The 2010–11 Deportivo Cruz Azul season was the 84th season in the football club's history and the 46th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. The season was split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Cruz Azul began their season on July 23, 2010, against Estudiantes Tecos. Cruz Azul played their homes games on Saturdays at 17:00 hours local time.

Club

Personnel

Coaching staff

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Current squad As of January 2011: Listed on the official website of Cruz Azul.

From youth system

Transfers

Summer

In and Loan

FromFeeNote Gonzalo Pineda San Luis Javier Aquino Youth system Guillermo Allison Youth system Allam Bello Youth system Nestor Araújo Youth system Diego De la Cruz Youth system Germán Rodríguez Youth system Hiram Mondragón Youth system Luis Alanis Youth system Gienir García Youth system

Out and Loan

ToFeeNote Edgar Gerardo Lugo Puebla Mario Ortiz Puebla Félix Ísael González Puebla Melvin Brown Puebla Cristian Riveros Sunderland Israel López Necaxa Jaime Lozano Monarcas Gabino Velasco Querétaro Julio César Valdivia Unknown Edcarlos Cruzeiro

Winter

In and Loan

FromFeeNote Hugo Droguett Monarcas Morelia Marcelo Palau Nacional Isaac Romo Querétaro Waldo Ponce Racing de Santander

Out and Loan

ToFeeNote Joel Huiqui Monarcas Maximiliano Biancucchi Olimpia

Competitions

Cruz Azul play three different tournaments in the 2010–11 season are Apertura 2010, CONCACAF Champions League and Clausura 2011.

Overall CompetitionStarted roundCurrent position / roundFinal position / roundFirst matchLast matchApertura 2010——1st. /Quarter-finals23 July 201020 November 2010Champions LeaguePreliminary round—Semi-finals27 July 20106 April 2011Clausura 2011——5th. /Semi-finals8 January 201115 May 2011

Competitions statistics

2010 Torneo Apertura

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

2010 Summer pre-season Before the season

Friendly during the season

Regular phase

General table

Group table

Final phase

Quarter-finals

UNAM won 2–3 in aggregate.

CONCACAF Champions League

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

Preliminary round

Cruz Azul won 9–2 in aggregate.

Group stage

Group table

Quarterfinals

Cruz Azul won 5–1 in aggregate.

Semi-finals

Monterrey won 3–2 in aggregate.

2011 Torneo Clausura Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.

2010 Winter pre-season

Before the season

Friendly during the season

Regular phase

General table

Group table

Final phase

Quarter-finals

Cruz Azul won 1–2 in aggregate.

Semi-finals

Squad statistics

Start formations

Starting 11

!style="background: #C0C0C0;color:white" colspan="6"| 11 starters

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

Cruz Azul Starting 11 in their 4-4–2 formation

Apps and Goals xxxxXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxxxxApertura 2010 Champions League Clausura 2011Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1GK Jesús Corona18(-16)6(-4)21(-24)4545(-44)(−) means goals conceded12GK Guillermo Allison000000000(−) means goals conceded25GK Yosgart Gutiérrez106(-11)0077(-11)(−) means goals conceded2DF Fausto Pinto1805(1)0200434304DF Julio César Domínguez6(2)090161313315DF Alejandro Castro4(7)110(1)02(10)11634214DF Nestor Araújo502010(1)01819015DF Horacio Cervantes1741001414141516DF Rogelio Chávez14(2)01(4)06(2)02129022DF Adrián Cortés2(5)15(1)25(2)01220323DF Hiram Mondragón000(1)00001026DF Waldo Ponce__3016(1)11920128DF Gienir García0(1)021002313MF Marcelo Palau__2(1)014(1)1161816MF Gerardo Torrado17(1)07(2)013(2)0374207MF Javier Aquino1(10)14(4)07(11)0123718MF Gonzalo Pineda18(2)06(1)016(1)14044110MF Christian Giménez18(1)95(4)421844492113MF Allam Bello0(1)00(2)04(2)048017MF Diego De la Cruz00000000018MF César Villaluz3(5)29(3)210(11)12341519MF Hugo Droguett__1(1)08(2)29122 Injured.20MF Germán Rodríguez00000000021MF Héctor Gutiérrez2(7)0502(1)0917024MF Luis Alanis000(1)0000109FW Isaac Romo__0(3)02(7)2212211FW Alejandro Vela17(2)35(3)0__22273 Injured.27FW Javier Orozco15(3)610(1)113(8)029401729FW Martín Galván__000000030FW Emanuel Villa1959820(1)1048492359GK Christian Barrientos000000000(−) means goals concededOUTDF Joel Huiqui13030__16160out to MoreliaOUTFW Maximiliano Biancucchi3(8)16(1)2__9184out to Olimpia---_--------(parenthesis indicates entry by substitution)

