2011–12 Club América season

América
2011–12 season
ChairmanMexico Michel Bauer
Mexico Ricardo Peláez
ManagerChile Carlos Reinoso
(Feb., 2011–Sep., 2011)
Mexico Alfredo Tena
(Sep., 2011–Nov., 2011)
Mexico Miguel Herrera
(from Nov., 2011)
StadiumEstadio Azteca
Apertura 201117th
Clausura 20123rd
Final Phase Semi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Apertura: Christian Benítez (8) Clausura: Christian Benítez (14)
All: Christian Benítez (22)

The 2011–12 América season was the 65th 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. América began their season on July 25, 2011 against Querétaro, América play their homes games on Sundays at 4:00pm local time.

Torneo Apertura

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Mexico MEX Armando Navarrete
3 DF Colombia COL Aquivaldo Mosquera
4 DF Mexico MEX Óscar Rojas (vice-captain)
5 MF Mexico MEX Jesús Molina
6 DF Mexico MEX Juan Carlos Valenzuela
7 MF Brazil BRA Rosinei
8 FW Uruguay URU Vicente Sánchez (captain)
10 MF Argentina ARG Daniel Montenegro
11 FW Ecuador ECU Christian Benítez
12 GK Mexico MEX Hugo González
13 MF Mexico MEX Diego Reyes
15 DF United States USA Edgar Castillo
16 FW Mexico MEX Isaác Acuña
18 MF Mexico MEX Ángel Reyna
19 DF Mexico MEX Miguel Layún
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 GK Mexico MEX Leonín Pineda
21 MF Mexico MEX Lugiani Gallardo
22 DF Mexico MEX Paul Aguilar
23 MF Mexico MEX José Joaquín Martínez
24 FW Mexico MEX Daniel Márquez
25 MF Mexico MEX Renato González
26 MF Mexico MEX Juan Carlos Medina
29 DF Mexico MEX Ademar Rodríguez
30 FW Argentina ARG Vicente Matías Vuoso
32 DF Mexico MEX Erik Pimentel
33 DF Mexico MEX Patricio Treviño
34 DF Mexico MEX George Corral
47 DF Mexico MEX Raúl Jiménez
55 DF Mexico MEX Jorge Reyes

Out on loan

No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF Mexico MEX Guillermo Cerda (at San Luis)
- DF Mexico MEX Diego Cervantes (at Puebla)
- MF Mexico MEX Lampros Kontogiannis (at Tigres UANL)
- FW Mexico MEX Antonio López (at Puebla)
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF Mexico MEX Israel Martínez (at Querétaro)
- MF Ecuador ECU Luis Saritama (at Deportivo Quito)
- MF Uruguay URU Tabaré Viudez (at Nacional)

