# 2018–19 C.D. Guadalajara (women) season

The 2018–19 season was Guadalajara's second competitive season and second season in the Liga MX Femenil, the top flight of Mexican women's football.
Guadalajara finished fourth in the Apertura tournament, qualifying for the playoffs, but were eliminated in semifinals by UANL.
The next tournament, the Clausura 2019, the team finished eight overall, failing to qualify for the playoffs.
For the Clausura tournament, manager Luis Camacho was replaced by Luis Manuel Díaz, who led the team for the rest of the season.

## Squad
### Apertura

| No. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Since |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Karen Gómez | (1993-06-10)10 June 1993 (aged 25) | 2017 |
| 12 | Blanca Félix | (1996-03-25)25 March 1996 (aged 22) | 2017 |
| 21 | Ana Paula Ruvalcaba | (2001-08-24)24 August 2001 (aged 16) | 2017 |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Vanessa Sánchez | (1995-03-14)14 March 1995 (aged 23) | 2017 |
| 3 | Miriam García | (1998-02-14)14 February 1998 (aged 20) | 2017 |
| 4 | Arlett Tovar (Vice-captain) | (1997-05-09)9 May 1997 (aged 21) | 2017 |
| 13 | Daniela Pulido | (2000-04-29)29 April 2000 (aged 18) | 2017 |
| 14 | Andrea Sánchez | (1994-03-31)31 March 1994 (aged 24) | 2017 |
| 16 | Priscila Padilla | (1999-12-11)11 December 1999 (aged 18) | 2017 |
| 26 | Araceli Torres | (2000-09-15)15 September 2000 (aged 17) | 2018 |
| 27 | Kinberly Guzmán | (2002-09-19)19 September 2002 (aged 15) | 2018 |
| 29 | Esmeralda Zamarrón | (2001-07-23)23 July 2001 (aged 16) | 2018 |
| Midfielders |||||
| 5 | Yazmín Álvarez | (1996-04-07)7 April 1996 (aged 22) | 2017 |
| 6 | Susan Bejarano | (1995-08-07)7 August 1995 (aged 22) | 2017 |
| 8 | Victoria Acevedo | (1999-01-16)16 January 1999 (aged 19) | 2017 |
| 10 | Tania Morales (Captain) | (1986-12-22)22 December 1986 (aged 31) | 2017 |
| 15 | Miriam Castillo | (1992-06-01)1 June 1992 (aged 26) | 2018 |
| 20 | Gabriela Huerta | (1999-01-12)12 January 1999 (aged 19) | 2018 |
| 28 | Nicole Pérez | (2001-08-30)30 August 2001 (aged 16) | 2018 |
| Forwards |||||
| 9 | Brenda Viramontes | (1995-04-24)24 April 1995 (aged 23) | 2017 |
| 11 | Norma Palafox | (1998-10-14)14 October 1998 (aged 19) | 2017 |
| 17 | Lía Romero | (2000-07-27)27 July 2000 (aged 17) | 2017 |
| 19 | Anette Vázquez | (2002-03-11)11 March 2002 (aged 16) | 2017 |
| 23 | María Velázquez | (1993-03-25)25 March 1993 (aged 25) | 2017 |
| 25 | Rubí Soto | (1995-10-14)14 October 1995 (aged 22) | 2018 |

### Clausura

| No. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Since |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 12 | Blanca Félix | (1996-03-25)25 March 1996 (aged 22) | 2017 |
| 21 | Ana Paula Ruvalcaba | (2001-08-24)24 August 2001 (aged 17) | 2017 |
| 33 | Celeste Espino | (2003-08-09)9 August 2003 (aged 15) | 2019 |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Vanessa Sánchez | (1995-03-14)14 March 1995 (aged 23) | 2017 |
| 4 | Arlett Tovar (Vice-captain) | (1997-05-09)9 May 1997 (aged 21) | 2017 |
| 13 | Daniela Pulido | (2000-04-29)29 April 2000 (aged 18) | 2017 |
| 14 | Andrea Sánchez | (1994-03-31)31 March 1994 (aged 24) | 2017 |
| 16 | Priscila Padilla | (1999-12-11)11 December 1999 (aged 19) | 2017 |
| 26 | Araceli Torres | (2000-09-15)15 September 2000 (aged 18) | 2018 |
| 27 | Kinberly Guzmán | (2002-09-19)19 September 2002 (aged 16) | 2018 |
| 34 | Sonia Cabrera | (1994-11-07)7 November 1994 (aged 24) | 2019 |
| Midfielders |||||
| 5 | Yazmín Álvarez | (1996-04-07)7 April 1996 (aged 22) | 2017 |
| 6 | Susan Bejarano | (1995-08-07)7 August 1995 (aged 23) | 2017 |
| 8 | Victoria Acevedo | (1999-01-16)16 January 1999 (aged 19) | 2017 |
| 10 | Tania Morales (Captain) | (1986-12-22)22 December 1986 (aged 32) | 2017 |
| 15 | Miriam Castillo | (1992-06-01)1 June 1992 (aged 26) | 2018 |
| 20 | Gabriela Huerta | (1999-01-12)12 January 1999 (aged 19) | 2018 |
| 28 | Nicole Pérez | (2001-08-30)30 August 2001 (aged 17) | 2018 |
| 30 | Samara Alcalá | (1998-02-27)27 February 1998 (aged 20) | 2019 |
| 32 | Dulce Pizano | (2001-04-05)5 April 2001 (aged 17) | 2019 |
| Forwards |||||
| 9 | Brenda Viramontes | (1995-04-24)24 April 1995 (aged 23) | 2017 |
| 11 | Norma Palafox | (1998-10-14)14 October 1998 (aged 20) | 2017 |
| 19 | Anette Vázquez | (2002-03-11)11 March 2002 (aged 16) | 2017 |
| 23 | María Velázquez | (1993-03-25)25 March 1993 (aged 25) | 2017 |
| 25 | Rubí Soto | (1995-10-14)14 October 1995 (aged 23) | 2018 |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | Moving from | Transfer window | Ref. |
| MF | Gabriela Huerta | Necaxa | Summer | |
| MF | Samara Alcalá | Atlas | Winter | |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | Moving to | Transfer window |
| MF | Zellyka Arce | Atlas | Summer |
| FW | Daniela Carrandi | Atlético San Luis | Summer |
| DF | Alondra González | América | Summer |
| DF | Valeria Meza | Necaxa | Summer |
| DF | Selene Valera | León | Summer |
| GK | Karen Gómez | Cruz Azul | Winter |

