2017–18 Club América season

Club América

2017–18 season
President	Santiago Baños
Manager	Miguel Herrera
Stadium	Estadio Azteca
Apertura 2017	3rd (Semifinals)
Clausura 2018	2nd (Semifinals)
Copa MX (Apertura)	Semifinals
Supercopa MX	Runners-up
CONCACAF Champions League	Semifinals
Top goalscorer	League: Mateus Uribe (11) All: Mateus Uribe (14)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2017–18 season is Club América's 5th consecutive season in the Liga MX, and 73rd consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The club will participate in the Liga MX, Copa MX, Supercopa MX, and the CONCACAF Champions League.

Squad

2017 Apertura squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ARG Agustín Marchesín 2 DF  MEX Carlos Vargas 3 DF  MEX Gil Burón 4 DF  MEX Edson Álvarez 5 MF  ARG Guido Rodríguez 7 MF  BRA William da Silva 8 MF  COL Mateus Uribe 9 FW  ARG Silvio Romero 10 FW  PAR Cecilio Domínguez 12 DF  PAR Pablo Aguilar (vice-captain)[1] 13 GK  MEX Luis Pineda 15 MF  MEX Pedro Arce 16 MF  MEX Emilio Orrantía (on loan from Santos Laguna) 17 FW  MEX Ricardo Marín 18 DF  PAR Bruno Valdez 19 FW  MEX Alejandro Díaz

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  MEX Manuel Pérez 22 DF  MEX Paul Aguilar 21 FW  MEX Henry Martín 24 FW  MEX Oribe Peralta (captain)[1] 25 MF  PAR Cristian Paredes 27 GK  MEX Óscar Jiménez 28 MF  CRC Gerson Torres (on loan from Herediano) 29 MF  MEX Carlos Rosel 30 MF  ECU Renato Ibarra 31 FW  COL Darwin Quintero 32 DF  MEX Enrique Cedillo 33 MF  MEX Luis Amador 34 MF  MEX Diego Lainez 35 GK  MEX Jonathan León

2018 Clausura squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ARG Agustín Marchesín 2 DF  MEX Carlos Vargas 4 DF  MEX Edson Álvarez 5 MF  ARG Guido Rodríguez 6 DF  ARG Emanuel Aguilera 7 MF  BRA William da Silva 8 MF  COL Mateus Uribe 10 MF  PAR Cecilio Domínguez 11 FW  COL Andrés Ibargüen 13 GK  MEX Luis Pineda 14 MF  USA Joe Corona (on loan from Tijuana) 15 MF  MEX Pedro Arce

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  MEX Emilio Orrantía (on loan from Santos Laguna) 17 FW  MEX Ricardo Marín 18 DF  PAR Bruno Valdez 19 FW  MEX Alejandro Díaz 20 FW  FRA Jérémy Ménez 21 FW  MEX Henry Martín 22 DF  MEX Paul Aguilar (vice-captain) 24 FW  MEX Oribe Peralta (captain)[1] 27 GK  MEX Óscar Jiménez 30 MF  ECU Renato Ibarra 32 DF  MEX Enrique Cedillo 34 MF  MEX Diego Lainez

Sources:^[2][3]

Transfers

Summer 2017

In

Number	Pos.	Player	Age	From	Fee	Notes	Source
2	DF	Carlos Vargas	18	Tijuana	Undisclosed		Club América
5	MF	Guido Rodríguez	23	Tijuana	$7.5M		Club América
8	MF	Mateus Uribe	26	Atlético Nacional	Undisclosed		Club América
15	MF	Pedro Arce	25	Veria	Free		Club América
16	MF	Carlos Orrantía	26	Santos Laguna	Free	On loan	Club América
19	FW	Alejandro Díaz	21	Necaxa	Free	End of loan

Out

Number	Pos.	Player	Age	To	Fee	Notes	Source
2	DF	Paolo Goltz	32	Boca Juniors	$2.5M
4	DF	Erik Pimentel	27	Puebla	Free	On loan
5	MF	Javier Güémez	25	Querétaro	Undisclosed
11	FW	Michael Arroyo	30	Grêmio	Free	Free agent
15	DF	Osmar Mares	30	Veracruz	Free	On loan
21	MF	José Guerrero	29	Puebla	Free	On loan
297	DF	Bryan Colula	21	Necaxa	Free	On loan
–	MF	Brian Lozano	23	Santos Laguna	Free	On loan

