2010–11 Cruz Azul season

The 2010–11 Cruz Azul season is the 64th professional season of 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. Cruz Azul will begin their season on July 23, 2010 against Estudiantes Tecos. Cruz Azul will play their homes games on Saturdays at 17:00 hours local time.

Cruz Azul
2010–11 season
President Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas
Coach Enrique Meza
Home stadiumEstadio Azul
Apertura 20101st. GT. - Quarter-finals
Clausura 20115th. GT. - Semi-finals
CONCACAF Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Christian Giménez (17)
Champions League:
Javier Orozco (11)
All:
Emanuel Villa (23)
Highest home attendance(Approximate unofficial) 35,161 vs. America (3 October 2010), UNAM (20 November 2010) & (22 January 2011) & Guadalajara (23 April 2011)
Lowest home attendance5,000 vs. San Francisco (3 August 2010)
Average home league attendance(Approximate unofficial) 24,275

Club

Current squad

As of January 2011: Listed on the official website of Cruz Azul.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MEX José de Jesús Corona
2 DF  MEX Fausto Pinto
3 MF  URU Marcelo Palau
4 DF  MEX Julio César Domínguez (vice-captain)
5 DF  MEX Alejandro Castro
6 MF  MEX Gerardo Torrado (captain)
8 MF  MEX Gonzalo Pineda
9 FW  MEX Isaac Romo
10 MF  ARG Christian Giménez
11 FW  MEX Alejandro Vela
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  MEX Horacio Cervantes
16 DF  MEX Rogelio Chávez (2nd vice-captain)
18 MF  MEX César Villaluz (3rd vice-captain)
19 MF  CHI Hugo Droguett
21 MF  MEX Héctor Gutiérrez
22 DF  MEX Adrián Cortés
25 GK  MEX Yosgart Gutiérrez
26 DF  CHI Waldo Ponce
27 FW  MEX Javier Orozco
30 FW  ARG Emanuel Villa

From youth system

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF  MEX Javier Aquino
12 GK  MEX Guillermo Allison
13 MF  MEX Allam Bello
14 DF  MEX Nestor Araújo
17 MF  MEX Diego de la Cruz
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF  MEX Germán Rodríguez
23 DF  MEX Hiram Mondragón
24 MF  MEX Luis Alanis
28 DF  MEX Gienir García
29 FW  MEX Martín Galván

Transfers

In and Loan

No. Position Natyionality Player From Type of Transfer Fee Note
8
MF
 Gonzalo Pineda San Luis
loan
"N/A"
7
MF
 Javier Aquino Youth system
"N/A"
"N/A"
12
GK
 Guillermo Allison Youth system
"N/A"
"N/A"
13
MF
 Allam Bello Youth system
"N/A"
"N/A"
14
DF
 Nestor Araújo Youth system
"N/A"
"N/A"
17
MF
 Diego De la Cruz Youth system
"N/A"
"N/A"
20
MF
 Germán Rodríguez Youth system
"N/A"
"N/A"
23
DF
 Hiram Mondragón Youth system
"N/A"
"N/A"
24
MF
 Luis Alanis Youth system
"N/A"
"N/A"
28
DF
 Gienir García Youth system
"N/A"
"N/A"

Out and Loan

Position Natyionality Player To Fee Type of Transfer Note
MF
 Edgar Gerardo Lugo Puebla
Undisclosed
"N/A"
FW
 Mario Ortiz Puebla
Undisclosed
"N/A"
DF
 Félix Ísael González Puebla
Undisclosed
"N/A"
DF
 Melvin Brown Puebla
Undisclosed
"N/A"
MF
 Cristian Riveros Sunderland
Free
"N/A"
MF
 Israel López Necaxa
Undisclosed
"N/A"
MF
 Jaime Lozano Monarcas
Undisclosed
"N/A"
MF
 Gabino Velasco Querétaro
Undisclosed
"N/A"
GK
 Julio César Valdivia Unknown
"N/A"
"N/A"
DF
 Edcarlos Cruzeiro
Undisclosed
"N/A"

In and Loan

No. Position Natyionality Player From Type of Transfer Fee Note
19
MF
 Hugo Droguett Monarcas Morelia
"N/A"
"N/A"
3
MF
 Marcelo Palau Nacional
"N/A"
"N/A"
9
FW
 Isaac Romo Querétaro
"N/A"
"N/A"
TBA
DF
 Waldo Ponce Racing de Santander
"N/A"
"N/A"

Out and Loan

Position Natyionality Player To Fee Type of Transfer Note
DF
 Joel Huiqui Monarcas
Undisclosed
"N/A"
FW
 Maximiliano Biancucchi Olimpia
Undisclosed
"N/A"

Competitions

Cruz Azul play three different tournaments in the 2010–11 season are Apertura 2010, CONCACAF Champions League and Clausura 2011.

