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2024–25 Club América season

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América
2024–25 season
PresidentSantiago Baños
ManagerAndré Jardine
StadiumEstadio Ciudad de los Deportes
AperturaRegular phase: 8th
Final phase: Quarter-finals
Supercopa de la Liga MXWinners
Leagues CupQuarter-finals
Campeones CupWinners
CONCACAF Champions CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Henry Martín (8)

All:
Henry Martín (10)
Highest home attendance40,814 v Pachuca
(6 November 2024, Liga MX)
Lowest home attendance9,997 v Querétaro
(12 July 2024, Liga MX)
Average home league attendance21,934
Biggest win5–0 v Mazatlán
(1 November 2024, Liga MX)
Biggest defeat0–4 v Toluca
(9 November 2024, Liga MX)
2025–26 ⊟
All statistics correct as of 27 November 2024.

The 2024–25 Club América season is the club's 80th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The team will participate in the Liga MX, Supercopa de Campeones, Leagues Cup, Campeones Cup, and the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager Brazil André Jardine
Assistant managers Brazil Paulo Victor Gomes
Mexico Raúl Lara
Goalkeeper coach Mexico Luis Gurrola
Fitness coaches Brazil Kako Perez
Mexico Francisco Martínez
Physiotherapists Argentina Fernando Gilardi
Mexico Octavio Luna
Mexico Francisco Faustino
Team doctors Mexico Alfonso Díaz
Mexico José Guadalupe Vázquez
Argentina Christian Motta

Source: Club América

Players

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Squad information

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Since From
Goalkeepers
1 GK Mexico Luis Malagón (1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 27) 2023 Mexico Necaxa
12 GK Mexico Jonathan Estrada (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 26) 2024 Mexico Atlético La Paz
30 GK Mexico Rodolfo Cota (1987-07-03) 3 July 1987 (age 37) 2024 Mexico León
Defenders
3 DF Mexico Israel Reyes (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 (age 24) 2023 Mexico Puebla
4 DF Uruguay Sebastián Cáceres (1999-08-18) 18 August 1999 (age 25) 2020 Uruguay Liverpool
5 DF Mexico Kevin Álvarez (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25) 2023 Mexico Pachuca
14 DF Mexico Néstor Araujo (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991 (age 33) 2022 Spain Celta de Vigo
18 DF Mexico Cristian Calderón (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 27) 2024 Free agent
26 DF Colombia Cristian Borja (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 31) 2024 Portugal Braga
29 DF Mexico Ramón Juárez (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 23) 2019 Academy
31 DF Chile Igor Lichnovsky (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30) 2023 Mexico UANL
Midfielders
6 MF Mexico Jonathan dos Santos (1990-04-26) 26 April 1990 (age 34) 2022 Free agent
8 MF Spain Álvaro Fidalgo (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27) 2021 Spain Castellón
10 MF Chile Diego Valdés (1994-01-30) 30 January 1994 (age 30) 2021 Mexico Santos Laguna
13 MF Mexico Alan Cervantes (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 26) 2024 Mexico Santos Laguna
15 MF Mexico José Iván Rodríguez (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28) 2024 Mexico León
17 MF United States Alejandro Zendejas (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26) 2022 Mexico Necaxa
20 MF Paraguay Richard Sánchez (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 (age 28) 2019 Paraguay Olimpia
24 MF Netherlands Javairô Dilrosun (1998-06-22) 22 June 1998 (age 26) 2024 Netherlands Feyenoord
28 MF Mexico Érick Sánchez (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 25) 2024 Mexico Pachuca
Forwards
7 FW Uruguay Brian Rodríguez (2000-05-20) 20 May 2000 (age 24) 2022 United States LAFC
11 FW Chile Víctor Dávila (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 (age 27) 2024 Russia CSKA Moscow
19 FW Mexico Illian Hernández (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24) 2024 MexicoPachuca
21 FW Mexico Henry Martín (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 (age 32) 2018 Mexico Tijuana
27 FW Uruguay Rodrigo Aguirre (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 30) 2024 Mexico Monterrey

Players and squad numbers last updated on 15 September 2024.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers

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Summer

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In

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Date

Pos. Player Age From Fee Source
21 June 2024 GK Mexico Rodolfo Cota 36 Mexico León On loan [2]
21 June 2024 MF Mexico José Iván Rodríguez 28 Mexico León On loan [3]
22 June 2024 GK Mexico Jonathan Estrada 26 Mexico Atlético La Paz Undisclosed [4]
28 June 2024 MF Mexico Érick Sánchez 24 Mexico Pachuca Undisclosed [5]
14 July 2024 MF Mexico Alan Cervantes 26 Mexico Santos Laguna Undisclosed [6]
18 July 2024 FW Uruguay Rodrigo Aguirre 29 Mexico Monterrey Undisclosed [7]
18 July 2024 DF Chile Igor Lichnovsky 30 Mexico UANL Undisclosed [8]
19 July 2024 DF Colombia Cristian Borja 31 Portugal Braga Undisclosed [9]
15 September 2024 FW Chile Víctor Dávila 26 Russia CSKA Moscow Undisclosed [10]

Out

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Date

Pos. Player Age To Fee Source
20 June 2024 FW Mexico Julián Quiñones 27 Saudi Arabia Al Qadsiah Undisclosed [note 1] [12]
21 June 2024 GK Mexico Óscar Jiménez 35 Mexico León On loan [2]
24 June 2024 DF Mexico Salvador Reyes 26 Mexico León Undisclosed [13]
26 June 2024 MF Mexico Mauro Lainez 28 Mexico Mazatlán Undisclosed [14]
3 July 2024 MF Mexico Alan Medina 26 Mexico Querétaro Released [15]
4 July 2024 DF Mexico Luis Fuentes 37 Released [16]
12 July 2024 FW Colombia Juan Otero 29 Spain Sporting Gijón Released [17]
14 July 2024 MF Mexico Santiago Naveda 23 Mexico Santos Laguna On loan [18]
18 July 2024 FW Mexico Esteban Lozano 21 Spain Sporting Gijón On loan [19]
28 August 2024 DF Mexico Emilio Lara 22 Mexico Necaxa On loan [20]

Pre-season and friendlies

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Club América will precede their 2024–25 campaign by taking part in a series of friendly matches in the United States.

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers
23 June 2024 Mexico Juárez N 1–1 Vázquez 72'
31 July 2024 England Chelsea N 0–3
3 August 2024 England Aston Villa N 1–0 Hernández 77'
7 September 2024 Colombia Atlético Nacional N 2–2 S. García 53' (o.g.),
Aguirre 83' (pen.)
13 October 2024 Mexico Guadalajara N 2–0 Aguirre 20', Hernández 45 1'

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Apertura 6 July 2024 TBD Matchday 1 TBD 19 9 4 6 31 23 8 047.37
Clausura January 2025 TBD Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 !
Supercopa de la Liga MX 30 June 2024 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 100.00
Leagues Cup 9 August 2024 17 August 2024 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 066.67
Campeones Cup 25 September 2024 Final Winners 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 000.00
CONCACAF Champions Cup March 2025 TBD Round of 16 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 !
Total 24 12 6 6 40 28 12 050.00

Last updated: 27 November 2024
Source: Competitions

Apertura 2024

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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 4 6 31 23   8 31 7 0 2 16 5   11 2 4 4 15 18  −3

Last updated: 27 November 2024.
Source: Liga MX

Clausura 2025

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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

Source: Match reports

Apertura 2024

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Atlético San Luis 17 9 3 5 27 19 8 30 Qualification for the quarter–finals[a]
7 Tijuana 17 8 5 4 24 25 −1 29 Qualification for the play-in round[b]
8 América 17 8 3 6 27 21 6 27
9 Guadalajara 17 7 4 6 24 15 9 25
10 Atlas 17 5 7 5 17 23 −6 22
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:
  1. ^ The first six places in the table will qualify for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. ^ Teams ranked 7th to 10th will qualify for the play-in round.

