2010–11 Cruz Azul season
| 2010–11 season | ||||
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| President |  Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas | |||
| Coach |  Enrique Meza | |||
| Home stadium | Estadio Azul | |||
| Apertura 2010 | 1st. GT. - Quarter-finals | |||
| Clausura 2011 | 5th. GT. - Semi-finals | |||
| CONCACAF Champions League | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Christian Giménez (17) Champions League:  Javier Orozco (11) All:  Emanuel Villa (23) | |||
| Highest home attendance | (Approximate unofficial) 35,161 vs. America (3 October 2010), UNAM (20 November 2010) & (22 January 2011) & Guadalajara (23 April 2011) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,000 vs. San Francisco (3 August 2010) | |||
| Average home league attendance | (Approximate unofficial) 24,275 | |||
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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
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Current squad
As of January 2011: Listed on the official website of Cruz Azul.[1]
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From youth system
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Transfers
Summer
In and Loan
 
  
| No. | Position | Natyionality | Player | From | Type of Transfer | Fee | Note | 
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| 8 |   | Gonzalo Pineda |  San Luis | loan | "N/A" | ||
| 7 |   | Javier Aquino | Youth system | "N/A" | "N/A" | ||
| 12 |   | Guillermo Allison | Youth system | "N/A" | "N/A" | ||
| 13 |   | Allam Bello | Youth system | "N/A" | "N/A" | ||
| 14 |   | Nestor Araújo | Youth system | "N/A" | "N/A" | ||
| 17 |   | Diego De la Cruz | Youth system | "N/A" | "N/A" | ||
| 20 |   | Germán Rodríguez | Youth system | "N/A" | "N/A" | ||
| 23 |   | Hiram Mondragón | Youth system | "N/A" | "N/A" | ||
| 24 |   | Luis Alanis | Youth system | "N/A" | "N/A" | ||
| 28 |   | Gienir García | Youth system | "N/A" | "N/A" | 
Out and Loan
 
  
| Position | Natyionality | Player | To | Fee | Type of Transfer | Note | 
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|   | Edgar Gerardo Lugo |  Puebla | Undisclosed | "N/A" | ||
|   | Mario Ortiz |  Puebla | Undisclosed | "N/A" | ||
|   | Félix Ísael González |  Puebla | Undisclosed | "N/A" | ||
|   | Melvin Brown |  Puebla | Undisclosed | "N/A" | ||
|   | Cristian Riveros |  Sunderland | Free | "N/A" | ||
|   | Israel López |  Necaxa | Undisclosed | "N/A" | ||
|   | Jaime Lozano |  Monarcas | Undisclosed | "N/A" | ||
|   | Gabino Velasco |  Querétaro | Undisclosed | "N/A" | ||
|   | Julio César Valdivia | Unknown | "N/A" | "N/A" | ||
|   | Edcarlos |  Cruzeiro | Undisclosed | "N/A" | 
Winter
In and Loan
 
  
| No. | Position | Natyionality | Player | From | Type of Transfer | Fee | Note | 
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| 19 |   | Hugo Droguett |  Monarcas Morelia | "N/A" | "N/A" | ||
| 3 |   | Marcelo Palau |  Nacional | "N/A" | "N/A" | ||
| 9 |   | Isaac Romo |  Querétaro | "N/A" | "N/A" | ||
| TBA |   | Waldo Ponce |  Racing de Santander | "N/A" | "N/A" | 
Out and Loan
 
  
| Position | Natyionality | Player | To | Fee | Type of Transfer | Note | 
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|   | Joel Huiqui |  Monarcas | Undisclosed | "N/A" | ||
|   | Maximiliano Biancucchi |  Olimpia | Undisclosed | "N/A" | 
Competitions
Cruz Azul play three different tournaments in the 2010–11 season are Apertura 2010, CONCACAF Champions League and Clausura 2011.
