América
2021–22 season
PresidentSantiago Baños
ManagerSantiago Solari
(until 2 March 2022)
Fernando Ortiz
(interim, from 3 March 2022)
StadiumEstadio Azteca
Apertura 2021Regular phase: 1st
Final phase: Quarter-finals
Clausura 2022Regular phase: 4th
Final phase: Semi-finals
2021 CONCACAF Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Apertura:
Álvaro Fidalgo (4)
Clausura:
Diego Valdés (7)

All:
Diego Valdés (7)
All statistics correct as of 22 May 2022.

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.

Coaching staff

Position Staff
ManagerArgentina Fernando Ortiz (interim)
Assistant managersMexico Raúl Lara
Mexico Peter Thelemaque
Goalkeeper coachMexico Luis Gurrola
Fitness coachesMexico Francisco Martínez
Canada Paolo Pacione
PhysiotherapistsArgentina Fernando Gilardi
Mexico Octavio Luna
Mexico Francisco Faustino
Team doctors Mexico Alfonso Díaz
Mexico José Guadalupe Vázquez
Argentina Christian Motta

Source: Club América

Players

Squad information

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Signed in Previous club
Goalkeepers
13 GK Mexico Guillermo Ochoa 13 July 1985 (aged 36) 2019 Belgium Standard Liège
27 GK Mexico Óscar Jiménez 12 October 1988 (aged 33) 2017 Mexico Chiapas
Defenders
2 DF MexicoLuis Fuentes 14 September 1986 (aged 35) 2020 Free agent
3 DF MexicoJorge Sánchez 10 December 1997 (aged 24) 2018 Mexico Santos Laguna
4 DF UruguaySebastián Cáceres 18 August 1999 (aged 22) 2020 Uruguay Liverpool
18 DF ParaguayBruno Valdez 6 October 1992 (aged 29) 2016 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
22 DF SpainJorge Mere 17 April 1997 (aged 24) 2022 Germany 1. FC Köln
25 DF MexicoJordan Silva 30 July 1994 (aged 27) 2021 Mexico Tijuana (on loan)
26 DF MexicoSalvador Reyes 4 May 1998 (aged 23) 2021 Mexico Puebla
29 DF MexicoMiguel Layún 25 June 1988 (aged 33) 2021 Mexico Monterrey
Midfielders
5 MF PeruPedro Aquino 13 April 1995 (aged 26) 2021 Mexico León
7 MF MexicoJonathan dos Santos 26 April 1990 (aged 31) 2022 Free agent
8 MF SpainÁlvaro Fidalgo 9 April 1997 (aged 24) 2021 Spain Castellón
10 MF ChileDiego Valdés 30 January 1994 (aged 27) 2021 Mexico Santos Laguna
17 MF MexicoAlejandro Zendejas 7 February 1998 (aged 23) 2022 Mexico Necaxa
20 MF ParaguayRichard Sánchez 29 March 1998 (aged 23) 2019 Paraguay Olimpia
28 MF MexicoMauro Lainez 9 May 1996 (aged 25) 2020 Mexico Tijuana
30 MF ColombiaJuan Ferney Otero 26 May 1995 (aged 26) 2022 Mexico Santos Laguna
34 MF MexicoSantiago Naveda 16 April 2001 (aged 20) 2021 Academy
Forwards
9 FW ColombiaRoger Martínez 23 June 1994 (aged 27) 2018 China Jiangsu Suning
21 FW MexicoHenry Martín 18 September 1992 (aged 29) 2018 Mexico Tijuana
24 FW UruguayFederico Viñas 30 June 1998 (aged 23) 2019 Uruguay Juventud

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

Summer

In

Date

Pos. Player Age From Fee Source
1 June 2021 MF Spain Álvaro Fidalgo 24 Spain Castellón US$1 million [2]
3 June 2021 DF Mexico Miguel Layún 32 Mexico Monterrey Undisclosed [3]
11 June 2021 MF Mexico Fernando Madrigal 29 Mexico Querétaro Undisclosed
16 June 2021 DF Mexico Salvador Reyes 23 Mexico Puebla Undisclosed [4]
16 August 2021 MF Mexico Mario Osuna 32 Free agent [5]
18 August 2021 MF Ecuador Renato Ibarra 30 Mexico Atlas Loan return [6]

