2024–25 Club América season

The 2024–25 Club América season is the club's 80th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The team will participate in the Liga MX, Supercopa de Campeones, Leagues Cup, Campeones Cup, and the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

América
2024–25 season
PresidentSantiago Baños
ManagerAndré Jardine
StadiumEstadio Ciudad de los Deportes
(until 6 November 2024)
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
(from 6 November 2024)
Apertura8th
Final phase: Play-in
Supercopa de la Liga MXWinners
Leagues CupQuarter-finals
Campeones CupWinners
CONCACAF Champions CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Henry Martín (8)

All:
Henry Martín (10)
Highest home attendance40,814 v Pachuca
(6 November 2024, Liga MX)
Lowest home attendance9,997 v Querétaro
(12 July 2024, Liga MX)
Average home league attendance21,298
Biggest win5–0 v Mazatlán
(1 November 2024, Liga MX)
Biggest defeat0–4 v Toluca
(9 November 2024, Liga MX)
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 9 November 2024.

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager   André Jardine
Assistant managers   Paulo Victor Gomes
  Raúl Lara
Goalkeeper coach   Luis Gurrola
Fitness coaches   Kako Perez
  Francisco Martínez
Physiotherapists   Fernando Gilardi
  Octavio Luna
  Francisco Faustino
Team doctors   Alfonso Díaz
  José Guadalupe Vázquez
  Christian Motta

Source: Club América

Players

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Squad information

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Since From
Goalkeepers
1 GK   Luis Malagón (1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 27) 2023   Necaxa
12 GK   Jonathan Estrada (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 26) 2024   Atlético La Paz
30 GK   Rodolfo Cota (1987-07-03) 3 July 1987 (age 37) 2024   León
Defenders
3 DF   Israel Reyes (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 (age 24) 2023   Puebla
4 DF   Sebastián Cáceres (1999-08-18) 18 August 1999 (age 25) 2020   Liverpool
5 DF   Kevin Álvarez (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25) 2023   Pachuca
14 DF   Néstor Araujo (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991 (age 33) 2022   Celta de Vigo
18 DF   Cristian Calderón (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 27) 2024 Free agent
26 DF   Cristian Borja (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 31) 2024   Braga
29 DF   Ramón Juárez (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 23) 2019 Academy
31 DF   Igor Lichnovsky (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30) 2023   UANL
Midfielders
6 MF   Jonathan dos Santos (1990-04-26) 26 April 1990 (age 34) 2022 Free agent
8 MF   Álvaro Fidalgo (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27) 2021   Castellón
10 MF   Diego Valdés (1994-01-30) 30 January 1994 (age 30) 2021   Santos Laguna
13 MF   Alan Cervantes (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 26) 2024   Santos Laguna
15 MF   José Iván Rodríguez (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28) 2024   León
17 MF   Alejandro Zendejas (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26) 2022   Necaxa
20 MF   Richard Sánchez (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 (age 28) 2019   Olimpia
24 MF   Javairô Dilrosun (1998-06-22) 22 June 1998 (age 26) 2024   Feyenoord
28 MF   Érick Sánchez (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 25) 2024   Pachuca
Forwards
7 FW   Brian Rodríguez (2000-05-20) 20 May 2000 (age 24) 2022   LAFC
11 FW   Víctor Dávila (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 (age 27) 2024   CSKA Moscow
19 FW   Illian Hernández (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24) 2024  Pachuca
21 FW   Henry Martín (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 (age 32) 2018   Tijuana
27 FW   Rodrigo Aguirre (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 30) 2024   Monterrey

Players and squad numbers last updated on 15 September 2024.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers

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Summer

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Date

Pos. Player Age From Fee Source
21 June 2024 GK   Rodolfo Cota 36   León On loan [2]
21 June 2024 MF   José Iván Rodríguez 28   León On loan [3]
22 June 2024 GK   Jonathan Estrada 26   Atlético La Paz Undisclosed [4]
28 June 2024 MF   Érick Sánchez 24   Pachuca Undisclosed [5]
14 July 2024 MF   Alan Cervantes 26   Santos Laguna Undisclosed [6]
18 July 2024 FW   Rodrigo Aguirre 29   Monterrey Undisclosed [7]
18 July 2024 DF   Igor Lichnovsky 30   UANL Undisclosed [8]
19 July 2024 DF   Cristian Borja 31   Braga Undisclosed [9]
15 September 2024 FW   Víctor Dávila 26   CSKA Moscow Undisclosed [10]

Date

Pos. Player Age To Fee Source
20 June 2024 FW   Julián Quiñones 27   Al Qadsiah Undisclosed [note 1] [12]
21 June 2024 GK   Óscar Jiménez 35   León On loan [2]
24 June 2024 DF   Salvador Reyes 26   León Undisclosed [13]
26 June 2024 MF   Mauro Lainez 28   Mazatlán Undisclosed [14]
3 July 2024 MF   Alan Medina 26   Querétaro Released [15]
4 July 2024 DF   Luis Fuentes 37 Released [16]
12 July 2024 FW   Juan Otero 29   Sporting Gijón Released [17]
14 July 2024 MF   Santiago Naveda 23   Santos Laguna On loan [18]
18 July 2024 FW   Esteban Lozano 21   Sporting Gijón On loan [19]
28 August 2024 DF   Emilio Lara 22   Necaxa On loan [20]

Pre-season and friendlies

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Club América will precede their 2024–25 campaign by taking part in a series of friendly matches in the United States.

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers
23 June 2024   Juárez N 1–1 Vázquez 72'
31 July 2024   Chelsea N 0–3
3 August 2024   Aston Villa N 1–0 Hernández 77'
7 September 2024   Atlético Nacional N 2–2 S. García 53' (o.g.),
Aguirre 83' (pen.)
13 October 2024   Guadalajara N 2–0 Aguirre 20', Hernández 45+1'

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Apertura 6 July 2024 TBD Matchday 1 TBD 17 8 3 6 27 21 +6 047.06
Clausura January 2025 TBD Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Supercopa de la Liga MX 30 June 2024 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
Leagues Cup 9 August 2024 17 August 2024 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 066.67
Campeones Cup 25 September 2024 Final Winners 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
CONCACAF Champions Cup March 2025 TBD Round of 16 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 22 11 5 6 36 26 +10 050.00

Last updated: 9 November 2024
Source: Competitions

Apertura 2024

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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
17 8 3 6 27 21  +6 27 6 0 2 14 5  +9 2 3 4 13 16  −3

Last updated: 9 November 2024.
Source: Liga MX

Clausura 2025

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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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: Match reports

Apertura 2024

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Atlético San Luis 17 9 3 5 27 19 +8 30 Qualification for the quarter–finals[a]
7 Tijuana 17 8 5 4 24 25 −1 29 Qualification for the play-in round[b]
8 América 17 8 3 6 27 21 +6 27
9 Guadalajara 17 7 4 6 24 15 +9 25
10 Atlas 17 5 7 5 17 23 −6 22
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 six places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. ^ Teams ranked 7th to 10th will qualify for the play-in round.

Results by matchday

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Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWLWLLWWDLDWDWWWL
Position1281391212121010111010109868
Points033666912131314171821242727
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. Source: Liga MX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Regular phase