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | 
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| Apertura 2010 | — | — | 1st. /Quarter-finals | 23 July 2010 | 20 November 2010 | 
| Champions League | Preliminary round | — | Semi-finals | 27 July 2010 | 6 April 2011 | 
| Clausura 2011 | — | — | 5th. /Semi-finals | 8 January 2011 | 15 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 Win Draw Loss
| June 18, 2010 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 2 – 0 | Cruz Azul Jasso | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| Stadium: La Noria, D.F. | 
| June 26, 2010 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 2 – 0 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| Stadium: La Noria, D.F. | 
| June 30, 2010 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 5 – 2 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| Stadium: La Noria, D.F. | 
| July 3, 2010 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 3 – 0 | Albinegros | Hidalgo, Mexico | 
| 4:00 pm | Stadium: Estadio 10 de Diciembre | 
| July 7, 2010 Friendly | Tijuana | 2 – 1 | Cruz Azul | Baja California, Mexico | 
| 6:00 pm | Stadium: Estadio Caliente | 
| July 10, 2010 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 1 – 2 | America | Pasadena, California, USA | 
| 7:00 pm | Stadium: Rose Bowl (stadium) | 
| July 14, 2010 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 0 – 1 | Olimpia | Charlotte, North Carolina USA | 
| 7:30 pm | Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium | 
| July 17, 2010 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 1 – 1 | Águila | Durham County, North Carolina USA | 
| 7:30 pm | Stadium: Durham County Stadium | 
Friendly during the season
| September 3, 2010 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 1 – 0 | Lobos BUAP | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 11:30 | Stadium: Estadio Azul | 
Win Draw Loss
Regular phase
| July 23, 2010 Round 1  | Estudiantes Tecos | 0 – 3 | Cruz Azul | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | 
| 20:00 DST | Medina  44' Alanis  58' | Report Live TV: |  2', 34' Orozco  45' (o.g.) Partida | Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo Referee:  Genaro Medrano | 
| July 31, 2010 Round 2  | Cruz Azul | 2 – 0 | Atlante | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 17:00 DST | Vela  30' Giménez  47' Villa  73' | Report Live TV: |  44' Venegas  55' Mármol  58' Cardaccio  74' Fano  85' Torres | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 20,000 Referee:  Miguel Ángel Chacón | 
| August 8, 2010 Round 3  | UNAM | 2 – 0 | Cruz Azul | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 12:00 DST | Castro  24' Palacios  35' Nieto  64' Chiapas  67' Cortés  81' Cortés  85' | Report Live TV: |  25' Vela  34' Pinto  38' Torrado  82' Cervantes | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Referee:  Ricardo Arellano | 
| August 14, 2010 Round 4  | Cruz Azul | 4 – 1 | Pachuca | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 17:00 DST | Orozco  7', 50' Pineda  9' Torrado  35' Villa  41' Martinez  60' (o.g.) | Report Live TV: |  2' Aguilar  21' Martinez  35' Manso  65' (pen.) Benítez  86' Gomez  88' Rodríguez | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 22,000 Referee:  Benito Archundia | 
| August 21, 2010 Round 5  | Chiapas | 2 – 3 | Cruz Azul | Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico | 
| 17:00 DST | Razo  13' Rodríguez  29' Andrade  49' Zamora  71' Valdéz  71' | Report Live TV: |  9' Huiqui  15', 62', 77' Giménez  80' Villa | Stadium: Estadio Victor Manuel Reyna Referee:  Julio David Escobar | 
| August 28, 2010 Round 6  | Cruz Azul | 3 – 2 | UANL | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 17:00pm DST | Villa  10' Torrado  12' Orozco  42' Vela  52' | Report Live TV: |  11', 56' Itamar  38' Molina  28'  89' Torres Nilo  90+2' Acosta | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 19,000 Referee:  Francisco Chacon Gutierrez | 
| September 11, 2010 Round 7  | Atlas | 1 – 3 | Cruz Azul | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | 
| 21:00 DST | Chávez  44' Alférez  65' Torres  75' Moreno  78' | Report Live TV: |  17'  59'  83' Crevantes  33' Orozco  40'  88' Giménez  90' García | Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Referee:  José Alfredo Peñaloza | 
| September 18, 2010 Round 8  | Cruz Azul | 3 – 0 | Querétaro | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 17:00 DST | Villa  27' Biancucchi  33' Huiqui  65' Cortés  90+1' | Report Live TV: |  24' Blanco  90' Beltrán | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 32,000 Referee:  Fernando Guerrero Ramírez | 
| September 24, 2010 Round 9  | Necaxa | 2 – 1 | Cruz Azul | Aguascalientes, Mexico | 
| 20:00 DST | Gandín  11' (pen.) López  23' Pavlovich  36' Palacios  65' Mosqueda  69' Barbosa  72' Ledesma  88' | Report Live TV: |  11'  90+4' Corona  31' Crevantes  54' Torrado  65' (pen.) Giménez  90+1' Castro | Stadium: Estadio Victoria Referee:  Jesus Fabricio Morales | 