Regular season

  Win   Draw   Loss

Apertura 2011 results

July 24, 2011 Round 1 América 2 – 1 Querétaro Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
16:00 Cortés 28' (o.g.)
Benítez 43'
Pimantel Yellow card 69'		 Report Vásquez Yellow card 21'
Pineda Yellow card 49'
Mondragón Yellow card 63'
Bueno Yellow card 71'
García Arias Yellow card 79'
Niell 90+3'		 Referee: Antony Zanjuampa
July 31, 2011 Round 2 Toluca 1 – 1 América Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
12:00 Alonso 2'
Sinha Yellow card 4'
Dueñas Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 28'
de la Torre Yellow card 30'		 Report Molina Yellow card 3'
Vuoso 22'
Rosinei Yellow card 55'
Medina Yellow card 86'		 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
August 3, 2011 Round 3 América 1 – 2 Estudiantes Tecos Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
17:00 Peréz 34' (o.g.)
Vusoso Yellow card 40'
Pimentel Yellow card 68' Red card 85'
Valenzuela Yellow card 77'
Aguilar Red card 89'		 Report Pinto Yellow card 11'
Bovaglio Yellow card 13'
Zamogilny 60'
Sambuez 70'		 Referee: Miguel Ángel Flores
September 14, 2011[1] Round 4 América 2 – 2 San Luis Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
20:30 Rosinei Yellow card 5', 47'
Márquez Yellow card 68', 80'
Reyna Yellow card 75'		 Report Alcántar Yellow card 1'
Torres Yellow card 23'
Aguirre 31', 90'
González Yellow card 47'
Matellán Yellow card 78'
Sánchez Yellow card 84'		 Referee: Roberto García Orozco
August 13, 2011 Round 5 UANL 2 – 2 América Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás
18:00 Molina Yellow card 56'
Treviño 66' (o.g.)
Navarrete Yellow card 81'
Mancilla 84'
Morán Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Benítez 17', Yellow card 90+2'
R. González 89'		 Referee: César Arturo Ramos
August 21, 2011 Round 6 América 5 – 2 Atlas Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
16:00 Reyna 44'
Sánchez 53'
Molina Yellow card 55'
Benítez 69', 77', 90+2'
Mosquera Yellow card 82'		 Report Vidrio Yellow card 7'
Welcome 10'
Lacerda Yellow card 33'
Zamora Yellow card 71'
Santos 81'		 Referee: Erim Ramírez
August 27, 2011 Round 7 Pachuca 2 – 0 América Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca
19:00 Borja 15', 64', Yellow card 15'
Cejas Yellow card 38'
Torres Yellow card 43'
Brambila Yellow card 43'		 Report Molina Yellow card 58'
Valenzuela Red card 83'
Vuoso Yellow card 86'		 Referee: Paul Delgadillo
September 11, 2011 Round 8 América 0 – 1 Atlante Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
16:00 Rosieni Yellow card 5'
Oregón Yellow card 20'
Molina Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 45+1'		 Report Rojas Yellow card 9'
Diego Yellow card 14'
Luna Yellow card 23'
Martínez 48'		 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
September 17, 2011 Round 9 Chiapas 5 – 3 América Estadio Victor Manuel Reyna, Tuxtla Gutierrez
17:00 Andrade 8', 57'
Valdéz 29'
Arizala 42'
M. Martínez Yellow card 45'
Fuentes Yellow card 84'
J. Martínez 87'		 Report Benítez 25'
Montenegro 46', 67'
Rojas Yellow card 54'
R. González Yellow card 86'		 Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza
September 25, 2011 Round 10 América 1 – 1 Tijuana Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
16:00 Reyes Yellow card 4'
Márquez Yellow card 23'
Benítez 86'
Reyna Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Yacuzzi 1', Yellow card 58'
Sand Yellow card 8'
Gandolfi Yellow card 29'
Almazán Yellow card 64'
Leandro Yellow card 89'		 Referee: Roberto García Orozco
October 1, 2011 Round 11 UNAM 1 – 0 América Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
16:00 Cabrera Yellow card 31'
Fuentes 55'
Izazola Yellow card 70'
M. Palacios Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Aguilar Yellow card 18' Referee: Ricardo Arellano
October 9, 2011 Round 12 América 1 – 1 Morelia Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
17:00 Valenzuela 84' Report Sabah 11'
Gastélum Yellow card 18'
Cabrera Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Noriega Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card 83'		 Referee: Francisco Chacón
October 15, 2011 Round 13 Monterrey 0 – 3 América Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
17:00 Mier Yellow card 38'
Osorio Yellow card 62'
Santana Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Martínez Yellow card 8', 41'
Treviño Yellow card 55'
Montenegro Yellow card 60'
Rojas 68'
Mosquera 75'		 Referee: Fabricio Morales
October 23, 2011 Round 14 América 1 – 3 Guadalajara Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
16:00 Benítez 13'
Rosinei Red card 59'
Molina Yellow card 64'
Mosquera Yellow card 86'		 Report Gallardo 5'
Fabian 18'
Torres 19'		 Referee: Fernando Guerrero
October 26, 2011 Round 15 Santos Laguna 1 – 1 América Estadio Corona, Torreón
21:00 Quintero 3'
Hoyos Yellow card 38'
Estrada Red card 52'		 Report Montenegro 7'
Jiménez Yellow card 25'
Rodróguez Yellow card 36'
Molina Yellow card 48'
Mosquera Yellow card 65'
Sánchez Red card 85'
Rojas Yellow card 90'
Valenzuela Yellow card 90+4'		 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayala
October 30, 2011 Round 16 América 2 – 3 Puebla Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
16:00 Jiménez 2'
Benítez Yellow card 34'
Reyes Yellow card 80'
Molina Yellow card 84'
Vuoso 87'		 Report Luis García Yellow card 4', 41', 81'
Riascos 45'		 Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso
November 5, 2011 Round 17 Cruz Azul 3 – 1 América Estadio Azul, Mexico City
17:00 Villa 1', 75'
Torrado Yellow card 36'
Pinto Yellow card 58'
Orozco 62'
Ponce Yellow card 79'		 [www.mediotiempo.com/ficha.php?id_partido=35740 Report] Rojas Yellow card 38'
Valenzuela Yellow card 43'
Montenegro Yellow card 63', 80'
Pimentel Yellow card 70'		 Referee: Roberto García Orozco

