2002–03 Cruz Azul season

Cruz Azul 2002–03 Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas José Luis Trejo(until 13 December)Mario Carrillo(from 25 December until 12 March)Enrique Meza(from 12 March) Estadio Azul Primera División Apertura: 6th (Quarter-finals)Clausura: 11th (Repechage) Copa Libertadores Quarter-finals Copa Pachuca Winners Sebastián Abreu (16) Sebastián Abreu (25) Cruz Azul 5–1 Veracruz(5 October 2002) Fénix 6–1 Cruz Azul(5 March 2003) _caz0203l 184F8F 184F8F FFFFFF 184F8F _caz0203a FFFFFF FFFFFF 184F8F FFFFFF 2001–02 2003–04 The 2002–03 season was Deportivo Cruz Azul's 76th season in existence and their 38th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. The club participated in the Apertura and Clausura tournaments of the Mexican Primera División and in the 2003 Copa Libertadores. Cruz Azul started the season under José Luis Trejo as manager, but he was sacked at the end of the Apertura tournament; club chairman Guillermo Álvarez cited the "lack of adequate results" as the main reason for firing Trejo.Confirma directiva salida de Trejo del Cruz Azul https://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/108326.html El Universal EFE 13 December 2003 22 July 2020 Spanish Mario Carrillo was chosen as Trejo's replacement.Mario Carrillo nuevo entrenador del Cruz Azul https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/14540.mario-carrillo-nuevo-entrenador-del-cruz-azul.html El Siglo de Torreón EFE 25 December 2003 22 July 2020 Spanish Trejo had managed to lead Cruz Azul into the playoffs, but were eliminated in quarterfinals by UNAM.Pumas aprovechó errores y está en semifinales https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/reporte?juegoId=71687 ESPN.com.mx 12 June 2003 25 July 2020 Spanish On 12 March 2003, in an unusual situation, chairman Guillermo Álvarez fired Mario Carrillo and the whole squad due to the bad results.El día que Cruz Azul decidió despedir a toda su plantilla https://mexico.as.com/mexico/2018/06/01/futbol/1527883784_870775.html AS.com Daniel Sandoval 1 June 2018 22 July 2020 Spanish Cruz Azul had not won a single match in the first nine rounds and had managed to get only six points; besides, the team had recently suffered a disgraceful 6–1 loss against Uruguayan club Fénix in the Copa Libertadores.Cruz Azul pierde hasta la vergüenza en Montevideo http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2003/52830.html Crónica Alejandro Cedillo Cano 6 March 2003 22 July 2020 SpanishAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot After Álvarez terminated the entire first team squad contracts, the players were allowed to return but were given a new contract only for the remaining ten games; this new contract was subject to the team's results during the rest of the season.El Cruz Azul despide a Carrillo y a los 22 jugadores; recontratarían a la plantilla sólo para 10 partidos http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2003/53811.html Crónica Antonio Esquivel Alejandro Velázquez 12 March 2003 22 July 2020 Spanish 22 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200722203059/http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2003/53811.html dead That same day, Enrique Meza was appointed manager of Cruz Azul.Enrique Meza tomará cargo del Cruz Azul http://www.espn.com.mx/futbolmexicano/noticias/cruzaazulnombrameza030312.html Notimex ESPN.com.mx 12 March 2003 22 July 2020 Spanish Despite the mediocre season, Meza managed to lead the team into repechage, a playoff between Guadalajara and Cruz Azul; the winner would qualify to the championship playoffs. Despite winning the first leg 4–1, Cruz Azul lost 1–4 on the second leg and due to Guadalajara finishing ahead of Cruz Azul on the regular phase of the tournament, Cruz Azul was not able to enter the playoffs.Chivas logró remontar https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/reporte?juegoId=98114 ESPN.com.mx 25 May 2003 25 July 2020 Spanish Internationally, Cruz Azul beat the Copa Pre Libertadores and qualified to the 2003 Copa Libertadores group stage. Despite losing on its inaugural match against Corinthians 0–1 and the 1–6 loss against Fénix, Cruz Azul advanced to the knockout stage as second best team in the group.Cruz Azul se destiñe ante Corinthians http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2003/47894.html Crónica Antonio Esquivel Bernal 6 February 2003 22 July 2020 Spanish 22 