2018–19 Cruz Azul season

Cruz Azul
2018–19 season
President	Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas
Manager	Pedro Caixinha
Stadium	Estadio Azteca
Liga MX	Apertura: 1st (Runners-up); Clausura: 4th (Quarter-finals)
Copa MX	Apertura: Winners; Clausura: Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Elías Hernández (8); All: Martín Cauteruccio; Elías Hernández (11)
Highest home attendance	71,240 vs América; (16 December 2018)
Lowest home attendance	4,471 vs León; (16 January 2019)
Average home league attendance	Apertura: 35,958; Clausura: 18,474; Total: 31,587
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

For the Mexican football club Cruz Azul, the 2018–19 season is its 59th season in existence and its 55th consecutive season in the top tier of Mexican football. Cruz Azul will compete in Liga MX and Copa MX.

Kits[edit]

Apertura[edit]

Supplier: Under Armour

Home

Away

Third

Clausura[edit]

Supplier: Joma

Home

Away

Alternate

Season overview[edit]

October[edit]

On 31 October, Cruz Azul faced Monterrey in the Copa MX final in the Estadio BBVA Bancomer. Cruz Azul won the match 0–2, with goals from Hernández and Cauteruccio, clinching their fourth title.

December[edit]

On 13 December, Cruz Azul played the first leg of the Liga MX final against América which ended as a goalless draw. The second leg was played on 16 December with Cruz Azul losing the match 0–2. This was the first final with both legs played in the same stadium since Verano 2002.

January[edit]

Cruz Azul's four-year association with Under Armour ended with the Apertura 2018 season after being unable to reach an agreement on a new deal. Cruz Azul announced Joma as their new kit manufacturer on 1 January.^[1]

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

Last updated on 7 January 2019^[2]

Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	José de Jesús Corona (captain)	GK	(1981-01-26) 26 January 1981 (age 43)
12	Guillermo Allison	GK	(1990-09-25) 25 September 1990 (age 33)	Originally from youth system
21	Alejandro Peláez	GK	(1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 30)	Originally from youth system
Defenders
2	Pablo Aguilar	CB	(1987-04-02) 2 April 1987 (age 37)	Second nationality:
4	Julio César Domínguez (vice-captain)	CB	(1987-11-08) 8 November 1987 (age 36)	Originally from youth system
5	Igor Lichnovsky	CB	(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30)
15	Gerardo Flores	RB	(1986-02-05) 5 February 1986 (age 38)
16	Adrián Aldrete	LB/LM	(1988-06-14) 14 June 1988 (age 35)
19	Antonio Sánchez	LB	(1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 (age 25)
27	José Madueña	RB/RM	(1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 33)
30	Jordan Silva	CB	(1994-07-30) 30 July 1994 (age 29)
Midfielders
3	Stephen Eustáquio	CM	(1996-12-21) 21 December 1996 (age 27)
6	Yoshimar Yotún	CM/LB	(1990-04-07) 7 April 1990 (age 34)
8	Javier Salas	CM/DM	(1993-08-20) 20 August 1993 (age 30)
14	Misael Domínguez	LM/AM/LW	(1999-10-27) 27 October 1999 (age 24)
20	Alexis Gutiérrez	CM	(2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 (age 24)
22	Rafael Baca	DM/CM	(1989-09-11) 11 September 1989 (age 34)
25	Roberto Alvarado	AM/RW/LW	(1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 25)
31	Orbelín Pineda	AM	(1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 28)
Forwards
7	Martín Cauteruccio	CF	(1987-04-14) 14 April 1987 (age 37)
9	Milton Caraglio	CF	(1988-12-01) 1 December 1988 (age 35)
11	Elías Hernández	RW	(1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 (age 35)
13	Jonathan Rodríguez	CF/RW/LW	(1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 30)
17	Édgar Méndez	LW/RW	(1990-01-02) 2 January 1990 (age 34)
18	Andrés Rentería	RW/LW/CF	(1993-03-06) 6 March 1993 (age 31)	Second nationality:
28	Martín Zúñiga	CF/RW	(1993-04-14) 14 April 1993 (age 31)

Transfers and loans[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Entry date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Type	Ref.
19 May 2018	MF	11	Elías Hernández	León	Transfer
21 May 2018	DF	2	Pablo Aguilar	Tijuana	Transfer
21 May 2018	DF	5	Igor Lichnovsky	Necaxa	Transfer
21 May 2018	FW	25	Roberto Alvarado	Necaxa	Transfer
23 May 2018	FW	9	Milton Caraglio	Atlas	Transfer
31 May 2018	MF	23	Iván Marcone	Lanús	Transfer
6 June 2018	MF	14	Misael Domínguez	Monterrey	Loan
6 June 2018	MF	19	Antonio Sánchez	Leones Negros	Transfer
6 June 2018	FW	28	Martín Zúñiga	Alebrijes de Oaxaca	Transfer
16 June 2018	FW	18	Andrés Rentería	Atlético Nacional	Transfer
18 December 2018	MF	31	Orbelín Pineda	Guadalajara	Transfer	^[3]
19 December 2018	FW	13	Jonathan Rodríguez	Santos	Transfer	^[4]^[5]
22 December 2018	MF	20	Alexis Gutiérrez	Guadalajara	Transfer	^[6]
27 December 2018	MF	6	Yoshimar Yotún	Orlando City	Transfer	^[7]
28 December 2018	MF	14	Misael Domínguez	Monterrey	Permanent Transfer
16 January 2019	MF	3	Stephen Eustáquio	Chaves	Transfer	^[8]

