2022–23_Cruz_Azul_season

2022–23 Cruz Azul season

2022–23 Cruz Azul season

Cruz Azul 2022–23 football season

The 2022–23 Cruz Azul season is the 63rd season in the football club's history and the 59th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. Cruz Azul will compete in Liga MX.

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Season overview

May

On 19 May, Cruz Azul announced the dismissal of Juan Reynoso as the first team coach, ending his spell at the club after 16 months.[1]

On 31 May, Cruz Azul announced the appointment of Diego Aguirre as the new first team head coach until 2023.[2]

August

On 5 August, Cruz Azul announced the signing of Ramiro Funes Mori from Al-Nassr.[3]

On 7 August, Rafael Baca's contract was automatically renewed until the end of 2023 after reaching an undisclosed percentage of minutes played.[4]

February

On 4 February, Carlos Vargas made his debut with Cruz Azul and suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his right knee in the 14th minute of play.[5]

Cruz Azul began the Clausura tournament with a five-game winless streak and four consecutive losses. On 13 February, Cruz Azul announced the dismissal of Raúl Gutiérrez.[6] The under-20 head coach Joaquín Moreno took over training as interim head coach on 14 February with under-18 head coach Joel Huiqui as his assistant.[7][8] Cruz Azul won their first game of the tournament in week 7, at Puebla, with a score of 3–1.

On 22 February, Cruz Azul announced the hiring of Ricardo Ferretti who signed a contract contingent on his results.[9] Former Cruz Azul managers Guillermo Vázquez and Joaquín Moreno would join Ferretti's coaching staff as assistant coaches.

March

On 2 March, Carlos Rodríguez and Uriel Antuna were called up to the Mexico national football team for their CONCACAF Nations League group stage matches.

On 3 March, Ignacio Rivero played his 100th match with Cruz Azul.[10] The result was a 3–1 loss to Mazatlán, cutting Cruz Azul's three game win streak short and giving Mazatlán their first win of the season.

First-team coaching staff

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Players

Squad information

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Transfers

Transfers in

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Transfers out

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Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Matches

12 June 2022 Friendly Venados Mexico 2–1 Mexico Cruz Azul Mérida
Report Stadium: Carlos Iturralde
18 June 2022 Friendly Cruz Azul Mexico 1–1 Mexico Atlante Xochimilco
Report Stadium: La Noria
26 June 2022 Supercopa de la Liga MX Atlas Mexico 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Mexico Cruz Azul Carson
18:00 UTC−7
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 22,136
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
Penalties
23 November 2022 Friendly Cancún Mexico 0–2 Mexico Cruz Azul Cancún
20:00 UTC−5 Report
Stadium: Andrés Quintana Roo
25 November 2022 Friendly Inter Playa del Carmen Mexico 0–4 Mexico Cruz Azul Cancún
10:00 UTC−5 Report
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
27 January 2023 Friendly Cruz Azul Mexico 2–2 Mexico Atlante Xochimilco
Morales Angulo Stadium: La Noria
8 February 2023 Friendly Cruz Azul Mexico 3–3 United States Atlanta United Mexico City
10:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: Azteca
  1. Match played at hotel grounds behind closed doors.[31]

Copa SKY

Main article: 2022 Copa por México

The second edition of the Copa por México will be held with ten Liga MX teams and will serve as a pre-season for the Clausura 2022 tournament.[32]

Group stage
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Source: [citation needed]
12 December 2022 1 Necaxa Mexico 0–0 Mexico Cruz Azul Toluca
19:00 CDT Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
16 December 2022 2 Pumas UNAM Mexico 1–2 Mexico Cruz Azul Ciudad Universitaria
19:00 CDT Del Prete 10'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
22 December 2022 3 Toluca Mexico 1–1 Mexico Cruz Azul Toluca
19:00 CDT Gamboa 90+1' Gutiérrez 48' Stadium: Nemesio Díez
27 December 2022 4 América Mexico 2–1 Mexico Cruz Azul Toluca
19:00 CDT
Reyes 57' Stadium: Nemesio Díez
30 December 2022 Final Guadalajara Mexico 0–2 Mexico Cruz Azul Zapopan
20:00 CDT
Stadium: Estadio Akron
Referee: Óscar Macías Romo

