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América
2023–24 season
PresidentSantiago Baños
ManagerAndré Jardine
StadiumEstadio Azteca
Apertura 2023Regular phase: 1st
Final phase: Winners
Clausura 2024Regular phase: 2nd
Leagues CupRound of 16
CONCACAF Champions CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Apertura:
Julián Quiñones (10)
Clausura:
Henry Martín
Julián Quiñones
Alejandro Zendejas (4)
All:
Julián Quiñones (19)
Highest home attendance74,957 v UANL
(17 December 2023)
Lowest home attendance13,391 v Juárez
(30 June 2023)
Average home league attendance35,423
Biggest win5–0 v Atlético San Luis
(6 December 2023)
Biggest defeat1–4 v Columbus Crew
(31 July 2023)
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 10 April 2024.

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 Brazil André Jardine
Assistant managers Brazil Paulo Victor Gomes
Mexico Raúl Lara
Goalkeeper coach Mexico Luis Gurrola
Fitness coaches Brazil Kako Perez
Mexico Francisco Martínez
Physiotherapists Argentina 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) Since Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 GK Mexico Luis Malagón (1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 27) 2023 Mexico Necaxa
27 GK Mexico Óscar Jiménez (1988-10-12) 12 October 1988 (age 36) 2017 Mexico Chiapas
Defenders
2 DF Mexico Luis Fuentes (1986-09-14) 14 September 1986 (age 38) 2020 Free agent
3 DF Mexico Israel Reyes (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 (age 24) 2023 Mexico Puebla
4 DF Uruguay Sebastián Cáceres (1999-08-18) 18 August 1999 (age 25) 2020 Uruguay Liverpool
5 DF Mexico Kevin Álvarez (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25) 2023 Mexico Pachuca
14 DF Mexico Néstor Araujo (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991 (age 33) 2022 Spain Celta de Vigo
18 DF Mexico Cristian Calderón (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 27) 2024 Free agent
23 DF Mexico Emilio Lara (2002-05-18) 18 May 2002 (age 22) 2022 Academy
26 DF Mexico Salvador Reyes (1998-05-04) 4 May 1998 (age 26) 2021 Mexico Puebla
29 DF Mexico Ramón Juárez (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 23) 2019 Academy
31 DF Chile Igor Lichnovsky (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30) 2023 Mexico UANL
Midfielders
6 MF Mexico Jonathan dos Santos (1990-04-26) 26 April 1990 (age 34) 2022 Free agent
8 MF Spain Álvaro Fidalgo (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27) 2021 Spain Castellón
10 MF Chile Diego Valdés (1994-01-30) 30 January 1994 (age 30) 2021 Mexico Santos Laguna
16 MF Mexico Santiago Naveda (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 23) 2020 Poland Miedź Legnica
17 MF United States Alejandro Zendejas (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26) 2022 Mexico Necaxa
20 MF Paraguay Richard Sánchez (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 (age 28) 2019 Paraguay Olimpia
24 MF Netherlands Javairô Dilrosun (1998-06-22) 22 June 1998 (age 26) 2024 Netherlands Feyenoord
Forwards
7 FW Uruguay Brian Rodríguez (2000-05-20) 20 May 2000 (age 24) 2022 United States LAFC
19 FW Mexico Illian Hernández (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24) 2024 MexicoPachuca
21 FW Mexico Henry Martín (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 (age 32) 2018 Mexico Tijuana
30 FW Mexico Román Martínez (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 22) 2022 Academy
33 FW Mexico Julián Quiñones (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 27) 2023 Mexico Atlas

Players and squad numbers last updated on 20 March 2024.[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
29 May 2023 MF Mexico Santiago Naveda 22 Poland Miedź Legnica End of loan [2]
12 June 2023 MF Mexico Mauro Lainez 27 Mexico Juárez End of loan [3]
13 June 2023 DF Mexico Kevin Álvarez 24 Mexico Pachuca Undisclosed [4]
3 July 2023 FW Mexico Julián Quiñones 26 Mexico Atlas Undisclosed [5]
13 September 2023 DF Chile Igor Lichnovsky 29 Mexico UANL On loan

