2024–25 Cruz Azul season

Cruz Azul
2024–25 season
Sporting director	Iván Alonso
Manager	Martín Anselmi
Stadium	Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Liga MX	Apertura: 1st (Semi-finals); Clausura: TBD
Leagues Cup	Round of 16
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Round one
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ángel Sepúlveda (10); All: ; Ángel Sepúlveda (10)
Highest home attendance	29,404 vs América
Lowest home attendance	15,206 vs Mazatlán
Average home league attendance	24,970
Biggest win	0–4 vs Monterrey; (13 July 2024); 4–0 vs Juárez; (23 October 2024)
Biggest defeat	3–0 vs Tijuana; (27 November 2024)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →
	All statistics correct as of 8 December 2024.

The 2024–25 season is Club de Futbol Cruz Azul's 98th season in existence and the 60th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. In addition to the domestic league, Cruz Azul will be participating in the Leagues Cup and the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Martín Anselmi
Assistant managers	Facundo Oreja
Assistant managers	Luis Pastur
Goalkeeper coach	Esteban Herrera
Fitness coaches	Diego Bottaioli
	Fernando Ramos
	Alberto Sciegata
Physiotherapists	Paolo Arriaga
Physiotherapists	José Morales
Team doctors	Antonio Acevedo
Team doctors	Juan Pérez

Source: Liga MX

Squad

As of 1 September 2024^[1]^[2]

No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Since	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Andrés Gudiño	(1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 (age 27)	2019	Venados F.C.
12	Luis Jiménez	(2004-08-27) 27 August 2004 (age 20)	2023	Necaxa
23	Kevin Mier	(2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 (age 24)	2024	Atlético Nacional
Defenders
2	Jorge Sánchez	(1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 27)	2024	Ajax
4	Willer Ditta	(1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 27)	2023	Newell's Old Boys
13	Camilo Cándido	(1995-06-02) 2 June 1995 (age 29)	2024	Nacional
22	Raymundo Rubio	(2001-02-13) 13 February 2001 (age 23)	2023	Academy
26	Carlos Vargas	(1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 25)	2023	Mazatlán
31	Luis Iturbide	(2002-05-08) 8 May 2002 (age 22)	2023	Academy
33	Gonzalo Piovi	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 30)	2024	Racing Club
Midfielders
6	Érik Lira	(2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 24)	2022	UNAM
8	Lorenzo Faravelli	(1993-03-29) 29 March 1993 (age 31)	2024	Independiente del Valle
10	Andrés Montaño	(2002-05-22) 22 May 2002 (age 22)	2024	Mazatlán
14	Alexis Gutiérrez	(2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 (age 24)	2019	Academy
15	Ignacio Rivero (captain)	(1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32)	2021	Tijuana
17	Amaury García	(2001-12-19) 19 December 2001 (age 23)	2024	UNAM
19	Carlos Rodríguez (vice-captain)	(1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27)	2022	Monterrey
27	Luis Romo	(1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 (age 29)	2024	Monterrey
29	Carlos Rotondi	(1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 27)	2022	Defensa y Justicia
32	Cristian Jiménez	(2002-07-18) 18 July 2002 (age 22)	2021	Academy
34	Leonardo Sámano	(2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 23)	2024	UNAM
Forwards
9	Ángel Sepúlveda	(1991-02-15) 15 February 1991 (age 33)	2023	Querétaro
11	Giorgos Giakoumakis	(1994-12-11) 11 December 1994 (age 30)	2024	Atlanta United
21	Gabriel Fernández	(1994-05-13) 13 May 1994 (age 30)	2024	UNAM
35	Luis Gutiérrez	(2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 23)	2024	Free agent

Transfers

Summer

In

Date	Position	No.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
16 June 2024	FW	11	Giorgos Giakoumakis	Atlanta United	$10,000,000	^[3]
19 June 2024	MF	10	Andrés Montaño	Mazatlán	$4,000,000	^[4]
1 July 2024	MF	17	Amaury García	UNAM	Undisclosed	^[5]
1 July 2024	MF	34	Leonardo Sámano	UNAM	Undisclosed	^[6]
4 July 2024	DF	2	Jorge Sánchez	Ajax	$3,200,000	^[7]
5 July 2024	FW	35	Luis Gutiérrez	Free agent	Free transfer	^[8]
8 July 2024	MF	27	Luis Romo	Monterrey	$7,000,000	^[9]