| October 3, 2010 Round 10  | Cruz Azul | 1 – 0 | America | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 16:30 DST | Giménez  52' Torrado  76' Pineda  90+3' | Report Live TV: |  4' Vuoso  19' Martínez  88' Reyna  89'  Rojas  90+3' Mosquera | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 35,161 Referee:  Marco Antonio Rodríguez | 
| October 10, 2010 Round 11  | Toluca | 0 – 0 | Cruz Azul | Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico | 
| 12:00 DST | Novaretti  14'  40' Ríos  31' Méndez  45' Dueñas  60' Gamboa  66' | Report Live TV: |  63' Aquino  76' Torrado  86' Crevantes | Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez Referee:  Ricardo Arellano | 
| October 16, 2010 Round 12  | Cruz Azul | 3 – 0 | Santos Laguna | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 17:00 DST | Vela  6' Giménez  19'  88' Pineda  20' Cervantes  46' Villa  90+1' | Report Live TV: |  11' Olvera  20' Quintero | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 28,000 Referee:  Mauricio Morales | 
| October 24, 2010 Round 13  | Morelia | 1 – 1 | Cruz Azul | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico | 
| 12:00 DST | Gastelum  14' Noriega  44' Aldrete  65' Sabah  89' Droguett  90+3' | Report Live TV: |  60' Vela  72' Aquino  81' Torrado | Stadium: Estadio Morelos Referee:  Jaime Herrera Garduño | 
| October 27, 2010 Round 14  | Monterrey | 2 – 4 | Cruz Azul | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | 
| 17:00 DST | S. Pérez  37' De Nigris  40' Pineda  53' (o.g.) Cardozo  76' L. E. Pérez  90+1' | Report Live TV: |  31'  62' Castro  33', 56'  52' Villaluz  35'  44' Villa  63' Pinto  90' Giménez | Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico Referee:  Miguel Angel Ayala | 
| October 30, 2010 Round 15  | Cruz Azul | 1 – 0 | Puebla | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 17:00 DST | Giménez  80' Cervantes  85' | Report Live TV: |  25' Rincón  40' Brown | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 28,500 Referee:  Marco Antonio Rodríguez | 
| November 6, 2010 Round 16  | Guadalajara | 0 – 0 | Cruz Azul | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | 
| 19:00 CST | Fabián  21' Araujo  36' Ponce  39' de Luna  79' Sánchez  81' Esparza  82' | Report Live TV: |  16' Gutiérrez  42' Castro  82' Pinto | Stadium: Estadio Omnilife Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 30,801 Referee:  Román Rafael Medina | 
| November 13, 2010 Round 17  | Cruz Azul | 1 – 0 | San Luis | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 17:00 CST | Cervantes  54'  88' | Report Live TV: |  33' Matellán  37' Torres | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 28,800 Referee:  Jorge Eduardo Gasso | 
General table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 39 | 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League | 
| 2 | Monterrey | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 32 | |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 30 | |
| 4 | América | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 27 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage | 
| 5 | San Luis | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 26 | 
Group table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 39 | Advanced to the Final Phase | 
| 2 | Chiapas | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 25 | |
| 3 | UNAM | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 25 | |
| 4 | Morelia | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 21 | |
| 5 | Puebla | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 19 | |
| 6 | Querétaro | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 19 | 
Final phase
Quarter-finals
| November 17, 2010 First Leg  | UNAM | 1 – 2 | Cruz Azul | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 21:00 CST | López  19' Chiapas  47' Verón  66' Bravo  90+1' | Report Live TV: |  33' Cervantes  43'  73' Giménez | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Referee:  Mauricio Morales | 
| November 20, 2010 Second Leg  | Cruz Azul | 0 – 2 (2 – 3 agg.) | UNAM | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 17:00 CST | Cervantes  22'  43' Giménez  43' | Report Live TV: |  2'  43' Bravo  43' Castro  84' Cacho  90+2' Palacios | Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 35,161 Referee:  Marco Antonio Rodríguez | 
UNAM won 2-3 in aggregate.
CONCACAF Champions League
Win Draw Loss
Kickoff times are in CTZ or CST=UTC−06:00 and DST=UTC−05:00.
Preliminary round
| July 27, 2010 First Leg  | San Francisco   | 2 – 3 |  Cruz Azul | La Chorrera, Panama City, Panama | 
| 21:00 DST | Jiménez  20'  72' Phillips  30' Algandona  33' Torres  44' Gonzalez  45' White  56' | Report Live TV:  & |  3', 54', 71' Villa  42' Gutiérrez  50' Pineda  90' García | Stadium: Estadio Agustín Sánchez Attendance: 725 Referee:  Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) | 
| August 3, 2010 Second Leg  | Cruz Azul   | 6 – 0 (9 – 2 agg.) |  San Francisco | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 19:00 DST | Orozco  11', 45', 84' Biancucchi  18', 90+2' Castro  33' García  71' | Report Live TV:  & |  16' Phillips  36' Torres | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 5,000 Referee:  Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica) | 
Cruz Azul won 9-2 in aggregate.
