1994–95 Cruz Azul season
| 1994–95 season | |||
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| Owner | Cemento Cruz Azul | ||
| Chairman | Guillermo Alvarez | ||
| Manager | Enrique Meza (until 31 January 1995) Luis Fernando Tena | ||
| Stadium | Azteca | ||
| Primera Division | 3rd Runner-up (in 1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup) | ||
| Copa México | Semifinals | ||
| Top goalscorer | Carlos Hermosillo (35 goals) | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 2 August 2022. | |||
The 1994–95 Deportivo Cruz Azul season was the club's 68th season in existence and the 30th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. The club also competed in Copa México.
Summary
[edit]In summertime, President Billy Alvarez reinforced the squad with Peruvian Defender Juan Reynoso, Forward Marcelo Delgado[1] and midfielder Marco Garces. The squad performance during the first half of the season was irregular due to an unbalanced performance: a superb offensive line but a weak defensive guard. During the mid season the club replaced young Goalkeeper Oscar Perez with Argentine Norberto Scoponi also manager Enrique Meza was sacked [2] and Luis Fernando Tena was appointed for the second half of the season.[3] The season is best remembered by the 91 goals registered by a powerful offensive line aimed by Julio Zamora assists and Hermosillo clinching another league topscorer title.[4] In league the team finished 3rd in the league's overall table, defeating Pumas UNAM in quarterfinals with a late goal scored by Right back Defender Guadalupe Castañeda.[5]
Cruz Azul appeared in the playoffs. In the semi-finals they beat Club América (with whom they share Estadio Azteca) in the semi-finals.[6][7] Reaching the final for the first time since 1989[8] they drew Necaxa 1–1 in the first leg,[9][10] but lost the second leg 0–2 for a 3–1 aggregate.[11][12]
In the 1994–95 Copa México they were eliminated in the first round by second tier side Irapuato.[8]
Squad
[edit][13] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]| In | |||
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| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Juan Reynoso | Universitario de Deportes | |
| FW | Marcelo Delgado | Rosario Central | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| GK | Robert Siboldi | Puebla FC | - |
| DF | Cle Kooiman | Atlético Morelia | - |
| MF | Luis Monzón | Olimpia Asunción | |
Winter
[edit]| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| GK | Norberto Scoponi | Newell's Old Boys | |
| Out | |||
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| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
Competitions
[edit]La Liga
[edit]League table
[edit]Group 1
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 91 | 45 | +46 | 48 | Playoff |
| 2 | Veracruz | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 35 | |
| 3 | Atlante | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 33 | |
| 4 | Morelia | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 75 | −21 | 30 | |
| 5 | Correcaminos | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 28 | Relegated |
Source: [citation needed]
Overall Table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalajara | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 70 | 35 | +35 | 52 | Qualification for the quarter-finals[a] |
| 2 | America | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 88 | 46 | +42 | 51 | |
| 3 | Cruz Azul | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 91 | 45 | +46 | 48 | |
| 4 | Necaxa | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 46 | |
| 5 | UAG (C) | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 42 | Qualification for the Repechaje[b] |
Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ The first four places in the table and teams ranked 6th and 8th qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
- ^ Teams ranked 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th in the table qualified for Repechaje
Results by round
[edit]Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, Qualification for the quarter-finals; C = Qualification for the quarter-finals as group leader.; E = Qualification for the quarter-finals as group runner-up.; R = Qualification for the Repechaje.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, Qualification for the quarter-finals; C = Qualification for the quarter-finals as group leader.; E = Qualification for the quarter-finals as group runner-up.; R = Qualification for the Repechaje.
