2021–22 Club América season
The 2021–22 Club América season is the club's 77th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The team will participate in the Liga MX.
| 2021–22 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Santiago Baños | |||
| Manager | Santiago Solari (until 2 March 2022) Fernando Ortiz (interim, from 3 March 2022) | |||
| Stadium | Estadio Azteca | |||
| Apertura 2021 | Regular phase: 1st Final phase: Quarter-finals | |||
| Clausura 2022 | Regular phase: 4th Final phase: Semi-finals | |||
| 2021 CONCACAF Champions League | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Apertura: Álvaro Fidalgo (4) Clausura: Diego Valdés (7) All: Diego Valdés (7) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 22 May 2022. | ||||
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | |
| Assistant managers | |
| Goalkeeper coach | |
| Fitness coaches | |
| Physiotherapists | |
| Team doctors | |
Source: Club América
Players
Squad information
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Previous club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 13 | GK | Guillermo Ochoa | 13 July 1985 (aged 36) | 2019 | |||
| 27 | GK | Óscar Jiménez | 12 October 1988 (aged 33) | 2017 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | DF | Luis Fuentes | 14 September 1986 (aged 35) | 2020 | Free agent | ||
| 3 | DF | Jorge Sánchez | 10 December 1997 (aged 24) | 2018 | |||
| 4 | DF | Sebastián Cáceres | 18 August 1999 (aged 22) | 2020 | |||
| 18 | DF | Bruno Valdez | 6 October 1992 (aged 29) | 2016 | |||
| 22 | DF | Jorge Mere | 17 April 1997 (aged 24) | 2022 | |||
| 25 | DF | Jordan Silva | 30 July 1994 (aged 27) | 2021 | |||
| 26 | DF | Salvador Reyes | 4 May 1998 (aged 23) | 2021 | |||
| 29 | DF | Miguel Layún | 25 June 1988 (aged 33) | 2021 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 5 | MF | Pedro Aquino | 13 April 1995 (aged 26) | 2021 | |||
| 7 | MF | Jonathan dos Santos | 26 April 1990 (aged 31) | 2022 | Free agent | ||
| 8 | MF | Álvaro Fidalgo | 9 April 1997 (aged 24) | 2021 | |||
| 10 | MF | Diego Valdés | 30 January 1994 (aged 27) | 2021 | |||
| 17 | MF | Alejandro Zendejas | 7 February 1998 (aged 23) | 2022 | |||
| 20 | MF | Richard Sánchez | 29 March 1998 (aged 23) | 2019 | |||
| 28 | MF | Mauro Lainez | 9 May 1996 (aged 25) | 2020 | |||
| 30 | MF | Juan Ferney Otero | 26 May 1995 (aged 26) | 2022 | |||
| 34 | MF | Santiago Naveda | 16 April 2001 (aged 20) | 2021 | Academy | ||
| Forwards | |||||||
| 9 | FW | Roger Martínez | 23 June 1994 (aged 27) | 2018 | |||
| 21 | FW | Henry Martín | 18 September 1992 (aged 29) | 2018 | |||
| 24 | FW | Federico Viñas | 30 June 1998 (aged 23) | 2019 | |||
Players and squad numbers last updated on 26 January 2022.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
|
Date |
Pos. | Player | Age | From | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2021 | MF | 24 | US$1 million | [2] | ||
| 3 June 2021 | DF | 32 | Undisclosed | [3] | ||
| 11 June 2021 | MF | 29 | Undisclosed | |||
| 16 June 2021 | DF | 23 | Undisclosed | [4] | ||
| 16 August 2021 | MF | 32 | Free agent | [5] | ||
| 18 August 2021 | MF | 30 | Loan return | [6] | ||
Out
|
Date |
Pos. | Player | Age | To | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2021 | FW | 32 | Released | [7] | ||
| 15 June 2021 | FW | 23 | End of loan | [8] | ||
| 22 June 2021 | MF | 23 | End of loan | [9] | ||
| 23 June 2021 | DF | 20 | Loan | [10] | ||
| 23 June 2021 | MF | 26 | Loan | [11] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | DF | 25 | Loan | |||
| 1 July 2021 | DF | 28 | Loan | |||
| 26 August 2021 | FW | 28 | Loan | [12] | ||
| 2 September 2021 | DF | 22 | Undisclosed | [13] | ||
In
|
Date |
Pos. | Player | Age | From | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 December 2021 | MF | 27 | Undisclosed | [14] | ||
| 23 December 2021 | MF | 31 | Free agent | [15] | ||
| 17 January 2022 | MF | 23 | US$3 million | [16] | ||
| 18 January 2022 | DF | 24 | Undisclosed | [17] | ||
| 26 January 2022 | MF | 26 | Undisclosed | [18] | ||
Out
|
Date |
Pos. | Player | Age | To | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 December 2021 | FW | 28 | Contract terminated | [19] | ||
| 16 December 2021 | MF | 24 | Loan | [20] | ||
| 21 December 2021 | MF | 24 | Undisclosed | [21] | ||
| 21 December 2021 | DF | 20 | Loan | [22] | ||
| 22 December 2021 | MF | 30 | Loan | [23] | ||
| 28 December 2021 | MF | 33 | Released | [24] | ||
| 8 January 2022 | MF | 25 | On loan | [25] | ||
| 11 January 2022 | DF | 32 | Undisclosed | [26] | ||
| 17 January 2022 | MF | 29 | On loan | [27] | ||
| 17 January 2022 | MF | 24 | On loan | [28] | ||
Pre-season and friendlies
