2023–24 Cruz Azul season

Cruz Azul
2023–24 season
Sporting director	Óscar Pérez; (until 24 November); Iván Alonso; (from 13 December)
Manager	Ricardo Ferretti; (until 7 August); Joaquín Moreno; (from 7 August, until 19 December); Martín Anselmi; (from 20 December)
Stadium	Estadio Azteca; (until December 2023); Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes; (from January 2024)
Liga MX	Apertura: 16th; Clausura: 2nd (Runners-up)
Leagues Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Uriel Antuna (14); All: ; Uriel Antuna (15)
Highest home attendance	36,500 v América; (2 September 2023)
Lowest home attendance	11,053 vs Santos Laguna; (20 August 2023)
Average home league attendance	21,163
Biggest win	1–2 v Monterrey; (27 August 2023)
Biggest defeat	2–0 v Atlas; (1 July 2023); 0–2 v Toluca; (8 July 2023)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Club de Futbol Cruz Azul season was the 97th season in the football club's history and the 59th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. Cruz Azul competed in Liga MX and the Leagues Cup.

This season was the first without captain José de Jesús Corona, who leaved the club after 14 years (since 2009–10 as a first team player).^[1] It was also the first season since 2005–06 without the center-back Julio César Domínguez.^[2]

Kits

Supplier: Pirma
Sponsors: Cemento Cruz Azul (front), Caliente (back)

Season overview

May

On 31 May, Uriel Antuna and Carlos Rodríguez were called up to the Mexico national team squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[3]

June

On 1 June, Rafael Guerrero and Rodrigo Huescas were called up to the Mexico national under-23 team for friendlies in Europe and the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.^[4]

On 27 June, the Leagues Cup announced Cruz Azul's first match against Inter Miami would be rescheduled as the tournament's inaugural match due to Inter Miami's high-profile signings of Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets.^[5]

July

On 5 July, Ivan Morales' contract was rescinded and he became a free agent.^[6]

Willer Ditta did not travel with the team to the United States for the first Leagues Cup match due to work visa issues.^[7] On 24 July, Cruz Azul announced Ditta obtained his visa and would travel to join the team.^[8]

Rodrigo Huescas was subbed out in the 30th minute of the match against Inter Miami due to injury. On 24 July, Cruz Azul announced Huescas had suffered a sprain in his right MCL.^[9]

August

On 7 August, Cruz Azul announced they had parted ways with manager Ricardo Ferretti and would appoint assistant coach Joaquín Moreno as manager for the remainder of the Apertura 2023 season.

September

On 1 September, Uriel Antuna and Carlos Rodríguez were called up to the Mexico national team squad for friendlies against Australia and Uzbekistan. Érik Lira and Rodrigo Huescas were called up to the Mexico national under-23 team for friendlies against Colombia under-23.^[10] Rafael Guerrero was called up to the Mexico national under-20 team for friendlies against Argentine Primera División clubs.^[11]

Coaching staff

Apertura 2023 Rounds 1–3, Leagues Cup
Position	Name	Nationality	Year appointed	Last club/team	References
Manager	Ricardo Ferretti	Brazil	2023	FC Juárez (as manager)
Assistant managers	Guillermo Vázquez	Mexico	2023	Necaxa (as manager)
	Joaquín Moreno	Mexico	2023	Cruz Azul (as interim manager)
	Enrique Cruz	Mexico	2023	Pachuca (as assistant manager)
Medic	Juan José Pérez	Mexico	2021	Veracruz
	Ernesto Prado	Mexico	2015	Cruz Azul Hidalgo
	José Morales Ángeles	Mexico	2023	None
Fitness trainer	Guillermo Orta	Mexico	2023	FC Juárez
Kinesiologist	Juan Rubio	Mexico	2009
Kinesiologist	Paolo Arriaga	Mexico	2023	Veracruz

Apertura 2023 Rounds 4–17
Position	Name	Nationality	Year appointed	Last club/team	References
Manager	Joaquín Moreno	Mexico	2023	Cruz Azul (as assistant coach)
Assistant managers	Joel Huiqui	Mexico	2023	Cruz Azul U23 (as manager)
Assistant managers	Enrique Cruz	Mexico	2023	Pachuca (as assistant manager)
Medic	Juan José Pérez	Mexico	2021	Veracruz
	Ernesto Prado	Mexico	2015	Cruz Azul Hidalgo
	José Morales Ángeles	Mexico	2023	None
Fitness trainer	Fernando Ramos	Mexico	2023	Leones Negros
Kinesiologist	Juan Rubio	Mexico	2009
Kinesiologist	Paolo Arriaga	Mexico	2023	Veracruz