Transfers out[edit]

Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Type	Ref.
9 May 2018	MF	18	Carlos Peña	Rangers	Loan cancelled	^[9]
4 June 2018	FW	14	Martín Rodríguez^[a]	Pumas UNAM	Loan
4 June 2018	MF	19	Rosario Cota^[a]	Pumas UNAM	Loan
6 June 2018	DF	6	Julián Velázquez^[a]	Tijuana	Loan
6 June 2018	FW	11	Carlos Fierro^[a]	Morelia	Loan
6 June 2018	DF	–	Omar Mendoza^[a]^[b]	Tijuana	Transfer
7 June 2018	FW	24	Víctor Zúñiga^[a]	Venados	Loan
13 June 2018	FW	9	Felipe Mora^[a]	Pumas UNAM	Loan
28 June 2018	DF	5	Francisco Silva^[a]	Independiente	Transfer	^[10]
27 July 2018	DF	3	Enzo Roco^[a]	Beşiktaş	Transfer	^[11]^[12]
	DF	–	Francisco Javier Rodríguez^[b]	Lobos BUAP	Transfer
	DF	–	Emanuel Loeschbor^[a]^[b]	Morelia	Transfer
	GK	–	Yosgart Gutiérrez^[b]	Necaxa	Transfer
	DF	–	Juan Carlos García	Correcaminos UAT	Transfer
	FW	–	Ismael Valadéz^[b]	Leones Negros	Transfer
	DF	–	Manuel Madrid^[b]	Leones Negros	Transfer
	MF	–	Richard Ruíz	Toluca	Transfer
	FW	–	Moisés Hipólito	Cruz Azul Hidalgo	Loan
	DF	–	Francisco Flores^[a]	Tlaxcala
	MF	–	Allam Bello^[a]	Potros UAEM
	MF	–	Jesús García^[a]	Real Zamora
	MF	–	Héctor Gutiérrez^[a]	Potros UAEM
	MF	–	Jesús Henestrosa^[a]	Atlético Reynosa
	FW	–	Jesús Lara^[a]	Atlético Reynosa
	FW	–	Bautista Hernández^[a]	Unknown
19 December 2018	FW	13	Ángel Mena	León	Transfer	^[13]
20 December 2018	FW	–	Martín Rodríguez^[b]	Pumas UNAM	Transfer	^[14]
20 December 2018	FW	–	Felipe Mora^[b]	Pumas UNAM	Transfer	^[14]
6 January 2019	MF	10	Walter Montoya	Grêmio	Loan
18 January 2019	MF	23	Iván Marcone	Boca Juniors	Transfer	^[15]
28 January 2019	FW	18	Andrés Rentería	San Lorenzo	Loan	^[16]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Originally on the club's transfer list.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Previously on loan with team that acquired the player.

Transfer listed[edit]

Position	No.	Player	Ref.
MF	10	Walter Montoya	^[17]
FW	18	Andrés Rentería	^[17]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Friendlies[edit]

Pre-Apertura[edit]

16 June 2018 1	Cruz Azul	0–0	Leones Negros	Mexico City
11:30 UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: Closed door

23 June 2018 2	Cruz Azul	1–2	Querétaro	Tula de Allende, Hidalgo
16:00 UTC−5	Mena 54'	Report	Everaldo 42' Puch 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio 10 de Diciembre Attendance: Closed door Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza

26 June 2018 3	Orange County SC	0–5	Cruz Azul	Irvine, United States
			Cauteruccio Caraglio Mena	Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: Closed door

28 June 2018 4	Cruz Azul	4–2	Guangzhou R&F	Fullerton, United States
	Cauteruccio 24' Mena 37' Rentería 47' Hernández 90'	Report	Zahavi 3' Chang 81'	Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: Closed door

30 June 2018 5	Cruz Azul	0–0	Tijuana	Irvine, United States
				Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: Closed door

3 July 2018 6	Cruz Azul	0–1	Monterrey	McAllen, United States
19:00 UTC−5		Report	Pabón 41'	Stadium: McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium

7 July 2018 7	Cruz Azul	2–0	Potros UAEM	Mexico City
10:30 UTC−5	Alvarado 6' Méndez 79'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: Closed door
Note: First and third periods of 45 minutes, second period of 30 minutes

14 July 2018 8	Toluca	2–2	Cruz Azul	Toluca
11:00 UTC−5	Canelo 57' Mendoza 128'		Caraglio 25' Cauteruccio 79'	Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez Attendance: Closed door
Note: Three 45 minute periods

Apertura[edit]

13 October 2018 9	San Jose Earthquakes	0–0	Cruz Azul	San Jose
				Stadium: Avaya Stadium

Pre-Clausura[edit]

