2024–25 Cruz Azul season
98th season in existence of Cruz Azul
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The 2024–25 season was Club de Futbol Cruz Azul's 98th season in existence and the 60th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the Leagues Cup and the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
(until 24 January 2025)
Vicente Sánchez
(interim, from 25 January 2025, ratified on 23 February 2025)
(until December 2024)
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
(from January 2025)
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Cooperativa La Cruz Azul | |||
| Sporting director | Iván Alonso | |||
| Manager | Martín Anselmi (until 24 January 2025) Vicente Sánchez (interim, from 25 January 2025, ratified on 23 February 2025) | |||
| Stadium | Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes (until December 2024) Estadio Olímpico Universitario (from January 2025) | |||
| Liga MX | Apertura: 1st (Semi-finals) Clausura: 3rd (Semi-finals) | |||
| Leagues Cup | Round of 16 | |||
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ignacio Rivero (15) All: Ángel Sepúlveda (23) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 39,689 (v. Tigres UANL, CONCACAF Champions Cup, 1 May 2025) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,293 (v. Real Hope, CONCACAF Champions Cup, 11 February 2025) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 23,140 | |||
| Biggest win | 5–0 vs Real Hope (H) CONCACAF Champions Cup, 11 February 2025 5–0 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC (H) CONCACAF Champions Cup, 1 June 2025 | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs Tijuana (A) Apertura, 27 November 2024 | |||
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This season began under head coach Martín Anselmi, who led the team to a first-place finish in the Apertura 2024 regular phase. During the summer transfer window, Luis Romo returned to the club in July 2024 to bolster the midfield. On 8 January 2025, before the start of the Clausura tournament, Cruz Azul relocated to the Estadio Olímpico Universitario. The move followed the conclusion of their temporary stay at the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes due to logistical issues. Shortly after the relocation, the club executed a high-profile winter trade, sending Luis Romo to Guadalajara after only six months in exchange for defender Jesús Orozco.
Following Anselmi's sudden departure to join FC Porto on 24 January 2025, he was replaced by Vicente Sánchez, who served as interim manager before being ratified for the remainder of the season on 23 February 2025. Under Sánchez's leadership, the club ultimately secured their seventh CONCACAF Champions Cup title, defeating Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–0 in the final.
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | |
| Assistant managers | |
| Goalkeeper coach | |
| Fitness coaches | |
| Physiotherapists | |
| Team doctors | |
Source: Liga MX
Squad
| No. | Player | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Since | Signed from | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | Andrés Gudiño | 26 January 1997 (aged 28) | 2019 | ||||||
| 23 | Kevin Mier | 18 May 2000 (aged 25) | 2024 | ||||||
| 30 | Emmanuel Ochoa | 5 May 2005 (aged 20) | 2025 | ||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | Jorge Sánchez | 10 December 1997 (aged 27) | 2024 | ||||||
| 3 | Omar Campos | 20 July 2002 (aged 22) | 2025 | ||||||
| 4 | Willer Ditta | 23 January 1997 (aged 28) | 2023 | ||||||
| 5 | Jesús Orozco | 19 February 2002 (aged 23) | 2025 | ||||||
| 22 | Raymundo Rubio | 13 February 2001 (aged 24) | 2023 | ||||||
| 26 | Carlos Vargas | 14 February 1999 (aged 26) | 2023 | ||||||
| 33 | Gonzalo Piovi | 8 September 1994 (aged 30) | 2024 | ||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 6 | Érik Lira | 8 May 2000 (aged 25) | 2022 | ||||||
| 7 | Mateusz Bogusz | 22 August 2001 (aged 23) | 2025 | ||||||
| 8 | Lorenzo Faravelli | 29 March 1993 (aged 32) | 2024 | ||||||
| 10 | Andrés Montaño | 22 May 2002 (aged 23) | 2024 | ||||||
| 14 | Alexis Gutiérrez | 26 February 2000 (aged 25) | 2019 | ||||||
| 15 | Ignacio Rivero (captain) | 10 April 1992 (aged 33) | 2020 | ||||||
| 17 | Amaury García | 19 December 2001 (aged 23) | 2024 | ||||||
| 18 | Luka Romero | 18 November 2004 (aged 20) | 2025 | ||||||
| 19 | Carlos Rodríguez (vice-captain) | 3 January 1997 (aged 28) | 2022 | ||||||
| 29 | Carlos Rotondi | 2 March 1997 (aged 28) | 2022 | ||||||
| 32 | Cristian Jiménez | 18 July 2002 (aged 22) | 2021 | ||||||
| 34 | Leonardo Sámano | 18 June 2001 (aged 24) | 2024 | ||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 9 | Ángel Sepúlveda | 15 February 1991 (aged 34) | 2023 | ||||||
| 11 | Giorgos Giakoumakis | 11 December 1994 (aged 30) | 2024 | ||||||
| 21 | Gabriel Fernández | 13 May 1994 (aged 31) | 2024 | ||||||
| 35 | Luis Gutiérrez | 17 October 2001 (aged 23) | 2024 | Free agent | |||||
Transfers
Summer
In
| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 2024 | FW | 11 | $10,000,000 | [3] | ||
| 19 June 2024 | MF | 10 | $4,000,000 | [4] | ||
| 1 July 2024 | MF | 17 | Undisclosed | [5] | ||