Group stage
| August 17, 2010 Match Day 1  | Toronto FC .svg.png)  | 2 – 1 |  Cruz Azul | Toronto, Canada | 
| 19:00 DST | Šarić  3' Mista  44' Peterson  73' De Rosario  90' | Report Live TV:  & |  21' Gutiérrez  76' Pinto  89'  90' Giménez  90' Torrado | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 16,862 Referee:  Courtney Campbell (Jamaica) | 
| August 25, 2010 Match Day 2  | Cruz Azul   | 5 – 4 |  Real Salt Lake | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 19:00 DST | Orozco  5', 76', 87', 89' Biancucchi  18' Cervantes  22' Villa  90+1' Giménez  90+3' | Report Live TV:  & |  23' (pen.), 43' Saborío  27' González  64'Espíndola  87' Findley  90+2' Johnson | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 6,156 Referee: .svg.png) Óscar Moncada (Honduras) | 
| September 15, 2010 Match Day 3  | Árabe Unido   | 0 – 6 |  Cruz Azul | Panama City, Panama | 
| 19:00 DST | Cooper  60' Mosquera  86' | Report Live TV:  & |  10', 22', 27' Orozco  58'  69', 81' Villa  87' Biancucchi | Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 2,975 Referee:  Terry Vaughn (United States) | 
| September 21, 2010 Match Day 4  | Cruz Azul   | 0 – 0 | .svg.png) Toronto FC | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 21:00 DST | Pinto  50'  80' Torrado  88' | Report Live TV:  & |  20' de Guzman  50' Ibrahim  52' Garcia  57' Lindsay  78' Conway  89' Gargan | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 5,280 Referee:  Juan Guerra (Guatemala) | 
| September 28, 2010 Match Day 5  | Cruz Azul   | 2 – 0 |  Árabe Unido | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 19:00 DST | Villa  1' Pineda  40' Cortés  47' (pen.) Gutiérrez  79' | Report Live TV:  & |  30' Anderson  49' Cummings  64' Mosquera  70' Gondola | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 5,015 Referee:  Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica) | 
| October 19, 2010 Match Day 6  | Real Salt Lake   | 3 – 1 |  Cruz Azul | Sandy, Utah, USA | 
| 21:00 DST | Warner  22'  69' Alexandre  35' Araujo  43', 67' | Report Live TV:  & |  64' Huiqui  71' Villaluz  90' Giménez | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,468 Referee:  Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) | 
Group table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | RSL | CRU | TOR | ÁRA | |
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|  Real Salt Lake | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 13 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | ||
|  Cruz Azul | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 10 | 5–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
| .svg.png) Toronto FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 8 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
|  Árabe Unido | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | 2–3 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 
Quarterfinals
| February 22, 2011 First Leg  | Cruz Azul   | 2 – 0 |  Santos Laguna | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 21:00 CST | Torrado  17' Orozco  58' Villa  67' Giménez  68' Bello  77' | Report Live TV:  |  15' Baloy  71' Arce | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 14,062 Referee:  Paul Delgadillo (Mexico) | 
| March 1, 2011 Second Leg  | Santos Laguna   | 1 - 3 (1 – 5 agg.) |  Cruz Azul | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico | 
| 19:00 CST | Peralta  29' Benítez  71'  73' | Report Live TV:  |  37', 53' Villa  50'  57'  64' Giménez  70' Ponce  71' Palau | Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 25,000 Referee:  Roberto Garcia O. (Mexico) | 
Cruz Azul won 5-1 in aggregate.