Competitions

Overview

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Last updated: 6 May 2023
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Liga MX

Torneo Apertura

Main article: 2022–23 Liga MX season § Torneo Apertura
League table

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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
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Last updated: 15 October 2022.
Source: Soccerway

Results round by round
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Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 2022. Source: Mediotiempo.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; QF = Quarter-finals; RE = Reclassification
Matches
2 July 2022 1 Tigres UANL 2–3 Cruz Azul San Nicolás de los Garza
19:05 CDT
Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Universitario
Attendance: 41,273
Referee: Óscar Mejía García
9 July 2022 2 Cruz Azul 1–2 Pachuca Mexico City
21:05 CDT
Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 17,148
Referee: Víctor Cáceres Hernández
16 July 2022 3 Atlas 3–2 Cruz Azul Guadalajara
17:00 CDT
Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Jalisco
Attendance: 13,185
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo
23 July 2022 4 Cruz Azul 2–2 Puebla Mexico City
19:05 CDT
Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 14,799
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
26 July 2022 5 Atlético San Luis 0–0 Cruz Azul San Luis Potosí
21:05 CDT
Referee Report
Stadium: Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 17,628
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
30 July 2022 6 Cruz Azul 1–0 Necaxa Mexico City
17:00 CDT
Referee Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 14,556
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda
6 August 2022 7 Santos Laguna 4–0 Cruz Azul Torreón
21:05 CDT
Referee Report Stadium: Corona
Attendance: 15,350
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo
14 August 2022 8 Cruz Azul 2–3 Toluca Mexico City
17:00 CDT
Referee Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 21,945
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez
17 August 2022 9 Cruz Azul 1–2 Tijuana Mexico City
21:05 CDT
Referee Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 12,492
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
20 August 2022 10 América 7–0 Cruz Azul Mexico City
21:05 CDT
Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 45,693
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
27 August 2022 11 Cruz Azul 2–1 Querétaro Mexico City
17:00 CDT
Referee Report
Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 11,545
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón
2 September 2022 12 Juárez 2–2 Cruz Azul Ciudad Juárez
19:05 MDT
20:05 CDT
Referee Report
Stadium: Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 13,602
Referee: Brian Omar Gonzalez
6 September 2022 13 Monterrey 3–2 Cruz Azul Guadalupe
21:05 CDT
Referee Report
Stadium: BBVA
Attendance: 28,371
Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia
11 September 2022 14 Cruz Azul 2–0 Mazatlán Mexico City
16:00 CDT
Referee Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 11,543
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
15 September 2022 16[a] Cruz Azul 2–1 León Mexico City
19:00 CDT
Referee Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 10,255
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz
18 September 2022 15 Pumas UNAM 1–2 Cruz Azul Ciudad Universitaria
17:00 CDT
Referee Report
Stadium: Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 13,463
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
1 October 2022 17 Cruz Azul 2–1 Guadalajara Mexico City
21:05 CDT
Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 35,378
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
  1. ^
    Rescheduled match.
Reclassification
8 October 2022 Reclassification Cruz Azul 1–0 León Mexico City
21:15 CDT
Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 22,291
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
Quarter-finals
12 October 2022 First leg Cruz Azul 0–0 Monterrey Mexico City
21:06 CDT Report
Referee Report		 Meza Yellow card 85' Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 24,571
Referee: Víctor Cáceres Hernández
15 October 2022 Second leg Monterrey 3–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Cruz Azul Guadalupe
18:06 CDT
Report
Referee Report		 Lira Yellow card 84' Stadium: BBVA
Attendance: 39,578
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González

Torneo Clausura

Main article: 2022–23 Liga MX season § Torneo Clausura
League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
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 last place team in the coefficient table could not qualify for the final phase; the 13th place team qualified in their stead.
Results summary
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Last updated: 6 May 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Results round by round
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Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2023. Source: Mediotiempo.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; RE = Reclassification
Notes:
1 Matchday 7 was originally scheduled on 15 February and rescheduled due to fixture congestion.[33]

