2025–26 Cruz Azul season

Cruz Azul
2025–26 season
Owner	Cooperativa La Cruz Azul, S.C.L.
Sporting director	Iván Alonso
Manager	Nicolás Larcamón
Stadium	Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Liga MX	Apertura: Pre-season ; Clausura: Pre-season
Leagues Cup	League stage
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Round one
FIFA Intercontinental Cup	Second round

The 2025–26 season is Club de Futbol Cruz Azul's 99th season in their history and their 61th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the Leagues Cup, the CONCACAF Champions Cup, and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup.

This will be Cruz Azul's first season under new head coach Nicolás Larcamón, who was announced as Vicente Sánchez's replacement on 16 June 2025. This season is the first since 2018–19 without Alexis Gutiérrez.^[1]

Squad

As of pre-season^[2]^[3]

No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Since	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Andrés Gudiño	(1997-01-26) 26 January 1997	2019	Venados
23	Kevin Mier	(2000-05-18) 18 May 2000	2024	Atlético Nacional
30	Emmanuel Ochoa	(2005-05-05) 5 May 2005	2025	San Jose Earthquakes
Defenders
2	Jorge Sánchez	(1997-12-10) 10 December 1997	2024	Ajax
3	Omar Campos	(2002-07-20) 20 July 2002	2025	Los Angeles FC
4	Willer Ditta	(1997-01-23) 23 January 1997	2023	Newell's Old Boys
5	Jesús Orozco	(2002-02-19) 19 February 2002	2025	Guadalajara
22	Raymundo Rubio	(2001-02-13) 13 February 2001	2023	Academy
26	Carlos Vargas	(1999-02-14) 14 February 1999	2023	Mazatlán
33	Gonzalo Piovi	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994	2024	Racing Club
Midfielders
6	Érik Lira	(2000-05-08) 8 May 2000	2022	UNAM
7	Mateusz Bogusz	(2001-08-22) 22 August 2001	2025	Los Angeles FC
8	Lorenzo Faravelli	(1993-03-29) 29 March 1993	2024	Independiente del Valle
10	Andrés Montaño	(2002-05-22) 22 May 2002	2024	Mazatlán
15	Ignacio Rivero (captain)	(1992-04-10) 10 April 1992	2021	Tijuana
16	Jeremy Márquez	(2000-06-21) 21 June 2000	2025	Atlas
17	Amaury García	(2001-12-19) 19 December 2001	2024	UNAM
18	Luka Romero	(2004-11-18) 18 November 2004	2025	AC Milan
19	Carlos Rodríguez (vice-captain)	(1997-01-03) 3 January 1997	2022	Monterrey
29	Carlos Rotondi	(1997-03-02) 2 March 1997	2022	Defensa y Justicia
32	Cristian Jiménez	(2002-07-18) 18 July 2002	2021	Academy
Forwards
9	Ángel Sepúlveda	(1991-02-15) 15 February 1991	2023	Querétaro
11	Giorgos Giakoumakis	(1994-12-11) 11 December 1994	2024	Atlanta United
21	Gabriel Fernández	(1994-05-13) 13 May 1994	2024	UNAM
35	Luis Gutiérrez	(2001-10-17) 17 October 2001	2024	Free agent

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	No.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
10 July 2025	MF	16	Jeremy Márquez	Atlas	$4,500,000
Spending: $4,500,000

Out

Date	Pos.	No.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
2 June 2025	MF	34	Leonardo Sámano	Tepatitlán	Free transfer	^[4]
25 June 2025	MF	14	Alexis Gutiérrez	América	$5,000,000	^[5]
Income: $5,000,000

Loans in

Date	Pos.	No.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.

Loans out

Date	Pos.	No.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
4 July 2025	DF	196	Javier Suárez	Atlético San Luis	End of season	^[6]^[7]
8 July 2025	MF	—	Jorge García	Mazatlán	End of season	^[8]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 9 June 2025, Cruz Azul announced their plans to head to Morelos for a pre-season tournament held in Zacatepec. This competition would include two confirmed friendly matches against León and either Atlante or Guadalajara, depending on their performance in the initial tournament rounds (either the final or a third-place playoff).^[9]^[10] A week later, the second friendly competition was confirmed, commencing with a match against Zacatepec, followed by a fixture against either Guadalajara or Santos Laguna.^[11] Subsequently, a third preparatory cup was announced, with Cruz Azul facing Once Caldas, and then either Mazatlán or Newell's Old Boys.^[12]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

20 June 2025 Copa Morelos	Cruz Azul	1–2	León	Zacatepec
18:30 CST	García 47'	Report	Ramírez 29' Santos 68' Ayón 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz

22 June 2025 Copa Morelos	Atlante	1–0	Cruz Azul	Zacatepec
17:00 CST	Mejía 28' Coubert 31' Huerto 40'	Report	J. García 53' A. García 69'	Stadium: Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz

