The 2022–23 Club de Futbol Cruz Azul season was the 96th season in the football club's history and the 58th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. Cruz Azul competed in Liga MX and the Supercopa de la Liga MX.
Season overview May On 19 May, Cruz Azul announced the dismissal of Juan Reynoso as the first team coach, ending his spell at the club after 16 months.
On 31 May, Cruz Azul announced the appointment of Diego Aguirre as the new first team head coach until 2023.
August On 5 August, Cruz Azul announced the signing of Ramiro Funes Mori from Al-Nassr.
On 7 August, Rafael Baca's contract was automatically renewed until the end of 2023 after reaching an undisclosed percentage of minutes played.
February On 4 February, Carlos Vargas made his debut with Cruz Azul and suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his right knee in the 14th minute of play.
Cruz Azul began the Clausura tournament with a five-game winless streak and four consecutive losses. On 13 February, Cruz Azul announced the dismissal of Raúl Gutiérrez. The under-20 head coach Joaquín Moreno took over training as interim head coach on 14 February with under-18 head coach Joel Huiqui as his assistant. Cruz Azul won their first game of the tournament in week 7, at Puebla, with a score of 3–1.
On 22 February, Cruz Azul announced the hiring of Ricardo Ferretti who signed a contract contingent on his results. Former Cruz Azul managers Guillermo Vázquez and Joaquín Moreno would join Ferretti's coaching staff as assistant coaches.
March
On 2 March, Carlos Rodríguez and Uriel Antuna were called up to the Mexico national football team for their CONCACAF Nations League group stage matches.
On 3 March, Ignacio Rivero played his 100th match with Cruz Azul. The result was a 3–1 loss to Mazatlán, cutting Cruz Azul's three game win streak short and giving Mazatlán their first win of the season.
First-team coaching staff
Position Name Nationality Year appointed Last club/team References Manager Ricardo Ferretti 2023 FC Juárez (as manager) Assistant Coaches Guillermo Vázquez 2023 Necaxa (as manager) Joaquín Moreno 2023 Cruz Azul (as interim manager) Medic Juan José Pérez 2021 Veracruz Ernesto Prado 2015 Cruz Azul Hidalgo Fitness trainer Guillermo Orta 2023 FC Juárez Kinesiologist Juan Rubio 2009
Players Squad information {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;width:80%;" |- ! style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #E41034;" scope=col| No. ! style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #E41034;" scope=col| Pos. ! style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #E41034;" scope=col| Nat. ! style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #E41034;" scope=col| Name ! style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #E41034;" scope=col| Age ! style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #E41034;" scope=col| Signed in ! style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #E41034;" scope=col| Previous club |- | 1 | GK | | align=left| José de Jesús Corona (captain) | | 2009 | align=left| Tecos UAG |- | 3 | DF | | align=left| Jaiber Jiménez | | 2019 | align=left| Youth system |- | 4 | DF | | align=left| Julio César Domínguez (vice-captain) | | 2006 | align=left| Youth system |- | 6 | MF | | align=left| Erik Lira | | 2022 | align=left| Pumas UNAM |- | 7 | MF | | align=left| Uriel Antuna | | 2022 | align=left| Guadalajara |- | 8 | FW | | align=left| Gonzalo Carneiro | | 2022 | align=left| Liverpool Montevideo |- | 11 | FW | | align=left| Christian Tabó | | 2018 | align=left| Puebla |- | 12 | DF | | align=left| José Joaquín Martínez | | 2020 | align=left| Monarcas Morelia |- | 13 | FW | | align=left| Michael Estrada | | 2022 | align=left| D.C. United |- | 14 | MF | | align=left| Alexis Gutiérrez | | 2023 | align=left| Tapatío |- | 15 | MF | | align=left| Ignacio Rivero (3rd captain) | | 2020 | align=left| Tijuana |- | 17 | MF | | align=left| Alonso Escoboza | | 2022 | align=left| Necaxa |- | 18 | MF | | align=left| Rodrigo Huescas | | 2021 | align=left| Youth system |- | 19 | MF | | align=left| Carlos Rodríguez | | 2022 | align=left| Monterrey |- | 20 | FW | | align=left| Iván Morales | | 2022 | align=left| Colo-Colo |- | 21 | FW | | align=left| Augusto Lotti | | 2023 | align=left| Atlético Tucumán |- | 22 | MF | | align=left| Rafael Baca | | 2014 | align=left| San Jose Earthquakes |- | 23 | MF | | align=left| Ramiro Carrera | | 2023 | align=left| Atlético Tucumán |- | 24 | DF | | align=left| Juan Escobar | | 2019 | align=left| Cerro Porteño |- | 25 | DF | | align=left| Ramiro Funes Mori | | 2022 | align=left| Al-Nassr |- | 26 | DF | | align=left| Carlos Vargas | | 2023 | align=left| Mazatlán |- | 28 | DF | | align=left| Jordan Silva | | 2023 | align=left| Querétaro |- | 29 | FW | | align=left| Carlos Rotondi | | 2022 | align=left| Defensa y Justicia |- | 30 | GK | | align=left| Andrés Gudiño | | 2019 | align=left| Tepatitlán |- | 33 | GK | | align=left| Sebastián Jurado | | 2020 | align=left| Veracruz
Transfers Transfers in
Summer DatePositionNo.PlayerFromTypeRef. 2 June 2022 GK 30 Andrés Gudiño TepatitlánLoan return 4 July 2022 FW 29 Carlos Rotondi Defensa y JusticiaTransfer 19 July 2022 FW 8 Gonzalo Carneiro Liverpool MontevideoLoan 31 July 2022 MF – Pablo Ceppelini PeñarolLoan return 5 August 2022 DF 25 Ramiro Funes Mori Al–NassrTransfer 13 August 2022 MF 17 Alonso Escoboza NecaxaTransfer 16 August 2022 FW 13 Michael Estrada TolucaLoan
Winter DatePositionNo.PlayerFromTypeRef. 9 November 2022 MF 14 Alexis Gutiérrez Tapatío Loan return 9 November 2022 DF – Eduardo Pastrana Tepatitlán Loan return 9 November 2022 MF 23 Ramiro Carrera Atlético Tucumán Transfer 9 November 2022 FW 21 Augusto Lotti Atlético Tucumán Transfer 11 December 2022 DF 28 Jordan Silva Querétaro Transfer 18 January 2023 DF 26 Carlos Vargas Mazatlán Transfer
Transfers out
DatePositionNo.PlayerToTypeRef. 6 June 2022 DF 16 Adrián Aldrete Pumas UNAMTransfer 6 June 2022 MF 8 Luis Ángel Mendoza Free agentReleased 7 June 2022 MF 10 Rómulo Otero FortalezaReleased 8 June 2022 DF 23 Pablo Aguilar LibertadReleased 29 July 2022 FW 9 Santiago Giménez FeyenoordTransfer 8 August 2022 MF – Pablo Ceppelini Free agentReleased
DatePositionNo.PlayerToTypeRef. 20 November 2022 DF 2 Alejandro Mayorga GuadalajaraLoan return 28 November 2022 FW 10 Ángel Romero Corinthians Released 23 December 2022 DF 5 Luis Abram Granada Loan return
Pre-season and friendlies Matches
Copa SKY
The second edition of the Copa por México will be held with ten Liga MX teams and will serve as a pre-season for the Clausura 2022 tournament.
Group stage
Competitions Overview
Liga MX Torneo Apertura
League table
Results summary
Results round by round
Matches
Reclassification
Quarter-finals
Torneo Clausura
League table
Results summary
Results round by round
Matches
Reclassification
Supercopa de la Liga MX
As the defending 2021 Campeón de Campeones winners, Cruz Azul qualified for the inaugural Supercopa de la Liga MX to face Atlas, who were automatically awarded the 2022 Campeón de Campeones title after winning both the Apertura 2021 and Clausura 2022 tournaments.
