2022–23 Cruz Azul season

Cruz Azul
2022–23 season
Sporting director	Jaime Ordiales; (until 16 August); Carlos López de Silanes; (interim, from 16 August, until 17 February); Óscar Pérez; (from 23 February)
Manager	Diego Aguirre; (until 21 August); Raúl Gutiérrez; (interim, from 22 August, ratified on 6 December, until 13 February); Joaquín Moreno; (interim, from 14 February, until 22 February); Ricardo Ferretti; (from 23 February)
Stadium	Azteca
Liga MX	Apertura:7th (quarter-finals); Clausura: 8th (RE)
Supercopa de la Liga MX	Winner
Top goalscorer	League: Uriel Antuna (8); All: Uriel Antuna (8)
Highest home attendance	66,634 vs América; (15 April 2023)
Lowest home attendance	10,255 vs León; (15 September 2022)
Average home league attendance	20,229
Biggest win	Cruz Azul 2–0 Mazatlán; Puebla 1–3 Cruz Azul; Pachuca 0–2 Cruz Azul
Biggest defeat	América 7–0 Cruz Azul
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

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.Cruz Azul also works as Part Time at McDonald’s

Season overview[edit]

May[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Position	Name	Nationality	Year appointed	Last club/team
Manager	Ricardo Ferretti	Brazil	2023	FC Juárez (as manager)
Assistant Coaches	Guillermo Vázquez	Mexico	2023	Necaxa (as manager)
Assistant Coaches	Joaquín Moreno	Mexico	2023	Cruz Azul (as interim manager)
Medic	Juan José Pérez	Mexico	2021	Veracruz
Medic	Ernesto Prado	Mexico	2015	Cruz Azul Hidalgo
Fitness trainer	Guillermo Orta	Mexico	2023	FC Juárez
Kinesiologist	Juan Rubio	Mexico	2009

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Signed in	Previous club
1	GK	José de Jesús Corona (captain)	42	2009	Tecos UAG
3	DF	Jaiber Jiménez	28	2019	Youth system
4	DF	Julio César Domínguez (vice-captain)	35	2006	Youth system
6	MF	Erik Lira	27	2022 (Winter)	Pumas UNAM
7	MF	Uriel Antuna	25	2022 (Winter)	Guadalajara
8	FW	Gonzalo Carneiro	27	2022	Liverpool Montevideo
11	FW	Christian Tabó	29	2018	Puebla
12	DF	José Joaquín Martínez	36	2020	Monarcas Morelia
13	FW	Michael Estrada	27	2022	D.C. United
14	MF	Alexis Gutiérrez	23	2023 (Winter)	Tapatío
15	MF	Ignacio Rivero (3rd captain)	31	2020	Tijuana
17	MF	Alonso Escoboza	30	2022	Necaxa
18	MF	Rodrigo Huescas	19	2021	Youth system
19	MF	Carlos Rodríguez	26	2022 (Winter)	Monterrey
20	FW	Iván Morales	23	2022 (Winter)	Colo-Colo
21	FW	Augusto Lotti	26	2023 (Winter)	Atlético Tucumán
22	MF	Rafael Baca	33	2014 (Winter)	San Jose Earthquakes
23	MF	Ramiro Carrera	29	2023 (Winter)	Atlético Tucumán
24	DF	Juan Escobar	27	2019	Cerro Porteño
25	DF	Ramiro Funes Mori	32	2022	Al-Nassr
26	DF	Carlos Vargas	22	2023 (Winter)	Mazatlán
28	DF	Jordan Silva	22	2023 (Winter)	Querétaro
29	FW	Carlos Rotondi	26	2022	Defensa y Justicia
30	GK	Andrés Gudiño	26	2019	Tepatitlán
33	GK	Sebastián Jurado	25	2020 (Winter)	Veracruz

Last updated: 8 January 2023
Source: ligamx.net and cfcruzazul.com

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Summer

Date	Position	No.	Player	From	Type	Ref.
2 June 2022	GK	30	Andrés Gudiño	Tepatitlán	Loan return	^[11]
4 July 2022	FW	29	Carlos Rotondi	Defensa y Justicia	Transfer	^[12]
19 July 2022	FW	8	Gonzalo Carneiro	Liverpool Montevideo	Loan	^[13]
31 July 2022	MF	–	Pablo Ceppelini	Peñarol	Loan return	^[14]
5 August 2022	DF	25	Ramiro Funes Mori	Al–Nassr	Transfer	^[15]
13 August 2022	MF	17	Alonso Escoboza	Necaxa	Transfer	^[16]
16 August 2022	FW	13	Michael Estrada	Toluca	Loan	^[17]