Clausura 2024
Position	Name	Nationality	Year appointed	Last club/team	References
Manager	Martín Anselmi	Argentina	2024	Independiente del Valle (as manager)
Assistant managers	Facundo Oreja	Argentina	2024	Independiente del Valle (as assistant manager)
Assistant managers	Luis Pastur	Spain	2024	Independiente del Valle (as assistant manager)
Goalkeeper coach	Esteban Herrera	Argentina	2024	Argentina U17
Medic	Antonio Acevedo	Mexico	2024	UNAM
Medic	Juan Pérez	Mexico	2021	Veracruz
Fitness trainer	Diego Bottaioli	Uruguay	2024	Independiente del Valle
	Fernando Ramos	Mexico	2023	Leones Negros
	Alberto Sciegata	Argentina	2024	Independiente del Valle
Kinesiologist	Paolo Arriaga	Mexico	2023	Veracruz
Kinesiologist	Juan Rubio	Mexico	2009

Players

Squad information

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Signed in	Previous club
3	DF	Carlos Salcedo (vice-captain)	31	2023	FC Juárez
4	DF	Willer Ditta	27	2023	Newell's Old Boys
5	MF	Kevin Castaño	24	2023	Águilas Doradas
6	MF	Erik Lira	24	2022 (Winter)	Pumas UNAM
7	MF	Uriel Antuna	27	2022 (Winter)	Guadalajara
8	MF	Jesús Dueñas	35	2023	FC Juárez
9	FW	Ángel Sepúlveda	33	2023	Querétaro
10	FW	Moisés Vieira	28	2023	Fortaleza
14	MF	Alexis Gutiérrez	24	2023 (Winter)	Tapatío
15	MF	Ignacio Rivero (vice-captain)	32	2020	Tijuana
17	MF	Alonso Escoboza	31	2022	Necaxa
18	MF	Rodrigo Huescas	21	2021	Youth system
19	MF	Carlos Rodríguez	27	2022 (Winter)	Monterrey
24	DF	Juan Escobar (captain)	29	2019	Cerro Porteño
25	GK	Sebastián Jurado	27	2020 (Winter)	Veracruz
26	DF	Carlos Vargas	24	2023 (Winter)	Mazatlán
28	FW	Diber Cambindo	28	2023	Independiente Medellín
29	FW	Carlos Rotondi	27	2022	Defensa y Justicia
30	GK	Andrés Gudiño	27	2019	Tepatitlán
31	DF	Luis Iturbide	22	2023	Youth system
32	DF	Cristian Jiménez	22	2023	Youth system
33	DF	Rafael Guerrero	21	2023	Youth system

Last updated: 29 August 2023
Source: ligamx.net and cfcruzazul.com
Notes: The club can have a maximum of nine foreign players in their squad.

Transfers

Transfers in

Summer

Date	Position	No.	Player	From	Type	Ref.
16 June 2023	DF	3	Carlos Salcedo	Juárez	Transfer	^[12]
16 June 2023	MF	10	Moisés Vieira	Fortaleza	Transfer	^[13]
21 June 2023	FW	28	Diber Cambindo	Independiente Medellín	Transfer	^[14]
27 June 2023	MF	5	Kevin Castaño	Águilas Doradas	Transfer	^[15]
6 July 2023	DF	4	Willer Ditta	Newell's Old Boys	Transfer	^[16]
13 July 2023	MF	8	Jesús Dueñas	Juárez	Transfer	^[17]
29 August 2023	FW	9	Ángel Sepúlveda	Querétaro	Transfer	^[18]

Transfers out

Summer

Date	Position	No.	Player	To	Type	Ref.
10 May 2023	FW	13	Michael Estrada	Toluca	Loan return	^[19]
10 May 2023	FW	8	Gonzalo Carneiro	Sion	Loan return	^[20]
11 May 2023	DF	12	José Joaquín Martínez	Free agent	End of contract	^[21]
17 May 2023	DF	25	Ramiro Funes Mori	River Plate	Released	^[22]
18 May 2023	DF	3	Jaiber Jiménez	Free agent	End of contract	^[23]^[24]
27 May 2023	DF	4	Julio César Domínguez	Atlético San Luis	Released	^[25]
10 June 2023	DF	28	Jordan Silva	Atlético San Luis	Loan	^[26]
12 June 2023	MF	22	Rafael Baca	Monterey Bay FC	Released	^[27]
20 June 2023	MF	23	Ramiro Carrera	Atlético Tucumán	Loan	^[28]
23 June 2023	GK	1	José de Jesús Corona	Tijuana	End of contract	^[29]
5 July 2023	FW	20	Iván Morales	Not registered
12 August 2023	FW	21	Augusto Lotti	Lanús	Loan	^[30]
29 August 2023	FW	11	Christian Tabó	Pumas UNAM	Transfer	^[31]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Matches

14 June 2023 Friendly	UNAM	1–0	Cruz Azul	Coyoacán, Mexico City
	Del Prete			Stadium: Cantera

21 June 2023 Friendly	Cruz Azul	3–1	Juárez	Xochimilco, Mexico City
9:00 CDT	Lotti Tabó Iturbide	Report		Stadium: La Noria Attendance: 0

