| 1994–95 season | ||||
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| Owner | Televisa | |||
| Chairman | Emilio Diez-Barroso | |||
| Manager | Leo Beenhakker (until 7 April 1995) Mirko Jozic | |||
| Stadium | Azteca | |||
| Primera Division | 2nd Semifinals | |||
| Copa México | Semifinals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Biyik (33 goals) All: Biyik (36 goals) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 2 August 2022. | ||||
The 1994–95 Club América season was the 53rd season competing in Primera Division.
Summary
In summertime Emilio Diez-Barroso in his 15th season as club President and in his 5th year without a league title, reinforced the squad with several players such as: Forward Francois Omam Biyik,[1] Right-back Defender Raul Gutierrez,[2] midfielders Joaquin del Olmo[3] and Kalusha Bwalya.[4] Also, arrived Dutch manager Leo Beenhakker[5] after coached the squad of Saudi Arabia. The new coach and transfers in combined with young talented players lead by Forward Cuauhtemoc Blanco improved the performance played by the squad reaching the first position on table and deploying a spectacular game attracting the best attendances to Azteca stadium in years.
Meanwhile, the squad could maintain the good streak during the first month of the year, in spite of four club players: Zague, Luis Garcia, Raul Gutierrez and Joaquin del Olmo were playing the 1995 King Fahd Cup from 1 January to 6 January.
Owing to their participation in 1995 Pan American Games by young players Raul Lara, German Villa and Cuauhtemoc Blanco representing the national U-23 team, the offensive line was sinking from 10 March to 24 March, hence, the squad only clinched two draws against Toros Neza and archrivals CD Guadalajara despite being heavily favourites.
In spite of having the best season performance and attendances since the 80s manager Leo Beenhakker was under pressure since January by both club vice president Rubolotta and President Diez Barrosso to line up Forward Luis Garcia recently transferred in from Real Sociedad with an infamous 1 year tenure without scoring a single league goal (since 1 May 1994 with Atletico Madrid). Meanwhile, the club and talented midfielder Joaquin del Olmo had contract issues due to a renewal for the next seasons the conflict escalated upon reached manager Beenhakker asked by the President Barroso to not line up Del Olmo against Puebla FC on April 5. However, the Dutch coach lined-up Del Olmo and was sacked by vice president Rubolotta the next day by 0730 hs at his home in Cuernavaca according to Beenhakker.[6] Finally, with Mirko Jozic as new manager the squad was eliminated in semifinals[7] for the third consecutive year losing the series against Cruz Azul.[8]
Squad
[9] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | François Omam-Biyik | RC Lens | |
| MF | Kalusha Bwalya | PSV Eindhoven | |
| DF | Raul Gutierrez | Atlante F.C. | |
| MF | Joaquin del Olmo | Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz | |
| DF | Luis Felipe Peña | Leones Negros UdeG | |
Winter
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Luis Garcia | Real Sociedad | |
| DF | Branco | Manaus | |
| DF | Eduardo Soto | ||
| DF | Jean-Claude Pagal | FC Martigues | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | German Martellotto | CF Pachuca | |
| MF | Marcelo Barticciotto | Universidad Católica | |
| GK | Alejandro García | CD Irapuato | |
Competitions
La Liga
League table
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 88 | 46 | +42 | 51 | Playoff |
| 2 | Necaxa | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 46 | |
| 3 | Tecos | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 42 | |
| 4 | Toros Neza | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 32 | |
| 5 | UANL | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 24 |
Source:
General table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalajara | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 70 | 35 | +35 | 52 | Qualification for the quarter-finals[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | America | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 88 | 46 | +42 | 51 | |
| 3 | Cruz Azul | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 91 | 45 | +46 | 48 | |
| 4 | Necaxa | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 46 | |
| 5 | UAG (C) | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 42 | Qualification for the Repechaje[lower-alpha 2] |
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
(C) Champions
Notes:
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
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ↑ The first four places in the table and teams ranked 6th and 8th qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
- ↑ Teams ranked 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th in the table qualified for Repechaje
Results by round
Source: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mex95.html
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, Qualification for the quarter-finals; C = Qualification for the quarter-finals as group leader.; E = Qualification for the quarter-finals as group runner-up.; R = Qualification for the Repechaje.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, Qualification for the quarter-finals; C = Qualification for the quarter-finals as group leader.; E = Qualification for the quarter-finals as group runner-up.; R = Qualification for the Repechaje.