América did not qualify to the Final Phase

Goalscorers

[2]

Position Nation Name Goals scored
1. Ecuador Christian Benítez 8
2. Argentina Daniel Montenegro 4
3. Mexico Vicente Matías Vuoso 2
3. Own Goals 2
5. Brazil Rosinei 1
5. Mexico Raúl Jiménez 1
5. Mexico Renato González 1
5. Mexico Daniel Márquez 1
5. Mexico José Joaquín Martínez 1
5. Colombia Aquivaldo Mosquera 1
5. Mexico Ángel Reyna 1
5. Mexico Óscar Rojas 1
5. Uruguay Vicente Sánchez 1
5. Mexico Juan Carlos Valenzuela 1
TOTAL
26

Results

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 3 6 8 26 31  −5 15 2 3 4 15 16  −1 1 3 4 11 15  −4

Last updated: 5 November 2011.
Source: Apertura 2011 results

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDLDDWLLLDLDWLDLL
Position78691281116161616161616171717
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2011. Source: Apertura 2011 results and mediotiempo.com[3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

In

# Pos Nat Player Age From Date Notes
GK Mexico Moisés Muñoz 31 Atlante November 18, 2011 [4]
MF Mexico Christian Bermúdez 24 Atlante November 26, 2011 [5]
MF Mexico José María Cárdenas 26 Santos Laguna December 16, 2011 [6]
DF Venezuela Oswaldo Vizcarrondo 27 Argentina Olimpo December 19, 2011 [7]

Out

# Pos Nat Player Age To Date Notes
1 GK Mexico Armando Navarrete 31 Atlante November 26, 2011 [8]
15 DF United States Edgar Castillo 25 Tijuana November 27, 2011 [9]
23 MF Mexico José Joaquín Martínez 24 Necaxa December 17, 2011 [10]
18 MF Mexico Ángel Reyna 27 Monterrey December 21, 2011 Sacked[11]

Torneo Clausura

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Venezuela VEN Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
3 DF Colombia COL Aquivaldo Mosquera (vice-captain)
4 DF Mexico MEX Óscar Rojas
5 MF Mexico MEX Jesús Molina
6 DF Mexico MEX Juan Carlos Valenzuela
7 MF Brazil BRA Rosinei
10 MF Argentina ARG Daniel Montenegro (captain)
11 FW Ecuador ECU Christian Benítez
12 GK Mexico MEX Hugo González
13 MF Mexico MEX Diego Reyes
16 MF Mexico MEX José María Cárdenas
18 MF Mexico MEX Christian Bermúdez
19 DF Mexico MEX Miguel Layún
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Mexico MEX Lugiani Gallardo
22 DF Mexico MEX Paul Aguilar
23 GK Mexico MEX Moisés Muñoz
24 FW Mexico MEX Daniel Márquez
25 MF Mexico MEX Renato González
26 MF Mexico MEX Juan Carlos Medina
29 DF Mexico MEX Ademar Rodríguez
30 FW Mexico MEX Vicente Matías Vuoso
32 DF Mexico MEX Erik Pimentel
33 DF Mexico MEX Patricio Treviño
34 MF Mexico MEX Michel García
47 DF Mexico MEX Raúl Jiménez
55 DF Mexico MEX Jorge Reyes