24 June 2023 Friendly	América	3–1	Cruz Azul	Coapa, Mexico City
10:00 CDT	B. Rodríguez de los Ríos	Report	Moisés	Stadium: Coapa Attendance: 0

31 December 2023 Friendly	Cruz Azul	3–0	Atlante F.C.	Xochimilco, Mexico City
	Uriel Antuna Gabriel Fernández Willer Ditta	Report		Stadium: La Noria Attendance: 0

23 March 2024 Friendly	América	2–3	Cruz Azul	Carson, United States
	Hernández 9' Fidalgo 17'	Report	Sepúlveda 11' Rotondi 50', 56'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 25,405

Competitions

Overview

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 2023	1 July 2023	12 November 2023	Matchday 1	16th	17	5	2	10	21	29	−8	029.41
Clausura 2024	13 January 2024	26 May 2024	Matchday 1	Runners-up	23	12	5	6	30	20	+10	052.17
Leagues Cup	21 July 2023	3 August 2023	Group stage	Round of 32	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Total					43	17	9	17	53	52	+1	039.53

Last updated: 26 May 2024
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Liga MX

Torneo Apertura

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Querétaro	17	5	4	8	18	29	−11	19
15	Juárez	17	5	3	9	24	34	−10	18
16	Cruz Azul	17	5	2	10	21	29	−8	17
17	Atlas	17	4	5	8	14	24	−10	17
18	Necaxa	17	3	6	8	18	27	−9	15

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


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
17	5	2	10	21	29	−8	17	2	1	5	10	16	−6	3	1	5	11	13	−2

Last updated: 12 November 2023.
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	L
Position	17	18	18	18	18	16	17	17	17	17	14	16	17	16	14	16	16
Points	0	0	0	1	0	4	4	5	5	8	11	11	11	14	17	17	17

Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2023. Source: Mediotiempo.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

The league fixtures were announced on 8 June 2023.^[32]

1 July 2023 1	Atlas	2–0	Cruz Azul	Guadalajara
21:10 CT	Aguirre 5' Rocha 72' Lozano 85' 90+6'	Report	Iturbide 37' Rivero 80'	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Attendance: 20,169 Referee: Víctor Cáceres Hernández

8 July 2023 2	Cruz Azul	0–2	Toluca	Mexico City
17:50 CT	Jurado 39' Cambindo 52' Rivero 53' Jiménez 83' Rotondi 90+3'	Report	López 29' Huerta 29' Volpi 36' (pen.) Domínguez 57', 90+2' Araújo 65'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 15,936 Referee: Ismael López Peñuelas

14 July 2023 3	Tijuana	2–1	Cruz Azul	Tijuana
20:10 PT	L. Rodríguez 50' González 57' Cambindo 90+2' (o.g.)	Report	Rivero 45' Cambindo 90' Salcedo 90+5'	Stadium: Estadio Caliente Attendance: 28,333 Referee: Edgar Allan Morales

20 August 2023 4	Cruz Azul	2–2	Santos Laguna	Mexico City
17:00 CT	Cambindo 10' Rodríguez 27' Gudiño 41' Antuna 45' (pen.) Escobar 90+7'	Report	Preciado 2', 64' (pen.) Govea 25' Campos 88'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 11,053 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava

23 August 2023 5	Pachuca	1–0	Cruz Azul	Pachuca
19:06 CT	Moreno 24' Cabral 43' I. Hernández 63', 70'	Report	Gudiño 27' Ditta 70' Escobar 90+8' Salcedo 90+10'	Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 8,242 Referee: Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle

27 August 2023 6	Monterrey	1–2	Cruz Azul	Guadalupe
20:05 CT	Gallardo 32' Andrada 41' Meza 45+4'	Report	Cambindo 9', 42' Guerrero 34' Ditta 38' Moisés 49' Huescas 55' Jurado 90+6'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 42,313 Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos

2 September 2023 7	Cruz Azul	2–3	América	Mexico City
21:10 CT	Rotondi 24', 52' Rodríguez 37' Antuna 47', 80' Escobar 53' Ditta 90+1'	Report	Quiñones 4' Malagón 29' Sánchez 35' 45+5' dos Santos 41' B. Rodríguez 45+8' Fuentes 73' Cáceres 83' Zendejas 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 36,500 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón

15 September 2023 8	Mazatlán	2–2	Cruz Azul	Mazatlán
18:50 PT	Benedetti 14' Colula 30', 39' Esquivel 90+6'	Report	Gudiño 12' Cambindo 48', 90+2' Guerrero 54' Rotondi 74' Escobar 90+5' Rivero 90+5'	Stadium: Estadio de Mazatlán Attendance: 11,002 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava

24 September 2023 9	Cruz Azul	1–3	Querétaro	Mexico City
16:00 CT	Rotondi 29', 45+5'	Report	Lértora 33' Sandoval 50' Zúñiga 77', 78' Cordero 87' Gularte 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 23,790 Referee: Abraham De Jesús Contreras

29 September 2023 10	Atlético San Luis	1–2	Cruz Azul	San Luis Potosi
21:00 CT	Villalpando 70' Sanabria 75'	Report	Salcedo 9' Rotondi 21', 51' Rodríguez 77' Antuna 87'	Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras Attendance: 21,180 Referee: Adonai Gonzalez

4 October 2023 11	Necaxa	1–3	Cruz Azul	Aguascalientes
19:00 CT	Batista 55' Monreal 71'	Report	Sepúlveda 21', 90+2', 90+10', 90+12' Rivero 88'	Stadium: Estadio Victoria Attendance: 10,923 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

7 October 2023 12	Cruz Azul	1–4	UNAM	Mexico City
21:10 CT	Rivero 29' Escobar 42' Sepúlveda 45+2'	Report	Huerta 30' (pen.), 60' López 36' Salvio 43' Monroy 46' González 58' Aldrete 58' Rivas 72' Silva 80'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 28,878 Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos

21 October 2023 13	UANL	2–1	Cruz Azul	San Nicolás de los Garza
21:10 CT	Lainez 23' Angulo 38' Gignac 40', 61' Carioca 90+6'	Report	Antuna 45+3' Salcedo 82' Cambindo 86' Guerrero 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 41,615 Referee: Edgar Morales

28 October 2023 14	Cruz Azul	1–0	León	Mexico City
17:00 CT	Sepúlveda 16' Escobar 29' Rodríguez 75' Castaño 90'	Report	Rubio 50' Sánchez 70' Bellón 80'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 11,001 Referee: Brian Omar González Veles

1 November 2023 15	Cruz Azul	2–0	Juárez	Mexico City
19:00 CT	Sepúlveda 14' Huescas 34' Antuna 62' Escobar 64'	Report	García 81' Campillo 88'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 9,358 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón

4 November 2023 16	Guadalajara	1–0	Cruz Azul	Zapopan
21:05 CT	Gutiérrez 39' Padilla 90+7'	Report	Castaño 41' Sepúlveda 68' Ditta 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Akron Attendance: 36,847 Referee: Adonai Gonzalez

12 November 2023 17	Cruz Azul	1–2	Puebla	Mexico City
18:00 CT	Ditta 45' Guerrero 67' Antuna 90+7'	Report	Martínez 20' Angulo 28' Silva 59' Herrera 84' de los Santos 90+9' Sansores 90+9'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 18,653 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre

Torneo Clausura

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	América (C)	17	10	5	2	30	12	+18	35	Qualification for the quarter-finals^[a]
2	Cruz Azul	17	10	3	4	23	14	+9	33
3	Toluca	17	9	5	3	38	23	+15	32
4	Monterrey	17	9	5	3	32	19	+13	32
5	UANL	17	9	4	4	34	23	+11	31

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 first four places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals and host the second leg. The fifth and sixth placed teams will host the first leg.

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
23	12	5	6	30	20	+10	41	6	3	3	19	12	+7	6	2	3	11	8	+3

Last updated: 26 May 2024.
Source: Mediotiempo.com

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	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	W
Position	14	12	9	6	5	4	1	1	2	2	3	4	5	4	4	3	2
Points	0	1	4	7	10	13	16	19	19	22	22	22	23	26	29	30	33

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Mediotiempo.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

13 January 2024 1	Cruz Azul	0–1	Pachuca	Mexico City
19:00 CT	Rivero 17' Lira 41'	Report	Cabral 11' Pedraza 34' Rondón 78'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 26,100 Referee: Iván López Sánchez

19 January 2024 2	Juárez	0–0	Cruz Azul	Juárez
20:10 MT	Venegas 17' Chávez 75'	Report	Ditta 60' Rivero 76' Piovi 81'	Stadium: Estadio Juarez Attendance: 13,714 Referee: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo

27 January 2024 3	Cruz Azul	2–1	Mazatlán	Mexico City
17:00 CT	Fernández 16' Sepúlveda 45+6' Faravelli 61' Antuna 64'	Report	Del Prete 10' Esquivel 41' Díaz 55' Rubio 57'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 20,032 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre

30 January 2024 4	Cruz Azul	1–0	Tijuana	Mexico City
19:00 CT	Antuna 45+2' Rodríguez 45+2' Fernández 45+7' Sepúlveda 46' Faravelli 50' Guerrero 79' Sepúlveda 82'	Report	Contreras 40' Fernández 88'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 16,650 Referee: Jesús Rafael López Valle

