2020–21 Club América Season
The 2020–21 Club América season is the club's 76th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football.
The team will participate in the Liga MX and the CONCACAF Champions League.
| 2020–21 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Santiago Baños | |||
| Manager | Miguel Herrera (until 21 December) Santiago Solari (from 29 December) | |||
| Stadium | Estadio Azteca Estadio Olímpico Universitario (from 1–13 August) | |||
| Guardianes 2020 | 3rd Quarter-finals | |||
| Guardianes 2021 | 2nd Quarter-finals | |||
| 2020 CONCACAF Champions League | Semi-finals | |||
| 2021 CONCACAF Champions League | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Guardianes 2020: Henry Martín (8) Guardianes 2021: Henry Martín (7) All: Henry Martín (16) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 0 | |||
| Biggest win | América 4–0 Tijuana (1 August 2020) | |||
| Biggest defeat | Querétaro 4–1 América (16 August 2020) Atlas 3–0 América (20 February 2021) | |||
| | ||||
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Santiago Solari |
| Assistant managers |  Santiago Sánchez |
| Lucas Nardi | |
 Gilberto Adame | |
| Goalkeeper coach | Luis Gurrola |
| Fitness coaches | Bruno Militano |
 Paolo Pacione | |
| Physiotherapists | Octavio Luna |
| Francisco Faustino | |
| Team doctors | Alfonso Díaz |
| José Guadalupe Vázquez | |
| Christian Motta |
Players
Squad information
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Previous club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 13 | GK | | Guillermo Ochoa | 13 July 1985 (aged 35) | 2019 |  Standard Liège | |
| 27 | GK | | Óscar Jiménez | 12 October 1988 (aged 31) | 2017 | Chiapas | |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | DF | | Luis Fuentes | 14 September 1986 (aged 33) | 2020 | Free Agent | |
| 3 | DF | | Jorge Sánchez | 10 December 1997 (aged 22) | 2018 | Santos Laguna | |
| 4 | DF |  | Sebastián Cáceres | 18 August 1999 (aged 20) | 2020 | Liverpool | |
| 18 | DF |  | Bruno Valdez | 6 October 1992 (aged 27) | 2016 | Cerro Porteño | |
| 19 | DF | | Emanuel Aguilera | 11 June 1989 (aged 31) | 2018 | Tijuana | |
| 25 | DF | | Jordan Silva | 30 July 1994 (aged 26) | 2021 | Tijuana (on loan) | |
| 29 | DF | | Adrián Goransch | 25 January 1999 (aged 21) | 2020 |  VfL Wolfsburg | |
| 32 | DF | | Bryan Colula | 6 April 1996 (aged 24) | 2020 | Tijuana | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 5 | MF |  | Pedro Aquino | 13 April 1995 (aged 25) | 2021 | León | |
| 7 | MF | | Leonardo Suárez | 30 March 1996 (aged 23) | 2020 | Villarreal | |
| 8 | MF | | Alonso Escoboza | 22 January 1993 (aged 27) | 2020 | Querétaro | |
| 14 | MF |  | Nicolás Benedetti | 25 April 1997 (aged 23) | 2019 | Deportivo Cali | |
| 16 | MF | | Alan Medina | 19 August 1997 (aged 23) | 2021 | Toluca (on loan) | |
| 17 | MF | | Sebastián Córdova | 12 June 1997 (aged 23) | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 20 | MF | | Richard Sánchez | 29 March 1998 (aged 22) | 2019 | Olimpia | |
| 22 | MF | | Álvaro Fidalgo | 9 April 1997 (aged 23) | 2021 | Castellón (on loan) | |
| 23 | MF | | Antonio López | 10 April 1997 (aged 23) | 2019 | Youth system | |
| 28 | MF | | Mauro Lainez | 9 May 1996 (aged 24) | 2020 | Tijuana (on loan) | |
| 31 | MF | | Emilio Sánchez | 16 June 1994 (aged 26) | 2014 | Youth system | |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 6 | FW | | Sergio Díaz | 5 March 1998 (aged 22) | 2020 | Real Madrid Castilla (on loan) | |
| 9 | FW | | Roger Martínez | 23 June 1994 (aged 26) | 2018 |  Jiangsu Suning | |
| 10 | FW | | Giovani dos Santos | 11 May 1989 (aged 31) | 2019 |  LA Galaxy | |
| 21 | FW | | Henry Martín | 18 September 1992 (aged 27) | 2018 | Tijuana | |
| 24 | FW | | Federico Viñas | 30 June 1998 (aged 22) | 2019 | Juventud | |
| 30 | FW |  | Nicolás Castillo | 14 February 1993 (aged 27) | 2019 |  Benfica | |
Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 February 2021.
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 preceded their 2020–21 campaign by taking part in the Copa por México, being placed in Group A alongside Toluca, UNAM, and Cruz Azul. The matches were announced in June 2020.
