2023–24 Club Universidad Nacional season

The 2023–24 season will be Club Universidad Nacional's 70th season in the top flight of Mexican football. In addition to the domestic league, UNAM will be participating in this season's editions of the Leagues Cup.

UNAM
2023–24 season
PresidentLeopoldo Silva Gutiérrez
ManagerAntonio Mohamed
StadiumEstadio Olímpico Universitario
Apertura 2023Preseaon
Leagues CupRound of 32

Players

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As of 24 June 2024[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   MEX Julio González
2 DF   MEX Pablo Bennevendo
3 DF   MEX Ricardo Galindo
4 DF   ARG Lisandro Magallán (captain)
5 DF   ESP Rubén Duarte
6 DF   BRA Nathan Silva
7 MF   MEX Rodrigo López
8 MF   COL José Caicedo
9 FW   MEX Guillermo Martínez
10 MF   ARG Leonardo Suárez
12 MF   MEX César Huerta
13 DF   MEX Pablo Monroy
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF   MEX Jesús Rivas
15 MF   MEX Ulises Rivas
17 MF   MEX Jorge Ruvalcaba
19 FW   MEX Alí Ávila (on loan from Monterrey)
20 MF   MEX Santiago Trigos
21 MF   MEX Michell Rodríguez (on loan from Monterrey)
22 DF   URU Robert Ergas
23 FW   ARG Ignacio Pussetto
27 MF   PER Piero Quispe
29 FW   MEX Rogelio Funes Mori
33 GK   MEX Gil Alcalá

Transfers

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Date Pos. Player To Type Ref.
May 2023 FW   Diogo   Plaza Colonia End of loan [2]

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Apertura 21 9 5 7 31 21 +10 042.86
Clausura 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Leagues Cup 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 033.33
Total 24 10 6 8 36 24 +12 041.67

Last updated: 10 December 2023
Source: Competitions

Apertura 2023

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Monterrey 17 10 3 4 27 15 +12 33 Qualification for the quarter-finals[a]
3 UANL 17 8 6 3 32 18 +14 30
4 UNAM 17 8 4 5 27 18 +9 28
5 Guadalajara 17 8 3 6 22 22 0 27
6 Puebla 17 7 4 6 24 25 −1 25[b]
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 will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals and host the second leg.
  2. ^ Puebla was penalized for having unregistered assistant coach Luis Miguel Noriega on the bench in their Week 7 match against Tijuana. Puebla originally won the match 3–0 and was awarded to Tijuana as a 1–0 victory.[3] The Court of Arbitration for Sport later reversed the ruling.

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
12 6 3 3 22 15  +7 21 3 2 0 10 4  +6 3 1 3 12 11  +1

Source: Liga MX

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHH
ResultWDDDLWLWWLWW
Position3347871096643
Updated to match(es) played on 30 September 2023. Source: Liga MX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were released on 7 June 2023.[4]

30 June 2023 1 Tijuana 2−3 UNAM Tijuana
21:10 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Attendance: 26,333
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón
9 July 2023 2 UNAM 0–0 Mazatlán Mexico City
12:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 20,844
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo
16 July 2023 3 Pachuca 1−1 UNAM Pachuca
20:15 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Attendance: 9,396
Referee: Oscar Mejía García
18 August 2023 4 UNAM 1−1 Toluca Mexico City
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
22 August 2023 5 Juárez 4−1 UNAM Ciudad Juárez
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
27 August 2023 6 UNAM 2−1 UANL Mexico City
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
2 September 2023 7 Santos Laguna 2−1 UNAM Torreón
Stadium: Estadio Corona
17 September 2023 8 UNAM 3−2 Atlético San Luis Mexico City
Attendance: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
22 September 2023 9 Puebla 2−0 UNAM Puebla
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
30 September 2023 10 América 1−0 UNAM Mexico City
Attendance: Estadio Azteca
4 October 2023 11 UNAM 4−0 Querétaro Mexico City
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
7 October 2023 12 Cruz Azul 1−4 UNAM Mexico City
Attendance: Estadio Azteca
22 October 2023 13 UNAM v Monterrey Mexico City
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
27 October 2023 14 Necaxa v UNAM Aguascalientes
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
31 October 2023 15 León v UNAM León
Stadium: Estadio León
4 November 2023 16 UNAM v Atlas Mexico City
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
11 November 2023 17 UNAM v Guadalajara Mexico City
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario

Leagues Cup

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Group stage

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The group stage was announced on 20 January 2023.[5]

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UNM DCU MTL
1   UNAM 2 1 0 1 0 5 2 +3 4 Advance to knockout stage 3–0
2   D.C. United 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 3
3   CF Montréal 2 0 1 0 1 2 3 −1 2 2–2 0–1
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
22 July 2023 1 CF Montréal   2–2
(4–2 p)
  UNAM Montreal, Canada
17:30 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 19,619
Referee: Keylor Herrera Villalobos
Penalties
29 July 2023 2 UNAM   3–0   D.C. United Washington, D.C., United States
18:30 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 14,599
Referee: Oshane Nation

Knockout stage

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3 August 2023 Round of 32 UNAM   0–1   Querétaro Washington D.C., United States
18:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 948
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

Clausura 2024

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Guadalajara 17 9 4 4 24 17 +7 31 Qualification for the quarter-finals[a]
7 Pachuca 17 9 2 6 34 27 +7 29 Qualification for the play-in round[b]
8 UNAM 17 7 6 4 27 22 +5 27
9 Necaxa 17 7 6 4 30 29 +1 27
10 Querétaro 17 6 6 5 22 21 +1 24
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 will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals and host the second leg. The fifth and sixth placed teams will host the first leg.
  2. ^ Teams ranked 7th to 10th will qualify for the play-in round.

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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Goals

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Rank Player Apertura Clausura Leagues Cup Total
1   César Huerta 9 0 1 10
2   Gabriel Fernández 7 0 2 9
3   Juan Dinenno 6 0 0 6
4   Nathan 2 0 1 3
5   Ulises Rivas 2 0 0 2
  Gustavo Del Prete 2 0 0
6   Eduardo Salvio 1 0 0 1
  Emanuel Montejano 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0
Total 21 0 5 26

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Apertura 2023 Clausura 2024 Leagues Cup Total
1   Julio González 3 0 0 3
2   Gil Alcalá 0 0 1 1
Total 3 0 1 4

Disciplinary record

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References

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  1. ^ "Plantilla Universidad Nacional". Liga MX. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. ^ "DIOGO DE OLIVEIRA SE DESPIDE DE LOS PUMAS" [DIOGO DE OLIVEIRA SAYS BIDS TO THE PUMAS] (in Spanish). Record. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Puebla pierde partido contra Xolos por alineación indebida". as.com (in Spanish). 14 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Calendario Torneo Apertura 2023" (in Spanish). Liga MX. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Fifteen groups revealed for MLS, Liga MX Leagues Cup". ESPN. 20 January 2023.
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