2 February 2024 5	Querétaro	1–3	Cruz Azul	Querétaro
19:00 CT	Barrera 5' Gularte 25' Sierra 44' Sosa 53' Ortíz 55' Manzanares 90+6'	Report	Rivero 29' Antuna 42' Fernández 45+1' Ditta 53'	Stadium: Estadio Corregidora Attendance: 24,777 Referee: Jorge Abraham Camacho Peregrina

10 February 2024 6	Cruz Azul	3–0	Atlético San Luis	Mexico City
19:05 CT	Rotondi 38' (pen.) Antuna 64' Huescas 73'	Report	Sanabria 37' Cruz 90'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 23,826 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

17 February 2024 7	Cruz Azul	1–0	UANL	Mexico City
21:05 CT	Reyes 83' (o.g.) Ditta 90+1' 90+4' Rodríguez 90+3'	Report	Purata 75' Gignac 77' Herrera 80' Guzmán 88' Tercero 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 25,755 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava

21 February 2024 8	León	2–3	Cruz Azul	León
21:00 CT	Frías 44' Medina 90+12' Alvarado 90+26' Guerra 90+36'	Report	Rodríguez 29' Huescas 38' Salcedo 90+1' Zaleta 90+14' Antuna 90+15' Guerrero 90+34'	Stadium: Estadio León Attendance: 24,618 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

24 February 2024 9	América	1–0	Cruz Azul	Mexico City
21:10 CT	Quiñones 4'	Report	Rodríguez 40' Salcedo 45+7' Piovi 72'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 59,032 Referee: Oscar Mejía García

2 March 2024 10	Cruz Azul	3–0	Guadalajara	Mexico City
19:05 CT	Faravelli 7' Antuna 27', 33'	Report	González 78' Briseño 81'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 67,623 Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos

9 March 2024 11	Santos Laguna	3–0	Cruz Azul	Torreón
19:00 CT	Dória 9' Medina 36' Mariscal 55' Fagúndez 69', 79' 80' Muñoz 83', 84'	Report	Gutiérrez 6' Lira 45+1' Ditta 59' Gamboa 73' Huescas 90+5'	Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 22,007 Referee: Adonai Gonzalez

16 March 2024 12	Cruz Azul	1–2	Necaxa	Mexico City
17:00 CT	Rotondi 9' Lira 61' Faravelli 76' Rivero 90+2' Rotondi 90+6'	Report	Cambindo 12' Paradela 28' Peña 52' Garnica 90+6'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 25,580 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

30 March 2024 13	UNAM	0–0	Cruz Azul	Mexico City
21:05 CT	Rivas 70' Monroy 84'	Report	Cándido 70' Faravelli 90'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 41,121 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez

6 April 2024 14	Cruz Azul	2–1	Monterrey	Mexico City
21:05 CT	Rivero 45+2' Antuna 49', 70' Huescas 83'	Report	Govea 28' López 67' Vegas 70' Guiterrez 81' Andrada 90+5'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 13,585 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava

12 April 2024 15	Puebla	0–1	Cruz Azul	Puebla
21:00 CT	González 45' Cavallini 58' Herrera 72' Olmedo 90+2' Navarro 90+2'	Report	Antuna 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 31,289 Referee: Katia Itzel García

21 April 2024 16	Cruz Azul	2–2	Atlas	Mexico City
18:00 CT	Mier 11' Rivero 40' Ditta 44' Cándido 71'	Report	Aguirre 13' (pen.) Murillo 20' Márquez 38'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 20,543 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre

27 April 2024 17	Toluca	0–1	Cruz Azul	Toluca
19:00 CT		Report	Ditta 18' Rodríguez 71' Cándido 73'	Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez Attendance: 27,273 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

Quarter-finals

9 May 2024 First leg	UNAM	0–2	Cruz Azul	Mexico City
18:00 CT	Mori 64' Suárez 81'	Report	Rivero 26', 31' Faravelli 57' Rodríguez 80'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 40,418 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre

12 May 2024 Second leg	Cruz Azul	2–2 (4–2 agg.)	UNAM	Mexico City
19:00 CT	Piovi 32' Rivero 36' Gutiérrez 76' Faravelli 90+1'	Report	Martínez 36', 51' Silva 48' 81' Salvio 58' Huerta 85' López 90'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 27,228 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón

Semi-finals

16 May 2024 First leg	Monterrey	0–1	Cruz Azul	Guadalupe
21:00 CT	Arteaga 90+6'	Report	Rotondi 34' Rivero 86'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 51,708 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón

19 May 2024 Second leg	Cruz Azul	1–2 (2 (s)–2 agg.)	Monterrey	Mexico City
18:00 CT	Salcedo 45' Sepúlveda 61'		Medina 40' Canales 45+2' Berterame 67', 73' Aguirre 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 28,403 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

