The 2011–12 Deportivo Cruz Azul season was the 85th season in the football club's history and the 47th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Cruz Azul began their season on July 23, 2011. Cruz Azul played their homes games on Saturdays at 17:00 hours local time.
Club
Personnel
Coaching staff
Current Kit Provider: Umbro. Sponsors: Cemento Cruz Azul, Coca-Cola, Telcel, Tecate, Volaris.
Current squad
As of January 2011: Listed on the official website of Cruz Azul.
From youth system
Transfers
Summer
In and Loan
Out and Loan
Winter
In and Loan
Out and Loan
Competitions
Cruz Azul play three different tournaments in the 2011–12 season are Apertura 2011, Clausura 2012 and Copa Libertadores.
Overall CompetitionStarted roundCurrent position / roundFinal position / roundFirst matchLast matchApertura 2011—2nd./Quarter-finalsJuly 23 November 26 Clausura 2012—9th./17January 7April 29Copa LibertadoresGroup Stageknockout stageTBDFebruary 8TBD
Results by opponent (league) TeamResultsPointsHomeAwayAmérica 3 – 1 2 – 2 4Atlante 2 – 1 2 – 2 4Atlas 2 – 1 0 – 2 6Estudiantes Tecos 5 – 2 0 – 2 6Guadalajara 1 – 1 2 – 1 1Chiapas 2 – 0 1 – 1 4Monterrey 4 – 3 1 – 2 6Morelia 0 – 1 2 – 0 0Pachuca 1 – 1 1 – 0 1Puebla 2 – 0 1 – 1 4Querétaro 1 – 2 1 – 0 0 San Luis 3 – 1 1 – 1 4Santos Laguna 0 – 1 1 – 0 0Tijuana 2 – 1 0 – 0 4Toluca 0 – 0 0 – 3 4UANL 1 – 1 1 – 1 2UNAM 1 – 1 1 – 2 4Total Points Apertura 17 12 29 Clausura 15 10 25 32 22 54
Source:Cruz Azul Matches at soccerway.com 2011–12 Primera División de México season article
Competitions statistics
Torneo Apertura 2011
Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.
Pre-Season Summer 2011
Friendly during the season
Regular phase
General table
Final phase
Quarter-finals
Morelia won 2–4 in aggregate.
Torneo Clausura 2012
Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.
Pre-Season Winter 2011
Regular phase
Classification table
General table
Copa Libertadores
Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.
Second stage
Group stage
Classification table
Group table
Knockout stages
Round of 16
Libertad won on points 4–1.
Squad statistics
Start formations
Starting XI
!style="background: #C0C0C0;color:white" colspan="6"| 11 starters
!style="background: #C0C0C0;color:white" colspan="6"| Other starters
Cruz Azul Starting 11 in their 4-4–2 formation
Apps, Goals and Discipline
League = Apertura 2011 & Clausura 2012
Cup = Copa Libertadores
Playoffs = Final Phase of the Apertura 2011 & Clausura 2012
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Overall statistics team {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !style="background: #6050DC;color:white"| !style="background: #6050DC;color:white"|Total !style="background: #6050DC;color:white"| Home !style="background: #6050DC;color:white"| Away |- |align=left| Games played || 43 || 22 || 21 |- |align=left| Games won || 17 || 11 || 6 |- |align=left| Games drawn || 15 || 7 || 8 |- |align=left| Games lost || 11 || 4 || 7 |- |align=left| Biggest win (Apertura) || 2-0 vs. Puebla,0-2 vs. Estudiantes,3-1 vs. América || 2-0 vs. Puebla,3-1 vs. America || 0-2 vs. Estudiantes |- |align=left| Biggest win (Clausura) || 0-3 vs. Toluca and 5-2 vs. Estudiantes || 5-2 vs. Estudiantes || 0-3 vs. Toluca |- |align=left| Biggest win (Libertadores) || 4-0 vs. Deportivo Táchira || 4-0 vs. Deportivo Táchira || 1-2 vs. Nacional (PAR) |- |align=left| Biggest lose (Apertura) || 1-0 vs. Pachuca,0-1, 2-1 and 1-2 vs. Morelia,1-0 vs. Santos Laguna,1-0 vs. Querétaro || 0-1 and 1-2 vs. Morelia || 1-0 vs. Pachuca,1-0 vs. Santos Laguna,1-0 vs. Querétaro,2-1 vs. Morelia |- |align=left| Biggest lose (Clausura) || 2-0 vs. Morelia || 0-1 vs. Santos Laguna, 1-2 vs. Querétaro || 2-0 vs. Morelia |- |align=left| Biggest lose (Libertadores) || 1-0 vs. Corinthians || || 1-0 vs. Corinthians |- |align=left| Goals scored || 64 || 40 || 24 |- |align=left| Goals conceded || 44 || 22 || 22 |- |align=left| Goal difference || +20 || +18 || +2 |- |align=left| Average per game || || || |- |align=left| Average per game || || || |- |align=left| Most Game Started || 42 || colspan=2| Israel Castro |- |align=left| Most appearances || 42 || colspan=2| Israel Castro |- |align=left| Top scorer || 15 || colspan=2| Emanuel Villa |- |align=left| Points || 66/129 (%) || 39/66 (%) || 26/63 (%) |- |align=left| Winning rate || 17/43 (%) || 11/22 (%) || 6/21 (%)
Goalscorers
PositionNationNameApertura 2011 Clausura 2012 Copa Libertadores Total 1 Emanuel Villa 2 Javier Orozco 3 Edixon Perea 4 Christian Giménez 5 Omar Bravo 6 Adrián Cortés 7 Javier Aquino Alejandro Vela Gerardo Flores Jair Pereira Own Goal 11 Israel Castro César Villaluz Maranhão TOTAL
Goal minutes Updated to games played on 2 May. 1'–15' 16'–30' 31'–HT 46'–60' 61'–75' 76'–FT Extra time "Total" 5 13 9 11 14 11 1 64
Results
Apertura 2011
Results summary
Results by round
Clausura 2012
Results summary
Results by round
Copa Libertadores
Results summary
Results by round
IFFHS Ranking Cruz Azul position on the Club World Ranking during the 2011–12 season, according to IFFHS.IFFHS MonthPositionPoints July 60 153 August 89 124.5 September 157 100.5 October 177 94.5 November 169 94.5 December 175 94.5 January 178 94.5 February 126 112 March 135 107 April 87 128 May TBD TBD June
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