# 2019–20 Tigres UANL season

The 2019–20 Tigres UANL season was the 52nd season in the football club's history and the 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Ricardo Ferretti |
| Assistant coaches | Miguel Mejía Barón |
| Assistant coaches | Hugo Hernández |
| Fitness coach | Guillermo Orta |
| Kinesiologists | Josué de la Rosa |
| Kinesiologists | Leonardo González |
| Masseur | José de la Rosa |
| Doctor | Rubén González |

## Players
### Squad information

| No. | Pos. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | GK | Nahuel Guzmán | (1986-02-10)10 February 1986 (aged 33) | 2015 | Newell's Old Boys |
| 22 | GK | Eduardo Fernández | (1992-12-16)16 December 1992 (aged 26) | 2017 | Real Salt Lake |
| 30 | GK | Miguel Ortega | (1995-04-13)13 April 1995 (aged 24) | 2018 (Winter) | Youth System |
| Defenders |||||||
| 4 | DF | Hugo Ayala | (1987-03-31)31 March 1987 (aged 32) | 2010 | Atlas |
| 6 | DF | Jorge Torres Nilo | (1988-01-16)16 January 1988 (aged 31) | 2010 | Atlas |
| 14 | DF | Juan José Sánchez | (1998-01-09)9 January 1998 (aged 21) | 2018 | Youth System |
| 15 | DF | Francisco Venegas | (1998-07-16)16 July 1998 (aged 21) | 2019 | Youth System |
| 21 | DF | Francisco Meza | (1991-08-29)29 August 1991 (aged 27) | 2016 | Santa Fe |
| 27 | DF | Jair Díaz | (1998-08-21)21 August 1998 (aged 20) | 2019 | Youth System |
| 36 | DF | Eduardo Tercero | (1996-05-06)6 May 1996 (aged 23) | 2018 | BUAP |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 5 | MF | Rafael Carioca | (1989-06-18)18 June 1989 (aged 30) | 2017 | Atlético Mineiro |
| 8 | MF | Lucas Zelarayán | (1992-06-20)20 June 1992 (aged 27) | 2016 (Winter) | Belgrano |
| 16 | MF | Raúl Torres | (1996-08-26)26 August 1996 (aged 22) | 2017 | Atlético Cocula |
| 19 | MF | Guido Pizarro | (1990-02-26)26 February 1990 (aged 29) | 2018 | Sevilla |
| 20 | MF | Javier Aquino | (1990-02-11)11 February 1990 (aged 29) | 2015 | Villarreal |
| 25 | MF | Jürgen Damm | (1992-11-07)7 November 1992 (aged 26) | 2015 | Pachuca |
| 28 | MF | Luis Rodríguez | (1991-01-21)21 January 1991 (aged 28) | 2016 | Chiapas |
| 29 | MF | Jesús Dueñas | (1989-03-16)16 March 1989 (aged 30) | 2009 (Winter) | Youth System |
| 34 | MF | Edwin Cerna | (1995-01-17)17 January 1995 (aged 24) | 2018 | Youth System |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | FW | Eduardo Vargas | (1989-12-20)20 December 1989 (aged 29) | 2017 (Winter) | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| 10 | FW | André-Pierre Gignac | (1985-12-05)5 December 1985 (aged 33) | 2015 | Marseille |
| 13 | FW | Enner Valencia | (1989-11-04)4 November 1989 (aged 29) | 2017 | West Ham United |
| 23 | FW | Luis Quiñones | (1991-06-26)26 June 1991 (aged 28) | 2019 (Winter) | Toluca |
| 33 | FW | Julián Quiñones | (1997-03-24)24 March 1997 (aged 22) | 2018 | Youth System |
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 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. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Source |
| 18 | DF | | Diego Reyes | (1992-09-19)19 September 1992 (aged 26) | Fenerbahçe | Transfer | Summer | |

### Out

| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Source |
| 2 | DF | | Israel Jiménez | (1989-08-13)13 August 1989 (aged 29) | Juárez | Transfer | Summer | |
| 27 | MF | | Alberto Acosta | (1988-02-26)26 February 1988 (aged 31) | Juárez | Loan | 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 % |
| Campeón de Campeones | 14 July 2019 | 14 July 2019 | Final | Runner-ups | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Torneo Apertura | 20 July 2019 | | Matchday 1 | | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 033.33 |
| Leagues Cup | 24 July 2019 | 18 September 2019 | Final | Runner-ups | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 033.33 |
| Torneo Clausura | | | Matchday 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| CONCACAF Champions League | | | Round of 16 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 030.77 |
Last updated: 19 September 2019 Source: Mediotiempo.com

### Torneo Apertura
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Santos Laguna | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 37 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | León | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 33 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | UANL | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 32 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | Querétaro | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 31 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 5 | Necaxa | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 31 | Advance to Liguilla |
* ↑ The first 8 places in the table qualified for the Liguilla. The last ranked team in the relegation table could qualify for the Liguilla in the Apertura tournament.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 16 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | W | D | D | D | D | D | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches
### Leagues Cup
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Apertura | Apertura | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Clausura | Clausura | Concacaf CL | Concacaf CL |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Nahuel Guzmán | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Carlos Salcedo | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Hugo Ayala | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | | Rafael Carioca | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Jorge Torres Nilo | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Lucas Zelarayán | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Eduardo Vargas | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | André-Pierre Gignac | 11 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | Enner Valencia | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Francisco Venegas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | | Diego Reyes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Guido Pizarro | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Javier Aquino | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Luis Quiñones | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Jürgen Damm | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | | Jair Díaz | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | | Luis Rodríguez | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | | Jesús Dueñas | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 16 September 2019 Source: Mediotiempo.com

### Goals

    As of 16 September 2019
| Rank | Player | Position | Apertura | Leagues Cup | Clausura | CONCACAF CL | Total |
| 1 | André-Pierre Gignac | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Javier Aquino | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Eduardo Vargas | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Rafael Carioca | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Jesús Dueñas | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Luis Quiñones | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Luis Rodríguez | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Lucas Zelarayán | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Hat-tricks

    As of 16 September 2019
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
| André-Pierre Gignac | Necaxa | 3–1 (H) | 10 August 2019 | Liga MX |

### Clean sheets

    As of 16 September 2019
| Rank | Name | Campeón de Campeones | Apertura | Leagues Cup | Clausura | Concacaf CL | Total |
| 1 | Nahuel Guzmán | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### Disciplinary record

| N | P | Name | Apertura | Apertura | Apertura | Other$^1$ | Total | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Carlos Salcedo | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1 |
| 23 | FW | Luis Quiñones | 4 | 1 | | | 4 | 1 | |
| 10 | FW | André-Pierre Gignac | 3 | | | 1 | 4 | | |
| 9 | FW | Eduardo Vargas | 2 | | | 1 | 3 | | |
| 5 | MF | Rafael Carioca | 2 | | | | 2 | | |
| 28 | MF | Luis Rodríguez | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| 19 | MF | Guido Pizarro | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| 27 | DF | Jair Díaz | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| 1 | GK | Nahuel Guzmán | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
Last updated: 16 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.
$^1$ Includes 2019 Campeón de Campeones, 2019 Leagues Cup.