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2020 | Toluca | N | 2–0 | Martín 14', Sauro (o.g.) 44' |
| 7 July 2020 | UNAM | N | 0–0 | |
| 11 July 2020 | Cruz Azul | N | 1–4 | Córdova 14' |
| 16 July 2020 | Guadalajara | N | 3–4 | Viñas 34', Córdova 69', Ibargüen 80' |
Transfers
Summer
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | From | Fee | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 June 2020 | DF | Adrián Goransch | 21 | Zacatepec | Loan return | ||
| 24 June 2020 | MF | Emilio Sánchez | 26 | Tijuana | Loan return | ||
| 29 July 2020 | FW | Sergio Díaz | 22 | Real Madrid Castilla | On loan |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | To | Fee | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2020 | DF | Haret Ortega | 20 | Toluca | Loan | ||
| 3 July 2020 | MF |  Renato Ibarra | 29 | Atlas | Loan |
Winter
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | From | Fee | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 December 2020 | MF | Mauro Lainez | 24 | Tijuana | On loan | ||
| 31 December 2020 | DF | Bryan Colula | 24 | Tijuana | End of loan | ||
| 1 January 2021 | MF | Alan Medina | 23 | Toluca | Transfer | ||
| 1 January 2021 | MF | Pedro Aquino | 25 | León | Transfer | ||
| 12 January 2021 | DF | Jordan Silva | 26 | Tijuana | On loan | ||
| 1 February 2021 | MF | Álvaro Fidalgo | 23 | Castellón | On loan |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | To | Fee | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 December 2020 | MF | Santiago Cáseres | 23 | Villarreal | End of loan | ||
| 23 December 2020 | DF | Luis Reyes | 29 | Atlas | Free | ||
| 31 December 2020 | DF | Paul Aguilar | 34 | Free Agent | |||
| 1 January 2021 | MF | Rubén González | 26 | León | Undisclosed | ||
| 31 January 2021 | MF | Andrés Ibargüen | 28 | Santos Laguna | Released | ||
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Guardianes 2020 | 27 July 2020 | 28 November 2020 | Matchday 1 | Quarter-finals | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 47.37 |
| Guardianes 2021 | 9 January 2021 | 16 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | Quarter-finals | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 68.42 |
| 2021 CONCACAF Champions League | 7 April 2021 | 28 October 2021 | Round of 16 | Runners-up | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 57.14 |
| Total | 45 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 73 | 49 | +24 | 57.78 | ||||
Last updated: 29 October 2021
Source: Competitions
Liga MX
Guardianes 2020
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 |
Source: Match reports
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2020. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Guardianes 2021
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 |
Source: Match reports
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2021. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Guardianes 2020
Matches
| 27 July 2020 1 | Pachuca | 1–2 | América | Pachuca |
| 20:00 CT | Richards  96' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 0 Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas Mata |
| 1 August 2020 2 | América | 4–0 | Tijuana | Mexico City |
| 21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Referee: Adonai Escobedo González |
| 7 August 2020 3 | Necaxa | 1–1 | América | Aguascalientes |
| 19:30 CT | Passerini 50' (pen.) | Report | Viñas 5' | Stadium: Estadio Victoria Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo |
| 13 August 2020 4 | América | 3–1 | Santos Laguna | Mexico City |
| 21:00 CT | Report | Gorriarán 66' (pen.) | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez |
| 16 August 2020 5 | Querétaro | 4–1 | América | Querétaro |
| 21:00 CT | Report | Córdova 56' | Stadium: Estadio Corregidora Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
| 22 August 2020 6 | América | 1–3 | Monterrey | Mexico City |
| 21:00 CT | Aguilera 74' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez |
| 29 August 2020 7 | Atlético San Luis | 1–2 | América | San Luis Potosí |
| 17:00 CT | González 5' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
| 6 September 2020 8 | América | 3–1 | Mazatlán | Mexico City |
| 17:30 CT | Report | Sanvezzo 71' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto |
| 8 September 2020 9 | Puebla | 2–3 | América | Puebla |
| 19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava |
| 12 September 2020 10 | América | 1–1 | Toluca | Mexico City |
| 19:00 CT | Viñas 19' | Report | Sartiaguin 28' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez |
| 19 September 2020 11 | América | 1–0 | Guadalajara | Mexico City |
| 21:00 CT | Dos Santos 26' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez |
| 27 September 2020 12 | Cruz Azul | 0–0 | América | Mexico City |
| 20:45 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
| 3 October 2020 13 | América | 2–2 | UNAM | Mexico City |
| 21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo |
| 19 October 2020 14 | León | 3–2 | América | León |
| 21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio León Referee: César Ramos |
| 24 October 2020 15 | América | 1–0 | Atlas | Mexico City |
| 22:00 CT | Sánchez 89' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
| 1 November 2020 16 | América | 3–1 | UANL | Mexico City |
| 17:30 CT | Report | Gignac 88' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava |
| 6 November 2020 17 | Juárez | 1–1 | América | Juárez |
| 21:30 CT | Lezcano 8' | Report | Martín 85' | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia |
Liguilla
Quarterfinals
| 25 November 2020 First leg | Guadalajara | 1–0 | América | Zapopan, Mexico |