| MF | 34 | Undisclosed | [6] | |||
| 4 July 2024 | DF | 2 | $3,200,000 | [7] | ||
| 5 July 2024 | FW | 35 | Free agent | Free transfer | [8] | |
| 8 July 2024 | MF | 27 | $7,000,000 | [9] | ||
Out
| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2024 | FW | 11 | Free transfer | [10] | ||
| 1 July 2024 | DF | 30 | Undisclosed | [11] | ||
| 10 July 2024 | MF | 18 | $2,000,000 | [12] | ||
| 16 July 2024 | FW | 21 | Free transfer | [13] | ||
| 4 August 2024 | DF | 3 | Free transfer | [14] | ||
| 27 August 2024 | MF | 7 | $7,500,000 | [15] | ||
Winter
In
| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January 2025 | DF | 3 | $4,000,000 | [16] | ||
| 11 January 2025 | DF | 5 | $11,000,000[a] | [17] | ||
| 17 January 2025 | GK | 30 | Undisclosed | [18] | ||
| MF | 18 | $3,500,000 | [19] | |||
| 25 January 2025 | MF | 7 | $9,000,000 | [20] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January 2025 | GK | 12 | End of loan | [21] | ||
| 3 January 2025 | GK | — | Undisclosed | [22] | ||
| 6 January 2025 | FW | — | $3,000,000 | [23] | ||
| DF | — | Released | [24] | |||
| DF | 31 | Released | [25] | |||
| 11 January 2025 | MF | 27 | Orozco + $4.5 million | [17] | ||
| 22 January 2025 | DF | 13 | Loan | [26] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Matches
| 21 June 2024 Copa por la Paz | Cruz Azul | 3–3 (4–5 p) | Guadalajara | Zacatecas |
| 19:50 PST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 23 June 2024 Copa por la Paz | Zacatecas | 0–2 | Cruz Azul | Zacatecas |
| 12:00 PST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba |
| 29 June 2024 Copa Fundadores | Cruz Azul | 1–0 | América de Cali | Mexico City |
| 21:00 CST |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes |
| 5 September 2024 Friendly | Oaxaca | 1–3 | Cruz Azul | Oaxaca |
| 20:00 CST |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca |
| 16 November 2024 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 1–1 | Tigres UANL | Dallas, United States |
| 19:30 CST |
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Report | Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| 19 March 2025 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 3–1 | León | Sacramento, United States |
| 20:00 PDT | Report |
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Stadium: Heart Health Park |
Competitions
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.[27]
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Liga MX Apertura | 6 July 2024 | 8 December 2024 | Matchday 1 | Semi-finals | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 66.67 |
| Liga MX Clausura | 11 January 2025 | 18 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | Semi-finals | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 57.14 |
| Leagues Cup | 31 July 2024 | 13 August 2024 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 0.00 |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | 4 February 2025 | 1 June 2025 | Round one | Winners | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 66.67 |
| Total | 55 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 101 | 46 | +55 | 58.18 | ||||
Last updated: 1 June 2025
Source: Soccerway
Liga MX Apertura
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 42 | Qualification for the quarter–finals[a] |
| 2 | Toluca | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 35 | |
| 3 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 34 | |
| 4 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 31 | |
| 5 | Monterrey | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 31 |
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 six places in the table qualifed for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 |
Last updated: 8 December 2024.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 10 June 2024.[28]
Regular phase
| 6 July 2024 1 | Cruz Azul | 1–0 | Mazatlán | Mexico City |
| 21:00 CT | Report |
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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 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 45,957 Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández |
| 16 July 2024 3 | Cruz Azul | 3–0 | Tijuana | Mexico City |
| 21:05 CT |
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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 CT |
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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 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Corregidora Attendance: 27,884 Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios |
| 31 August 2024 6 | Cruz Azul | 4–1 | América | Mexico City |
| 21:10 CT | Report |
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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 CT | 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 CT | 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 CT |
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Report |
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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 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 14,462 Referee: Adonai Escobedo González |
| 5 October 2024 11 | Cruz Azul | 3–0 | Necaxa | Mexico City |