Matches
[edit]| 4 September 1994 1 | Cruz Azul | 5-2 | Toros Neza | Ciudad Cooperativa |
Hermosillo  9', 21', 65'Zamora 45', 52' |
41' (pen) Vazquez 71' Mohamed |
Stadium: 10 de Diciembre |
| 11 September 1994 2 | CD Guadalajara | 3-1 | Cruz Azul | Guadalajara |
| Espinosa 40' de la Torre 59'Zarate 89' |
27' Islas |
Stadium: Jalisco |
| 17 September 1994 3 | Cruz Azul | bye | Leones Negros UdeG | Tlalpan |
| Stadium: Azteca |
| 24 September 1994 4 | Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz | 0-4 | Cruz Azul | Veracruz |
| 47', 65', 66', 68'Hermosillo |
Stadium: Pirata Fuente |
| 9 October 1994 6 | Pumas UNAM | 2-1 | Cruz Azul | Tlalpan |
| Rafael García 10' Jorge Campos 79' (pen) |
45' Octavio Mora |
Stadium: Olimpico Universitario |
| 15 October 1994 7 | Cruz Azul | 4-1 | Tampico Madero | Tlalpan |
| Hermosillo 9', 42' Mora 50'Pedro Duana 60' |
65' René Mendieta |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 29 October 1994 9 | Cruz Azul | 2-0 | CD Toluca | Tlalpan |
| Marcelo Delgado 13' Juan Reynoso 60' |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 5 November 1994 10 | CF Monterrey | 2-2 | Cruz Azul | Monterrey |
| Héctor Nicanor 14', Rafael Gutiérrez Aldaco 60' |
5' Octavio Mora 33' Carlos Hermosillo |
Stadium: Tecnológico |
| 12 November 1994 11 | Cruz Azul | 6-0 | Leon | Tlalpan |
| Octavio Mora 29' Carlos Hermosillo 32', 64', 69'Pedro Duana 46',Víctor Ruiz 75' |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 19 November 1994 12 | Atlas FC | 2-1 | Cruz Azul | Guadalajara |
| Eduardo Berizzo 39', Jared Borguetti 44' |
48' Luis Carlos de Oliveira |
Stadium: Jalisco |
| 26 November 1994 13 | Cruz Azul | 3-3 | Tecos UAG | Tlalpan |
| Carlos Hermosillo 30' Pedro Duana 46', 51' |
18', 39', Eustacio Rizo 35' Porfirio Jiménez |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 30 November 1994 14 | Santos Laguna | 2-5 | Cruz Azul | Torreon |
| Everaldo Bejines 43' Héctor Adomaitis 78' (pen) |
34', 51', Julio Zamora 62', 89', Carlos Hermosillo 75' Pedro Duana |
Stadium: Corona |
| 4 December 1994 15 | Puebla FC | 1-1 | Cruz Azul | Puebla de los Angeles |
| Narciso Cuevas 25' |
80' Octavio Mora |
Stadium: Cuauhtemoc | ||
| Note: On Dec. 7, due to problems with the leasing of Tamaulipas stadium, Tampico Madero was relocated in Querétaro and renamed as TM Gallos Blancos. | ||||
| 10 December 1994 16 | Cruz Azul | 1-3 | Atlético Morelia | Tlalpan |
| Carlos Hermosillo 19' |
25' Marco Antonio Figueroa 33' Guillermo Huerta 60' Juan Antonio Flores Barrera |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 17 December 1994 17 | Atlante FC | 3-1 | Cruz Azul | Benito Juarez |
| Sanchez 31', 87' Salvador 61' |
41' Hermosillo |
Stadium: Azulgrana |
| 23 December 1994 18 | Cruz Azul | 3-2 | Correcaminos UAT | Tlalpan |
| Octavio Mora 39' Julio Zamora 59', 77' |
29' Carlos Orozco 62' Ramiro Romero |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 29 December 1994 19 | Tigres UANL | 0-1 | Cruz Azul | San Nicolas de los Garza |
| 28' Hermosillo |
Stadium: Universitario |
| 20 | Toros Neza | 3-3 | Cruz Azul | Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl |
| Jaime Ramírez 18' Gonzalo Farfán 31'Antonio Mohamed 36' |
14' Octavio Mora 60' (pen) Julio Zamora 74' Héctor Islas |
Stadium: Estadio Neza 86 |
| 21 | Cruz Azul | 0-1 | CD Guadalajara | Tlalpan |
