Manager Enrique Meza Apertura 2011 2 - Quarter-finals Copa Libertadores Round of 16 | Stadium Estadio Azul Clausura 2012 9 | |
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President Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas | ||
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.
Contents
- Current squad
- From youth system
- Competitions
- Results by opponent league
- Torneo Apertura 2011
- Pre Season Summer 2011
- Regular Phase
- General table
- Final Phase
- Torneo Clausura 2012
- Pre Season Winter 2011
- Copa Libertadores
- Second Stage
- Group table
- Knockout stages
- Start formations
- Starting XI
- Apps Goals and Discipline
- Overall statistics team
- Goal minutes
- Results summary
- Results by round
- IFFHS Ranking
- References
Current squad
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.
Competitions
Cruz Azul play three different tournaments in the 2011-12 season are Apertura 2011, Clausura 2012 and Copa Libertadores.
Results by opponent (league)
Source:Cruz Azul Matches at soccerway.com 2011–12 Primera División de México season article
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
General table
Updated to games played on November 6, 2011.
Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Monterrey, Morelia, Santos Laguna and UNAM cannot qualify to 2012 Copa Libertadores because they are participating in the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League competition.
2All 3 teams who qualify for Copa Libertadores will also participate in the Playoffs of this competition.
3The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Playoffs.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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
General table
General table
Updated to games played on April 29, 2012.
Source: FeMexFut
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1The first 8 places in the table qualify for the Playoffs.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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
Group table
Group 6
Knockout stages
Round of 16
Libertad won on points 4–1.
Start formations
Last updated: May 2
Source:
Only competitive matches.
Starting XI
Last updated: 2 May 2012
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
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
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Goal minutes
Updated to games played on 2 May.
Results summary
Last updated: 26 November.
Source: Competitive Matches
Results by round
Last updated: 26 November.
Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Results summary
Last updated: Apr 30.
Source: Competitive Matches
Results by round
Last updated: Apr 30.
Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Results summary
Last updated: May 2.
Source: Competitive Matches
Results by round
Last updated: May 2.
Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
IFFHS Ranking
Cruz Azul position on the Club World Ranking during the 2011-12 season, according to IFFHS.
Last updated: May 7, 2012.
Source: IFFHS