Semi-finals
| March 16, 2011 First Leg  | Monterrey   | 2 - 1 |  Cruz Azul | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | 
| 21:00 CST | Cardozo  9' Santana  29'  55' Basanta  47' L. E. Pérez  51' de Nigris  79' | Report Live TV:  |  32' Villaluz  48' Cortés  69' Palau  79' Droguett  83' Cervantes | Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico Attendance: 22,469 Referee:  Paul Delgadillo (Mexico) | 
| April 6, 2011 Second Leg  | Cruz Azul   | 1 - 1 (2 - 3 agg.) |  Monterrey | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 19:00 DST | Villaluz  23' Ponce  39'  78' Orozco  63' | Report Live TV:  |  11' Zavala  74' S. Pérez  81' (pen.) Suazo | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 24,574 Referee:  Francisco Chacon (Mexico) | 
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 Win Draw Loss
| December 21, 2010 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 3 – 5 | Estudiantes de Altamira | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 11:00 CST | Stadium: La Noria, D.F. | 
| December 23, 2010 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 3 – 0 | Pumas Morelos | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 11:00 CST | Stadium: La Noria, D.F. | 
| December 27, 2010 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 3 – 0 | Orizaba | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 12:30 CST | Stadium: La Noria, D.F. | 
| December 30, 2010 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 3 – 1 | Puebla | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 12:00 CST | Stadium: Estadio Azul | 
| January 5, 2011 Friendly | Cruz Azul | 3 – 1 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 11:30 CST | Stadium: La Noria, D.F. | 
Friendly during the season
| January 18, 2011 Friendly | Universidad de Chile   | 0 – 2 |  Cruz Azul | Santiago, Chile | 
| 22:30 UTC−04:00 | Vargas  69' Díaz  83' | Report |  78'  78' Orozco  85' Ponce | Stadium: Nacional de Chile Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 28,000 Referee:  Enrique Osses | 
Win Draw Loss
Regular phase
| January 8, 2011 Round 1  | Cruz Azul | 4 – 1 | Estudiantes Tecos | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 17:00 CST | Villa  6' Giménez  15' Domínguez  28' Palau  37' Pineda  86' Torrado  87' | Report Live TV:  |  10' Jiménez  14' López  18' Cejas  29' Antunez  43' Zamogilny  49' Cabral  53' Partida  85' Martínez | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 15,000 Referee:  Jorge Macias | 
| January 15, 2011 Round 2  | Atlante | 3 – 0 | Cruz Azul | Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico | 
| 21:00 CST | Navarro  22' Alfaro  40' Bermúdez  71' Maldonado  75' | Report Live TV: |  52' Cervantes  54' (o.g.) Ponce  69' Aquino | Stadium: Estadio Andres Quintana Roo Referee:  Jesus Fabricio Morales | 
| January 22, 2011 Round 3  | Cruz Azul | 3 – 3 | UNAM | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 17:00 CST | Villa  25' Ponce  35' Cervantes  36'  63' Pineda  39' Droguett  82' | Report Live TV:  |  36' Chiapas  45' Velarde  59' Augusto  59' Bravo  59'  60', 80' Cacho  72' Verón | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 35,161 Referee:  Román Rafael Medina | 
| January 29, 2011 Round 4  | Pachuca | 0 – 4 | Cruz Azul | Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico | 
| 19:00 CST | Anchico  21' Arizala  42' Rodríguez  44' Aguilar  60' | Report Live TV: |  30' Cervantes  39' Droguett  41' Pinto  61' Domínguez  74' Castro  87' Villaluz | Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Referee:  Ricardo Arellano | 
| February 5, 2011 Round 5  | Cruz Azul | 2 – 0 | Chiapas | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 19:00 CST | Giménez  37' Araújo  40' Villa  57' Cervantes  67' Castro  74' | Report Live TV:  |  15' Flores  28' Martínez  29' Esqueda  53' Razo | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 17,000 Referee:  Jaime Herrera Garduño | 
| February 12, 2011 Round 6  | UANL | 2 – 0 | Cruz Azul | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | 
| 19:00 CST | Mancilla  68'  70' Danilinho  90+1' | report Live TV: |  37' Villaluz  88' Castro | Stadium: Estadio Universitario Referee:  Genaro Medrano | 
| February 19, 2011 Round 7  | Cruz Azul | 2 – 1 | Atlas | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 17:00 CST | Villa  1' Torrado  35' Cervantes  36' Villaluz  67' Romo  90+3' | Report Live TV:  |  16'  90+1' Arreola  16' Espinoza  68' Conde  73'  90+5' Santos  90' Pinto  90' Pacheco | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 26,400 Referee:  Miguel Angel Flores | 
| February 26, 2011 Round 8  | Querétaro | 1 – 1 | Cruz Azul | Querétaro, Mexico | 
| 17:00 CST | Bueno  2' Altamirano  4' Acuña  6' Ferro  13' Velasco  50' Cortés  51' Díaz de León  89' | Report Live TV: |  4' Pineda  5' Araújo  32' Romo  66' Villa | Stadium: Estadio Corregidora Referee:  Jorge Isaac Rojas | 
| March 5, 2011 Round 9  | Cruz Azul | 0 – 0 | Necaxa | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 17:00 CST | Torrado  31' | Report Live TV:  |  27' Barbosa  30' Chávez  71' Silva  78' Castro  82' Gandín  89' García | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 28,500 Referee:  Paul Delgadillo | 