Winter

Date	Position	No.	Player	From	Type	Ref.
9 November 2022	MF	14	Alexis Gutiérrez	Tapatío	Loan return	^[18]
9 November 2022	DF	–	Eduardo Pastrana	Tepatitlán	Loan return	^[18]
9 November 2022	MF	23	Ramiro Carrera	Atlético Tucumán	Transfer^[a]	^[19]^[20]^[21]
9 November 2022	FW	21	Augusto Lotti	Atlético Tucumán	Transfer^[b]	^[20]^[21]
11 December 2022	DF	28	Jordan Silva	Querétaro	Transfer
18 January 2023	DF	26	Carlos Vargas	Mazatlán	Transfer	^[22]

^ Reportedly US$ 1.3 million for 50% of the player rights.
^ Reportedly US$ 1.6 million.

Transfers out[edit]

Date	Position	No.	Player	To	Type	Ref.
6 June 2022	DF	16	Adrián Aldrete	Pumas UNAM	Transfer	^[23]
6 June 2022	MF	8	Luis Ángel Mendoza	Free agent	Released	^[24]
7 June 2022	MF	10	Rómulo Otero	Fortaleza	Released	^[25]
8 June 2022	DF	23	Pablo Aguilar	Libertad	Released	^[26]
29 July 2022	FW	9	Santiago Giménez	Feyenoord	Transfer	^[27]
8 August 2022	MF	–	Pablo Ceppelini	Free agent	Released	^[14]^[28]

Date	Position	No.	Player	To	Type	Ref.
20 November 2022	DF	2	Alejandro Mayorga	Guadalajara	Loan return	^[29]
28 November 2022	FW	10	Ángel Romero	Corinthians	Released	^[30]
23 December 2022	DF	5	Luis Abram	Granada	Loan return

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Matches[edit]

12 June 2022 Friendly	Venados	2–1	Cruz Azul	Mérida
		Report		Stadium: Carlos Iturralde

18 June 2022 Friendly	Cruz Azul	1–1	Atlante	Xochimilco
		Report		Stadium: La Noria

26 June 2022 Supercopa de la Liga MX	Atlas	2–2 (3–4 p)	Cruz Azul	Carson
18:00 UTC−7	Nervo 23' Santamaría 28' Aguilera 41' Quiñones 90+1', 90+3' Flores 90+5'	Report	Giménez 44', 45+3' Abram 55' Romero 63' Escobar 79'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 22,136 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
	Penalties
	Reyes Flores Rocha Trejo Quiñones		Romero Escobar Tabó Rodríguez Giménez

23 November 2022 Friendly	Cancún	0–2	Cruz Azul	Cancún
20:00 UTC−5		Report	Escoboza 5' Tabó 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Andrés Quintana Roo

25 November 2022 Friendly	Inter Playa del Carmen	0–4	Cruz Azul	Cancún
10:00 UTC−5		Report	Gutiérrez Tabó Carrera Lotti	Attendance: 0^[a]

27 January 2023 Friendly	Cruz Azul	2–2	Atlante	Xochimilco
	Morales		Angulo	Stadium: La Noria

8 February 2023 Friendly	Cruz Azul	3–3	Atlanta United	Mexico City
10:00 CDT	Rivero 44' Cobb 49' (o.g.) Silva 78'	Report	Almada 20' Araújo 51', 56'	Stadium: Azteca

^ Match played at hotel grounds behind closed doors.^[31]

Copa SKY[edit]

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[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cruz Azul	4	2	2	0	5	3	+2	8	Advance to Final
2	Pumas UNAM	4	1	2	1	4	3	+1	5
3	Toluca	4	1	2	1	3	4	−1	5
4	América	4	1	1	2	6	7	−1	4
5	Necaxa	4	0	3	1	3	4	−1	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

12 December 2022 1	Necaxa	0–0	Cruz Azul	Toluca
19:00 CDT				Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez

16 December 2022 2	Pumas UNAM	1–2	Cruz Azul	Ciudad Universitaria
19:00 CDT	Del Prete 10'		Rotondi 58' Cruz 68'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario

22 December 2022 3	Toluca	1–1	Cruz Azul	Toluca
19:00 CDT	Gamboa 90+1'		Gutiérrez 48'	Stadium: Nemesio Díez

27 December 2022 4	América	2–1	Cruz Azul	Toluca
19:00 CDT	Rotondi 7' Estrada 45+4' (pen.)		Reyes 57'	Stadium: Nemesio Díez

30 December 2022 Final	Guadalajara	0–2	Cruz Azul	Zapopan
20:00 CDT			Gutiérrez 66' Carneiro 86'	Stadium: Estadio Akron Referee: Óscar Macías Romo

Competitions[edit]

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 2022	2 July 2022	15 October 2022	Matchday 1	7th (quarter-finals)	20	8	4	8	27	37	−10	040.00
Clausura 2023	8 January 2023	6 May 2023	Matchday 1	8th (Reclassification)	18	7	3	8	21	23	−2	038.89
Supercopa de la Liga MX	26 June 2022		Final	Winners	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Total					39	15	8	16	50	62	−12	038.46

Last updated: 6 May 2023
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Liga MX[edit]

Torneo Apertura[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
5	UANL	17	9	3	5	24	14	+10	30	Qualification for the reclassification
6	Toluca	17	7	6	4	27	23	+4	27
7	Cruz Azul	17	7	3	7	26	34	−8	24
8	Puebla	17	4	10	3	24	22	+2	22
9	Guadalajara	17	5	7	5	19	17	+2	22

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[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	8	4	8	27	37	−10	28	6	2	3	16	12	+4	2	2	5	11	25	−14

Last updated: 15 October 2022.
Source: Soccerway

Results round by round[edit]

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

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[edit]

2 July 2022 1	Tigres UANL	2–3	Cruz Azul	San Nicolás de los Garza
19:05 CDT	Thauvin 46' Córdova 74' Quiñones 90+1'	Report Referee Report	Baca 15' Romero 62' Giménez 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Universitario Attendance: 41,273 Referee: Óscar Mejía García

9 July 2022 2	Cruz Azul	1–2	Pachuca	Mexico City
21:05 CDT	Abram 49' Mayorga 80' Giménez 90+7' (pen.)	Report Referee Report	Cabral 35' Chávez 45' Moreno 68'	Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 17,148 Referee: Víctor Cáceres Hernández

16 July 2022 3	Atlas	3–2	Cruz Azul	Guadalajara
17:00 CDT	Herrera 9' Santamaría 27' Márquez 69' Quiñones 81'	Report Referee Report	Giménez 20' Rodríguez 45' Rotondi 45+4' Lira 45+6' Escobar 66' Tabó 75' 85'	Stadium: Jalisco Attendance: 13,185 Referee: Oscar Macías Romo

23 July 2022 4	Cruz Azul	2–2	Puebla	Mexico City
19:05 CDT	Giménez 22' (pen.), 25' Rodríguez 30' Escobar 38'	Report Referee Report	Cortizo 2' 60' Barragán 28' Vázquez 46'	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	Güémez 31' Cruz 31' Castro 90+4'	Referee Report	Baca 35' Rivero 45' Antuna 72' Martínez 82' Tabó 90+4'	Stadium: Alfonso Lastras Attendance: 17,628 Referee: Adonai Escobedo González

30 July 2022 6	Cruz Azul	1–0	Necaxa	Mexico City
17:00 CDT	Morales 37' Martínez 55' Romero 83' Jurado 90+6'	Referee Report	Garnica 38' Oliveros 42' Araos 53' Peña 66'	Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 14,556 Referee: Erick Yair Miranda

6 August 2022 7	Santos Laguna	4–0	Cruz Azul	Torreón
21:05 CDT	Correa 17' Rodríguez 47' Aguirre 51' Orrantia 56'	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	Funes Mori 18' Carneiro 68' Huescas 80' Aguirre 89' Baca 90' Rivero 90' Jurado 90+1' Antuna 90+1'	Referee Report	Meneses 29' Ruiz 42' Huerta 43' Volpi 61' Sanvezzo 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 21,945 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez

17 August 2022 9	Cruz Azul	1–2	Tijuana	Mexico City
21:05 CDT	Rivero 20'	Referee Report	López 18' Funes Mori 24' (o.g.) Montecinos 38' Di Santo 65'	Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 12,492 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