Regular season

Clausura 2012 results

January 7, 2012 Round 1 Querétaro 0 – 2 América Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro
17:00 Report Valenzuela Yellow card 6'
Benítez 70'
Reyes Yellow card 82'
Medina 90+2'		 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez
January 15, 2012 Round 2 América 1 – 1 Toluca Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
16:00 Reyes Yellow card 77'
Vuoso 85' (pen.)		 Report Gamboa Yellow card 23'
Alonsp 55', Yellow card 83'
Romagnoli Yellow card 76'
Talavera Yellow card 90'		 Referee: Erim Ramírez
January 20, 2012 Round 3 Estudiantes Tecos 1 – 1 América Estadio Tres de Marzo, Zapopan
20:10 Sambueza Yellow card 15'
Bareiro 39'
Luna Yellow card 60'
Castro Yellow card 75'
Colace Yellow card 89'		 Report Benítez 47'
Adolfo Yellow card 49'
Mosquera Yellow card 71'
Vizcarrondo Yellow card 72'		 Referee: Mauricio Morales
January 28, 2012 Round 4 San Luis 1 – 3 América Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis Potosí
20:45 Aguirre 4'
Chiapas Yellow card 19'
Chávez Yellow card 33'
Paredes Yellow card 38'
Orozco Yellow card 55'
Alcántar Yellow card 70'		 Report Benítez 9', 35' (pen.)
Mosquera Yellow card 22'
Rosinei 28'
Rojas Yellow card 60'		 Referee: Óscar Macias
February 5, 2012 Round 5 América 0 – 1 UANL Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
16:00 Vuoso Yellow card 90'
Rosinei Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Jiménez Yellow card 30'
Mancilla 34'
Juninho Yellow card 63'
Dueñas Yellow card 86'		 Referee: Roberto García Orozco
February 11, 2012 Round 6 Atlas 1 – 1 América Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
20:45 Erpen Yellow card 29'
Rodríguez 34', Yellow card 59'
Maldonado Yellow card 41'
Barraza Yellow card 80'		 Report Aguilar 39'
Mosquera Yellow card 41'
Cárdenas Yellow card 61'
Viscarrondo Yellow card 90+2'		 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
February 19, 2012 Round 7 América 1 – 0 Pachuca Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
16:00 Vizcarrondo Yellow card 2'
Benítez 57'
García Yellow card 80'		 Report López Yellow card 9'
Torres Yellow card 68'
Muñoz Mustafá Yellow card 81'
Vidrio Yellow card 89'
Arreola Yellow card 90+1'
Briambila Yellow card 90+4'		 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortega
February 25, 2012 Round 8 Atlante 0 – 4 América Estadio Quintana Roo, Cancún
21:00 Castillo Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 78'
Arroyo Yellow card 49'		 Report Molina 3', Yellow card 38'
Benítez 27' (pen.), 57'
Mosquera Yellow card 31'
Vizcarrondo 81'		 Referee: Mauricio Morales
March 4, 2012 Round 9 América 2 – 0 Chiapas Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
16:00 Montenegro 27'
Herrera Red card 88' (manager)
Gallardo 90+3'		 Report E. Hernández Yellow card 83' Referee: Ricardo Arellano
March 9, 2012 Round 10 Tijuana 1 – 1 América Estadio Caliente, Tijuana
18:10 Sand Red card 6'
Riascos Yellow card 59', 63'
Arévalo Ríos Red card 73'		 Report Medina Yellow card 15'
Molina Yellow card 39'
Vizcarrondo Yellow card 60'
Jiménez 62'		 Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza
March 18, 2012 Round 11 América 2 – 1 UNAM Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
16:00 Benítez Yellow card 9'
Mosquera Yellow card 28'
Herrera (manager) Red card 82'
Vuoso 86'
Aguilar Yellow card 90+2'		 Report García Yellow card 7' Yellow-red card 80'
Pimentel Yellow card 55'
Cacho Yellow card 57'
Bravo Yellow card 90+2'		 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez
March 23, 2012 Round 12 Morelia 3 – 1 América Estadio Morelos, Morelia
19:10 Valdez 8', Yellow card 82'
Sabah 20'
Ramírez Yellow card 27'
Lugo Yellow card 55'
Lozano 70' (pen.)		 Mosquera Yellow card 30'
Benítez 31', Yellow card 33'
Montenegro Yellow card 70'
Cárdenas Yellow card 90+1'		 Referee: Antony Zanjuampa
April 1, 2012 Round 13 América 2 – 3 Monterrey Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
16:00 Montenegro Yellow card 7'
Molina Yellow card 11'
Benítez 20', 59'
Cárdenas Yellow card 41'
García Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Zavala Yellow card 18'
L. Pérez Yellow card 30'
Suazo 47'
Carreño 85'
Reyna 90+5'		 Referee: Francisco Chacón
April 8, 2012 Round 14 Guadalajara 0 – 1 América Estadio Omnilife, Zapopan
18:00 Fabián Yellow card 23'
Álvarez Yellow card 36'
Araujo Yellow card 45+'
Báez Yellow card 49'
Reynoso Red card 90+2'		 Report Pimentel Yellow card 10'
Cárdenas Yellow card 48'
Aguilar 85'		 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
April 14, 2012 Round 15 América 3 – 1 Santos Laguna Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
17:00 Medina Yellow card 9'
Bermúdez 38'
Benítez 70'
Vuoso 77'		 Report Hoyos Yellow card 12'
Ochoa 44'
Crosas Yellow card 83'		 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
April 22, 2012 Round 16 Puebla 2 – 3 América Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
16:00 Luis García 24'
Durán Yellow card 27'
Beasley 48'
Salinas Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Montenegro 6'
Vizcarrondo Yellow card 28'
Benítez Yellow card 42', 86' (pen.)
Pinedo 48' (o.g.)		 Referee: Ricardo Arellano
April 29, 2012 Round 17 América 2 – 2 Cruz Azul Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
16:00 Aguilar Yellow card 7'
Benítez 8', 13', Yellow card 14'
Medina Yellow card 35'
Reyes Yellow card 45+'
Layún Yellow card 85'		 Report Pereira 23', Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 87'
Villa 73'		 Referee: Mauricio Morales

