2017–18 Club América (women) season
# 2017–18 Club América (women) season

The 2017–18 season was América's first competitive season and first season in the Liga MX Femenil, the top flight of Mexican women's football.

América managed to qualify to the playoffs on the Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2018 tournaments, but was eliminated in semifinals both times: in the Apertura tournament by rivals Guadalajara and in the Clausura tournament by UANL.

The team was managed by Leonardo Cuéllar, who previously coached Mexico women's national football team from 1998 to 2016.

## Squad

### Apertura

| No. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Since |
| - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Cecilia Santiago (Captain) | (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 22) | 2017 |
| 23 | Maricruz González | (1996-06-29)29 June 1996 (aged 21) | 2017 |
| 24 | Jaidy Gutiérrez | (2001-10-24)24 October 2001 (aged 15) | 2017 |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Daniela Alcantar | (1995-12-21)21 December 1995 (aged 21) | 2017 |
| 3 | Marylin Díaz | (1991-11-18)18 November 1991 (aged 25) | 2017 |
| 4 | Ana Lozada | (1997-07-22)22 July 1997 (aged 20) | 2017 |
| 5 | Ximena Ríos | (2001-07-26)26 July 2001 (aged 16) | 2017 |
| 14 | Mónica Rodríguez | (1998-08-03)3 August 1998 (aged 18) | 2017 |
| 15 | Julieta Peralta | (2002-04-15)15 April 2002 (aged 15) | 2017 |
| 19 | Zulma Hernández | (1995-09-09)9 September 1995 (aged 21) | 2017 |
| 21 | Anakaren Llamas | (1993-03-11)11 March 1993 (aged 24) | 2017 |
| Midfielders |||||
| 6 | Diana Fierro | (1995-06-19)19 June 1995 (aged 22) | 2017 |
| 7 | Dayana Cázares | (1999-12-30)30 December 1999 (aged 17) | 2017 |
| 8 | Alexia Delgado | (1999-12-09)9 December 1999 (aged 17) | 2017 |
| 11 | Montserrat Hernández | (1999-06-26)26 June 1999 (aged 18) | 2017 |
| 12 | Melissa Arredondo | (1999-04-06)6 April 1999 (aged 18) | 2017 |
| 16 | Alexandra Martínez | (2000-02-05)5 February 2000 (aged 17) | 2017 |
| 17 | Edna Santamaría | (1992-06-02)2 June 1992 (aged 25) | 2017 |
| 20 | Paola Espino | (1995-08-18)18 August 1995 (aged 21) | 2017 |
| 22 | Naylea Martínez | (2001-08-06)6 August 2001 (aged 15) | 2017 |
| Forwards |||||
| 9 | Lucero Cuevas | (1996-01-22)22 January 1996 (aged 21) | 2017 |
| 10 | Daniela Espinosa | (1999-07-13)13 July 1999 (aged 18) | 2017 |
| 18 | Casandra Cuevas | (1997-04-21)21 April 1997 (aged 20) | 2017 |

### Clausura

| No. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Since |
| - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Cecilia Santiago (Captain) | (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 23) | 2017 |
| 23 | Maricruz González | (1996-06-29)29 June 1996 (aged 21) | 2017 |
| 24 | Jaidy Gutiérrez | (2001-10-24)24 October 2001 (aged 16) | 2017 |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Daniela Alcantar | (1995-12-21)21 December 1995 (aged 22) | 2017 |
| 3 | Marylin Díaz | (1991-11-18)18 November 1991 (aged 26) | 2017 |
| 4 | Ana Lozada (Vice-captain) | (1997-07-22)22 July 1997 (aged 20) | 2017 |
| 5 | Ximena Ríos | (2001-07-26)26 July 2001 (aged 16) | 2017 |
| 12 | Estefanía Fuentes | (1994-08-02)2 August 1994 (aged 23) | 2018 |
| 14 | Mónica Rodríguez | (1998-08-03)3 August 1998 (aged 19) | 2017 |
| 15 | Julieta Peralta | (2002-04-15)15 April 2002 (aged 15) | 2017 |
| 19 | Zulma Hernández | (1995-09-09)9 September 1995 (aged 22) | 2017 |
| 25 | Jana Gutiérrez | (2003-10-25)25 October 2003 (aged 14) | 2018 |
| 26 | Alma Verania López | (1999-03-16)16 March 1999 (aged 18) | 2018 |
| 27 | Laura Parra | (2000-12-19)19 December 2000 (aged 17) | 2018 |
| Midfielders |||||
| 6 | Diana Fierro | (1995-06-19)19 June 1995 (aged 22) | 2017 |
| 7 | Dayana Cázares | (1999-12-30)30 December 1999 (aged 18) | 2017 |
| 8 | Alexia Delgado | (1999-12-09)9 December 1999 (aged 18) | 2017 |
| 11 | Montserrat Hernández | (1999-06-26)26 June 1999 (aged 18) | 2017 |
| 17 | Edna Santamaría | (1992-06-02)2 June 1992 (aged 25) | 2017 |
| 21 | Esmeralda Verdugo | (1994-01-19)19 January 1994 (aged 23) | 2018 |
| Forwards |||||
| 9 | Lucero Cuevas | (1996-01-22)22 January 1996 (aged 21) | 2017 |
| 10 | Daniela Espinosa | (1999-07-13)13 July 1999 (aged 18) | 2017 |
| 18 | Casandra Cuevas | (1997-04-21)21 April 1997 (aged 20) | 2017 |
| 22 | Alexia Villanueva | (2003-02-22)22 February 2003 (aged 14) | 2018 |

