2017–18 Club América season

The 2017–18 season is Club América's 5th consecutive season in the Liga MX, and 73rd consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The club will participate in the Liga MX, Copa MX, Supercopa MX, and the CONCACAF Champions League.

Club América
2017–18 season
PresidentSantiago Baños
ManagerMiguel Herrera
StadiumEstadio Azteca
Apertura 20173rd (Semifinals)
Clausura 20182nd (Semifinals)
Copa MX (Apertura)Semifinals
Supercopa MXRunners-up
CONCACAF Champions LeagueSemifinals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mateus Uribe (11)

All:
Mateus Uribe (14)

Squad

2017 Apertura squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ARG Agustín Marchesín
2 DF  MEX Carlos Vargas
3 DF  MEX Gil Burón
4 DF  MEX Edson Álvarez
5 MF  ARG Guido Rodríguez
7 MF  BRA William da Silva
8 MF  COL Mateus Uribe
9 FW  ARG Silvio Romero
10 FW  PAR Cecilio Domínguez
12 DF  PAR Pablo Aguilar (vice-captain)[1]
13 GK  MEX Luis Pineda
15 MF  MEX Pedro Arce
16 MF  MEX Emilio Orrantía (on loan from Santos Laguna)
17 FW  MEX Ricardo Marín
18 DF  PAR Bruno Valdez
19 FW  MEX Alejandro Díaz
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  MEX Manuel Pérez
22 DF  MEX Paul Aguilar
21 FW  MEX Henry Martín
24 FW  MEX Oribe Peralta (captain)[1]
25 MF  PAR Cristian Paredes
27 GK  MEX Óscar Jiménez
28 MF  CRC Gerson Torres (on loan from Herediano)
29 MF  MEX Carlos Rosel
30 MF  ECU Renato Ibarra
31 FW  COL Darwin Quintero
32 DF  MEX Enrique Cedillo
33 MF  MEX Luis Amador
34 MF  MEX Diego Lainez
35 GK  MEX Jonathan León

2018 Clausura squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ARG Agustín Marchesín
2 DF  MEX Carlos Vargas
4 DF  MEX Edson Álvarez
5 MF  ARG Guido Rodríguez
6 DF  ARG Emanuel Aguilera
7 MF  BRA William da Silva
8 MF  COL Mateus Uribe
10 MF  PAR Cecilio Domínguez
11 FW  COL Andrés Ibargüen
13 GK  MEX Luis Pineda
14 MF  USA Joe Corona (on loan from Tijuana)
15 MF  MEX Pedro Arce
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  MEX Emilio Orrantía (on loan from Santos Laguna)
17 FW  MEX Ricardo Marín
18 DF  PAR Bruno Valdez
19 FW  MEX Alejandro Díaz
20 FW  FRA Jérémy Ménez
21 FW  MEX Henry Martín
22 DF  MEX Paul Aguilar (vice-captain)
24 FW  MEX Oribe Peralta (captain)[1]
27 GK  MEX Óscar Jiménez
30 MF  ECU Renato Ibarra
32 DF  MEX Enrique Cedillo
34 MF  MEX Diego Lainez

Sources:[2][3]

Transfers

In

Number Pos. Player Age From Fee Notes Source
2 DF Carlos Vargas 18 Tijuana Undisclosed Club América
5 MF Guido Rodríguez 23 Tijuana $7.5M Club América
8 MF Mateus Uribe 26 Atlético Nacional Undisclosed Club América
15 MF Pedro Arce 25 Veria Free Club América
16 MF Carlos Orrantía 26 Santos Laguna Free On loan Club América
19 FW Alejandro Díaz 21 Necaxa Free End of loan

Out

Number Pos. Player Age To Fee Notes Source
2 DF Paolo Goltz 32 Boca Juniors $2.5M
4 DF Erik Pimentel 27 Puebla Free On loan
5 MF Javier Güémez 25 Querétaro Undisclosed
11 FW Michael Arroyo 30 Grêmio Free Free agent
15 DF Osmar Mares 30 Veracruz Free On loan
21 MF José Guerrero 29 Puebla Free On loan
297 DF Bryan Colula 21 Necaxa Free On loan
MF Brian Lozano 23 Santos Laguna Free On loan