Matches
| 4 September 1994 1 | Club Leon | 0-2 | América | Irapuato |
| 12:00 CT |  26' Zague 73'Zague |
Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez | ||
| Note: Match not played in Leon de los Aldama due to a ban on Nou Camp | ||||
| 16 September 1994 3 | Tecos UAG | 1-3 | América | Zapopan |
| 20:45 CT | Eustacio Rizo 67' |
11' Kalusha 59' Biyik 83' Blanco |
Stadium: 3 de Marzo |
| 23 September 1994 4 | América | 2-1 | Santos Laguna | Tlalpan |
| 20:45 CT | Luis Felipe Peña 11' del Olmo 78' |
86' Adomaitis |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 7 October 1994 6 | América | 7-3 | Atlético Morelia | Tlalpan |
| 20:45 CT | Kalusha 10' Biyik 21', 24'Zague 42'Biyik 58' del Olmo 70'Biyik 75' |
1' (pen) Marco Antonio Figueroa 3' Juan Morales 63' Roberto Hernández |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 16 October 1994 7 | Atlante F.C. | 2-2 | América | Benito Juarez |
| 12:00 CT | Romano 35' García 42' |
52' Zague 77' Biyik |
Stadium: Azulgrana |
| 21 October 1994 8 | América | 8-1 | Correcaminos UAT | Tlalpan |
| 20:45 CT | Kalusha 17' Biyik 25', 47'Zague 65', 79'Blanco 71', 85'Uribe 89' |
49' Nildeson Silva |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 29 October 1994 9 | Tigres UANL | 1-1 | América | San Nicolas de los Garza |
| 17:00 CT | Ruiz Esparza 60' |
57' Biyik |
Stadium: Universitario |
| 4 November 1994 10 | América | 4-1 | Toros Neza | Tlalpan |
| 20:45 CT | Biyik 24' Kalusha 42'Zague 63'Blanco 72' |
88' Luis Carlos Perea |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 13 November 1994 11 | CD Guadalajara | 3-4 | América | Guadalajara |
| 12:00 CT | Ramón Ramírez 36', 41' Daniel Guzmán 46' (pen) |
16' Kalusha 42' Biyik 55' Zague 66' Blanco |
Stadium: Jalisco |
| 19 November 1994 12 | America | bye | Leones Negros UdeG | Tlalpan |
| 12:00 CT | Stadium: Azteca |
| 26 November 1994 13 | Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz | 3-3 | América | Veracruz |
| 16:00 CT | José Luis González China 35' (pen) Pedro Pablo Osorio 72'Elías Ledesma 78' |
41' Bwalya 59' Biyik 66' Zague |
Stadium: Pirata Fuente |
| 30 November 1994 14 | América | 2-2 | Puebla FC | Tlalpan |
| 20:45 CT | Biyik 43', 54' |
40' Alexandre Pimentel 47' Sergio Lira |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 4 December 1994 15 | América | 3-1 | Pumas UNAM | Tlalpan |
| 12:00 CT | Zague 30' Biyik 62' Kalusha 70' |
11' Massacessi |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 11 December 1994 16 | TM Gallos Blancos | 2-8 | América | Queretaro |
| 12:00 CT | Héctor del Ángel 4' Carlos Hernández 16' |
27', 36', 59', 87' Zague 40' (og)Héctor Quintero 67', 69' Biyik 85' Kalusha |
Stadium: Corregidora | |
| Note: On December 7, due to problems between the club and Municipal government regards the leasing of Estadio Tamaulipas, Tampico Madero was relocated in Querétaro and renamed as TM Gallos Blancos. | ||||
| 23 December 1994 18 | CD Toluca | 0-3 | América | Toluca |
| 15:00 CT | 29', 83' Biyik 63' Zague |
Stadium: La Bombonera |
| 30 December 1994 19 | América | 2-1 | CF Monterrey | Tlalpan |
| 20:45 CT | Biyik 72' Zague 77' |
10' Careca |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 18 January 1995 21 | Atlas FC | 1-2 | América | Guadalajara |
| 20:45 CT | Sergio Pacheco 5' |
53' Kalusha Bwalya 70' Zague |
Stadium: Jalisco |
| 22 January 1995 22 | América | 2-1 | Tecos UAG | Tlalpan |
| 12:00 CT | Kalusha Bwalya 3' Biyik 61' |
