# 2019–20 Club Tijuana season

The 2019–20 Club Tijuana season is the 13th season in the football club's history and the 8th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. The club this season will compete in the Apertura and Clausura tournaments as well as in the Copa MX and Leagues Cup.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Óscar Pareja |
| Assistant coaches | Diego Torres Ortiz |
| Assistant coaches | José María Bazán |
| Fitness coach | Fabián Bazán |
| Doctors | Héctor Enciso |
| Kinesiologist | Gustavo González |
| Masseur | José Robledo |

## Players
### Squad information

| No. | Pos. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 13 | GK | Carlos Higuera | (2000-11-18)18 November 2000 (aged 18) | 2009 | Youth system |
| 21 | GK | Luis Ernesto Michel | (1979-07-21)21 July 1979 (aged 39) | 2017 | Sinaloa |
| 25 | GK | Gibrán Lajud | (1993-12-25)25 December 1993 (aged 25) | 2014 | Cruz Azul |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | DF | Julián Velázquez | (1990-10-23)23 October 1990 (aged 28) | 2018 | Cruz Azul |
| 3 | DF | Luis Fuentes | (1986-09-14)14 September 1986 (aged 32) | 2018 | UNAM |
| 6 | DF | Diego Braghieri (Captain) | (1987-02-23)23 February 1987 (aged 32) | 2019 (Winter) | Atlético Nacional |
| 28 | DF | Omar Mendoza | (1988-10-28)28 October 1988 (aged 30) | 2018 | Cruz Azul |
| 35 | DF | Luis Martínez | (1999-04-03)3 April 1999 (aged 20) | 2019 (Winter) | Youth system |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 5 | MF | Kevin Balanta | (1997-04-28)28 April 1997 (aged 22) | 2019 (Winter) | Deportivo Cali |
| 8 | MF | Ignacio Rivero | (1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 27) | 2018 | Defensa y Justicia |
| 11 | MF | Washington Camacho | (1986-04-08)8 April 1986 (aged 33) | 2019 | Rosario Central |
| 15 | MF | Diego Rodríguez | (1989-09-04)4 September 1989 (aged 29) | 2018 | Independiente |
| 16 | MF | Fernando Arce Jr. | (1996-11-27)27 November 1996 (aged 22) | 2019 | Sinaloa |
| 31 | MF | Antonio Nava | (1999-09-09)9 September 1999 (aged 19) | 2018 | Youth system |
| 33 | MF | Leonel Miranda | (1994-01-07)7 January 1994 (aged 25) | 2019 | Defensa y Justicia |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | FW | Camilo Sanvezzo | (1988-07-21)21 July 1988 (aged 30) | 2019 | Querétaro |
| 9 | FW | Ángel Sepúlveda | (1991-02-15)15 February 1991 (aged 28) | 2019 | Necaxa |
| 10 | FW | Miler Bolaños | (1990-06-01)1 June 1990 (aged 29) | 2017 | Grêmio |
| 19 | FW | Erick Torres | (1993-06-19)19 June 1993 (aged 26) | 2018 | UNAM |
| 27 | FW | Daniel López | (2000-03-14)14 March 2000 (aged 19) | 2017 | Youth system |
| 32 | FW | Ariel Nahuelpán | (1987-10-15)15 October 1987 (aged 31) | 2019 (Winter) | Barcelona |
Players and squad numbers last updated on 23 July 2019. 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. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window |
| 7 | FW | Camilo Sanvezzo | (1988-06-21)21 June 1988 (aged 31) | Querétaro | Transfer | Summer |
| 9 | FW | Ángel Sepúlveda | (1991-02-15)15 February 1991 (aged 28) | Necaxa | Transfer | Summer |
| 11 | MF | Washington Camacho | (1986-04-08)8 April 1986 (aged 33) | Rosario Central | Transfer | Summer |
| 17 | MF | Jorge Rojas | (1993-01-07)7 January 1993 (aged 26) | Querétaro | Loan | Summer |
| 18 | MF | Aldo Cruz | (1986-04-08)8 April 1986 (aged 33) | América | Transfer | Summer |
| 20 | MF | Mauro Lainez | (1996-05-09)9 May 1996 (aged 23) | Pachuca | Loan | Summer |
| 22 | DF | Vladimir Loroña | (1998-11-16)16 November 1998 (aged 20) | Puebla | Transfer | Summer |
| 33 | MF | Leonel Miranda | (1994-01-07)7 January 1994 (aged 25) | Defensa y Justicia | Transfer | Summer |