Final

23 May 2024 First leg	Cruz Azul	1–1	América	Mexico City
20:00 CT	Antuna 9' (pen.)	Report	Quiñones 16'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 27,244 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez

26 May 2024 Second leg	América	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Cruz Azul	Mexico City
19:00 CT	Reyes 59' Martín 78' (pen.), 79' Quiñones 80'	Report	Rotondi 38'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 73,604 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava

Leagues Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MIA	CAZ	ATL
1	Inter Miami CF	2	2	0	0	0	6	1	+5	6	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	4–0
2	Cruz Azul	2	0	1	0	1	2	3	−1	2	Advance to knockout stage	1–2	—	1–1
3	Atlanta United FC	2	0	0	1	1	1	5	−4	1		—	—	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

21 July 2023 (2023-07-21) 1	Cruz Azul	1–2	Inter Miami	Fort Lauderdale, United States
20:00 EDT	Antuna 54' Dueñas 90+2'	Report	Arroyo 38' Taylor 44' Messi 90+4'	Stadium: DRV PNK Attendance: 20,512 Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

29 July 2023 (2023-07-29) 3	Cruz Azul	1–1 (5–4 p)	Atlanta United	Atlanta, United States
19:00 EDT	Dueñas 7' Moisés 20' Salcedo 90' Escobar 90+1'	Report	Lennon 6' Sejdić 27' Hernández 42' Muyumba 53' Almada 75' Giakoumakis 90+2'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Attendance: 41,108 Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)
	Penalties
	Salcedo Rivero Tabó Rotondi Autuna Lotti		Lennon Muyumba Berry Almada Giakoumakis Purata

Knockout phase

Round of 32

3 August 2023	Charlotte	0−0 (4−3 p)	Cruz Azul	Frisco, Texas, United States
19:30 UTC−5	Byrne 15'	Report	Antuna 60' Ditta 74'	Stadium: Toyota Attendance: 6,844 Referee: Ismael Cornejo Meléndez (El Salvador)
	Penalties
	Swiderski Bender Jones Westwood Vargas Privett		Rivero Antuna Rotondi Dueñas Rodríguez Castaño
Note: Match played at neutral site due to scheduling conflicts at Charlotte FC's home stadium Bank of America Stadium and a lack of approved venues in the Charlotte metropolitan area.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

As of matches played 2 September 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Apertura 2023		Clausura 2024		Leagues Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
25	GK	MEX	Sebastián Jurado	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
30	GK	MEX	Andrés Gudiño	6	0	3+1	0	0	0	2	0
Defenders
3	DF	MEX	Carlos Salcedo	10	0	7	0	0	0	3	0
4	DF	COL	Willer Ditta	7	0	5	0	0	0	2	0
24	DF	PAR	Juan Escobar	8	0	5	0	0	0	2+1	0
31	DF	MEX	Luis Iturbide	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	MEX	Rafael Guerrero	4	0	0+3	0	0	0	1	0
191	DF	MEX	Raymundo Rubio^[a]	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
205	DF	MEX	Josué Díaz^[a]	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
229	DF	MEX	Alan Zubiri^[a]	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
5	MF	COL	Kevin Castaño	6	0	4	0	0	0	0+2	0
6	MF	MEX	Érik Lira	8	0	7	0	0	0	0+1	0
8	MF	MEX	Jesús Dueñas	6	0	0+3	0	0	0	3	0
14	MF	MEX	Alexis Gutiérrez	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	URU	Ignacio Rivero	9	1	4+2	1	0	0	3	0
17	MF	MEX	Alonso Escoboza	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	MEX	Rodrigo Huescas	7	0	4+2	0	0	0	1	0
19	MF	MEX	Carlos Rodríguez	7	0	4	0	0	0	3	0
32	MF	MEX	Cristian Jiménez	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	MEX	Uriel Antuna	7	3	4	2	0	0	3	1
9	FW	MEX	Ángel Sepúlveda	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	BRA	Moisés Vieira	10	2	5+2	1	0	0	3	1
28	FW	COL	Diber Cambindo	9	2	7	2	0	0	1+1	0
29	FW	ARG	Carlos Rotondi	10	1	7	1	0	0	3	0
Players transferred out during the season
11	FW	URU	Christian Tabó	8	0	3+3	0	0	0	0+2	0
21	FW	ARG	Augusto Lotti	6	0	1+2	0	0	0	2+1	0

Source: Competitions

^ ^a ^b ^c Player is registered with the under-23 team.