## Transfers

### In

| Pos. | Player | Moving from | Transfer window | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| DF | Alma Verania López | Querétaro | Winter | |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | Moving to | Transfer window |
| - | - | - | - |
| MF | Naylea Martínez | Necaxa | Winter |
| DF | Anakaren Llamas | Toluca | Winter |
| MF | Melissa Arredondo | Querétaro | Winter |
| MF | Alexandra Martínez | UNAM | Winter |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| - | - |
| Manager | Leonardo Cuéllar |
| Assistant manager | Ana Laura Galindo |
| Doctor | María Durán |
| Medical assistant | José Bello |
| Medical assistant | María González |
| Kit manager | Fernando Mejía |

## 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 | 29 July 2017 | 11 November 2017 | Matchday 1 | Semifinals (1st) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 17 | +35 | 068.75 |
| Clausura | 6 January 2018 | 22 April 2018 | Matchday 1 | Semifinals (2nd) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 15 | +34 | 068.75 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 101 | 32 | +69 | 068.75 |

Source: Competitions

### Torneo Apertura

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | América | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 11 | +37 | 35 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | UANL | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 7 | +44 | 34 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | Guadalajara (C) | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 34 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | Monterrey | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 31 | |
| 5 | Pachuca | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |

* 1 2 The two best teams of each group advance to the semifinals of the Liguilla.

### Torneo Clausura

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Monterrey | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 13 | +32 | 34 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | América | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 11 | +36 | 33 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | UANL (C) | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 31 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 29 | |
| 5 | Toluca | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla |

* 1 2 The two best teams of each group advance to the semifinals of the Liguilla.

## Statistics

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Apertura | Apertura | Clausura | Clausura |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | MEX | Cecilia Santiago | 26 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | MEX | Daniela Alcantar | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | MEX | Marylin Díaz | 30 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | MEX | Ana Lozada | 30 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | MEX | Ximena Ríos | 18 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | MEX | Diana Fierro | 21 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | MEX | Dayana Cázares | 26 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| 8 | MF | MEX | Alexia Delgado | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | MEX | Lucero Cuevas | 31 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| 10 | FW | MEX | Daniela Espinosa | 25 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
| 11 | MF | MEX | Montserrat Hernández | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| 12 | DF | MEX | Estefanía Fuentes | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | MEX | Mónica Rodríguez | 25 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | MEX | Julieta Peralta | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | MEX | Edna Santamaría | 25 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | MEX | Casandra Cuevas | 32 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 9 |
| 19 | DF | MEX | Zulma Hernández | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | MEX | Paloma Espino | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | MEX | Esmeralda Verdugo | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | MEX | Alexia Villanueva | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | MEX | Maricruz González | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | MEX | Jaidy Gutiérrez | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | MEX | Jana Gutiérrez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | MEX | Alma Verania López | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | MEX | Laura Parra | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Players that left the club during the season ||||||||||
| 12 | MF | MEX | Melissa Arredondo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | MEX | Alexandra Martínez | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Apertura | Clausura | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Lucero Cuevas | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | Dayana Cázares | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | FW | 18 | Casandra Cuevas | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 4 | FW | 10 | Daniela Espinosa | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | MF | 11 | Montserrat Hernández | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | DF | 12 | Estefanía Fuentes | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | DF | 3 | Marylin Díaz | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | 6 | Diana Fierro | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 17 | Edna Santamaría | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 4 | Ana Lozada | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 5 | Ximena Ríos | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 21 | Esmeralda Verdugo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 52 | 49 | 101 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Lucero Cuevas | Cruz Azul | 5–0 (A) | 4 August 2017 | Liga MX Femenil |
| Daniela Espinosa | Veracruz | 8–1 (A) | 9 September 2017 | Liga MX Femenil |
| Dayana Cázares | Morelia | 12–1 (A) | 2 April 2018 | Liga MX Femenil |
| Lucero Cuevas | Morelia | 12–1 (A) | 2 April 2018 | Liga MX Femenil |