Overall
Competition Started round Current position / round Final position / round First match Last match
Apertura 2010 — — 1st. /Quarter-finals 23 July 2010 20 November 2010
Champions League Preliminary Round — Semi-finals 27 July 2010 6 April 2011
Clausura 2011 — — 5th. /Semi-finals 8 January 2011 15 May 2011

Competitions statistics

2010 Torneo Apertura
Main article: 2010–11 Mexican Primera División season § Torneo Apertura

Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.

2010 Summer pre-season

Before the season   Win   Draw   Loss

June 18, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 2 – 0 Cruz Azul Jasso Mexico City, Mexico
Stadium: La Noria, D.F.
June 26, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 2 – 0 Cruz Azul Hidalgo Mexico City, Mexico
Stadium: La Noria, D.F.
June 30, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 5 – 2 Cruz Azul Hidalgo Mexico City, Mexico
Stadium: La Noria, D.F.
July 3, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 0 Albinegros Hidalgo, Mexico
4:00 pm Stadium: Estadio 10 de Diciembre
July 7, 2010 Friendly Tijuana 2 – 1 Cruz Azul Baja California, Mexico
6:00 pm Stadium: Estadio Caliente
July 10, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 1 – 2 America Pasadena, California, USA
7:00 pm Stadium: Rose Bowl (stadium)
July 14, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 0 – 1 Olimpia Charlotte, North Carolina USA
7:30 pm Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
July 17, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 1 – 1 Águila Durham County, North Carolina USA
7:30 pm Stadium: Durham County Stadium

Friendly during the season

September 3, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 1 – 0 Lobos BUAP Mexico City, Mexico
11:30 Stadium: Estadio Azul