30 December 2018 10	Cruz Azul	3–3	Pachuca	Mexico City
10:30 CST	Méndez 55' (pen.) Cauteruccio 56', 80'	Report	Jara 50' Cardona 53' Bustos 85'	Stadium: La Noria Attendance: Closed door
Note: Four quarters of 25 minutes

1 January 2019 11	Cruz Azul	3–2	Leones Negros	Mexico City
16:00 CST	Madueña 27' Cauteruccio 29' Caraglio 78'	Report	A. Hernández 70' Sánchez 85'	Stadium: La Noria Attendance: Closed door
Note: Four quarters of 25 minutes

Competitions[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Overview[edit]

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 Liga MX^[a]	21 July 2018	16 December 2018	Matchday 1	Runners-up (1st)	23	13	5	5	30	17	+13	056.52
Apertura 2018 Copa MX	1 August 2018	31 October 2018	Group stage	Winners	8	5	2	1	14	7	+7	062.50
Clausura 2019 Liga MX^[a]	4 January 2019	12 May 2019	Matchday 1	Quarter-finals (4th)	19	9	6	4	28	18	+10	047.37
Clausura 2019 Copa MX	16 January 2019	19 February 2019	Group stage	Group stage	4	1	1	2	5	6	−1	025.00
Total					54	28	14	12	77	48	+29	051.85

Last updated: 12 May 2019 (2019-05-12).
Source: Competitions

^ ^a ^b Includes Liguilla matches.

Aggregate table[edit]

The aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments) will be used to determine the participants of the Apertura 2019 Copa MX. This table also displays teams that have qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	UANL^[a] (C)	34	19	9	6	65	34	+31	66	2020 CONCACAF Champions League^[b]
2	Cruz Azul	34	19	9	6	52	28	+24	66	2020 CONCACAF Champions League^[c]
3	América^[d] (C)	34	18	8	8	61	36	+25	62	2020 CONCACAF Champions League^[e]
4	Monterrey	34	17	9	8	58	40	+18	60	2019–20 Copa MX Pot 1
5	León	34	18	5	11	59	37	+22	59	2020 CONCACAF Champions League^[f]
6	Pachuca	34	14	10	10	58	44	+14	52	2019–20 Copa MX Pot 1
7	Santos Laguna	34	14	10	10	48	41	+7	52
8	Toluca	34	15	6	13	55	45	+10	51
9	UNAM	34	12	11	11	48	45	+3	47
10	Tijuana	34	13	6	15	38	44	−6	45	2019–20 Copa MX Pot 2
11	Puebla	34	11	11	12	41	51	−10	44
12	Necaxa	34	11	10	13	51	53	−2	43
13	BUAP^[g]	34	11	6	17	38	59	−21	39
14	Guadalajara	34	10	8	16	37	43	−6	38	2019–20 Copa MX Pot 3
15	Morelia	34	9	11	14	43	57	−14	38
16	Querétaro	34	10	7	17	30	50	−20	37
17	Atlas	34	8	6	20	30	55	−25	30
18	Veracruz^[h] (R)	34	2	8	24	24	74	−50	8	Relegated to Ascenso MX 2019–20 Copa MX Pot 3

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; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Clausura champion
^ As Clausura champions (MEX2)
^ As Apertura runners-up (MEX3)
^ Apertura champion
^ As Apertura champions (MEX1)
^ As Clausura runners-up (MEX4)
^ BUAP relocated to Ciudad Juárez and became FC Juárez, thus Juárez replaced them in the tournament
^ Veracruz were docked 6 points, at the request of FIFA, over a failure to pay training compensation fees to Uruguayan club Montevideo Wanderers for Matías Santos.^[18]

Apertura 2018[edit]

Liga MX[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]
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:

^ 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[edit]

Includes liguilla.


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
23	13	5	5	30	15	+15	44	9	2	1	20	4	+16	4	3	4	10	11	−1

Last updated: 16 December 2018 (2018-12-16).
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	L
Position	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	QF	QF	SF	SF	F	F

Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2018. Source: Liga MX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; F = Final; QF = Quarter-final; SF = Semi-final

Matches[edit]

21 July 2018 1	Cruz Azul	3–0	Puebla	Mexico City
17:00 CDT	Flores 45' Aguilar 65' Rentería 81' Caraglio 90+2' (pen.) Hernández 90+4'	Liga MX Referee Report Cruz Azul	H. Rodríguez 38' Pimentel 42' Vikonis 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 45,385 Referee: Roberto Rios Jácome

28 July 2018 2	Guadalajara	0–1	Cruz Azul	Zapopan
21:06 CDT	Van Rankin 30' Pereira 62'	Liga MX Referee Report	Cauteruccio 46' Marcone 51' Aguilar 60'	Stadium: Estadio Akron Attendance: 37,412 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez

4 August 2018 3	Cruz Azul	1–0	Tigres UANL	Mexico City
21:00 CDT	Alvarado 68' Cauteruccio 80' Aldrete 84'	Report Referee Report	Damm 14' Dueñas 19' Torres Nilo 23' Ayala 80' Pizarro 84'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 55,571 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava

12 August 2018 4	Tijuana	1–1	Cruz Azul	Tijuana
20:00 CDT	Bolaños 7', 78' Velázquez 17' Mendoza 40'	Liga MX Referee Report	Aguilar 19' 22' Aldrete 42' Marcone 45' Flores 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Caliente Attendance: 27,333 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre

