title: 2018–19 C.D. Guadalajara season
text: # 2018–19 C.D. Guadalajara season
  
  The 2018–19 C.D. Guadalajara season is the 112nd season in the football club's history and the 94th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. In addition to the Liga MX and Copa MX, the club will also compete in the FIFA Club World Cup.
  
  ## Coaching staff
  
  | Position | Name |
  | - | - |
  | Head coach | Alberto Coyote |
  | Assistant coaches | Fernando Huerta |
  | Assistant coaches | Armando Camacho |
  | Goalkeeper coach | Jesús Alfaro |
  | Fitness coaches | Ezequiel Barril |
  | Fitness coaches | Miguel Denis |
  | Kinesiologists | Antonio Jiménez |
  | Kinesiologists | Gustavo Witte |
  | Doctor | Jesús Robles |
  
  ## Players
  
  ### Squad information
  
  | No. | Pos. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Previous club |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers |||||||
  | 1 | GK | Raúl Gudiño | (1996-04-22)22 April 1996 (aged 22) | 2018 | Porto |
  | 34 | GK | Miguel Jiménez | (1990-03-14)14 March 1990 (aged 28) | 2016 | Coras |
  | 35 | GK | Antonio Torres | (1996-05-23)23 May 1996 (aged 22) | 2017 | Youth System |
  | Defenders |||||||
  | 2 | DF | Josecarlos Van Rankin | (1993-05-14)14 May 1993 (aged 25) | 2018 | UNAM |
  | 3 | DF | Alejandro Mayorga | (1997-05-29)29 May 1997 (aged 21) | 2019 (Winter) | Necaxa |
  | 4 | DF | Jair Pereira (Captain) | (1986-07-07)7 July 1986 (aged 31) | 2014 (Winter) | Cruz Azul |
  | 5 | DF | Hedgardo Marín | (1993-02-21)21 February 1993 (aged 25) | 2013 (Winter) | Youth System |
  | 16 | DF | Miguel Ponce | (1989-04-12)12 April 1989 (aged 29) | 2018 | Necaxa |
  | 17 | DF | Jesús Sánchez | (1989-08-31)31 August 1989 (aged 28) | 2010 | Youth System |
  | 21 | DF | Hiram Mier | (1989-08-25)25 August 1989 (aged 28) | 2019 (Winter) | Querétaro |
  | 27 | DF | Carlos Villanueva | (1994-04-07)7 April 1994 (aged 24) | 2019 (Winter) | Necaxa |
  | 28 | DF | Juan Basulto | (1992-01-07)7 January 1992 (aged 26) | 2013 (Winter) | Youth System |
  | Midfielders |||||||
  | 6 | MF | Dieter Villalpando | (1991-08-04)4 August 1991 (aged 26) | 2019 (Winter) | Necaxa |
  | 10 | MF | Eduardo López | (1994-09-17)17 September 1994 (aged 23) | 2013 (Winter) | Youth System |
  | 11 | MF | Isaác Brizuela | (1990-08-28)28 August 1990 (aged 27) | 2015 (Winter) | Toluca |
  | 13 | MF | Gael Sandoval | (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 22) | 2018 (Winter) | Santos |
  | 20 | MF | Jesús Molina | (1988-03-29)29 March 1988 (aged 30) | 2019 (Winter) | Monterrey |
  | 24 | MF | Carlos Cisneros | (1993-08-30)30 August 1993 (aged 24) | 2013 (Winter) | Youth System |
  | 25 | MF | Michael Pérez | (1993-02-14)14 February 1993 (aged 25) | 2012 | Youth System |
  | 29 | MF | Alejandro Zendejas | (1993-02-14)14 February 1993 (aged 25) | 2018 | Zacatepec |
  | 31 | MF | Alan Cervantes | (1998-01-17)17 January 1998 (aged 20) | 2018 (Winter) | León |
  | Forwards |||||||
  | 7 | FW | Alexis Vega | (1997-11-25)25 November 1997 (aged 20) | 2019 (Winter) | Toluca |
  | 9 | FW | Alan Pulido | (1991-03-08)8 March 1991 (aged 27) | 2016 | Olympiacos |
  | 18 | FW | Ronaldo Cisneros | (1997-01-08)8 January 1997 (aged 21) | 2019 (Winter) | Zacatepec |
  | 19 | FW | Luis Madrigal | (1993-02-10)10 February 1993 (aged 25) | 2019 (Winter) | Oaxaca |
  | 23 | FW | José de Jesús Godínez | (1997-01-20)20 January 1997 (aged 21) | 2017 (Winter) | Youth System |
  
  Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 January 2019. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overview
  
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
  | Torneo Apertura | 21 July 2018 | 24 November 2018 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 029.41 |
  | Apertura Copa MX | 31 July 2018 | 29 August 2018 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 060.00 |
  | Torneo Clausura | 5 January 2019 | | Matchday 1 | | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 057.14 |
  | Clausura Copa MX | 8 January 2019 | 2019 | Group stage | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 066.67 |
  | FIFA Club World Cup | 15 December 2018 | 18 December 2018 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 000.00 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 041.18 |
  
  Last updated: 13 January 2019 Source: Mediotiempo.com
  
  ### Torneo Apertura
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | Morelia | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 25 |
  | 10 | Pachuca | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 24 |
  | 11 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 20 |
  | 12 | Puebla | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 20 |
  | 13 | BUAP | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 19 |
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 8 December 2018. Source: LigaMX
  
  **Result round by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
  | Result | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | D | W | L |
  | Position | 11 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
  
  ### Apertura Copa MX
  
  **Group stage**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Guadalajara | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 2 | Morelia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
  | 3 | Oaxaca | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
  
  ### Torneo Clausura
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 | BUAP | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 20 |
  | 13 | Atlas | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 19 |
  | 14 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 18 |
  | 15 | UNAM | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 17 |
  | 16 | Morelia | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 13 |
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 20 April 2019. Source: LigaMX
  
  **Result round by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
  | Result | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Position | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Clausura Copa MX
  
  **Group stage**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Guadalajara | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 2 | Sonora | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | Possible knockout stage |
  | 3 | Tapachula | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Goals
  
      As of 25 February 2019
  
  | Rank | Player | Position | Apertura | Apertura Copa MX | FIFA CWC | Clausura | Clausura Copa MX | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ángel Zaldívar | FW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
  | 1 | Alan Pulido | FW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
  | 3 | Gael Sandoval | MF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
  | 3 | Isaác Brizuela | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
  | 5 | Javier López | MF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | 5 | Alexis Vega | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 5 | Ronaldo Cisneros | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 5 | Hedgardo Marín | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
  | 9 | Josecarlos Van Rankin | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 9 | José Macías | FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 12 | Alan Cervantes | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | Jesús Godínez | FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | Jair Pereira | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | Orbelín Pineda | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | Ángel Sepúlveda | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | Miguel Basulto | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 47 |
  
  ### Clean sheets
  
      As of 12 January 2019
  
  | Rank | Name | Apertura | Ap. Copa MX | FIFA CWC | Clausura | Clausura Copa MX | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Miguel Jiménez | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
  | 1 | Raúl Gudiño | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
  | Total | Total | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
  