27 June 2025 Copa por el Bienestar	Zacatecas	2–2 (5–4 p)	Cruz Azul	Zacatecas
18:00 CST	Villacorta 21' Mendoza 54' Padilla 90+2'	Report	Rivero 14' Piovi 42', 82'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba
	Penalties
	Padilla de los Rios Ríos Mendoza Trejo Preciado		Bogusz Piovi Derbez Mendoza Morales Zaleta

29 June 2025 Copa por el Bienestar	Cruz Azul	2–0	Santos Laguna	Zacatecas
16:00 CST	Bogusz 26' García 32' Rivero 60'	Report	Tejeda 43' Ocejo 49'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba

3 July 2025 Denso International Football Cup	Cruz Azul	1–0	Once Caldas	Boca del Río
20:43 CST	Rivero 66' Mendoza 78' Piovi 80' Ditta 84'	Report	Sánchez 7' Riquett 84'	Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 20:00 kick-off.

6 July 2025 Denso International Football Cup	Cruz Azul	1–2	Mazatlán	Boca del Río
18:30 CST	Bogusz 33' (pen.), 64' Ditta 48' Piovi 86'	Report	Meraz 3' Benedetti 58' Mendoza 61' Sierra 66'	Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Liga MX Apertura	12 July 2025	TBD	Matchday 1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Liga MX Clausura	January 2026	TBD	Matchday 1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Leagues Cup	31 July 2025	TBD	League phase	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
CONCACAF Champions Cup	February 2026	TBD	Round one	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
FIFA Intercontinental Cup	10 December 2025	TBD	Second round	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: pre-season
Source: Soccerway

Liga MX Apertura

League table

Pos	Team	Qualification
2	Atlas	Qualification for the quarter–finals^[a]
3	Atlético San Luis
4	Cruz Azul
5	Guadalajara
6	Juárez

First match(es) will be played: 11 July 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:

^ The first six places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals.

Results summary


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

Last updated: July 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result
Position
Points

Source: Liga MX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 4 June 2025.^[13]^[14]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Regular phase

12 July 2025 1	Cruz Azul	v	Mazatlán	Mexico City
21:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario

19 July 2025 2	Atlas	v	Cruz Azul	Guadalajara
21:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Jalisco

26 July 2025 3	Cruz Azul	v	León	Mexico City
19:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario

11 August 2025 4	Atlético San Luis	v	Cruz Azul	San Luis Potosí
21:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras

16 August 2025 5	Cruz Azul	v	Santos Laguna	Mexico City
21:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario

23 August 2025 6	Cruz Azul	v	Toluca	Mexico City
21:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario

30 August 2025 7	Guadalajara	v	Cruz Azul	Zapopan
19:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Akron

13 September 2025 8	Pachuca	v	Cruz Azul	Pachuca
17:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo

19 September 2025 9	Cruz Azul	v	Juárez	Mexico City
19:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario

24 September 2025 10	Cruz Azul	v	Querétaro	Mexico City
18:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario

28 September 2025 11	Tijuana	v	Cruz Azul	Tijuana
21:00 PDT		Report		Stadium: Estadio Caliente

4 October 2025 12	UANL	v	Cruz Azul	San Nicolás
19:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Universitario

18 October 2025 13	Cruz Azul	v	América	Mexico City
21:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario

21 October 2025 14	Necaxa	v	Cruz Azul	Aguascalientes
19:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Victoria

25 October 2025 15	Cruz Azul	v	Monterrey	Mexico City
21:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario

31 October 2025 16	Puebla	v	Cruz Azul	Puebla
21:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc

8 November 2025 17	Cruz Azul	v	UNAM	TBC
21:00 CST		Report		Stadium: TBC

Leagues Cup

As a Liga MX side, Cruz Azul will enter the Leagues Cup in the league stage.

League stage

Pos	Team	Qualification
2	Atlas	Advance to knockout stage
3	Atlético San Luis
4	Cruz Azul
5	Guadalajara
6	Juárez

First match(es) will be played: July 29, 2025. Source: Leagues Cup

Round	1	2	3
Ground	N	A	N
Result
Position
Points

Source: Leagues Cup
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

31 July 2025 1	Cruz Azul	v	Seattle Sounders FC	Seattle, United States
--:-- PDT		Report		Stadium: Lumen Field

3 August 2025 2	LA Galaxy	v	Cruz Azul	Carson, United States
--:-- PDT		Report		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

7 August 2025 3	Cruz Azul	v	Colorado Rapids	Carson, United States
--:-- PDT		Report		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round one

The draw for round one will take place on December 2025.