2 Matchday 4 was rescheduled to a date when attendance was permitted following the one-year ban on the Estadio Corregidora.[34]

  • *: One match pending.
  • †: Two matches pending.
Matches
8 January 2023 1 Tijuana 1–1 Cruz Azul Tijuana
19:10 PST
21:10 CST
Report
Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Caliente
Attendance: 27,333
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón
14 January 2023 2 Cruz Azul 2–3 Monterrey Mexico City
17:00 CST
Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 16,873
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
21 January 2023 3 Necaxa 1–0 Cruz Azul Aguascalientes
21:18 CST
Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Victoria
Attendance: 18,114
Referee: Jorge Abraham Camacho
4 February 2023 5 Cruz Azul 0–1 Tigres UANL Mexico City
19:05 CST Lira Yellow card 45+3' Referee Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 20,164
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
12 February 2023 6 Toluca 3–1 Cruz Azul Toluca
12:00 CST
Referee Report
Stadium: Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 27,273
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz
17 February 2023 8 Puebla 1–3 Cruz Azul Puebla
21:05 CST
Report
Referee Report
Stadium: Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 21,927
Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto
22 February 2023 7[lower-alpha 1] Cruz Azul 1–0 Atlas Mexico City
20:05 CST
Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 39,254
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
25 February 2023 9 Cruz Azul 1–0 Juárez Mexico City
17:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 25,497
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo
3 March 2023 10 Mazatlán 3–1 Cruz Azul Mazatlán
18:05 MST
19:05 CST
Report
Stadium: Mazatlán
Attendance: 12,041
Referee: Jesús Rafael López
11 March 2023 11 Cruz Azul 1–0 Pumas UNAM Mexico City
19:05 CST
Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 23,499
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón
18 March 2023 12 Cruz Azul 1–0 Atlético San Luis Mexico City
17:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 20,941
Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios
29 March 2023 4[lower-alpha 1] Querétaro 2–2 Cruz Azul Querétaro
21:05 CST
Report
Stadium: Corregidora
Attendance: 21,518
Referee: Óscar Mejía García
1 April 2023 13 Pachuca 0–2 Cruz Azul Pachuca
17:00 CST Report
Stadium: Hidalgo
Attendance: 18,024
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
8 April 2023 14 León 0–0 Cruz Azul León
19:05 CST
Report Guerrero Yellow card 12' Stadium: León
Attendance: 24,711
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
15 April 2023 15 Cruz Azul 1–3 América Mexico City
21:10 CST
Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 66,634
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
22 April 2023 16 Guadalajara 2–1 Cruz Azul Zapopan
19:05 CST
Report
Stadium: Akron
Attendance: 33,456
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
29 April 2023 17 Cruz Azul 3–2 Santos Laguna Mexico City
21:05 CST
Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 21,298
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
Reclassification
6 May 2023 Reclassification Cruz Azul 0–1 Atlas Mexico City
17:00 CST
Report
Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 49,826
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
  1. Rescheduled match.

Squad statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

As of matches played 18 March 2023
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  1. Player is registered with the under-20 team.

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

As of matches played 28 April 2023
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Sources: Soccerway, Liga MX

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play.

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Disciplinary record

As of 18 March 2023
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Source: [citation needed]
Ordered by Red card, Second yellow card and Yellow card
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

