2012–13 Cruz Azul season

The 2012–13 Cruz Azul season is the 66th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into four tournaments—the Torneo Apertura, Torneo Clausura, Cup Apertura and the Cup Clausura.

Current kit

 * Provider: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Umbro.
 * Sponsors: 🇲🇽 Cemento Cruz Azul, 🇺🇸 Coca-Cola, 🇲🇽 Telcel, 🇲🇽 Tecate, 🇲🇽 Volaris.



Current squad
As of June 2012: Listed on the official website of Cruz Azul.

Competitions
Cruz Azul play four different tournaments in the 2012–13 season are Apertura 2012, Clausura 2013, Apertura 2012 Copa Mexico and Clausura 2013 Copa Mexico.

Results by opponent (league)
Source:Cruz Azul Matches at soccerway.com 2012–13 Liga MX season article

2012 Torneo Apertura
Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.

Copa MX
Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.

Group stage
Round 1

Cruz Azul won the series 4 – 2.

Round 2

Cruz Azul won the series 1 – 0.

Round 3

Torneo Clausura 2013
Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.

Starting XI
!style="background: #C0C0C0;color:#FFFFFF" colspan="6"| 11 starters

!style="background: #C0C0C0;color:#FFFFFF" colspan="6"| Other starters

Apps, goals and discipline
League = Apertura 2012 & Clausura 2013

Cup = Copa Mexico

Playoffs = Final Phase of the Apertura 2012 & Clausura 2013


 * align="left"|1||align="left"|GK||align="left"|🇲🇽José de Jesús Corona
 * 2||-1||0||0||0||0||2||-1||0||0||(−) means goals conceded
 * align="left"|12||align="left"|GK||align="left"|🇲🇽Guillermo Allison
 * 0||0||3||-2||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|3*||-2||0||0||(−) means goals conceded
 * align="left"|25||align="left"|GK||align="left"|🇲🇽Yosgart Gutiérrez
 * 4||-1||1||0||0||0||5||-1||0||0||(−) means goals conceded
 * align="left"|61||align="left"|GK||align="left"|🇲🇽Gibrán Lajud
 * 0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||(−) means goals conceded
 * align="left"|2||align="left"|DF||align="left"|🇲🇽Fausto Pinto
 * 3||0||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|3||align="left"|DF||align="left"|🇲🇽Néstor Araujo
 * 0(1)||0||1||0||0||0||1(1)||0||1||0||
 * align="left"|4||align="left"|DF||align="left"|🇲🇽Julio César Domínguez
 * 3||0||1||0||0||0||4||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|5||align="left"|DF||align="left"|🇲🇽Alejandro Castro
 * 6||0||1||0||0||0||7||0||3||0||
 * align="left"|14||align="left"|DF||align="left"|🇨🇴Luis Amaranto Perea
 * 6||0||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|6*||0||3||0||
 * align="left"|15||align="left"|DF||align="left"|🇲🇽Gerardo Flores
 * 6||0||0||0||0||0||6||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|16||align="left"|DF||align="left"|🇲🇽Jair Pereira
 * 0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|22||align="left"|DF||align="left"|🇲🇽Adrián Cortés
 * 0||0||4||0||0||0||4||0||3||0||
 * align="left"|28||align="left"|DF||align="left"|🇲🇽Rogelio Chavez
 * 0||0||4||0||0||0||4||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|77||align="left"|DF||align="left"|🇲🇽Francisco Flores
 * 0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|79||align="left"|DF||align="left"|🇲🇽Alan Emmanuel Vidal
 * 0||0||3(1)||0||0||0||3(1)||0||1||0||
 * align="left"|84||align="left"|DF||align="left"|🇲🇽Juan Carlos García
 * 0||0||2(1)||0||0||0||2(1)||0||1||0||
 * align="left"|86||align="left"|DF||align="left"|🇲🇽Iván Pérez
 * 0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|6||align="left"|MF||align="left"|🇲🇽Gerardo Torrado
 * 6||0||0(1)||0||0||0||6(1)||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|7||align="left"|MF||align="left"|🇲🇽Javier Aquino
 * 2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|8||align="left"|MF||align="left"|🇲🇽Israel Castro
 * 6||0||0||0||0||0||6||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|10||align="left"|MF||align="left"|🇦🇷Christian Giménez
 * 0(1)||0||1||1||0||0||1(1)||1||0||0||
 * align="left"|17||align="left"|MF||align="left"|🇲🇽Pablo Barrera
 * 5(1)||1||0||0||0||0||5(1)||1||2||0||
 * align="left"|18||align="left"|MF||align="left"|🇧🇷Maranhão
 * 0(5)||0||4||0||0||0||4(5)||0||2||0||
 * align="left"|21||align="left"|MF||align="left"|🇲🇽Héctor Gutiérrez
 * 0(2)||0||4||0||0||0||4(2)||0||2||0||
 * align="left"|24||align="left"|MF||align="left"|🇲🇽Luis Alanis
 * 0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|72||align="left"|MF||align="left"|🇲🇽Luis Fernando Carrasco
 * 0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|73||align="left"|MF||align="left"|🇲🇽Iñaki Domínguez
 * 0||0||0(1)||0||0||0||0(1)||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|74||align="left"|MF||align="left"|🇲🇽Kevin Varela
 * 0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|78||align="left"|MF||align="left"|🇲🇽Raúl Antonio Vidal
 * 0||0||4||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|4*||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|91||align="left"|MF||align="left"|🇲🇽Diego Israel Martínez
 * 0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|9||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇲🇽Omar Bravo
 * 5(1)||0||1||0||0||0||6(1)||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|11||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇲🇽Alejandro Vela
 * 6||0||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|6*||0||2||0||
 * align="left"|19||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇲🇽Marco Antonio Angúlo
 * 0||0||0(3)||0||0||0||0(3)||0||1||0||
 * align="left"|20||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇦🇷Mariano Pavone
 * 6||3||0||0||0||0||0||3||1||0||
 * align="left"|27||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇲🇽Javier Orozco
 * 0(6)||1||4||3||0||0||4(6)||4||1||0||
 * align="left"|75||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇲🇽Martín Galván
 * 0||0||1(2)||0||0||0||1(2)||0||1||0||
 * align="left"|76||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇲🇽Héctor Acevedo
 * 0||0||0(1)||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|0(1)*||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|96||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇲🇽Jesús Lara
 * 0||0||2(2)||1||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|2(2)*||1||0||0||
 * }
 * 0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|73||align="left"|MF||align="left"|🇲🇽Iñaki Domínguez
 * 0||0||0(1)||0||0||0||0(1)||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|74||align="left"|MF||align="left"|🇲🇽Kevin Varela
 * 0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|78||align="left"|MF||align="left"|🇲🇽Raúl Antonio Vidal
 * 0||0||4||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|4*||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|91||align="left"|MF||align="left"|🇲🇽Diego Israel Martínez
 * 0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|9||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇲🇽Omar Bravo
 * 5(1)||0||1||0||0||0||6(1)||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|11||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇲🇽Alejandro Vela
 * 6||0||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|6*||0||2||0||
 * align="left"|19||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇲🇽Marco Antonio Angúlo
 * 0||0||0(3)||0||0||0||0(3)||0||1||0||
 * align="left"|20||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇦🇷Mariano Pavone
 * 6||3||0||0||0||0||0||3||1||0||
 * align="left"|27||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇲🇽Javier Orozco
 * 0(6)||1||4||3||0||0||4(6)||4||1||0||
 * align="left"|75||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇲🇽Martín Galván
 * 0||0||1(2)||0||0||0||1(2)||0||1||0||
 * align="left"|76||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇲🇽Héctor Acevedo
 * 0||0||0(1)||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|0(1)*||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|96||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇲🇽Jesús Lara
 * 0||0||2(2)||1||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|2(2)*||1||0||0||
 * }
 * align="left"|27||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇲🇽Javier Orozco
 * 0(6)||1||4||3||0||0||4(6)||4||1||0||
 * align="left"|75||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇲🇽Martín Galván
 * 0||0||1(2)||0||0||0||1(2)||0||1||0||
 * align="left"|76||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇲🇽Héctor Acevedo
 * 0||0||0(1)||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|0(1)*||0||0||0||
 * align="left"|96||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇲🇽Jesús Lara
 * 0||0||2(2)||1||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|2(2)*||1||0||0||
 * }
 * align="left"|96||align="left"|FW||align="left"|🇲🇽Jesús Lara
 * 0||0||2(2)||1||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|2(2)*||1||0||0||
 * }

