2024–25 Cruz Azul season

The 2024–25 Cruz Azul season is the 65th season in the football club's history and the 60th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. Cruz Azul will compete in Liga MX, Leagues Cup and the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Cruz Azul
2024–25 season
Sporting directorIván Alonso
ManagerMartín Anselmi
StadiumEstadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Liga MXApertura: 1st
Clausura: TBD
Leagues CupRound of 16
CONCACAF Champions CupRound one
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ángel Sepúlveda (8)

All:
Ángel Sepúlveda (8)
Highest home attendance26,278 vs Juárez
Lowest home attendance15,206 vs Mazatlán
Average home league attendance24,219
Biggest win0–4 vs Monterrey
(13 July 2024)
4–0 vs Juárez
(23 October 2024)
Biggest defeat3–1 vs Atlético San Luis
(17 September 2024)
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 2 November 2024.

Coaching staff

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

Source: Liga MX

Squad

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As of 1 September 2024[1][2]
No. Player Nationality 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 26) 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 22) 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 29) 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

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Summer

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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]
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]
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

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Matches

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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
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba
Penalties
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
5 September 2024 Friendly Oaxaca   1–3   Cruz Azul Oaxaca
Report
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca
16 November 2024 Friendly Cruz Azul   v   UANL Dallas, United States
Report Stadium: Cotton Bowl

Competitions

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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

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Apertura 2024 6 July 2024 TBD Matchday 1 TBD 15 13 1 1 36 9 +27 086.67
Clausura 2025 TBD 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 19 13 5 1 39 12 +27 068.42

Last updated: 2 November 2024
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Liga MX

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Torneo Apertura

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League table
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cruz Azul (Q) 15 13 1 1 36 9 +27 40 Qualification for the quarter–finals[a]
2 Toluca (Q) 15 9 5 1 33 14 +19 32
3 UANL (X) 15 9 3 3 22 13 +9 30
4 Monterrey (X) 16 8 4 4 24 18 +6 28
5 Atlético San Luis (X) 15 8 2 5 25 18 +7 26
Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2024. 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
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least the Play-in round, but may still qualify directly for the Quarter-finals
Notes:
  1. ^ The first six places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
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
15 13 1 1 36 9  +27 40 7 1 0 19 2  +17 6 0 1 17 7  +10

Last updated: 2 November 2024.
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Results by round
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Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWDWWWLWWWWWWW
Position711111111111111
Points369101316191922252831343740
Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2024. Source: Liga MX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
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The league fixtures were announced on 10 June 2024.[17]

6 July 2024 1 Cruz Azul 1–0 Mazatlán Mexico City
21:00 CDT
Report
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 CDT
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 45,957
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández
16 July 2024 3 Cruz Azul 3–0 Tijuana Mexico City
21:05 CDT
Report
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 CDT
Report
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 CDT Report
Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Attendance: 27,884
Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios
31 August 2024 6 Cruz Azul 4–1 América Mexico City
21:10 CDT
Report
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 CDT
Report
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 CDT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 18,971
Referee: Óscar Mejía García
21 September 2024 9 Cruz Azul 1–0 Guadalajara Mexico City
21:05 CDT
Report
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 CDT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Attendance: 14,462
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
5 October 2024 11 Cruz Azul 3–0 Necaxa Mexico City
17:00 CDT
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 CDT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 34,978
Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez
23 October 2024 13 Cruz Azul 4–0 Juárez Mexico City
19:00 CDT
Report
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 CDT
Report
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 CDT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 24,271
Referee: Karen Hernández Andrade
6 November 2024 16 Atlas v Cruz Azul Guadalajara
21:05 CDT Report Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
9 November 2024 17 Cruz Azul v UANL Mexico City
21:00 CDT Report Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes

Leagues Cup

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Group stage (East 4)

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Pos Team 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
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
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 13,367
Referee: Bryan López
Penalties
4 August Group stage Philadelphia Union   1–1
(3–5 p)
  Cruz Azul Chester, United States
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,680
Referee: Jorge Abraham Camacho Peregrina
Penalties

Knockout stage

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9 August Round of 32 Orlando City SC   0–0
(4–5 p)
  Cruz Azul Orlando, United States
19:30
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 17,057
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Penalties
13 August Round of 16 Cruz Azul   2–2
(1–3 p)
  Mazatlán Washington, D.C., United States
20:00
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)
Penalties

