2017–18 Club América (women) season

América

2017–18 season
Chairman	Santiago Baños
Manager	Leonardo Cuéllar
Stadium	Estadio Azteca
Apertura	Semifinals (1st)
Clausura	Semifinals (2nd)
Top goalscorer	Lucero Cuevas (31 goals)
Biggest win	Morelia 1–12 América (2 April 2018)
Biggest defeat	UANL 3–0 América (16 April 2018)
Home colours Away colours

The 2017–18 season was América's first competitive season and first season in the Liga MX Femenil, the top flight of Mexican women's football.

América managed to qualify to the playoffs on the Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2018 tournaments, but was eliminated in semifinals both times: in the Apertura tournament by rivals Guadalajara and in the Clausura tournament by UANL.^[1][2]

The team was managed by Leonardo Cuéllar, who previously coached Mexico women's national football team from 1998 to 2016.^[3]

Squad

Apertura

No.	Nat.	Name	Date of birth (Age)	Since
Goalkeepers
1		Cecilia Santiago (Captain)	(1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 22)	2017
23		Maricruz González	(1996-06-29)29 June 1996 (aged 21)	2017
24		Jaidy Gutiérrez	(2001-10-24)24 October 2001 (aged 15)	2017
Defenders
2		Daniela Alcantar	(1995-12-21)21 December 1995 (aged 21)	2017
3		Marylin Díaz	(1991-11-18)18 November 1991 (aged 25)	2017
4		Ana Lozada	(1997-07-22)22 July 1997 (aged 20)	2017
5		Ximena Ríos	(2001-07-26)26 July 2001 (aged 16)	2017
14		Mónica Rodríguez	(1998-08-03)3 August 1998 (aged 18)	2017
15		Julieta Peralta	(2002-04-15)15 April 2002 (aged 15)	2017
19		Zulma Hernández	(1995-09-09)9 September 1995 (aged 21)	2017
21		Anakaren Llamas	(1993-03-11)11 March 1993 (aged 24)	2017
Midfielders
6		Diana Fierro	(1995-06-19)19 June 1995 (aged 22)	2017
7		Dayana Cázares	(1999-12-30)30 December 1999 (aged 17)	2017
8		Alexia Delgado	(1999-12-09)9 December 1999 (aged 17)	2017
11		Montserrat Hernández	(1999-06-26)26 June 1999 (aged 18)	2017
12		Melissa Arredondo	(1999-04-06)6 April 1999 (aged 18)	2017
16		Alexandra Martínez	(2000-02-05)5 February 2000 (aged 17)	2017
17		Edna Santamaría	(1992-06-02)2 June 1992 (aged 25)	2017
20		Paola Espino	(1995-08-18)18 August 1995 (aged 21)	2017
22		Naylea Martínez	(2001-08-06)6 August 2001 (aged 15)	2017
Forwards
9		Lucero Cuevas	(1996-01-22)22 January 1996 (aged 21)	2017
10		Daniela Espinosa	(1999-07-13)13 July 1999 (aged 18)	2017
18		Casandra Cuevas	(1997-04-21)21 April 1997 (aged 20)	2017