  Win   Draw   Loss

Regular phase
Main article: 2010–11 Mexican Primera División season § Results
July 23, 2010 Round 1 Estudiantes Tecos 0 – 3 Cruz Azul Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
20:00 DST Medina  44'
Alanis  58'		 Report
Live TV:		  2', 34' Orozco
 45' (o.g.) Partida		 Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo
Referee: Genaro Medrano
July 31, 2010 Round 2 Cruz Azul 2 – 0 Atlante Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Vela  30'
Giménez  47'
Villa  73'		 Report
Live TV:		  44' Venegas
 55' Mármol
 58' Cardaccio
 74' Fano
 85' Torres		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 20,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón
August 8, 2010 Round 3 UNAM 2 – 0 Cruz Azul Mexico City, Mexico
12:00 DST Castro  24'
Palacios  35'
Nieto  64'
Chiapas  67'
Cortés  81'
Cortés  85'		 Report
Live TV:		  25' Vela
 34' Pinto
 38' Torrado
 82' Cervantes		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Ricardo Arellano
August 14, 2010 Round 4 Cruz Azul 4 – 1 Pachuca Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Orozco  7', 50'
Pineda  9'
Torrado  35'
Villa  41'
Martinez  60' (o.g.)		 Report
Live TV:		  2' Aguilar
 21' Martinez
 35' Manso
 65' (pen.) Benítez
 86' Gomez
 88' Rodríguez		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 22,000
Referee: Benito Archundia
August 21, 2010 Round 5 Chiapas 2 – 3 Cruz Azul Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
17:00 DST Razo  13'
Rodríguez  29'
Andrade  49'
Zamora  71'
Valdéz  71'		 Report
Live TV:		  9' Huiqui
 15', 62', 77' Giménez
 80' Villa		 Stadium: Estadio Victor Manuel Reyna
Referee: Julio David Escobar
August 28, 2010 Round 6 Cruz Azul 3 – 2 UANL Mexico City, Mexico
17:00pm DST Villa  10'
Torrado  12'
Orozco  42'
Vela  52'		 Report
Live TV:		  11', 56' Itamar
 38' Molina
 28'  89' Torres Nilo
 90+2' Acosta		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 19,000
Referee: Francisco Chacon Gutierrez
September 11, 2010 Round 7 Atlas 1 – 3 Cruz Azul Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
21:00 DST Chávez  44'
Alférez  65'
Torres  75'
Moreno  78'		 Report
Live TV:		  17'  59'  83' Crevantes
 33' Orozco
 40' 88' Giménez
 90' García		 Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza
September 18, 2010 Round 8 Cruz Azul 3 – 0 Querétaro Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Villa  27'
Biancucchi  33'
Huiqui  65'
Cortés  90+1'		 Report
Live TV:		  24' Blanco
 90' Beltrán		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 32,000
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
September 24, 2010 Round 9 Necaxa 2 – 1 Cruz Azul Aguascalientes, Mexico
20:00 DST Gandín  11' (pen.)
López  23'
Pavlovich  36'
Palacios  65'
Mosqueda  69'
Barbosa  72'
Ledesma  88'		 Report
Live TV:		  11'  90+4' Corona
 31' Crevantes
 54' Torrado
 65' (pen.) Giménez
 90+1' Castro		 Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Referee: Jesus Fabricio Morales
October 3, 2010 Round 10 Cruz Azul 1 – 0 America Mexico City, Mexico
16:30 DST Giménez  52'
Torrado  76'
Pineda  90+3'		 Report
Live TV:		  4' Vuoso
 19' Martínez
 88' Reyna
 89' Rojas
 90+3' Mosquera		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 35,161
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
October 10, 2010 Round 11 Toluca 0 – 0 Cruz Azul Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico
12:00 DST Novaretti  14'  40'
Ríos  31'
Méndez  45'
Dueñas  60'
Gamboa  66'		 Report
Live TV:		  63' Aquino
 76' Torrado
 86' Crevantes		 Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Ricardo Arellano
October 16, 2010 Round 12 Cruz Azul 3 – 0 Santos Laguna Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Vela  6'
Giménez  19'  88'
Pineda  20'
Cervantes  46'
Villa  90+1'		 Report
Live TV:		  11' Olvera
 20' Quintero		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 28,000
Referee: Mauricio Morales
October 24, 2010 Round 13 Morelia 1 – 1 Cruz Azul Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
12:00 DST Gastelum  14'
Noriega  44'
Aldrete  65'
Sabah  89'
Droguett  90+3'		 Report
Live TV:		  60' Vela
 72' Aquino
 81' Torrado		 Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Jaime Herrera Garduño
October 27, 2010 Round 14 Monterrey 2 – 4 Cruz Azul Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
17:00 DST S. Pérez  37'
De Nigris  40'
Pineda  53' (o.g.)
Cardozo  76'
L. E. Pérez  90+1'		 Report
Live TV:		  31'  62' Castro
 33', 56'  52' Villaluz
 35'  44' Villa
 63' Pinto
 90' Giménez		 Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Referee: Miguel Angel Ayala
October 30, 2010 Round 15 Cruz Azul 1 – 0 Puebla Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Giménez  80'
Cervantes  85'		 Report
Live TV:		  25' Rincón
 40' Brown		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 28,500
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
November 6, 2010 Round 16 Guadalajara 0 – 0 Cruz Azul Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
19:00 CST Fabián  21'
Araujo  36'
Ponce  39'
de Luna  79'
Sánchez  81'
Esparza  82'		 Report
Live TV:		  16' Gutiérrez
 42' Castro
 82' Pinto		 Stadium: Estadio Omnilife
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 30,801
Referee: Román Rafael Medina
November 13, 2010 Round 17 Cruz Azul 1 – 0 San Luis Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Cervantes  54' 88' Report
Live TV:		  33' Matellán
 37' Torres		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 28,800
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso

General table
Main article: 2010–11 Mexican Primera División season § Torneo Apertura
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 17 12 3 2 33 13 +20 39 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League
2 C.F. Monterrey 17 9 5 3 29 20 +9 32
3 Santos Laguna 17 9 3 5 28 19 +9 30
4 Club América 17 7 6 4 22 16 +6 27 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
5 San Luis F.C. 17 8 2 7 21 19 +2 26
Source:

Group table
Main article: 2010–11 Mexican Primera División season § Group standings
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul 17 12 3 2 33 13 +20 39 Advanced to the Final Phase
2 Chiapas F.C. 17 6 7 4 21 14 +7 25
3 Club Universidad Nacional 17 7 4 6 23 24 −1 25
4 Monarcas Morelia 17 5 6 6 17 16 +1 21
5 Club Puebla 17 5 4 8 21 26 −5 19
6 Querétaro F.C. 17 5 4 8 18 28 −10 19
Source:

Final phase
Main article: 2010–11 Mexican Primera División season § Final phase

Quarter-finals

November 17, 2010 First Leg UNAM 1 – 2 Cruz Azul Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 CST López  19'
Chiapas  47'
Verón  66'
Bravo  90+1'		 Report
Live TV:		  33' Cervantes
 43' 73' Giménez		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Mauricio Morales
November 20, 2010 Second Leg Cruz Azul 0 – 2
(2 – 3 agg.)		 UNAM Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Cervantes  22'  43'
Giménez  43'		 Report
Live TV:		  2' 43' Bravo
 43' Castro
 84' Cacho
 90+2' Palacios		 Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 35,161
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez

UNAM won 2-3 in aggregate.