20 August 2022 10	América	7–0	Cruz Azul	Mexico City
21:05 CDT	Sánchez 14' Rodríguez 22' Valdés 45+8' Martín 52' Fidalgo 72' dos Santos 79' Viñas 84' Reyes 89'	Report Referee Report	Rotondi 45+5' Baca 45+7'	Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 45,693 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander

27 August 2022 11	Cruz Azul	2–1	Querétaro	Mexico City
17:00 CDT	Estrada 25' Rotondi 32' 59' Carneiro 53' Morales 55' Rodríguez 80' Tabó 82' Corona 89'	Referee Report Report	Sequeira 30' Aboagye 77' Aguerre 90+2'	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	Salas 4' Lainez 50' Salcedo 53' Lezcano 85' Machís 90+8' (pen.)	Referee Report	Carneiro 9' 45+2' Rivero 22' Estrada 42' (pen.) Martínez 50' Romero 58' García 73' Domínguez 84' Jiménez 90+5'	Stadium: Olímpico Benito Juárez Attendance: 13,602 Referee: Brian Omar Gonzalez

6 September 2022 13	Monterrey	3–2	Cruz Azul	Guadalupe
21:05 CDT	Gallardo 16' Romo 28' 55' Berterame 65' Vegas 68' Meza 89' Medina 90+2' Pizarro 90+4'	Referee Report	Rotondi 29' Antuna 48' Tabó 89'	Stadium: BBVA Attendance: 28,371 Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia

11 September 2022 14	Cruz Azul	2–0	Mazatlán	Mexico City
16:00 CDT	Carneiro 20' Romero 45+6' (pen.)	Referee Report	Sandoval 35' Colula 42'	Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 11,543 Referee: César Arturo Ramos

15 September 2022 16^[a]	Cruz Azul	2–1	León	Mexico City
19:00 CDT	Domínguez 78' Estrada 81' Huescas 85' Escoboza 90+2'	Referee Report	O. Rodríguez 35' Alvarado 37' Huescas 56' (o.g.)	Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 10,255 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz

18 September 2022 15	Pumas UNAM	1–2	Cruz Azul	Ciudad Universitaria
17:00 CDT	Diogo 64' Ruvalcaba 90'	Referee Report	Huescas 36' Carneiro 44' Baca 84' Tabó 90+1'	Stadium: Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 13,463 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

1 October 2022 17	Cruz Azul	2–1	Guadalajara	Mexico City
21:05 CDT	Antuna 45+1' 45+2' Rodríguez 45+3' Estrada 90+2'	Report Referee Report	Flores 67' Sánchez 78'	Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 35,378 Referee: César Arturo Ramos

^
Rescheduled match.

Reclassification[edit]

8 October 2022 Reclassification	Cruz Azul	1–0	León	Mexico City
21:15 CDT	Rivero 70' Rodríguez 81' Antuna 83' Domínguez 88'	Report Referee Report	Moreno 83'	Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 22,291 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

Quarter-finals[edit]

12 October 2022 First leg	Cruz Azul	0–0	Monterrey	Mexico City
21:06 CDT		Report Referee Report	Meza 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	Luis Romo 2' Berterame 19' González 55' Andrada 73' É. Aguirre 77' Funes Mori 85' Gallardo 90+4' 90+4'	Report Referee Report	Lira 84'	Stadium: BBVA Attendance: 39,578 Referee: Adonai Escobedo González

Torneo Clausura[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
6	León	17	8	6	3	23	13	+10	30	Qualification for the reclassification
7	UANL (C)	17	7	4	6	20	17	+3	25
8	Cruz Azul	17	7	3	7	21	22	−1	24
9	Atlas	17	4	9	4	27	22	+5	21
10	Querétaro	17	4	8	5	16	21	−5	20	Team ended last place in the coefficient table^[a]

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 last place team in the coefficient table could not qualify for the final phase; the 13th place team qualified in their stead.