In

Number Pos. Player Age From Fee Notes Source
6 DF Emanuel Aguilera 28 Tijuana Undisclosed
11 FW Andrés Ibargüen 25 Racing Club $4M
14 MF Joe Corona 27 Tijuana Free On Loan
20 FW Jérémy Ménez 30 Antalyaspor
21 FW Henry Martín 25 Tijuana Undisclosed

Out

Number Pos. Player Age To Fee Notes Source
3 DF Gil Burón 23 Murciélagos Free On loan
6 DF Miguel Samudio 31 Querétaro Undisclosed
9 FW Silvio Romero 29 Independiente $4M
12 DF Pablo Aguilar 30 Tijuana Undisclosed
20 MF Manuel Pérez 24 BUAP Free On loan
25 MF Cristian Paredes 19 Portland Timbers Free On loan
28 MF Gerson Torres 20 Necaxa Free Loan Return
29 MF Carlos Rosel 22 Oaxaca Free On loan
31 FW Darwin Quintero 30 Minnesota United Undisclosed
33 MF Luis Amador 21 Pacific Free On loan
35 GK Jonathan León 21 Atlético Reynosa Free On loan

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

June 22, 2017 Pre-season América 1–1 Atlante Cancún, Mexico
Orrantía  71' Hernández  90' Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
July 5, 2017 Pre-season América 3–2 Santos Laguna Denver, Colorado
Díaz  19'
Lainez  38'
Quintero  82'
de Buen  28'
de Buen  70'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
July 8, 2017 Pre-season América 4–0 Puebla Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
da Silva  24'
Romero  51'
Díaz  69'
Marín  86'
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
July 11, 2017 Pre-season América 0–2 Morelia Salt Lake City, Utah
Loeschbor  29'
Lezcano  45'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
July 18, 2017 Friendly Murciélagos 2–1 América Los Mochis, Mexico
Cardozo  66' (pen.)
Rentería  84'
Pérez  12' Stadium: Estadio Centenario

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Apertura 2017 22 July 2017 2 December 2017 Matchday 1 Semifinals 21 9 5 7 23 22 +1 042.86
Clausura 2018 7 January 2018 13 May 2018 Matchday 1 Semifinals 21 9 9 3 33 22 +11 042.86
Copa MX (Apertura) 2 August 2017 15 November 2017 Group 3 Semifinals 7 4 2 1 9 5 +4 057.14
Supercopa MX 16 August 2017 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
CONCACAF Champions League February 2018 11 April 2018 Round of 16 Semifinals 6 3 2 1 15 7 +8 050.00
Total 56 25 18 13 80 58 +22 044.64

Last updated: 13 May 2018

Source: Competitions

Statistics

Goals

Rank Player Position Liga MX Copa MX CONCACAF CL Total
1 Mateus Uribe MF 8 0 3 11
2 Oribe Peralta FW 9 1 0 10
3 Cecilio Domínguez FW 6 0 3 9
4 Henry Martín FW 5 0 3 8
5 Silvio Romero FW 3 3 0 6
6 Renato Ibarra MF 3 0 1 4
Darwin Quintero FW 2 1 1 4
Pablo Aguilar DF 1 3 0 4
9 William da Silva MF 2 1 0 3
10 Jérémy Ménez FW 2 0 0 2
Bruno Valdez DF 2 0 0 2
Alejandro Díaz FW 1 0 1 2
Andrés Ibargüen FW 0 0 2 2
14 Guido Rodríguez MF 1 0 0 1
Joe Corona MF 0 0 1 1
Total 45 9 15 69

Assists

Rank Player Position Liga MX Copa MX CONCACAF CL Total
1 Darwin Quintero FW 4 1 0 5
2 Oribe Peralta FW 3 0 0 3
3 Paul Aguilar DF 1 1 0 2
Silvio Romero FW 3 0 0 3
4 Bruno Valdez DF 1 0 0 1
Pablo Aguilar DF 0 1 0 1
Pedro Arce MF 0 1 0 1
5 Mateus Uribe MF 1 0 0 1
Total 13 4 0 17

References

  1. "Oribe Peralta, nuevo capitán de América". Diario Récord. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. "Plantilla". Club América – Sitió Oficial.
  3. "Squad". Liga MX.net.
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