Out

Date	Position	No.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
26 June 2024	FW	11	Christian Tabó	Liverpool Montevideo	Free transfer	^[10]
1 July 2024	DF	30	Rafael Guerrero	Tigres UANL	Undisclosed	^[11]
10 July 2024	MF	18	Rodrigo Huescas	Copenhagen	$2,000,000	^[12]
16 July 2024	FW	21	Augusto Lotti	Platense	Free transfer	^[13]
4 August 2024	DF	3	Carlos Salcedo	Juárez	Free transfer	^[14]
27 August 2024	MF	7	Uriel Antuna	Tigres UANL	$7,500,000	^[15]

Pre-season and friendlies

Matches

21 June 2024 Copa por la Paz	Cruz Azul	3–3 (4–5 p)	Guadalajara	Zacatecas
19:50 PST	Gutiérrez 23' Gamboa 27' Morales 48'	Report	Olivas 1' C. Cisneros 30' Guzmán 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba
	Penalties
	Piovi García Montaño Sámano Levy		Guzmán Marín Sánchez Beltrán Briseño

23 June 2024 Copa por la Paz	Zacatecas	0–2	Cruz Azul	Zacatecas
12:00 PST		Report	Morales 64' Levy 90'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba

29 June 2024 Friendly	Cruz Azul	1–0	América de Cali	Mexico City
21:00 CT	Gutiérrez 18'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes

5 September 2024 Friendly	Oaxaca	1–3	Cruz Azul	Oaxaca
20:00 CT	Luna 5'	Report	González 33' Gutiérrez 48' Sepúlveda 51'	Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca

16 November 2024 Friendly	Cruz Azul	1–1	UANL	Dallas, United States
19:30 CT	Giakoumakis 19'	Report	Garza 44' Piovi 71' (o.g.)	Stadium: Cotton Bowl

Competitions

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.^[16]

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Apertura 2024	6 July 2024	8 December 2024	Matchday 1	Semi-finals	21	14	4	3	45	19	+26	066.67
Clausura 2025	11 January 2025	TBD	Matchday 1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Leagues Cup	31 July 2024	13 August 2024	Group stage	Round of 16	4	0	4	0	3	3	+0	000.00
CONCACAF Champions Cup	TBD	TBD	Round one	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					25	14	8	3	48	22	+26	056.00

Last updated: 16 December 2024
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Liga MX

Torneo Apertura

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cruz Azul	17	13	3	1	39	12	+27	42	Qualification for the quarter–finals^[a]
2	Toluca	17	10	5	2	38	16	+22	35
3	UANL	17	10	4	3	25	15	+10	34
4	UNAM	17	9	4	4	21	13	+8	31
5	Monterrey	17	9	4	4	26	19	+7	31

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:

^ The first six places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
21	14	4	3	45	19	+26	46	8	2	1	26	7	+19	6	2	2	19	12	+7

Last updated: 8 December 2024.
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D
Position	7	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Points	3	6	9	10	13	16	19	19	22	25	28	31	34	37	40	41	42

Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. Source: Liga MX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 10 June 2024.^[17]

6 July 2024 1	Cruz Azul	1–0	Mazatlán	Mexico City
21:00 CT	Ditta 39' Piovi 72' Cándido 75' García 87' Gamboa 90+4'	Report	Árciga 90+7'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 15,206 Referee: Karen Hernández Andrade

13 July 2024 2	Monterrey	0–4	Cruz Azul	Guadalupe
21:10 CT	Berterame 63' Fimbres 85'	Report	Rivero 14', 62' Rotondi 28' (pen.), 50' Sepúlveda 76'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 45,957 Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández

16 July 2024 3	Cruz Azul	3–0	Tijuana	Mexico City
21:05 CT	Giakoumakis 33', 52' Rivero 45+2' García 48'	Report	Corona 40' Reynoso 72'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 25,414 Referee: Ismael Rosario Lopez Peñuelas