## Coaching staff
### Apertura

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Luis Camacho |
| Assistant manager | Jorge Luis Peredo |
| Fitness coach | Edgar Flores |
| Doctor | Navid Rodríguez |
| Medical assistant | Alejandro Ramírez |

### Clausura

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Luis Manuel Díaz |
| Assistant manager | Gregorio Sánchez |
| Assistant manager | Felipe Robles |
| Assistant manager | Oscar Morelos |
| Fitness coach | Edgar Flores |
| Doctor | Navid Rodríguez |
| Medical assistant | Alejandro Ramírez |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Apertura | 16 July 2018 | 3 December 2018 | Matchday 1 | Semifinals (4th) | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 045.00 |
| Clausura | 6 January 2019 | 7 April 2019 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 17 | +0 | 043.75 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 044.44 |
Source: Competitions

### Torneo Apertura
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Pachuca | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 38 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | América (C) | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 35 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 31 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 5 | Monterrey | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 6 | Toluca | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
* ↑ The top four teams of each group advance to the quarterfinals of the Liguilla.

#### Semifinals
### Torneo Clausura
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Puebla | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 28 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 7 | León | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 24 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 8 | Guadalajara | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 23 | |
| 9 | UNAM | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 22 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 10 | BUAP | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 21 | |
* 1 2 The top four teams of each group advance to the quarterfinals of the Liguilla.
* ↑ The BUAP v Cruz Azul match resulted in a 1–1 draw, but was later ruled a 3–0 victory for BUAP due to Cruz Azul aligning three overage players on the field at the same time. Clubs are allowed to register up to four players older than 24 per match but only two can be on the field at the same time.

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Apertura | Apertura | Clausura | Clausura |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | MEX | Vanessa Sánchez | 33 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | MEX | Miriam García | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | MEX | Arlett Tovar | 33 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | MEX | Yazmín Álvarez | 21 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | MEX | Susan Bejarano | 24 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | MEX | Victoria Acevedo | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | MEX | Brenda Viramontes | 24 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | MEX | Tania Morales | 33 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | MEX | Norma Palafox | 31 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | MEX | Blanca Félix | 32 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | MEX | Daniela Pulido | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | MEX | Andrea Sánchez | 32 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | MEX | Miriam Castillo | 36 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| 16 | DF | MEX | Priscila Padilla | 28 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | MEX | Lía Romero | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | MEX | Anette Vázquez | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | MEX | Gabriela Huerta | 20 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 21 | GK | MEX | Ana Paula Rubalcava | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | MEX | María Velázquez | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | MEX | Rubí Soto | 27 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
| 26 | DF | MEX | Araceli Torres | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | MEX | Kinberly Guzmán | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | MEX | Nicole Pérez | 25 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 5 |
| 29 | DF | MEX | Esmeralda Zamarrón | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | MEX | Samara Alcalá | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players that left the club during the season ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | MEX | Karen Gómez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Apertura | Clausura | Total |
| 1 | MF | 28 | Nicole Pérez | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | FW | 11 | Norma Palafox | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | 25 | Rubí Soto | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | DF | 4 | Arlett Tovar | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Brenda Viramontes | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 20 | Gabriela Huerta | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | 15 | Miriam Castillo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | 3 | Miriam García | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 10 | Tania Morales | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 16 | Priscila Padilla | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | 5 | Yazmín Álvarez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 6 | Susan Bejarano | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 14 | Andrea Sánchez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 19 | Anette Vázquez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 17 | 51 |

### Own goals

| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
| Andrea Sánchez | Atlas | 1–2 (H) | 4 March 2019 | Liga MX Femenil |
| Araceli Torres | Morelia | 1–2 (H) | 31 March 2019 | Liga MX Femenil |
| Priscila Padilla | UANL | 1–2 (A) | 15 April 2019 | Liga MX Femenil |