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

As of matches played 2 September 2023

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Liga Apertura	Leagues Cup	Total
1	FW	7	Uriel Antuna	2	1	3
2	FW	28	Diber Cambindo	2	0	2
2	FW	10	Moisés Vieira	1	1	2
3	MF	15	Ignacio Rivero	1	0	1
3	FW	29	Carlos Rotondi	1	0	1
Own Goals				0	0	0
Total				7	2	9

Sources: Soccerway, Liga MX

Clean sheets

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 2023	Clausura 2023	Leagues Cup	Total
30	Andrés Gudiño	6	8	0	0	1	1
25	Sebastián Jurado	5	8	0	0	0	0
Totals			16	0	0	1	1

Disciplinary record

As of 2 September 2023

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apertura 2023			Clausura 2024			Leagues Cup			Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
3	DF		Carlos Salcedo	2						1			3
4	DF		Willer Ditta	3						1			4
5	DF		Kevin Castaño
6	MF		Erik Lira
7	FW		Uriel Antuna	1						1			2
8	MF		Jesús Dueñas							2			2
10	FW		Moisés
11	FW		Christian Tabó
14	MF		Alexis Gutiérrez
15	MF		Ignacio Rivero	2									2
17	MF		Alonso Escoboza
18	MF		Rodrigo Huescas	1									1
19	MF		Carlos Rodríguez	1		1							1		1
21	FW		Augusto Lotti
24	DF		Juan Escobar	3						1			4
25	GK		Sebastián Jurado	1		1							1		1
26	DF		Carlos Vargas
28	FW		Diber Cambindo	3									3
29	FW		Carlos Rotondi	2									2
30	GK		Andrés Gudiño	2									2
31	DF		Luis Iturbide	1									1
32	DF		Cristian Jiménez	1									1
33	DF		Rafael Guerrero	1									1
Totals				24	0	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	30	0	2

Source: Liga MX
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

References

^ "Jesús Corona se despide de Cruz Azul: Vivimos alegrías y tristezas, pero siempre con honestidad". espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish). 23 June 2023.
^ "Cruz Azul: Cata Domínguez se despide del club con emotiva carta: 'Gracias por cumplir mi sueño'". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 7 June 2023.
^ "Selección Mexicana: Se confirma convocatoria para la Copa Oro". espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish). 19 June 2023.
^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México Sub-23 Gira Europea". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). 1 June 2023.
^ "Leagues Cup hace ajustes y partido inaugural será Messi e Inter Miami vs Cruz Azul". espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish). 27 June 2023.
^ "Cruz Azul liberó plaza de NFM de Iván Morales, baja número 11". espndeportes.com (in Spanish). 5 July 2023.
^ "Cruz Azul confirma que Willer Ditta aún no cuenta con visa para entrar a EU y jugar Leagues Cup". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 20 July 2023.
^ "Willer Ditta ya tiene visa y podría ser titular ante Atlanta". mexico.as.com (in Spanish). 24 July 2023.
^ "Rodrigo Huescas se perderá la Leagues Cup por lesión". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 24 July 2023.
^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México Sub-23". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). 4 September 2023.
^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México Sub-20". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). 1 September 2023.
^ "Cruz Azul hace oficial fichaje de Carlos Salcedo". espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 16 June 2023.
^ "¡OFICIAL! Cruz Azul anunció el fichaje del brasileño Moisés Vieira, su segundo refuerzo para el Apertura 2023". foxsports.com.mx (in Spanish). 16 June 2023.
^ "Cruz Azul hace oficial el fichaje de Diber Cambindo". espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 21 June 2023.
^ "Cruz Azul anuncia oficialmente la incorporación de Kevin Castaño". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 27 June 2023.
^ "Willer Ditta ya firmó con Cruz Azul". mexico.as.com (in Spanish). 6 July 2023.
^ "Cruz Azul confirma el fichaje de Jesús Dueñas". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 13 July 2023.
^ "¡Oficial! Ángel Sepúlveda es nuevo jugador de Cruz Azul". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 29 August 2023.
^ "Michael Estrada, primera baja rumbo al Apertura 2023". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 10 May 2023.
^ "Cruz Azul anuncia la salida de Gonzalo Carneiro". eluniversal.com.mx (in Spanish). 10 May 2023.
^ "Shaggy Martínez, tercera baja oficial de La Máquina". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 11 May 2023.
^ "Cruz Azul confirm departure of River Plate-linked Funes Mori". en.as.com. 17 May 2023.
^ "Ex Cruz Azul: Jaiber Jiménez fue el que decidió no renovar..." vamoscruzazul.bolavip.com (in Spanish). 14 May 2023.
^ "Sigue la limpia de jugadores en la Noria, Jaiber Jiménez deja el equipo". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 18 May 2023.
^ "Cruz Azul confirmó el adiós del Cata Domínguez con emotivo video". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 27 May 2023.
^ "Jordan Silva deja a la Máquina para unirse al Atlético de San Luis". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 10 June 2023.
^ "¡Oficial! Rafael Baca se va de Cruz Azul y es la séptima baja oficial del equipo de cara al Apertura 2023". vprosports.mx/ (in Spanish). 13 June 2023.
^ "Ramiro Carrera sale de prestamo de Cruz Azul para el Atlético Tucumán". tvazteca.com (in Spanish). 20 June 2023.
^ "¡Oficial! Cruz Azul y Jesús Corona anuncian su separación en la Liga MX". marca.com (in Spanish). 23 June 2023.
^ "Augusto Lotti sale de Cruz Azul cedido a Lanús". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 12 August 2023.
^ "Christian Tabó, nuevo refuerzo de Pumas de la UNAM". espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 29 August 2023.
^ "La Liga MX presentó el calendario del Apertura 2023; ¿cómo se jugará?". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 8 June 2023.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_LIG0.45823366449132-33] The first four places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals and host the second leg. The fifth and sixth placed teams will host the first leg.