20 July 2024 4	Cruz Azul	1–1	Toluca	Mexico City
21:05 CT	Rodríguez 12' Giakoumakis 55' Sepúlveda 89'	Report	Gallardo 31' Araújo 38' Ruiz 41'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 25,862 Referee: Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle

23 August 2024 5	Querétaro	0–2	Cruz Azul	Querétaro
19:00 CT		Report	Rotondi 45' (pen.) Faravelli 71' Sánchez 85' Giakoumakis 87' Mier 90+3' Morales 90+9'	Stadium: Estadio Corregidora Attendance: 27,884 Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios

31 August 2024 6	Cruz Azul	4–1	América	Mexico City
21:10 CT	Romo 39' Giakoumakis 44' Sepúlveda 45+3' Lira 62' Rotondi 63' Gutiérrez 79' Faravelli 90'	Report	Rodríguez 17' Malagón 34' Dos Santos 52' Araujo 71'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 25,282 Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos

14 September 2024 7	León	1–2	Cruz Azul	León
20:35 CT	Cádiz 5' Hernández 25' Bellón 36'	Report	Rodríguez 29' Faravelli 29', 45+2' Piovi 42' Rotondi 83'	Stadium: Estadio León Attendance: 21,585 Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández

17 September 2024 8	Atlético San Luis	3–1	Cruz Azul	San Luis Potosí
19:00 CT	Boli 35' Güémez 45+4' Sánchez 66' Lira 90+7' (o.g.)	Report	Rivero 32' Piovi 74'	Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras Attendance: 18,971 Referee: Óscar Mejía García

21 September 2024 9	Cruz Azul	1–0	Guadalajara	Mexico City
21:05 CT	Rivero 34', 60'	Report	Beltrán 30'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 25,851 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón

28 September 2024 10	Pachuca	2–4	Cruz Azul	Pachuca
19:05 CT	Hernández 12' Rondón 42' Cabral 45+4' Barreto 45+7' 48' Berlanga 86'	Report	Rotondi 9' Rivero 21' Giakoumakis 45', 55' Piovi 60' Faravelli 66' Sepúlveda 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 14,462 Referee: Adonai Escobedo González

5 October 2024 11	Cruz Azul	3–0	Necaxa	Mexico City
17:00 CT	Gutiérrez 8' Rotondi 18' Faravelli 63'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 25,589 Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios

18 October 2024 12	Puebla	1–2	Cruz Azul	Puebla
21:05 CT	Quiñones 45+7' Olmedo 85'	Report	Giakoumakis 45+4', 47' Faravelli 58' Rotondi 71' (pen.) Piovi 88'	Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 34,978 Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez

23 October 2024 13	Cruz Azul	4–0	Juárez	Mexico City
19:00 CT	Faravelli 8' Sepúlveda 28', 50' Fernández 72' Sánchez 90'	Report	Edson 78'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 26,278 Referee: Vicente Reynoso Arce

26 October 2024 14	UNAM	0–2	Cruz Azul	Mexico City
18:00 CT	Duarte 10' Silva 50'	Report	Sepúlveda 1', 35' Rivero 12' Ditta 34'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 37,576 Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos

2 November 2024 15	Cruz Azul	2–0	Santos Laguna	Mexico City
21:10 CT	Sánchez 23' Sepúlveda 68' Piovi 83'	Report	Gutiérrez 41' Jiménez 44' Mariscal 50' Fagúndez 83'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 24,271 Referee: Karen Hernández Andrade

6 November 2024 16	Atlas	2–2	Cruz Azul	Guadalajara
21:05 CT	Aguirre 18' Dória 80' Márquez 85' Zaldívar 88'	Report	Gutiérrez 5' Rotondi 45+5' (pen.) Ditta 80' Rivero 81'	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Attendance: 24,204 Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández

9 November 2024 17	Cruz Azul	1–1	UANL	Mexico City
21:05 CT	Romo 2' Lira 45' Morales 90+4' Sepúlveda 90+8', 90+9'	Report	Ibáñez 88' (pen.) Purata 90+5'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 26,536 Referee: Adonai Escobedo González

Quarter-finals

27 November 2024 First leg	Tijuana	3–0	Cruz Azul	Tijuana
20:10 PT	Zúñiga 10' Álvarez 19' Reynoso 42'	Report	Sánchez 34'	Stadium: Estadio Caliente Attendance: 25,333 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez

30 November 2024 Second leg	Cruz Azul	3–0 (3 (s)–3 agg.)	Tijuana	Mexico City
19:10 CT	Rivero 44' Giakoumakis 54' Sepúlveda 74' Ditta 94'	Report	Gómez 62'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 24,975 Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández

Semi-finals

5 December 2024 First leg	América	0–0	Cruz Azul	Mexico City
20:00 CT		Report	Piovi 88'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 29,401 Referee: Oscar Mejía García

8 December 2024 Second leg	Cruz Azul	3–4 (3–4 agg.)	América	Mexico City
19:00 CT	Faravelli 42' Rodríguez 66' Ditta 66' Rivero 68' Fernández 80' Morales 86', 88'	Report	Zendejas 15' Sánchez 49' Borja 58' Juárez 72' Aguirre 90+4' (pen.), 90+5' 90+8'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 29,404 Referee: Adonai Escobedo González

Torneo Clausura

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
2	Atlas	Qualification for the quarter–finals^[a]
3	Atlético San Luis
4	Cruz Azul
5	Guadalajara
6	Juárez

First match(es) will be played: 10 January 2025. 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:

^ The first six places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Mediotiempo.com

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result
Position
Points

Source: Liga MX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 15 December 2024.^[18]

11 January 2025 1	Cruz Azul	v	Atlas	Mexico City
21:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes

18 January 2025 2	Juárez	v	Cruz Azul	Ciudad Juárez
21:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez

25 January 2025 3	Cruz Azul	v	Puebla	Mexico City
17:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes

28 January 2025 4	Necaxa	v	Cruz Azul	Aguascalientes
21:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Victoria

31 January 2025 5	Tijuana	v	Cruz Azul	Tijuana
19:00 PT				Stadium: Estadio Caliente

8 February 2025 6	Cruz Azul	v	Pachuca	Mexico City
21:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes

15 February 2025 7	UANL	v	Cruz Azul	San Nicolás de los Garza
19:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Universitario

23 February 2025 8	Cruz Azul	v	Querétaro	Mexico City
19:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes

18 February 2025 9	Santos Laguna	v	Cruz Azul	Torreón
19:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Corona

28 February 2025 10	Mazatlán	v	Cruz Azul	Mazatlán
21:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio de Mazatlán

8 March 2025 11	Cruz Azul	v	Monterrey	Mexico City
19:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes

15 March 2025 12	Cruz Azul	v	Atlético San Luis	Mexico City
19:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes

29 March 2025 13	Guadalajara	v	Cruz Azul	Zapopan
21:05 CT				Stadium: Estadio Akron

5 April 2025 14	Cruz Azul	v	UNAM	Mexico City
21:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes

12 April 2025 15	América	v	Cruz Azul	Mexico City
21:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes

15 April 2025 16	Cruz Azul	v	León	Mexico City
21:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes

19 April 2025 17	Toluca	v	Cruz Azul	Toluca
19:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez

Leagues Cup

Group stage (East 4)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PHI	CAZ	CLT
1	Philadelphia Union	2	1	0	1	0	2	1	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage	—	1–1	1–0
2	Cruz Azul	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	3	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	—
3	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	0–0 (4–2 p)	Cruz Azul	Charlotte, United States
8:00 pm EDT	Bronico 64' Westwood 65'	Report	Rotondi 54' Ditta 64'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 13,367 Referee: Bryan López
	Penalties
	Świderski Westwood Agyemang Bronico		Antuna Rodríguez Rivero Romo

4 August Group stage	Philadelphia Union	1–1 (3–5 p)	Cruz Azul	Chester, United States
8:00 PM EDT	Bedoya 2' Sullivan 37' Lowe 55' Gazdag 59', 88'	Report	Rotondi 41', 59' Romo 51' Antuna 90+2'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,680 Referee: Jorge Abraham Camacho Peregrina
	Penalties
	Gazdag Elliott Martínez Adeniran		Piovi Montaño Ditta Rotondi Sepúlveda