18 August 2018 5	Cruz Azul	3–0	León	Mexico City
17:00 CDT	Aldrete 16' Flores 18' Hernández 31', 40' Marcone 37' Caraglio 88'	Liga MX Referee Report	Cota 2' Mejía 36'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 30,260 Referee: César Arturo Ramos

22 August 2018 6	Cruz Azul	1–0	Toluca	Mexico City
19:00 CDT	Cauteruccio 35' Corona 83'	Liga MX Referee Report	Domínguez 51'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 31,120 Referee: Francisco Chacón

26 August 2018 7	Santos Laguna	1–1	Cruz Azul	Torreón
18:00 CDT	Angulo 39' Quiñones 85'	Liga MX Referee Report	Aguilar 62' Cauteruccio 76' Corona 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 28,460 Referee: Óscar Macías Romo

1 September 2018 8	Cruz Azul	4–1	Veracruz	Mexico City
17:00 CDT	Baca 28' Alvarado 32' Hernández 55' Caraglio 57', 70' Noya 76' (o.g.)	Liga MX	Paganoni 32' Carrasco 48' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 26,039 Referee: Roberto García Orozco

15 September 2018 9	Necaxa	2–0	Cruz Azul	Aguascalientes
21:00 CDT	M. Fernández 17' Dávila 37', 85' (pen.) Alvarado 49' H. González 66'	Referee Report	Aldrete 58'	Stadium: Estadio Victoria Attendance: 22,578 Referee: César Arturo Ramos

22 September 2018 10	Cruz Azul	2–0	Atlas	Mexico City
21:00 CDT	Aldrete 17' Marcone 25' Caraglio 56'	Referee Report	Vigón 51' J. Hernández 67' Rivero 73'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 18,541 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

29 September 2018 11	Pachuca	3–1	Cruz Azul	Pachuca
19:00 CDT	Ulloa 7' Tapias 31' P. López 42'	Referee Report	Madueña 22' Aguilar 45+1' Aldrete 80' Caraglio 87'	Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 27,512 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

6 October 2018 12	Cruz Azul	2–1	Monterrey	Mexico City
17:00 CDT	Hernández 21' (pen.) Méndez 71' Cauteruccio 88'	Referee Report	Montes 15' Funes Mori 23' Vangioni 70' Vásquez 89'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 27,689 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez

20 October 2018 13	Querétaro	2–0	Cruz Azul	Santiago de Querétaro
17:00 CDT	Corral 29' Cortizo 32' Sanvezzo 88' M. Ruiz 90'	Referee Report		Stadium: Estadio Corregidora Attendance: 29,348 Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez

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

4 November 2018 15	Pumas UNAM	1–2	Cruz Azul	Ciudad Universitaria
12:00 CST	Barrera 44' Mora 84'	Liga MX Referee Report	Méndez 15' Rentería 79' Aldrete 86' 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 42,717 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo

10 November 2018 16	Cruz Azul	2–1	Lobos BUAP	Mexico City
17:00 CST	Cauteruccio 32' Madueña 41'	Liga MX Referee Report	Ramos 19' Crisanto 60' Chirinos 87'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 27,017 Referee: César Arturo Ramos

23 November 2018 17	Morelia	0–2	Cruz Azul	Morelia
19:00 CST	Vegas 18' Loeschbor 44'	Report Referee Report	Cauteruccio 67' Aguilar 73'	Stadium: Estadio Morelos Attendance: 28,076 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre

Quarter-finals[edit]

28 November 2018 First leg	Querétaro	0–2	Cruz Azul	Santiago de Querétaro
19:00 CST	Güémez 81'	Report Referee Report	Aguilar 16' Méndez 59', 88' Marcone 80'	Stadium: Estadio Corregidora Attendance: 29,039 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

1 December 2018 Second leg	Cruz Azul	1–1 (3–1 agg.)	Querétaro	Mexico City
19:00 CST	Hernández 4' Méndez 11' J. Domínguez 69'	Report Referee Report	Romo 60'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 30,858 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán

Semi-finals[edit]

5 December 2018 First leg	Monterrey	1–0	Cruz Azul	Guadalupe
20:06 CST	Pizarro 3' Funes Mori 88' Pabón 88'	Report Referee Report	Alvarado 51' Aldrete 62' Cauteruccio 68'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer Attendance: 36,721 Referee: César Arturo Ramos

8 December 2018 Second leg	Cruz Azul	1–0 (1–1 agg.)	Monterrey	Mexico City
19:00 CST	Marcone 29' Caraglio 54', 74' J. Domínguez 69' Baca 90+1'	Report Referee Report	Vangioni 23' Medina 76' Funes Mori 79'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 39,307 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
Note: 1–1 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Cruz Azul advanced as the higher seed in the classification table.