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
18	7	3	8	21	23	−2	24	5	0	4	10	10	0	2	3	4	11	13	−2

Last updated: 6 May 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Results round by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	5	6	8	7¹	9	10	11	12	4²	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H
Result	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	L
Position	6	14	17	17^*	17^*	17^*	17^†	16^†	11^*	12^*	9^*	8^*	8	8	8	8	8	RE

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[edit]

8 January 2023 1	Tijuana	1–1	Cruz Azul	Tijuana
19:10 PST 21:10 CST	Li. Lopez 45' (pen.) Lértora 57' Romero 67' Canelo 75'	Report Report Referee Report	Rotondi 45' Corona 45' Rodríguez 83'	Stadium: Caliente Attendance: 27,333 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón

14 January 2023 2	Cruz Azul	2–3	Monterrey	Mexico City
17:00 CST	Escobar 24' Antuna 27' Estrada 49' 52' Corona 61' Berterame 80' (o.g.)	Report Referee Report	Funes Mori 50' Berterame 42', 75' Govea 67' Andrada 90'	Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 16,873 Referee: César Arturo Ramos

21 January 2023 3	Necaxa	1–0	Cruz Azul	Aguascalientes
21:18 CST	Méndez 13' 50' Batista 19' Segovia 22' Oliveros 34' Poggi 48' González 90+6'	Report Referee Report	Antuna 24' Corona 53' Morales 90+8'	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 45+3'	Referee Report	Pizarro 40' Garza 71'	Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 20,164 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander

12 February 2023 6	Toluca	3–1	Cruz Azul	Toluca
12:00 CST	Fernández 23' Araújo 31', 53' Mosquera 55' Saucedo 86'	Referee Report	Domínguez 14' Rotondi 28' Carneiro 40' Corona 50' 90+6' Escobar 88'	Stadium: Nemesio Díez Attendance: 27,273 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz

17 February 2023 8	Puebla	1–3	Cruz Azul	Puebla
21:05 CST	Aguilar 32' Maia 76' Mancuello 90+3' Baltazar 90+4'	Report Referee Report	Rodríguez 45+1' Domínguez 58' 90+3' Carneiro 62' (pen.) Rivero 78'	Stadium: Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 21,927 Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto

22 February 2023 7^[a]	Cruz Azul	1–0	Atlas	Mexico City
20:05 CST	Lotti 76' Escobar 90+4' Funes Mori 90+4' Rubio (AC) 90+5'	Report	Reyes 1' Santamaría 57' Aguirre 66'	Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 39,254 Referee: César Arturo Ramos

25 February 2023 9	Cruz Azul	1–0	Juárez	Mexico City
17:00 CST	Antuna 14' Rivero 80' Escobar 90+4'	Report	Alvarado 23' L. Rodríguez 87'	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	Intriago 44' Alanís 45+3' Meraz 51' Almada 56' 89' Orona 80'	Report	Antuna 16' Rodríguez 32' Lira 54'	Stadium: Mazatlán Attendance: 12,041 Referee: Jesús Rafael López

11 March 2023 11	Cruz Azul	1–0	Pumas UNAM	Mexico City
19:05 CST	Lira 13' Rivero 26' Escoboza 84'	Report	Freire 42' Dinenno 45' Sosa 82' Sánchez 89'	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	Lotti 22' Escoboza 68' Morales 81' (pen.)	Report	García 49' Jardine 54' Villalpando 57' Barovero 80' Merino 90+1' Bilbao 90+6'	Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 20,941 Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios

29 March 2023 4^[a]	Querétaro	2–2	Cruz Azul	Querétaro
21:05 CST	Fernández 56' Barbieri 84'	Report	Escoboza 41' Lotti 88'	Stadium: Corregidora Attendance: 21,518 Referee: Óscar Mejía García

1 April 2023 13	Pachuca	0–2	Cruz Azul	Pachuca
17:00 CST		Report	Rotondi 8' Huescas 66'	Stadium: Hidalgo Attendance: 18,024 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander

8 April 2023 14	León	0–0	Cruz Azul	León
19:05 CST	Stiven Barreiro 20' Paul Bellón 86'	Report	Guerrero 12'	Stadium: León Attendance: 24,711 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

15 April 2023 15	Cruz Azul	1–3	América	Mexico City
21:10 CST	Antuna 11' 55' Estrada 45+2' Erik Lira 47' Rodríguez 64'	Report	Zendejas 41', 46' Martín 62' Fuentes 52' Valdés 66'	Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 66,634 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

22 April 2023 16	Guadalajara	2–1	Cruz Azul	Zapopan
19:05 CST	Pérez 18' Guzmán 52' Cisneros 74' 83' Mozo 80' Briseño 88'	Report	Antuna 37' Funes Mori 90' 90+5'	Stadium: Akron Attendance: 33,456 Referee: Adonai Escobedo González

29 April 2023 17	Cruz Azul	3–2	Santos Laguna	Mexico City
21:05 CST	Lotti 30' Huescas 40' Antuna 63'	Report	Medina 86' Correa 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 21,298 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander

Reclassification[edit]

6 May 2023 Reclassification	Cruz Azul	0–1	Atlas	Mexico City
17:00 CST	Funes Mori 48' Carneiro 74'	Report	Lozano 1' 32' Vargas 41' Reyes 45+8'	Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 49,826 Referee: César Arturo Ramos

^ ^a ^b Rescheduled match.