Final phase

May 2, 2012 Quarter-finals Pachuca 1 – 3 América Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca
20:30 Rodríguez Yellow card 14'
Muñoz Mustafá Yellow card 54'
Vidrio Yellow card 65'
López 77'		 Report Molina Yellow card 21', 38'
Bermúdez 42', 58'
Reyes Yellow card 76'
Muñoz Yellow card 83'		 Referee: Erim Ramírez
May 5, 2012 Quarter-finals América 0 – 1 Pachuca Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
18:00 Mosquera Yellow card 75' Report López Yellow card 13'
Vidrio 37', Yellow card 44'		 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez

América advanced 3–2 on aggregate

May 9, 2012 Semi-finals América 0 – 0 Monterrey Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
21:00 Vuoso Yellow card 33'
Aguilar Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 83'
Molina Yellow card 71'
Mosquera Yellow card 77'		 Report Chávez Yellow card 36'
Basanta Yellow card 45+'
Mier Yellow card 86'		 Referee: Mauricio Morales
May 12, 2012 Semi-finals Monterrey 2 – 0 América Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
21:00 Basanta 9', Yellow card 55'
de Nigris 52'		 Report Molina Yellow card 29'
Vuoso Yellow card 67'
Mosquera Yellow card 75'		 Referee: Roberto García Orozco

Monterrey advanced 2–0 on aggregate

Goalscorers

Results

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 5 3 31 18  +13 32 4 2 2 13 9  +4 5 3 1 18 9  +9

Last updated: 29 April 2012.
Source: Clausura 2012 results

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDDWLDWWWDWLLWWWD
Position23626972233555523
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2012. Source: Clausura 2012 results and mediotiempo.com[3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References

  1. ^ Postponed from August 6 due to other commitments from América
  2. ^ "América stats". ESPN Deportes. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b "League Table". Medio Tiempo. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  4. ^ Moisés Muñoz es nuevo refuerzo del América. MedioTiempo.
  5. ^ América hace oficial el fichaje del Hobbit Bermúdez Archived 2011-11-28 at the Wayback Machine. Récord.
  6. ^ José María Cárdenas llega al Nido de Coapa. MedioTiempo.
  7. ^ Olimpo dice que Vizcarrondo ya es del América. MedioTiempo.
  8. ^ Confirman a Navarrete en el Atlante. MedioTiempo.
  9. ^ Édgar Castillo se integra a los Xoloitzcuintles Archived 2011-11-29 at the Wayback Machine. Official Club Tijuana Site.
  10. ^ "Shaggy" Martínez fuera Archived February 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Nido Azulcrema.
  11. ^ Echan a Reyna del América por sus declaraciones Archived 2013-12-16 at the Wayback Machine. El Universal.
  12. ^ "América stats". ESPN Deportes. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.