2020–21 Cruz Azul season

Cruz Azul
2020–21 season
President	Álvaro Dávila
Manager	Robert Siboldi; (until 11 December 2020); Luis Armando González; (Interim; from 11 December 2020 to 7 January 2021); Juan Reynoso; (from 7 January 2021)
Stadium	Estadio Azteca
Liga MX	Apertura: 4th (Semifinals); Clausura: 1st (Winners)
Champions League	Semi-finals
Campeones Cup	Runners up
Top goalscorer	League: ; Apertura:; Jonathan Rodríguez; (12 goals); Clausura:; Jonathan Rodríguez; (9 goals); All: Jonathan Rodríguez (23 goals)
Biggest win	8–0 vs Arcahaie
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs Pumas UNAM
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →
	All statistics correct as of 28 April 2021.

The 2020–21 Deportivo Cruz Azul season was the 94th season in the football club's history and the 56th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. Cruz Azul competed in Liga MX and the CONCACAF Champions League.

Kits

Home

Away

Third

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Players

Squad information

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Signed in	Previous club
1	GK	José de Jesús Corona (captain)	40	2009	UAG
3	DF	Jaiber Jiménez	26	2019	Youth system
4	DF	Julio César Domínguez (vice-captain)	33	2006	Youth system
5	DF	Alexis Peña	25	2020	Guadalajara
7	MF	Luis Romo	25	2020	Querétaro
9	MF	Walter Montoya	27	2018	Racing Club
11	MF	Elías Hernández	33	2018	León
12	DF	José Joaquín Martínez	34	2020	Monarcas Morelia
14	MF	Misael Domínguez	21	2018	Monterrey
15	MF	Ignacio Rivero	29	2020	Tijuana
16	DF	Adrián Aldrete	32	2016	Santos Laguna
17	FW	Brayan Angulo	25	2019	Tijuana
19	MF	Yoshimar Yotún	31	2019	Orlando City
20	MF	Alexis Gutiérrez	21	2019	Guadalajara
21	FW	Jonathan Rodríguez	27	2019 (Winter)	Santos Laguna
22	MF	Rafael Baca	31	2014 (Winter)	San Jose Earthquakes
23	DF	Pablo Aguilar	34	2018	Tijuana
24	DF	Juan Escobar	25	2019	Cerro Porteño
25	MF	Roberto Alvarado	22	2018	Necaxa
28	MF	Guillermo Fernández	29	2019	Boca Juniors
29	FW	Santiago Giménez	20	2017	Youth system
30	GK	Andrés Gudiño	24	2019	Youth system
31	MF	Orbelín Pineda	25	2019 (Winter)	Guadalajara
33	GK	Sebastián Jurado	23	2020 (Winter)	Veracruz

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Last updated: 29 April 2021
Source: ligamx.net and cruzazulfc.com.mx

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Type
Winter 2021	DF	Alexis Peña	Guadalajara	Loan
	MF	Guillermo Fernández	Boca Juniors	End of loan
	FW	Walter Montoya	Racing Club	End of loan
	FW	Bryan Angulo	Tijuana	End of loan

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Copa por México

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cruz Azul	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	América	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Pumas UNAM	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3	2
4	Toluca	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1

Source: Soccerway

4 July 2020 1	Pumas UNAM	1–4	Cruz Azul	Mexico City
19:30 (UTC-5)	González 3'		Josué Reyes 11', 40' Hernández 64' Rodriguez 90'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 0

8 July 2020 2	Cruz Azul	1–0	Toluca	Mexico City
19:00 (UTC-5)	Escobar 45'			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 0

11 July 2020 3	América	1–4	Cruz Azul	Mexico City
19:30 (UTC-5)	Córdova 13'		Viñas 39' (o.g.) Rodríguez 47' Gutiérrez 52' Pineda 56'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 0

Knockout stage

15 July 2020 Semi-finals	Cruz Azul	1–1 (4–3 p)	Tigres UANL	Mexico City
22:00 (UTC-5)	Lichnovsky 90+2'		Quiñones 35'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 0
	Penalties
	Caraglio Gutiérrez Aldrete Pineda Rodríguez J. Domínguez		Gignac Quiñones Dueñas Salcedo Rafael Carioca Pizarro

19 July 2020 Final	Cruz Azul	2–1	Guadalajara	Mexico City
21:00 (UTC-5)	Mier 53', og' Rodríguez 90+3'		Vega 48'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

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 %
Torneo Apertura	25 July 2020	6 December 2020	Matchday 1	Semi-finals (4th)	21	11	2	8	30	22	+8	052.38
Torneo Clausura	10 January 2021	30 May 2021	Matchday 1	Winners	23	16	4	3	33	15	+18	069.57
CONCACAF Champions League	6 April 2021	16 September 2021	Round of 16	Semi-finals	6	3	1	2	13	6	+7	050.00
Total					50	30	7	13	76	43	+33	060.00