Out

Date

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

Winter

In

Date

Pos. Player Age From Fee Source
3 January 2024 DF Mexico Cristian Calderón 26 Free agent [10]
10 January 2024 FW Mexico Illian Hernández 23 MexicoPachuca On loan [11]
2 February 2024 MF Netherlands Javairô Dilrosun 25 NetherlandsFeyenoord Undisclosed[note 1] [12]

Out

Date

Pos. Player Age To Fee Source
17 December 2023 DF Mexico Miguel Layún 35 Retired
10 January 2024 DF United States Ralph Orquin 20 MexicoJuárez On loan [13]
1 February 2024 MF Argentina Leonardo Suárez 27 MexicoUNAM Undisclosed [14]
20 March 2024 FW Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez 30 United StatesPortland Timbers Undisclosed [15]

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.[16]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers
17 June 2023 Mexico Toluca N 0–0
20 June 2023 Mexico Monterrey N 0–1
10 September 2023 Mexico UANL N 2–1 Suárez 68', 79'
15 October 2023 Mexico Guadalajara N 2–0 Quiñones 29', 54'
21 December 2023 Spain Barcelona N 3–2 Quiñones 12', 50', Martín 81'
23 March 2024 Mexico Cruz Azul N 2–3 Hernández 10', Fidalgo 17'

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Apertura 30 June 2023 17 December 2023 Matchday 1 Winners 23 15 6 2 50 19 +31 065.22
Clausura 13 January 2024 TBD Matchday 1 TBD 14 8 5 1 22 8 +14 057.14
Leagues Cup 27 July 2023 8 August 2023 Group stage Round of 16 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 050.00
CONCACAF Champions Cup 6 February 2024 TBD Round One TBD 6 4 0 2 17 7 +10 066.67
Total 47 29 12 6 97 40 +57 061.70

Last updated: 10 April 2024
Source: Competitions

Apertura 2023

Further information: 2023–24 Liga MX season § Torneo Apertura
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
23 15 6 2 50 19  +31 51 9 2 2 30 11  +19 6 4 0 20 8  +12

Source: Match reports

Clausura 2024

Further information: 2023–24 Liga MX season § Torneo Clausura
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
14 8 5 1 22 7  +15 29 4 2 0 10 4  +6 4 3 1 12 3  +9

Source: Match reports

Apertura 2023

Main article: 2023–24 Liga MX season § Torneo Apertura

The Apertura 2023 fixtures were released on 7 June 2023.[17]

Regular phase

30 June 2023 1 América 1–2 Juárez Mexico City
19:00 CT
  • Suárez 14' Yellow card 59'
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 13,391
Referee: Ismael Rosario López Peñuelas
15 July 2023 3 América 3–0 Puebla Mexico City
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 32,294
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Caceres Hernandez
20 August 2023 4 América 1–1 Atlas Mexico City
21:10 CT
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 19,065
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
26 August 2023 6 América 1–1 León Mexico City
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 30,701
Referee: Oscar Macías Romero
2 September 2023 7 Cruz Azul 2–3 América Mexico City
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón
16 September 2023 8 América 4–0 Guadalajara Mexico City
21:10
Report
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
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
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 27,273
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
30 September 2023 10 América 1–0 UNAM Mexico City
18:40 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 62,707
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández
3 October 2023 11 América 4–0 Pachuca Mexico City
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 30,479
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
6 October 2023 12 Mazatlán 1–2 América Mazatlán
21:00 CT
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 39,968
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
28 October 2023 14 Monterrey 0–3 América Guadalupe
21:10 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 47,177
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
1 November 2023 15 Atlético San Luis 0–1 América San Luis Potosí
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 22,584
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
4 November 2023 16 América 3–0 Tijuana Mexico City
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 46,046
Referee: Oscar Mejia García
11 November 2023 17 UANL 0–0 América San Nicolás de los Garza
21:10 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Attendance: 37,738
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles

Goalscorers

Position Nation Name Goals scored
1. Mexico Julián Quiñones 6
Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez 6
Chile Diego Valdés 6
2. United States Alejandro Zendejas 5
3. Uruguay Brian Rodríguez 4
4. Mexico Henry Martín 3
5. Chile Igor Lichnovsky 2
Argentina Leonardo Suárez 2
6. Mexico Kevin Álvarez 1
Spain Álvaro Fidalgo 1
Paraguay Richard Sánchez 1
Total
37

Final phase

Main article: Apertura 2023 Liga MX final phase

Quarter-finals

29 November 2023 First leg León 2–2 América Guanajuato
19:06 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio León
Attendance: 25,823
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
2 December 2023 Second leg América 2–0
(4–2 agg.)		 León Mexico City
21:10 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 61,823
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

Semi-finals

6 December 2023 First leg Atlético San Luis 0–5 América San Luis Potosí
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 22,589
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
9 December 2023 Second leg América 0–2
(5–2 agg.)		 Atlético San Luis Mexico City
20:00 CT Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 57,964
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos

Final

14 December 2023 First leg UANL 1–1 América San Nicolás de los Garza
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
17 December 2023 Second leg América 3–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 agg.)		 UANL Mexico City
19:30
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 74,957
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González

Goalscorers

Position Nation Name Goals scored
1. Mexico Henry Martín 5
2. Mexico Julián Quiñones 4
3. Chile Diego Valdés 2
4. Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez 1
4. Paraguay Richard Sánchez 1
Total
13

Clausura 2024

Main article: 2023–24 Liga MX season § Torneo Clausura

The Clausura 2024 fixtures were released on 17 December 2023.[18]

Regular phase

13 January 2024 1 Tijuana 0–2 América Tijuana
19:00 PT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Attendance: 31,133
Referee: Edgar Allan Morales Olvera
20 January 2024 2 América 2–0 Querétaro Mexico City
19:05 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 31,564
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández
24 January 2024 4 Juárez 0–2 América Ciudad Juárez
20:05 MT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 17,418
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre
27 January 2024 3 Necaxa 0–0 América Aguascalientes
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 20,837
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
3 February 2024 5 América 1–1 Monterrey Mexico City
21:10 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 41,158
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
10 February 2024 6 León 0–1 América León
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio León
Attendance: 23,304
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava
17 February 2024 7 Pachuca 2–1 América Pachuca
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Attendance: 18,143
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández
21 February 2024 9 América 2–2 Mazatlán Mexico City
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 18,199
Referee: Ismael Rosario López Peñuelas
24 February 2024 8 América 1–0 Cruz Azul Mexico City
21:10 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 59,032
Referee: Oscar Mejía García
2 March 2024 10 Atlas 1–5 América Guadalajara
21:10 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Attendance: 40,694
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
9 March 2024 11 América 2–0 UANL Mexico City
21:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 45,063
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández
16 March 2024 12 Guadalajara 0–0 América Zapopan
21:05
Report
Stadium: Estadio Akron
Attendance: 42,650
Referee: Fernando Hernández Goméz
28 March 2024 13 América 2–1 Atlético San Luis Mexico City
20:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 34,476
Referee: Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle
6 April 2024 14 Santos Laguna 1–1 América Torreón
21:05
Report
Stadium: Estadio Corona
Attendance: 28,596
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre
13 April 2024 15 América v Toluca Mexico City
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
20 April 2024 16 UNAM v América Mexico City
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
25 April 2024 17 Puebla v América Puebla
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc

Goalscorers

Position Nation Name Goals scored
1. Mexico Henry Martín 4
Mexico Julián Quiñones 4
United States Alejandro Zendejas 4
2. Chile Diego Valdés 3
3. Mexico Salvador Reyes 2
4. Netherlands Javairô Dilrosun 1
Spain Álvaro Fidalgo 1
Uruguay Brian Rodríguez 1
Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez 1
Paraguay Richard Sánchez 1
Total
22