Results by matchday

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Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWLWLLWWDLDWDWWWL
Position1281391212121010111010109868
Points033666912131314171821242727
Source: Liga MX
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Regular phase

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6 July 2024 1 Atlético San Luis 2–1 América San Luis Potosí
17:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Attendance: 21,480
Referee: Iván Antonio López Sánchez
12 July 2024 2 América 3–1 Querétaro Mexico City
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 9,997
Referee: Katia Itzel García Mendoza
17 July 2024 3 UANL 1–0 América San Nicolás de los Garza
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
20 July 2024 4 Juárez 1–2 América Ciudad Juárez
21:10 CT Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
Attendance: 14,917
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández
24 August 2024 5 América 0–1 Puebla Mexico City
21:05 CT Report Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 11,978
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre
31 August 2024 6 Cruz Azul 4–1 América Mexico City
21:10 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón
14 September 2024 7 América 1–0 Guadalajara Mexico City
18:50 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 26,040
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández
17 September 2024 8 América 3–0 Atlas Mexico City
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 10,236
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
21 September 2024 9 Necaxa 1–1 América Aguascalientes
19:00 CT
Monreal Yellow card 90 11'
Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 20,147
Referee: Óscar Mejía García
29 September 2024 10 América 0–1 UNAM Mexico City
17:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 23,401
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez
5 October 2024 11 León 1–1 América León
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio León
Attendance: 17,945
Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
19 October 2024 12 América 3–0 Santos Laguna Mexico City
19:05 CT Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 24,110
Referee: Jesús Rafael López Valle
23 October 2024 13 Tijuana 2–2 América Tijuana
21:05 PT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Attendance: 27,333
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez
27 October 2024 14 América 2–1 Monterrey Mexico City
20:05 CT Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 23,810
Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón
1 November 2024 15 Mazatlán 0–5 América Mazatlán
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio de Mazatlán
Attendance: 16,325
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
6 November 2024 16 América 2–1 Pachuca Puebla
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Attendance: 40,814
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
Note: Match moved to Estadio Cuauhtémoc due to the closure of Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes.
9 November 2024 17 Toluca 4–0 América Toluca
19:00 CT
Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 27,273
Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández

Goalscorers

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Position Nation Name Goals scored
1. Mexico Henry Martín 8
2. Uruguay Rodrigo Aguirre 5
3. Uruguay Brian Rodríguez 4
4. United States Alejandro Zendejas 2
5. Mexico Alan Cervantes 1
Chile Víctor Dávila 1
Netherlands Javairô Dilrosun 1
Spain Álvaro Fidalgo 1
Mexico Illian Hernández 1
Mexico Ramón Juárez 1
Mexico Israel Reyes 1
Own goal 1
Total
27

Final phase

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Play-in

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21 November 2024 Serie A Tijuana 2–2
(2–3 p)
América Tijuana
19:00 PT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Caliente
Attendance: 29,333
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González
Penalties

Quarter-finals

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27 November 2024 First leg América 2–0 Toluca Mexico City
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Attendance: 27,025
Referee: Óscar Mejía García
30 November 2024 Second leg Toluca v América Toluca
17:00 CT Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Goalscorers
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Position Nation Name Goals scored
1. Uruguay Rodrigo Aguirre 2
2. Colombia Cristian Borja 1
Uruguay Brian Rodríguez 1
Total
4

Supercopa de la Liga MX

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30 June 2024 Final América 2–1 UANL Carson, United States
13:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 26,791
Referee: Ismael Rosario López

Leagues Cup

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Knockout stage

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9 August 2024 (2024-08-09) R32 América Mexico 2–1 Mexico Atlas San Diego, United States
22:00 (19:00 UTC−7) Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 21,311
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
13 August 2024 (2024-08-13) R16 América Mexico 4–2 United States St. Louis City SC Carson, United States
22:30 (19:30 UTC−7)
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 11,553
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
17 August 2024 (2024-08-17) QF América Mexico 0–0
(8–9 p)
United States Colorado Rapids Carson, United States
22:00 (19:00 UTC−7) Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 22,462
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
Penalties

Campeones Cup

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25 September 2024 (2024-09-25) Final Columbus Crew United States 1–1
(4–5 p)
Mexico América Columbus, United States
19:30 EDT (UTC−04:00)
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,198
Referee: Walter López Castellanos (Guatemala)
Penalties

