2025–26 Club América season

América
2025–26 season
PresidentSantiago Baños
ManagerAndré Jardine
StadiumEstadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Apertura4th
Campeón de CampeonesRunners-up
Leagues CupLeague phase
CONCACAF Champions CupRound One
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brian Rodríguez
Érick Sánchez
(2 each)
All:
Brian Rodríguez
Érick Sánchez
(3 each)
Highest home attendance23,701 v Querétaro
(9 August 2025, Apertura)
Lowest home attendance20,398 v Tijuana
(16 July 2025, Apertura)
Average home league attendance22,050
Biggest win3–1 v Tijuana
(16 July 2025, Apertura)
3–1 v UANL
(16 August 2025, Apertura)
Biggest defeat1–3 v Toluca
(20 July 2025, Campeón de Campeones)
All statistics correct as of 16 August 2025.

The 2025–26 Club América season is the club's 81st consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The team will participate in the Liga MX, Campeón de Campeones, Leagues Cup, and 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 From
Goalkeepers
1 GK Mexico Luis Malagón (1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 2023 Mexico Necaxa
30 GK Mexico Rodolfo Cota (1987-07-03) 3 July 1987 2024 Mexico León
Defenders
3 DF Mexico Israel Reyes (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 2023 Mexico Puebla
4 DF Uruguay Sebastián Cáceres (1999-08-18) 18 August 1999 2020 Uruguay Liverpool
5 DF Mexico Kevin Álvarez (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 2023 Mexico Pachuca
14 DF Mexico Néstor Araujo (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991 2022 Spain Celta de Vigo
15 DF United States Ralph Orquin (2003-04-13) 13 April 2003 2023 Academy
26 DF Colombia Cristian Borja (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 2024 Portugal Braga
29 DF Mexico Ramón Juárez (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 2019 Academy
31 DF Chile Igor Lichnovsky (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 2023 Mexico UANL
32 DF Mexico Miguel Vásquez (2004-02-07) 7 February 2004 2022 Academy
Midfielders
6 MF Mexico Jonathan dos Santos (1990-04-26) 26 April 1990 2022 Free agent
8 MF Spain Álvaro Fidalgo (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 2021 Spain Castellón
10 MF United States Alejandro Zendejas (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 2022 Mexico Necaxa
12 MF Mexico Isaías Violante (2003-10-20) 20 October 2003 2025 Mexico Toluca
13 MF Mexico Alan Cervantes (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 2024 Mexico Santos Laguna
20 MF Mexico Alexis Gutiérrez (2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 2025 Mexico Cruz Azul
28 MF Mexico Érick Sánchez (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 2024 Mexico Pachuca
34 MF Mexico Dagoberto Espinoza (2004-04-17) 17 April 2004 2024 Academy
35 MF Mexico Santiago Naveda (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 2020 Academy
– MF Netherlands Javairô Dilrosun (1998-06-22) 22 June 1998 2024 Netherlands Feyenoord
Forwards
7 FW Uruguay Brian Rodríguez (2000-05-20) 20 May 2000 2022 United States LAFC
9 FW Mexico Henry Martín (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 2018 Mexico Tijuana
11 FW Chile Víctor Dávila (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 2024 Russia CSKA Moscow
19 FW Colombia Raúl Zúñiga (1994-07-13) 13 July 1994 2025 Mexico Tijuana
27 FW Uruguay Rodrigo Aguirre (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 2024 Mexico Monterrey
97 FW France Allan Saint-Maximin (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 2025 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli

Players and squad numbers last updated on 12 August 2025.[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

No. Pos. Player Transfer from Fee Date Source
35 MF Mexico Santiago Naveda Mexico Santos Laguna End of loan 1 June 2025 [2]
15 DF United States Ralph Orquin Mexico Juárez [3]
20 MF Mexico Alexis Gutiérrez Mexico Cruz Azul $5,000,000 25 June 2025 [4]
12 MF Mexico Isaías Violante Mexico Toluca $4,000,000 4 July 2025 [5]
19 FW Colombia Raúl Zúñiga Mexico Tijuana $3,000,000 13 July 2025 [6]
– MF Netherlands Javairô Dilrosun United States Los Angeles FC End of loan 26 July 2025 [7]
97 FW France Allan Saint-Maximin Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli $11,500,000 12 August 2025 [8]
Total $23.5 million