Out

Date

Pos. Player Age To Fee Source
15 June 2021 FW Mexico Giovani dos Santos 32 Released [7]
15 June 2021 FW Paraguay Sergio Díaz 23 Spain Real Madrid Castilla End of loan [8]
22 June 2021 MF Mexico Alan Medina 23 Mexico Toluca End of loan [9]
23 June 2021 DF Mexico Ramón Juárez 20 Mexico Puebla Loan [10]
23 June 2021 MF Mexico Emilio Sánchez 26 Mexico Mazatlán Loan [11]
30 June 2021 DF Mexico Bryan Colula 25 Mexico Mazatlán Loan
1 July 2021 DF Mexico Alonso Escoboza 28 Mexico Necaxa Loan
26 August 2021 FW Chile Nicolás Castillo 28 Brazil Juventude Loan [12]
2 September 2021 DF Mexico Adrián Goransch 22 Germany Sportfreunde Lotte Undisclosed [13]

Winter

In

Date

Pos. Player Age From Fee Source
15 December 2021 MF Chile Diego Valdés 27 Mexico Santos Laguna Undisclosed [14]
23 December 2021 MF Mexico Jonathan dos Santos 31 Free agent [15]
17 January 2022 MF Mexico Alejandro Zendejas 23 Mexico Necaxa US$3 million [16]
18 January 2022 DF Spain Jorge Meré 24 Germany 1. FC Köln Undisclosed [17]
26 January 2022 MF Colombia Juan Ferney Otero 26 Mexico Santos Laguna Undisclosed [18]

Out

Date

Pos. Player Age To Fee Source
1 December 2021 FW Chile Nicolás Castillo 28 Contract terminated [19]
16 December 2021 MF Colombia Nicolás Benedetti 24 Mexico Mazatlán Loan [20]
21 December 2021 MF Mexico Sebastián Córdova 24 Mexico Tigres UANL Undisclosed [21]
21 December 2021 DF Mexico Ramón Juárez 20 Mexico Atlético San Luis Loan [22]
22 December 2021 MF Ecuador Renato Ibarra 30 Mexico Tijuana Loan [23]
28 December 2021 MF Mexico Mario Osuna 33 Released [24]
8 January 2022 MF Argentina Leonardo Suárez 25 Mexico Santos Laguna On loan [25]
11 January 2022 DF Argentina Emanuel Aguilera 32 Mexico Atlas Undisclosed [26]
17 January 2022 MF Mexico Fernando Madrigal 29 Mexico Necaxa On loan [27]
17 January 2022 MF Guatemala Antonio López 24 Mexico Necaxa 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 +9 052.63
Clausura 2022 7 January 2022 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 Semi-finals 21 8 7 6 29 24 +5 038.10
Total 40 18 13 9 51 37 +14 045.00

Last updated: 22 May 2022
Source: Competitions

Liga MX

Apertura 2021

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAH
ResultDWWWWWDWLDDWWWWLD
Position87411111111111111
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Clausura 2022

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAAHHAHAHAHAAHHHAH
ResultDLLLWLDDLDWWWWWWD
Position61114161416171818171515118854
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Apertura 2021

Matches

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
  • Reyes 40'
  • Fidalgo 76'
Report 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
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

Matches

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
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
Report
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
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 Mexico 2–0 United States Philadelphia Union Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 CDT Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Walter López Castellanos (Guatemala)
15 September 2021 Semi-finals Philadelphia Union United States 0–2
(0–4 agg.)
Mexico América Chester, United States
21:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)

Final

28 October 2021 Final Monterrey Mexico 1–0 Mexico América Guadalupe, Mexico
21:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez

References

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