Last updated: 16 September 2021
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Liga MX

Torneo Apertura

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	UNAM	17	8	8	1	29	17	+12	32	Qualification for the quarter-finals^[a]
3	América	17	9	5	3	31	22	+9	32
4	Cruz Azul	17	9	2	6	23	16	+7	29
5	Monterrey	17	8	5	4	26	21	+5	29	Qualification for the Reclassification^[b]
6	UANL	17	7	7	3	27	16	+11	28	Qualification for the Reclassification^[b]

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:

^ The first four places in the table qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
^ Teams ranked 5th to 12th in the table qualified for Reclassification

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
17	9	2	6	23	16	+7	29	5	1	2	12	6	+6	4	1	4	11	10	+1

Last updated: 7 November 2020.
Source: Soccerway

Results round by round

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

Source: Mediotiempo.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; QF = Quarter-final; SF = Semi-final

Matches

Quarter-finals

26 November 2020 First leg	UANL	1–3	Cruz Azul	San Nicolás de los Garzas
19:00 CST (UTC−6)	Pizarro 46'	Report	Escobar 3' Rodríguez 54' Romo 71'	Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 0 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

29 November 2020 Second leg	Cruz Azul	0–1 (3–2 agg.)	UANL	Mexico City
18:30 CST (UTC−6)		Report	L. Quiñones 83'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz

Semi-finals

3 December 2020 First leg	Cruz Azul	4–0	Pumas UNAM	Mexico City
21:00 CST (UTC−6)	Alvarado 2' Baca 8' Romo 13', 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 0 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas

6 December 2020 Second leg	Pumas UNAM	4–0 (4–4 agg.)	Cruz Azul	Mexico City
18:30 CST (UTC−6)	Dinenno 4', 37' C. González 41' Vigón 89'			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 0
Note: 4–4 on aggregate and tied on away goals. Pumas UNAM advanced as the higher seed in the classification table.

Torneo Clausura

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cruz Azul (C)	17	13	2	2	26	11	+15	41	Qualification for the quarter-finals^[a]
2	América	17	12	2	3	26	14	+12	38^[b]
3	Puebla	17	7	7	3	25	14	+11	28
4	Monterrey	17	8	4	5	22	13	+9	28
5	Santos Laguna	17	7	5	5	18	13	+5	26	Qualification for the Reclassification^[c]

Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of goals scored away; 5) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ The first four places in the table qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
^ América was penalized for having an ineligible player on the bench in their Week 7 match against Atlas. América originally won the match 0–2 but were docked the 3 points obtained for the victory. Atlas were given a 3–0 victory and the 3 points docked from América.^[1]
^ Teams ranked 5th to 12th in the table qualified for Reclassification

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
23	17	3	3	33	15	+18	54	10	1	1	22	11	+11	7	2	2	11	4	+7

Last updated: 30 May 2021.
Source: Liga MX

Result by round

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	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	D
Position	15	17	12	8	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	QF	QF	SF	SF	F	F

Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: Mediotiempo.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; F = Final; QF = Quarter-final; SF = Semi-final

Matches

Quarter-finals

12 May 2021 First leg	Toluca	2–1	Cruz Azul	Toluca
19:00 CST	Canelo 26' (pen.) Estrada 51' (pen.)	Report	Fernández 33'	Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava

15 May 2021 Second leg	Cruz Azul	3–1 (4–3 agg.)	Toluca	Mexico City
21:00 CST	Angulo 11' Rodríguez 80' (pen.) Giménez 90+3'	Report	Canelo 14'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 17,929 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez

Semi-finals

19 May 2021 First leg	Pachuca	0–0	Cruz Azul	Pachuca
20:30 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 12,221 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander

22 May 2021 Second leg	Cruz Azul	1–0 (1–0 agg.)	Pachuca	Mexico City
20:00 CST	Giménez 50'	Referee Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: César Arturo Ramos

Final

27 May 2021 First leg	Santos Laguna	0–1	Cruz Azul	Torreón
21:00 CST		Report	Romo 71'	Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 14,577 Referee: Fernando Guerrero

30 May 2021 Second leg	Cruz Azul	1–1 (2–1 agg.)	Santos Laguna	Mexico City
20:15 CST	Rodríguez 51'		Valdés 37'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 21,016 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez

Guardianes 2021 Champion

Cruz Azul
9th title

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

6 April 2021 (2021-04-06) First leg	Arcahaie	0–0	Cruz Azul	Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)^{[note 1]}
22:00 (22:00 UTC−4)		Report		Attendance: 0 Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

