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2024–25 Cruz Azul season

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Cruz Azul
2024–25 season
Sporting directorÓscar Pérez
ManagerMartín Anselmi
StadiumEstadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Liga MXApertura: TBD
Clausura: TBD
Leagues CupRound of 16
CONCACAF Champions CupTBD
Top goalscorerLeague: TBD
All: TBD
Highest home attendanceTBD
Lowest home attendanceTBD
Average home league attendanceTBD
Biggest winTBD
Biggest defeatTBD

The 2024–25 Cruz Azul season is the 65th season in the football club's history and the 61st consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. Cruz Azul will compete in Liga MX and the Leagues Cup.

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager Argentina Martín Anselmi
Assistant managers Argentina Facundo Oreja
Argentina Esteban Herrera
Goalkeeper coach Mexico Alan Cruz
Fitness coaches Uruguay Diego Bottaioli
Mexico Fernando Ramos
Physiotherapist Mexico José Morales
Team doctors Mexico Juan Pérez
Mexico Antonio Acevedo

Source: [1]

Players

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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 Mexico MEX Andrés Gudiño
2 DF Mexico MEX Jorge Sánchez
3 DF Mexico MEX Carlos Salcedo
4 DF Colombia COL Willer Ditta
6 MF Mexico MEX Érik Lira
7 MF Mexico MEX Uriel Antuna
8 MF Argentina ARG Lorenzo Faravelli
9 FW Mexico MEX Ángel Sepúlveda
10 MF Mexico MEX Andrés Montaño
11 FW Greece GRE Giorgos Giakoumakis
12 GK Mexico MEX Luis Jiménez
13 DF Uruguay URU Camilo Cándido
14 MF Mexico MEX Alexis Gutiérrez
15 MF Uruguay URU Ignacio Rivero
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Mexico MEX Amaury García
18 MF Mexico MEX Rodrigo Huescas
19 MF Mexico MEX Carlos Rodríguez
21 FW Uruguay URU Gabriel Fernández
22 DF Mexico MEX Raymundo Rubio
23 GK Colombia COL Kevin Mier
26 DF Mexico MEX Carlos Vargas
29 MF Argentina ARG Carlos Rotondi
30 DF Mexico MEX Rafael Guerrero
31 DF Mexico MEX Luis Iturbide
32 MF Mexico MEX Cristian Jiménez
33 DF Argentina ARG Gonzalo Piovi
34 MF Mexico MEX Leonardo Sámano
35 FW Mexico MEX Luis Gutiérrez

Competitions

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In addition to league play, Cruz Azul will also participate in several cup competitions. In July and August, Liga MX play will halt for the Leagues Cup, an continental competition with Major League Soccer clubs hosted in Canada and the United States.[1]

Pre-Season and Friendlies

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Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers
23 March 2024 Mexico América N 3-2 Sepúlveda 11', Rotondi 50’ 56’
29 June 2024 Colombia América H 1-0 Gutierrez 21’

Leagues Cup

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Group stage (East 4)

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PHI CAZ CLT
1 United States Philadelphia Union 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage 1–1 1–0
2 Mexico Cruz Azul 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3
3 United States Charlotte FC 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 −1 2 0–0
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
31 July Group Stage Charlotte FC United States 0–0
(4–2 p)
Mexico Cruz Azul Charlotte, United States
8:00 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 13,367
Referee: Bryan Lopez
Penalties
4 August Group stage Philadelphia Union United States 1–1
(3–5 p)
Mexico Cruz Azul Chester, United States
8:00 PM EDT
  • Gazdag 88'
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Penalties

Knockout stage

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References

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  1. ^ Cardenas, Felipe (31 January 2024). "MLS, Liga MX announce Leagues Cup changes to reduce travel, add regional hubs". The Athletic. Retrieved 31 January 2024.