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200722184115/http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2003/47894.html dead Players Apertura No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since 1 GK MEX Óscar Pérez yes 2002 8 3 1973 2 1 1993 2 DF MEX Melvin Brown yes 2002 8 3 1979 1 28 1998 3 DF MEX Norberto Ángeles yes 2002 8 3 1977 6 6 2000 4 MF ARG Cristian Leiva yes 2002 8 3 1977 9 26 2002 5 DF MEX Víctor Gutiérrez yes 2002 8 3 1978 1 27 1999 6 MF MEX José Alberto Hernández yes 2002 8 3 1977 1 6 1999 7 DF MEX Sergio Almaguer yes 2002 8 3 1969 5 16 2001 8 MF MEX Tomás Campos yes 2002 8 3 1975 9 14 2000 10 MF ARG Mariano Messera yes 2002 8 3 1978 2 23 2002 11 MF MEX Julio César Pinheiro yes 2002 8 3 1976 8 22 2000 12 GK MEX Emmanuel González yes 2002 8 3 1972 12 25 2002 13 FW URU Sebastián Abreu yes 2002 8 3 1976 10 17 2002 14 MF MEX Marvin Cabrera yes 2002 8 3 1980 5 1 2000 15 FW MEX Francisco Palencia (Captain) yes 2002 8 3 1973 4 28 2002 16 MF MEX Miguel Gómez Palapa yes 2002 8 3 1974 9 6 2000 17 MF MEX Alejandro Corona yes 2002 8 3 1976 6 26 2000 18 MF MEX Miguel Zepeda yes 2002 8 3 1976 5 25 2001 19 MF MEX Marinho Ledesma yes 2002 8 3 1977 4 23 2000 20 MF MEX Flavio Davino yes 2002 8 3 1974 8 15 2002 21 FW MEX Juan Carlos Cacho yes 2002 8 3 1982 5 3 2001 26 FW MEX Mario Ortiz yes 2002 8 3 1983 6 4 2000 29 DF MEX Aarón Galindo yes 2002 8 3 1982 5 8 2002 31 DF MEX Ricardo Osorio yes 2002 8 3 1980 3 30 2001 35 DF MEX Pablo Campos yes 2002 8 3 1980 4 23 2002 45 MF MEX Gerardo Blanco yes 2002 8 3 1979 6 6 2002 Clausura No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since 1 GK MEX Óscar Pérez yes 2003 1 12 1973 2 1 1993 2 DF MEX Melvin Brown yes 2003 1 12 1989 1 28 1998 3 DF MEX Norberto Ángeles yes 2003 1 12 1977 6 6 2000 4 DF MEX Gilberto Jiménez yes 2003 1 12 1973 2 4 2003 5 DF MEX Víctor Gutiérrez yes 2003 1 12 1978 1 27 1999 6 MF MEX José Alberto Hernández yes 2003 1 12 1977 1 6 1999 7 DF MEX Sergio Almaguer yes 2003 1 12 1969 5 16 2001 8 MF MEX Tomás Campos yes 2003 1 12 1975 9 14 2000 9 FW URU Daniel Baldi yes 2003 1 12 1981 11 23 2003 11 MF MEX Julio César Pinheiro yes 2003 1 12 1976 8 22 2000 12 GK MEX Emmanuel González yes 2003 1 12 1972 12 25 2002 13 FW URU Sebastián Abreu yes 2003 1 12 1976 10 17 2002 14 MF MEX Marvin Cabrera yes 2003 1 12 1980 5 1 2000 15 FW MEX Francisco Palencia (Captain) yes 2003 1 12 1973 4 28 2002 16 MF MEX Miguel Gómez Palapa yes 2003 1 12 1974 9 6 2000 17 MF MEX Alejandro Corona yes 2003 1 12 1976 6 26 2000 18 MF MEX Miguel Zepeda yes 2003 1 12 1976 5 25 2001 19 MF MEX Marinho Ledesma yes 2003 1 12 1977 4 23 2000 20 MF MEX Flavio Davino yes 2003 1 12 1974 8 15 2002 21 FW MEX Juan Carlos Cacho yes 2003 1 12 1982 5 3 2001 22 MF CHI Pablo Galdames yes 2003 1 12 1974 6 26 2003 26 FW MEX Mario Ortiz yes 2003 1 12 1983 6 4 2000 28 MF MEX Alan Guadarrama yes 2003 1 12 1975 9 22 2002 29 DF MEX Aarón Galindo yes 2003 1 12 1982 5 8 2002 30 DF MEX Adrián Cortés yes 2003 1 12 1983 11 19 2003 31 DF MEX Ricardo Osorio yes 2003 1 12 1980 3 30 2001 35 DF MEX Pablo Campos yes 2003 1 12 1980 4 23 2002 45 MF MEX Gerardo Blanco yes 2003 1 12 1979 6 6 2002 Transfers In No. Pos. Nat. Player Moving from Type Transfer window Ref. 12 GK MEX Emmanuel González Celaya Transfer Summer 15 FW MEX Francisco Palencia ESP Espanyol Loan return Summer 20 MF MEX Flavio Davino Morelia Transfer Summer Firma Falvio Davino por un año con Cruz Azul https://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/78606.html El Universal 22 July 2002 25 July 2020 Spanish 29 DF MEX Aarón Galindo Academy Promotion Summer 4 DF MEX Gilberto Jiménez Puebla Loan Winter 9 FW URU Daniel Baldi URU Plaza Colonia Loan Winter Daniel Baldi, un futbolista de novela y cuento https://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/deportes/54435.html El Universal Francisco Ortiz Velázquez 22 February 2003 25 July 2020 Spanish 22 MF CHI Pablo Galdames Veracruz Loan return Winter Galdames, feliz por regresar a Cruz Azul https://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2003/01/10/102117/galdames-feliz-por-regresar-a-cruz-azul.html Emol.com EFE 10 January 2003 25 July 2020 Spanish 30 DF MEX Adrián Cortés Academy Promotion Winter 7 MF COL Andrés Chitivaother A Pachuca Loan Special Chitiva es el primer refuerzo de Cruz Azul http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2003/62276.html Crónica Antonio Esquivel Bernal 30 April 2003 25 July 2020 Spanish 26 