 6–1 Puebla
(10 November 2018)
All statistics correct as of 13 January 2019.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Mexico Enrique Meza
Assistant coaches Mexico Juan Reynoso
Mexico Marco Trejo
Mexico Octavio Becerril
Fitness coach Uruguay Mario Mendaña
Doctor Mexico Gerardo Toledo
Medical assistant Mexico Hugo García

Players

Squad information

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Signed in Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 GK Mexico Jesús Rodríguez (1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 2018 Mexico Youth System
13 GK Mexico Tirso Trueba (1996-06-11) 11 June 1996 2018 Mexico Youth System
28 GK Mexico Santiago Ramírez (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 2018 Mexico Youth System
34 GK Uruguay Nicolás Vikonis (1984-04-06) 6 April 1984 2017 Colombia Millonarios
Defenders
2 DF Colombia Brayan Angulo (1989-11-02) 2 November 1989 2017 Mexico Chiapas
5 DF Mexico Daniel Arreola (1985-10-08) 8 October 1985 2018 Mexico Atlas
14 DF Mexico Erik Pimentel (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 2017 Mexico Atlante
16 DF Mexico Gerardo Rodríguez (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 2019 (Winter) Mexico Toluca
17 DF Mexico Alonso Zamora (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 2017 (Winter) Mexico Juárez
26 DF Uruguay José Pallas (1983-01-05) 5 January 1983 2018 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
300 DF Mexico Vladimir Loroña (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 2018 Mexico Youth System
Midfielders
3 MF Bolivia Alejandro Chumacero (1991-04-22) 22 April 1991 2018 Bolivia The Strongest
7 MF Mexico Pablo González (1992-07-07) 7 July 1992 2018 Mexico Tapachula
8 MF Mexico Francisco Acuña (1988-01-19) 19 January 1988 2017 Mexico BUAP
10 MF Mexico Jonathan Espericueta (1994-08-09) 9 August 1994 2018 Mexico Atlético San Luis
18 MF Mexico Luis Robles (1986-09-22) 22 September 1986 2018 Mexico Atlas
21 MF Mexico José Guerrero (Captain) (1987-11-18) 18 November 1987 2017 Mexico América
23 MF United States José Francisco Torres (1987-10-29) 29 October 1987 2018 Mexico UANL
24 MF Mexico José María Rodríguez (1997-11-20) 20 November 1997 2018 Mexico Youth System
27 MF Mexico Alan Acosta (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 2019 (Winter) Mexico UNAM
29 MF Mexico David Aymerich (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 2018 Mexico Youth System
30 MF Mexico Jesús Zavala (1987-07-21) 21 July 1987 2019 (Winter) Mexico Zacatecas
Forwards
9 FW Canada Lucas Cavallini (1992-12-28) 28 December 1992 2017 Uruguay Peñarol
11 FW Uruguay Christian Tabó (1993-11-23) 23 November 1993 2017 Uruguay Nacional
12 FW Colombia Félix Micolta (1989-11-30) 30 November 1989 2018 Colombia América de Cali
19 FW Mexico Pedro Goulart (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 2018 Mexico Youth System
20 FW Argentina Pablo Gómez (1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 2018 Mexico Youth System
22 FW Colombia Omar Fernández (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 2017 Peru Melgar
25 FW Mexico Santiago Ormeño (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 2018 Mexico BUAP
31 FW Uruguay Cristian Palacios (1990-09-02) 2 September 1990 2018 Uruguay Peñarol
32 FW Argentina Matías Alustiza (1984-05-31) 31 May 1984 2019 (Winter) Mexico UNAM

Players and squad numbers last updated on 6 January 2019.[2]
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 21 July 2018 23 November 2018 Matchday 1 12th 17 5 5 7 23 30 −7 029.41
Apertura Copa MX 25 July 2018 5 September 2018 Group stage Round of 16 5 2 1 2 4 7 −3 040.00
Torneo Clausura 4 January 2019 4 May 2019 Matchday 1 10th 17 6 6 5 18 21 −3 035.29
Clausura Copa MX 9 January 2019 26 February 2019 Group stage Round of 16 5 1 2 2 8 9 −1 020.00
Total 44 14 14 16 53 67 −14 031.82

Last updated: 26 May 2019
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Torneo Apertura