Clausura

No.	Nat.	Name	Date of birth (Age)	Since
Goalkeepers
1		Cecilia Santiago (Captain)	(1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 23)	2017
23		Maricruz González	(1996-06-29)29 June 1996 (aged 21)	2017
24		Jaidy Gutiérrez	(2001-10-24)24 October 2001 (aged 16)	2017
Defenders
2		Daniela Alcantar	(1995-12-21)21 December 1995 (aged 22)	2017
3		Marylin Díaz	(1991-11-18)18 November 1991 (aged 26)	2017
4		Ana Lozada (Vice-captain)	(1997-07-22)22 July 1997 (aged 20)	2017
5		Ximena Ríos	(2001-07-26)26 July 2001 (aged 16)	2017
12		Estefanía Fuentes	(1994-08-02)2 August 1994 (aged 23)	2018
14		Mónica Rodríguez	(1998-08-03)3 August 1998 (aged 19)	2017
15		Julieta Peralta	(2002-04-15)15 April 2002 (aged 15)	2017
19		Zulma Hernández	(1995-09-09)9 September 1995 (aged 22)	2017
25		Jana Gutiérrez	(2003-10-25)25 October 2003 (aged 14)	2018
26		Alma Verania López	(1999-03-16)16 March 1999 (aged 18)	2018
27		Laura Parra	(2000-12-19)19 December 2000 (aged 17)	2018
Midfielders
6		Diana Fierro	(1995-06-19)19 June 1995 (aged 22)	2017
7		Dayana Cázares	(1999-12-30)30 December 1999 (aged 18)	2017
8		Alexia Delgado	(1999-12-09)9 December 1999 (aged 18)	2017
11		Montserrat Hernández	(1999-06-26)26 June 1999 (aged 18)	2017
17		Edna Santamaría	(1992-06-02)2 June 1992 (aged 25)	2017
21		Esmeralda Verdugo	(1994-01-19)19 January 1994 (aged 23)	2018
Forwards
9		Lucero Cuevas	(1996-01-22)22 January 1996 (aged 21)	2017
10		Daniela Espinosa	(1999-07-13)13 July 1999 (aged 18)	2017
18		Casandra Cuevas	(1997-04-21)21 April 1997 (aged 20)	2017
22		Alexia Villanueva	(2003-02-22)22 February 2003 (aged 14)	2018

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer window	Ref.
DF	Alma Verania López	Querétaro	Winter

Out

Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer window	Ref.
MF	Naylea Martínez	Necaxa	Winter	[4]
DF	Anakaren Llamas	Toluca	Winter	[5]
MF	Melissa Arredondo	Querétaro	Winter
MF	Alexandra Martínez	UNAM	Winter

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Leonardo Cuéllar
Assistant manager	Ana Laura Galindo
Doctor	María Durán
Medical assistant	José Bello
Medical assistant	María González
Kit manager	Fernando Mejía

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Apertura	29 July 2017	11 November 2017	Matchday 1	Semifinals (1st)	16	11	3	2	52	17	+35	068.75
Clausura	6 January 2018	22 April 2018	Matchday 1	Semifinals (2nd)	16	11	3	2	49	15	+34	068.75
Total					32	22	6	4	101	32	+69	068.75

Source: Competitions

Torneo Apertura

Main article: 2017–18 Liga MX Femenil season § Torneo Apertura

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	América	14	11	2	1	48	11	+37	35	Advance to Liguilla[a]
2	UANL	14	11	1	2	51	7	+44	34
3	Guadalajara (C)	14	11	1	2	33	10	+23	34
4	Monterrey	14	10	1	3	38	17	+21	31
5	Pachuca	14	9	3	2	36	16	+20	30	Advance to Liguilla[a]

Source: Liga MX Femenil
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of away goals scored; 5) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 6) Drawing of lots
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. The two best teams of each group advance to the semifinals of the Liguilla.

Matches

América v Tijuana

29 July 2017 1	América	1–0	Tijuana	Coyoacán, Mexico City
17:00	L. Cuevas 19'	Report		Stadium: Club América Referee: Blanca de Lira

Cruz Azul v América

4 August 2017 2	Cruz Azul	0–5	América	Benito Juárez, Mexico City
16:00		Report	Cázares 3' L. Cuevas 19', 43', 73' C. Cuevas 79'	Stadium: Estadio Azul Referee: Michel Caballero

Toluca v América

11 August 2017 3	Toluca	1–2	América	Toluca, State of Mexico
12:00	Mauleón 62'	Report	C. Cuevas 12' L. Cuevas 21'	Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez Referee: Alfredo Medina

América v Morelia

19 August 2017 4	América	5–0	Morelia	Tlalpan, Mexico City
16:00	Cázares 26', 86' Ríos 63' L. Cuevas 66', 71'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Víctor Rodríguez