Knockout stage

9 August Round of 32	Orlando City SC	0–0 (4–5 p)	Cruz Azul	Orlando, United States
19:30	Brekalo 46'	Report	Piovi 85'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 17,057 Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
	Penalties
	Jansson Lodeiro Muriel McGuire Torres Þórhallsson		Rivero Montaño Ditta Piovi Sepúlveda Antuna

13 August Round of 16	Cruz Azul	2–2 (1–3 p)	Mazatlán	Washington, D.C., United States
20:00	Piovi 45+4' 49' Antuna 72', 84' Ditta 90+1'	Report	Colula 40' Bárcenas 45+1' Almada 46' Meraz 69' Torres 90+3'	Stadium: Audi Field Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)
	Penalties
	Antuna Rotondi Ditta Giakoumakis		Bárcenas Colula Torres

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round one

The tournament draw took place on 10 December 2024.^[19]

4 February 2025 First leg	Real Hope	v	Cruz Azul	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
21:00 AST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC

11 February 2025 Second leg	Cruz Azul	v	Real Hope	Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 CT		Report		Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes

Statistics

Squad statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Apertura 2024		Clausura 2025		Leagues Cup		CONCACAF Champions Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	MEX	Andrés Gudiño	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	MEX	Jorge Sánchez	22	1	18	1	0	0	4	0	0	0
4	DF	COL	Willer Ditta	25	1	21	0	0	0	4	1	0	0
6	MF	MEX	Érik Lira	24	0	20	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
8	MF	ARG	Lorenzo Faravelli	22	5	18	5	0	0	4	0	0	0
9	FW	MEX	Ángel Sepúlveda	24	10	21	10	0	0	3	0	0	0
10	MF	MEX	Andrés Montaño	23	0	19	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
11	FW	GRE	Giorgos Giakoumakis	21	7	17	7	0	0	4	0	0	0
12	GK	MEX	Luis Jiménez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	URU	Camilo Cándido	16	0	12	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
14	MF	MEX	Alexis Gutiérrez	25	3	21	3	0	0	4	0	0	0
15	MF	URU	Ignacio Rivero	24	7	20	7	0	0	4	0	0	0
17	MF	MEX	Amaury García	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	MEX	Carlos Rodríguez	25	0	21	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
21	FW	URU	Gabriel Fernández	5	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	MEX	Raymundo Rubio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK	COL	Kevin Mier	25	0	21	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
26	DF	MEX	Carlos Vargas	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	MEX	Luis Romo	24	0	20	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
29	FW	ARG	Carlos Rotondi	25	8	21	7	0	0	4	1	0	0
31	DF	MEX	Luis Iturbide	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	MEX	Cristian Jiménez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	ARG	Gonzalo Piovi	23	0	19	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
34	MF	MEX	Leonardo Sámano	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	MEX	Luis Gutiérrez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
194	MF	MEX	Amaury Morales^[a]	11	2	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
200	MF	MEX	Jorge García^[a]	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
210	FW	MEX	Bryan Gamboa^[a]	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
214	FW	MEX	Mateo Levy^[a]	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
252	FW	MEX	Christian Valdivia^[a]	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
7	MF	MEX	Uriel Antuna	9	1	5	0	0	0	4	1	0	0
18	MF	MEX	Rodrigo Huescas	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 8 December 2024
Source: ESPN

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Player is registered with the under-23 team.

Goals

As of 8 December 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Apertura	Leagues Cup	Total
1	9	FW	Ángel Sepúlveda	10	0	10
2	29	FW	Carlos Rotondi	7	1	8
3	11	FW	Giorgos Giakoumakis	7	0	7
3	15	MF	Ignacio Rivero	7	0	7
5	8	MF	Lorenzo Faravelli	5	0	5
6	14	MF	Alexis Gutiérrez	3	0	3
7	21	FW	Gabriel Fernández	2	0	2
7	194	MF	Amaury Morales^[a]	2	0	2
8	7	MF	Uriel Antuna	0	1	1
	4	DF	Willer Ditta	0	1	1
	210	FW	Bryan Gamboa^[a]	1	0	1
	2	DF	Jorge Sánchez	1	0	1
Total				45	3	48

^ ^a ^b Player is registered with the under-23 team.

