The 2009–10 Deportivo Cruz Azul season was the 83rd season in the football club's history and the 45th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. The club participated in the Apertura and Bicentenario tournaments of the Mexican Primera División and in the CONCACAF Champions League.
Coaching staff Position Name Head coach Enrique Meza Assistant coach Eugenio Villazón Fitness coach Daniel Ipata Kinesiologist Juan Rubio Doctor Alfonso Jiménez
Players Torneo Apertura No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Previous club Goalkeepers 1 GK José de Jesús Corona 2009 UAG 12 GK Julio César Valdivia 2006 Youth system 25 GK Yosgart Gutiérrez 2003 Youth system Defenders 2 DF Fausto Pinto 2009 Pachuca 3 DF Joel Huiqui 2002 Youth system 4 DF Julio César Domínguez 2006 Youth system 13 DF Melvin Brown 1998 Youth system 15 DF Horacio Cervantes 2009 Morelia 16 DF Rogelio Chávez 2004 Cruz Azul Oaxaca 20 DF Alejandro Castro 2005 Youth system 22 DF Adrián Cortés 2009 UAG Midfielders 5 MF Gabino Velasco 2006 Youth system 6 MF Gerardo Torrado (Captain) 2005 Racing Santander 7 MF Cristian Riveros (VC) 2007 Libertad 8 MF Édgar Andrade 2006 Youth system 10 MF Ramón Núñez 2009 Puebla 18 MF César Villaluz 2006 Youth system 21 MF Jaime Lozano 2007 UANL 23 MF Gerardo Lugo 2006 Youth system 28 MF Héctor Gutiérrez 2008 Youth system Forwards 9 FW Pablo Zeballos 2008 Sol de América 11 FW Mario Ortiz 2009 UAG 14 FW Emilio Hernández 2009 Universidad de Chile 19 FW Alejandro Vela 2008 Chiapas 27 FW Javier Orozco 2005 Youth system 30 FW Emanuel Villa 2009 Derby County Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers In N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Transferwindow Source 1 GK José de Jesús Corona UAG Transfer Summer 10 MF Ramón Núñez Puebla Transfer Summer 14 FW Emilio Hernández Universidad de Chile Transfer Summer 22 DF Adrián Cortés UAG Loan return Summer 30 FW Emanuel Villa Derby County Transfer Summer 8 MF Israel López Toluca Transfer Winter 9 FW Maximiliano Biancucchi Flamengo Transfer Winter 10 MF Christian Giménez Pachuca Transfer Winter 26 DF Edcarlos Fluminense Transfer Winter
Out N Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transferwindow Source 17 FW Luis Ángel Landín Houston Dynamo Loan Summer
Competitions Overview
Torneo Apertura
League table
Results summary
Result round by round
Torneo Bicentenario
League table
Results summary
Result round by round
Statistics Goals RankPlayerPositionAperturaBicentenarioConcacaf CLTotal1 Emanuel Villa1963282 Jaime Lozano52310 Javier Orozco415104 Cristian Riveros42395 Pablo Zeballos10566 Melvin Brown1304 Rogelio Chávez3014 Alejandro Vela10349 Mario Ortiz2013 César Villaluz111311 Maximiliano Biancucchi0202 Christian Giménez0202 Gerardo Lugo1012 Ramón Núñez002215 Alejandro Castro1001 Horacio Cervantes0011 Adrián Cortés0011 Julio César Domínguez1001 Edcarlos0101 Joel Huiqui0011 Fausto Pinto1001 Gerardo Torrado1001 Gabino Velasco1001Total47203198
Clean sheets RankNameAperturaBicentenarioConcacaf CLTotal1 José de Jesús Corona64111 Yosgart Gutiérrez22711Total86822
Hat-tricks PlayerAgainstResultDateCompetition Emanuel VillaSan Luis4–2 (H)119 September 2009Primera División Javier Orozco Herediano6–2 (A)30 July 2009CONCACAF Champions League Jaime Lozano Columbus Crew5–0 (H)26 August 2009CONCACAF Champions League
Own goals PlayerAgainstResultDateCompetition Emanuel VillaMonterrey3–4 (A)10 December 2009Primera División EdcarlosGuadalajara1–1 (A)24 April 2010Primera División
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