Pachuca v América

28 August 2017 5	Pachuca	1–1	América	Pachuca, Hidalgo
12:00	Franco 73'	Report	L. Cuevas 1'	Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Referee: Jonathan Vázquez

América v UNAM

2 September 2017 6	América	1–0	UNAM	Tlalpan, Mexico City
16:00	L. Cuevas 90'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Lucila Venegas

Veracruz v América

9 September 2017 7	Veracruz	1–8	América	Boca del Río, Veracruz
10:10	Ruiz 59' (pen.)	Report	Hernández 3' Espinosa 30', 51', 74' Cázares 36', 42' Díaz 64' (pen.) C. Cuevas 69'	Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente Referee: Guillermo Álvarez

Tijuana v América

15 September 2017 8	Tijuana	2–2	América	Tijuana, Baja California
21:15	Gutiérrez 36' (pen.) Juárez 67'	Report	L. Cuevas 15', 72'	Stadium: Estadio Caliente Referee: Ricardo Fierro

América v Toluca

30 September 2017 10	América	3–0	Toluca	Coyoacán, Mexico City
16:00	Cázares 9' L. Cuevas 16' Espinosa 57'	Report		Stadium: Club América Referee: Iván Rodríguez

Morelia v América

7 October 2017 11	Morelia	1–7	América	Morelia, Michoacán
12:30	Molina 75'	Report	Arellano 7' (o.g.) Cázares 18' Espinosa 24' (pen.), 36' L. Cuevas 42', 83'	Stadium: Estadio Morelos Referee: Carlos Alberto Pérez

América v Pachuca

15 October 2017 12	América	3–4	Pachuca	Tlalpan, Mexico City
16:00	Espinosa 1' Fierro 40' Cázares 90+2'	Report	García 37' Salazar 56', 65' Muñoz 79'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Alan López

América v Cruz Azul

18 October 2017 9	América	6–0	Cruz Azul	Coyoacán, Mexico City
16:00	Espinosa 16' L. Cuevas 17' Hernández 20', 22' Zavaleta 65' (o.g.) Santamaría 78'	Report		Stadium: Club América Referee: Eduardo González

UNAM v América

21 October 2017 13	UNAM	0–1	América	Coyoacán, Mexico City
16:00		Report	Hernández 68'	Stadium: La Cantera Referee: Brandon Campillo

América v Veracruz

28 October 2017 14	América	3–1	Veracruz	Coyoacán, Mexico City
16:00	C. Cuevas 43' Cázares 66', 76'	Report	Hernández 40' (pen.)	Stadium: Club América Referee: Alan Pérez

Playoffs

Semifinals

Guadalajara v América

4 November 2017 First leg	Guadalajara	4–2	América	Zapopan, Jalisco
16:30	Morales 36', 80' Tovar 68' Carrandi 90+2'	Report	Cuevas 28' Espinosa 31'	Stadium: Estadio Chivas Referee: Lucila Venegas

América v Guadalajara

11 November 2017 Second leg	América	2–2 (4–6 agg.)	Guadalajara	Tlalpan, Mexico City
16:00	Cázares 57' C. Cuevas 86'	Report	Viramontes 8' Palafox 52'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado

Torneo Clausura

Main article: 2017–18 Liga MX Femenil season § Torneo Clausura

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Monterrey	14	11	1	2	45	13	+32	34	Advance to Liguilla[a]
2	América	14	10	3	1	47	11	+36	33
3	UANL (C)	14	10	1	3	38	16	+22	31
4	Guadalajara	14	9	2	3	30	13	+17	29
5	Toluca	14	9	2	3	22	13	+9	29	Advance to Liguilla[a]

Source: Liga MX Femenil
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of away goals scored; 5) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 6) Drawing of lots
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. The two best teams of each group advance to the semifinals of the Liguilla.

