2018–19 Santos Laguna season

The 2018–19 Santos Laguna season is the 36st season in the football club's history and the 31st consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. In addition to the Liga MX and Copa MX, the club will also compete in the CONCACAF Champions League.

Santos Laguna
2018–19 season
OwnerOrlegi Deportes
ChairmanAlejandro Irraragori
ManagerSalvador Reyes Jr.
StadiumEstadio Corona
Apertura4th
Playoffs: Quarterfinals
Clausura6th
Apertura Copa MXGroup stage
CONCACAF Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Julio Furch (14 goals)

All:
Julio Furch (16 goals)
Highest home attendance28,479
(vs América, 11 November 2018)
Lowest home attendance10,879
(vs Celaya, 7 August 2018)
Average home league attendance23,715
Biggest winSantos Laguna 6–2 Marathón
(20 February 2019)
Biggest defeatSantos Laguna 0–2 Monterrey
(1 December 2018)
All statistics correct as of 14 January 2019.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Mexico Salvador Reyes
Assistant coaches Mexico Juan Pablo Rodríguez
Mexico Rafael Figueroa
Mexico Rubén Duarte
Goalkeepers coach Mexico Nicolás Navarro
Fitness coach Argentina Luis Canay
Kinesiologist Argentina Pablo Barrionuevo
Masseur Mexico Carlos Martín del Campo
Doctors Mexico Carlos Villatoro
Mexico Carlos Gómez

Players

Squad information

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Signed in Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 GK Mexico Jonathan Orozco (1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 2017 (Winter) Mexico Monterrey
28 GK Mexico Carlos Acevedo (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 2016 Mexico Youth System
292 GK Mexico Joel García (1998-04-12) 12 April 1998 2018 Mexico Youth System
Defenders
2 DF Mexico José Abella (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 2013 Mexico Youth System
3 DF Uruguay Gerardo Alcoba (1984-11-25) 25 November 1984 2018 (Winter) Mexico UNAM
4 DF Mexico Jesús Angulo (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 2017 Mexico Youth System
5 DF Argentina Hugo Nervo (1991-01-06) 6 January 1991 2018 Argentina Huracán
17 DF Mexico Gerardo Arteaga (1997-09-07) 7 September 1997 2016 Mexico Youth System
20 DF Mexico Alejandro Castro (1987-03-27) 27 March 1987 2018 Mexico Atlético San Luis
21 DF Brazil Dória (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 2018 Turkey Yeni Malatyaspor
Midfielders
6 MF Mexico Diego de Buen (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 2016 (Winter) Mexico Tijuana
7 MF Mexico Jesús Isijara (1989-11-26) 26 November 1989 2018 (Winter) Mexico Necaxa
8 MF Mexico Carlos Orrantia (1991-02-01) 1 February 1991 2018 Mexico América
10 MF Paraguay Osvaldo Martínez (1986-04-08) 8 April 1986 2017 (Winter) Mexico América
15 MF Uruguay Brian Lozano (1994-02-23) 23 February 1994 2017 Mexico América
16 MF Mexico Ulises Rivas (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 2014 Mexico Youth System
22 MF Colombia Deinner Quiñones (1995-08-16) 16 August 1995 2014 Colombia Independiente Medellín
23 MF Mexico José Juan Vázquez (1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 2018 (Winter) Mexico Guadalajara
27 MF Mexico Javier Cortés (1989-07-20) 20 July 1989 2017 Mexico UNAM
Forwards
9 FW Argentina Julio Furch (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 2017 (Winter) Mexico Veracruz
11 FW Mexico Eduardo Herrera (1988-07-25) 25 July 1988 2018 Mexico Veracruz
12 FW Colombia Edwuin Cetré (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 2018 (Winter) Mexico Youth System
13 FW Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 2016 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
18 FW Ecuador Ayrton Preciado (1994-07-17) 17 July 1994 2018 Ecuador Emelec

Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 December 2018.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers

In

N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer
window
Source
5 DF Argentina Hugo Nervo 32 Argentina Huracán Transfer Summer
8 MF Mexico Carlos Orrantia 32 América End of Loan Summer
11 FW Mexico Eduardo Herrera 35 Scotland Rangers Loan Summer
15 MF Uruguay Brian Lozano 29 América Transfer Summer
18 FW Ecuador Ayrton Preciado 29 Ecuador Emelec Transfer Summer
20 MF Mexico Alejandro Castro 36 UNAM Loan Summer
21 DF Brazil Dória 28 France Marseille Transfer Summer
22 MF Colombia Deinner Quiñones 28 Colombia Independiente Medellín Loan Summer

