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América
2020–21 season
PresidentSantiago Baños
ManagerMiguel Herrera
StadiumEstadio Azteca
Guardianes 20201st
Top goalscorerLeague:
Guardianes 2020:
Federico Viñas (3)

All:
Federico Viñas (3)
2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Club América season is the club's 76th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The team will participate in the Liga MX and the CONCACAF Champions League.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Mexico Miguel Herrera
Assistant coaches Mexico Álvaro Galindo
Mexico Gilberto Adame
Mexico Oscar Escobar
Goalkeepers coach Mexico José Torruco
Fitness coaches Mexico Giber Becerra
Mexico José Rangel
Kinesiologist Mexico Carlos Araujo
Masseurs Mexico Jesús Zamudio
Mexico Octavio Luna
Doctors Mexico Alfonso Díaz
Mexico José Vázquez
Medical assistant Argentina Christian Motta

Players

Squad information

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Signed in Previous club
Goalkeepers
13 GK Mexico Guillermo Ochoa (1985-07-13)13 July 1985 (aged 35) 2019 Belgium Standard Liège
27 GK Mexico Óscar Jiménez (1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 31) 2017 Mexico Chiapas
Defenders
3 DF Mexico Jorge Sánchez (1997-12-10)10 December 1997 (aged 22) 2018 Mexico Santos Laguna
4 DF Uruguay Sebastián Cáceres (1999-08-18)18 August 1999 (aged 20) 2020 Uruguay Liverpool
16 DF Mexico Luis Reyes (1991-04-03)3 April 1991 (aged 29) 2017 Mexico Atlas
18 DF Paraguay Bruno Valdez (1992-10-06)6 October 1992 (aged 27) 2016 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
19 DF Argentina Emanuel Aguilera (1989-06-11)11 June 1989 (aged 31) 2018 Mexico Tijuana
22 DF Mexico Paul Aguilar (1986-03-06)6 March 1986 (aged 34) 2011 Mexico Pachuca
29 DF Mexico Adrián Goransch (1999-01-25)25 January 1999 (aged 21) 2020 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Midfielders
5 MF Argentina Santiago Cáseres (1997-02-25)25 February 1997 (aged 22) 2020 Spain Villarreal (on loan)
7 MF Argentina Leonardo Suárez (1996-03-30)30 March 1996 (aged 23) 2020 Spain Villarreal
8 MF Mexico Alonso Escoboza (1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 27) 2020 (Winter) Mexico Querétaro
11 MF Colombia Andrés Ibargüen (1992-05-07)7 May 1992 (aged 28) 2018 (Winter) Argentina Racing Club
14 MF Colombia Nicolás Benedetti (1997-04-25)25 April 1997 (aged 23) 2019 Colombia Deportivo Cali
17 MF Mexico Sebastián Córdova (1997-06-12)12 June 1997 (aged 23) 2016 Youth system
20 MF Paraguay Richard Sánchez (1998-03-29)29 March 1998 (aged 22) 2019 Paraguay Olimpia
25 MF Mexico Fernando González (1994-01-27)27 January 1994 (aged 26) 2019 Mexico Necaxa
31 MF Mexico Emilio Sánchez (1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 26) 2014 Youth system
Forwards
6 FW Paraguay Sergio Díaz (1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 22) 2020 Spain Real Madrid Castilla (on loan)
9 FW Colombia Roger Martínez (1994-06-23)23 June 1994 (aged 26) 2018 (Winter) China Jiangsu Suning
10 FW Mexico Giovani dos Santos (1989-05-11)11 May 1989 (aged 31) 2019 United States LA Galaxy
21 FW Mexico Henry Martín (1992-09-18)18 September 1992 (aged 27) 2018 Mexico Tijuana
24 FW Uruguay Federico Viñas (1998-06-30)30 June 1998 (aged 22) 2019 Uruguay Juventud
30 FW Chile Nicolás Castillo (1993-02-14)14 February 1993 (aged 27) 2019 Portugal Benfica

Players and squad numbers last updated on 27 July 2020.[1]
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 will precede their 2020–21 campaign by taking part in the Copa Por Mexico, being placed in Group A alongside Toluca, UNAM, and Cruz Azul. The matches were announced in June 2020.[2]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers
3 July 2020 Toluca N 2–0 Martín 14',
Sauro (o.g.) 44'
7 July 2020 UNAM N 0–0
11 July 2020 Cruz Azul N 1–4 Córdova 14'
16 July 2020 Guadalajara N 3–4 Viñas 34', Córdova 69', Ibargüen 80'