CONCACAF Champions League
Main article: 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League

  Win   Draw   Loss

Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.

Preliminary round
Main article: 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round
July 27, 2010 First Leg San Francisco 2 – 3 Cruz Azul La Chorrera, Panama City, Panama
21:00 DST Jiménez  20' 72'
Phillips 30'
Algandona 33'
Torres  44'
Gonzalez 45'
White 56'		 Report
Live TV:
&		  3', 54', 71' Villa
 42' Gutiérrez
 50' Pineda
 90' García		 Stadium: Estadio Agustín Sánchez
Attendance: 725
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
August 3, 2010 Second Leg Cruz Azul 6 – 0
(9 – 2 agg.)		 San Francisco Mexico City, Mexico
19:00 DST Orozco  11', 45', 84'
Biancucchi  18', 90+2'
Castro  33'
García  71'		 Report
Live TV:
&		  16' Phillips
 36' Torres		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

Cruz Azul won 9-2 in aggregate.

Group stage
Main article: 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
August 17, 2010 Match Day 1 Toronto FC 2 – 1 Cruz Azul Toronto, Canada
19:00 DST Šarić  3'
Mista  44'
Peterson  73'
De Rosario  90'		 Report
Live TV:
&		  21' Gutiérrez
 76' Pinto
 89' 90' Giménez
 90' Torrado		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 16,862
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
August 25, 2010 Match Day 2 Cruz Azul 5 – 4 Real Salt Lake Mexico City, Mexico
19:00 DST Orozco  5', 76', 87', 89'
Biancucchi  18'
Cervantes  22'
Villa  90+1'
Giménez  90+3'		 Report
Live TV:
&		  23' (pen.), 43' Saborío
 27' González
 64'Espíndola
 87' Findley
 90+2' Johnson		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 6,156
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
September 15, 2010 Match Day 3 Árabe Unido 0 – 6 Cruz Azul Panama City, Panama
19:00 DST Cooper  60'
Mosquera  86'		 Report
Live TV:
&		  10', 22', 27' Orozco
 58' 69', 81' Villa
 87' Biancucchi		 Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 2,975
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
September 21, 2010 Match Day 4 Cruz Azul 0 – 0 Toronto FC Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 DST Pinto 50'  80'
Torrado 88'		 Report
Live TV:
&		  20' de Guzman
 50' Ibrahim
 52' Garcia
 57' Lindsay
 78' Conway
 89' Gargan		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 5,280
Referee: Juan Guerra (Guatemala)
September 28, 2010 Match Day 5 Cruz Azul 2 – 0 Árabe Unido Mexico City, Mexico
19:00 DST Villa  1'
Pineda  40'
Cortés  47' (pen.)
Gutiérrez  79'		 Report
Live TV:
&		  30' Anderson
 49' Cummings
 64' Mosquera
 70' Gondola		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 5,015
Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)
October 19, 2010 Match Day 6 Real Salt Lake 3 – 1 Cruz Azul Sandy, Utah, USA
21:00 DST Warner  22' 69'
Alexandre  35'
Araujo  43', 67'		 Report
Live TV:
&		  64' Huiqui
 71' Villaluz
 90' Giménez		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,468
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Group table
Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RSL CRU TOR ÁRA
Real Salt Lake 6 4 1 1 17 11 +6 13 3–1 4–1 2–1
Cruz Azul 6 3 1 2 15 9 +6 10 5–4 0–0 2–0
Toronto FC 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8 1–1 2–1 1–0
Árabe Unido 6 1 0 5 4 14 −10 3 2–3 0–6 1–0
Source:

Quarterfinals
Main article: 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Championship Round
February 22, 2011 First Leg Cruz Azul 2 – 0 Santos Laguna Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 CST Torrado  17'
Orozco  58'
Villa  67'
Giménez  68'
Bello  77'		 Report
Live TV:
  15' Baloy
 71' Arce		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 14,062
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Mexico)
March 1, 2011 Second Leg Santos Laguna 1 - 3
(1 – 5 agg.)		 Cruz Azul Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
19:00 CST Peralta  29'
Benítez  71' 73'		 Report
Live TV:
  37', 53' Villa
 50' 57'  64' Giménez
 70' Ponce
 71' Palau		 Stadium: Estadio Corona
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Roberto Garcia O. (Mexico)

Cruz Azul won 5-1 in aggregate.