CONCACAF Champions Cup

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Statistics

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Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Apertura 2024 Clausura 2025 Leagues Cup CONCACAF Champions Cup
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 17 1 13 1 0 0 4 0 0 0
4 DF   COL Willer Ditta 19 1 15 0 0 0 4 1 0 0
6 MF   MEX Érik Lira 18 0 14 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
8 MF   ARG Lorenzo Faravelli 18 5 14 5 0 0 4 0 0 0
9 FW   MEX Ángel Sepúlveda 18 8 15 8 0 0 3 0 0 0
10 MF   MEX Andrés Montaño 17 0 13 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
11 FW   GRE Giorgos Giakoumakis 15 6 11 6 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 14 0 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
14 MF   MEX Alexis Gutiérrez 19 2 15 2 0 0 4 0 0 0
15 MF   URU Ignacio Rivero 18 5 14 5 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 19 0 15 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
21 FW   URU Gabriel Fernández 2 1 2 1 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 19 0 15 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 18 0 14 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
29 FW   ARG Carlos Rotondi 19 7 15 6 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 18 0 14 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] 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
200 MF   MEX Jorge García[a] 2 0 2 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] 5 0 5 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: 2 November 2024
Source: ESPN

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

Goals

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As of 2 November 2024
Rank No. Pos. Player Apertura Clausura Leagues Cup CONCACAF Champions Cup Total
1 9 FW   Ángel Sepúlveda 8 0 0 0 8
2 29 FW   Carlos Rotondi 6 0 1 0 7
3 11 FW   Giorgos Giakoumakis 6 0 0 0 6
4 8 MF   Lorenzo Faravelli 5 0 0 0 5
15 MF   Ignacio Rivero 5 0 0 0 5
6 14 MF   Alexis Gutiérrez 2 0 0 0 2
7 7 MF   Uriel Antuna 0 0 1 0 1
4 DF   Willer Ditta 0 0 1 0 1
21 FW   Gabriel Fernández 1 0 0 0 1
210 FW   Bryan Gamboa[a] 1 0 0 0 1
194 MF   Amaury Morales[a] 1 0 0 0 1
2 DF   Jorge Sánchez 1 0 0 0 1
Total 36 0 3 0 39
  1. ^ a b Player is registered with the under-23 team.

Assists

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Rank No. Pos. Player Apertura Clausura Leagues Cup CONCACAF Champions Cup Total
1 27 MF   Luis Romo 6 0 0 0 6
2 11 FW   Giorgos Giakoumakis 4 0 1 0 5
3 14 MF   Alexis Gutiérrez 3 0 1 0 4
19 MF   Carlos Rodríguez 4 0 0 0 4
29 FW   Carlos Rotondi 4 0 0 0 4
6 33 DF   Gonzalo Piovi 3 0 0 0 3
7 8 MF   Lorenzo Faravelli 1 0 0 0 1
10 MF   Andrés Montaño 0 0 1 0 1
15 MF   Ignacio Rivero 1 0 0 0 1
2 DF   Jorge Sánchez 1 0 0 0 1
Total 25 0 3 0 28

Clean sheets

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No. Player Apertura Clausura Leagues Cup CONCACAF Champions Cup Total
23   Kevin Mier 9 0 2 0 11
Total 9 0 2 0 11

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Player Apertura Clausura Leagues Cup CONCACAF Champions Cup Total
                                       
2 DF   Jorge Sánchez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 DF   Willer Ditta 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6 MF   Érik Lira 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF   Lorenzo Faravelli 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
9 FW   Ángel Sepúlveda 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 1
200 MF   Jorge García[a] 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 29 0 2 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 35 1 2
  1. ^ Player is registered with the under-23 team.

Awards

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Liga MX Player of the Month

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Month Player Ref.
September   Carlos Rotondi [18]

Liga MX Goal of the Month

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Month Player Ref.
September   Lorenzo Faravelli [19]

Liga MX Save of the Month

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Month Player Ref.
September   Kevin Mier [20]

References

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  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.
  17. ^ "El Calendario del Apertura 2024 de la LIGA BBVA MX". Liga MX. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  18. ^ "¡Se llama Carlos Rodolfo Rotondi y es el mejor jugador del mes de septiembre en la #LigaBBVAMX!". Liga BBVA MX. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "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.