| 28'José Manuel de la Torre |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 22 | Leones Negros UdeG | bye | Cruz Azul | Guadalajara |
| Stadium: Jalisco |
| 23 | Cruz Azul | 3-1 | Veracruz | Tlalpan |
| Luis Carlos de Oliveira "Pintado" 5' Carlos Hermosillo 77'Octavio Mora 81' |
21' José Luis Malibrán |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 5 February 1995 24 | America | 3-1 | Cruz Azul | Coyoacan |
| Biyik 30', 34', 60' |
64' Hermosillo |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 26 | TM Gallos Blancos | 0-2 | Cruz Azul | Queretaro |
| Luis Carlos de Oliveira "Pintado" 11' Carlos Hermosillo 42' |
Stadium: Corregidora |
| 25 February 1995 27 | Cruz Azul | 1-1 | Necaxa | Tlalpan |
| Octavio Mora 89' |
65' Alberto García Aspe |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 5 March 1995 28 | CD Toluca | 0-4 | Cruz Azul | Toluca |
| 32' Carlos Hermosillo 41' Julio Zamora 57' José Luis Sixtos 77' Pedro Duana |
Stadium: La Bombonera |
| 11 March 1995 29 | Cruz Azul | 6-0 | CF Monterrey | Tlalpan |
| Carlos Hermosillo 20', 64' (pen), 75', 87' Julio Zamora 27' (pen), 62' |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 17 March 1995 30 | Leon | 1-1 | Cruz Azul | Leon de los Aldama |
| Gerardo Reynoso 41' |
50' Víctor Ruiz |
Stadium: Camp Nou |
| 25 March 1995 31 | Cruz Azul | 4-0 | Atlas FC | Tlalpan |
| Julio Zamora 27' Agustín Morales 37'Carlos Hermosillo 71', 89' (pen) |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 31 March 1995 32 | Tecos UAG | 0-2 | Cruz Azul | Zapopan |
| 85' Marcelo Delgado 88' Julio Zamora |
Stadium: 3 de Marzo |
| 6 April 1995 33 | Cruz Azul | 5-2 | Santos Laguna | Tlalpan |
| Julio Zamora 8' (pen), 55' Marcelo Delgado 9'Pintado 76'Octavio Mora 88' (pen) |
37', 79' Miguel Asprilla |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 11 April 1995 34 | Cruz Azul | 2-1 | Puebla FC | Tlalpan |
| Octavio Mora 77' Carlos Hermosillo 89' (pen) |
87' (pen) Antonio Teodoro Dos Santos "Toninho" |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 15 April 1995 35 | Atlético Morelia | 2-3 | Cruz Azul | Morelia |
| Marco Antonio Figueroa 83' (pen) Pedro Jaque 88' |
3' Julio Zamora 54', 56' Hermosillo |
Stadium: Morelos |
| 22 April 1995 36 | Cruz Azul | 4-1 | Atlante FC | |
| Carlos Hermosillo 15, Marcelo Delgado 55, Julio Zamora 57, Octavio Mora 89 | Carlos Alberto Elizalde 79 |
| 30 April 1995 37 | Correcaminos UAT | 0-3 | Cruz Azul | Ciudad Victoria |
| 65' Pintado 84' Octavio Mora 89' Marcelo Delgado |
Stadium: Marte R. Gomez |
| 6 May 1995 38 | Cruz Azul | 5-1 | Tigres UANL | Tlalpan |
| Carlos Hermosillo 19', 85' Julio Zamora 25'Marcelo Delgado 29'Octavio Mora 63' |
3' David Oliva |
Stadium: Azteca |
Quarter-finals
[edit]| 17 May 1995 | UNAM | 1-0 | Cruz Azul | Mexico City |
| 20:30 | García 53' |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
| 20 May 1995 | Cruz Azul | 1-0 | UNAM | Mexico City |
| 17:00 | Castañeda 90+2' |
Stadium: Estadio Azteca |
Aggregate tied 1-1. Cruz Azul advanced to semi-finals as best seeded team.
Semi-finals
[edit]| May 25, 1995 | Cruz Azul | 1-1 | América | Mexico City |
| 17:00 | Oliveira 9' |
del Olmo 1' |
Stadium: Estadio Azteca |
| May 29, 1995 | América | 1-2 | Cruz Azul | Mexico City |
| 12:00 | Zague 76' |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca |
Cruz Azul won 2–3 on aggregate.