Final[edit]

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

Copa MX[edit]

On 5 June, Cruz Azul were drawn in Group 6 of the Copa MX alongside Liga MX club Atlas, and Ascenso MX club Zacatepec.^[19]

Group stage[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cruz Azul	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Zacatepec	4	2	0	2	7	8	−1	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Atlas	4	1	1	2	6	7	−1	4

Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

1 August 2018 2	Zacatepec	2–3	Cruz Azul	Zacatepec
19:00 CDT	Cisneros 6' (pen.) Rippa 32' Akrong 63'	Copa MX Referee Report	Cauteruccio 4', 59', 46' Hernández 82'	Stadium: Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz Attendance: 15,652 Referee: Luis Daniel Chávez León

8 August 2018 3	Cruz Azul	2–2	Atlas	Mexico City
19:00 CDT	M. Domínguez 29' Caraglio 30' Alvarado 35' Baca 66'	Copa MX Referee Report	Torres 38' Rivero 44', 76' Calderón 85'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 16,225 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo

15 August 2018 4	Cruz Azul	2–0	Zacatepec	Mexico City
19:00 CDT	Caraglio 57' Cauteruccio 90+1'	Copa MX Referee Report	Gaspar 36' Cortés 50' K. Ramírez 80'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 7,895 Referee: Adonai Escobedo González

29 August 2018 5	Atlas	1–0	Cruz Azul	Guadalajara
21:00 CDT	Vigón 33' Andrade 35' J. Hernández 90+2'	Copa MX Referee Report	Salas 42' Zúñiga 81' Rentería 87' Sánchez 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Attendance: 24,670 Referee: Oscar Mejía

Knockout stage[edit]

Round of 16[edit]

25 September 2018 R16	Tijuana	1–2	Cruz Azul	Tijuana
21:15 CDT	Velázquez 22' Castillo 27' Madueña 61' (o.g.) Canto 87'	Copa MX Referee Report	Méndez 32', 32' Lichnovsky 44' Cauteruccio 57' Allison 77'	Stadium: Estadio Caliente Attendance: 23,333 Referee: Adonai Escobedo González

Quarter-finals[edit]

2 October 2018 QF	Cruz Azul	2–0	FC Juárez	Mexico City
19:00 CDT	Marcone 39' Alvarado 60' Méndez 61' Cauteruccio 72'	Copa MX Referee Report	Castro 40' 45+1' Dias 73' Lacerda 77' Rodríguez 81'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 13,580 Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel Araujo

Semi-finals[edit]

24 October 2018 SF	Cruz Azul	1–1 (5–4 p)	León	Mexico City
20:30 CDT	Aldrete 72' Méndez 84'	Copa MX Referee Report	Tesillo 4' Boselli 18' Navarro 52'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 25,724 Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza
	Penalties
	Hernández Méndez Alvarado Aldrete Cauteruccio		Calero Navarro W. González Cornejo Tesillo

Final[edit]

31 October 2018 Final	Monterrey	0–2	Cruz Azul	Guadalupe
20:36 CST	Ortiz 47' Vásquez 55'	Copa MX Referee Report	Lichnovsky 18' Hernández 33' Cauteruccio 51'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer Attendance: 49,764 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

Apertura 2018 Champion

Cruz Azul
4th title

Clausura 2019[edit]

Liga MX[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	UANL (C)	17	11	4	2	33	16	+17	37	Advance to Liguilla^[a]
3	Monterrey	17	8	6	3	33	21	+12	30
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

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:

^ The first 8 places in the table qualified for the Liguilla.

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
17	8	6	3	26	15	+11	30	5	1	2	14	7	+7	3	5	1	12	8	+4

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	W	W	L	D	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	L	W
Position	8	12	9	6	10	10	14	14	12	10	7	7	5	7	4	4	4	QF	QF

Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2019. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; QF = Quarter-finals

Matches[edit]

4 January 2019 1	Puebla	1–1	Cruz Azul	Puebla
21:00 CST	Cavallini 28' (pen.)	Report Referee Report	Hernández 24' J. Domínguez 90'	Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 22,777 Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel Araujo

12 January 2019 2	Cruz Azul	0–1	Guadalajara	Mexico City
19:00 CST		Report Referee Report	Cisneros 79'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 32,881 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas

19 January 2019 3	Tigres UANL	0–1	Cruz Azul	San Nicolás de los Garza
21:00 CST	Pizarro 31'	Referee Report	Hernández 32' Alvarado 43' Lichnovsky 79' Corona 81'	Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 41,615 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

26 January 2019 4	Cruz Azul	1–0	Tijuana	Mexico City
17:00 CST	Hernández 23' Eustáquio 61'	Referee Report	González 31' Velázquez 42' Braghieri 50'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 10,311 Referee: Óscar Mejía García

2 February 2019 5	León	2–0	Cruz Azul	León
19:00 CST	Mena 19' J. Rodríguez 37' Meneses 44' W. González 90+1'	Referee Report	Yotún 16' Baca 22' Madueña 27' Lichnovsky 44'	Stadium: Estadio León Attendance: 23,289 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

10 February 2019 6	Toluca	1–1	Cruz Azul	Toluca
12:00 CST	da Silva 22' Mora 65' Maidana 75'	Report Referee Report	Baca 23' Pineda 26' Aldrete 53'	Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Diez Attendance: 19,221 Referee: Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez

16 February 2019 7	Cruz Azul	1–2	Santos Laguna	Mexico City
17:00 CST	Alvarado 20' Caraglio 23' Aldrete 65' Cauteruccio 74' J. Domínguez 87' Corona 90+4'	Report Referee Report	Nervo 29' Preciado 47' Moreno 72' de Buen 84'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 12,231 Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto

22 February 2019 8	Veracruz	1–1	Cruz Azul	Veracruz
21:00 CST	Kazim-Richards 29', 56' Noriega 59'	Report Referee Report	Corona 18' Lichnovsky 24' Aguilar 37' Fabrício 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente Attendance: 17,978 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava

2 March 2019 9	Cruz Azul	2–1	Necaxa	Mexico City
17:00 CST	Aguilar 13' Caraglio 22', 60' Aldrete 34' Méndez 65'	Report	Fernández 3' Calderón 32'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

8 March 2019 10	Atlas	0–2	Cruz Azul	Guadalajara
21:00 CST	Vigon 8' 90' Martínez 90'	Report	J. Domínguez 14' Yotún 52'	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre

16 March 2019 11	Cruz Azul	4–1	Pachuca	Mexico City
17:00 CST	Baca 1' Caraglio 25', 27', 87' Aldrete 44' Pineda 44' Ulloa 58' (o.g.) Javier Salas 59' Aguilar 69'	Report	Cardona 44', 73' Jara 44' Sosa 65'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Adonai Escobedo Gonzalez

30 March 2019 12	Monterrey	2–2	Cruz Azul	Guadalupe
21:00 CST	Funes Mori 16' Vangioni 16' Hurtado 44' Montes 48'	Report	Madueña 18' Baca 23' Yotún 40' Caraglio 75' Lichnovsky 90'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto

6 April 2019 13	Cruz Azul	3–0	Querétaro	Mexico City
17:00 CST	Pineda 17' Caraglio 63', 64', 78' Baca 89'	Report	Britos 32' Pérez 39'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe

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

20 April 2019 15	Cruz Azul	2–1	Pumas UNAM	Mexico City
19:00 CDT	Yotún 19' Caraglio 44', 54' Lichnovsky 47'	Report	Barrera 11', 64' Escamilla 28' 38' Jáquez 42'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán

28 April 2019 16	Lobos BUAP	1–4	Cruz Azul	Puebla
16:00 CDT				Stadium: Estadio Universitario BUAP

4 May 2019 17	Cruz Azul	1–1	Morelia	Mexico City
17:00 CDT				Stadium: Estadio Azteca

Quarter-finals[edit]

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

Copa MX[edit]

On 11 December, Cruz Azul were drawn in Group 5 of the Copa MX alongside Liga MX club León, and Ascenso MX club Oaxaca.^[20]

Group stage[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Oaxaca	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	León	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Cruz Azul	4	1	1	2	5	6	−1	4

Updated to match(es) played on 19 February 2019. Source: Copa MX

16 January 2019 2	Cruz Azul	2–3	León	Mexico City
19:00 CST	Rodríguez 19', 73' (pen.) M. Domínguez 51'	Referee Report	Mena 6' Montes 23' Caraglio 28' (o.g.) Sambueza 53' Herrera 57' Zúñiga 64' Meneses 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 4,471 Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe

23 January 2019 3	Oaxaca	1–2	Cruz Azul	Oaxaca
19:00 CST				Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca

6 February 2019 5	León	1–1	Cruz Azul	León
19:00 CST				Stadium: Estadio León

19 February 2019 6	Cruz Azul	0–1	Oaxaca	Mexico City
21:00 CST				Stadium: Estadio Azteca

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances[edit]

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of matches played 16 January 2019

Includes all competitive matches.

Sortable table
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Liga Apertura		Copa Apertura		Liga Clausura		Copa Clausura		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
1	GK		José de Jesús Corona	22	22	0	0	2	2	0	0	24	24
2	DF		Pablo Aguilar	22	22	6	6	2	2	1	1	31	31
4	DF		Julio César Domínguez	23	22	5	4	2	2	0	0	30	28
5	DF		Igor Lichnovsky	17	8	6	6	0	0	1	1	24	15
6	MF		Yoshimar Yotún	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
7	FW		Martín Cauteruccio	22	14	8	5	2	2	0	0	32	21
8	MF		Javier Salas	13	8	6	6	1	1	1	1	21	16
9	FW		Milton Caraglio	18	11	5	3	2	0	1	1	26	15
11	FW		Elías Hernández	23	23	4	2	2	2	0	0	29	27
12	GK		Guillermo Allison	1	1	8	8	0	0	1	1	10	10
13	FW		Jonathan Rodríguez	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	3	2
14	MF		Misael Domínguez	1	0	7	5	0	0	1	1	9	6
15	DF		Gerardo Flores	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5
16	DF		Adrián Aldrete	22	22	4	4	2	2	1	1	29	29
17	FW		Édgar Méndez	23	19	8	4	2	1	1	0	34	24
18	FW		Andrés Rentería	10	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	13	3
19	DF		Antonio Sánchez	0	0	7	4	0	0	0	0	7	4
20	MF		Alexis Gutiérrez	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
22	MF		Rafael Baca	21	17	4	3	0	0	0	0	25	20
24^[a]	DF		Jorge García	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	MF		Roberto Alvarado	23	18	8	8	2	2	1	0	34	28
27	DF		José Madueña	15	13	7	7	2	2	1	1	25	23
28	FW		Martín Zúñiga	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
30	DF		Jordan Silva	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
31	MF		Orbelín Pineda	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	3	3
Players who are on loan/left Cruz Azul that have appeared this season
10	MF		Walter Montoya	5	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	9	5
13	FW		Ángel Mena	9	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	11	4
23	MF		Iván Marcone	23	23	6	5	1	1	0	0	30	29

^ Held the youth squad number 342 for the Apertura season and was given the first team number 24 for the Clausura season.