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200726024537/http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2003/62276.html dead Out No. Pos. Nat. Player Moving to Type Transfer window Ref. – MF MEX Cesáreo Victorino Pachuca Loan Summer Le falta un ojo, pero busca hueco en algún equipo http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2002/19845.html Crónica Alejandro Velázquez Cervantes 10 July 2002 25 July 2020 Spanish 4 MF ARG Cristian Leiva ARG Gimnasia y Esgrima Transfer Winter 10 MF ARG Mariano Messera ARG Rosario Central Transfer Winter Competitions Overview 3 Apertura 3 August 2002 8 December 2002 Matchday 1 Quarterfinals (6th) 7 8 6 32 29 Clausura 12 January 2003 25 May 2003 Matchday 1 11th 6 9 6 29 29 Copa Libertadores 29 October 2002 28 May 2003 Pre Libertadores Quarterfinals 6 5 5 25 21 Copa Pachuca 26 July 2002 28 July 2002 Semifinals Winners 1 1 0 2 1 Mediotiempo.com Torneo Apertura Primera División de México Apertura 2002 League table League table CAZ Matches 1 dmy 2002 8 3 16:05 Cruz Azul 1–2 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1087/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjEiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjYiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiIxNzgyIn0=/informe-arbitral-cruz-azul-vs-uag-jornada-1-estadio-azul UAG Abreu 68 Santillana 36 Azconzábal 89 Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City Gilberto Alcalá L 2 dmy 2002 8 15 21:00 UANL 0–1 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1103/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjEiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjE2IiwiaWRDbHVidmlzaXRhIjoiNiJ9/informe-arbitral-uanl-vs-cruz-azul-jornada-2-estadio-universitario Cruz Azul Gutiérrez 43 Estadio Universitario San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Antonio Marrufo W 4 dmy 2002 8 25 12:00 Guadalajara 1–1 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1119/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjEiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjciLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiI2In0=/informe-arbitral-guadalajara-vs-cruz-azul-jornada-4-estadio-jalisco Cruz Azul Sánchez 88 Abreu 10 Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara, Jalisco José de Jesús Robles D 5 dmy 2002 8 31 17:00 Cruz Azul 0–1 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1127/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjEiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjYiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiI0In0=/informe-arbitral-cruz-azul-vs-san-luis-jornada-5-estadio-azul San Luis Milián 72 Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City Armando Archundia L 6 dmy 2002 9 8 16:00 Santos Laguna 1–3 https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/partido?juegoId=61430 Cruz Azul Caniza 70 Pinheiro 35 Abreu 78 90 Estadio Corona Torreón, Coahuila José de Jesús Robles D 7 dmy 2002 9 12 20:00 Cruz Azul 2–1 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1153/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjEiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjYiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiIyOSJ9/informe-arbitral-cruz-azul-vs-necaxa-jornada-7-estadio-azul Necaxa Palencia 48 Abreu 74 Sosa 86 Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City José Abramo Lira W 8 dmy 2002 9 15 12:00 Atlante 2–0 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1160/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjEiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiI2In0=/informe-arbitral-atlante-vs-cruz-azul-jornada-8-estadio-neza86 Cruz Azul Rergis 8 González 35 Estadio Neza 86 Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Felipe Ramos Rizo L 9 dmy 2002 9 21 17:00 Cruz Azul 1–3 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1168/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjEiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjYiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiIxMCJ9/informe-arbitral-cruz-azul-vs-m-morelia-jornada-9-estadio-azul Morelia Zepeda 8 Alex Fernandes 18 50 Saavedra 88 Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City Hugo León Guajardo L 10 dmy 2002 9 29 12:00 UNAM 2–2 https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/partido?juegoId=67686 Cruz Azul Trujillo 60 65 pen. Cabrera 33 Cacho 45 Estadio Olímpico Universitario Coyoacán, Mexico