The 2026–27 Club América season is the club's 82nd consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the Leagues Cup and the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
This season will be the first since 2021–22 without vice-captain Jonathan dos Santos, who departed as a free agent following the expiration of his contract.
Squad information Coaching staff
Position StaffManager Guillermo AlmadaAssistant managers Darwin Quintana Gianni Michelini Raúl Lara Xavier Mayol Goalkeeper coach Luis GurrolaFitness coaches Rubens Valenzuela Francisco MartínezPhysiotherapists Fernando Gilardi Octavio Luna Francisco FaustinoTeam doctors Alfonso Díaz José Guadalupe Vázquez Christian Motta Source: Club América
Players No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since From Goalkeepers 1 GK Luis Malagón 2023 Necaxa 21 GK Fernando Tapia 2026 UANL 30 GK Rodolfo Cota 2024 León 31 GK César Lugo 2026 Academy Defenders 2 DF Emilio Lara 2021 Academy 3 DF Israel Reyes 2023 Puebla 5 DF Kevin Álvarez 2023 Pachuca 14 DF Santiago Bueno 2026 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 DF Santiago Ramos 2026 Bahia 24 DF Franco Rossano 2024 Academy 26 DF Cristian Borja 2024 Braga 29 DF Ramón Juárez 2019 Academy 32 DF Miguel Vásquez 2022 Academy Midfielders 6 MF Edwin Cerrillo 2026 LA Galaxy 8 MF Carlos Álvarez 2026 Levante 10 MF Alejandro Zendejas 2022 Necaxa 12 MF Isaías Violante 2025 Toluca 13 MF Alan Cervantes 2024 Santos Laguna 20 MF Alexis Gutiérrez 2025 Cruz Azul 22 MF Óscar Perea 2026 Strasbourg 23 MF Raphael Veiga 2026 Palmeiras 27 MF Ícaro 2026 Academy 28 MF Érick Sánchez 2024 Pachuca 34 MF Dagoberto Espinoza 2024 Academy 35 MF Santiago Naveda 2020 Academy Forwards 7 FW Brian Rodríguez 2022 Los Angeles FC 9 FW Henry Martín 2018 Tijuana 11 FW Víctor Dávila 2024 CSKA Moscow 19 FW Raúl Zúñiga 2025 Tijuana 93 FW Miguel Borja 2026 Al Wasl Players and squad numbers last updated on 11 September 2026.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers In Summer No. Pos. Player Transfer from Fee Date Source24 Franco Rossano NecaxaEnd of loan1 June 20262 Emilio Lara22 Thiago Espinosa Racing$2,000,00022 Óscar Perea StrasbourgOn loan6 Edwin Cerrillo LA GalaxyUndisclosed93 Miguel Borja Al Wasl$2,500,0008 Carlos Álvarez Levante$6,000,00014 Santiago Bueno Wolverhampton WanderersOn loan15 Santiago Ramos Bahia$10,000,000 Total $20.5 million
Out Summer No. Pos. Player Transfer to Fee Date Source6 Jonathan dos SantosEnd of contract1 July 202614 Néstor AraujoEnd of contract15 Ralph OrquinEnd of contract18 Aarón Mejía TijuanaEnd of loan– Cristian Calderón UNAMUndisclosed4 July 202622 Thiago Espinosa PeñarolOn loan18 July 202617 Rodrigo Dourado Juárez8 August 202636 Miguel Ramírez TlaxcalaUndisclosed28 August 202637 Esteban Lozano Santos LagunaOn loan31 August 20264 Sebastián Cáceres Celta Vigo$8,000,0001 September 202633 Patricio Salas FamalicãoOn loan2 September 2026 Total $8.0 million
Pre-season and friendlies On 9 June 2026, Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy announced that they would host América in a friendly match. On 18 June, Jaiba Brava announced they would host América at the Estadio Tamaulipas ahead of their season. On 28 June, América announced that it had played a behind closed doors friendly match against Trival Valderas. On 25 August, América's rivals, Guadalajara, announced that the two teams would play a friendly match at the Oakland Coliseum. On September 4, América announced a friendly Clásico Joven match against Cruz Azul at the Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego.
Competitions Overview
Apertura 2026
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Regular phase
The league fixtures were announced on 9 June 2026.
Clausura 2027
Results summary
Results by round
Regular phase
Leagues Cup
As a Liga MX side, América entered the Leagues Cup in the league phase.
League phase
Knouckout stage
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Statistics Appearances and goals
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Defenders
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Midfielders
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Forwards
! colspan="18" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Players transferred out during the season
Assists The list is sorted by squad number when total assists are equal. RankPlayerApertura 2026Clausura 2027CONCACAF Champions CupLeagues CupTotal1. MF 23 Raphael Veiga 2 0 0 3 52. FW 7 Brian Rodríguez 1 0 0 3 43. DF 5 Kevin Álvarez 3 0 0 0 3 FW 9 Henry Martín 2 0 0 0 25. MF 34 Dagoberto Espinoza 2 0 0 0 26. MF 12 Isaías Violante 1 0 0 0 1 DF 26 Cristian Borja 0 0 0 1 1 MF 28 Érick Sánchez 1 0 0 0 1 DF 29 Ramón Juárez 1 0 0 0 1Totals1300720
Disciplinary record The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"|Rank !rowspan="2"| !rowspan="2"| !rowspan="2"|Player !colspan="3" style="width:85px;"|Apertura 2026 !colspan="3" style="width:85px;" |Clausura 2027 !colspan="3" style="width:85px;"|CONCACAF Champions Cup !colspan="3" style="width:85px;"|Leagues Cup !colspan="3" style="width:85px;"|Total |- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- |rowspan="1"|1. ||MF||13||align=left | Alan Cervantes |1||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0||4||1||0 |- |rowspan="1"|2. ||DF||29||align=left | Ramón Juárez |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0||4||0||0 |- |rowspan="1"|3. ||MF||28||align=left | Érick Sánchez |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0||3||0||0 |- |rowspan="4"|4. ||DF||5||align=left | Kevin Álvarez |2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0 |- ||FW||9||align=left | Henry Martín |2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0 |- ||MF||23||align=left | Raphael Veiga |2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0 |- ||DF||26||align=left | Cristian Borja |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||2||0||0 |- |rowspan="5"|8. ||FW||7||align=left | Brian Rodríguez |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||1||0||0 |- ||MF||22||align=left | Óscar Perea |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||1||0||0 |- ||MF||27||align=left | Ícaro |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- ||DF||32||align=left | Miguel Vázquez |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||1||0||0 |- ||MF||34||align=left | Dagoberto Espinoza |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||1||0||0 |- !colspan="4"|Totals !11!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!13!!0!!0!!24!!1!!0
Clean sheets The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. RankPlayerApertura 2026Clausura 2027CONCACAF Champions CupLeagues CupTotal 1. 30 Rodolfo Cota 2 0 0 1 3 2. 21 Fernando Tapia 2 0 0 0 2Totals40015
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