Finals
[edit]| June 1, 1995 | Necaxa | 1-1 | Cruz Azul | Mexico City |
| 20:45 | Basay 21' |
Hermosillo 44' |
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Armando Archundia |
| June 4, 1995 | Cruz Azul | 0-2 | Necaxa | Mexico City |
| 17:00 | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Arturo Brizio |
Necaxa won 3–1 on aggregate.
Copa Mexico
[edit]First round
[edit]| 24 January 1995 | Irapuato | 3-3 (5-3 p) | Cruz Azul | Irapuato |
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Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez |
Irapuato won 5–3 on penalties.
Statistics
[edit]Players statistics
[edit]| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primera Division | 1994-95 Copa Mexico | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 21 | GK |  ARG
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Norberto Scoponi | 17 | -12 | 17 | -12 | ||
| 2 | DF |  MEX
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Guadalupe Castañeda | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | MEX
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José Luis Sixtos | 32 | 1 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 4 | DF |  PER
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Juan Reynoso | 29 | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 26 | DF | MEX
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Antonio Taboada | 24 | 0 | 22+2 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | MEX
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Héctor Islas | 34 | 2 | 29+5 | 2 | ||
| 7 | MF |  BRA
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Pintado | 29 | 6 | 24+5 | 6 | ||
| 8 | MF | MEX
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Victor Ruiz | 32 | 2 | 31+1 | 2 | ||
| 10 | MF | MEX
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Pedro Duana | 31 | 7 | 26+5 | 7 | ||
| 9 | FW | ARG
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Julio Zamora | 32 | 17 | 30+2 | 17 | ||
| 27 | FW | MEX
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Carlos Hermosillo | 33 | 35 | 33 | 35 | ||
| 12 | GK | MEX
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Oscar Pérez | 22 | -28 | 17+5 | -28 | ||
| 22 | MF | MEX
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José Agustín Morales | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 11 | MF | MEX
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Octavio Mora | 33 | 14 | 17+16 | 14 | ||
| 14 | FW | ARG
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Marcelo Delgado | 31 | 5 | 17+14 | 5 | ||
| 5 | DF | MEX
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Héctor Esparza | 17 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | MEX
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David Rangel | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | ||
| 20 | GK | MEX
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José Alberto Guadarrama | 4 | -5 | 2+2 | -5 | ||
| 13 | DF | MEX
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Ricardo Carbajal | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | MEX
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Marco Garcés | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | MEX
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Humberto Valdez | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW | MEX
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Francisco Palencia | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ ESPN Digital (23 March 2021). "What Happened to Chelo Delgado The Player Who Could Not Give Cruz Azul a Trophy (Que Pasó con Chelo Delgado el Jugador que no pudo darle un titulo a Cruz Azul)" (in Spanish). espn.com.mx. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Enrique Meza signed a contract with Cruz Azul for the fourth time" (in Spanish). wdeportes.com. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "'Ojitos' dirigirá al Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. 6 June 2009.
- ^ "What Happened to Julio Zamora?". tudn.com. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ Leon Iturbide (1 November 2017). "Castañeda Recalled a Fight with Hermosillo during the 94-95 season" (in Spanish). record.com.mx. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ Macias, Jorge Luis (29 May 1995). "Cruz Azul-Necaxa, la gran final: America victima de sus propios errores eliminado por la Maquina". La Opinión (in Spanish). Vol. 69, no. 256. Los Angeles. p. 1C. ProQuest 368201252.
- ^ Rodrigo Herrejon Chavez (5 July 2022). "The Mighty Beenhakker's America which did not clinch a single trophy" (in Spanish). yahoo.com. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Futbol en Cifras/ Final 94-95". El Norte (in Spanish). Monterrey. 5 June 1995. p. 6. ProQuest 316313104.
- ^ Junco, Roberto Gomez (2 June 1995). "En La Media Cancha/ El Cruz Azul supero al Necaxa...". Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 4. ProQuest 15637697.
- ^ "Football through Data (Futbol en Cifras)" (in Spanish). yalma.fime.uanl.mx. 19 June 1995. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Cruz Azul - Necaxa, Final 1994-95: Ivo Basay electrocutó fantasías azules" (in Spanish). Vavel. 6 September 2014.
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