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window |
| 7 | FW | Gustavo Bou | (1990-02-18)18 February 1990 (aged 29) | New England Revolution | Transfer | Summer |
| 10 | FW | Fabián Castillo | (1990-02-18)18 February 1990 (aged 29) | Querétaro | Transfer | Summer |
| 20 | MF | Jesús Angulo | (1994-11-19)19 November 1994 (aged 24) | Necaxa | Transfer | Summer |

## 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 % |
| Torneo Apertura | 19 July 2019 | | Matchday 1 | | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 037.50 |
| Leagues Cup | 23 July 2019 | 23 July 2019 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Copa MX | 30 July 2019 | | Group stage | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 066.67 |
| Torneo Clausura | | | Matchday 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 041.67 |
Last updated: 17 September 2019 Source: Mediotiempo.com

### Torneo Apertura
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Pachuca | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 25 |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Tijuana | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 24 |
| 12 | Cruz Azul | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 23 |
| 13 | UNAM | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 23 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 17 September 2019. Source: LigaMX

#### Result round by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | † | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | W | † | L | W | L | D | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 14 | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches
### Copa MX
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tijuana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Querétaro (Y) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | Possible knockout stage |
| 3 | Zacatecas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |

## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Apertura | Apertura | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Copa MX | Copa MX | Clausura | Clausura |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | | Julián Velázquez | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Luis Fuentes | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Jordan Silva | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | | Kevin Balanta | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Diego Braghieri | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Camilo Sanvezzo | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Ignacio Rivero | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Ángel Sepúlveda | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Miler Bolaños | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Washington Camacho | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | | Carlos Higuera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Fernando Arce Jr. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Jorge Rojas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Aldo Cruz | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Erick Torres | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Mauro Lainez | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | | Luis Ernesto Michel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Vladimir Loroña | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Luis Gamíz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | | César Falletti | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | | Gibrán Lajud | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | | Omar Mendoza | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | | Édgar López | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | | Víctor Torres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | | Antonio Nava | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | | Ariel Nahuelpán | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | | Leonel Miranda | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | | Luis Armando Martínez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 17 September 2019 Source: Mediotiempo.com

### Goals

    As of 17 September 2019
| Rank | Player | Position | Apertura | Leagues Cup | Copa MX | Clausura | Total |
| 1 | Camilo Sanvezzo | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Washington Camacho | MF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Ariel Nahuelpán | FW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Miler Bolaños | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Erick Torres | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Kevin Balanta | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Vladimir Loroña | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Leonel Miranda | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ignacio Rivero | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ángel Sepúlveda | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Jordan Silva | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Julián Velázquez | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 17 September 2019
| Rank | Name | Apertura | Leagues Cup | Copa MX | Clausura | Total |
| 1 | Gibrán Lajud | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Own goals

| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
| Diego Braghieri | Toluca | 2–0 (A) | 25 August 2019 | Liga MX |

### Disciplinary record

| N | P | Name | Apertura | Apertura | Leagues Cup | Copa MX | Copa MX | Total | Total | Total |
| 7 | MF | Camilo Sanvezzo | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 3 | | 1 |
| 18 | MF | Aldo Cruz | | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Ignacio Rivero | 2 | | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | Miler Bolaños | 2 | | | 2 | | 4 | | |
| 32 | FW | Ariel Nahuelpán | 4 | | | | | 4 | | |
| 6 | DF | Diego Braghieri | 3 | | | 1 | | 4 | | |
| 28 | DF | Omar Mendoza | 3 | | | | | 3 | | |
| 22 | DF | Vladimir Loroña | 2 | | | | | 2 | | |
| 33 | MF | Leonel Miranda | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 25 | GK | Gibrán Lajud | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 17 | MF | Jorge Rojas | | | | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 4 | DF | Jordan Silva | | | | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 5 | MF | Kevin Balanta | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 3 | DF | Luis Fuentes | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 9 | FW | Ángel Sepúlveda | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 20 | MF | Mauro Lainez | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 2 | DF | Julián Velázquez | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 19 | FW | Erick Torres | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
Last updated: 17 September 2019 Source: LigaMX Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.