2018–19 Club América season
# 2018–19 Club América season

The 2018–19 season was Club América's 6th consecutive season in the Liga MX, and 74th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The club will participate in the Liga MX and the Copa MX.

## Pre-season and friendlies

Club América will precede their 2018–19 campaign with a series of friendlies to be contested in the United States. The matches were announced in May 2018.

| Date | Opponents | Stadium | Result F–A | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 June 2018 | Santos Laguna | Cotton Bowl Stadium | 3–0 | Jérémy Ménez, Henry Martín, Cecilio Domínguez |
| 4 July 2018 | Pachuca | HEB Park | 3–2 | Cecilio Domínguez (2), Fernando González |
| 8 July 2018 | Morelia | Avaya Stadium | 2–1 | Roger Martínez (2) |
| 11 July 2018 | Atlas | Chukchansi Park | 0–0 | |
| 19 July 2018 | Manchester United | University of Phoenix Stadium | 1–1 | Henry Martín |

## Squad

### 2018 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 | Jorge Sánchez |
| 4 | DF | MEX | Edson Álvarez |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Guido Rodríguez |
| 7 | FW | FRA | Jérémy Ménez |
| 8 | MF | COL | Mateus Uribe |
| 9 | FW | COL | Roger Martínez |
| 10 | MF | PAR | Cecilio Domínguez |
| 11 | FW | COL | Andrés Ibargüen |
| 12 | DF | MEX | Luis Reyes |
| 14 | MF | USA | Joe Corona (on loan from Tijuana) |
| 15 | MF | MEX | Pedro Arce |
| 17 | FW | ARG | Cristian Insaurralde (on loan from O'Higgins) |
| 18 | DF | PAR | Bruno Valdez |
| 19 | DF | ARG | Emanuel Aguilera |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | FW | MEX | Diego Lainez |
| 21 | FW | MEX | Henry Martín |
| 22 | DF | MEX | Paul Aguilar (vice-captain) |
| 23 | MF | MEX | Antonio López |
| 24 | FW | MEX | Oribe Peralta (captain) |
| 25 | MF | MEX | Iván Moreno |
| 26 | DF | MEX | Ulises Torres |
| 27 | GK | MEX | Óscar Jiménez |
| 28 | DF | MEX | Oswaldo León |
| 29 | MF | MEX | Brandon García |
| 30 | MF | ECU | Renato Ibarra |
| 31 | FW | MEX | Francisco González |
| 32 | MF | MEX | Víctor Rodríguez |
| 33 | MF | MEX | Isaác Aguilar |
| 34 | DF | MEX | Daniel Zamora |
| 35 | GK | MEX | César Estrada |

### 2019 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 |
| 3 | DF | MEX | Jorge Sánchez |
| 4 | DF | MEX | Edson Álvarez |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Guido Rodríguez |
| 7 | FW | FRA | Jérémy Ménez |
| 8 | MF | COL | Mateus Uribe |
| 9 | FW | COL | Roger Martínez |
| 11 | FW | COL | Andrés Ibargüen |
| 12 | DF | MEX | Luis Reyes |
| 14 | MF | COL | Nicolás Benedetti |
| 15 | FW | CHI | Nicolás Castillo |
| 18 | DF | PAR | Bruno Valdez |
| 19 | DF | ARG | Emanuel Aguilera |
| 21 | FW | MEX | Henry Martín |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | DF | MEX | Paul Aguilar (vice-captain) |
| 23 | MF | MEX | Antonio López |
| 24 | FW | MEX | Oribe Peralta (captain) |
| 25 | MF | MEX | Iván Moreno |
| 26 | MF | MEX | Sebastián Córdova |
| 27 | GK | MEX | Óscar Jiménez |
| 28 | DF | MEX | Oswaldo León |
| 29 | MF | MEX | Brandon García |
| 30 | MF | ECU | Renato Ibarra |
| 31 | FW | MEX | Fernando González |
| 32 | MF | MEX | Víctor Rodríguez |
| 33 | MF | MEX | Isaác Aguilar |
| 34 | DF | MEX | Daniel Zamora |
| 35 | GK | MEX | César Estrada |

Sources: Club América

## Transfers

### Summer

**In**

| Pos. | Player | Age | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| DF | Luis Reyes | 27 | Atlas | Undisclosed |
| DF | Jorge Sánchez | 20 | Santos Laguna | Undisclosed |
| FW | Roger Martínez | 24 | Villarreal | €9,000,000 |
| MF | Cristian Insaurralde | 27 | O'Higgins | loan |

### Winter

**In**

| Pos. | Player | Age | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| MF | Sebastián Córdova | 21 | Necaxa | Loan return |
| MF | Nicolás Benedetti | 21 | Deportivo Cali | Undisclosed |
| FW | Nicolás Castillo | 25 | Benfica | €9,000,000 |

**Out**

| Pos. | Player | Age | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| MF | Joe Corona | 28 | Tijuana | Loan terminated |
| FW | Diego Lainez | 18 | Real Betis | €14,600,000 |
| FW | Cecilio Domínguez | 24 | Independiente | €5,400,000 |
| MF | Cristian Insaurralde | 27 | O'Higgins | Loan terminated |

## 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 2018 | 22 July 2018 | 16 December 2018 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 052.17 |
| Clausura 2019 | 11 January 2019 | 19 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | Semi-finals | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 052.38 |
| Copa MX (Apertura) | 31 July 2018 | 25 September 2018 | Group 7 | Round of 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 060.00 |
| Copa MX (Clausura) | 15 January 2019 | 10 April 2019 | Group 4 | Winners | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 087.50 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 57 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 108 | 54 | +54 | 057.89 |

Last updated: 19 May 2019 Source: Competitions

### Torneo Apertura

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 36 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | América (C) | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 33 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | UNAM | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 5 | Monterrey | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |

* ↑ The first 8 places in the table qualified for the Liguilla. The last ranked team in the relegation table could qualify for the Liguilla in the Apertura tournament.

### Torneo Clausura

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 5 | América | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 6 | Necaxa | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 7 | Pachuca | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 28 | Advance to Liguilla |

* ↑ The first 8 places in the table qualified for the Liguilla.