Semi-finals
March 16, 2011 First Leg Monterrey 2 - 1 Cruz Azul Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
21:00 CST Cardozo  9'
Santana  29' 55'
Basanta  47'
L. E. Pérez  51'
de Nigris  79'		 Report
Live TV:
  32' Villaluz
 48' Cortés
 69' Palau
 79' Droguett
 83' Cervantes		 Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Attendance: 22,469
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Mexico)
April 6, 2011 Second Leg Cruz Azul 1 - 1
(2 - 3 agg.)		 Monterrey Mexico City, Mexico
19:00 DST Villaluz  23'
Ponce  39'  78'
Orozco  63'		 Report
Live TV:
  11' Zavala
 74' S. Pérez
 81' (pen.) Suazo		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: 24,574
Referee: Francisco Chacon (Mexico)

Monterrey won 3-2 in aggregate.

2011 Torneo Clausura

Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.

2010 Winter pre-season

Before the season   Win   Draw   Loss

December 21, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 5 Estudiantes de Altamira Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 CST Stadium: La Noria, D.F.
December 23, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 0 Pumas Morelos Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 CST Stadium: La Noria, D.F.
December 27, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 0 Orizaba Mexico City, Mexico
12:30 CST Stadium: La Noria, D.F.
December 30, 2010 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 1 Puebla Mexico City, Mexico
12:00 CST Stadium: Estadio Azul
January 5, 2011 Friendly Cruz Azul 3 – 1 Cruz Azul Hidalgo Mexico City, Mexico
11:30 CST Stadium: La Noria, D.F.

Friendly during the season

January 18, 2011 Friendly Universidad de Chile 0 – 2 Cruz Azul Santiago, Chile
22:30 UTC−04:00 Vargas  69'
Díaz  83'		 Report  78' 78' Orozco
 85' Ponce		 Stadium: Nacional de Chile
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 28,000
Referee: Enrique Osses

  Win   Draw   Loss

Regular phase
Main article: 2010–11 Mexican Primera División season § Results 2
January 8, 2011 Round 1 Cruz Azul 4 – 1 Estudiantes Tecos Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Villa  6'
Giménez  15'
Domínguez  28'
Palau  37'
Pineda  86'
Torrado  87'		 Report
Live TV:
  10' Jiménez
 14' López
 18' Cejas
 29' Antunez
 43' Zamogilny
 49' Cabral
 53' Partida
 85' Martínez		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 15,000
Referee: Jorge Macias
January 15, 2011 Round 2 Atlante 3 – 0 Cruz Azul Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
21:00 CST Navarro  22'
Alfaro  40'
Bermúdez  71'
Maldonado  75'		 Report
Live TV:		  52' Cervantes
 54' (o.g.) Ponce
 69' Aquino		 Stadium: Estadio Andres Quintana Roo
Referee: Jesus Fabricio Morales
January 22, 2011 Round 3 Cruz Azul 3 – 3 UNAM Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Villa  25'
Ponce  35'
Cervantes  36' 63'
Pineda  39'
Droguett  82'		 Report
Live TV:
  36' Chiapas
 45' Velarde
 59' Augusto
 59' Bravo
 59' 60', 80' Cacho
 72' Verón		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 35,161
Referee: Román Rafael Medina
January 29, 2011 Round 4 Pachuca 0 – 4 Cruz Azul Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
19:00 CST Anchico  21'
Arizala  42'
Rodríguez  44'
Aguilar  60'		 Report
Live TV:		  30' Cervantes
 39' Droguett
 41' Pinto
 61' Domínguez
 74' Castro
 87' Villaluz		 Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Referee: Ricardo Arellano
February 5, 2011 Round 5 Cruz Azul 2 – 0 Chiapas Mexico City, Mexico
19:00 CST Giménez  37'
Araújo  40'
Villa  57'
Cervantes  67'
Castro  74'		 Report
Live TV:
  15' Flores
 28' Martínez
 29' Esqueda
 53' Razo		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 17,000
Referee: Jaime Herrera Garduño
February 12, 2011 Round 6 UANL 2 – 0 Cruz Azul Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
19:00 CST Mancilla  68' 70'
Danilinho  90+1'		 report
Live TV:		  37' Villaluz
 88' Castro		 Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Genaro Medrano
February 19, 2011 Round 7 Cruz Azul 2 – 1 Atlas Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Villa  1'
Torrado  35'
Cervantes  36'
Villaluz  67'
Romo  90+3'		 Report
Live TV:
  16'  90+1' Arreola
 16' Espinoza
 68' Conde
 73' 90+5' Santos
 90' Pinto
 90' Pacheco		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 26,400
Referee: Miguel Angel Flores
February 26, 2011 Round 8 Querétaro 1 – 1 Cruz Azul Querétaro, Mexico
17:00 CST Bueno  2'
Altamirano  4'
Acuña  6'
Ferro  13'
Velasco  50'
Cortés  51'
Díaz de León  89'		 Report
Live TV:		  4' Pineda
 5' Araújo
 32' Romo
 66' Villa		 Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
March 5, 2011 Round 9 Cruz Azul 0 – 0 Necaxa Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Torrado  31' Report
Live TV:
  27' Barbosa
 30' Chávez
 71' Silva
 78' Castro
 82' Gandín
 89' García		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 28,500
Referee: Paul Delgadillo
March 13, 2011 Round 10 America 0 – 2 Cruz Azul Mexico City, Mexico
18:00 CST Layún  15'
Reyna  30'
Sánchez  35'		 Report
Live TV:		  16', 19' Villa
 28' Giménez
 76' Cervantes
 85' Palau
 86' Castro		 Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Miguel Angel Ayala
March 19, 2011 Round 11 Cruz Azul 1 – 0 Toluca Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 CST Giménez  44'
Cervantes  45+1'
Ponce  64'
Villa  67'		 Report
Live TV:
  32'  44' González
 45+1' Talavera		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 28,900
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
April 2, 2011 Round 12 Santos Laguna 3 – 0 Cruz Azul Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
19:00 CST Quintero  1' 71'
Baloy  11'
Estrada  30'
Morales  64'
Rodríguez  73'		 Report
Live TV:		  5' Aquino
 20' Pineda
 70' Cervantes
 71' Villa
 75' Giménez		 Stadium: Estadio Corona
Referee: Genaro Medrano
April 9, 2011 Round 13 Cruz Azul 2 – 3 Morelia Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST Giménez  10'
Ponce  62'
Torrado  71'		 Report
Live TV:
  6' Noriega
 16' Márquez Lugo
 20' García Arias
 42' Pérez
 55', 90+2' 90+2' Hernández		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 22,830
Referee: Francisco Chacon Gutierrez
April 13, 2011 Round 14 Cruz Azul 3 – 0 Monterrey Mexico City, Mexico
20:30 DST Giménez  27', 68'
Ponce  34'
Palau  47'
Romo  63'
Villa  71'		 Report
Live TV:
  63' L. E. Pérez Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 18,975
Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso
April 16, 2011 Round 15 Puebla 2 – 0 Cruz Azul Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
19:00 DST Borja 27' 27'
Jiménez  44'
Ortiz  60'
Rincón  80'
Acosta  82'
Salinas  90+2'		 Report
Live TV:		  85' Cervantes Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Referee: Mauricio Morales
April 23, 2011 Round 16 Cruz Azul 1 – 1 Guadalajara Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 DST E. Gutiérrez  25'
Cervantes  40'
Ponce  44'
Villa  81'		 Report
Live TV:
  6' Araujo
 8' Medina
 19' Esparza
 45' Fabián
 77' Torres
 87' Álvarez		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 35,161
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
April 30, 2011 Round 17 San Luis 0 – 0 Cruz Azul San Luis, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
20:45 DST Alcántar  17'
Mares  26'
Ponce  52'
Arroyo  88'		 Report
Live TV:		  30' Araújo
 52' Ponce
 90+2' Palau		 Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Referee: Roberto García Orozco