Discipline xxxxXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxxxxApertura 2010 Champions League Clausura 2011 Total Discipline {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- !width="32"| !width="32"| !Player !style="background: #FFEE99"| !style="background: #FFEE99"| !style="background: #FF8888"| !style="background: #FFEE99"| !style="background: #FFEE99"| !style="background: #FF8888"| !style="background: #FFEE99"| !style="background: #FFEE99"| !style="background: #FF8888"| !style="background: #FFEE99"| !style="background: #FFEE99"| !style="background: #FF8888"| |- |align="left"|1||align="left"|GK||align="left"| Jesús Corona |0||1||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||1||1||0 |- |align="left"|12||align="left"|GK||align="left"| Guillermo Allison |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |align="left"|25||align="left"|GK||align="left"| Yosgart Gutiérrez |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |align="left"|2||align="left"|DF||align="left"| Fausto Pinto |3||0||0||1||1||0||2||0||0||6||1||0 |- |align="left"|4||align="left"|DF||align="left"| Julio César Domínguez |0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||1||0||0 |- |align="left"|5||align="left"|DF||align="left"| Alejandro Castro |3||0||0||1||0||0||3||0||0||7||0||0 |- |align="left"|14||align="left"|DF||align="left"| Nestor Araújo |0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0||3||0||0 |- |align="left"|15||align="left"|DF||align="left"| Horacio Cervantes |5||2||0||2||0||0||8||0||1||15||2||1 |- |align="left"|16||align="left"|DF||align="left"| Rogelio Chávez |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |align="left"|22||align="left"|DF||align="left"| Adrián Cortés |0||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |align="left"|23||align="left"|DF||align="left"| Hiram Mondragón |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |align="left"|26||align="left"|DF||align="left"| Waldo Ponce |_||_||_||0||1||0||8||0||0||8||1||0 |- |align="left"|28||align="left"|DF||align="left"| Gienir García |1||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0 |- |align="left"|3||align="left"|MF||align="left"| Marcelo Palau |_||_||_||2||0||0||5||0||0||7||0||0 |- |align="left"|6||align="left"|MF||align="left"| Gerardo Torrado |7||0||0||3||0||0||6||0||0||16||0||0 |- |align="left"|7||align="left"|MF||align="left"| Javier Aquino |1||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0||3||0||0 |- |align="left"|8||align="left"|MF||align="left"| Gonzalo Pineda |3||0||0||2||0||0||3||0||0||8||0||0 |- |align="left"|10||align="left"|MF||align="left"| Christian Giménez |6||0||0||3||1||0||3||0||1||12||1||1 |- |align="left"|13||align="left"|MF||align="left"| Allam Bello |0||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |align="left"|17||align="left"|MF||align="left"| Diego De la Cruz |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |align="left"|18||align="left"|MF||align="left"| César Villaluz |1||0||0||2||0||0||3||0||0||6||0||0 |- |align="left"|19||align="left"|MF||align="left"| Hugo Droguett |_||_||_||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |align="left"|20||align="left"|MF||align="left"| Germán Rodríguez |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |align="left"|21||align="left"|MF||align="left"| Héctor Gutiérrez |2||0||0||1||0||0||1||0||0||4||0||0 |- |align="left"|24||align="left"|MF||align="left"| Luis Alanis |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |align="left"|9||align="left"|FW||align="left"| Isaac Romo |_||_||_||0||0||0||1||0||1||1||0||1 |- |align="left"|11||align="left"|FW||align="left"| Alejandro Vela |2||0||0||0||0||0||_||_||_||2||0||0 |- |align="left"|27||align="left"|FW||align="left"| Javier Orozco |0||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |align="left"|29||align="left"|FW||align="left"| Martín Galván |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |align="left"|30||align="left"|FW||align="left"| Emanuel Villa |3||0||0||3||0||0||4||0||0||10||0||0 |- |align="left"|59||align="left"|GK||align="left"| Christian Barrientos |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |align="left"|OUT||align="left"|DF||align="left"| Joel Huiqui |2||0||0||1||0||0||_||_||_||3||0||0 |- |align="left"|OUT||align="left"|FW||align="left"| Maximiliano Biancucchi |0||0||0||1||0||0||_||_||_||1||0||0 |- class="sortbottom"