Squad statistics
Appearances Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
No.Pos.Nat.PlayerLiga MX AperturaLiga MX ClausuraSupercopa de la Liga MXTotalAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStarts1GK101017170027273DF330000334DF181715151134336MF181618181137357MF191816161136358FW14810400241211FW164931126812DF64520011613FW11613600241214MF0053005315MF1716181811363517MF101620016318MF15716900311619MF2016181710393320FW821020018421MF001660016622DF137821022923MF001030010324DF1413171711323125DF88171700252526DF0011001128DF0041004129FW1613161500322833GK101011111212183DF10733001310200DF10000010206MF10000010 Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club2DF550011665DF1513001116149FW5500116610FW181100111912
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches.
PlayerLiga MX AperturaLiga MX ClausuraSupercopa de la Liga MXTotal1FW7 Uriel Antuna26082FW9 Santiago Giménez5–163FW8 Gonzalo Carneiro31–4FW29 Carlos Rotondi22–4MF18 Rodrigo Huescas22046FW10 Ángel Romero2–13FW13 Michael Estrada30–3MF17 Alonso Escoboza12–3FW21 Augusto Lotti–3–310FW11 Christian Tabó2002MF15 Ignacio Rivero2002MF19 Carlos Rodríguez0202MF20 Iván Morales110214MF22 Rafael Baca1001MF25 Ramiro Funes Mori10–1DF4 Julio César Domínguez0101 Own goals 0101 Total2721250
Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Clean sheetsNo.PlayerGames PlayedGoals AgainstLiga MX AperturaLiga MX ClausuraSupercopa de la Liga MXTotal 1 20 24 3 4 0 7 33 Sebastián Jurado 12 28 2 0 0 2Totals525409
Disciplinary record {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width:80%;" |- ! rowspan=2 style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=15| ! rowspan=2 style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=15| ! rowspan=2 style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=15| ! rowspan=2 style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=140| Player ! colspan=3 style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=120| Liga MX Apertura ! colspan=3 style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=120| Liga MX Clausura ! colspan=3 style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=150| Supercopa de la Liga MX ! colspan=3 style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=120| Total |- ! style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=35| ! style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=35| ! style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=35| ! style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=35| ! style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=35| ! style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=35| ! style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=35| ! style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=35| ! style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=35| ! style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=35| ! style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=35| ! style="background:#0046AD; color:#FFFFFF; " width=35| |- | 1 | GK | |align=left| José de Jesús Corona ||1||0||0||4||1||0||0||0||0||5||1||0 |- | 2 | DF | |align=left| Alejandro Mayorga ||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- | 3 | DF | |align=left| Jaiber Jiménez ||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- | 4 | DF | |align=left| ||3||0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||5||0||0 |- | 5 | DF | |align=left| Luis Abram ||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||2||0||0 |- | 6 | MF | |align=left| Erik Lira ||2||0||0||3||0||0||0||0||0||5||0||0 |- | 7 | FW | |align=left| Uriel Antuna ||4||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||5||0||0 |- | 8 | FW | |align=left| Gonzalo Carneiro ||3||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||4||0||0 |- | 9 | FW | |align=left| Santiago Giménez ||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||1||0||0 |- | 10 | FW | |align=left| Ángel Romero ||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0 |- | 11 | FW | |align=left| Christian Tabó ||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0||0 |- | 12 | DF | |align=left| José Joaquín Martínez ||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0 |- | 13 | FW | |align=left| Michael Estrada ||1||0||0||1||1||0||0||0||0||2||1||0 |- | 15 | MF | |align=left| Ignacio Rivero ||3||0||0||3||0||0||0||0||0||6||0||0 |- | 17 | MF | |align=left| Alonso Escoboza ||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- | 18 | MF | |align=left| Rodrigo Huescas ||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- | 19 | MF | |align=left| Carlos Rodríguez ||5||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||6||0||0 |- | 20 | FW | |align=left| Iván Morales ||0||0||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||1 |- | 21 | FW | |align=left| Augusto Lotti