Matches

América v Toluca

6 January 2018 1	América	1–2	Toluca	Tlalpan, Mexico City
16:00	C. Cuevas 90+1'	Report	C. Miranda 50' Mauleón 70'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Blanca de Lira

Pachuca v América

15 January 2018 2	Pachuca	2–3	América	Pachuca, Hidalgo
19:00	Díaz 7' Nieto 66'	Report	Verdugo 12' L. Cuevas 47', 50'	Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Referee: Arturo Alcántara

América v Veracruz

20 January 2018 3	América	4–0	Veracruz	Tlalpan, Mexico City
16:00	L. Cuevas 10', 43' Díaz 31' (pen.) Fuentes 63'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Iván Rodríguez

América v Cruz Azul

28 January 2018 4	América	7–1	Cruz Azul	Tlalpan, Mexico City
18:00	L. Cuevas 3', 67' Lozada 35' C. Cuevas 53', 74' Fierro 75' Santamaría 80'	Report	Barba 31'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Mario Terrazas

Tijuana v América

5 February 2018 5	Tijuana	0–1	América	Tijuana, Baja California
19:00		Report	L. Cuevas 16' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Caliente Referee: Ricardo Fierro

América v Morelia

12 February 2018 6	América	6–1	Morelia	Tlalpan, Mexico City
20:00	L. Cuevas 25' C. Cuevas 53' Díaz 63' Espinosa 72', 75' Cázares 83'	Report	Molina 64'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Luis Gerardo García

UNAM v América

17 February 2018 7	UNAM	1–1	América	Coyoacán, Mexico City
19:00	López 68'	Report	C. Cuevas 20'	Stadium: La Cantera Referee: Jesús Roberto Ruiz

Toluca v América

26 February 2018 8	Toluca	1–1	América	Toluca, State of Mexico
18:00	K. Téllez 88'	Report	C. Cuevas 55'	Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez Referee: Luis Daniel Chávez

América v Pachuca

3 March 2018 9	América	2–1	Pachuca	Tlalpan, Mexico City
16:00	Cázares 10' Hernández 66'	Report	García 75'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Michel Caballero

Veracruz v América

10 March 2018 10	Veracruz	1–1	América	Boca del Río, Veracruz
9:15	Viveros 50' (pen.)	Report	C. Cuevas 48'	Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente Referee: Arturo González

Cruz Azul v América

18 March 2018 11	Cruz Azul	0–4	América	Benito Juárez, Mexico City
11:00		Report	Espinosa 4', 87' Cázares 67' L. Cuevas 89'	Stadium: Estadio Azul Referee: Mario Terrazas

América v Tijuana

26 March 2018 12	América	3–0	Tijuana	Tlalpan, Mexico City
20:00	L. Cuevas 50', 68' Fuentes 63'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Priscila Pérez

Morelia v América

2 April 2018 13	Morelia	1–12	América	Morelia, Michoacán
16:00	Jiménez 16'	Report	Hernández 18', 83' Cázares 29', 55', 71' L. Cuevas 38', 41', 69', 89' C. Cuevas 53', 59' Fuentes 63'	Stadium: Estadio Morelos Referee: Eduardo Vázquez

América v UNAM

9 April 2018 14	América	1–0	UNAM	Tlalpan, Mexico City
20:00	Cázares 52'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Michel Caballero

Playoffs

Semifinals

UANL v América

16 April 2018 First leg	UANL	3–0	América	San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
20:00	B. Solís 17' Jaramillo 41' Cruz 46'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Universitario Referee: Priscila Pérez

América v UANL

22 April 2018 Second leg	América	2–1 (2–4 agg.)	UANL	Tlalpan, Mexico City
17:00	Fuentes 10' Antonio 74' (o.g.)	Report	Ovalle 61'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Antonio Olalde

