2019–20 Club Necaxa season

The 2019–20 Club Necaxa season is the 95th season in the football club's history and the 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football since the team most recent promotion to Liga MX. For the season, Necaxa will compete in the Apertura and Clausura tournaments as well as in the Copa MX.

Necaxa
2019–20 season
ManagerGuillermo Vázquez
StadiumEstadio Victoria
Apertura1st
Top goalscorerLeague:
Maximiliano Salas
(6 goals)

All:
Maximiliano Salas
(6 goals)
Highest home attendance19,361
(vs Cruz Azul, 20 July 2019)
Lowest home attendance6,328
(vs Sinaloa, 13 August 2019)
Average home league attendance10,160
Biggest winNecaxa 7–0 Veracruz
(3 August 2019)
Biggest defeatUNAM 2–0 Necaxa
(28 July 2019)
2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 18 September 2019.

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coach   Guillermo Vázquez
Assistant coaches   Carlos Gutiérrez
  José Luis Salgado
Fitness coach   Ricardo Gómez
Doctors   Franco Vázquez
  Francisco López

Transfers

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N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer
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Source
9 FW   Mauro Quiroga (1989-12-07)7 December 1989 (aged 29)   Curicó Unido Transfer Summer [1]
16 DF   Jairo González (1992-02-27)27 February 1992 (aged 27) BUAP Loan return Summer [2]
20 MF   Jesús Angulo (1994-11-19)19 November 1994 (aged 24) Tijuana Transfer Summer [3]
22 MF   Ricardo Chávez (1994-11-19)19 November 1994 (aged 24) Juárez Transfer Summer [2]
24 DF   Rodrigo Noya (1990-01-31)31 January 1990 (aged 29) Veracruz Transfer Summer [2]
N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer
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Source
3 DF   Luis Hernández (1998-02-02)2 February 1998 (aged 21) Toluca Transfer Summer [4]
9 FW   Martín Barragán (1991-07-14)14 July 1991 (aged 28) UNAM Transfer Summer [5]
11 FW   Brian Fernández (1994-09-26)26 September 1994 (aged 24)   Portland Timbers Transfer Summer [6]
9 FW   Ángel Sepúlveda (1991-02-15)15 February 1991 (aged 28) Tijuana Transfer Summer [7]

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Torneo Apertura 20 July 2019 Matchday 1 9 5 2 2 19 9 +10 055.56
Copa MX 31 July 2019 Group stage 2 0 2 0 2 2 +0 000.00
Torneo Clausura Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 11 5 4 2 21 11 +10 045.45

Last updated: 18 September 2019
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Torneo Apertura

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 UANL 18 8 8 2 26 14 +12 32 Advance to Liguilla[a]
4 Querétaro 18 9 4 5 31 19 +12 31
5 Necaxa 18 9 4 5 33 23 +10 31
6 América 18 8 7 3 32 22 +10 31
7 Morelia 18 8 3 7 31 26 +5 27
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 8 places in the table qualified for the Liguilla. The last ranked team in the relegation table could qualify for the Liguilla in the Apertura tournament.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
9 5 2 2 19 9  +10 17 3 2 0 14 3  +11 2 0 2 5 6  −1

Last updated: 18 September 2019.
Source: LigaMX

Result round by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDLWLWWDWW
Position101571195741
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2019. Source: Mediotiempo.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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20 July 2019 1 Necaxa 0–0 Cruz Azul Aguascalientes City
21:08 Report Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 19,361
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
28 July 2019 2 UNAM 2–0 Necaxa Mexico City
12:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 24,708
Referee: Eduardo Galván
3 August 2019 3 Necaxa 7–0 Veracruz Aguascalientes City
21:05
Report Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 12,846
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
10 August 2019 4 UANL 3–1 Necaxa San Nicolás de los Garza
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Attendance: 41,553
Referee: Oscar Mejía
18 August 2019 5 Necaxa 3–0 Santos Laguna Aguascalientes City
17:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 14,167
Referee: Alejandro Funk
25 August 2019 6 Guadalajara 1–2 Necaxa Zapopan
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Akron
Attendance: 30,912
Referee: Roberto García Orozco
28 August 2019 7 Necaxa 1–1 Toluca Aguascalientes City
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 12,716
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
31 August 2019 8 Necaxa 3–2 Tijuana Aguascalientes City
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 11,861
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán
14 August 2019 9 Monterrey 0–2 Necaxa Guadalupe
17:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Attendance: 35,686
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander

Copa MX

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sinaloa (X) 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Necaxa 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 Possible knockout stage
3 Celaya (Y) 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on 2 October 2019. Source: Copa MX
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(X) Assured to be at least one of the best second-placed teams; (Y) Cannot qualify as a group winner but may still qualify as one of the best second-placed teams
13 August 2019 1 Necaxa 2–2 Sinaloa Aguascalientes City
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 6,328
Referee: Aldo Cano Martínez
4 September 2019 2 Necaxa 0–0 Celaya Aguascalientes City
19:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 10,061
Referee: Alan Martínez

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Apertura Copa MX Clausura
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Hugo González 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   Alexis Peña 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   Fernando Meza 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0
6 MF   Luis Pérez 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
7 MF   Daniel Álvarez 7 1 5 0 2 1 0 0
9 FW   Mauro Quiroga 9 4 9 4 0 0 0 0
10 FW   Maximiliano Salas 9 6 9 6 0 0 0 0
11 MF   Kevin Mercado 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0
13 MF   Jorge Lumbreras 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
14 MF   Abel Aguirre 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
15 FW   Pedro Campos 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
16 DF   Jairo González 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
17 FW   Juan Delgado 9 1 9 1 0 0 0 0
18 DF   Felipe Gallegos 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
19 MF   Martín Lara 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
20 MF   Jesús Angulo 8 3 8 3 0 0 0 0
21 FW   Eduardo Herrera 7 2 5 1 2 1 0 0
22 MF   Ricardo Chávez 11 0 9 0 2 0 0 0
23 MF   Claudio Baeza 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   Rodrigo Noya 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0
25 GK   Yosgart Gutiérrez 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
26 DF   Cristian Calderón 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
27 FW   Rodrigo Contreras 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 0
31 DF   Ventura Alvarado 9 2 9 2 0 0 0 0
188 MF   José Plascencia 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 0
189 FW   Ricardo Monreal 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
191 DF   Juan Luis Ocón 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
193 DF   Diego García 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
202 DF   Esteban López Portillo 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Last updated: 18 September 2019
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Goals

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As of 18 September 2019
Rank Player Position Apertura Copa MX Clausura Total[8][9]
1   Maximiliano Salas FW 6 0 0 6
2   Mauro Quiroga FW 4 0 0 4
3   Jesús Angulo MF 3 0 0 3
4   Ventura Alvarado DF 2 0 0 2
  Eduardo Herrera FW 1 1 0 2
6   Daniel Álvarez MF 0 1 0 1
  Cristian Calderón DF 1 0 0 1
  Juan Delgado FW 1 0 0 1
  Felipe Gallegos DF 1 0 0 1

Clean sheets

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As of 18 September 2019
Rank Name Apertura Copa MX Clausura Total[9]
1   Hugo González 4 0 0 4
2   Yosgart Gutiérrez 0 1 0 3

Disciplinary record

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N P Nat. Name Apertura Copa MX Total Notes
                 
4 DF   Alexis Peña 1 1 1 1
6 MF   Luis Pérez 2 1 2 1
10 FW   Maximilano Salas 3 3
23 MF   Claudio Baeza 3 3
5 DF   Fernando Meza 2 2
31 DF   Ventura Alvarado 2 2
1 GK   Hugo González 2 2
24 DF   Rodrigo Noya 2 2
20 MF   Jesús Angulo 1 1
18 DF   Felipe Gallegos 1 1
16 DF   Jairo González 1 1
27 FW   Rodrigo Contreras 1 1
14 MF   Abel Aguirre 1 1
188 MF   José Plascencia 1 1
21 FW   Eduardo Herrera 1 1
22 MF   Ricardo Chávez 1 1

Last updated: 18 September 2019
Source: Liga MX
Only competitive matches
  = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;   = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

References

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  1. ^ "Necaxa anuncia a Mauro Quiroga como refuerzo para el Apertura 2019". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Necaxa anuncia a sus primeros refuerzos para el Apertura 2019". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 17 June 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. ^ "¡Uno más a la Fuerza Rayos! Necaxa anuncia llegada de Angulo". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 18 June 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Luis Hernández se incorpora a Toluca". Marca.com (in Spanish). 3 June 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Martín Barragán se incorpora al Club Universidad". Pumas.mx (in Spanish). 6 June 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Timbers acquire forward Brian Fernández as Designated Player". Timbers.com. 6 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Ángel Sepúlveda se une al Club Tijuana". Xolos.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  8. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - Tabla de goleo". LigaMX.net. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Necaxa - Mediotiempo". Mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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