Club América preceded their 2021–22 campaign by taking part in the "Tour Águila" in the United States,[29] and mid-season friendlies against Guadalajara[30] and Pumas UNAM.[31]
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2021 | Santos Laguna | N | 1–0 | Martínez 10' |
| 7 July 2021 | Atlas | N | 1–0 | Madrigal 46' |
| 10 July 2021 | UANL | N | 1–0 | Reyes 76' |
| 5 September 2021 | Guadalajara | N | 2–0 | Viñas 1' Reyes 90 +5' |
| 8 October 2021 | UNAM | N | 0–1 | |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Apertura 2021 | 22 July 2021 | 27 November 2021 | Matchday 1 | Quarter-finals | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 52.63 |
| Clausura 2022 | 7 January 2022 | 22 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | Semi-finals | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 38.10 |
| Total | 40 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 45.00 | ||||
Last updated: 22 May 2022
Source: Competitions
Apertura 2021
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Source: Match reports
Results by round
Clausura 2022
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 |
Source: Match reports
Results by round
Apertura 2021
Regular phase
| 22 July 2021 1 | Querétaro | 0–0 | América | Querétaro |
| 21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Corregidora Attendance: 10,221 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava |
| 31 July 2021 2 | América | 2–1 | Necaxa | Mexico City |
| 19:00 CT | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 9,590 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez |
| 7 August 2021 3 | América | 2–0 | Puebla | Mexico City |
| 19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 8,567 Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos |
| 15 August 2021 4 | Atlas | 0–1 | América | Guadalajara |
| 17:00 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Attendance: 13,637 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
| 18 August 2021 5 | Juárez | 1–2 | América | Juárez |
| 21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez Attendance: 13,992 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre |
| 22 August 2021 6 | América | 2–0 | Tijuana | Mexico City |
| 17:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 11,655 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo |
| 28 August 2021 7 | León | 1–1 | América | León |
| 21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio León Attendance: 12,719 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava |
| 11 September 2021 8 | América | 2–0 | Mazatlán | Mexico City |
| 21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 14,637 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
| 18 September 2021 9 | Toluca | 3–1 | América | Toluca |
| 19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Diez Attendance: 10,297 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo |
| 25 September 2021 10 | América | 0–0 | Guadalajara | Mexico City |
| 21:00 CT |
|
Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 42,862 Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos |
| 28 September 2021 11 | Pachuca | 1–1 | América | Pachuca |
| 21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 7,454 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez |
| 3 October 2021 12 | América | 2–0 | UNAM | Mexico City |
| 17:00 CT |
|
Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 27,571 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
| 16 October 2021 13 | Atlético San Luis | 0–1 | América | San Luis Potosí |
| 19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras Attendance: 16,373 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
| 19 October 2021 14 | América | 2–1 | Santos Laguna | Mexico City |
| 19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 16,918 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava |
| 23 October 2021 15 | América | 1–0 | UANL | Mexico City |
| 19:00 CT | Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 32,675 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez |
| 31 October 2021 16 | Cruz Azul | 2–1 | América | Mexico City |
| 17:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 31,257 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre |
| 6 November 2021 17 | América | 0–0 | Monterrey | Mexico City |
| 19:00 CT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 25,654 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
Liguilla
Quarter-finals
| 24 November 2021 First leg | UNAM | 0–0 | América | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 21:00 CT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 42,684 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
| 27 November 2021 Second leg | América | 1–3 (1–3 agg.) | UNAM | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 51,302 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava |
Clausura 2022
Regular phase
| 7 January 2022 1 | Puebla | 1–1 | América | Puebla |
| 21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 35,040 Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia |
| 16 February 2022 2 | Mazatlán | 2–1 | América | Mazatlán |
| 19:00 CT |
|
Report | Stadium: Estadio de Mazatlán Attendance: 13,934 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
| 22 January 2022 3 | América | 0–2 | Atlas | Mexico City |
| 21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 20,825 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava |
| 5 February 2022 4 | América | 2–3 | Atlético San Luis | Mexico City |
| 19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 16,968 Referee: Adonai Escobedo González |
| 12 February 2022 5 | Santos Laguna | 2–3 | América | Torreón |
| 21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 18,774 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre |
| 20 February 2022 6 | América | 1–3 | Pachuca | Mexico City |
| 19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 27,858 Referee: Diego Montaño Gomez |
| 26 February 2022 7 | UNAM | 0–0 | América | Mexico City |
| 21:00 CT |
|
Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 42,650 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez |
| 1 March 2022 8 | América | 1–1 | Querétaro | Mexico City |
| 21:00 CT |
|
Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 17,414 Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez |
| 5 March 2022 9 | Monterrey | 2–1 | América | Guadalupe |
| 19:06 CT |
|
Report | Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 40,327 Referee: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo |
| 12 March 2022 10 | Guadalajara | 0–0 | América | Guadalajara |
| 21:00 CT | Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio Akron Attendance: 33,047 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
| 20 March 2022 11 | América | 3–0 | Toluca | Mexico City |
| 19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 34,571 Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia |
| 2 April 2022 12 | Necaxa | 0–1 | América | Aguascalientes |
| 19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Victoria Attendance: 19,485 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón |
| 9 April 2022 13 | América | 3–0 | Juárez | Mexico City |
| 21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 19,757 Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos |
| 15 April 2022 14 | Tijuana | 1–3 | América | Tijuana |
| 22:00 CT |
|
Report | Stadium: Estadio Caliente Attendance: 27,333 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre |
| 20 April 2022 15 | América | 2–0 | León | Mexico City |
| 22:00 CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 36,210 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
| 23 April 2022 16 | UANL | 0–2 | América | Nuevo León |
| 20:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 38,810 Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez |
| 30 April 2022 17 | América | 0–0 | Cruz Azul | Mexico City |
| 22:00 CT |
|
Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 52,630 Referee: Oscar Macías Romo |
Liguilla
Quarter-finals
| 10 May 2022 First leg | Puebla | 1–1 | América | Puebla |
| 21:05 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 43,921 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre |
| 14 May 2022 Second leg | América | 3–2 (4–3 agg.) | Puebla | Mexico City |
| 19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 51,186 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramirez |
Semi-finals
| 19 May 2022 First leg | América | 1–1 | Pachuca | Mexico City |
| 21:00 CT |
|
Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 62,633 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
2021 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2021 CONCACAF Champions League began during the 2020–21 Liga MX season.
Round of 16
The round of 16 was played during the 2020–21 season.
Quarter-finals
The quarter-final was played during the 2020–21 season.
Semi-finals
| 12 August 2021 Semi-finals | América | 2–0 | | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 21:00 CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Walter López Castellanos (Guatemala) |
| 15 September 2021 Semi-finals | Philadelphia Union | 0–2 (0–4 agg.) | | Chester, United States |
| 21:00 EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras) |
Final
| 28 October 2021 Final | Monterrey | 1–0 | | Guadalupe, Mexico |
| 21:00 CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio BBVA Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez |
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