Goalscorers[edit]

Includes all competitive matches.

As of matches played 16 February 2019

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Liga Apertura	Liguilla Apertura	Copa Apertura	Liga Clausura	Copa Clausura	Total
1	FW	7	Martín Cauteruccio	5	0	6	0	0	11
1	MF	11	Elías Hernández	5	1	2	3	0	11
3	FW	9	Milton Caraglio	4	1	2	1	0	8
4	FW	17	Édgar Méndez	2	1	1	0	1	5
5	MF	25	Roberto Alvarado	2	0	2	0	0	4
6	DF	2	Pablo Aguilar	2	1	0	0	0	3
7	DF	16	Adrián Aldrete	1	0	1	0	0	2
	FW	18	Andrés Rentería	2	0	0	0	0	2
	FW	13	Jonathan Rodríguez	0	0	0	0	2	2
10	DF	15	Gerardo Flores	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF	27	José Madueña	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF	14	Misael Domínguez	0	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	31	Orbelín Pineda	0	0	0	1	0	1
	MF	6	Yoshimar Yotún	0	0	0	0	1	1
Own Goals				1	0	0	0	0	1
Total				26	4	14	5	5	53

Clean sheets[edit]

Includes all competitive matches.

Correct as of matches played on 16 February 2019

No.	Player	Liga Apertura	Copa Apertura	Liga Clausura	Total
1	José de Jesús Corona	10	0	2	12
12	Guillermo Allison	1	3	0	4
Total		11	3	2	16

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of matches played 16 January 2019

Includes all competitive matches.

No.	Pos.	Name	Liga Apertura			Copa Apertura		Liga Clausura	Copa Clausura	Total
No.	Pos.	Name
1	GK	José de Jesús Corona	2							2
2	DF	Pablo Aguilar	4	1						4	1
4	DF	Julio César Domínguez	2					1		3
5	DF	Igor Lichnovsky				2				2
7	FW	Martín Cauteruccio	4			1				5
8	MF	Javier Salas	1			1				2
9	FW	Milton Caraglio	3		1					3		1
12	GK	Guillermo Allison				1				1
14	MF	Misael Domínguez					1		1	1		1
15	DF	Gerardo Flores	1		2					1		2
16	DF	Adrián Aldrete	6	1						6	1
17	FW	Édgar Méndez	3			3				6
18	FW	Andrés Rentería				1				1
19	DF	Antonio Sánchez					1					1
22	MF	Rafael Baca	2			1				3
23	MF	Iván Marcone	8			1				9
25	MF	Roberto Alvarado	2							2
27	DF	José Madueña			1							1
28	FW	Martín Zúñiga				1				1
Total			38	2	4	12	2	1	1	52	2	6

Injury record[edit]

N	P	Nat.	Name	Type	Status	Source	Match	Inj. Date	Ret. Date
28	FW		Martín Zúñiga	Thigh Injury (adductor minimus muscle in right thigh)		Cruz Azul	in training	8 June 2018
13	FW		Ángel Mena	Thigh Injury (in right thigh)		Record	vs Toluca	14 July 2018	6 August 2018
15	DF		Gerardo Flores	Knee Injury (edema in knee)		Cruz Azul	in training	27 July 2018	3 August 2018
9	FW		Milton Caraglio	Leg Injury (in right leg)		MedioTiempo	vs Guadalajara	28 July 2018	6 August 2018
18	FW		Andrés Rentería	Knee Injury (bruised femur in left knee)		Azteca	vs Zacatepec	1 August 2018	15 August 2018

- Player is injured
- Player has recovered from injury
Last updated: 15 August 2018
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