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances[edit]

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

As of matches played 18 March 2023

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Apertura 2022		Apertura Liguilla		Clausura 2023		Supercopa		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
1	GK		José de Jesús Corona	7	7	3	3	10	10	0	0	20	20
3	DF		Jaiber Jiménez	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
4	DF		Julio César Domínguez	15	14	3	3	8	8	1	1	27	26
6	MF		Érik Lira	15	13	3	3	11	11	1	1	30	28
7	MF		Uriel Antuna	16	16	3	2	9	9	1	1	29	28
8	FW		Gonzalo Carneiro	11	6	3	2	7	3	0	0	21	11
11	FW		Christian Tabó	14	3	2	1	2	2	1	1	19	7
12	DF		José Joaquín Martínez	7	4	0	0	2	2	0	0	9	6
13	FW		Michael Estrada	8	5	3	1	9	3	0	0	20	9
14	MF		Alexis Gutiérrez	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	5	3
15	MF		Ignacio Rivero	14	13	3	3	11	11	1	1	29	28
17	MF		Alonso Escoboza	8	1	2	0	4	1	0	0	14	2
18	MF		Rodrigo Huescas	11	3	3	3	9	3	0	0	23	9
19	MF		Carlos Rodríguez	17	13	3	3	11	10	1	0	32	26
20	FW		Iván Morales	8	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	14	2
21	MF		Augusto Lotti	0	0	0	0	9	4	0	0	9	4
22	DF		Rafael Baca	13	7	0	0	5	2	1	0	19	9
23	MF		Ramiro Carrera	0	0	0	0	9	3	0	0	9	3
24	DF		Juan Escobar	11	11	3	2	11	11	1	1	26	25
25	DF		Ramiro Funes Mori	8	8	0	0	11	11	0	0	19	19
26	DF		Carlos Vargas	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
28	DF		Jordan Silva	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	3	1
29	FW		Carlos Rotondi	13	11	3	2	10	10	0	0	26	23
33	GK		Sebastián Jurado	10	10	0	0	1	1	1	1	12	12
183^[a]	DF		Rafael Guerrero	9	6	1	1	1	1	0	0	11	8
200^[a]	DF		Jorge García	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
206^[a]	MF		Cristian Jiménez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
2	DF		Alejandro Mayorga	5	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	6
5	DF		Luis Abram	12	10	3	3	0	0	1	1	16	14
9	FW		Santiago Giménez	5	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	6
10	FW		Ángel Romero	15	10	3	1	0	0	1	1	19	12

^ ^a ^b ^c Player is registered with the under-20 team.

Goalscorers[edit]

Includes all competitive matches.

As of matches played 28 April 2023

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Liga Apertura	Liguilla Apertura	Liga Clausura	Supercopa	Total
1	FW	7	Uriel Antuna	2	0	6	0	8
2	FW	9	Santiago Giménez	5	–	–	1	6
3	FW	8	Gonzalo Carneiro	3	0	1	–	4
	FW	29	Carlos Rotondi	2	0	2	–	4
	MF	18	Rodrigo Huescas	2	0	2	0	4
6	FW	10	Ángel Romero	2	0	–	1	3
	FW	13	Michael Estrada	3	0	0	–	3
	MF	17	Alonso Escoboza	1	0	2	–	3
	FW	21	Augusto Lotti	–	–	3	–	3
10	FW	11	Christian Tabó	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	15	Ignacio Rivero	1	1	0	0	2
	MF	19	Carlos Rodríguez	0	0	2	0	2
	MF	20	Iván Morales	1	0	1	0	2
14	MF	22	Rafael Baca	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	25	Ramiro Funes Mori	1	0	0	–	1
	DF	4	Julio César Domínguez	0	0	1	0	1
Own Goals				0	0	1	0	1
Total				26	1	21	2	50

Sources: Soccerway, Liga MX

Clean sheets[edit]

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.