| March 13, 2011 Round 10  | America | 0 – 2 | Cruz Azul | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 18:00 CST | Layún  15' Reyna  30' Sánchez  35' | Report Live TV: |  16', 19' Villa  28' Giménez  76' Cervantes  85' Palau  86' Castro | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee:  Miguel Angel Ayala | 
| March 19, 2011 Round 11  | Cruz Azul | 1 – 0 | Toluca | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 17:00 CST | Giménez  44' Cervantes  45+1' Ponce  64' Villa  67' | Report Live TV:  |  32'  44' González  45+1' Talavera | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 28,900 Referee:  Marco Antonio Rodríguez | 
| April 2, 2011 Round 12  | Santos Laguna | 3 – 0 | Cruz Azul | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico | 
| 19:00 CST | Quintero  1'  71' Baloy  11' Estrada  30' Morales  64' Rodríguez  73' | Report Live TV: |  5' Aquino  20' Pineda  70' Cervantes  71' Villa  75' Giménez | Stadium: Estadio Corona Referee:  Genaro Medrano | 
| April 9, 2011 Round 13  | Cruz Azul | 2 – 3 | Morelia | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 17:00 DST | Giménez  10' Ponce  62' Torrado  71' | Report Live TV:  |  6' Noriega  16' Márquez Lugo  20' García Arias  42' Pérez  55', 90+2'  90+2' Hernández | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 22,830 Referee:  Francisco Chacon Gutierrez | 
| April 13, 2011 Round 14  | Cruz Azul | 3 – 0 | Monterrey | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 20:30 DST | Giménez  27', 68' Ponce  34' Palau  47' Romo  63' Villa  71' | Report Live TV:  |  63' L. E. Pérez | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 18,975 Referee:  Jorge Eduardo Gasso | 
| April 16, 2011 Round 15  | Puebla | 2 – 0 | Cruz Azul | Puebla, Puebla, Mexico | 
| 19:00 DST | Borja  27'  27' Jiménez  44' Ortiz  60' Rincón  80' Acosta  82' Salinas  90+2' | Report Live TV: |  85' Cervantes | Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Referee:  Mauricio Morales | 
| April 23, 2011 Round 16  | Cruz Azul | 1 – 1 | Guadalajara | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 17:00 DST | E. Gutiérrez  25' Cervantes  40' Ponce  44' Villa  81' | Report Live TV:  |  6' Araujo  8' Medina  19' Esparza  45' Fabián  77' Torres  87' Álvarez | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 35,161 Referee:  Marco Antonio Rodríguez | 
| April 30, 2011 Round 17  | San Luis | 0 – 0 | Cruz Azul | San Luis, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 
| 20:45 DST | Alcántar  17' Mares  26' Ponce  52' Arroyo  88' | Report Live TV: |  30' Araújo  52' Ponce  90+2' Palau | Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras Referee:  Roberto García Orozco | 
General table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Morelia | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 31 | 
| 4 | Atlante | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 27 | 
| 5 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 26 | 
| 6 | América | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 26 | 
| 7 | Monterrey | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 26 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNAM | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 35 | Advanced to the Final Phase | 
| 2 | Morelia | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 31 | |
| 3 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 26 | |
| 4 | Puebla | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 18 | |
| 5 | Querétaro | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 35 | −19 | 16 | |
| 6 | Chiapas | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 14 | 
Final phase
Quarter-finals
| May 4, 2011 First Leg  | Cruz Azul | 2 - 1 | Atlante | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 21:00 DST | Giménez  18', 46' Ponce  33' Palau  79' | Report Live TV:  |  7' Maldonado  57'  66' Muñoz | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 30,213 Referee:  Miguel Ángel Ortega | 
| May 7, 2011 Second Leg  | Atlante | 0 - 0 (1 - 2 agg.) | Cruz Azul | Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico | 
| 21:00 DST | Maldonado  16' Diego  35' Venegas  84' Nápoles  90+1' | Report Live TV: |  7' Villaluz  38' Palau  65' Villa  77' Corona | Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo Referee:  Roberto García Orozco | 
Cruz Azul won 1-2 in aggregate.
Semi-finals
| May 12, 2011 First Leg  | Cruz Azul | 2 - 0 | Morelia | Mexico City, Mexico | 
| 21:00 DST | Giménez  27' Ponce  30' Torrado  40' Villa  45+1'  66' | Report Live TV:  |  6' Leão  53' Noriega  59' Huiqui  70' García A. | Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: (Approximate unofficial) 34,295 Referee:  Mauricio Morales | 
| May 15, 2011 Second Leg  | Morelia | 3 - 0 (3 - 2 agg.) | Cruz Azul | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico | 
| 20:00 DST | Márquez L.  8', 11'  45' Pérez  41' Aldrete  83' Lozano  87' Sabah  90+1' Boy (coach)  90+1' Martín (Fitness coach)  90+1' | Report Live TV: |  4' Jiménez (team doctor)  27' Torrado  41' Pinto  46' Ponce  90+1' Giménez  90+1' Romo  90+1' Meza (coach)  90+1' Ipata (Fitness coach) | Stadium: Estadio Morelos Referee:  Francisco Chacon Gutierrez | 
Squad statistics
Start formations
| Qnt | Formation | Match(es) | 
|---|---|---|
| 41 | 4-4-2 | A (16), CCL (7), C (18) | 
| 5 | 4-3-3 | CCL (3), C (2) | 
| 4 | 5-3-2 | A (2), C (1), CCL (1) | 
| 2 | 5-4-1 | A (1), CCL (1) | 
Source:
Only competitive matches.