Out

N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer
window
Source
4 DF Mexico Jorge Sánchez 25 América Transfer Summer
5 DF Mexico Óscar Bernal 28 Colombia La Equidad Loan Summer
11 MF Mexico Ulises Dávila 32 Unattached Released Summer
14 DF Mexico Néstor Araujo 32 Spain Celta Transfer Summer
18 MF Mexico David Andrade 30 Tampico Madero Transfer Summer
19 DF United States Jorge Villafaña 34 United States Portland Timbers Transfer Summer
20 MF Chile Bryan Rabello 29 BUAP Loan Summer
21 FW Cape Verde Djaniny 32 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Transfer Summer ESPN
24 DF Argentina Carlos Izquierdoz 34 Argentina Boca Juniors Transfer Summer
301 MF Colombia Santiago Martínez 25 Tampico Madero Loan Summer

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Campeón de Campeones 15 July 2018 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
Torneo Apertura 22 July 2018 1 December 2018 Matchday 1 4th (Quarterfinals) 19 8 6 5 27 21 +6 042.11
Apertura Copa MX 31 July 2018 29 August 2018 Group stage Group stage 4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 000.00
Torneo Clausura 6 January 2019 Matchday 1 9 4 2 3 11 10 +1 044.44
CONCACAF Champions League 20 February 2019 Round of 16 2 2 0 0 11 2 +9 100.00
Total 35 14 10 11 50 42 +8 040.00

Last updated: 2 March 2019
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Torneo Apertura

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 América (C) 17 9 6 2 33 17 +16 33 Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
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
6 UANL 17 8 5 4 32 18 +14 29
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.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
17 8 6 3 27 18  +9 30 6 3 0 17 6  +11 2 3 3 10 12  −2

Last updated: 8 December 2018.
Source: LigaMX

Result round by round

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultWLWWWDDLWDWWDWLDD
Position612642335453332344
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2018. Source: LigaMX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

22 July 2018 1 Santos Laguna 2–1 BUAP Torreón
18:00
Report Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 22,830
Referee: Oscar Mejía García
27 July 2018 2 Morelia 3–1 Santos Laguna Morelia
19:00
Report
Stadium: Morelos
Attendance: 20,258
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
6 August 2018 3 Santos Laguna 2–0 Puebla Torreón
18:30
Report Stadium: Corona
Referee: Francisco Chacón
12 August 2018 4 Guadalajara 1–2 Santos Laguna Zapopan
21:00
Report
Stadium: Akron
Attendance: 26,913
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz
19 August 2018 5 Santos Laguna 3–1 UANL Torreón
18:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 24,741
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
22 August 2018 6 Tijuana 2–2 Santos Laguna Tijuana
21:06 Report
Stadium: Caliente
Attendance: 26,333
Referee: Oscar Mejía García
26 August 2018 7 Santos Laguna 1–1 Cruz Azul Torreón
18:00 CDT
Liga MX
Referee Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 28,460
Referee: Óscar Macías Romo
2 September 2018 8 Toluca 2–1 Santos Laguna Toluca
12:00 Report
Stadium: Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 15,621
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
16 August 2018 9 Santos Laguna 3–0 León Torreón
18:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 21,514
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
23 September 2018 10 Santos Laguna 1–1 Veracruz Torreón
18:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 22,043
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto
29 September 2018 11 Necaxa 0–1 Santos Laguna Aguascalientes
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 15,542
Referee: Roberto García Orozco
5 October 2018 12 Santos Laguna 3–1 Atlas Torreón
19:00 Report
  • González 49'
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 20,854
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
20 September 2018 13 Pachuca 1–1 Santos Laguna Pachuca
19:00
Report
Stadium: Hidalgo
Attendance: 18,248
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
26 October 2018 14 Santos Laguna 1–0 Monterrey Torreón
19:00
Report Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 22,887
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
4 November 2018 15 Querétaro 2–1 Santos Laguna Querétaro City
16:00 Pérez 17'
Villalva 61'
Report Dória Yellow card 70'
Rodríguez 88'
Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
11 November 2018 16 Santos Laguna 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
25 November 2018 17 UNAM 1–1 Santos Laguna Mexico City
12:00 CST
Report Stadium: Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 27,950
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
Quarter-finals
28 November 2018 First leg Monterrey 1–0 Santos Laguna Guadalupe
21:06 Report Stadium: BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 24,723
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
1 December 2018 Second leg Santos Laguna 0–2
(0–3 agg.)
Monterrey Torreón
21:00 Report Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 25,900
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas

