2012–13 Club América season

América
2012–13 season
Chairman Ricardo Peláez
Manager Miguel Herrera
Stadium Estadio Azteca
Apertura 2012 4th
Final phase Semi-finals
Clausura 2013 2nd
Winners
Copa MX (Apertura) Group Stage
Copa MX (Clausura) Semi-final
Top goalscorer League:
Apertura:
Christian Benítez (13)
Clausura:
Christian Benítez (17)

All:
Christian Benítez (30)
Highest home attendance
Apertura:
85,515 vs Toluca
(November 22, 2012)[1]
Clausura:
85,170 vs Cruz Azul
(May 26, 2013)[2]
Lowest home attendance
Apertura:
16,305 vs Morelia
(September 22, 2012)[3]
Clausura:
22,254 vs San Luis
(March 16, 2013)[4]
Home colours
Away colours

The 2012–13 América season was the 66th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. América began their season on July 21, 2012 against Monterrey, América played most of their homes games on Saturdays at 5:00pm local time.

On May 26, 2013, América won the eleventh league title in their history by defeating Cruz Azul 4–2 on penalty kicks after a comeback from a 0–1 first leg loss to tie 2–2 on aggregate. With this, América become the most successful club, along with Guadalajara, in Mexico.[5][6][7][8][9]

Torneo Apertura

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Mexico GK Hugo González
2 Mexico DF Érik Pimentel
3 Colombia DF Aquivaldo Mosquera (vice captain)
4 Mexico DF Efraín Juárez
5 Mexico MF Jesús Molina
6 Mexico DF Juan Carlos Valenzuela
7 Mexico MF José María Cárdenas
8 Brazil MF Rosinei
9 Mexico FW Raúl Jiménez
10 Argentina MF Daniel Montenegro (Captain)
11 Ecuador FW Christian Benítez
12 Mexico GK Carlos López
13 Mexico DF Diego Reyes
14 Argentina MF Rubens Sambueza
15 Mexico MF Pedro García
No. Position Player
16 Mexico DF Adrián Aldrete
17 Mexico FW Antonio López
18 Mexico MF Christian Bermúdez
19 Mexico DF Miguel Layún
20 Mexico DF Jorge Reyes
21 United States DF Ventura Alvarado
22 Mexico DF Paul Aguilar
23 Mexico GK Moisés Muñoz
25 Mexico MF Jorge Alberto Urías
26 Mexico MF Juan Carlos Medina
27 Mexico DF Daniel Acosta
28 Mexico FW Martín Eduardo Zúñiga
29 Mexico DF Ademar Rodríguez
33 Mexico FW Patricio Treviño

Out on loan

No. Position Player
- Mexico GK Armando Navarrete (at Necaxa)
- Mexico GK Leonín Pineda (at La Piedad)
- Mexico DF Óscar Rojas (at Pachuca)
- Mexico MF José Joaquín Martínez (at Necaxa)
- Mexico MF Lampros Kontogiannis (at UAT)
- Mexico MF Renato Michell González (at Mérida)
No. Position Player
- United States FW Isaac Acuña (at Mérida)
- Mexico FW *Lugiani Gallardo (at Necaxa)
- Mexico FW *Daniel Marquez (at Necaxa)
- Mexico FW Luis Olascoaga (at Necaxa)
- Uruguay FW Tabaré Viudez (at Nacional)

Regular season

  Win   Draw   Loss

Apertura 2012 results

Final phase

América advanced 32 on aggregate

Toluca advanced 32 on aggregate

Goalscorers

Regular season

Position Nation Name Goals scored
1. Ecuador Christian Benítez 11
2. Argentina Rubens Sambueza 4
3. Mexico Raúl Jiménez 3
3. Argentina Daniel Montenegro 3
5. Mexico Christian Bermúdez 2
5. Mexico Juan Carlos Medina 2
7. Mexico Paul Aguilar 1
7. Mexico Antonio López 1
7. Mexico Jesús Molina 1
TOTAL
28

Source:[27]

Final phase

Position Nation Name Goals scored
1. Ecuador Christian Benítez 2
2. Mexico Raúl Jiménez 1
2. Mexico Miguel Layún 1
2. Argentina Daniel Montenegro 1
TOTAL
5

Results

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
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17 8 7 2 28 15  +13 31 4 2 2 15 9  +6 4 5 0 13 6  +7