Assists

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Apertura	Leagues Cup	Total
1	27	MF	Luis Romo	6	0	6
2	11	FW	Giorgos Giakoumakis	4	1	5
2	19	MF	Carlos Rodríguez	5	0	5
4	14	MF	Alexis Gutiérrez	3	1	4
	29	FW	Carlos Rotondi	4	0	4
	33	DF	Gonzalo Piovi	4	0	4
7	15	MF	Ignacio Rivero	2	0	2
7	2	DF	Jorge Sánchez	2	0	2
9	8	MF	Lorenzo Faravelli	1	0	1
	21	FW	Gabriel Fernández	1	0	1
	10	MF	Andrés Montaño	0	1	1
	9	FW	Ángel Sepúlveda	1	0	1
Total				31	3	34

Clean sheets

No.	Player	Apertura	Clausura	Leagues Cup	CONCACAF Champions Cup	Total
23	Kevin Mier	10	0	2	0	12
Total		10	0	2	0	12

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player	Apertura			Clausura			Leagues Cup			CONCACAF Champions Cup			Total
No.	Pos.	Player
2	DF	Jorge Sánchez	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
4	DF	Willer Ditta	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
6	MF	Érik Lira	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8	MF	Lorenzo Faravelli	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9	FW	Ángel Sepúlveda	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
11	FW	Giorgos Giakoumakis	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
13	DF	Camilo Cándido	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
15	MF	Ignacio Rivero	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
17	MF	Amaury García	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	MF	Carlos Rodríguez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
23	GK	Kevin Mier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
27	MF	Luis Romo	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
29	MF	Carlos Rotondi	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
33	DF	Gonzalo Piovi	6	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	1	1
194	MF	Amaury Morales^[a]	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
200	MF	Jorge García^[a]	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			41	0	3	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	47	1	3

^ ^a ^b Player is registered with the under-23 team.

Awards

Liga MX Player of the Month

Month	Player	Ref.
September	Carlos Rotondi	^[20]
October	Ángel Sepúlveda	^[21]
November	Jorge Sánchez	^[22]

Liga MX Goal of the Month

Month	Player	Ref.
September	Lorenzo Faravelli	^[23]
November	Jorge Sánchez	^[24]

Liga MX Save of the Month

Month	Player	Ref.
September	Kevin Mier	^[25]

References

^ "Cruz Azul Primer Equipo Varonil". C.F. Cruz Azul. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
^ "Cruz Azul Plantilla". Liga MX. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
^ "Cruz Azul oficializa fichaje de Giorgos Giakoumakis". ESPN. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ "Oficial: Andrés Montaño es nuevo refuerzo de Cruz Azul: cuánto cuesta, años de contrato y de qué juega". GOAL. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ "Amaury García, refuerzo de Cruz Azul". TUDN. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
^ "Cruz Azul confirmó qué dorsales usarán Leonardo Sámano y Amaury García en el Apertura 2024". TUDN. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ "OFICIAL: Jorge Sánchez es nuevo jugador de Cruz Azul". mediotiempo. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
^ "Cruz Azul: Gutiérrez, goleador con América que ahora porta la celeste". ESPN. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "¿Cuánto pagó Cruz azul por el fichaje de Luis Romo?". AS México. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Cruz Azul rescinde contrato de Christian Tabó". Récord. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ "Tigres presenta a Rafael Guerrero, la joya que le 'robó' a Cruz Azul". Marca. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
^ "Oficial: Copenhague anunció el fichaje de Rodrigo Huescas". GOAL. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
^ "Augusto Lotti y Cruz Azul llegan a un acuerdo para la rescisión de contrato". Récord. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
^ "Carlos Salcedo firma con Juárez por tres años". ESPN. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
^ "Uriel Antuna deja Cruz Azul para unirse a Tigres: Fuentes a ESPN". ESPN. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ Cardenas, Felipe (31 January 2024). "MLS, Liga MX announce Leagues Cup changes to reduce travel, add regional hubs". The Athletic. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ "El Calendario del Apertura 2024 de la LIGA BBVA MX" (in Spanish). Liga MX. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^ "¡Listo el calendario del Torneo Clausura 2025!" (in Spanish). Liga MX. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
^ "2025 Concacaf Champions Cup Draw Reveals Round One matchups". CONCACAF. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
^ "¡Se llama Carlos Rodolfo Rotondi y es el mejor jugador del mes de septiembre en la #LigaBBVAMX!" (in Spanish). Liga BBVA MX. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
^ "El resurgir de Ángel Sepúlveda: Liga MX elige al delantero de Cruz Azul como el jugador del mes" (in Spanish). Vamos Azul. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
^ "El jugador del mes de noviembre es para el dorsal #2 del @CruzAzul, Jorge Sánchez" (in Spanish). Liga BBVA MX. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
^ "Lorenzo Faravelli nos regaló el #GolDelMes con esta JOYA con @CruzAzul en la que nunca deja de seguir la jugada y remata en el piso". Liga BBVA MX. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
^ "¡El #GolDelMes está aquí! Es de Jorge Sánchez contra Santos". Liga BBVA MX. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
^ "Kevin Mier hizo la #AtajadaDelMes en un PARTIDAZO del @CruzAzul en la jornada 10 ante Pachuca". Liga BBVA MX. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