General table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Morelia 17 9 4 4 31 24 +7 31
4 Atlante 17 8 3 6 28 17 +11 27
5 Cruz Azul 17 7 5 5 25 20 +5 26
6 América 17 8 2 7 31 28 +3 26
7 Monterrey 17 7 5 5 23 20 +3 26
Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group table
Main article: 2010–11 Mexican Primera División season § Group standings 2
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Club Universidad Nacional 17 10 5 2 27 13 +14 35 Advanced to the Final Phase
2 Atlético Morelia 17 9 4 4 31 24 +7 31
3 Cruz Azul 17 7 5 5 25 20 +5 26
4 Club Puebla 17 5 3 9 16 26 −10 18
5 Querétaro F.C. 17 4 4 9 16 35 −19 16
6 Chiapas F.C. 17 4 2 11 15 30 −15 14
Source:

Final phase
Main article: 2010–11 Mexican Primera División season § Final phase 2

Quarter-finals

May 4, 2011 First Leg Cruz Azul 2 - 1 Atlante Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 DST Giménez  18', 46'
Ponce  33'
Palau  79'		 Report
Live TV:
  7' Maldonado
 57'  66' Muñoz		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 30,213
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortega
May 7, 2011 Second Leg Atlante 0 - 0
(1 - 2 agg.)		 Cruz Azul Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
21:00 DST Maldonado  16'
Diego  35'
Venegas  84'
Nápoles  90+1'		 Report
Live TV:		  7' Villaluz
 38' Palau
 65' Villa
 77' Corona		 Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Referee: Roberto García Orozco

Cruz Azul won 1-2 in aggregate.