  1. Red card was appealed and suspension was rescinded.

Notes

    References

    1. [1]
      "Cruz Azul anuncia la destitución de Juan Reynoso". marca.com (in Spanish). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
    2. [2]
      "Cruz Azul presenta a Diego Aguirre como su nuevo entrenador para el Apertura 2022". marca.com (in Spanish). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
    3. [3]
      "Al Nassr anunció venta de Ramiro Funes Mori a Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). ESPN. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
    4. [4]
      "Cruz Azul renueva a Rafael Baca de forma automática por un año más" (in Spanish). ESPN. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
    5. [5]
      "La lesión que le arruinó a Carlos Vargas el Clausura 2023" [The injury that ruined Carlos Vargas' Clausura 2023 season]. mexico.as.com (in Spanish). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
    6. [6]
      "'Potro' Gutiérrez deja de ser entrenador de Cruz Azul" [‘Potro’ Gutiérrez is no longer the coach of Cruz Azul]. mexico.as.com (in Spanish). 13 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
    7. [7]
      "Joaquín Moreno dirigirá su primer entrenamiento al frente de Cruz Azul" [Joaquín Moreno will hold his first training session at the helm of Cruz Azul]. vamoscruzazul.bolavip.com (in Spanish). 14 February 2023.
    8. [8]
      "Joaquín Moreno, nombrado técnico interino del Cruz Azul" [Joaquín Moreno, named interim coach of Cruz Azul]. espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 14 February 2023.
    9. [9]
      "Tuca Ferretti firma como técnico de Cruz Azul por tiempo indefinido" [Tuca Ferretti signs as Cruz Azul's coach for an indefinite period]. marca.com (in Spanish). 22 February 2023.
    10. [10]
      "Ignacio Rivero alcanzó centenaria marca con Cruz Azul en la Liga MX". vamoscruzazul.com. 2 March 2023.
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      "Andrés Gudiño regresa para el Apertura 2022". soyfutbol.com (in Spanish). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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      "Oficial: Carlos Rotondi es el primer refuerzo de Cruz Azul para el Apertura 2022" (in Spanish). ESPN. 4 July 2022.
    13. [13]
      "Gonzalo Carneiro, oficialmente nuevo jugador de La Máquina". record.com.mx. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
    14. [14]
      "Pablo Cepellini no seguirá en Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). ESPN. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
    15. [15]
      "Cruz Azul hace oficial la contratación de Ramiro Funes Mori". marca.com (in Spanish). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
    16. [16]
      "Cruz Azul hizo oficial fichaje de Alonso Escoboza" (in Spanish). ESPN. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
    17. [17]
      "Michael Estrada ya se sumó como refuerzo del Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). ESPN. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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      "Alexis Gutiérrez regresó a Cruz Azul tras dejar filial de Chivas". soyfutbol.com (in Spanish). 9 November 2022.
    19. [19]
      "Oficial: Ramiro Carrera es nuevo jugador de Cruz Azul". espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 9 November 2022.
    20. [20]
      "Cruz Azul presenta a Ramiro Carrera y Augusto Lotti". espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 9 November 2022.
    21. [21]
      "Cruz Azul presenta a Carrera y Lotti como sus primeros refuerzos". mexico.as.com (in Spanish). 9 November 2022.
    22. [22]
      "Cruz Azul presenta de manera oficial a Carlos Vargas". espn.com.mx. 18 January 2023.
    23. [23]
      "Adrián Aldrete es nuevo refuerzo de Pumas". as.com (in Spanish). 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
    24. [24]
      "Cruz Azul rescinde el contrato del Quick Mendoza". marca.com (in Spanish). 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
    25. [25]
      "Rómulo Otero, tercera baja oficial de La Máquina". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 7 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
    26. [26]
      "Pablo Aguilar, baja oficial de La Máquina para el AP22". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 8 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
    27. [27]
      "Feyenoord contracteert centrumspits Santiago Gimenez". feyenoord (in Dutch). 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
    28. [28]
      "Tras finalizar el préstamo con Peñarol, Pablo Ceppelini rescindió contrato y se despidió del Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). 8 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
    29. [29]
      "Este jugador está de regreso en Chivas" (in Spanish). 14 November 2022.
    30. [30]
      "Cruz Azul: Ángel Romero no seguirá con La Máquina" (in Spanish). 28 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
    31. [31]
      "A puerta cerrada, segundo partido de pretemporada de Cruz Azul contra el Inter Playa". noticaribe.com.mx (in Spanish). 24 November 2022.
    32. [32]
      "Copa GNP 2022: Calendario completo, jornadas y resultados". goal.com (in Spanish). 23 May 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
    33. [33]
      "Cruz Azul vs Atlas de la jornada 7, por qué se pospuso y cuándo se juega". mexico.as.com (in Spanish). 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
    34. [34]
      "Cruz Azul: Anuncia fecha del partido reprogramado contra Querétaro". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 28 January 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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