13 April 2021 (2021-04-13) Second leg	Cruz Azul	8–0 (8–0 agg.)	Arcahaie	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
22:00 (21:00 UTC−5)	Gutiérrez 3' Yotún 11' Hernández 25' Montoya 49', 64' Reyes 61' Escobar 69' Angulo 76'	Report		Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico)

Quarter-finals

27 April 2021 (2021-04-27) First leg	Toronto FC	1–3	Cruz Azul	Raymond James Stadium, Tampa (United States)^{[note 2]}
22:00 (22:00 UTC−4)	Osorio 20'	Report	Angulo 3', 34' Aguilar 58'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

4 May 2021 (2021-05-04) Second leg	Cruz Azul	1–0 (4–1 agg.)	Toronto FC	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
22:15 (21:15 UTC−5)	Angulo 31'	Report		Attendance: 0 Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Semi-finals

11 August 2021 (2021-08-11) First leg	Monterrey	1–0	Cruz Azul	Estadio BBVA, Monterrey
20:00 (19:00 UTC−5)	Meza 9'	Report		Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) Second leg	Cruz Azul	1–4 (1–5 agg.)	Monterrey	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
22:00 (21:00 UTC−5)	Pineda 10'	Report	Meza 7' Vergara 17' Funes Mori 24', 52'	Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Squad statistics

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

As of matches played 22 May 2021

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Liga Apertura	Liguilla Apertura	Liga Clausura	Liguilla Clausura	Champions League	Total
1	FW	21	Jonathan Rodríguez	12	1	9	1	0	23
2	FW	17	Bryan Angulo	0	0	2	1	4	7
3	DF	24	Juan Escobar	2	1	2	0	1	6
3	FW	29	Santiago Giménez	4	0	0	2	0	6
5	MF	7	Luis Romo	0	3	2	0	0	5
6	MF	25	Roberto Alvarado	0	1	3	0	0	4
6	MF	31	Orbelín Pineda	2	0	2	0	0	4
8	MF	11	Elías Hernández	0	0	2	0	1	3
8	MF	28	Guillermo Fernández	0	0	2	1	0	3
10	DF	2	Pablo Aguilar	0	0	1	0	1	2
	MF	20	Alexis Gutiérrez	1	0	0	0	1	2
	MF	9	Walter Montoya	0	0	0	0	2	2
	MF	6	Yoshimar Yotún	1	0	0	0	1	2
14	DF	4	Julio César Domínguez	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF	22	Rafael Baca	0	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	16	Adrián Aldrete	0	0	1	0	0	1
	DF	34	Josué Reyes	0	0	0	0	1	1
Own Goals				0	0	0	0	0	0
Total				23	7	25	5	12	73

Sources: Soccerway, Liga MX, CONCACAF Champions League

Notes

^ Arcahaie played their round of 16 home match at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) instead of their regular stadium Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, due to insufficient stadium requirements.^[2]
^ Toronto FC played their quarter-final home match at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa (United States) instead of their regular home stadium BMO Field, Toronto, due to COVID-19 travel restrictions between Canada and Mexico.^[3]

References

^ "Resolución de la Comisión Disciplinaria". ligamx.net. 22 February 2021.
^ "El alivio de Cruz Azul por jugar ante Arcahaie FC en República Dominicana y no en Haití". vamoscruzazul.bolavip.com (in Spanish). 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "Toronto FC looking to host Cruz Azul at Raymond James Stadium". Sportsnet. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_LIG0.81472492395655-1] The first four places in the table qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.

[table_note_res_REP0.81472492395655-2] Teams ranked 5th to 12th in the table qualified for Reclassification

[table_note_res_LIG0.51153382123985-3] The first four places in the table qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.

[table_hth_AME0.51153382123985-5] América was penalized for having an ineligible player on the bench in their Week 7 match against Atlas. América originally won the match 0–2 but were docked the 3 points obtained for the victory. Atlas were given a 3–0 victory and the 3 points docked from América.^[1]

[table_note_res_REP0.51153382123985-6] Teams ranked 5th to 12th in the table qualified for Reclassification

[Arcahaie_home_venue-8] Arcahaie played their round of 16 home match at Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) instead of their regular stadium Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, due to insufficient stadium requirements.^[2]

[Toronto_FC_QF-10] Toronto FC played their quarter-final home match at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa (United States) instead of their regular home stadium BMO Field, Toronto, due to COVID-19 travel restrictions between Canada and Mexico.^[3]

[ATLvsAME-4] "Resolución de la Comisión Disciplinaria". ligamx.net. 22 February 2021.

[7] "El alivio de Cruz Azul por jugar ante Arcahaie FC en República Dominicana y no en Haití". vamoscruzazul.bolavip.com (in Spanish). 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[9] "Toronto FC looking to host Cruz Azul at Raymond James Stadium". Sportsnet. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

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