Semi-finals

May 12, 2011 First Leg Cruz Azul 2 - 0 Morelia Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 DST Giménez  27'
Ponce  30'
Torrado  40'
Villa  45+1' 66'		 Report
Live TV:
  6' Leão
 53' Noriega
 59' Huiqui
 70' García A.		 Stadium: Estadio Azul
Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 34,295
Referee: Mauricio Morales
May 15, 2011 Second Leg Morelia 3 - 0
(3 - 2 agg.)		 Cruz Azul Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
20:00 DST Márquez L.  8', 11' 45'
Pérez  41'
Aldrete  83'
Lozano  87'
Sabah  90+1'
Boy (coach)  90+1'
Martín (Fitness coach)  90+1'		 Report
Live TV:		  4' Jiménez (team doctor)
 27' Torrado
 41' Pinto
 46' Ponce
 90+1' Giménez
 90+1' Romo
 90+1' Meza (coach)
 90+1' Ipata (Fitness coach)		 Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: Francisco Chacon Gutierrez

Squad statistics

Start formations
Qnt Formation Match(es)
41 4-4-2 A (16), CCL (7), C (18)
5 4-3-3 CCL (3), C (2)
4 5-3-2 A (2), C (1), CCL (1)
2 5-4-1 A (1), CCL (1)
Last updated: 16 May
Source:
Only competitive matches.

Starting 11

Apps and Goals
xxxxXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxxxx 0Apertura 20100 Champions League Clausura 2011 000000Total000000
No.
Pos.
Player
0Apps0
0Goals0
0Apps0
0Goals0
0Apps0
0Goals0
GS Apps
Goals
Notes
1GK Jesús Corona 18(-16)6(-4)21(-24)4545(-44)(-) means goals conceded
12GK Guillermo Allison 000000000(-) means goals conceded
25GK Yosgart Gutiérrez 106(-11)0077(-11)(-) means goals conceded
2DF Fausto Pinto 1805(1)020043430
4DF Julio César Domínguez 6(2)09016131331
5DF Alejandro Castro 4(7)110(1)02(10)116342
14DF Nestor Araújo 502010(1)018190
15DF Horacio Cervantes 17410014141415
16DF Rogelio Chávez 14(2)01(4)06(2)021290
22DF Adrián Cortés 2(5)15(1)25(2)012203
23DF Hiram Mondragón 000(1)000010
26DF Waldo Ponce __3016(1)119201
28DF Gienir García 0(1)02100231
3MF Marcelo Palau __2(1)014(1)116181
6MF Gerardo Torrado 17(1)07(2)013(2)037420
7MF Javier Aquino 1(10)14(4)07(11)012371
8MF Gonzalo Pineda 18(2)06(1)016(1)140441
10MF Christian Giménez 18(1)95(4)4218444921
13MF Allam Bello 0(1)00(2)04(2)0480
17MF Diego De la Cruz 000000000
18MF César Villaluz 3(5)29(3)210(11)123415
19MF Hugo Droguett __1(1)08(2)29122 Injured.
20MF Germán Rodríguez 000000000
21MF Héctor Gutiérrez 2(7)0502(1)09170
24MF Luis Alanis 000(1)000010
9FW Isaac Romo __0(3)02(7)22122
11FW Alejandro Vela 17(2)35(3)0__22273 Injured.
27FW Javier Orozco 15(3)610(1)113(8)0294017
29FW Martín Galván __0000000
30FW Emanuel Villa 1959820(1)10484923
59GK Christian Barrientos 000000000(-) means goals conceded
OUTDF Joel Huiqui 13030__16160out to Morelia
OUTFW Maximiliano Biancucchi 3(8)16(1)2__9184out to Olimpia
--- _--------(parenthesis indicates entry by substitution)

Discipline
xxxxXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxxxx 00Apertura 20100 Champions League 00Clausura 201100 0Total Discipline0
No.
Pos.
Player
1GK Jesús Corona 010000100110
12GK Guillermo Allison 000000000000
25GK Yosgart Gutiérrez 000000000000
2DF Fausto Pinto 300110200610
4DF Julio César Domínguez 000000100100
5DF Alejandro Castro 300100300700
14DF Nestor Araújo 000000300300
15DF Horacio Cervantes 5202008011521
16DF Rogelio Chávez 000000000000
22DF Adrián Cortés 000100000100
23DF Hiram Mondragón 000000000000
26DF Waldo Ponce ___010800810
28DF Gienir García 100100000200
3MF Marcelo Palau ___200500700
6MF Gerardo Torrado 7003006001600
7MF Javier Aquino 100000200300
8MF Gonzalo Pineda 300200300800
10MF Christian Giménez 6003103011211
13MF Allam Bello 000100000100
17MF Diego De la Cruz 000000000000
18MF César Villaluz 100200300600
19MF Hugo Droguett ___100000100
20MF Germán Rodríguez 000000000000
21MF Héctor Gutiérrez 200100100400
24MF Luis Alanis 000000000000
9FW Isaac Romo ___000101101
11FW Alejandro Vela 200000___200
27FW Javier Orozco 000100000100
29FW Martín Galván 000000000000
30FW Emanuel Villa 3003004001000
59GK Christian Barrientos 000000000000
OUTDF Joel Huiqui 200100___300
OUTFW Maximiliano Biancucchi 000100___100

Last updated: 16 May 2011
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card..

