List of Cruz Azul seasons
Appearance
Cruz Azul is a football club based in Mexico City, that competes in Liga MX.
The club has won the first division title eight times, the Copa MX three times, the Campeón de Campeones twice, the Segunda División de México once, the CONCACAF Cup six times, and was runner up in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Interamericana once.
Key
Key to league:
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Key to rounds:
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Champions | Runners-up |
Top scorers shown in italics with number of goals scored in bold are players who were also top scorers in the Primera División de México/Liga MX that season.
Seasons
Season | League | Liguilla | Copa MX | International | Other competitions | League Top scorer[a] | |||||||||||
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Division | Pos.[b] | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Name(s) | Goals | |||||||
1960–61 | — | R3 | |||||||||||||||
1961–62 | Segunda División[c] | 4th | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 45 | 36 | DNE | |||||||
1962–63 | Segunda División | 5th | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 58 | 41 | 35 | ||||||||
1963–64 | Segunda División | 1st | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 32 | 45 | ||||||||
1964–65 | Primera División | 8th | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 29 | ||||||||
1965–66 | Primera División | 13th | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 49 | 54 | 26 | ||||||||
1966–67 | Primera División | 10th | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 29 | R16 | |||||||
1967–68 | Primera División | 7th | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 34 | SF | |||||||
1968–69 | Primera División | 1st | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 26 | 44 | C | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | C | Campeón de Campeones | C[d] | |||
1969–70 | Primera División | 2nd | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 40 | 19 | 39 | ||||||||
México 1970 | Primera División | 5th | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 16 | C | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | C | |||||
1970–71 | Primera División | 7th | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 39 | 39 | 37 | ||||||||
1971–72 | Primera División | 1st | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 65 | 36 | 51 | C | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | C | Campeón de Campeones | F | |||
1972–73 | Primera División | 1st | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 37 | 46 | C | Not held | Copa Interamericana | F | ||||
1973–74 | Primera División | 1st | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 69 | 35 | 49 | C | F | Campeón de Campeones | C | ||||
1974–75 | Primera División | 3rd | 38 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 71 | 43 | 49 | GS | Horacio López Salgado | 25 | |||||
1975–76 | Primera División | 4th | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 60 | 38 | 44 | QF | |||||||
1976–77 | Primera División | 4th | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 51 | 38 | 46 | GS | Not held | ||||||
1977–78 | Primera División | 6th | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 56 | 44 | 43 | SF | |||||||
1978–79 | Primera División | 1st | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 70 | 32 | 51 | C | |||||||
1979–80 | Primera División | 2nd | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 67 | 34 | 55 | C | |||||||
1980–81 | Primera División | 5th | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 36 | 42 | F | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | R3 | |||||
1981–82 | Primera División | 7th | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 51 | 44 | 43 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | R2 | ||||||
1982–83 | Primera División | 12th | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 41 | 39 | 35 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | W/O | ||||||
1983–84 | Primera División | 6th | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 38 | 41 | SF | |||||||
1984–85 | Primera División | 3rd | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 53 | 38 | 47 | QF | |||||||
PRODE 85 | Primera División | 4th | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | QF | |||||||
MÉXICO 86 | Primera División | 5th | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 21 | QF | |||||||
1986–87 | Primera División | 2nd | 40 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 53 | 32 | 54 | F | |||||||
1987–88 | Primera División | 8th | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 56 | 40 | F | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | R4 | |||||
1988–89 | Primera División | 7th | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 68 | 59 | 43 | F | SF | ||||||
1989–90 | Primera División | 17th | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 47 | 62 | 33 | R16 | |||||||
1990–91 | Primera División | 3rd | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 47 | 38 | 45 | QF | SF | ||||||
1991–92 | Primera División | 5th | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 60 | 52 | 44 | SF | SF | ||||||
1992–93 | Primera División | 6th | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 70 | 45 | 44 | QF | Not held | ||||||
1993–94 | Primera División | 2nd | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 62 | 33 | 48 | QF | Carlos Hermosillo | 27 | |||||
1994–95 | Primera División | 3rd | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 91 | 45 | 48 | F | R1 | Carlos Hermosillo | 35 | ||||
1995–96 | Primera División | 1st | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 61 | 38 | 56 | QF | SF | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | C | Carlos Hermosillo | 26 | ||
1996 Invierno | Primera División | 10th | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 20 | C | Carlos Hermosillo | 13 | |||||
1997 Verano | Primera División | 9th | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 25 | Carlos Hermosillo | 8 | ||||||
1997 Invierno | Primera División | 2nd | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 31 | C | Not held | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | C | Carlos Hermosillo | 10 | ||
