2023–24 Club América season

América
2023–24 season
President	Santiago Baños
Manager	André Jardine
Stadium	Estadio Azteca
Apertura 2023	Regular phase: 1st
Leagues Cup	Round of 16
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Round One
Top goalscorer	League: ; Apertura:; Julián Quiñones; Diego Valdés(6); All: ; Julián Quiñones (8)
Highest home attendance	62,707 v UNAM; (30 September 2023)
Lowest home attendance	13,391 v Juárez; (30 June 2023)
Average home league attendance	33,527
Biggest win	4–0 v St. Louis City; (27 July 2023); 4–0 v Guadalajara; (16 September 2023); 4–0 v Pachuca; (3 October 2023);
Biggest defeat	1–4 v Columbus Crew; (31 July 2023)
Home colours	Away colours
	All statistics correct as of 21 October 2023.

The 2023–24 Club América season is the club's 79th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The team will participate in the Liga MX, Leagues Cup, and the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Coaching staff

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

Source: Club América

Players

Squad information

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (Age)	Since	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Luis Malagón	(1997-03-02) 2 March 1997	2023	Necaxa
27	GK	Óscar Jiménez	(1988-10-12) 12 October 1988	2017	Chiapas
Defenders
2	DF	Luis Fuentes	(1986-09-14) 14 September 1986	2020	Free agent
3	DF	Israel Reyes	(2000-05-23) 23 May 2000	2023	Puebla
4	DF	Sebastián Cáceres	(1999-08-18) 18 August 1999	2020	Liverpool
5	DF	Kevin Álvarez	(1999-01-15) 15 January 1999	2023	Pachuca
14	DF	Néstor Araujo	(1991-08-29) 29 August 1991	2022	Celta de Vigo
19	DF	Miguel Layún	(1988-06-25) 25 June 1988	2021	Monterrey
23	DF	Emilio Lara	(2002-05-18) 18 May 2002	2022	Academy
26	DF	Salvador Reyes	(1998-05-04) 4 May 1998	2021	Puebla
29	DF	Ramón Juárez	(2001-05-09) 9 May 2001	2019	Academy
31	DF	Igor Lichnovsky	(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994	2023	UANL
34	DF	Ralph Orquin	(2003-04-15) 15 April 2003	2023	Academy
Midfielders
6	MF	Jonathan dos Santos	(1990-04-26) 26 April 1990	2022	Free agent
8	MF	Álvaro Fidalgo	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997	2021	Castellón
10	MF	Diego Valdés	(1994-01-30) 30 January 1994	2021	Santos Laguna
16	MF	Santiago Naveda	(2001-04-16) 16 April 2001	2020	Miedź Legnica
17	MF	Alejandro Zendejas	(1998-02-07) 7 February 1998	2022	Necaxa
20	MF	Richard Sánchez	(1996-03-29) 29 March 1996	2019	Olimpia
32	MF	Leonardo Suárez	(1996-03-30) 30 March 1996	2020	Villarreal
Forwards
7	FW	Brian Rodríguez	(2000-05-20) 20 May 2000	2022	LAFC
11	FW	Jonathan Rodríguez	(1993-07-06) 6 July 1993	2022	Al-Nassr
21	FW	Henry Martín	(1992-09-18) 18 September 1992	2018	Tijuana
30	FW	Román Martínez	(2002-08-18) 18 August 2002	2022	Academy
33	FW	Julián Quiñones	(1997-03-24) 24 March 1997	2023	Atlas

Players and squad numbers last updated on 13 September 2023.[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
29 May 2023	MF	Santiago Naveda	22	Miedź Legnica	End of loan	[2]
12 June 2023	MF	Mauro Lainez	27	Juárez	End of loan	[3]
13 June 2023	DF	Kevin Álvarez	24	Pachuca	Undisclosed	[4]
3 July 2023	FW	Julián Quiñones	26	Atlas	Undisclosed	[5]
13 September 2023	DF	Igor Lichnovsky	29	UANL	On loan

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	To	Fee	Source
12 June 2023	MF	Pedro Aquino	28	Santos Laguna	Undisclosed	[6]
13 June 2023	MF	Jürgen Damm	30	Released		[7]
20 June 2023	FW	Federico Viñas	24	León	Undisclosed	[8]
30 June 2023	FW	Roger Martínez	29	Released		[9]
1 September 2023	MF	Mauro Lainez	27	Querétaro	On loan

Pre-season and friendlies

Club América will precede their 2023–24 campaign by taking part in the "Tour Águila" in the United States, along with mid-season friendlies as well.[10]

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers
17 June 2023	Toluca	N	0–0
20 June 2023	Monterrey	N	0–1
10 September 2023	UANL	N	2–1	Suárez 68', 79'
15 October 2023	Guadalajara	N	2–0	Quiñones 29', 54'