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Pachuca 17 6 6 5 26 18 +8 24
11 Guadalajara 17 5 5 7 21 22 1 20
12 Puebla 17 5 5 7 23 30 7 20
13 BUAP 17 5 4 8 21 25 4 19
14 León 17 5 3 9 18 23 5 18
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

Matches

20 July 2018 1 Cruz Azul 3–0 Puebla Mexico City
17:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Roberto Ríos Jácome
27 July 2018 2 Puebla 2–1 Toluca Puebla City
21:00
Report Stadium: Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 14,326
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
10 August 2018 4 Puebla 1–2 Veracruz Puebla City
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 10,998
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda
18 August 2018 5 Necaxa 2–2 Puebla Aguascalientes City
21:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez
21 August 2018 6 Puebla 2–0 Atlas Puebla City
21:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 10,580
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto
25 August 2018 7 Pachuca 2–0 Puebla Pachuca
17:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Referee: Roberto García Orozco
31 August 2018 8 Puebla 2–1 Monterrey Puebla City
21:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 9,550
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
15 September 2018 9 Querétaro 0–1 Puebla Querétaro City
17:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Referee: Diego Montaño
21 September 2018 10 Puebla 2–3 América Puebla City
21:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 22,234
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
30 September 2018 11 UNAM 2–2 Puebla Mexico City
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 18,630
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto
7 October 2018 12 Puebla 2–2 BUAP Puebla City
21:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 22,109
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
21 October 2018 13 Morelia 2–0 Puebla Morelia
18:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Oscar Macías
28 October 2018 14 León 0–4 Puebla León
19:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio León
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
2 November 2018 15 Puebla 2–2 Guadalajara Puebla City
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 14,276
Referee: Diego Montaño
10 November 2018 16 UANL 6–1 Puebla San Nicolás de los Garza
19:00
Report Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 38,141
Referee: Oscar Mejía
23 November 2018 17 Puebla 0–0 Tijuana Puebla City
21:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 6,628
Referee: Oscar Macías

Apertura Copa MX

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Monterrey 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Puebla 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7
3 Venados 4 0 0 4 2 8 6 0
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
25 July 2018 1 Puebla 1–0 Venados Puebla City
19:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 3,451
Referee: Jonathan Hernández
1 August 2018 2 Monterrey 2–1 Puebla Guadalupe
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 26,040
Referee: Alejandro Funk
14 August 2018 3 Puebla 1–1 Monterrey Puebla City
21:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 4,538
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
4 September 2018 4 Venados 0–1 Puebla Mérida
21:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Iturralde
Attendance: 3,006
Referee: Luis Daniel Chávez
Round of 16
26 September 2018 UANL 4–0 Puebla San Nicolás de los Garza
19:00
Report Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 24,648
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel

Torneo Clausura

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Tijuana 17 9 1 7 25 20 +5 28 Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
9 Toluca 17 7 4 6 28 23 +5 25
10 Puebla 17 6 6 5 18 21 3 24
11 Santos Laguna 17 6 4 7 21 23 2 22
12 BUAP 17 6 2 9 17 34 17 20
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
2 0 1 1 1 3  −2 1 0 1 0 1 1  0 0 0 1 0 2  −2

Last updated: 13 January 2019.
Source: LigaMX

Result round by round

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ResultDL
Position814
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2019. Source: LigaMX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