CONCACAF Champions Cup

See also: 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round one

6 February 2024 First leg Real Estelí Nicaragua 2–1 Mexico América Estelí
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Independencia
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
14 February 2024 Second leg América Mexico 2–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Nicaragua Real Estelí Mexico City
21:15 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Round of 16

6 March 2024 First leg Guadalajara Mexico 0–3 Mexico América Zapopan
22:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Akron
Attendance: 43,111
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
13 March 2024 Second leg América Mexico 2–3
(5–3 agg.)		 Mexico Guadalajara Mexico City
22:30 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Quarter-finals

2 April 2024 First leg[a] New England Revolution United States 0–4 Mexico América Foxborough
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 11,978
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
9 April 2024 Second leg[a] América Mexico 5–2
(9–2 agg.)		 United States New England Revolution Mexico City
22:30 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Leagues Cup

See also: 2023 Leagues Cup

Central 1

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CLB CAM STL
1 United States Columbus Crew 2 2 0 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage — — 2–1
2 Mexico América 2 1 0 0 1 5 4 +1 3 1–4 — 4–0
3 United States St. Louis City SC 2 0 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0 — — —
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
27 July 2023 (2023-07-27) group América Mexico 4–0 United States St. Louis City SC St. Louis
22:00 (20:00 UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 22,430
Referee: Selvin Brown
31 July 2023 (2023-07-31) group América Mexico 1–4 United States Columbus Crew Columbus
20:00
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,217
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

Round of 32

4 August 2023 (2023-08-04) R32 América Mexico 1–0 United States Chicago Fire FC Bridgeview
20:00 (18:00 UTC-5)
Report M. Navarro Yellow card 23'

Souquet Yellow card 87' Shaqiri Yellow card 96'

Pineda Yellow card 99'		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 18,417
Referee: Walter López Castellanos

Round of 16

8 August 2023 (2023-08-08) R16 América Mexico 2–2
(5–6 p)		 United States Nashville SC Nashville
20:00 (18:00 UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: GEODIS Park
Attendance: 24,662
Referee: Selvin Brown
Penalties

Notes

  1. ^ Reportedly €5 million.[12]
  1. ^ a b The Revolution were slated to host the second leg of the quarterfinals due to their superior record in the competition, but due to a scheduling conflict at Gillette Stadium, they requested to host the first leg.[19]

References

  1. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - América". LigaMX.net.
  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.
  3. ^ "Mauro Lainez regresa al América tras finalizar préstamo con Juárez" (in Spanish). Récord. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  4. ^ "América revela a Kevin Álvarez como refuerzo para el Apertura 2023" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Oficial: Julián Quiñones, refuerzo de América para el Apertura 2023" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  6. ^ "América se despide de Pedro Aquino; Santos lo anuncia como refuerzo". AS.com (in Spanish). 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  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.
  10. ^ "Oficial: 'Chicote' Calderón es nuevo jugador del América" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  11. ^ "América hace oficial la llegada de su nuevo refuerzo" (in Spanish). MedioTiempo. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  12. ^ a b "America announces signing of Javairo Dilrosun in the style of Van Gogh". Marca. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Ralph Orquín, canterano de América, llega a Bravos de Juárez" (in Spanish). Récord. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Oficial: Leo Suárez, nuevo jugador de Pumas" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Portland Timbers acquire Jonathan Rodríguez from Club América". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Tour Águila 2023". TourAguila.com. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Calendario del Club América Torneo Apertura 2023" (in Spanish). Club América. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Calendario del Club América Torneo Apertura 2023" (in Spanish). TV Azteca Deportes. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  19. ^ Geagan, Matt (15 March 2024). "Revolution set to face Mexican powerhouse Club América in Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinals". CBS News. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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