The 2020–21 Club América season was the club's 76th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The club participated in the Liga MX and the CONCACAF Champions League.
Coaching staff Position StaffManager Santiago SolariAssistant managers Santiago Sánchez Lucas Nardi Gilberto AdameGoalkeeper coach Luis GurrolaFitness coaches Bruno Militano Paolo PacionePhysiotherapists Octavio Luna Francisco FaustinoTeam doctors Alfonso Díaz José Guadalupe Vázquez Christian Motta
Players Squad information No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Goalkeepers 13 GK Guillermo Ochoa 2019 Standard Liège 27 GK Óscar Jiménez 2017 Chiapas Defenders 2 DF Luis Fuentes 2020 Free Agent 3 DF Jorge Sánchez 2018 Santos Laguna 4 DF Sebastián Cáceres 2020 Liverpool 18 DF Bruno Valdez 2016 Cerro Porteño 19 DF Emanuel Aguilera 2018 Tijuana 25 DF Jordan Silva 2021 Tijuana (on loan) 29 DF Adrián Goransch 2020 VfL Wolfsburg 32 DF Bryan Colula 2020 Tijuana Midfielders 5 MF Pedro Aquino 2021 León 7 MF Leonardo Suárez 2020 Villarreal 8 MF Alonso Escoboza 2020 Querétaro 14 MF Nicolás Benedetti 2019 Deportivo Cali 16 MF Alan Medina 2021 Toluca (on loan) 17 MF Sebastián Córdova 2016 Youth system 20 MF Richard Sánchez 2019 Olimpia 22 MF Álvaro Fidalgo 2021 Castellón (on loan) 23 MF Antonio López 2019 Youth system 28 MF Mauro Lainez 2020 Tijuana (on loan) 31 MF Emilio Sánchez 2014 Youth system Forwards 6 FW Sergio Díaz 2020 Real Madrid Castilla (on loan) 9 FW Roger Martínez 2018 Jiangsu Suning 10 FW Giovani dos Santos 2019 LA Galaxy 21 FW Henry Martín 2018 Tijuana 24 FW Federico Viñas 2019 Juventud 30 FW Nicolás Castillo 2019 Benfica Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 February 2021.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Pre-season Club América preceded their 2020–21 campaign by taking part in the Copa por México, being placed in Group A alongside Toluca, UNAM, and Cruz Azul. The matches were announced in June 2020.
DateOpponents H / AResultF–AScorers3 July 2020TolucaN2–0Martín 14',Sauro (o.g.) 44'7 July 2020UNAMN0–011 July 2020Cruz AzulN1–4Córdova 14'16 July 2020GuadalajaraN3–4Viñas 34', Córdova 69', Ibargüen 80'
Transfers Summer In PlayerFromFeeNotesSource23 June 2020DF Adrián Goransch21 ZacatepecLoan return24 June 2020MF Emilio Sánchez26 Tijuana Loan return29 July 2020FW Sergio Díaz22 Real Madrid Castilla On loan
Out PlayerToFeeNotesSource17 June 2020DF Haret Ortega20 TolucaLoan3 July 2020MF Renato Ibarra29 AtlasLoan
Winter In PlayerFromFeeNotesSource4 December 2020MF Mauro Lainez24 TijuanaOn loan 31 December 2020DF Bryan Colula24 TijuanaEnd of loan 1 January 2021MF Alan Medina23 TolucaTransfer 1 January 2021MF Pedro Aquino25 León Transfer 12 January 2021DF Jordan Silva26 TijuanaOn loan 1 February 2021MF Álvaro Fidalgo23 CastellónOn loan
Out PlayerToFeeNotesSource22 December 2020MF Santiago Cáseres23 VillarrealEnd of loan23 December 2020DF Luis Reyes29 AtlasFree31 December 2020DF Paul Aguilar34Free Agent1 January 2021MF Rubén González26 LeónUndisclosed 31 January 2021MF Andrés Ibargüen28 Santos LagunaReleased
Competitions Overview
Liga MX
Guardianes 2020
Results by round
Guardianes 2021
Results by round
Guardianes 2020
Matches
Liguilla
Quarterfinals
Guardianes 2021
Matches
Liguilla
Quarterfinals
2020 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2020 CONCACAF Champions League began during the 2019–20 Liga MX season, but was postponed indefinitely in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In November, CONCACAF announced that the remaining fixtures of the Champions League would be held the following month, and would be played at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
América, up 3–0 on aggregate, faced Atlanta United in the second-leg of the quarter-finals.
Round of 16 The Round of 16 was played during the 2019–20 Club América season.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
2021 CONCACAF Champions League
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Notes
References