Cruz Azul 2011–12 football season
The 2011–12 Cruz Azul season is 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. Cruz Azul will begin their season on July 23, 2011. Cruz Azul will play their homes games on Saturdays at 17:00 hours local time.
Club
Current squad
Cruz Azul in Clausura 2012
As of January 2011: Listed on the official website of Cruz Azul.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
From youth system
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
Summer
In and Loan
Out and Loan
Winter
In and Loan
Out and Loan
Competitions
Cruz Azul play three different tournaments in the 2011-12 season are Apertura 2011 , Clausura 2012 and Copa Libertadores .
Overall
Competition
Started round
Current position / round
Final position / round
First match
Last match
Apertura 2011
—
—
2nd. /Quarter-finals
July 23
November 26
Clausura 2012
—
—
9th. /17
January 7
April 29
Copa Libertadores
Group Stage
knockout stage
TBD
February 8
TBD
Results by opponent (league)
Source:Cruz Azul Matches at soccerway.com 2011–12 Primera División de México season article
Competitions statistics
Torneo Apertura 2011
Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST =UTC−06:00 and DST =UTC−05:00 .
Pre-Season Summer 2011
Win
Draw
Loss
Friendly during the season
Regular phase
Win
Draw
Loss
General table
Source:
FeMexFut Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Final phase
Quarter-finals
Morelia won 2-4 in aggregate.
Torneo Clausura 2012
Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST =UTC−06:00 and DST =UTC−05:00 .
Pre-Season Winter 2011
Win
Draw
Loss
Regular phase
Win
Draw
Loss
Home Game
Classification table
General table
Updated to match(es) played on April 29, 2012. Source:
MedioTiempo.com Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Copa Libertadores
Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST =UTC−06:00 and DST =UTC−05:00 .
Win
Draw
Loss
Home Game
Second stage
Group stage
Classification table
Group table
Knockout stages
Round of 16
Libertad won on points 4–1.
Squad statistics
Starting XI
Apps, Goals and Discipline
Key: ‡ On loan from another club * First appearance(s) for the club
Correct as of 2 May 2012. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.
Overall statistics team
Total
Home
Away
Games played
43
22
21
Games won
17
11
6
Games drawn
15
7
8
Games lost
11
4
7
Biggest win (Apertura)
2-0 vs. Puebla , 0-2 vs. Estudiantes , 3-1 vs. América
2-0 vs. Puebla , 3-1 vs. America
0-2 vs. Estudiantes
Biggest win (Clausura)
0-3 vs. Toluca and 5-2 vs. Estudiantes
5-2 vs. Estudiantes
0-3 vs. Toluca
Biggest win (Libertadores)
4-0 vs. Deportivo Táchira
4-0 vs. Deportivo Táchira
1-2 vs. Nacional (PAR)
Biggest lose (Apertura)
1-0 vs. Pachuca , 0-1, 2-1 and 1-2 vs. Morelia , 1-0 vs. Santos Laguna , 1-0 vs. Querétaro
0-1 and 1-2 vs. Morelia
1-0 vs. Pachuca , 1-0 vs. Santos Laguna , 1-0 vs. Querétaro , 2-1 vs. Morelia
Biggest lose (Clausura)
2-0 vs. Morelia
0-1 vs. Santos Laguna , 1-2 vs. Querétaro
2-0 vs. Morelia
Biggest lose (Libertadores)
1-0 vs. Corinthians
1-0 vs. Corinthians
Goals scored
64
40
24
Goals conceded
44
22
22
Goal difference
+20
+18
+2
Average per game
1.49
1.82
1.14
Average per game
1.02
1
1.05
Most Game Started
42
Israel Castro
Most appearances
42
Israel Castro
Top scorer
15
Emanuel Villa
Points
66/129 (51.16%)
39/66 (59.09%)
26/63 (41.27%)
Winning rate
17/43 (39.53%)
11/22 (50%)
6/21 (28.57%)
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Goalscorers
Goal minutes
Updated to games played on 2 May.
1'–15'
16'–30'
31'–HT
46'–60'
61'–75'
76'–FT
Extra time
"Total"
5
13
9
11
14
11
1
64
Results
Apertura 2011
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
19
8
5
6
23
18
+5
29
5
2
2
13
8
+5
3
3
4
10
10
0
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Ground A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H Result D W L W D W W L W D L W D L D W W L L Position 10 6 7 4 4 3 1 3 2 2 4 2 2 5 4 3 2
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November. Source:
Competitive Matches A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Clausura 2012
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
6
7
4
29
22
+7
25
4
3
2
18
13
+5
2
4
2
11
9
+2
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Ground H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A Result D W D D W D D L W L L D W L W W D Position 6 3 6 7 4 6 9 9 9 9 9 11 9 10 8 8 9
Updated to match(es) played on Apr 30. Source:
Competitive Matches A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Copa Libertadores
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
7
3
3
1
12
5
+7
12
2
2
0
9
2
+7
1
1
1
3
3
0
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ground A H H A A H H A Result W W D L D W D Position 1 1 1 2 2 2
Updated to match(es) played on May 2. 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 2011-12 season, according to IFFHS .[ 1]
Month
Position
Points
July
60
153
August
89
124.5
September
157
100.5
October
177
94.5
November
169
94.5
December
175
94.5
January
178
94.5
February
126
112
March
135
107
April
87
128
May
TBD
TBD
June
[to be determined ]
[to be determined ]
Last updated: May 7, 2012.
Source: IFFHS
References
External links
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