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Apertura 2024 Clausura 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup Leagues Cup Other competitions [a]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Mexico MEX Luis Malagón 22 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
12 GK Mexico MEX Jonathan Estrada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Mexico MEX Rodolfo Cota 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
3 DF Mexico MEX Israel Reyes 18 1 12 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
4 DF Uruguay URU Sebastián Cáceres 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
5 DF Mexico MEX Kevin Álvarez 14 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
14 DF Mexico MEX Néstor Araujo 17 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0
18 DF Mexico MEX Cristian Calderón 21 0 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0
26 DF Colombia COL Cristian Borja 17 1 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0
29 DF Mexico MEX Ramón Juárez 15 1 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
31 DF Chile CHI Igor Lichnovsky 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
32 DF Mexico MEX Miguel Vázquez 8 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
193 DF Mexico MEX Franco Rossano 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Mexico MEX Jonathan dos Santos 21 0 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
8 MF Spain ESP Álvaro Fidalgo 22 1 14 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
10 MF Chile CHI Diego Valdés 15 1 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0
13 MF Mexico MEX Alan Cervantes 16 1 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
15 MF Mexico MEX José Iván Rodríguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF United States USA Alejandro Zendejas 16 2 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 MF Paraguay PAR Richard Sánchez 14 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0
24 MF Netherlands NED Javairô Dilrosun 15 2 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1
28 MF Mexico MEX Érick Sánchez 19 1 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
197 MF Mexico MEX Dagoberto Espinoza 12 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
210 MF Mexico MEX Miguel Ramírez Pérez 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
7 FW Uruguay URU Brian Rodríguez 17 7 9 4 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0
11 FW Chile CHI Víctor Dávila 7 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
19 FW Mexico MEX Illian Hernández 9 1 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 FW Mexico MEX Henry Martín 23 10 15 3 8 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 1
27 FW Uruguay URU Rodrigo Aguirre 15 8 7 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
184 FW Mexico MEX Antonio Álvarez 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
214 FW Mexico MEX Patricio Salas 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
303 FW Mexico MEX Diego Reyes 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
16 MF Mexico MEX Santiago Naveda 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 DF Mexico MEX Emilio Lara 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
34 FW Mexico MEX Esteban Lozano 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 27 November 2024
Source: Competitions

Notes

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  1. ^ Reportedly US$16 million.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - América". LigaMX.net.
  2. ^ a b "Rodolfo Cota, nuevo portero de América para el Apertura 2024 de Liga MX" [Rodolfo Cota, America's new goalkeeper for the Apertura 2024 of Liga MX]. TUDN (in Spanish). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  3. ^ @ClubAmerica (June 22, 2024). "¡Bienvenido a el Nido! Ivan Rodríguez se integra a nuestro equipo mediante préstamo" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Mauricio Ruiz (22 June 2024). "El portero Jonathan Estrada será nuevo refuerzo del América en la Liga MX". mexico.as.com.
  5. ^ "América anuncia a Erick Sánchez" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 28 June 2024.
  6. ^ Javier Cardoso (14 July 2024). "Alan Cervantes llega al América que es el bicampeón de la Liga MX". as.com.
  7. ^ "América hizo oficial la contratación del delantero Rodrigo Aguirre" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 18 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Igor Lichnovsky finalmente firmó su contrato con América" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 18 July 2024.
  9. ^ Sergio Mancilla (19 July 2024). "Cristian Borja, nuevo jugador del América". mexico.as.com.
  10. ^ "América hace oficial fichaje de Víctor Dávila" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 15 September 2024.
  11. ^ "América vendió a Julián Quiñones por 16 mdd a Arabia; firmó hasta 2028" (in Spanish). Récord. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  12. ^ "América anunció la salida de Julián Quiñones de forma oficial" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 20 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Salvador Chava Reyes es presentado como nuevo refuerzo del León". Esto (in Spanish). 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  14. ^ "¡Oficial! Mauro Lainez es nuevo jugador del Mazatlán FC" (in Spanish). Récord. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  15. ^ @Club_Queretaro (July 4, 2024). "AlanMedinaC llega a poner todo el #CorazónyAguante en el mediocampo queretano. ¡Bienvenido!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Luis Fuentes se despide de las Águilas del América: "Gracias totales"". TUDN. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  17. ^ J. R. Rodríguez (12 July 2024). "Juan Otero firma un nuevo contrato por tres temporadas". as.com.
  18. ^ "América confirma: Llega Alan Cervantes y anuncia cuarta salida y no última de Santiago Naveda". Marca (in Spanish). 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Esteban Lozano regresa al Sporting Atlético" (in Spanish). Real sporting. 18 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Emilio Lara se integra al equipo de Aguascalientes". onefootball (in Spanish). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.