				Clean sheets
No.	Player	Games Played	Goals Against	Apertura 2022	Apertura Liguilla	Clausura 2023	Supercopa	Total
1	José de Jesús Corona	20	24	1	2	4	0	7
33	Sebastián Jurado	12	28	2	0	0	0	2
Totals			52	3	2	4	0	9

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 18 March 2023

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apertura 2022			Apertura Liguilla			Clausura 2023			Supercopa de la Liga			Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
1	GK		José de Jesús Corona	1						4	1					5	1
2	DF		Alejandro Mayorga	1												1
3	DF		Jaiber Jiménez	1												1
4	DF		Julio César Domínguez	2			1			2						5
5	DF		Luis Abram	1									1			2
6	MF		Erik Lira	1			1			3						5
7	FW		Uriel Antuna	3			1			1						5
8	FW		Gonzalo Carneiro	3						1						4
9	FW		Santiago Giménez										1			1
10	FW		Ángel Romero	2												2
11	FW		Christian Tabó	4												4
12	DF		José Joaquín Martínez	3												3
13	FW		Michael Estrada	1						1	1					2	1
15	MF		Ignacio Rivero	3						3						6
17	MF		Alonso Escoboza							1						1
18	MF		Rodrigo Huescas	1												1
19	MF		Carlos Rodríguez	4			1			1						6
20	FW		Iván Morales			1				1						1		1
21	FW		Augusto Lotti							1						1
22	MF		Rafael Baca	3		1										3		1
24	DF		Juan Escobar	2						4			1			7
25	DF		Ramiro Funes Mori							1						1
29	FW		Carlos Rotondi	2		1^[a]				1						3		1
33	GK		Sebastián Jurado	1		1^[a]										1		1
200	DF		Jorge García	1												1
Coach			Diego Aguirre			1												1
Coach			Juan Rubio (Kinesiologist)									1						1
Totals				40	0	5	4	0	0	25	2	1	3	0	0	72	2	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

^ ^a ^b Red card was appealed and suspension was rescinded.

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Cruz Azul anuncia la destitución de Juan Reynoso". marca.com (in Spanish). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
^ "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.
^ "Al Nassr anunció venta de Ramiro Funes Mori a Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). ESPN. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
^ "Cruz Azul renueva a Rafael Baca de forma automática por un año más" (in Spanish). ESPN. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
^ "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.
^ "'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.
^ "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.
^ "Joaquín Moreno, nombrado técnico interino del Cruz Azul" [Joaquín Moreno, named interim coach of Cruz Azul]. espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 14 February 2023.
^ "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.
^ "Ignacio Rivero alcanzó centenaria marca con Cruz Azul en la Liga MX". vamoscruzazul.com. 2 March 2023.
^ "Andrés Gudiño regresa para el Apertura 2022". soyfutbol.com (in Spanish). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
^ "Oficial: Carlos Rotondi es el primer refuerzo de Cruz Azul para el Apertura 2022" (in Spanish). ESPN. 4 July 2022.
^ "Gonzalo Carneiro, oficialmente nuevo jugador de La Máquina". record.com.mx. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Pablo Cepellini no seguirá en Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). ESPN. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
^ "Cruz Azul hace oficial la contratación de Ramiro Funes Mori". marca.com (in Spanish). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
^ "Cruz Azul hizo oficial fichaje de Alonso Escoboza" (in Spanish). ESPN. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^ "Michael Estrada ya se sumó como refuerzo del Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). ESPN. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Alexis Gutiérrez regresó a Cruz Azul tras dejar filial de Chivas". soyfutbol.com (in Spanish). 9 November 2022.
^ "Oficial: Ramiro Carrera es nuevo jugador de Cruz Azul". espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 9 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Cruz Azul presenta a Ramiro Carrera y Augusto Lotti". espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 9 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Cruz Azul presenta a Carrera y Lotti como sus primeros refuerzos". mexico.as.com (in Spanish). 9 November 2022.
^ "Cruz Azul presenta de manera oficial a Carlos Vargas". espn.com.mx. 18 January 2023.
^ "Adrián Aldrete es nuevo refuerzo de Pumas". as.com (in Spanish). 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
^ "Cruz Azul rescinde el contrato del Quick Mendoza". marca.com (in Spanish). 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
^ "Rómulo Otero, tercera baja oficial de La Máquina". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 7 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
^ "Pablo Aguilar, baja oficial de La Máquina para el AP22". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 8 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
^ "Feyenoord contracteert centrumspits Santiago Gimenez". feyenoord (in Dutch). 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
^ "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.
^ "Este jugador está de regreso en Chivas" (in Spanish). 14 November 2022.
^ "Cruz Azul: Ángel Romero no seguirá con La Máquina" (in Spanish). 28 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
^ "A puerta cerrada, segundo partido de pretemporada de Cruz Azul contra el Inter Playa". noticaribe.com.mx (in Spanish). 24 November 2022.
^ "Copa GNP 2022: Calendario completo, jornadas y resultados". goal.com (in Spanish). 23 May 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ "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.
^ "Cruz Azul: Anuncia fecha del partido reprogramado contra Querétaro". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 28 January 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