City Armando Archundia D 11 dmy 2002 10 5 17:00 Cruz Azul 5–1 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1188/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjEiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjYiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiIxNjg2In0=/informe-arbitral-cruz-azul-vs-veracruz-jornada-11-estadio-azul Veracruz Pinheiro 10 38 Cacho 26 Zepeda 58 82 Morales 62 Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City Marco Antonio Rodríguez W 12 dmy 2002 10 12 17:00 Monterrey 1–1 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1196/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjEiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjE0IiwiaWRDbHVidmlzaXRhIjoiNiJ9/informe-arbitral-monterrey-vs-cruz-azul-jornada-12-estadio-tecnologico Cruz Azul de Nigris 7 Cacho 1 Estadio Tecnológico Monterrey, Nuevo León Gilberto Alcalá D 13 dmy 2002 10 16 17:00 Cruz Azul 1–1 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1205/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjEiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjYiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiIxNyJ9/informe-arbitral-cruz-azul-vs-toluca-jornada-13-estadio-azul Toluca Abreu 33 Cardozo 79 Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City Jorge Eduardo Gasso D 14 dmy 2002 10 19 20:45 Atlas 3–2 https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/partido?juegoId=69866 Cruz Azul Blanco 16 Caballero 58 Morales 61 Zepeda 10 Cacho 25 Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara, Jalisco Felipe Ramos Rizo L 3 dmy 2002 10 23 17:00 Cruz Azul 3–2 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1113/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjEiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjYiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiIxMSJ9/informe-arbitral-cruz-azul-vs-pachuca-jornada-3-estadio-azul Pachuca Zepeda 36 Cacho 46 Brown 58 Arango 23 Gabriel de Anda 47 Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City José de Jesús Robles W 15 dmy 2002 10 26 15:00 Cruz Azul 1–1 https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/partido?juegoId=70295 Querétaro Capria 86 o.g. González 35 Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City Germán Arredondo D 16 dmy 2002 11 3 14:00 Puebla 1–2 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1242/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjEiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjEyIiwiaWRDbHVidmlzaXRhIjoiNiJ9/informe-arbitral-puebla-vs-cruz-azul-jornada-16-estadio-cuauhtemoc Cruz Azul Velázquez 46 Cacho 32 Messera 43 Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla City, Puebla Sergio Silva W 17 dmy 2002 11 9 17:00 Cruz Azul 1–1 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1248/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjEiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjYiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiIxIn0=/informe-arbitral-cruz-azul-vs-america-jornada-17-estadio-azul América Palencia 47 Blanco 68 Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City José de Jesús Robles D 18 dmy 2002 11 17 12:00 Chiapas 1–2 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1261/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjEiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjgiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiI2In0=/informe-arbitral-jaguares-vs-cruz-azul-jornada18-estadio-victor-manuel-reyna Cruz Azul Glaría 2 Abreu 44 Hernández 77 Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas Paul Delgadillo W 19 dmy 2002 11 24 16:00 Cruz Azul 1–1 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1273/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjEiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjYiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiI1NDMifQ==/informe-arbitral-cruz-azul-vs-celaya-jornada19-estadio-10-de-diciembre Celaya Palencia 70 Latorre 20 Estadio 10 de Diciembre Jasso, Hidalgo Antonio Marrufo D Playoffs: Quarterfinals First leg dmy 2002 12 4 18:00 Cruz Azul 0–0 https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/partido?juegoId=71659 UNAM Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City Eduardo Brizio D Second leg dmy 2002 12 8 12:00 UNAM 3–2 3–2 https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/partido?juegoId=71687 Cruz Azul A. González 15 42 Brown 80 