Starting 11
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Apps and Goals
| xxxxXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxxxx | Apertura 2010 | Champions League | Clausura 2011 | Total   | 
| No.   | Pos.   | Player   | Apps   | Goals   | Apps   | Goals   | Apps   | Goals   | GS | Apps   | Goals   | Notes   | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Jesús Corona | 18 | (-16) | 6 | (-4) | 21 | (-24) | 45 | 45 | (-44) | (−) means goals conceded | 
| 12 | GK |  Guillermo Allison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (−) means goals conceded | 
| 25 | GK |  Yosgart Gutiérrez | 1 | 0 | 6 | (-11) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | (-11) | (−) means goals conceded | 
| 2 | DF |  Fausto Pinto | 18 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 20 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF |  Julio César Domínguez | 6(2) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 31 | 33 | 1 | |
| 5 | DF |  Alejandro Castro | 4(7) | 1 | 10(1) | 0 | 2(10) | 1 | 16 | 34 | 2 | |
| 14 | DF |  Nestor Araújo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10(1) | 0 | 18 | 19 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF |  Horacio Cervantes | 17 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 5 | |
| 16 | DF |  Rogelio Chávez | 14(2) | 0 | 1(4) | 0 | 6(2) | 0 | 21 | 29 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF |  Adrián Cortés | 2(5) | 1 | 5(1) | 2 | 5(2) | 0 | 12 | 20 | 3 | |
| 23 | DF |  Hiram Mondragón | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF |  Waldo Ponce | _ | _ | 3 | 0 | 16(1) | 1 | 19 | 20 | 1 | |
| 28 | DF |  Gienir García | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | MF |  Marcelo Palau | _ | _ | 2(1) | 0 | 14(1) | 1 | 16 | 18 | 1 | |
| 6 | MF |  Gerardo Torrado | 17(1) | 0 | 7(2) | 0 | 13(2) | 0 | 37 | 42 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF |  Javier Aquino | 1(10) | 1 | 4(4) | 0 | 7(11) | 0 | 12 | 37 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF |  Gonzalo Pineda | 18(2) | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | 16(1) | 1 | 40 | 44 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF |  Christian Giménez | 18(1) | 9 | 5(4) | 4 | 21 | 8 | 44 | 49 | 21 | |
| 13 | MF |  Allam Bello | 0(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF |  Diego De la Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF |  César Villaluz | 3(5) | 2 | 9(3) | 2 | 10(11) | 1 | 23 | 41 | 5 | |
| 19 | MF |  Hugo Droguett | _ | _ | 1(1) | 0 | 8(2) | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 |  Injured. | 
| 20 | MF |  Germán Rodríguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF |  Héctor Gutiérrez | 2(7) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 9 | 17 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF |  Luis Alanis | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW |  Isaac Romo | _ | _ | 0(3) | 0 | 2(7) | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |
| 11 | FW |  Alejandro Vela | 17(2) | 3 | 5(3) | 0 | _ | _ | 22 | 27 | 3 |  Injured. | 
| 27 | FW |  Javier Orozco | 15(3) | 6 | 10(1) | 11 | 3(8) | 0 | 29 | 40 | 17 | |
| 29 | FW |  Martín Galván | _ | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | FW |  Emanuel Villa | 19 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20(1) | 10 | 48 | 49 | 23 | |
| 59 | GK |  Christian Barrientos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (−) means goals conceded | 
| OUT | DF |  Joel Huiqui | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | _ | _ | 16 | 16 | 0 | out to Morelia | 
| OUT | FW |  Maximiliano Biancucchi | 3(8) | 1 | 6(1) | 2 | _ | _ | 9 | 18 | 4 | out to Olimpia | 
| - | - | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (parenthesis indicates entry by substitution) | 
Discipline
| xxxxXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxxxx | Apertura 2010 | Champions League | Clausura 2011 | Total Discipline   | 
| No.   | Pos.   | Player   |   |    |   |   |    |   |   |    |   |   |    |   | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Jesús Corona | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
| 12 | GK |  Guillermo Allison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 25 | GK |  Yosgart Gutiérrez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2 | DF |  Fausto Pinto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 
| 4 | DF |  Julio César Domínguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 5 | DF |  Alejandro Castro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 
| 14 | DF |  Nestor Araújo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| 15 | DF |  Horacio Cervantes | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 
| 16 | DF |  Rogelio Chávez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 22 | DF |  Adrián Cortés | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 23 | DF |  Hiram Mondragón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 26 | DF |  Waldo Ponce | _ | _ | _ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 
| 28 | DF |  Gienir García | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| 3 | MF |  Marcelo Palau | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 
| 6 | MF |  Gerardo Torrado | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 
| 7 | MF |  Javier Aquino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | MF |  Gonzalo Pineda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | MF |  Christian Giménez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 
| 13 | MF |  Allam Bello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 17 | MF |  Diego De la Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 18 | MF |  César Villaluz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 
| 19 | MF |  Hugo Droguett | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 20 | MF |  Germán Rodríguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 21 | MF |  Héctor Gutiérrez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 
| 24 | MF |  Luis Alanis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 9 | FW |  Isaac Romo | _ | _ | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 11 | FW |  Alejandro Vela | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| 27 | FW |  Javier Orozco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 29 | FW |  Martín Galván | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 30 | FW |  Emanuel Villa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 
| 59 | GK |  Christian Barrientos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| OUT | DF |  Joel Huiqui | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| OUT | FW |  Maximiliano Biancucchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
Last updated: 16 May 2011
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches = Number of bookings;
 = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;
 = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card..