45' Eustacio Rizo |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 29 January 1995 23 | Santos Laguna | 2-0 | América | Torreon |
| 16:00 CT | Miguel Asprilla 76', 82' |
Stadium: Corona |
| 5 February 1995 24 | América | 3-1 | Cruz Azul | Tlalpan |
| 12:00 CT | Biyik 30', 34', 60' |
64' Hermosillo |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 12 February 1995 25 | Atlético Morelia | 1-6 | América | Morelia |
| 12:00 CT | Hugo Santana 59' |
26', 27' Kalusha Bwalya 72' Juan Hernández 85' Biyik 87', 89' Zague |
Stadium: Morelos |
| 19 February 1995 26 | América | 1-4 | Atlante F.C. | Tlalpan |
| 12:00 CT | Zague 69' |
1', 32' Hugo Sánchez 20' José Enrique García 85' Salvador |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 26 February 1995 27 | Correcaminos UAT | 0-2 | América | Ciudad Victoria |
| 12:00 CT | 39' Zague 76' Biyik |
Stadium: Marte R. Gomez |
| 5 March 1995 28 | América | 2-1 | Tigres UANL | Tlalpan |
| 12:00 CT | Zague 40' Francisco Uribe 76' |
70' Francisco Javier Cruz |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 12 March 1995 29 | Toros Neza | 1-1 | América | Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl |
| 15:00 CT | Martín Vilallonga 16' |
73' Biyik |
Stadium: Neza 86 |
| 19 March 1995 30 | América | 0-0 | CD Guadalajara | Tlalpan |
| 12:00 CT | Stadium: Azteca |
| 26 March 1995 31 | Leones Negros UdeG | bye | America | Guadalajara |
| 12:00 CT | Stadium: Jalisco |
| 2 April 1995 32 | América | 1-1 | Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz | Tlalpan |
| 12:00 CT | Biyik 16' |
18' Leonel Bolsonello |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 5 April 1995 33 | Puebla FC | 1-1 | América | Puebla |
| 20:30 CT | Salvador Reyes 39' |
89' Biyik |
Stadium: Cuauhtemoc |
| 9 April 1995 34 | Pumas UNAM | 0-0 | América | Coyoacan |
| 12:00 CT | Stadium: Olimpico Universitario |
| 16 April 1995 35 | América | 4-0 | TM Gallos Blancos | Tlalpan |
| 12:00 CT | Kalusha Bwalya 16' Luis García 37'del Olmo 39'Biyik 66' |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 23 April 1995 36 | Necaxa | 4-4 | América | Tlalpan |
| 12:00 CT | Ivo Basay 11' Ricardo Peláez 50', 56'Aspe 78' (pen) |
27' (pen), 68' Biyik 44', 72' Luis García |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 29 April 1995 37 | América | 1-1 | CD Toluca | Tlalpan |
| 20:45 CT | Cuauhtémoc Blanco 19' |
59' José Manuel Abundis |
Stadium: Azteca |
| 6 May 1995 38 | CF Monterrey | 1-1 | América | Monterrey |
| 20:45 CT | Mario Jáuregui 30' |
57' Luis García |
Stadium: Tecnologico |
Quarterfinals
| 16 May 1995 | Puebla FC | 0-0 | America | Puebla de los Angeles |
| 20:30 CT | Stadium: Cuauhtemoc |
| 19 May 1995 | America | 4-2 | Puebla FC | Tlalpan |
| 12:00 CT | Luis García 35', 70' Francois-Omam Biyik 76' (pen)Luis Roberto Alves "Zague" 88' |
14' Alí Fernández 58' Narciso Cuevas |
Stadium: Azteca |
Semifinals
Copa Mexico
First round
| 25 January 1995 | San Luis FC | 2-3 | America | San Luis Potosí |
| 14:45 CEST | Martín Rodiney 29' Pavon 63' |
Report | 23' Biyik 40', 51' Zague |
Stadium: Olimpico |
Second round
| 8 February 1995 | Atletico San Francisco | 0-1 | America | San Francisco del Rincón |
| 14:45 CEST | 67' Francois-Omam Biyik |
Stadium: Olimpico |
Semifinals
Statistics
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primera Division | 1994-95 Copa Mexico | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  MEX |
Adrian Chavez | 35 | -46 | 35 | -46 | ||
| 2 | DF | MEX |