o.g. Abreu 51 Cabrera 84 Estadio Olímpico Universitario Coyoacán, Mexico City Felipe Ramos Rizo L Torneo Clausura Primera División de México Clausura 2003 League table League table CAZ Matches 1 dmy 2003 1 12 16:00 UAG 0–0 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1295/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjE3ODIiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiI2In0=/informe-arbitral-uag-vs-cruz-azul-jornada-1-estadio-3-de-marzo Cruz Azul Estadio Tres de Marzo Zapopan, Jalisco Hugo León Guajardo D 2 dmy 2003 1 18 17:00 Cruz Azul 1–3 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1303/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjYiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiIxNiJ9/informe-arbitral-cruz-azul-vs-uanl-jornada-2-estadio-azul UANL Abreu 64 Gaitán 29 Montano 34 Galdames 87 o.g. Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City Armando Archundia L 3 dmy 2003 1 26 12:00 Pachuca 0–0 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1314/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjExIiwiaWRDbHVidmlzaXRhIjoiNiJ9/informe-arbitral-pachuca-vs-cruz-azul-jornada-3-estadio-hidalgo Cruz Azul Estadio Hidalgo Pachuca, Hidalgo Marco Antonio Rodríguez D 4 dmy 2003 2 1 17:00 Cruz Azul 3–3 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1321/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjYiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiI3In0=/informe-arbitral-cruz-azul-vs-guadalajara-jornada-4-estadio-azul Guadalajara Abreu 10 32 52 Mora 37 Bravo 44 79 Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City Felipe Ramos Rizo D 5 dmy 2003 2 9 19:00 San Luis 2–2 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1336/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjQiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiI2In0=/informe-arbitral-san-luis-vs-cruz-azul-jornada-5-estadio-alfonso-lastras-ramirez Cruz Azul García 23 Olvera 74 Cacho 35 Abreu 81 pen. Estadio Hidalgo Pachuca, Hidalgo Marco Antonio Cuevas D 6 dmy 2003 2 15 17:00 Cruz Azul 2–2 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1341/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjYiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiIxNSJ9/informe-arbitral-cruz-azul-vs-santos-laguna-jornada-6-estadio-azul Santos Laguna Abreu 3 78 Borgetti 24 75 Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City Sergio Silva D 7 dmy 2003 2 23 16:00 Necaxa 4–0 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1356/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjI5IiwiaWRDbHVidmlzaXRhIjoiNiJ9/informe-arbitral-necaxa-vs-cruz-azul-jornada-7-estadio-azteca Cruz Azul Luna 24 62 Aguinaga 33 González 39 Estadio Azteca Tlalpan, Mexico City José Gabriel Romero L 8 dmy 2003 3 1 17:00 Cruz Azul 1–3 https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/reporte?juegoId=81837 Atlante Abreu 12 González 54 Ángeles 63 o.g. Ramírez 81 Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City Mauricio Morales L 9 dmy 2003 3 8 17:00 Morelia 1–1 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1372/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjEwIiwiaWRDbHVidmlzaXRhIjoiNiJ9/informe-arbitral-m-morelia-vs-cruz-azul-jornada-9-estadio-jose-maria-morelos-y-pavon Cruz Azul Navia 19 Almaguer 89 Estadio Morelos Morelia, Michoacán Gilberto Alcalá D 10 dmy 2003 3 16 12:00 Cruz Azul 2–0 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1384/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjYiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiIxOCJ9/informe-arbitral-cruz-azul-vs-pumas-jornada-10-estadio-azul UNAM Cacho 18 57 Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City Hugo León Guajardo W 11 dmy 2003 3 22 15:00 Veracruz 2–0 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1388/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjE2ODYiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiI2In0=/informe-arbitral-veracruz-vs-cruz-azul-jornada-11-estadio-luis-pirata-fuente Cruz Azul Morales 17 Flores 80 Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente Boca del Río, Veracruz Marco Antonio Rodríguez L 12 dmy 2003 3 29 17:00 Cruz Azul 0–0 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1400/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjYiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiIxNCJ9/informe-arbitral-cruz-azul-vs-monterrey-jornada-12-estadio-azul