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6 July 2024 1 Atlético San Luis 2–1 América San Luis Potosí
17:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 21,480
Referee: Iván Antonio López Sánchez
12 July 2024 2 América 3–1 Querétaro Mexico City
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 9,997
Referee: Katia Itzel García Mendoza
17 July 2024 3 UANL 1–0 América San Nicolás de los Garza
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
20 July 2024 4 Juárez 1–2 América Ciudad Juárez
21:10 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 14,917
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández
24 August 2024 5 América 0–1 Puebla Mexico City
21:05 CT Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 11,978
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre
31 August 2024 6 Cruz Azul 4–1 América Mexico City
21:10 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón
14 September 2024 7 América 1–0 Guadalajara Mexico City
18:50 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 26,040
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández
17 September 2024 8 América 3–0 Atlas Mexico City
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 10,236
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
21 September 2024 9 Necaxa 1–1 América Aguascalientes
19:00 CT
Monreal   90+11'
Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 20,147
Referee: Óscar Mejía García
29 September 2024 10 América 0–1 UNAM Mexico City
17:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 23,401
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez
5 October 2024 11 León 1–1 América León
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio León
Attendance: 17,945
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
19 October 2024 12 América 3–0 Santos Laguna Mexico City
19:05 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 24,110
Referee: Jesús Rafael López Valle
23 October 2024 13 Tijuana 2–2 América Tijuana
21:05 PT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Attendance: 27,333
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez
27 October 2024 14 América 2–1 Monterrey Mexico City
20:05 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 23,810
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón
1 November 2024 15 Mazatlán 0–5 América Mazatlán
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio de Mazatlán
Attendance: 16,325
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
6 November 2024 16 América 2–1 Pachuca Puebla
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 40,814
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
Note: Match moved to Estadio Cuauhtémoc due to the closure of Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes.
9 November 2024 17 Toluca 4–0 América Toluca
19:00 CT
Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández

Goalscorers

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Position Nation Name Goals scored
1.   Henry Martín 8
2.   Rodrigo Aguirre 5
3.   Brian Rodríguez 4
4.   Alejandro Zendejas 2
5.   Alan Cervantes 1
  Víctor Dávila 1
  Javairô Dilrosun 1
  Álvaro Fidalgo 1
  Illian Hernández 1
  Ramón Juárez 1
  Israel Reyes 1
Own goal 1
Total
27

Final phase

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Play-in

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20–21 November 2024 Serie A Tijuana v América Tijuana
TBD PT Stadium: Estadio Caliente

Supercopa de la Liga MX

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30 June 2024 Final América 2–1 UANL Carson, United States
13:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 26,791
Referee: Ismael Rosario López

Leagues Cup

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Knockout stage

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9 August 2024 (2024-08-09) R32 América   2–1   Atlas San Diego, United States
22:00 (19:00 UTC−7)
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 21,311
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
13 August 2024 (2024-08-13) R16 América   4–2   St. Louis City SC Carson, United States
22:30 (19:30 UTC−7)
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 11,553
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
17 August 2024 (2024-08-17) QF América   0–0
(8–9 p)
  Colorado Rapids Carson, United States
22:00 (19:00 UTC−7) Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 22,462
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
Penalties

Campeones Cup

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25 September 2024 (2024-09-25) Final Columbus Crew   1–1
(4–5 p)
  América Columbus, United States
19:30 EDT (UTC−04:00)
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,198
Referee: Walter López Castellanos (Guatemala)
Penalties