External links[edit]

Official website

[CarreraTransfer-19] Reportedly US$ 1.3 million for 50% of the player rights.

[LottiTransfer-23] Reportedly US$ 1.6 million.

[Closed_Doors-34] Match played at hotel grounds behind closed doors.^[31]

[cnote_a] 
Rescheduled match.

[table_note_res_REL0.26942886378124-36] The last place team in the coefficient table could not qualify for the final phase; the 13th place team qualified in their stead.

[Rescheduled-39] Rescheduled match.

[U20-40] Player is registered with the under-20 team.

[Appeal-41] Red card was appealed and suspension was rescinded.

[1] "Cruz Azul anuncia la destitución de Juan Reynoso". marca.com (in Spanish). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

[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] "Al Nassr anunció venta de Ramiro Funes Mori a Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). ESPN. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

[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] "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] "'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] "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] "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] "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] "Ignacio Rivero alcanzó centenaria marca con Cruz Azul en la Liga MX". vamoscruzazul.com. 2 March 2023.

[11] "Andrés Gudiño regresa para el Apertura 2022". soyfutbol.com (in Spanish). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

[12] "Oficial: Carlos Rotondi es el primer refuerzo de Cruz Azul para el Apertura 2022" (in Spanish). ESPN. 4 July 2022.

[13] "Gonzalo Carneiro, oficialmente nuevo jugador de La Máquina". record.com.mx. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

[Ceppelini-14] "Pablo Cepellini no seguirá en Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). ESPN. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

[15] "Cruz Azul hace oficial la contratación de Ramiro Funes Mori". marca.com (in Spanish). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

[16] "Cruz Azul hizo oficial fichaje de Alonso Escoboza" (in Spanish). ESPN. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[17] "Michael Estrada ya se sumó como refuerzo del Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). ESPN. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[GutiérrezPastrana-18] "Alexis Gutiérrez regresó a Cruz Azul tras dejar filial de Chivas". soyfutbol.com (in Spanish). 9 November 2022.

[20] "Oficial: Ramiro Carrera es nuevo jugador de Cruz Azul". espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 9 November 2022.

[CarreraLotti-21] "Cruz Azul presenta a Ramiro Carrera y Augusto Lotti". espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 9 November 2022.

[CarreraLotti2-22] "Cruz Azul presenta a Carrera y Lotti como sus primeros refuerzos". mexico.as.com (in Spanish). 9 November 2022.

[24] "Cruz Azul presenta de manera oficial a Carlos Vargas". espn.com.mx. 18 January 2023.

[25] "Adrián Aldrete es nuevo refuerzo de Pumas". as.com (in Spanish). 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

[26] "Cruz Azul rescinde el contrato del Quick Mendoza". marca.com (in Spanish). 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

[27] "Rómulo Otero, tercera baja oficial de La Máquina". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 7 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

[28] "Pablo Aguilar, baja oficial de La Máquina para el AP22". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 8 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

[29] "Feyenoord contracteert centrumspits Santiago Gimenez". feyenoord (in Dutch). 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

[30] "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.

[31] "Este jugador está de regreso en Chivas" (in Spanish). 14 November 2022.

[32] "Cruz Azul: Ángel Romero no seguirá con La Máquina" (in Spanish). 28 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

[33] "A puerta cerrada, segundo partido de pretemporada de Cruz Azul contra el Inter Playa". noticaribe.com.mx (in Spanish). 24 November 2022.

[35] "Copa GNP 2022: Calendario completo, jornadas y resultados". goal.com (in Spanish). 23 May 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[37] "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.

[38] "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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