Apertura Copa MX

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pachuca 4 3 1 0 6 0 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Celaya 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 4
3 Santos Laguna 4 0 2 2 1 5 4 2
Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
31 July 2018 1 Pachuca 2–0 Santos Laguna Pachuca
21:00
Report Stadium: Hidalgo
Attendance: 14,792
Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel
7 August 2018 2 Santos Laguna 1–1 Celaya Torreón
19:00 Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 10,879
Referee: Roberto Ríos Jácome
15 August 2018 3 Celaya 2–0 Santos Laguna Celaya
19:00
Report Stadium: Miguel Alemán Valdés
Attendance: 4,360
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas
29 August 2018 4 Santos Laguna 0–0 Pachuca Torreón
19:00 Report Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 13,453
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza

Torneo Clausura

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
13 Atlas 17 6 1 10 19 28 9 19
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
8 4 2 2 11 7  +4 14 3 1 0 7 1  +6 1 1 2 4 6  −2

Last updated: 24 February 2019.
Source: LigaMX

Result round by round

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultLWDWLDWW
Position1791079965
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2019. Source: LigaMX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

6 January 2019 1 BUAP 2–0 Santos Laguna Puebla
16:00
Report
Stadium: Universitario BUAP
Attendance: 6,350
Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas
13 January 2019 2 Santos Laguna 1–0 Morelia Torreón
18:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 22,585
Referee: Adonai Escobedo
18 January 2018 3 Puebla 1–1 Santos Laguna Puebla
21:05
Report Stadium: Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 14,050
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez
27 January 2019 4 Santos Laguna 1–0 Guadalajara Torreón
18:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 27,919
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
2 February 2019 5 UANL 2–1 Santos Laguna San Nicolás
19:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 41,431
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda
10 February 2019 6 Santos Laguna 1–1 Tijuana Torreón
18:00
Report Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 22,986
Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe
16 February 2019 7 Cruz Azul 1–2 Santos Laguna Mexico City
17:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 12,231
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto
24 February 2019 8 Santos Laguna 4–0 Toluca Torreón
18:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 24,877
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
2 March 2019 9 León 3–0 Santos Laguna León
19:00 CST Mena 51', 77'
Tesillo 89'
Report Lozano Yellow card 53' Stadium: Estadio León
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
8 March 2019 10 Veracruz 2–2 Santos Laguna Veracruz
19:00 CST Carrasco 9'
Murillo Yellow card 34'
Chávez 79'
Report Furch 25'
Lozano Yellow card 40'
Correa 74'
Abella Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo
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
29 March 2019 12 Atlas 1–0 Santos Laguna Guadalajara
21:00 CST Govea Yellow card 17'
Segura Yellow card 22'
Díaz Yellow card 24'
Santamaría Yellow card 59'
Isijara Yellow card 64', 84'
Report Valdés Yellow card 33'
Abella Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez
7 April 2019 13 Santos Laguna 0–0 Pachuca Torreón
18:06 Angulo Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 40'
Preciado Yellow card 37'
Report Sosa Yellow card 3'
García Yellow card 68'
J. Hernández Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Corona
Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia
13 April 2019 14 Monterrey 4–0 Santos Laguna Guadalupe
21:00 Pizarro 22'
Funes Mori 60', 76', 87'
Report Quiñones Yellow card 75' Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre
21 April 2019 15 Santos Laguna 2–1 Querétaro Torreón
18:06 Milke 6' (o.g.)
Alcalá 17' (o.g.)
Dória Yellow card 36'
Report Loba 46'
Corral Yellow card 47'
Samudio Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Corona
Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez
27 April 2019 16 América 1–0 Santos Laguna 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

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

20 February 2019 (2019-02-20) First leg Marathón Honduras 2–6 Mexico Santos Laguna San Pedro Sula, Honduras
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Referee: Cuba Yadel Martínez
27 February 2019 (2019-02-27) Second leg Santos Laguna Mexico 5–0
(11–2 agg.)
Honduras Marathón Torreón, Mexico
19:00
Report
Stadium: Corona
Referee: Canada Drew Fischer