| 17:00 CT | 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 CT | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 34,978 Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez |
| 23 October 2024 13 | Cruz Azul | 4–0 | Juárez | Mexico City |
| 19:00 CT | Report |
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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 CT | 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 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 24,271 Referee: Karen Hernández Andrade |
| 6 November 2024 16 | Atlas | 2–2 | Cruz Azul | Guadalajara |
| 21:05 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Attendance: 24,204 Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández |
Final phase
Quarter-finals
| 27 November 2024 First leg | Tijuana | 3–0 | Cruz Azul | Tijuana |
| 20:10 PT | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Caliente Attendance: 25,333 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez |
| 30 November 2024 Second leg | Cruz Azul | 3–0 (3 (s)–3 agg.) | Tijuana | Mexico City |
| 19:10 CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 24,975 Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández |
Semi-finals
| 5 December 2024 First leg | América | 0–0 | Cruz Azul | Mexico City |
| 20:00 CT | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 29,401 Referee: Oscar Mejía García |
| 8 December 2024 Second leg | Cruz Azul | 3–4 (3–4 agg.) | América | Mexico City |
| 19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 29,404 Referee: Adonai Escobedo González |
Liga MX Clausura
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca (C) | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 37 | Qualification for the quarter–finals[a] |
| 2 | América | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 10 | +24 | 34 | |
| 3 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 33 | |
| 4 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 33 | |
| 5 | Necaxa | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 31 |
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
(C) Champions
Notes:
- The first six places in the table qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 |
Last updated: 18 May 2025.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
- 1 Matchday 9 (v. Santos Laguna) was moved forward due to Cruz Azul's involvement in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 15 December 2024.[29]
Regular phase
| 11 January 2025 1 | Cruz Azul | 1–1 | Atlas | Mexico City |
| 21:05 CST | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 9,732 Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández |
| 18 January 2025 2 | Juárez | 1–0 | Cruz Azul | Ciudad Juárez |
| 16:00 MST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez Attendance: 13,256 Referee: Iván López Sánchez | ||
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 20:10 kick-off, but was moved due to the low temperatures expected in Ciudad Juárez.[30] | ||||
| 25 January 2025 3 | Cruz Azul | 1–1 | Puebla | Mexico City |
| 17:00 CST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 10,074 Referee: Jorge Abraham Camacho Peregrina |
| 28 January 2025 4 | Necaxa | 1–3 | Cruz Azul | Aguascalientes |
| 21:05 CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Victoria Attendance: 16,866 Referee: Luis Alfredo García Rodríguez |
| 31 January 2025 5 | Tijuana | 2–3 | Cruz Azul | Tijuana |
| 19:05 PST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Caliente Attendance: 23,333 Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez |
| 8 February 2025 6 | Cruz Azul | 2–1 | Pachuca | Mexico City |
| 21:05 CST |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 10,733 Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos |
| 15 February 2025 7 | UANL | 2–1 | Cruz Azul | San Nicolás de los Garza |
| 19:00 CST | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 41,615 Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández |
| 19 February 2025 9 | Santos Laguna | 0–1 | Cruz Azul | Torreón |
| 21:05 CST |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 14,020 Referee: Jesús Rafael López Valle | |
| Note: Fixture was moved forward due to Cruz Azul's participation in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.[31] | ||||
| 23 February 2025 8 | Cruz Azul | 1–0 | Querétaro | Mexico City |
| 19:05 CST | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 11,477 Referee: Jorge Abraham Camacho Peregrina |
| 28 February 2025 10 | Mazatlán | 1–1 | Cruz Azul | Mazatlán |
| 20:00 MST | Report | Stadium: Estadio de Mazatlán Attendance: 11,098 Referee: Luis Alfredo García Rodríguez |
| 8 March 2025 11 | Cruz Azul | 1–1 | Monterrey | Mexico City |
| 19:05 CST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 22,895 Referee: Oscar Mejía García |
| 15 March 2025 12 | Cruz Azul | 3–0 | Atlético San Luis | Mexico City |
| 19:00 CST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 15,933 Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández |
| 29 March 2025 13 | Guadalajara | 0–1 | Cruz Azul | Guadalajara |
| 21:05 CST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Attendance: 30,415 Referee: Jesús Rafael López Valle | ||