Winter

In

Number	Pos.	Player	Age	From	Fee	Notes	Source
6	DF	Emanuel Aguilera	28	Tijuana	Undisclosed
11	FW	Andrés Ibargüen	25	Racing Club	$4M
14	MF	Joe Corona	27	Tijuana	Free	On Loan
20	FW	Jérémy Ménez	30	Antalyaspor
21	FW	Henry Martín	25	Tijuana	Undisclosed

Out

Number	Pos.	Player	Age	To	Fee	Notes	Source
3	DF	Gil Burón	23	Murciélagos	Free	On loan
6	DF	Miguel Samudio	31	Querétaro	Undisclosed
9	FW	Silvio Romero	29	Independiente	$4M
12	DF	Pablo Aguilar	30	Tijuana	Undisclosed
20	MF	Manuel Pérez	24	BUAP	Free	On loan
25	MF	Cristian Paredes	19	Portland Timbers	Free	On loan
28	MF	Gerson Torres	20	Necaxa	Free	Loan Return
29	MF	Carlos Rosel	22	Oaxaca	Free	On loan
31	FW	Darwin Quintero	30	Minnesota United	Undisclosed
33	MF	Luis Amador	21	Pacific	Free	On loan
35	GK	Jonathan León	21	Atlético Reynosa	Free	On loan

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

América v Atlante

June 22, 2017 Pre-season	América	1–1	Atlante	Cancún, Mexico
	Orrantía 71'		Hernández 90'	Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo

América v Santos Laguna

July 5, 2017 Pre-season	América	3–2	Santos Laguna	Denver, Colorado
	Díaz 19' Lainez 38' Quintero 82'		de Buen 28' de Buen 70'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park

América v Puebla

July 8, 2017 Pre-season	América	4–0	Puebla	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	da Silva 24' Romero 51' Díaz 69' Marín 86'			Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium

América v Morelia

July 11, 2017 Pre-season	América	0–2	Morelia	Salt Lake City, Utah
			Loeschbor 29' Lezcano 45'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

Murciélagos v América

July 18, 2017 Friendly	Murciélagos	2–1	América	Los Mochis, Mexico
	Cardozo 66' (pen.) Rentería 84'		Pérez 12'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Apertura 2017	22 July 2017	2 December 2017	Matchday 1	Semifinals	21	9	5	7	23	22	+1	042.86
Clausura 2018	7 January 2018	13 May 2018	Matchday 1	Semifinals	21	9	9	3	33	22	+11	042.86
Copa MX (Apertura)	2 August 2017	15 November 2017	Group 3	Semifinals	7	4	2	1	9	5	+4	057.14
Supercopa MX	16 August 2017		Final	Runners-up	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
CONCACAF Champions League	February 2018	11 April 2018	Round of 16	Semifinals	6	3	2	1	15	7	+8	050.00
Total					56	25	18	13	80	58	+22	044.64

Last updated: 13 May 2018
Source: Competitions

Statistics

Goals

Rank	Player	Position	Liga MX	Copa MX	CONCACAF CL	Total
1	Mateus Uribe	MF	8	0	3	11
2	Oribe Peralta	FW	9	1	0	10
3	Cecilio Domínguez	FW	6	0	3	9
4	Henry Martín	FW	5	0	3	8
5	Silvio Romero	FW	3	3	0	6
6	Renato Ibarra	MF	3	0	1	4
	Darwin Quintero	FW	2	1	1	4
	Pablo Aguilar	DF	1	3	0	4
9	William da Silva	MF	2	1	0	3
10	Jérémy Ménez	FW	2	0	0	2
	Bruno Valdez	DF	2	0	0	2
	Alejandro Díaz	FW	1	0	1	2
	Andrés Ibargüen	FW	0	0	2	2
14	Guido Rodríguez	MF	1	0	0	1
	Joe Corona	MF	0	0	1	1
Total			45	9	15	69

Assists

Rank	Player	Position	Liga MX	Copa MX	CONCACAF CL	Total
1	Darwin Quintero	FW	4	1	0	5
2	Oribe Peralta	FW	3	0	0	3
3	Paul Aguilar	DF	1	1	0	2
	Silvio Romero	FW	3	0	0	3
4	Bruno Valdez	DF	1	0	0	1
	Pablo Aguilar	DF	0	1	0	1
	Pedro Arce	MF	0	1	0	1
5	Mateus Uribe	MF	1	0	0	1
Total			13	4	0	17

References

1. "Oribe Peralta, nuevo capitán de América". Diario Récord. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
2. "Plantilla". Club América – Sitió Oficial.
3. "Squad". Liga MX.net.