Out

No. Pos. Player Transfer to Fee Date Source
35 FW Mexico Esteban Lozano Mexico Puebla On loan 11 June 2025 [9]
42 MF Mexico Miguel Ramírez Pérez
209 MF Mexico Wálter Portales
24 MF Netherlands Javairô Dilrosun United States Los Angeles FC [10]
12 GK Mexico Jonathan Estrada Mexico Atlético La Paz End of loan 12 June 2025 [11]
10 MF Chile Diego Valdés Argentina Vélez Sarsfield $3,500,000 21 June 2025 [12]
18 DF Mexico Cristian Calderón Mexico Necaxa On loan 1 July 2025 [13]
193 DF Mexico Franco Rossano
23 DF Mexico Emilio Lara
Total $3.5 million

Overall transfer activity

Pre-season and friendlies

On 22 June 2025, Cancún announced that they would host América in celebration of the club’s five-year anniversary.[14] Three days later, on 25 June, América announced that they would host Puebla in a friendly match ahead of their season.[15] On 11 July, a third friendly was announced with América facing off D.C. United at Audi Field.[16]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

27 June 2025 Friendly Cancún Mexico 1–1 Mexico América Cancún
20:00 EST
  • J. Rodríguez 86'
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
2 July 2025 Friendly América Mexico 2–1 Mexico Puebla Mexico City
17:30 CST
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 25,894
Referee: Jorge Camacho Peregrina
6 September 2025 Friendly D.C. United United States v Mexico América Washington, D.C., United States
18:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Apertura 11 July 2025 TBD Matchday 1 TBD 5 3 2 0 9 4 +5 060.00
Clausura January 2026 TBD Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Leagues Cup 30 July 2025 6 August 2025 League phase League phase 3 0 3 0 6 6 +0 000.00
CONCACAF Champions Cup February 2026 TBD Round one TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Campeón de Campeones 20 July 2025 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Total 9 3 5 1 16 13 +3 033.33

Last updated: 16 August 2025
Source: Competitions

Apertura 2025

Further information: 2025–26 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
5 3 2 0 9 4  +5 11 2 0 0 4 1  +3 1 2 0 5 3  +2

Last updated: 16 August 2025.
Source: Liga MX

Clausura 2026

Further information: 2025–26 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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: Liga MX

Apertura 2025

Main article: 2025–26 Liga MX season § Torneo Apertura

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Monterrey 5 4 0 1 10 7 +3 12 Qualification for the quarter–finals[a]
3 Cruz Azul 5 3 2 0 12 7 +5 11
4 América 5 3 2 0 9 4 +5 11
5 Toluca 5 3 1 1 13 8 +5 10
6 UANL 4 3 0 1 13 6 +7 9
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
Notes:
  1. ^ The first six places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals.

Results by matchday

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHA
ResultDWDWW
Position73664
Points145811
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. Source: Liga MX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Regular phase

The league fixtures were announced on 4 June 2025.[17]

11 July 2025 1 Juárez 1–1 América Ciudad Juárez
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 18,098
Referee: Ismael López Peñuelas
16 July 2025 2 América 3–1 Tijuana Mexico City
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 20,398
Referee: Marco Ortiz Nava
Note: The match was interrupted at 20:30 CST in the 64th minute due to adverse weather conditions. The match was resumed at 21:10 CST.[18]
26 July 2025 3 Necaxa 1–1 América Aguascalientes
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 20,586
Referee: Jesús López Valle
9 August 2025 4 América 1–0 Querétaro Mexico City
20:45 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 23,701
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 19:00, but was moved due to adverse weather conditions.[19]
16 August 2025 5 UANL 1–3 América San Nicolás de los Garza
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: César Arturo Ramos
24 August 2025 6 Atlas v América Guadalajara
19:00 CT Report Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
30 August 2025 7 América v Pachuca Mexico City
21:00 CT Report Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
12 September 2025 8 América v Guadalajara Mexico City
19:00 CT Report Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
20 September 2025 9 Monterrey v América Guadalupe
21:00 CT Report Stadium: Estadio BBVA
24 September 2025 10 Atlético San Luis v América San Luis Potosí
21:00 CT Report Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
27 September 2025 11 América v UNAM Mexico City
21:00 CT Report Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
4 October 2025 12 América v Santos Laguna Mexico City
21:00 CT Report Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
18 October 2025 13 Cruz Azul v América Mexico City
21:00 CT Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
21 October 2025 14 América v Puebla Mexico City
19:00 CT Report Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
24 October 2025 15 Mazatlán v América Mazatlán
20:00 PT Report Stadium: Estadio de Mazatlán
1 November 2025 16 América v León Mexico City
21:00 CT Report Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
8 November 2025 17 Toluca v América Toluca
19:00 CT Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez

Goalscorers

Position Nation Name Goals scored
1. Uruguay Brian Rodríguez 2
Mexico Érick Sánchez 2
2. Uruguay Rodrigo Aguirre 1
Mexico Dagoberto Espinoza 1
United States Alejandro Zendejas 1
Colombia Raúl Zúñiga 1
Own goal 1
Total
9

Leagues Cup

Main article: 2025 Leagues Cup

League phase

Main article: 2025 Leagues Cup league phase

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts
8 UNAM 3 1 1 0 1 5 6 −1 5
9 Atlético San Luis 3 1 1 0 1 4 6 −2 5
10 América 3 0 2 1 0 6 6 0 5
11 Necaxa 3 1 0 1 1 6 8 −2 4
12 Cruz Azul 3 0 2 0 1 3 10 −7 4
Source: Leagues Cup
Round123
GroundNNN
ResultDDD
Position91010
Points135
Source: Leagues Cup
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
30 July 2025 1 América Mexico 2–2
(1–3 p)		 United States Real Salt Lake Sandy, United States
19:30 MDT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 19,544
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Penalties
2 August 2025 2 América Mexico 3–3
(8–7 p)		 United States Minnesota United FC Houston, United States
20:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 13,885
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Penalties
6 August 2025 3 América Mexico 1–1
(5–3 p)		 United States Portland Timbers Austin, United States
20:30 CDT
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 9,796
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. (United States)
Penalties

Campeón de Campeones

Main article: 2025 Campeón de Campeones
20 July 2025 Final América 1–3 Toluca Carson, United States
18:15 PDT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres (Chiapas)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Apertura 2025 Clausura 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup Leagues Cup Campeón de Campeones
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Mexico MEX Luis Malagón 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
30 GK Mexico MEX Rodolfo Cota 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Mexico MEX Israel Reyes 8 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 1 0
4 DF Uruguay URU Sebastián Cáceres 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 1 1 0
5 DF Mexico MEX Kevin Álvarez 7 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
14 DF Mexico MEX Néstor Araujo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF United States USA Ralph Orquin 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
26 DF Colombia COL Cristian Borja 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
29 DF Mexico MEX Ramón Juárez 6 1 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0+1 0
31 DF Chile CHI Igor Lichnovsky 6 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
32 DF Mexico MEX Miguel Vázquez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Mexico MEX Jonathan dos Santos 5 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
8 MF Spain ESP Álvaro Fidalgo 8 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
10 MF United States USA Alejandro Zendejas 9 2 4+1 1 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 1 1
12 MF Mexico MEX Isaías Violante 9 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 1 0
13 MF Mexico MEX Alan Cervantes 7 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
20 MF Mexico MEX Alexis Gutiérrez 7 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
28 MF Mexico MEX Érick Sánchez 7 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 1+2 1 1 0
34 MF Mexico MEX Dagoberto Espinoza 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
35 MF Mexico MEX Santiago Naveda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
– MF Netherlands NED Javairô Dilrosun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Uruguay URU Brian Rodríguez 9 3 4+1 2 0 0 0 0 2+1 1 1 0
9 FW Mexico MEX Henry Martín 5 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0
11 FW Chile CHI Víctor Dávila 5 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
19 FW Colombia COL Raúl Zúñiga 8 2 3+1 1 0 0 0 0 2+1 1 0+1 0
27 FW Uruguay URU Rodrigo Aguirre 8 1 2+2 1 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 1 0
97 FW France FRA Allan Saint-Maximin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 16 August 2025
Source: Competitions

Disciplinary record

The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal.

Rank Pos. No. Player Apertura 2025 Clausura 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup Leagues Cup Campeón de Campeones Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1. DF 4 Uruguay Sebastián Cáceres 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
MF 7 Uruguay Brian Rodríguez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
MF 10 United States Alejandro Zendejas 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
MF 28 Mexico Érick Sánchez 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
DF 31 Chile Igor Lichnovsky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
2. GK 1 Mexico Luis Malagón 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
DF 3 Mexico Israel Reyes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
MF 12 Mexico Isaías Violante 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
DF 26 Colombia Cristian Borja 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3. MF 8 Spain Álvaro Fidalgo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
MF 27 Uruguay Rodrigo Aguirre 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 3 0 1 22 1 2

Last updated: 16 August 2025
Source: Competitions

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