[U23-34] Player is registered with the under-23 team.

[1] "Jesús Corona se despide de Cruz Azul: Vivimos alegrías y tristezas, pero siempre con honestidad". espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish). 23 June 2023.

[2] "Cruz Azul: Cata Domínguez se despide del club con emotiva carta: 'Gracias por cumplir mi sueño'". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 7 June 2023.

[3] "Selección Mexicana: Se confirma convocatoria para la Copa Oro". espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish). 19 June 2023.

[4] "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México Sub-23 Gira Europea". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). 1 June 2023.

[5] "Leagues Cup hace ajustes y partido inaugural será Messi e Inter Miami vs Cruz Azul". espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish). 27 June 2023.

[6] "Cruz Azul liberó plaza de NFM de Iván Morales, baja número 11". espndeportes.com (in Spanish). 5 July 2023.

[7] "Cruz Azul confirma que Willer Ditta aún no cuenta con visa para entrar a EU y jugar Leagues Cup". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 20 July 2023.

[8] "Willer Ditta ya tiene visa y podría ser titular ante Atlanta". mexico.as.com (in Spanish). 24 July 2023.

[Huescas-9] "Rodrigo Huescas se perderá la Leagues Cup por lesión". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 24 July 2023.

[10] "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México Sub-23". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). 4 September 2023.

[11] "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México Sub-20". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). 1 September 2023.

[12] "Cruz Azul hace oficial fichaje de Carlos Salcedo". espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 16 June 2023.

[13] "¡OFICIAL! Cruz Azul anunció el fichaje del brasileño Moisés Vieira, su segundo refuerzo para el Apertura 2023". foxsports.com.mx (in Spanish). 16 June 2023.

[14] "Cruz Azul hace oficial el fichaje de Diber Cambindo". espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 21 June 2023.

[15] "Cruz Azul anuncia oficialmente la incorporación de Kevin Castaño". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 27 June 2023.

[16] "Willer Ditta ya firmó con Cruz Azul". mexico.as.com (in Spanish). 6 July 2023.

[17] "Cruz Azul confirma el fichaje de Jesús Dueñas". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 13 July 2023.

[18] "¡Oficial! Ángel Sepúlveda es nuevo jugador de Cruz Azul". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 29 August 2023.

[19] "Michael Estrada, primera baja rumbo al Apertura 2023". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 10 May 2023.

[20] "Cruz Azul anuncia la salida de Gonzalo Carneiro". eluniversal.com.mx (in Spanish). 10 May 2023.

[21] "Shaggy Martínez, tercera baja oficial de La Máquina". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 11 May 2023.

[22] "Cruz Azul confirm departure of River Plate-linked Funes Mori". en.as.com. 17 May 2023.

[23] "Ex Cruz Azul: Jaiber Jiménez fue el que decidió no renovar..." vamoscruzazul.bolavip.com (in Spanish). 14 May 2023.

[24] "Sigue la limpia de jugadores en la Noria, Jaiber Jiménez deja el equipo". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 18 May 2023.

[25] "Cruz Azul confirmó el adiós del Cata Domínguez con emotivo video". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 27 May 2023.

[26] "Jordan Silva deja a la Máquina para unirse al Atlético de San Luis". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 10 June 2023.

[27] "¡Oficial! Rafael Baca se va de Cruz Azul y es la séptima baja oficial del equipo de cara al Apertura 2023". vprosports.mx/ (in Spanish). 13 June 2023.

[28] "Ramiro Carrera sale de prestamo de Cruz Azul para el Atlético Tucumán". tvazteca.com (in Spanish). 20 June 2023.

[29] "¡Oficial! Cruz Azul y Jesús Corona anuncian su separación en la Liga MX". marca.com (in Spanish). 23 June 2023.

[30] "Augusto Lotti sale de Cruz Azul cedido a Lanús". record.com.mx (in Spanish). 12 August 2023.

[31] "Christian Tabó, nuevo refuerzo de Pumas de la UNAM". espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 29 August 2023.

[32] "La Liga MX presentó el calendario del Apertura 2023; ¿cómo se jugará?". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 8 June 2023.

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