| 21:06 CT | Calderón 80' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Akron Attendance: 3,727 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas |
| 28 November 2020 Second leg | América | 1–2 (1–3 agg.) | Guadalajara | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 21:06 CT | Martín 75' | Report | Calderón 31', 72' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Jorge Pérez Durán |
Guardianes 2021
Matches
| 9 January 2021 1 | América | 2–1 | Atlético San Luis | Mexico City |
| 21:00 CT |
| Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe |
| 16 January 2021 2 | Monterrey | 1–0 | América | Guadalupe |
| 21:00 CT |
| Stadium: Estadio BBVA Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
| 26 January 2021 3 | América | 2–0 | Juárez | Mexico City |
| 20:30 CT | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava |
| 31 January 2021 4 | Santos Laguna | 1–1 | América | Torreón |
| 19:06 CT |
|
| Stadium: Estadio Corona Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
| 6 February 2021 5 | América | 1–0 | Puebla | Mexico City |
| 19:00 CT |
| Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: César Ramos |
| 13 February 2021 6 | América | 2–1 | Querétaro | Mexico City |
| 19:00 CT |
| Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Adonai Escobedo González |
| 20 February 2021 7 | Atlas | 3–0 | América | Guadalajara |
| 21:00 CT | Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez |
| 27 February 2021 8 | América | 2–0 | Pachuca | Mexico City |
| 19:00 CT | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo |
| 3 March 2021 9 | Tijuana | 0–2 | América | Tijuana |
| 21:00 CT | Stadium: Estadio Caliente Referee: Óscar Mejía García |
| 6 March 2021 10 | América | 2–1 | León | Mexico City |
| 19:00 CT |
| Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto |
| 14 March 2021 11 | Guadalajara | 0–3 | América | Guadalajara |
| 21:00 CT | Stadium: Estadio Akron Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava |
| 19 March 2021 12 | Mazatlán | 0–1 | América | Mazatlán |
| 21:00 CT | Ortíz 71' (o.g.) | Stadium: Estadio de Mazatlán Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
| 3 April 2021 13 | América | 2–1 | Necaxa | Mexico City |
| 19:00 CT |
| Barragán 40' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo |
| 10 April 2021 14 | UANL | 1–3 | América | San Nicolás |
| 21:05 CT |
| Stadium: Estadio Universitario Referee: César Ramos |
| 17 April 2021 15 | América | 1–1 | Cruz Azul | Mexico City |
| 21:05 CT | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez |
| 25 April 2021 16 | Toluca | 3–1 | América | Toluca |
| 17:30 CT | Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez Referee: Óscar Macías Romo |
| 2 May 2021 17 | UNAM | 0–1 | América | Mexico City |
| 21:00 CT |
| Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Referee: César Ramos |
Liguilla
Quarterfinals
| 13 May 2021 First leg | Pachuca | 3–1 | América | Pachuca, Mexico |
| 19:00 CT | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 9,053 Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto |
| 16 May 2021 Second leg | América | 4–2 (5–5 agg.) | Pachuca | Mexico City |
| 21:00 CT | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 16,564 Referee: Fernando Guerrero |
2020 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2020 CONCACAF Champions League began during the 2019–20 Liga MX season, but was postponed indefinitely in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In November, CONCACAF announced that the remaining fixtures of the Champions League would be held the following month, and would be played at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
América, up 3–0 on aggregate, faced Atlanta United in the second-leg of the quarter-finals.
Round of 16
The Round of 16 was played during the 2019–20 Club América season.
Quarter-finals
v 
Atlanta United FC
Atlanta United FC | 11 March 2020 First leg | América | 3–0 | Atlanta United FC | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 20:30 CST | Suárez 11' Martín 13'Valdez 36' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 20,731 Referee: John Pitti (Panama) |
v 
América
América | 16 December 2020 Second leg | Atlanta United FC | 1–0 (1–3 agg.) | América | Orlando, United States |
| 20:00 EDT | Conway 82' | Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador) | |
| Note: The match was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
Semi-finals
v América
América | 19 December 2020 Semi-finals | Los Angeles FC | 3–1 | América | Orlando, United States |
| 22:30 EDT | Vela 46', 47' Blessing 90+5' | Report | Cáceres 12' | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica) |
2021 CONCACAF Champions League
Round of 16
v América
América | 7 April 2021 First leg | Olimpia  | 1–2 | América | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| 20:00 CST |
| Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States) |
v 
Olimpia
Olimpia | 14 April 2021 Second leg | América | 0–1 (2–2 agg.) | Olimpia | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 19:00 CDT |
| Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica) |
Quarter-finals
v América
América | 28 April 2021 First leg | Portland Timbers | 1–1 | América | Portland, United States |
| 19:00 PDT | Mora  19', 90+7' (pen.)Župarić 40'Bravo 52'D. Chará 87' | Report | Suárez 33' Martínez 45+1' (pen.), 82'Aquino 61'Fuentes 70'Sánchez 71' | Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala) |
v Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers | 5 May 2021 Second leg | América | 3–1 (4–2 agg.) | Portland Timbers | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 21:00 CDT | Viñas 21', 59' (pen.) Suárez 70' | Valeri 64' (pen.) | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Iván Barton |
Notes
References
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