Last updated: 10 November 2012.
Source: Apertura 2012 results

Results by round

[28]

Round1234567891011121314151617
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Result D W D D W L D W D D W L W W W W D
Position 11 7 7 8 4 6 8 4 5 5 4 5 7 5 4 3 4

Last updated: 11 November 2012.
Source: Apertura 2012 results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Apertura 2012 Copa MX

Group stage

  Win   Draw   Loss

Apertura results

Goalscorers

[29]

Position Nation Name Goals scored
1. Mexico Martín Eduardo Zúñiga 5
2. Mexico Antonio López 3
3. Mexico José María Cárdenas 2
3. Mexico Miguel Layún 2
3. Argentina Daniel Montenegro 2
6. Mexico Juan Carlos Medina 1
6. Mexico Erik Pimentel 1
6. Brazil Rosinei 1
TOTAL
18

Results

Results by round

[30]

Round123456
GroundAHAHHA
Result L W L W W L
Position 4 2 3 1 1 2

Last updated: 19 September 2012.
Source: Apertura results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Torneo Clausura

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Mexico GK Hugo González
2 Mexico DF Francisco Javier Rodríguez
3 Colombia DF Aquivaldo Mosquera (captain)
4 Mexico MF Efraín Juárez
5 Mexico MF Jesús Molina
6 Mexico DF Juan Carlos Valenzuela
7 Ecuador FW Narciso Mina
9 Mexico FW Raúl Jiménez
10 Paraguay MF Osvaldo Martínez
11 Ecuador FW Christian Benítez
12 Mexico GK Carlos López
13 Mexico DF Diego Reyes (vice-captain)
No. Position Player
14 Argentina MF Rubens Sambueza
16 Mexico DF Adrián Aldrete
17 Mexico FW Antonio López
18 Mexico MF Christian Bermúdez
19 Mexico DF Miguel Layún
21 Mexico DF Ventura Alvarado
22 Mexico DF Paul Aguilar
23 Mexico GK Moisés Muñoz
25 Mexico MF Jorge Urias
26 Mexico MF Juan Carlos Medina
28 Mexico FW Martin Zúñiga
29 Mexico MF Ademar Rodríguez

Regular season

  Win   Draw   Loss

Clausura 2013 results

Final phase

América advanced 3–1 on aggregate

América advanced 4–3 on aggregate

América won 4–2 on penalties

Goalscorers

Regular season

Position Nation Name Goals scored
1. Ecuador Christian Benítez 12
2. Mexico Raúl Jiménez 8
3. Paraguay Osvaldo Martínez 2
3. Mexico Jesús Molina 2
3. Argentina Rubens Sambueza 2
6. Mexico Paul Aguilar 1
6. Mexico Miguel Layún 1
6. Mexico Juan Carlos Medina 1
6. Mexico Diego Reyes 1
TOTAL
30

Source:[51]

Final phase

Position Nation Name Goals scored
1. Ecuador Christian Benítez 5
2. Mexico Raúl Jiménez 2
3. Colombia Aquivaldo Mosquera 1
3. Mexico Moisés Muñoz 1
TOTAL
9

Results

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
17 9 5 3 30 15  +15 32 5 3 1 17 7  +10 4 2 2 13 8  +5

Last updated: 4 May 2013.
Source: Clausura 2013 results

Results by round

[52]

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Result W W W L W W D L W D D W D D W W L
Position 3 2 1 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2

Last updated: 4 May 2013.
Source: Clausura 2013 results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Clausura 2013 Copa MX

Main article: Clausura 2013 Copa MX

Group stage

  Win   Draw   Loss

Clausura results

Knockout stage

Goalscorers

[29]

Position Nation Name Goals scored
1. Ecuador Narciso Mina 7
2. Mexico Antonio López 3
3. United States Ventura Alvarado 1
3. Mexico Gil Cordero 1
3. Mexico Miguel Layún 1
3. Paraguay Osvaldo Martínez 1
3. Argentina Rubens Sambueza 1
3. Mexico Jorge Urias 1
3. Mexico Martín Eduardo Zúñiga 1
3. Own Goals 1
TOTAL
18

Results

Results by round

[30]

Round123456
GroundHAAHAH
Result W W W W W L
Position 2 1 1 1 1 1

Last updated: 5 March 2013.
Source: Apertura results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

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