# 2019–20 Club América season

The 2019–20 Club América season was the club's 75th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The team participated in the Liga MX, Campeón de Campeones, the Campeones Cup, and the CONCACAF Champions League.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Miguel Herrera |
| Assistant coaches | Álvaro Galindo |
| Assistant coaches | Gilberto Adame |
| Assistant coaches | Oscar Escobar |
| Goalkeepers coach | José Torruco |
| Fitness coaches | Giber Becerra |
| Fitness coaches | José Rangel |
| Kinesiologist | Carlos Araujo |
| Masseurs | Jesús Zamudio |
| Masseurs | Octavio Luna |
| Doctors | Alfonso Díaz |
| Doctors | José Vázquez |
| Medical assistant | Christian Motta |

## Players
### Squad information

| No. | Pos. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 6 | GK | Guillermo Ochoa | (1985-07-13)13 July 1985 (aged 34) | 2019 | Standard Liège |
| 27 | GK | Óscar Jiménez | (1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 30) | 2017 | Chiapas |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | DF | Luis Fuentes | (1986-09-14)14 September 1986 (aged 33) | 2020 (Winter) | Tijuana |
| 3 | DF | Jorge Sánchez | (1997-12-10)10 December 1997 (aged 21) | 2018 | Santos Laguna |
| 4 | DF | Sebastián Cáceres | (1999-08-18)18 August 1999 (aged 20) | 2020 | Liverpool |
| 18 | DF | Bruno Valdez | (1992-10-06)6 October 1992 (aged 26) | 2016 | Cerro Porteño |
| 19 | DF | Emanuel Aguilera | (1989-06-11)11 June 1989 (aged 30) | 2018 | Tijuana |
| 22 | DF | Paul Aguilar | (1986-03-06)6 March 1986 (aged 33) | 2011 | Pachuca |
| 34 | DF | Haret Ortega | (2000-05-19)19 May 2000 (aged 19) | 2020 | Youth system |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 5 | MF | Santiago Cáseres | (1997-02-25)25 February 1997 (aged 22) | 2020 | Villarreal (on loan) |
| 7 | MF | Leonardo Suárez | (1996-03-30)30 March 1996 (aged 23) | 2020 | Villarreal |
| 8 | MF | Alonso Escoboza | (1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 26) | 2020 (Winter) | Querétaro |
| 11 | MF | Andrés Ibargüen | (1992-05-07)7 May 1992 (aged 27) | 2018 (Winter) | Racing Club |
| 14 | MF | Nicolás Benedetti | (1997-04-25)25 April 1997 (aged 22) | 2019 | Deportivo Cali |
| 17 | MF | Sebastián Córdova | (1997-06-12)12 June 1997 (aged 22) | 2016 | Youth system |
| 20 | MF | Richard Sánchez | (1998-03-29)29 March 1998 (aged 21) | 2019 | Olimpia |
| 25 | MF | Fernando González | (1994-01-27)27 January 1994 (aged 25) | 2019 | Necaxa |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | FW | Roger Martínez | (1994-06-23)23 June 1994 (aged 25) | 2018 (Winter) | Jiangsu Suning |
| 10 | FW | Giovani dos Santos | (1989-05-11)11 May 1989 (aged 30) | 2019 | LA Galaxy |
| 15 | FW | Nicolás Castillo | (1993-02-14)14 February 1993 (aged 26) | 2019 | Benfica |
| 21 | FW | Henry Martín | (1992-09-18)18 September 1992 (aged 26) | 2018 | Tijuana |
| 24 | FW | Federico Viñas | (1998-06-30)30 June 1998 (aged 21) | 2019 | Juventud de Las Piedras (on loan) |
Players and squad numbers last updated on 19 January 2020. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

## Pre-season

Club América will precede their 2019–20 campaign with a series of friendlies to be contested in the United States. The matches were announced in June 2019.
| Date | Opponents | Stadium | Result F–A | Scorers |
| 3 July 2019 | Boca Juniors | Red Bull Arena | 1–2 | P. Aguilar |
| 6 July 2019 | River Plate | CenturyLink Field | 0–2 | |
| 9 July 2019 | UNAM | Toyota Stadium | 0–3 | |

## Transfers
### Summer
#### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | From | Fee | Notes |
| 19 June 2019 | MF | Rubén González | 25 | Necaxa | US$2 million | |
| 6 July 2019 | FW | Giovani dos Santos | 30 | Unattached | Unattached | Unattached |
| 17 July 2019 | MF | Leonel López | 25 | Toluca | Undisclosed | |
| 6 August 2019 | GK | Guillermo Ochoa | 34 | Standard Liège | Undisclosed | |
| 25 August 2019 | MF | Richard Sánchez | 23 | Olimpia | Undisclosed | |
| 29 August 2019 | FW | Federico Viñas | 21 | Juventud de Las Piedras | On loan | |

#### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | To | Fee | Notes |
| 17 June 2019 | FW | Oribe Peralta | 35 | Guadalajara | Free | |
| 17 July 2019 | DF | Luis Reyes | 28 | Atlético San Luis | Loan | |
| 19 July 2019 | DF | Edson Álvarez | 21 | Ajax | €15,000,000 | |
| 31 July 2019 | GK | Agustín Marchesín | 31 | Porto | Undisclosed | |
| 4 August 2019 | MF | Mateus Uribe | 28 | Porto | Undisclosed | |
| 29 August 2019 | FW | Jérémy Ménez | 32 | Released | Released | Released |

### Winter
#### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | From | Fee |
| 29 December 2019 | MF | Alonso Escoboza | 26 | Querétaro | Undisclosed |
| 29 December 2019 | DF | Luis Fuentes | 33 | Tijuana | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2020 | FW | Leonardo Suárez | 23 | Villarreal | Undisclosed |
| 15 January 2020 | DF | Sebastián Cáceres | 20 | Liverpool | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2020 | MF | Santiago Cáseres | 22 | Villarreal | On loan |

#### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | To | Fee |
| 8 January 2020 | MF | Leonel López | 25 | UNAM | Undisclosed |
| 8 January 2020 | DF | Carlos Vargas | 20 | Morelia | Loan |
| 13 January 2020 | MF | Guido Rodríguez | 25 | Real Betis | €8 million |

## 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 2019 | 20 July 2019 | 29 December 2019 | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 045.83 |
| Clausura 2020 | 18 January 2020 | 22 May 2020 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | +0 | 050.00 |
| 2019 Campeón de Campeones | 14 July 2019 | 14 July 2019 | Final | Winners | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| 2019 Campeones Cup | 14 August 2019 | 14 August 2019 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| 2020 CONCACAF Champions League | 19 February 2020 | 20 December 2020 | Round of 16 | Semi-finals | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 020.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 41 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 041.46 |
Last updated: 20 December 2020 Source: Competitions

## Apertura 2019
### Matches
#### League table

Regular season :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 6 | América | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 31 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 7 | Morelia | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 8 | Monterrey (C) | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 27 | 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.

#### Liguilla
##### Final
## Clausura 2020
### League table

Regular season :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | León | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 21 | Qualification to 2021 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 17 | |
| 4 | América | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 17 | |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 16 | |
| 6 | UNAM | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 15 | |