Quarterfinals

6 March 2019 (2019-03-06) First leg New York Red Bulls United States 0–2 Mexico Santos Laguna Harrison, United States
19:00
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
13 March 2019 (2019-03-13) Second leg Santos Laguna Mexico 4–2
(6–2 agg.)
United States New York Red Bulls Torreón, Mexico
19:00 Stadium: Corona
Referee: John Pitti

Semi-finals

3 April 2019 (2019-04-03) First Leg UANL Mexico 3–0 Mexico Santos Laguna San Nicolás de los Garza
22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)
Report Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
10 April 2019 (2019-04-10) Second Leg Santos Laguna Mexico 3–2
(3–5 agg.)
Mexico UANL Torreón
20:00 (19:00 UTC−5) Valdes Yellow card 6', 77'
Lozano Yellow card 27'
Correa Yellow card 31'
Furch 41', 60', Yellow card 90+1'
Nervo Yellow card 65'
Arteaga Yellow card 70'
Report Valencia 11'
J. Quiñones 34'
L. Quiñones Yellow card 58'
Salcedo Yellow card 79'
Rodríguez Yellow card 90+2'
Ayala Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Estadio Corona
Referee: Marco Ortiz

Statistics

Goals

As of 27 February 2019
Rank No. Player Pos. Apertura[2] Apertura
Copa MX[3]
Clausura[4] Concacaf CL Total
1 9 Argentina Julio Furch FW 12 0 2 2 16
2 24 Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez FW 9 0 - - 9
3 24 Argentina Javier Correa FW - - 3 3 6
4 18 Ecuador Ayrton Preciado FW 0 1 2 0 3
5 15 Uruguay Brian Lozano MF 2 0 0 0 2
21 Brazil Dória DF 1 0 0 1 2
10 Chile Diego Valdés MF - - 2 0 2
11 Colombia Marlos Moreno FW 0 0 0 2 2
10 10 Paraguay Osvaldo Martínez MF 1 0 - - 1
22 Colombia Deinner Quiñones MF 1 0 0 0 1
8 Mexico Carlos Orrantia MF 1 0 0 0 1
23 Mexico José Juan Vázquez MF 0 0 1 0 1
5 Argentina Martín Nervo DF 0 0 1 0 1
16 Mexico Ulises Rivas MF 0 0 0 1 1
19 Mexico Eduardo Aguirre FW 0 0 0 1 1
6 Mexico Diego de Buen MF 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
Total 27 1 11 11 50

Assists

As of 27 February 2019
Rank Player Position Apertura[5] Apertura
Copa MX
Clausura[6] Concacaf CL Total
1 Argentina Julio Furch FW 5 0 1 0 6
2 Uruguay Brian Lozano MF 4 0 0 0 4
3 Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez FW 3 0 - - 3
4 Mexico José Juan Vázquez MF 0 0 2 1 3
Mexico Jesús Angulo DF 1 0 1 1 3
Mexico José Abella DF 1 0 1 1 3
7 Ecuador Ayrton Preciado FW 2 0 0 0 2
Mexico Carlos Orrantia MF 1 0 0 1 2
Colombia Marlos Moreno FW 0 0 0 2 2
10 Mexico Jesús Isijara MF 1 0 - - 1
Mexico Ulises Rivas MF 0 0 1 0 1
Mexico Hugo Isaác Rodríguez DF 0 0 1 0 1
Paraguay Osvaldo Martínez MF 1 0 - - 1
Total 19 0 7 6 32

Hat-tricks

As of 20 February 2019
Player Against Result Date Competition
Argentina Javier Correa Marathón 6–2 (A) 20 February 2019 CONCACAF Champions League

Clean sheets

As of 8 December 2018
Rank Name Liga MX Copa MX Concacaf CL Total[7]
1 Mexico Jonathan Orozco 4 0 0 4
2 Mexico Carlos Acevedo 0 1 0 1
Total4105

References

  1. https://www.clubsantos.mx/es/plantel/listado ClubSantos.mx
  2. "Liga MX Apertura 2018/19 - Players". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. "Copa MX Apertura 2018/19 - Players". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. "Liga MX Clausura 2018/19 - Players". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. "Liga MX Apertura 2018/19 - Players". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. "Liga MX Clausura 2018/19 - Players". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  7. LIGA MX / ASCENSO MX. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". ligamx.net. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
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