| Note: Due to disciplinary sanctions imposed two weeks prior, as a result of incidents at the end of the El Super Clásico on Matchday 11 at Estadio Akron,[32] this match was relocated to Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara.[33] | ||||
| 5 April 2025 14 | Cruz Azul | 3–2 | UNAM | Puebla |
| 21:10 CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 37,561 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón |
| Note: Due to a contractual agreement between Cruz Azul and UNAM, Cruz Azul is not allowed to play as the home team against UNAM at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario. Therefore, this match was relocated to the Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla.[34] | ||||
| 12 April 2025 15 | América | 0–0 | Cruz Azul | Mexico City |
| 21:15 CST | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 24,520 Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos |
| 15 April 2025 16 | Cruz Azul | 2–1 | León | Mexico City |
| 21:05 CST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 37,348 Referee: Oscar Mejía García |
Final phase
Quarter-finals
| 8 May 2025 First leg | León | 2–3 | Cruz Azul | León |
| 21:10 CST |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio León Attendance: 13,667 Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos |
| 11 May 2025 Second leg | Cruz Azul | 2–1 (5–3 agg.) | León | Mexico City |
| 19:00 CST |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 20,577 Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández |
Semi-finals
| 15 May 2025 First leg | Cruz Azul | 1–0 | América | Mexico City |
| 20:00 CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 34,951 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre |
| 18 May 2025 Second leg | América | 2–1 (2 (s)–2 agg.) | Cruz Azul | Mexico City |
| 19:15 CST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 30,872 Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández |
Leagues Cup
Group stage (East 4)
The draw for the group stage was held on 31 January 2024 with the fixtures announced on 14 March.[35][36]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PHI | CAZ | CLT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | |||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | — | 0–0 | — |
| 31 July 2024 1 | Charlotte FC | 0–0 (4–2 p) | | Charlotte, United States |
| 20:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 33,329 Referee: Bryan López | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 4 August 2024 2 | Philadelphia Union | 1–1 (3–5 p) | | Chester, United States |
| 20:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,680 Referee: Jorge Abraham Camacho Peregrina | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Knockout stage
Cruz Azul advanced to the knockout phase as group runners-up. They were then drawn away to Orlando City SC in the round of 32, and to fellow Liga MX side Mazatlán in the round of 16.[37]
| 9 August 2024 Round of 32 | Orlando City SC | 0–0 (4–5 p) | | Orlando, United States |
| 19:30 EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 17,057 Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico) |
| Penalties | ||||
| 13 August 2024 Round of 16 | Cruz Azul | 2–2 (1–3 p) | | Washington, D.C., United States |
| 20:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Round one
The draw for round one took place on 10 December 2024 at CONCACAF's headquarters in Miami, Florida. Cruz Azul were drawn against reigning Ligue Haïtienne champions Real Hope.[38]
| 4 February 2025 First leg | Real Hope | 0–2 | | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic |
| 21:00 AST |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Attendance: 1,017 Referee: Natalie Simon (United States) |
| 11 February 2025 Second leg | Cruz Azul | 5–0 (7–0 agg.) | | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 21:00 CST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 4,293 Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala) |
Round of 16
Cruz Azul were drawn against American side Seattle Sounders FC.
| 5 March 2025 First leg | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–0 | | Seattle, United States |
| 19:30 PST |
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Report | Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 27,844 Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala) |
| 11 March 2025 Second leg | Cruz Azul | 4–1 (4–1 agg.) | | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 18:30 CST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 7,473 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica) |
Quarter-finals
Cruz Azul were drawn against fellow Mexican champions América.
| 1 April 2025 First leg | América | 0–0 | | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 19:15 CST |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Attendance: 19,720 Referee: Joe Dickerson (United States) |
| 8 April 2025 Second leg | Cruz Azul | 2–1 (2–1 agg.) | | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 21:30 CST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 27,923 Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador) |
Semi-finals
Cruz Azul were drawn against fellow Mexican side Tigres UANL.