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Apertura		Clausura
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	MEX	Cecilia Santiago	26	0	13	0	13	0
2	DF	MEX	Daniela Alcantar	6	0	5	0	1	0
3	DF	MEX	Marylin Díaz	30	3	15	1	15	2
4	DF	MEX	Ana Lozada	30	1	15	0	15	1
5	DF	MEX	Ximena Ríos	18	1	9	1	9	0
6	MF	MEX	Diana Fierro	21	2	9	1	12	1
7	MF	MEX	Dayana Cázares	26	18	15	11	11	7
8	MF	MEX	Alexia Delgado	17	0	14	0	3	0
9	FW	MEX	Lucero Cuevas	31	31	16	16	15	15
10	FW	MEX	Daniela Espinosa	25	13	14	9	11	4
11	MF	MEX	Montserrat Hernández	26	7	15	4	11	3
12	DF	MEX	Estefanía Fuentes	12	0	0	0	12	0
14	DF	MEX	Mónica Rodríguez	25	0	13	0	12	0
15	DF	MEX	Julieta Peralta	15	0	8	0	7	0
17	MF	MEX	Edna Santamaría	25	2	12	1	13	1
18	FW	MEX	Casandra Cuevas	32	15	16	6	16	9
19	DF	MEX	Zulma Hernández	21	0	10	0	11	0
20	MF	MEX	Paloma Espino	4	0	4	0	0	0
21	MF	MEX	Esmeralda Verdugo	12	1	0	0	12	1
22	FW	MEX	Alexia Villanueva	2	0	0	0	2	0
23	GK	MEX	Maricruz González	2	0	1	0	1	0
24	GK	MEX	Jaidy Gutiérrez	6	0	3	0	3	0
25	DF	MEX	Jana Gutiérrez	4	0	0	0	4	0
26	DF	MEX	Alma Verania López	6	0	0	0	6	0
27	DF	MEX	Laura Parra	8	0	0	0	8	0
Players that left the club during the season
12	MF	MEX	Melissa Arredondo	1	0	1	0	0	0
16	MF	MEX	Alexandra Martínez	11	0	11	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Apertura	Clausura	Total[6][7]
1	FW	9	Lucero Cuevas	16	15	31
2	MF	7	Dayana Cázares	11	7	18
3	FW	18	Casandra Cuevas	6	9	15
4	FW	10	Daniela Espinosa	9	4	13
5	MF	11	Montserrat Hernández	4	3	7
6	DF	12	Estefanía Fuentes	0	4	4
7	DF	3	Marylin Díaz	1	2	3
8	MF	6	Diana Fierro	1	1	2
	MF	17	Edna Santamaría	1	1	2
10	DF	4	Ana Lozada	0	1	1
	DF	5	Ximena Ríos	1	0	1
	MF	21	Esmeralda Verdugo	0	1	1
Own goals				2	1	3
Total				52	49	101

Hat-tricks

Player	Against	Result	Date	Competition	Ref.
Lucero Cuevas	Cruz Azul	5–0 (A)	4 August 2017	Liga MX Femenil	[8]
Daniela Espinosa	Veracruz	8–1 (A)	9 September 2017	Liga MX Femenil	[9]
Dayana Cázares	Morelia	12–1 (A)	2 April 2018	Liga MX Femenil	[10]
Lucero Cuevas	Morelia	12–1 (A)	2 April 2018	Liga MX Femenil	[10]

References

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2. "América Femenil se volvió a quedar en Semis; Tigres, a la Final de Liga". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 23 April 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
3. "Leonardo Cuellar, nuevo técnico del América femenil". AS.com (in Spanish). 1 March 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
4. "Naylea Martínez y Emili Bautista jugarán con las Centellas". Pasión Rojiblanca (in Spanish). 27 December 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
5. "Presentan nuevos refuerzos del Toluca Femenil para el Clausura 2018 Liga MX". DigitalMex (in Spanish). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
6. "Tabla de goleo - Apertura 2017". Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
7. "Tabla de goleo - Clausura 2018". Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
8. "Cruz Azul 0–5 América". Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
9. "Veracruz 1–8 América". Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
10. "M. Morelia 1–12 América". Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved 18 August 2020.