1998 Verano | Primera División | 3rd | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 30 | QF | Carlos Hermosillo | 11 | |||||
1998 Invierno | Primera División | 1st | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 40 | QF | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | QF | Francisco Palencia | 7 | |||
1999 Verano | Primera División | 3rd | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 31 | SF | Francisco Palencia | 11 | |||||
1999 Invierno | Primera División | 6th | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 27 | F | Francisco Palencia | 8 | |||||
2000 Verano | Primera División | 11th | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 21 | Francisco Palencia | 12 | ||||||
2000 Invierno | Primera División | 1st | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 33 | QF | Copa Libertadores | F | ![]() |
12 | |||
2001 Verano | Primera División | 13th | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 22 | ![]() Francisco Palencia |
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2001 Invierno | Primera División | 4th | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 30 | SF | Miguel Zepeda | 8 | |||||
2002 Verano | Primera División | 9th | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 29 | 27 | PO | ![]() |
19 | |||||
2002 Apertura | Primera División | 6th | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 28 | QF | Copa Libertadores | QF | ![]() |
7 | |||
2003 Clausura | Primera División | 11th | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 24 | PO | Juan Carlos Cacho | 10 | |||||
2003 Apertura | Primera División | 11th | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 27 | QF | ![]() |
6 | |||||
2004 Clausura | Primera División | 11th | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 23 | SF | ![]() |
13 | |||||
2004 Apertura | Primera División | 16th | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 16 | ![]() |
10 | ||||||
2005 Clausura | Primera División | 2nd | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 31 | SF | Francisco Fonseca | 10 | |||||
2005 Apertura | Primera División | 4th | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 30 | QF | ![]() |
9 | |||||
2006 Clausura | Primera División | 3rd | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 30 | QF | ![]() |
9 | |||||
2006 Apertura | Primera División | 1st | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 30 | QF | Miguel Sabah | 10 | |||||
2007 Clausura | Primera División | 4th | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 28 | SF | ![]() |
8 | |||||
2007 Apertura | Primera División | 7th | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 25 | QF | Miguel Sabah | 11 | |||||
2008 Clausura | Primera División | 3rd | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 31 | F | Miguel Sabah | 8 | |||||
2008 Apertura | Primera División | 5th | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 26 | F | CONCACAF Champions League | F | ![]() |
7 | |||
2009 Clausura | Primera División | 18th | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 13 | Luis Ángel Landín | 7 | ||||||
2009 Apertura | Primera División | 2nd | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 33 | F | CONCACAF Champions League | F | ![]() |
17 | |||
2010 Bicentenario | Primera División | 9th | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 25 | ![]() |
6 | ||||||
2010 Apertura | Primera División | 1st | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 39 | QF | CONCACAF Champions League | SF | ![]() |
8 | |||
2011 Clausura | Primera División | 5th | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 26 | SF | ![]() |
9 | |||||
2011 Apertura | Primera División | 2nd | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 29 | QF | Copa Libertadores | R16 | ![]() |
6 | |||
2012 Clausura | Primera División | 9th | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 25 | ![]() |
8 | ||||||
2012 Apertura | Liga MX | 6th | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 26 | QF | GS | ![]() |
7 | ||||
2013 Clausura | Liga MX | 5th | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 29 | F | C | ![]() |
12 | ||||
2013 Apertura | Liga MX | 4th | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 29 | QF | DNP | CONCACAF Champions League | C | ![]() ![]() |
6 | ||
2014 Clausura | Liga MX | 1st | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 36 | QF | Marco Fabián | 7 | |||||
2014 Apertura | Liga MX | 13th | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 21 | DNP | CONCACAF Champions League | GS | FIFA Club World Cup | 4th | ![]() |
4 | |
2015 Clausura | Liga MX | 9th | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 25 | ![]() |
4 | ||||||
2015 Apertura | Liga MX | 14th | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 20 | QF | ![]() ![]() |
4 | |||||
2016 Clausura | Liga MX | 9th | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 22 | SF | ![]() |
9 | |||||
2016 Apertura | Liga MX | 14th | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 19 | QF | ![]() |
5 | |||||
2017 Clausura | Liga MX | 11th | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 21 | SF | ![]() |
5 | |||||
2017 Apertura | Liga MX | 6th | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 27 | QF | R16 | ![]() |
8 | ||||
2018 Clausura | Liga MX | 12th | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 22 | GS | ![]() |
4 | |||||
2018 Apertura | Liga MX | 1st | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 36 | F | C | ![]() Elías Hernández |
5 | ||||
2019 Clausura | Liga MX | 4th | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 30 | QF | GS | ![]() |
11 | ||||
2019 Apertura | Liga MX | 12th | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 23 | DNP | CONCACAF Champions League | SUSP. | Supercopa MX | C | ![]() |
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2020 Clausura | Liga MX | 1st[e] | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 22 | Not held | Leagues Cup | C | ![]() |
9 |
- ^ Only includes goals scored in the regular season of Liga MX.
- ^ Position listed is general league rank.
- ^ The Segunda División de México was the second tier of Mexican football until 1994.
- ^ Automatically awarded as leage and cup champion.
- ^ The Clausura 2020 season was ended early due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, Cruz Azul concluded the league season in first place, but were not awarded the title.