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Overall {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !style="background: #6050DC;color:white"| !style="background: #6050DC;color:white"|Total !style="background: #6050DC;color:white"| Home !style="background: #6050DC;color:white"| Away |- |align=left| Games played || 52 || 26 || 26 |- |align=left| Games won || 29 || 19 || 10 |- |align=left| Games drawn || 11 || 5 || 6 |- |align=left| Games lost || 12 || 2 || 10 |- |align=left| Biggest win (Apertura) || 0–3 vs Estudiantes, 4–1 vs Pachuca, 3-0 vs Querétaro, 3-0 vs Santos || 4–1 vs Pachuca, 3-0 vs Querétaro, 3-0 vs Santos || 0–3 vs Estudiantes |- |align=left| Biggest win (CONCACAF) || 6–0 vs San Francisco, 0–6 vs Árabe Unido || 6–0 vs San Francisco || 0–6 vs Árabe Unido |- |align=left| Biggest win (Clausura) || 0-4 vs Pachuca || 4-1 vs Estudiantes, 3-0 vs Monterrey || 0-4 vs Pachuca |- |align=left| Biggest lose (Apertura) || 2–0 & 0-2 vs UNAM || 0–2 vs UNAM || 2–0 vs UNAM |- |align=left| Biggest lose (CONCACAF) || 1-3 vs Real Salt Lake || - - - - - || 1-3 vs Real Salt Lake |- |align=left| Biggest lose (Clausura) || 3-0 vs Atlante, 3-0 vs Santos, 3-0 vs Morelia || 2-3 vs Morelia || 3-0 vs Atlante, 3-0 vs Santos, 3-0 vs Morelia |- |align=left| Goals scored || 95 || 56 || 39 |- |align=left| Goals conceded || 55 || 20 || 34 |- |align=left| Goal difference || +40 || +36 || +4 |- |align=left| Average per game || || || |- |align=left| Average per game || || || |- |align=left| Most Game Started || 48 || colspan=2| Emanuel Villa |- |align=left| Most appearances || 49 || colspan=2| Christian Giménez & Emanuel Villa |- |align=left| Top scorer || 23 || colspan=2| Emanuel Villa |- |align=left| Points || 98/156 (%) || 62/78 (%) || 36/78 (%) |- |align=left| Winning rate || 29/52 (%) || 19/26 (%) || 10/26 (%)

Goalscorers

PositionNationNameApertura 2010 Champions League Clausura 2011 Total 1 Emmanuel Villa 2 Christian Giménez 3 Javier Orozco 4 Horacio Cervantes César Villaluz 6 Maximiliano Biancucchi 7 Alejandro Vela Adrián Cortés 9 Alejandro Castro 2 Isaac Romo Hugo Droguett Own goal 13 Gienir García Javier Aquino Gonzalo Pineda Julio César Domínguez Marcelo Palau Waldo Ponce TOTAL

Goal minutes Updated to games played on 13 May 2011. 1'–15' 16'–30' 31'–HT 46'–60' 61'–75' 76'–FT Extra time "Total" 14 13 19 13 16 15 5 95

Results

Apertura 2010

Results summary

Results by round

CONCACAF Champions League

Results summary

Results by round

Clausura 2011

Results summary

Results by round

IFFHS Ranking Cruz Azul position on the Club World Ranking during the 2010–11 season, according to IFFHS.IFFHS MonthPositionPoints July 52 141.5 August 36 171.5 September 46 166.5 October 43 169.5 November 49 160.5 December 55 156 January 53 159 February 45 168 March 53 157.5 April 67 144 May 64 151.5 June 66 151.5

References

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