Citations

^ "Cruz Azul confirma que lo vestirá Joma; este miércoles presentan uniforme" [Cruz Azul confirms they will wear Joma; kits will be presented this Wednesday]. mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
^ "First Team". cruzazulfc.com.mx. Cruz Azul Official Club Website. Archived from the original on 11 February 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
^ "Orbelín Pineda es nuevo jugador de Cruz Azul". milenio.com (in Spanish). 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
^ "Oficial: Jonathan Rodríguez jugará con Cruz Azul" [Official: Jonathan Rodríguez will play with Cruz Azul]. espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish). 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
^ "Estimados amigos". clubsantos.mx (in Spanish). 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
^ "Cruz Azul ficha a canterano del Guadalajara" [Cruz Azul buys youth player from Guadalajara]. espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 22 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
^ "Yotun moves from Orlando City to Cruz Azul as both clubs continue busy winter window". goal.com. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^ "Cruz Azul hizo oficial la llegada de Stephen Eustáquio". goal.com (in Spanish). 16 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ "Caixinha confirms 'Gullit' Pena not continuing at Cruz Azul". Goal.com. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
^ "De celeste a rojo, Gato Silva es nuevo jugador del Independiente" [From blue to red, Gato Silva is new player of Independiente]. mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 29 June 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
^ "Football: Besiktas sign Nayir, Chilean defender Roco". aa.com.tr. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
^ "Enzo Roco llega a Turquía para cerrar su traspaso al Besiktas de Gary Medel" [Enzo Roco goes to Turkey to complete his transfer to Gary Medel's Besiktas]. t13.cl (in Spanish). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
^ "Ángel Mena es anunciado en el Estadio de León". espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 19 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Pumas compró las cartas de Felipe Mora y Martín Rodríguez". espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish). 20 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
^ "Boca Juniors oficializa a Iván Marcone". deportes.televisa.com (in Spanish). 18 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ "Andrés Rentería, octavo refuerzo de San Lorenzo". tycsports.com (in Spanish). 28 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Transferencias". cruzazulfc.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2018.
^ https://sports.yahoo.com/veracruz-docked-points-fifa-down-014408686.html
^ Carillo, Héctor (5 June 2018). "Se Definieron Grupos de la Copa MX" [Copa MX groups were defined]. Copa MX. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
^ Águila, Juan Pablo (11 December 2018). "Definidos los Grupos de la COPA MX C19" [Copa MX C19 groups were defined]. Copa MX. Retrieved 11 December 2018.

External links[edit]

Official website

[TransferListed-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Originally on the club's transfer list.

[LoanTransfer-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Previously on loan with team that acquired the player.

[Liguilla-20] Includes Liguilla matches.

[table_note_UNL0.12922072975394-21] Clausura champion

[table_note_res_CCL20.12922072975394-22] As Clausura champions (MEX2)

[table_note_res_CCL30.12922072975394-23] As Apertura runners-up (MEX3)

[table_note_AME0.12922072975394-24] Apertura champion

[table_note_res_CCL10.12922072975394-25] As Apertura champions (MEX1)

[table_note_res_CCL40.12922072975394-26] As Clausura runners-up (MEX4)

[table_note_BUP0.12922072975394-27] BUAP relocated to Ciudad Juárez and became FC Juárez, thus Juárez replaced them in the tournament

[table_note_VER0.12922072975394-29] Veracruz were docked 6 points, at the request of FIFA, over a failure to pay training compensation fees to Uruguayan club Montevideo Wanderers for Matías Santos.^[18]

[table_note_res_LIG0.78144717113182-30] 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.

[table_note_res_LIG0.94310864663828-32] The first 8 places in the table qualified for the Liguilla.

[34] Held the youth squad number 342 for the Apertura season and was given the first team number 24 for the Clausura season.

[1] "Cruz Azul confirma que lo vestirá Joma; este miércoles presentan uniforme" [Cruz Azul confirms they will wear Joma; kits will be presented this Wednesday]. mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[2] "First Team". cruzazulfc.com.mx. Cruz Azul Official Club Website. Archived from the original on 11 February 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

[3] "Orbelín Pineda es nuevo jugador de Cruz Azul". milenio.com (in Spanish). 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.

[4] "Oficial: Jonathan Rodríguez jugará con Cruz Azul" [Official: Jonathan Rodríguez will play with Cruz Azul]. espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish). 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

[5] "Estimados amigos". clubsantos.mx (in Spanish). 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

[6] "Cruz Azul ficha a canterano del Guadalajara" [Cruz Azul buys youth player from Guadalajara]. espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 22 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

[7] "Yotun moves from Orlando City to Cruz Azul as both clubs continue busy winter window". goal.com. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

[8] "Cruz Azul hizo oficial la llegada de Stephen Eustáquio". goal.com (in Spanish). 16 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[9] "Caixinha confirms 'Gullit' Pena not continuing at Cruz Azul". Goal.com. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

[12] "De celeste a rojo, Gato Silva es nuevo jugador del Independiente" [From blue to red, Gato Silva is new player of Independiente]. mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 29 June 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

[13] "Football: Besiktas sign Nayir, Chilean defender Roco". aa.com.tr. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

[14] "Enzo Roco llega a Turquía para cerrar su traspaso al Besiktas de Gary Medel" [Enzo Roco goes to Turkey to complete his transfer to Gary Medel's Besiktas]. t13.cl (in Spanish). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

[15] "Ángel Mena es anunciado en el Estadio de León". espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 19 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

[PumasMoraRodríguez-16] "Pumas compró las cartas de Felipe Mora y Martín Rodríguez". espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish). 20 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

[17] "Boca Juniors oficializa a Iván Marcone". deportes.televisa.com (in Spanish). 18 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[18] "Andrés Rentería, octavo refuerzo de San Lorenzo". tycsports.com (in Spanish). 28 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[TransferenciasClausura2019-19] "Transferencias". cruzazulfc.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2018.

[28] ttps://sports.yahoo.com/veracruz-docked-points-fifa-down-014408686.html

[31] Carillo, Héctor (5 June 2018). "Se Definieron Grupos de la Copa MX" [Copa MX groups were defined]. Copa MX. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

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