Monterrey Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City Manuel Glower D 13 dmy 2003 4 6 12:00 Toluca 1–3 https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/partido?juegoId=95944 Cruz Azul Cardozo 57 Corona 62 Cacho 79 88 Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca, State of Mexico Gilberto Alcalá W 14 dmy 2003 4 12 17:00 Cruz Azul 1–1 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1422/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjYiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiIzIn0=/informe-arbitral-cruz-azul-vs-atlas-jornada-14-estadio-azul Atlas Cacho 7 Calderón 42 Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City José Abramo Lira D 15 dmy 2003 4 20 12:00 Querétaro 0–1 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1435/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjE0NTgiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiI2In0=/informe-arbitral-queretaro-vs-cruz-azul-jornada-15-estadio-la-corregidora Cruz Azul Ortiz 82 Estadio Corregidora Querétaro City, Querétaro Francisco Javier Caspeta W 16 dmy 2003 4 26 17:00 Cruz Azul 4–0 https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/partido?juegoId=97300 Puebla Cacho 4 84 Davino 26 Zepeda 43 Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City Gilberto Alcalá W 17 dmy 2003 5 4 16:00 América 1–3 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1457/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjEiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiI2In0=/informe-arbitral-america-vs-cruz-azul-jornada-17-estadio-azteca Cruz Azul Lipatín 79 Palencia 44 70 Cacho 71 Estadio Azteca Tlalpan, Mexico City Marco Antonio Rodríguez W 18 dmy 2003 5 10 17:00 Cruz Azul 0–1 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1458/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjYiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiI4In0=/informe-arbitral-cruz-azul-vs-jaguares-jornada18-estadio-azul Chiapas Filomeno 25 Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City Felipe Ramos Rizo L 19 dmy 2003 5 17 17:00 Cuernavaca 0–0 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1470/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjgyMSIsImlkQ2x1YnZpc2l0YSI6IjYifQ==/informe-arbitral-nd-vs-cruz-azul-jornada19-estadio-mariano-matamoros Cruz Azul Estadio Mariano Matamoros Xochitepec, Morelos José Abramo Lira D Repechage First leg dmy 2003 5 22 20:00 Cruz Azul 4–1 http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1478/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjYiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiI3In0=/informe-arbitral-cruz-azul-vs-guadalajara-recalificacion-ida-estadio-azul Guadalajara Cacho 7 85 Corona 9 Palencia 37 Bravo 26 Estadio Azul Benito Juárez, Mexico City Marco Antonio Rodríguez W Second leg dmy 2003 5 25 12:00 Guadalajara 4–1 5–5 other B http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1479/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjciLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiI2In0=/informe-arbitral-guadalajara-vs-cruz-azul-recalificacion-vuelta-estadio-jalisco Cruz Azul Sánchez 13 Bravo 39 Jo. García 44 Ja. García 60 Palencia 39 Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara, Jalisco José Abramo Lira L Selectivo Pre Pre Libertadores The Selectivo Pre Pre Libertadores 2002 is the last edition of the tournament which distributes the two tickets to the Mexican teams for the 2003 Copa Libertadores. The tournament was won by Club Universidad Nacional by obtaining the first place of group with 6 points and thus obtained the place of Mexico 1, while cruz Azul achieved second place with 6 points by goal difference with which they managed to qualify as Mexico 2 to the Pre-Libertadores 2003 against Venezuelan clubs for two places to the Copa Libertadores 2003. Group A PositionTeamsGamesWonDrawLostGoals scoredGoals concededGoal differencePoints1UNAM210133 032Cruz Azul210132 133Morelia210112 -13 More info on the games is here:Games Second round PositionTeamsGamesWonDrawLostGoals scoredGoals concededGoal differencePoints1UNAM220086 262Cruz Azul220094 563Toluca200259 -404Pachuca200258 -30 More info on the games is here:Games Pre-Libertadores Tournament From 1998 to 2002, Mexican and Venezuelan clubs played a mini tournament known as Copa Pre Libertadores to determine two teams that would qualify to the next year's Copa Libertadores group stage. In 2002 UNAM participated in the