[table_note_res_LIG0.5351698331233-17] The first six places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals.

[table_note_res_LIG0.35737737098587-19] The first six places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals.

[U23-22] Player is registered with the under-23 team.

[U23-23] Player is registered with the under-23 team.

[U23-24] Player is registered with the under-23 team.

[1] "Cruz Azul Primer Equipo Varonil". C.F. Cruz Azul. Retrieved 13 September 2024.

[2] "Cruz Azul Plantilla". Liga MX. Retrieved 13 September 2024.

[3] "Cruz Azul oficializa fichaje de Giorgos Giakoumakis". ESPN. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[4] "Oficial: Andrés Montaño es nuevo refuerzo de Cruz Azul: cuánto cuesta, años de contrato y de qué juega". GOAL. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

[5] "Amaury García, refuerzo de Cruz Azul". TUDN. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

[6] "Cruz Azul confirmó qué dorsales usarán Leonardo Sámano y Amaury García en el Apertura 2024". TUDN. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

[7] "OFICIAL: Jorge Sánchez es nuevo jugador de Cruz Azul". mediotiempo. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

[8] "Cruz Azul: Gutiérrez, goleador con América que ahora porta la celeste". ESPN. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[9] "¿Cuánto pagó Cruz azul por el fichaje de Luis Romo?". AS México. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[10] "Cruz Azul rescinde contrato de Christian Tabó". Récord. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[11] "Tigres presenta a Rafael Guerrero, la joya que le 'robó' a Cruz Azul". Marca. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.

[12] "Oficial: Copenhague anunció el fichaje de Rodrigo Huescas". GOAL. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

[13] "Augusto Lotti y Cruz Azul llegan a un acuerdo para la rescisión de contrato". Récord. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

[14] "Carlos Salcedo firma con Juárez por tres años". ESPN. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

[15] "Uriel Antuna deja Cruz Azul para unirse a Tigres: Fuentes a ESPN". ESPN. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

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

[18] "El Calendario del Apertura 2024 de la LIGA BBVA MX" (in Spanish). Liga MX. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

[20] "¡Listo el calendario del Torneo Clausura 2025!" (in Spanish). Liga MX. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.

[21] "2025 Concacaf Champions Cup Draw Reveals Round One matchups". CONCACAF. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.

[25] "¡Se llama Carlos Rodolfo Rotondi y es el mejor jugador del mes de septiembre en la #LigaBBVAMX!" (in Spanish). Liga BBVA MX. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.

[26] "El resurgir de Ángel Sepúlveda: Liga MX elige al delantero de Cruz Azul como el jugador del mes" (in Spanish). Vamos Azul. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

[27] "El jugador del mes de noviembre es para el dorsal #2 del @CruzAzul, Jorge Sánchez" (in Spanish). Liga BBVA MX. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

[28] "Lorenzo Faravelli nos regaló el #GolDelMes con esta JOYA con @CruzAzul en la que nunca deja de seguir la jugada y remata en el piso". Liga BBVA MX. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

[29] "¡El #GolDelMes está aquí! Es de Jorge Sánchez contra Santos". Liga BBVA MX. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

[30] "Kevin Mier hizo la #AtajadaDelMes en un PARTIDAZO del @CruzAzul en la jornada 10 ante Pachuca". Liga BBVA MX. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

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