| 23 April 2025 First leg | | 1–1 | Cruz Azul | San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico |
| 20:00 CST |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 31,251 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador) |
| 1 May 2025 Second leg | | 1–0 (2–1 agg.) | UANL | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 20:00 CST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 39,689 Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada) |
Final
The final was held on 1 June 2025 in Mexico City, with Cruz Azul facing Canadian side Vancouver Whitecaps FC. This was Cruz Azul's seventh CONCACAF Champions Cup final, only behind América for the most final appearances by any club in the CONCACAF region, including Mexican teams.[39][note 1]
| 1 June 2025 Final | Cruz Azul | 5–0 | | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 19:00 CST | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 33,046 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala) |
Statistics
Squad statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Liga MX Apertura | Liga MX Clausura | Leagues Cup | Champions Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Andrés Gudiño | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Jorge Sánchez | 46 | 2 | 16+2 | 1 | 16+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | Omar Campos | 9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Willer Ditta | 52 | 1 | 21+0 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 8+0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Jesús Orozco | 25 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Érik Lira | 50 | 1 | 18+2 | 0 | 18+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Mateusz Bogusz | 22 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 11+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+2 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | Lorenzo Faravelli | 50 | 9 | 17+1 | 5 | 15+5 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 8+0 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | Ángel Sepúlveda | 50 | 23 | 10+11 | 10 | 12+6 | 4 | 0+3 | 0 | 8+0 | 9 | |
| 10 | MF | Andrés Montaño | 38 | 5 | 3+16 | 0 | 4+5 | 4 | 1+3 | 0 | 3+3 | 1 | |
| 11 | FW | Giorgos Giakoumakis | 40 | 9 | 12+5 | 7 | 7+10 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Alexis Gutiérrez | 45 | 3 | 18+3 | 3 | 7+6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Ignacio Rivero | 49 | 16 | 15+5 | 7 | 14+3 | 8 | 4+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 1 | |
| 17 | MF | Amaury García | 8 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Luka Romero | 23 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 8+9 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+4 | 1 | |
| 19 | MF | Carlos Rodríguez | 52 | 1 | 18+3 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 | |
| 21 | FW | Gabriel Fernández | 29 | 7 | 0+5 | 2 | 6+10 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+4 | 2 | |
| 22 | DF | Raymundo Rubio | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 23 | GK | Kevin Mier | 52 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | Carlos Vargas | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 29 | MF | Carlos Rotondi | 48 | 13 | 21+0 | 7 | 17+0 | 4 | 3+1 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | |
| 30 | GK | Emmanuel Ochoa | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 32 | MF | Cristian Jiménez | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | Gonzalo Piovi | 46 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | |
| 34 | MF | Leonardo Sámano | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 35 | FW | Luis Gutiérrez | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 193 | MF | Karol Velázquez[a] | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 194 | MF | Amaury Morales[a] | 31 | 2 | 1+10 | 2 | 3+11 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | |
| 196 | DF | Javier Suárez[a] | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 205 | MF | Christian Valdivia[a] | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 210 | FW | Bryan Gamboa[a] | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| 214 | FW | Mateo Levy[a] | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 250 | MF | Jeyson Durán[b] | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| Player(s) who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club: | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | Uriel Antuna | 9 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Luis Jiménez | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Camilo Cándido | 16 | 0 | 1+11 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Rodrigo Huescas | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | Luis Romo | 24 | 0 | 16+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 31 | DF | Luis Iturbide | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 200 | MF | Jorge García[a] | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
Last updated: 1 June 2025
Source: ESPN
- Player registered with the under-23 team.
- Player registered with the under-19 team.
Goals
- As of 1 June 2025
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Liga MX Apertura | Liga MX Clausura | Leagues Cup | Champions Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW | 10 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 23 | |
| 2 | 15 | MF | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |
| 3 | 29 | FW | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 4 | 8 | MF | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 11 | FW | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 21 | FW | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 7 | 10 | MF | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 8 | 14 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 18 | MF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 7 | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 194 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 7 | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 210 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6 | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 19 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Own goals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Total | 45 | 33 | 3 | 20 | 101 | |||
- Player registered with the under-23 team.
Assists
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Liga MX Apertura | Liga MX Clausura | Leagues Cup | Champions Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | FW | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2 | 11 | FW | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 19 | MF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 14 | MF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 27 | MF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 7 | MF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 33 | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 15 | MF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 2 | DF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 194 | MF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 12 | 21 | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 4 | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 18 | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 196 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 31 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 72 | |||
- Player registered with the under-23 team.
Clean sheets
| No. | Player | Liga MX Apertura | Liga MX Clausura | Leagues Cup | Champions Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | |
| Total | 11 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | |
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Player | Liga MX Apertura | Liga MX Clausura | Leagues Cup | Champions Cup | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | |
| 32 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 194 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 200 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 1 | 5 | ||
- Player registered with the under-23 team.
Awards
Liga MX Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| September | [40] | |
| October | [41] | |
| November | [42] |
Liga MX Goal of the Month
| Month | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| September | [43] | |
| November | [44] |
Liga MX Save of the Month
| Month | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| September | [45] |