Pre Libertadores trying to earn a spot in the 2003 edition of the tournament.Historia de la Pre-Libertadores http://www.forest.ula.ve/~pedroq/hisprejv.htm Javier Minniti https://web.archive.org/web/20041210155257/http://www.forest.ula.ve/~pedroq/hisprejv.htm 10 December 2004 21 July 2020 Spanish PL n CAZ no_hide_class_rules 1 dmy 2002 10 29 16:00 Estudiantes de Mérida VEN 1–1 http://www.forovinotinto.com/internacional/ficha.php?id=427 MEX Cruz Azul Vielma 69 Zepeda 36 Estadio Guillermo Soto Rosa Mérida, Venezuela Mauricio Reinoso (Ecuador) D 2 dmy 2002 10 31 16:00 Nacional Táchira VEN 2–3 http://www.forovinotinto.com/internacional/ficha.php?id=428 MEX Cruz Azul Clóvis Bento 42 Giovanni Daniel 90+2 Pinheiro 55 Messera 69 Cacho 79 Estadio Guillermo Soto Rosa Mérida, Venezuela Pedro Ramos (Ecuador) W 3 dmy 2002 11 6 UNAM MEX 1–1 https://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/100662.html MEX Cruz Azul P. Campos 43 o.g. Ledesma 40 Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City, Mexico Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico) D 4 dmy 2002 11 14 16:00 Cruz Azul MEX 2–1 http://www.forovinotinto.com/internacional/ficha.php?id=431 VEN Estudiantes de Mérida Abreu 44 Pinheiro 77 Panigutti 26 Estadio Azul Mexico City, Mexico Felipe Russi (Colombia) W 5 dmy 2002 11 21 16:00 Cruz Azul MEX 4–0 http://www.forovinotinto.com/internacional/ficha.php?id=433 VEN Nacional Táchira Abreu 9 21 22 Gutiérrez 62 Estadio Azul Mexico City, Mexico Carlos Chandía (Chile) W 6 dmy 2002 11 28 Cruz Azul MEX 0–2 http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2002/37082.html MEX UNAM Fonseca 51 España 90+2 Estadio Azul Mexico City, Mexico Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico) L Copa Libertadores 2003 Copa Libertadores Group stage Group 8 no CRU no_hide_class_rules 1 dmy 2003 2 5 21:40 Corinthians BRA 1–0 http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2003/47894.html MEX Cruz Azul Liédson 13 Pacaembu Stadium São Paulo, Brazil Horacio Elizondo (Argentina) L 2 dmy 2003 2 18 20:30 Cruz Azul MEX 3–2 https://www.jornada.com.mx/2003/02/19/051n1dep.php?printver=1 BOL The Strongest Abreu 15 79 Baldi 75 Cabrera 40 Ribera 89 Estadio Azul Mexico City, Mexico Eduardo Lecca (Peru) W 3 dmy 2003 3 5 18:05 Fénix URU 6–1 http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2003/52830.html MEX Cruz Azul Ligüera 45 71 pen. 74 Cámpora 51 Hornos 78 Cortés 89 Abreu 17 Estadio Luis Franzini Montevideo, Uruguay 5,500 Gabriel Brazenas (Argentina) L 4 dmy 2003 3 26 18:40 Cruz Azul MEX 3–0 https://www.jornada.com.mx/2003/03/27/17an2dep.php?printver=1 BRA Corinthians T. Campos 6 Cacho 45 Palencia 67 Estadio Azul Mexico City, Mexico Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru) W 5 dmy 2003 4 3 17:05 The Strongest BOL 2–1 https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/the-strongest-2-1-cruz-azul MEX Cruz Azul Gigena 34 Coelho 87 pen. Zepeda 57 Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia Guido Aros (Chile) L 6 dmy 2003 4 8 21:30 Cruz Azul MEX 4–0 https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/cruz-azul-4-0-fenix URU Fénix Palencia 4 Jiménez 43 Zepeda 58 Ortiz 84 Estadio Azul Mexico City, Mexico Daniel Giménez (Argentina) W Round of 16 First leg dmy 2003 5 6 20:40 Cruz Azul MEX 0–0 https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/copa-libertadores/pumas-jugo-futbol-cobreloa-metio-gol COL Deportivo Cali Estadio Azul Mexico City, Mexico Epifanio González (Paraguay) D Second leg dmy 2003 5 13 20:40 Deportivo Cali COL 0–0 0–0 G. Hernández García Patiño Murillo Álvarez 2–3 Palencia Chitiva Cacho J. Hernández http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2003/64710.html MEX Cruz Azul Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Cali, Colombia Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru) D Quarterfinals First leg dmy 2003 5 21 19:40 Cruz Azul MEX 2–2 BRA Santos Palencia 18 50 Renato 21 Diego 76 Estadio Azteca Mexico City, Mexico Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) D Second leg dmy 2003 5 28 20:40 Santos BRA 1–0 3–2 https://www.jornada.com.mx/2003/05/29/21an2dep.php?printver=1&fly= MEX Cruz Azul Robinho 13 Estádio Urbano Caldeira Santos, Brazil Epifanio González (Paraguay) L Copa Pachuca 26 July – Estadio Hidalgo Cruz Azul 1 UNAM 0 26 July – Estadio Hidalgo Pachuca 3 Atlético Celaya 1 13 August – Estadio Hidalgo Pachuca 1 (3) Cruz Azul 1 (5) 13 August – Estadio Hidalgo UNAM 