2020–21 Tigres UANL season

Tigres UANL
2020–21 season
Chairman	Mauricio Culebro
Manager	Ricardo Ferretti (until May 8 2021)
Stadium	Estadio Universitario
Liga MX	5th
CONCACAF Champions League	Winners
FIFA Club World Cup	Runner-up
Top goalscorer	League: ; André-Pierre Gignac (16); All: ; André-Pierre Gignac (19)
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

During the 2020–21 season, Tigres UANL competed in the Liga MX, the latter stages of the delayed 2020 CONCACAF Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup, having qualified for the latter competition after winning the Champions League in December 2020.

Competitive

Liga MX Guardinaes 2020

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	Cruz Azul	17	9	2	6	23	16	+7	29	Qualification for the quarter-finals^[a]
5	Monterrey	17	8	5	4	26	21	+5	29	Qualification for the Reclassification^[b]
6	UANL	17	7	7	3	27	16	+11	28
7	Guadalajara	17	7	5	5	20	17	+3	26
8	Santos Laguna	17	7	4	6	24	20	+4	25

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 four places in the table qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
^ Teams ranked 5th to 12th in the table qualified for Reclassification

Results summary

Results by round

Regular season

Playoffs

Reclassification

22 November 2020	UANL	2–1	Toluca	San Nicolás de los Garzas
19:00 CST (UTC−6)	Gignac 35', 38'	Report	Ayala 52' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 0 Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico City)

Quarter-finals

26 November 2020 First leg	UANL	1–3	Cruz Azul	San Nicolás de los Garzas
19:00 CST (UTC−6)	Pizarro 46'	Report	Escobar 3' Rodríguez 54' Romo 71'	Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 0

29 November 2020 Second leg	Cruz Azul	0–1 (3–2 agg.)	UANL	Mexico City
18:30 CST (UTC−6)		Report	L. Quiñones 83'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango)

Guardianes 2021

CONCACAF Champions League

Quarter-finals

11 March 2020 (2020-03-11) First leg	New York City FC	0–1	UANL	Harrison, United States
20:00 (20:00 UTC−4)		Report	Vargas 90+3'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 10,212 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) Second leg	UANL	4–0 (5–0 agg.)	New York City FC	Orlando, United States
22:30	Gignac 30' Fernández 49' Carioca 64' Aquino 85'	Report		Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Note: The home match of UANL in the quarter-finals was originally scheduled to take place at Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza on 17 March 2020 (20:00 UTC−6).

Semi-finals

19 December 2020 (2020-12-19)	UANL	3–0	Olimpia	Orlando, United States
20:00	Gignac 45+4' (pen.), 57' (pen.) Oliva 78' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Final

22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) Final	UANL	2–1	Los Angeles FC	Orlando, United States
22:00	Ayala 72' Gignac 84'	Report	Rossi 61'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

FIFA Club World Cup

4 February 2021 (2021-02-04) Quarterfinals	UANL	2–1	Ulsan Hyundai	Al Rayyan, Qatar
17:00	Gignac 38', 45+5' (pen.)	Report	Kim Kee-hee 24'	Stadium: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

7 February 2021 (2021-02-07) Semifinals	Palmeiras	0–1	UANL	Al Rayyan, Qatar
21:00		Report	Gignac 54' (pen.)	Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

11 February 2021 (2021-02-11) Final	Bayern Munich	1–0	UANL	Al Rayyan, Qatar
21:00 AST	Pavard 59'	Report		Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

References

[table_note_res_LIG0.52466685489037-1] The first four places in the table qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.

[table_note_res_REP0.52466685489037-2] Teams ranked 5th to 12th in the table qualified for Reclassification

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