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Apertura	30 June 2023	TBD	Matchday 1	TBD	13	9	3	1	30	14	+16	069.23
Clausura	January 2024	TBD	Matchday 1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Leagues Cup	27 July 2023	8 August 2023	Group stage	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	050.00
CONCACAF Champions Cup	TBD 2024	TBD 2024	Round One	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					17	11	4	2	37	19	+18	064.71

Last updated: 21 October 2023
Source: Competitions

Apertura 2023


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
13	9	3	1	30	14	+16	30	6	2	1	22	9	+13	3	1	0	8	5	+3

Source: Match reports

Apertura 2023

The Apertura 2023 fixtures were released on 7 June 2023.[11]

Regular phase

30 June 2023 1	América	1–2	Juárez	Mexico City
19:00 CT	Suárez 14' 59'	Report	Sosa 44' Ortega 75' A. García 86' Zapata 90+5'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 13,391 Referee: Ismael Rosario López Peñuelas

15 July 2023 3	América	3–0	Puebla	Mexico City
19:00 CT	Álvarez 34' Suárez 45+1' Quiñones 87' Cáceres 88'	Report	Robles 31'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 32,294 Referee: Víctor Alfonso Caceres Hernandez

20 August 2023 4	América	1–1	Atlas	Mexico City
21:10 CT	Suárez 29' B. Rodríguez 34'	Report	Caicedo 23' Santamaría 25' Zapata 65' Vargas 71' Martínez 85'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 17,046 Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
Note: The match was originally scheduled to be played at the Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara, but was rescheduled due to poor pitch conditions.

23 August 2023 5	América	3–2	Necaxa	Mexico City
19:00 CT	Valdés 23' B. Rodríguez 30' Quiñones 60' Lara 66' Álvarez 90+4'	Report	Batista 3' 55' Colorado 9' Poggi 65'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 19,065 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava

26 August 2023 6	América	1–1	León	Mexico City
19:00 CT	dos Santos 54' Quiñones 64' Álvarez 76' 90+4'	Report	Tesillo 14' Barreiro 15' Mena 36' Viñas 57' O. Rodríguez 74'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 30,701 Referee: Oscar Macías Romero

2 September 2023 7	Cruz Azul	2–3	América	Mexico City
21:00 CT	Rotondi 20' 51' Rodríguez 35' Antuna 47' 80' Escobar 53' Ditta 90+1'	Report	Quiñones 4' Malagón 28' Sánchez 35' 45+4' dos Santos 40' B. Rodríguez 45+7' Cáceres 82' Zendejas 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 36,500 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón

16 September 2023 8	América	4–0	Guadalajara	Mexico City
21:10	B. Rodríguez 21' Valdés 36' 65' Suárez 58' Lichnovsky 68' Zendejas 79'	Report	Alvarado 58' Briseño 68'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 62,514 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

20 September 2023 2	Querétaro	1–2	América	Querétaro
20:06 CT	Zuñiga 21'	Report	Valdés 52' Álvarez 62' Lichnovsky 78'	Stadium: Estadio Corregidora Attendance: 31,296 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
Note: The match was scheduled on 9 July and postponed due to poor pitch conditions.

24 September 2023 9	Toluca	1–1	América	Toluca
12:00 CT	Huerta 43' Araújo 54' Belmonte 84'	Report	Valdes 25'	Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez Attendance: 27,273 Referee: Adonai Escobedo González

30 September 2023 10	América	1–0	UNAM	Mexico City
18:40 CT	Martín 11' Lichnovsky 61' J. Rodríguez 75' 76' Malagón 87'	Report	Monroy 15' Benevendo 18' Nathan 57' Huerta 66' González 73'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 62,707 Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández

3 October 2023 11	América	4–0	Pachuca	Mexico City
21:00 CT	Juárez 21' Martín 41' Fidalgo 53' Zendejas 58' Quiñones 87' J. Rodríguez 90+3'	Report	Cabral 40' Montiel 51'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 30,479 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava

6 October 2023 12	Mazatlán	1–2	América	Mazatlán
21:00 CT	Bárcenas 19' Madueña 20' Flores 24' Colmán 33' Amarilla 39' 41'	Report	Lichnovsky 3' 76' Lara 42' Valdés 54'	Stadium: Estadio de Mazatlán Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Oscar Macías García

21 October 2023 13	América	4–3	Santos Laguna	Mexico City
19:00 CT	Martín 13' J. Rodríguez 19' Quiñones 26' 45+5' (pen.) Zendejas 76' S. Reyes 89' Lichnovsky 89'	Report	Brunetta 2' Preciado 20' Prieto 45+4' E. Rodríguez 52' 67' A. López 80'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 39,968 Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos

28 October 2023 14	Monterrey	v	América	Guadalupe
21:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio BBVA

1 November 2023 15	Atlético San Luis	v	América	San Luis Potosí
21:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras

4 November 2023 16	América	v	Tijuana	Mexico City
19:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Azteca

11 November 2023 17	UANL	v	América	San Nicolás de los Garza
21:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Universitario

Regular phase

Position	Name	Goals scored
1.	Julián Quiñones	6
1.	Diego Valdés	6
2.	Brian Rodríguez	4
3.	Jonathan Rodríguez	3
3.	Alejandro Zendejas	3
4.	Igor Lichnovsky	2
	Henry Martín	2
	Leonardo Suárez	2
5.	Kevin Álvarez	1
5.	Richard Sánchez	1
Total		30

Leagues Cup

Central 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CLB	CAM	STL
1	Columbus Crew	2	2	0	6	2	+4	6	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	2–1
2	América	2	1	1	5	4	+1	3	Advance to knockout stage	1–4	—	4–0
3	St. Louis City SC	2	0	2	1	6	−5	0		—	—	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

27 July 2023 (2023-07-27) group	América	4–0	St. Louis City SC	St. Louis
22:00 (20:00 UTC-5)	Martín 5' Santos 49' Quiñones 51' Álvarez 54' Zendejas 77'	Report	Parker 16' Löwen 81' Hiebert 84' Jackson 85'	Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,430 Referee: Selvin Brown

31 July 2023 (2023-07-31) group	América	1–4	Columbus Crew	Columbus
20:00	Álvarez 29'	Report	Hernández 41', 69' (pen.) Ramírez 81' Moreira 90+3'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,217 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

Round of 32

4 August 2023 (2023-08-04) R32	América	1–0	Chicago Fire FC	Bridgeview
20:00 (18:00 UTC-5)	Álvarez 23' Giménez 64' (o.g.) Sánchez 94'	Report	M. Navarro 23' Souquet 87' Shaqiri 96' Pineda 99'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 18,417 Referee: Walter López Castellanos

Round of 16

8 August 2023 (2023-08-08) R16	América	2–2 (5–6 p)	Nashville SC	Nashville
20:00 (18:00 UTC-5)	dos Santos 9' Valdés 78' Quiñones 90+4' (pen.), 90+5'	Report	Zimmerman 61' Willis 87' Godoy 90+1' MacNaughton 90+2' Surridge 90+9'	Stadium: GEODIS Park Attendance: 24,662 Referee: Selvin Brown
	Penalties
	Quiñones Layún Zendejas I. Reyes Valdés Fidalgo dos Santos		Mukhtar Surridge Godoy Zimmerman McCarty Maher Lovitz

References

"LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - América". LigaMX.net.
"Santiago Naveda volvió a México tras paso por el futbol de Polonia; reportará con América" (in Spanish). MedioTiempo. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
"Mauro Lainez regresa al América tras finalizar préstamo con Juárez" (in Spanish). Récord. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
"América revela a Kevin Álvarez como refuerzo para el Apertura 2023" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
"Oficial: Julián Quiñones, refuerzo de América para el Apertura 2023" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
"América se despide de Pedro Aquino; Santos lo anuncia como refuerzo". AS.com (in Spanish). 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
"América: Jürgen Damm es baja del cuadro azulcrema de cara al Apertura 2023" (in Spanish). Récord. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
"León anuncia al uruguayo Federico Viñas como refuerzo" (in Spanish). ESPN Deported. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
"ES OFICIAL: Club América tiene una nueva baja de cara al Apertura 2023". 90min (in Spanish). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
"Tour Águila 2023". TourAguila.com. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
"Calendario del Club América Torneo Apertura 2023" (in Spanish). Club América. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

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[2] "Santiago Naveda volvió a México tras paso por el futbol de Polonia; reportará con América" (in Spanish). MedioTiempo. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

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[7] "América: Jürgen Damm es baja del cuadro azulcrema de cara al Apertura 2023" (in Spanish). Récord. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[8] "León anuncia al uruguayo Federico Viñas como refuerzo" (in Spanish). ESPN Deported. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[9] "ES OFICIAL: Club América tiene una nueva baja de cara al Apertura 2023". 90min (in Spanish). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

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Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V.
Ground	Estadio Azteca
Training Grounds	Instalaciones Club América en Coapa
Managers	Listing of managers past and present
Presidents	List of Club América Presidents
Rivalries	El Súper Clásico Clásico Capitalino Clásico Joven
Players	First team Listing of players past and present
Media	Club América Media
National Honors	13 League Titles: 1965-66 1970-71 1975-76 1983-84 1984-85 Prode '85 1987-88 1988-89 Verano 2002 Clausura 2005 Clausura 2013 Apertura 2014 Apertura 2018 6 Cups, 6 Supercups
International honours	7 CONCACAF Championships, 1 CONCACAF Giants' Cup, 2 Copas Interamericanas
Reserves	Club América Reserves and Academy