Overall
Total Home Away
Games played522626
Games won291910
Games drawn1156
Games lost12210
Biggest win (Apertura)0–3 vs Estudiantes,
4–1 vs Pachuca,
3-0 vs Querétaro,
3-0 vs Santos		4–1 vs Pachuca,
3-0 vs Querétaro,
3-0 vs Santos		0–3 vs Estudiantes
Biggest win (CONCACAF)6–0 vs San Francisco,
0–6 vs Árabe Unido		6–0 vs San Francisco0–6 vs Árabe Unido
Biggest win (Clausura)0-4 vs Pachuca4-1 vs Estudiantes,
3-0 vs Monterrey		0-4 vs Pachuca
Biggest lose (Apertura)2–0 & 0-2 vs UNAM0–2 vs UNAM2–0 vs UNAM
Biggest lose (CONCACAF)1-3 vs Real Salt Lake- - - - -1-3 vs Real Salt Lake
Biggest lose (Clausura)3-0 vs Atlante,
3-0 vs Santos,
3-0 vs Morelia		2-3 vs Morelia3-0 vs Atlante,
3-0 vs Santos,
3-0 vs Morelia
Goals scored955639
Goals conceded552034
Goal difference+40+36+4
Average GF per game1.832.151.5
Average GA per game1.060.771.31
Most Game Started48 Emanuel Villa
Most appearances49Christian Giménez & Emanuel Villa
Top scorer23 Emanuel Villa
Points98/156 (62.82%)62/78 (79.49%)36/78 (46.15%)
Winning rate29/52 (55.77%)19/26 (73.08%)10/26 (38.46%)

Last updated: 16 May 2011
Source: Competitive matches

Goalscorers
Main article: 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League § Top goalscorers

[2]

Position Nation Name Apertura 2010
Champions League
Clausura 2011
Total
1 Emmanuel Villa
5
8
10
23
2 Christian Giménez
9
4
8
21
3 Javier Orozco
6
11
17
4 Horacio Cervantes
4
1
5
César Villaluz
2
2
6 Maximiliano Biancucchi
1
3
"N/C"
4
7 Alejandro Vela
3
3
Adrián Cortés
1
2
9 Alejandro Castro
1
1
 2
Isaac Romo
"N/C"
2
Hugo Droguett
Own goal
2
13 Gienir García
1
1
Javier Aquino
1
Gonzalo Pineda
1
Julio César Domínguez
Marcelo Palau
"N/C"
Waldo Ponce
TOTAL
35
31
29
95

Goal minutes

Updated to games played on 13 May 2011.

1'–15' 16'–30' 31'–HT 46'–60' 61'–75' 76'–FT Extra time "Total"
14 13 19 13 16 15 5 95

Results

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
19 13 3 3 35 16  +19 42 8 0 1 18 5  +13 5 3 2 17 11  +6

Last updated: 20 November.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWWLWWWWWLWDWDWWDWWL
Position22532211111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 20 November. Source: Competitive Matches[3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

CONCACAF Champions League
Main article: 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
12 7 2 3 31 15  +16 23 4 2 0 16 5  +11 3 0 3 15 10  +5

Last updated: 12 April.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round
Round123456789101112
GroundAHAHAHHAHAAH
ResultWWLWWDWLWWLD
Position411212
Updated to match(es) played on 12 April. Source: CONCACAF Champions League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
21 9 6 6 29 24  +5 33 7 3 1 22 10  +12 2 3 5 7 14  −7

Last updated: 16 May.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultWLDWWLWDDWWLLWLDDWDWL
Position28753534543465555
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

IFFHS Ranking

Cruz Azul position on the Club World Ranking during the 2010-11 season, according to IFFHS.[4]

Month Position Points
July 52 141.5
August 36 171.5
September 46 166.5
October 43 169.5
November 49 160.5
December 55 156
January 53 159
February 45 168
March 53 157.5
April 67 144
May 64 151.5
June 66 151.5

Last updated: 20 July 2011.
Source: IFFHS

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Cruz Azul stats". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  3. "League Table". Medio Tiempo. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  4. IFFHS Archived 2007-07-22 at WebCite
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