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Apertura 2024 Clausura 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup Leagues Cup Other competitions [a]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   MEX Luis Malagón 20 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
12 GK   MEX Jonathan Estrada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   MEX Rodolfo Cota 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
3 DF   MEX Israel Reyes 16 1 10+3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
4 DF   URU Sebastián Cáceres 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
5 DF   MEX Kevin Álvarez 12 0 6+3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
14 DF   MEX Néstor Araujo 17 0 12+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 2 0
18 DF   MEX Cristian Calderón 19 0 10+4 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 2 0
26 DF   COL Cristian Borja 16 0 8+4 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 1 0
29 DF   MEX Ramón Juárez 13 1 8+2 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0
31 DF   CHI Igor Lichnovsky 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
32 DF   MEX Miguel Vázquez 8 0 5+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
193 DF   MEX Franco Rossano 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   MEX Jonathan dos Santos 19 0 11+3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
8 MF   ESP Álvaro Fidalgo 20 1 12+3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
10 MF   CHI Diego Valdés 15 1 7+4 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 1 0+1 0
13 MF   MEX Alan Cervantes 14 1 6+6 1 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
15 MF   MEX José Iván Rodríguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 MF   USA Alejandro Zendejas 14 2 10+2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 MF   PAR Richard Sánchez 14 0 8+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 1 0
24 MF   NED Javairô Dilrosun 15 2 7+4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1+1 1
28 MF   MEX Érick Sánchez 17 1 8+6 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 1 0 0
197 MF   MEX Dagoberto Espinoza 12 0 5+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
210 MF   MEX Miguel Ramírez Pérez 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
7 FW   URU Brian Rodríguez 15 6 8+3 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0
11 FW   CHI Víctor Dávila 7 2 3+3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 1
19 FW   MEX Illian Hernández 7 1 1+5 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
21 FW   MEX Henry Martín 22 10 14+3 8 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 1
27 FW   URU Rodrigo Aguirre 13 6 6+5 5 0 0 0 0 0+1 1 0+1 0
184 FW   MEX Antonio Álvarez 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
214 FW   MEX Patricio Salas 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
303 FW   MEX Diego Reyes 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
16 MF   MEX Santiago Naveda 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 DF   MEX Emilio Lara 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
34 FW   MEX Esteban Lozano 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 9 November 2024
Source: Competitions

Notes

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  1. ^ Reportedly US$16 million.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - América". LigaMX.net.
  2. ^ a b "Rodolfo Cota, nuevo portero de América para el Apertura 2024 de Liga MX" [Rodolfo Cota, America's new goalkeeper for the Apertura 2024 of Liga MX]. TUDN (in Spanish). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  3. ^ @ClubAmerica (June 22, 2024). "¡Bienvenido a el Nido! Ivan Rodríguez se integra a nuestro equipo mediante préstamo" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Mauricio Ruiz (22 June 2024). "El portero Jonathan Estrada será nuevo refuerzo del América en la Liga MX". mexico.as.com.
  5. ^ "América anuncia a Erick Sánchez" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 28 June 2024.
  6. ^ Javier Cardoso (14 July 2024). "Alan Cervantes llega al América que es el bicampeón de la Liga MX". as.com.
  7. ^ "América hizo oficial la contratación del delantero Rodrigo Aguirre" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 18 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Igor Lichnovsky finalmente firmó su contrato con América" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 18 July 2024.
  9. ^ Sergio Mancilla (19 July 2024). "Cristian Borja, nuevo jugador del América". mexico.as.com.
  10. ^ "América hace oficial fichaje de Víctor Dávila" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 15 September 2024.
  11. ^ "América vendió a Julián Quiñones por 16 mdd a Arabia; firmó hasta 2028" (in Spanish). Récord. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  12. ^ "América anunció la salida de Julián Quiñones de forma oficial" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 20 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Salvador Chava Reyes es presentado como nuevo refuerzo del León". Esto (in Spanish). 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  14. ^ "¡Oficial! Mauro Lainez es nuevo jugador del Mazatlán FC" (in Spanish). Récord. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  15. ^ @Club_Queretaro (July 4, 2024). "AlanMedinaC llega a poner todo el #CorazónyAguante en el mediocampo queretano. ¡Bienvenido!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Luis Fuentes se despide de las Águilas del América: "Gracias totales"". TUDN. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  17. ^ J. R. Rodríguez (12 July 2024). "Juan Otero firma un nuevo contrato por tres temporadas". as.com.
  18. ^ "América confirma: Llega Alan Cervantes y anuncia cuarta salida y no última de Santiago Naveda". Marca (in Spanish). 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Esteban Lozano regresa al Sporting Atlético" (in Spanish). Real sporting. 18 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Emilio Lara se integra al equipo de Aguascalientes". onefootball (in Spanish). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.