99th season in existence of Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul 2025–26 football season
Cruz Azul 2025–26 seasonOwner Cooperativa La Cruz Azul, S.C.L. Sporting director Iván Alonso Manager Nicolás Larcamón Stadium Estadio Olímpico Universitario Liga MX Apertura : 5th Clausura : Pre-season Leagues Cup League phase CONCACAF Champions Cup Round one FIFA Intercontinental Cup Second round Top goalscorer League: Ángel Sepúlveda (4) All: Ángel Sepúlveda (4) Highest home attendance 20,098 (v. Mazatlán , Liga MX Apertura, 12 July 2025) Lowest home attendance 20,094 (v. León , Liga MX Apertura, 26 July 2025) Average home league attendance 20,096 Biggest win 4–1 vs vs León (H) Liga MX Apertura, 26 July 2025Biggest defeat 0–7 vs Seattle Sounders (A) Leagues Cup, 31 July 2025
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]
As of 11 July 2025 [ 2] [ 3]
Pre-season and friendlies [ edit ]
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).[ 16] [ 17] A week later, a second friendly competition was confirmed, commencing with a match against Zacatepec , followed by a fixture against either Guadalajara or Santos Laguna .[ 18] Subsequently, a third preparatory cup was announced, with Cruz Azul facing Once Caldas , and then either Mazatlán or Newell's Old Boys .[ 19]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Liga MX Apertura
12 July 2025
TBD
Matchday 1
TBD
3
1
2
0
7
4
+3
0 33.33
Liga MX Clausura
January 2026
TBD
Matchday 1
TBD
0
0
0
0
0
0
+0
! —
Leagues Cup
31 July 2025
7 August 2025
League phase
League phase
3
0
2
1
3
10
−7
00 0.00
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
6
1
4
1
10
14
−4
0 16.67
Last updated: 7 August 2025
Source: Soccerway
Updated to match(es) played on 26 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.
^ Teams ranked 7th to 10th will qualify for the play-in round.
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
3
1
2
0
7
4
+3
5
1
1
0
4
1
+3
0
1
0
3
3
0
Last updated: 26 July 2025.
Source: Soccerway
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 D D W Position 10 13 5 Points 1 2 5
Source:
Liga MX A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss;
P = Postponed
The league fixtures were announced on 4 June 2025.[ 20] [ 21]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
As a Liga MX side, Cruz Azul entered the Leagues Cup in the league phase.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
PW
PL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
10
América (E)
3
0
2
1
0
6
6
0
5
11
Necaxa (E)
3
1
0
1
1
6
8
−2
4
12
Cruz Azul (E)
3
0
2
0
1
3
10
−7
4
13
Tijuana (E)
3
1
0
0
2
5
8
−3
3
14
Monterrey (E)
3
0
1
0
2
3
6
−3
2
Updated to match(es) played on August 6, 2025. Source:
Leagues Cup (E) Eliminated
Round 1 2 3 Ground N A N Result L D D Position 18 14 12 Points 0 2 4
Source:
Leagues Cup A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
CONCACAF Champions Cup [ edit ]
As the first-placed team in the 2024–25 aggregate table in the Liga MX , Cruz Azul entered the CONCACAF Champions Cup in round one.
The draw for round one will take place on December 2025.
TBC v TBC
TBC v TBC
FIFA Intercontinental Cup [ edit ]
As the CONCACAF Champions Cup winners, Cruz Azul entered the FIFA Intercontinental Cup in the second round.
FIFA Derby of the Americas
TBC v Cruz Azul
As of 7 August 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
Rank
No.
Player
Liga MX Apertura
Liga MX Clausura
Leagues Cup
Champions Cup
FIFA Intercontinental Cup
Total
1
1
Kevin Mier
1
0
0
0
0
1
Total
1
0
0
0
0
1
Disciplinary record [ edit ]
No.
Pos.
Player
Liga MX Apertura
Liga MX Clausura
Leagues Cup
Champions Cup
FIFA Intercontinental Cup
Total
4
MF
Willer Ditta
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
6
MF
Érik Lira
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
7
MF
Mateusz Bogusz
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
15
MF
Ignacio Rivero
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
16
MF
Jeremy Márquez
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
19
MF
Carlos Rodríguez
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
20
MF
José Paradela
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
Total
5
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
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^ "¡BIENVENIDO, JAVIER SUÁREZ!" (in Spanish). Atlético de San Luis. 4 July 2025.
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