February 2026 First leg	TBC	v	TBC	TBC
TBC		Report		Stadium: TBC

February 2026 Second leg	TBC	v	TBC	TBC
TBC		Report		Stadium: TBC

FIFA Intercontinental Cup

Second round

FIFA Derby of the Americas

10 December 2025 Second round	TBC	v	Cruz Azul	TBC
TBC				Stadium: TBC

Statistics

As of pre-season

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Liga MX Apertura		Liga MX Clausura		Leagues Cup		Champions Cup		FIFA Intercontinental Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals

Goals

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Liga MX Apertura	Liga MX Clausura	Leagues Cup	Champions Cup	FIFA Intercontinental Cup	Total
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0

Assists

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Liga MX Apertura	Liga MX Clausura	Leagues Cup	Champions Cup	FIFA Intercontinental Cup	Total
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Player	Liga MX Apertura	Liga MX Clausura	Leagues Cup	Champions Cup	FIFA Intercontinental Cup	Total
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player	Liga MX Apertura			Liga MX Clausura			Leagues Cup			Champions Cup			FIFA Intercontinental Cup			Total
No.	Pos.	Player
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

^ "¡Bienvenido a Cruz Azul, Nicolás Larcamón!" (in Spanish). Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S. A. de C. V. 16 June 2025.
^ "Primer Equipo Varonil". Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S. A. de C. V. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
^ "Cruz Azul Plantilla". Liga MX. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
^ "LEONARDO SÁMANO, REFUERZO EN EL MEDIOCAMPO" (in Spanish). Tepatitlán F.C. 2 June 2025.
^ "¡Gracias por todo, Alexis Gutiérrez!" (in Spanish). Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S. A. de C. V. 25 June 2025.
^ "Javier Suárez, nuevo jugador del Atlético de San Luis para el A2025". am.com.mx (in Spanish). 4 July 2025.
^ "¡BIENVENIDO, JAVIER SUÁREZ!" (in Spanish). Atlético de San Luis. 4 July 2025.
^ "Jorge García Rivas vuelve a la Liga MX y será rival de Cruz Azul en el Apertura 2025". vamoscruzazul.bolavip.com (in Spanish). 9 July 2025.
^ @CruzAzul (9 June 2025). "Tendremos dos partidos en Morelos como inicio de nuestra pretemporada, Azules" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via Twitter.
^ "Oficial: Cruz Azul anunció sede y rivales de primeros partidos de pretemporada". Vamos Azul (in Spanish). 9 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
^ @CruzAzul (19 June 2025). "Azules en Zacatecas. Nos vemos el 27 y 29 en el estadio Carlos Vega Villalba" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via Twitter.
^ @latamsportmx (17 June 2025). "Los campeones de la Concacaf @CruzAzul estarán en Veracruz, para jugar la Denso International Football Cup" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via Twitter.
^ "¡Oficial! Este es el calendario oficial del Apertura 2025". Liga MX (in Spanish). 4 June 2025.
^ "Nuestro calendario del Apertura 2025, versión Paint" (in Spanish). Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S. A. de C. V. 11 June 2025.

[table_note_res_LIG0.51153382123985-13] The first six places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals.

[1] "¡Bienvenido a Cruz Azul, Nicolás Larcamón!" (in Spanish). Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S. A. de C. V. 16 June 2025.

[2] "Primer Equipo Varonil". Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S. A. de C. V. Retrieved 1 June 2025.

[3] "Cruz Azul Plantilla". Liga MX. Retrieved 1 June 2025.

[4] "LEONARDO SÁMANO, REFUERZO EN EL MEDIOCAMPO" (in Spanish). Tepatitlán F.C. 2 June 2025.

[5] "¡Gracias por todo, Alexis Gutiérrez!" (in Spanish). Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S. A. de C. V. 25 June 2025.

[6] "Javier Suárez, nuevo jugador del Atlético de San Luis para el A2025". am.com.mx (in Spanish). 4 July 2025.

[7] "¡BIENVENIDO, JAVIER SUÁREZ!" (in Spanish). Atlético de San Luis. 4 July 2025.

[8] "Jorge García Rivas vuelve a la Liga MX y será rival de Cruz Azul en el Apertura 2025". vamoscruzazul.bolavip.com (in Spanish). 9 July 2025.

[9] @CruzAzul (9 June 2025). "Tendremos dos partidos en Morelos como inicio de nuestra pretemporada, Azules" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via Twitter.

[10] "Oficial: Cruz Azul anunció sede y rivales de primeros partidos de pretemporada". Vamos Azul (in Spanish). 9 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.

[11] @CruzAzul (19 June 2025). "Azules en Zacatecas. Nos vemos el 27 y 29 en el estadio Carlos Vega Villalba" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via Twitter.

[12] @latamsportmx (17 June 2025). "Los campeones de la Concacaf @CruzAzul estarán en Veracruz, para jugar la Denso International Football Cup" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via Twitter.

[14] "¡Oficial! Este es el calendario oficial del Apertura 2025". Liga MX (in Spanish). 4 June 2025.

[15] "Nuestro calendario del Apertura 2025, versión Paint" (in Spanish). Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S. A. de C. V. 11 June 2025.

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