 = Number of sending offs by a direct red card..
Overall
| Total |  Home |  Away | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 52 | 26 | 26 | 
| Games won | 29 | 19 | 10 | 
| Games drawn | 11 | 5 | 6 | 
| Games lost | 12 | 2 | 10 | 
| 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 | 
| Biggest win (CONCACAF) | 6–0 vs San Francisco, 0–6 vs Árabe Unido | 6–0 vs San Francisco | 0–6 vs Árabe Unido | 
| Biggest win (Clausura) | 0-4 vs Pachuca | 4-1 vs Estudiantes, 3-0 vs Monterrey | 0-4 vs Pachuca | 
| Biggest lose (Apertura) | 2–0 & 0-2 vs UNAM | 0–2 vs UNAM | 2–0 vs UNAM | 
| Biggest lose (CONCACAF) | 1-3 vs Real Salt Lake | - - - - - | 1-3 vs Real Salt Lake | 
| 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 | 
| Goals scored | 95 | 56 | 39 | 
| Goals conceded | 55 | 20 | 34 | 
| Goal difference | +40 | +36 | +4 | 
| Average GF per game | 1.83 | 2.15 | 1.5 | 
| Average GA per game | 1.06 | 0.77 | 1.31 | 
| Most Game Started | 48 |  Emanuel Villa | |
| Most appearances | 49 |  Christian Giménez & Emanuel Villa | |
| Top scorer | 23 |  Emanuel Villa | |
| Points | 98/156 (62.82%) | 62/78 (79.49%) | 36/78 (46.15%) | 
| Winning rate | 29/52 (55.77%) | 19/26 (73.08%) | 10/26 (38.46%) | 
Last updated: 16 May 2011
Source: Competitive matches
Goalscorers
| Position | Nation | Name | Apertura 2010   | Champions League   | Clausura 2011   | Total   | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   | Emmanuel Villa | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 
| 2 | Christian Giménez | 9 | 4 | 8 | 21 | |
| 3 |   | Javier Orozco | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
| 4 |   | Horacio Cervantes | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| César Villaluz | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 6 |   | Maximiliano Biancucchi | 1 | 3 | "N/C" | 4 | 
| 7 |   | Alejandro Vela | 3 | 3 | ||
| Adrián Cortés | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 9 |   | Alejandro Castro | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Isaac Romo | "N/C" | 2 | ||||
|   | Hugo Droguett | |||||
| Own goal | 2 | |||||
| 13 |   | Gienir García | 1 | 1 | ||
| Javier Aquino | 1 | |||||
| Gonzalo Pineda | 1 | |||||
| Julio César Domínguez | ||||||
|   | Marcelo Palau | "N/C" | ||||
|   | Waldo Ponce | |||||
| TOTAL | 35 | 31 | 29 | 95 | 
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
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 
Last updated: 20 November.
Source: Competitive Matches
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
CONCACAF Champions League
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 
Last updated: 12 April.
Source: Competitive Matches
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Clausura 2011
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 
Last updated: 16 May.
Source: Competitive Matches
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
IFFHS Ranking
Cruz Azul position on the Club World Ranking during the 2010-11 season, according to IFFHS.[4]
| Month | Position | Points | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
Last updated: 20 July 2011.
Source: IFFHS
References
- ^ "Plantel Torneo de Clausura 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "Cruz Azul stats". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ "League Table". Medio Tiempo. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ IFFHS Archived 2007-07-03 at the Wayback Machine












