List of Cruz Azul seasons

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:

Pos. = Final position
Pl. = Played
W = Games won
D = Games drawn
L = Games lost
GF = Goals scored
GA = Goals against
Pts = Points

Key to rounds:

C = Champion
F = Final (Runner-up)
SF = Semi-finals
QF = Quarter-finals
R16/R32 = Round of 16, round of 32, etc.
PO = Playoff round for liguilla
GS = Group stage
W/O = Withdrawn from competition

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]
Season	Division	Pos.^[b]	Pl.	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Liguilla	Copa MX	International		Other competitions		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			CONCACAF Champions' Cup	C
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			CONCACAF Champions' Cup	C
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	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	R4
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	Not held					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		C					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		CONCACAF Champions' Cup	C			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		CONCACAF Champions' Cup	QF			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			Ángel Morales	12
2001 Verano	Primera División	13th	17	6	4	7	25	27	22			Copa Libertadores	F			Ángel Morales Francisco Palencia	6
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						Sebastián Abreu	19
2002 Apertura	Primera División	6th	19	7	7	5	30	26	28	QF		Copa Libertadores	QF			Sebastián Abreu	7
2003 Clausura	Primera División	11th	19	5	9	5	24	24	24	PO		Copa Libertadores	QF			Juan Carlos Cacho	10
2003 Apertura	Primera División	11th	19	7	6	6	30	30	27	QF						César Delgado	6
2004 Clausura	Primera División	11th	19	6	5	8	36	34	23	SF						Marcelo Delgado	13
2004 Apertura	Primera División	16th	17	4	4	9	30	37	16							Luciano Figueroa	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						César Delgado	9
2006 Clausura	Primera División	3rd	17	9	3	5	29	20	30	QF						César Delgado	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						Richard Núñez	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			Pablo Zeballos	7
2009 Clausura	Primera División	18th	17	2	7	8	26	33	13			CONCACAF Champions League	F			Luis Ángel Landín	7
2009 Apertura	Primera División	2nd	17	11	0	6	35	19	33	F		CONCACAF Champions League	F			Emanuel Villa	17
2010 Bicentenario	Primera División	9th	17	7	4	6	20	20	25			CONCACAF Champions League	F			Emanuel Villa	6
2010 Apertura	Primera División	1st	17	12	3	2	33	13	39	QF		CONCACAF Champions League	SF			Christian Giménez	8
2011 Clausura	Primera División	5th	17	7	5	5	25	20	26	SF		CONCACAF Champions League	SF			Emanuel Villa	9
2011 Apertura	Primera División	2nd	17	8	5	4	21	14	29	QF		Copa Libertadores	R16			Emanuel Villa	6
2012 Clausura	Primera División	9th	17	6	7	4	29	21	25			Copa Libertadores	R16			Emanuel Villa	8
2012 Apertura	Liga MX	6th	17	6	8	3	22	15	26	QF	GS					Mariano Pavone	7
2013 Clausura	Liga MX	5th	17	8	5	4	35	19	29	F	C					Mariano Pavone	12
2013 Apertura	Liga MX	4th	17	8	5	4	21	17	29	QF	DNP	CONCACAF Champions League	C			Joao Rojas Mariano Pavone	6
2014 Clausura	Liga MX	1st	17	11	3	3	28	19	36	QF	DNP	CONCACAF Champions League	C			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	Mariano Pavone	4
2015 Clausura	Liga MX	9th	17	7	4	6	14	14	25		DNP	CONCACAF Champions League	GS	FIFA Club World Cup	4th	Roque Santa Cruz	4
2015 Apertura	Liga MX	14th	17	5	5	7	19	25	20		QF					Christian Giménez Vicente Matías Vuoso	4
2016 Clausura	Liga MX	9th	17	5	7	5	25	24	22		SF					Jorge Benítez	9
2016 Apertura	Liga MX	14th	17	4	7	6	25	23	19		QF					Christian Giménez	5
2017 Clausura	Liga MX	11th	17	5	6	6	19	20	21		SF					Ángel Mena	5
2017 Apertura	Liga MX	6th	17	7	6	4	22	22	27	QF	R16					Felipe Mora	8
2018 Clausura	Liga MX	12th	17	5	7	5	22	18	22		GS					Felipe Mora	4
2018 Apertura	Liga MX	1st	17	11	3	3	26	13	36	F	C					Martín Cauteruccio Elías Hernández	5
2019 Clausura	Liga MX	4th	17	8	6	3	26	15	30	QF	GS					Milton Caraglio	11
2019 Apertura	Liga MX	12th	18	5	5	8	25	24	23		DNP	CONCACAF Champions League	QF	Supercopa MX	C	Jonathan Rodríguez	7
2020 Clausura	Liga MX	1st^[e]	10	7	1	2	24	14	22	Not held				Leagues Cup	C	Jonathan Rodríguez	9
2020 Guardianes	Liga MX	4th	17	9	2	6	23	16	29	SF						Jonathan Rodríguez	12

^ 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 league 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.

[TopScorer-1] Only includes goals scored in the regular season of Liga MX.

[Position-2] Position listed is general league rank.

[Segunda-3] The Segunda División de México was the second tier of Mexican football until 1994.

[Campeón1969-4] Automatically awarded as league and cup champion.

[CL20-5] 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.

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v t e Club de Futbol Cruz Azul
Founded on 22 May 1927 Based in Mexico City Players Managers Seasons Records & statistics Current season
Stadiums	Estadio 10 de Diciembre (1964–1971) Estadio Azteca (1971–1996, 2018–2024) Estadio Azul (1996–2018) Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes (2024–present)
Training ground	Instalaciones La Noria
Rivalries	Clásico Joven (Club América) Clásico Hidalguense (C.F. Pachuca)
Teams	First team Reserves and Academy (U-23, U-19, U-17, U-15) Cruz Azul Lagunas Cruz Azul Femenil Defunct: Cruz Azul Hidalgo, Cruz Azul Jasso, Cruz Azul Dublan, Cruz Azul Xochimilco
Related Articles	Cooperativa La Cruz Azul, S.C.L. (company) Cemento Cruz Azul (brand)
Season articles	1964–65 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25