2017–18 Club América season
# 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.

## 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 27 | GK | MEX | Óscar Jiménez |
| 30 | MF | ECU | Renato Ibarra |
| 32 | DF | MEX | Enrique Cedillo |
| 34 | MF | MEX | Diego Lainez |

Sources:

## Transfers

### Summer 2017

**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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |

### Winter

**In**

| Number | Pos. | Player | Age | From | Fee | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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

## Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 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 |
| 6 | Darwin Quintero | FW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Pablo Aguilar | DF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | William da Silva | MF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Jérémy Ménez | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Bruno Valdez | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Alejandro Díaz | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Andrés Ibargüen | FW | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Guido Rodríguez | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Joe Corona | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 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 |
| 3 | Silvio Romero | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Bruno Valdez | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Pablo Aguilar | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Pedro Arce | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Mateus Uribe | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 13 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
