2017–18 Club América season

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)

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.

Squad

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2017 Apertura squad

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

2018 Clausura squad

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

Sources:[2][3]

Transfers

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Summer 2017

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In

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

Out

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

Winter

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In

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

Out

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


Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

June 22, 2017 Pre-season América Mexico 1–1 Mexico Atlante Cancún, Mexico
Orrantía 71' Hernández 90' Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
July 5, 2017 Pre-season América Mexico 3–2 Mexico 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 Mexico 4–0 Mexico Puebla Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
da Silva 24'
Romero 51'
Díaz 69'
Marín 86'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
July 11, 2017 Pre-season América Mexico 0–2 Mexico Morelia Salt Lake City, Utah
Loeschbor 29'
Lezcano 45'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
July 18, 2017 Friendly Murciélagos Mexico 2–1 Mexico América Los Mochis, Mexico
Cardozo 66' (pen.)
Rentería 84'		 Pérez 12' Stadium: Estadio Centenario

Competitions

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Overview

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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

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Goals

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

Assists

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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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