Overall statistics team
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !style="background: #6050DC;color:#FFFFFF"| !style="background: #6050DC;color:#FFFFFF"|Total !style="background: #6050DC;color:#FFFFFF"| Home !style="background: #6050DC;color:#FFFFFF"| Away
 * align=left| Games played || 0 || 0 || 0
 * align=left| Games won   || 0 || 0 || 0
 * align=left| Games drawn || 0 || 0 || 0
 * align=left| Games lost  || 0 || 0 || 0
 * align=left| Biggest win (Apertura) ||  ||  ||
 * align=left| Biggest win (Cup Apertura) ||  ||  ||
 * align=left| Biggest win (Clausura) ||  ||  ||
 * align=left| Biggest win (Cup Clausura) ||  ||  ||
 * align=left| Biggest lose (Apertura)   ||   ||   ||
 * align=left| Biggest lose (Cup Apertura)   ||  ||  ||
 * align=left| Biggest lose (Clausura)   ||  ||  ||
 * align=left| Biggest lose (Cup Clausura)   ||  ||  ||
 * align=left| Goals scored   || 0 || 0 || 0
 * align=left| Goals conceded || 0 || 0 || 0
 * align=left| Goal difference || 0 || 0 || 0
 * align=left| Average GF per game || ||  ||
 * align=left| Average GA per game || ||  ||
 * align=left| Most Game Started || 0 || colspan=2|
 * align=left| Most appearances || 0 || colspan=2|
 * align=left| Top scorer     || 0 || colspan=2|
 * align=left| Points         || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%)
 * align=left| Winning rate   || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%)
 * align=left| Biggest lose (Cup Clausura)   ||  ||  ||
 * align=left| Goals scored   || 0 || 0 || 0
 * align=left| Goals conceded || 0 || 0 || 0
 * align=left| Goal difference || 0 || 0 || 0
 * align=left| Average GF per game || ||  ||
 * align=left| Average GA per game || ||  ||
 * align=left| Most Game Started || 0 || colspan=2|
 * align=left| Most appearances || 0 || colspan=2|
 * align=left| Top scorer     || 0 || colspan=2|
 * align=left| Points         || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%)
 * align=left| Winning rate   || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%)
 * align=left| Average GA per game || ||  ||
 * align=left| Most Game Started || 0 || colspan=2|
 * align=left| Most appearances || 0 || colspan=2|
 * align=left| Top scorer     || 0 || colspan=2|
 * align=left| Points         || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%)
 * align=left| Winning rate   || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%)
 * align=left| Top scorer     || 0 || colspan=2|
 * align=left| Points         || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%)
 * align=left| Winning rate   || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%)
 * align=left| Winning rate   || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%)
 * align=left| Winning rate   || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%) || 0/0 (%)

Goal minutes
Updated to games played on 2 June.

IFFHS ranking
Cruz Azul position on the Club World Ranking during the 2012–13 season, according to IFFHS.