Transfers

Summer

In

Date

Pos. Player Age From Fee Notes Source
29 May 2020 FW Uruguay Federico Viñas 21 Uruguay Juventud $1.9 million Move became permanent on 1 July [3]
15 June 2020 DF Mexico Luis Reyes 29 Mexico Atlético San Luis Loan return [4]
23 June 2020 DF Mexico Adrián Goransch 21 Mexico Zacatepec Loan return [5]
24 June 2020 MF Mexico Emilio Sánchez 26 Mexico Tijuana Loan return [6]
29 July 2020 FW Paraguay Sergio Díaz 22 Spain Real Madrid Castilla On loan [7]

Out

Date

Pos. Player Age To Fee Notes Source
15 June 2020 DF Mexico Luis Fuentes 33 Mexico Tijuana Loan return [8]
17 June 2020 DF Mexico Haret Ortega 20 Mexico Toluca Loan [9]
3 July 2020 MF Ecuador Renato Ibarra 29 Mexico Atlas Loan [10]

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Guardianes 2020 27 July 2019 TBD Matchday 1 TBD 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 075.00
Clausura 2021 January 2021 TBD Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
2021 CONCACAF Champions League February 2021 TBD Round of 16 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 075.00

Last updated: 14 August 2020
Source: Competitions

Liga MX

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
4 3 1 0 10 3  +7 10 2 0 0 7 1  +6 1 1 0 3 2  +1

Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA
ResultWWDW
Position7111
Updated to match(es) played on 14 August 2020. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Guardianes 2020

Matches

27 July 2020 (2020-07-27) 1 Pachuca 1–2 América Pachuca
20:00 CT Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
1 August 2020 2 América 4–0 Tijuana Mexico City
21:00 CT Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
7 August 2020 3 Necaxa 1-1 América Aguascalientes
19:30 CT Stadium: Estadio Victoria
13 August 2020 4 América 3-1 Santos Laguna Mexico City
21:00 CT Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
16 August 2020 5 Querétaro v América Querétaro
21:00 CT Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
22 August 2020 6 América v Monterrey Mexico City
21:00 CT Stadium: Estadio Azteca
29 August 2020 7 Atlético San Luis v América San Luis Potosí
17:00 CT Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
6 September 2020 8 América v Mazatlán Mexico City
17:30 CT Stadium: Estadio Azteca
8 September 2020 9 Puebla v América Puebla
19:00 CT Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
12 September 2020 10 América v Toluca Mexico City
19:00 CT Stadium: Estadio Azteca
19 September 2020 11 América v Guadalajara Mexico City
21:00 CT Stadium: Estadio Azteca
27 September 2020 12 Cruz Azul v América Mexico City
20:45 CT Stadium: Estadio Azteca
3 October 2020 13 América v UNAM Mexico City
21:00 CT Stadium: Estadio Azteca
19 October 2020 14 León v América León
21:00 CT Stadium: Estadio León
24 October 2020 15 América v Atlas Mexico City
22:00 CT Stadium: Estadio Azteca
1 November 2020 16 América v UANL Mexico City
17:30 CT Stadium: Estadio Azteca
6 November 2020 17 Juárez v América Juárez
21:30 CT Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Puebla 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 3 Advance to Liguilla[a]
2 UANL 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3
3 Monterrey 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
4 Tijuana 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
5 Cruz Azul 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Advance to the Repechage[b]
6 UNAM 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3
7 América 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
8 Juárez 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Atlético San Luis 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 León 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Guadalajara 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Querétaro 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0
13 Pachuca 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
14 Toluca 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
15 Atlas 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
16 Santos Laguna 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
17 Mazatlán 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0
18 Necaxa 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2020. 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
Notes:
  1. ^ The first four places in the table qualify for the Liguilla.
  2. ^ Teams ranked 5th to 12th in the table qualify for the liguilla play-offs.


References

  1. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - América". LigaMX.net.
  2. ^ https://www.gnp.com.mx/copa-gnp-por-mexico
  3. ^ "Club América: ¿Cuánto costó el fichaje de Federico Viñas?". soyfutbol.com (in Spanish). SoyFutbol. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. ^ "América contempla a Luis Reyes en regreso al trabajo" (in Spanish). Milenio. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Club América ya tiene al "reemplazo" de Renato Ibarra; Miguel Herrera lo adelanta" (in Spanish). Milenio. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Oficial, Emilio Sanchez es el primer refuerzo de America para el Apertura 2020". bolavip.com (in Spanish). BolaVIP. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  7. ^ "NUEVO REFUERZO DEL CLUB AMÉRICA: SERGIO DÍAZ" (in Spanish). Club América. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Luis Fuentes se va del América; Miguel Herrera ya confirmó la noticia" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Oficial Haret Ortega es nuevo juegador del Toluca" (in Spanish). Pasión Águila. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  10. ^ "RENATO IBARRA: DURANTE COPA POR MÉXICO, AMÉRICA LO DESPIDIÓ Y ATLAS LE DIO BIENVENIDA". Record (in Spanish). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.