Juan Hernandez | 36 | 1 | 35+1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | DF | MEX |
Guillermo Naranjo | 22 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | MEX |
Jose Enrique Rodon | 24 | 1 | 17+7 | 1 | ||
| 21 | DF | MEX |
Raul Gutierrez | 30 | 0 | 29+1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | MEX |
Raul Rodrigo Lara | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF |  ZAM |
Kalusha Bwalya | 33 | 13 | 33 | 13 | ||
| 8 | MF | MEX |
Joaquin del Olmo | 31 | 3 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 23 | FW | MEX |
Cuauhtemoc Blanco | 28 | 6 | 26+2 | 6 | ||
| 9 | FW |  CMR |
François Omam-Biyik | 35 | 33 | 35 | 33 | ||
| 17 | FW | MEX |
Luís Roberto Alves | 30 | 23 | 30 | 23 | ||
| 24 | GK | MEX |
Ángel Maldonado | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | MEX |
Luis Felipe Peña | 19 | 1 | 16+3 | 1 | ||
| 15 | DF | MEX |
Rafael Bautista | 14 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | ||
| 25 | FW | MEX |
Luis Garcia | 12 | 4 | 10+2 | 4 | ||
| 26 | MF |  CHI |
Oscar Eduardo Soto | 11 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | CMR |
Jean-Claude Pagal | 11 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | ||
| 14 | FW | MEX |
Francisco Uribe | 15 | 2 | 4+11 | 2 | ||
| 22 | MF | MEX |
German Villa | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | MEX |
Joaquín Hernández | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
| 27 | DF |  BRA |
Branco | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF |  ARG |
Marcelo Barticciotto | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||
| 13 | DF | BRA |
Edu Manga | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | MEX |
Pedro Pineda | 5 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 | ||
| 45 | DF | MEX |
Marco Capetillo | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | MEX |
Ari Jair Fenoy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | ARG |
German Martellotto | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 42 | DF | MEX |
Jorge Antonio Toledano | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 46 | DF | MEX |
Carlos Serafín Inda | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | GK | MEX |
Alejandro Garcia | ||||||
References
- ↑ Diallo, Raf (15 June 2020). "Omam-Biyik: The man who stunned Argentina at Italia 90". RTE. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ "Raúl Gutiérrez a cargo de Selección Olímpica". Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ↑ Real Oviedo. "Organization chart" Archived 23 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Joel Bwalya, Kalusha's often forgotten brother". CAFOnline.com.
- ↑ Deportes Telemundo (6 April 2015). "20 years since Beenhakker was fired by America" (in Spanish). telemundodeportes.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ Editorial (18 March 2010). "Beenhakker Confessed Why was Sacked by America" (in Spanish). mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- 1 2 3 Erik Francisco Lugo, Martín Toscano and RSSSF 2003/20 (24 April 2001). "Mexico 1994/95 Regular season". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Rodrigo Herrejon Chavez (5 July 2022). "The Mighty Beenhakker's America which did not clinch a single trophy" (in Spanish). yahoo.com. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ↑ "Club América » Squad 1994/1995". yalma.fime.uanl.mx. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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