4 January 2018 1 Puebla 1–1 Cruz Azul Puebla City
21:05 Report Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 22,777
Referee: Édgar Ulises Rangel
13 January 2019 2 Toluca 2–0 Puebla Toluca
12:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 12,242
Referee: Diego Montaño
18 January 2019 3 Puebla 1–1 Santos Laguna Puebla City
21:05 González 20'
Cavallini Yellow card 45+6'
González Yellow card 90+5'
Report Correa 26'
Furch soccer ball with red X 45+7'
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 14,050
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez
25 January 2019 4 Veracruz 0–1 Puebla Veracruz
19:00 CST López Red card
Paganoni Yellow card 78'
Report Loroña Yellow card 27'
Cavallini 37'
Tabó Yellow card 44'
Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo
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
8 February 2019 6 Atlas 1–2 Puebla Guadalajara
21:00 Isijara 15'
Barceló Yellow card 30'
Burbano Yellow card 64'
Report Zavala Yellow card 2'
Tabó 37'
Vikonis Yellow card 66'
Alustiza 88', Yellow card 89'
Arreola Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo
15 February 2019 7 Puebla 1–1 Pachuca Puebla City
21:00 Arreola Yellow card 37'
Alustiza Yellow card 49', 90+2'
Report Barreiro Yellow card 9'
Jara 31'
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia
23 February 2019 8 Monterrey 0–0 Puebla Guadalupe
19:00 Gallardo Yellow card 82'
Meza Yellow card 90'
Report Arreola Yellow card 27'
Acuña Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 43,219
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
4 March 2019 9 Puebla 1–0 Querétaro Puebla City
20:00 Orozco 14'
Cavallini Yellow card 26'
Angulo Yellow card 28'
Arreola Yellow card 75'
Tabó Yellow card 90'
Report Da Silva Yellow card 90' Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto
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
15 March 2019 11 Puebla 1–0 UNAM Puebla City
21:00 Cavallini 49'
Vidrio Yellow card 52'
González Yellow card 72'
Zavala Yellow card 82'
Report Iturbe Yellow card 32' Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
31 March 2019 12 BUAP 0–4 Puebla Puebla City
16:00 Report Orozco 6' (o.g.)
Cavallini 17', 72'
Arreola Yellow card 25'
Esquivel 36' (o.g.)
Stadium: Estadio Universitario BUAP
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
5 April 2019 13 Puebla 1–1 Morelia Puebla City
21:00 Goulart Yellow card 14'
Orozco Yellow card 21'
Arreola 51'
Report Osuna 45', Yellow card 90' Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
12 April 2019 14 Puebla 0–3 León Puebla City
21:00 Arreola Red card 44' Report Mena 4', Yellow card 44'
Meneses 24'
Campbell 52'
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
20 April 2019 15 Guadalajara 1–3 Puebla Zapopan
21:00 Angulo 19' (o.g.)
van Rankin Yellow card 54'
Report Angulo 33', 38'
Alustiza 49'
Zavala Yellow card 54'
Stadium: Estadio Akron
Referee: Adonai Escobedo Gonzalez

Clausura Copa MX

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampico Madero 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3 Advance to knockout stage
2 Juárez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
3 Puebla 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 9 January 2019. Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
9 January 2019 1 Tampico Madero 3–2 Puebla Tampico/Ciudad Madero
19:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Tamaulipas
Attendance: 5,667
Referee: Antonio de Jesús Olalde

Statistics

Goals

As of 13 January 2019
Rank Player Position Apertura Ap. Copa MX Clausura Cl. Copa MX Total[3]
1 Canada Lucas Cavallini FW 6 0 1 0 7
2 Mexico Daniel Arreola DF 4 0 0 0 4
Uruguay Christian Tabó FW 3 0 0 1 4
4 Mexico Francisco Acuña MF 1 1 0 0 2
Bolivia Alejandro Chumacero MF 2 0 0 0 2
Uruguay Cristian Palacios FW 0 2 0 0 2
7 Mexico Jonathan Espericueta MF 1 0 0 0 1
Mexico Pedro Goulart FW 0 1 0 0 1
Mexico Vladimir Loroña DF 0 1 0 0 1
Colombia Félix Micolta FW 1 0 0 0 1
Mexico Luis Robles MF 1 0 0 0 1
United States José Francisco Torres MF 1 0 0 0 1
Mexico Jesús Zavala MF 0 0 0 1 1
Total 19 5 1 2 27

Clean sheets

As of 13 January 2019
Rank Name Apertura Ap. Copa MX Clausura Cl.Copa MX Total[4]
1 Uruguay Nicolás Vikonis 4 1 0 0 5
2 Mexico Jesús Rodríguez 0 1 0 0 1
Total42006

Attendance

Puebla's Home Attendance[5] by round, Estadio Cuauhtémoc has a capacity of 51,726.

round Rival Attendance Percentage
2Toluca FC14,326
4Veracruz10,998
6Atlas10,580
8C.F. Monterrey9,550
10Club America22,234
12Lobos BUAP22,109
15C.D. Guadalajara14,276
17Club Tijuana6,628

References

  1. "Oficial: Enrique Meza, fuera del Puebla; Ignacio Sánchez es interino" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. http://www.clubpuebla.com/team/players ClubPuebla.com
  3. "Puebla | Calendario". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  4. LIGA MX / ASCENSO MX. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  5. Apertura 2017 Home Asistencia; Puebla FC, LigaMx.com, 1 August 2017
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