2 Atlético Celaya 0 Source: RSSSF Statistics Appearances and goals No. Pos. Player Total Apertura Clausura Copa Libertadores (including pre libertadores) Pre Pre Libertadores Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK MEX Óscar Pérez 50 0 20 0 19 0 11 0 - - 2 DF MEX Melvin Brown 51 1 21 1 16 0 14 0 - - 3 DF MEX Norberto Ángeles 29 0 9 0 12 0 8 0 - - 4 DF MEX Gilberto Jiménez 25 1 – – 16 0 9 1 - - 5 DF MEX Víctor Gutiérrez 50 2 18 1 18 0 14 1 - - 6 MF MEX José Alberto Hernández 40 1 16 1 14 0 10 0 - - 7 DF MEX Sergio Almaguer 9 1 1 0 6 1 2 0 - - 7 MF COL Andrés Chitivaother A 4 0 – – – – 4 0 - - 8 MF MEX Tomás Campos 50 1 17 0 18 0 15 1 - - 9 FW URU Daniel Baldi 8 1 – – 5 0 3 1 - - 11 MF MEX Julio César Pinheiro 29 5 18 3 5 0 6 2 - - 12 GK MEX Emmanuel González 9 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 - - 13 FW URU Sebastián Abreu 32 25 14 8 9 8 5 7 4 2 14 MF MEX Marvin Cabrera 24 2 5 2 8 0 11 0 - - 15 FW MEX Francisco Palencia 47 11 16 3 17 4 14 4 - - 16 MF MEX Miguel Gómez Palapa 10 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 - - 17 MF MEX Alejandro Corona 20 3 3 0 9 3 8 0 - - 18 MF MEX Miguel Zepeda 40 9 17 5 13 1 10 3 - - 19 MF MEX Marinho Ledesma 30 1 11 0 16 0 3 1 - - 20 MF MEX Flavio Davino 24 1 6 0 9 1 9 0 - - 21 FW MEX Juan Carlos Cacho 39 18 15 6 16 10 8 2 - - 22 MF CHI Pablo Galdames 11 0 – – 8 0 3 0 - - 26 FW MEX Mario Ortiz 20 2 4 0 8 1 8 1 - - 28 MF MEX Alan Guadarrama 1 0 – – 1 0 0 0 - - 29 DF MEX Aarón Galindo 37 0 13 0 17 0 7 0 - - 30 DF MEX Adrián Cortés 3 0 – – 3 0 0 0 - - 31 DF MEX Ricardo Osorio 46 0 20 0 16 0 10 0 - - 35 DF MEX Pablo Campos 6 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 - - 37 FW MEX Luis Alberto Orozco 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - - 45 MF MEX Gerardo Blanco 6 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 - - 48 FW MEX Iván Moreno Ruiz es Iván Moreno 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - - Players that left the club during the season 4 MF ARG Cristian Leiva 22 0 18 0 – – 4 0 - - 10 MF ARG Mariano Messera 22 2 16 1 – – 6 1 - - Goalscorers Rank Pos. Player Apertura Clausura Copa Libertadores (including pre libertadores) Pre Pre Libertadores Totalhttps://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/cruz-azul/ligamx/apertura-2002 Cruz Azul - Apertura 2002 Mediotiempo.com 24 July 2020https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/cruz-azul/ligamx/clausura-2003 Cruz Azul - Clausura 2003 Mediotiempo.com 24 July 2020 1 FW URU Sebastián Abreu 8 8 7 2 25 2 FW MEX Juan Carlos Cacho 6 10 2 - 18 3 FW MEX Francisco Palencia 3 4 4 - 11 4 MF MEX Miguel Zepeda 5 1 3 - 9 5 MF MEX Julio César Pinheiro 3 0 2 - 5 6 MF MEX Alejandro Corona 0 3 0 - 3 7 MF MEX Marvin Cabrera 2 0 0 - 2 DF MEX Víctor Gutiérrez 1 0 - - MF ARG Mariano Messera 1 – - - FW MEX Mario Ortiz 0 1 - - 11 DF MEX Sergio Almaguer 0 1 0 - 1 FW URU Daniel Baldi – 0 1 DF MEX Melvin Brown 1 0 0 MF MEX Tomás Campos 0 0 1 MF MEX Flavio Davino 0 1 0 MF MEX José Alberto Hernández 1 0 0 DF MEX Gilberto Jiménez – 0 1 MF MEX Marinho Ledesma 0 0 1 Own goals 1 0 0 - 1Total3229252+88+ Hat-tricks Player Against Result Date Competition Ref. URU Sebastián Abreu VEN Nacional Táchira 4–0 (H) dmy 2002 11 21 Copa Libertadores Cruz Azul 4–0 Nacional Táchira http://www.forovinotinto.com/internacional/ficha.php?id=433 22 July 2020 URU Sebastián Abreu Guadalajara 3–3 (H) dmy 2003 2 1 Primera División Cruz Azul 3–3 Guadalajara http://ligamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/1321/eyJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiOSIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNTMiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjIiLCJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjYiLCJpZENsdWJ2aXNpdGEiOiI3In0=/informe-arbitral-cruz-azul-vs-guadalajara-jornada-4-estadio-azul Liga MX 22 July 2020 Own goals Player Against Result Date CompetitionMEX Pablo CamposUNAM1–1 (A)dmy 2002 11 6Copa LibertadoresMEX Melvin BrownUNAM2–3 (A)dmy 2002 12 8Primera DivisiónCHI Pablo GaldamesUANL1–3 (H)dmy 2003 1 18Primera DivisiónMEX Norberto ÁngelesAtlante1–3 (H)dmy 2003 3 1Primera División Notes A. other Andrés Chitiva was loaned to Cruz Azul to participate in the knockout stage of the Copa Libertadores. B. other Guadalajara finished the regular phase of the tournament ahead of Cruz Azul; therefore, Guadalajara advances to the playoffs. References Category:Cruz Azul seasons Cruz Azul