2022–23 Club Universidad Nacional season

The 2022–23 Club Universidad Nacional season, commonly referred to as UNAM, is the club's 69th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The team will participate in the Liga MX.

UNAM

2022–23 season
President	Leopoldo Silva Gutiérrez
Manager	Rafael Puente Jr.
Stadium	Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Apertura 2022	12th
Top goalscorer	Apertura: Juan Dinenno(6 goals)
Highest home attendance	15,092 vs Tijuana 3 July 2022
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 17 July 2022.

Squad

No.	Nat.	Name	Date of birth (Age)	Signed in	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1		Julio González	(1991-04-23)23 April 1991 (aged 31)	2020	Praviano
13		Gil Alcalá	(1991-07-29)29 July 1991 (aged 30)	2022	Tijuana
Defenders
3		Ricardo Galindo	(1998-01-13)13 January 1998 (aged 24)	2018	Youth system
5		Jerónimo Rodríguez	(1999-03-24)24 March 1999 (aged 23)	2018	Youth system
16		Adrián Aldrete	(1988-06-14)14 June 1988 (aged 34)	2022	Cruz Azul
18		Efraín Velarde	(1986-04-18)18 April 1986 (aged 36)	2021	Mazatlán
23		Nicolás Freire (captain)	(1994-02-18)18 February 1994 (aged 28)	2019	L.D.U. Quito
25		Arturo Ortiz	(1992-08-25)25 August 1992 (aged 29)	2021	UDG
33		Dani Alves	(1983-05-06)6 May 1983 (aged 39)	2022	Barcelona
Midfielders
6		Marco García	(2000-01-17)17 January 2000 (aged 22)	2020	UNAM Academy
8		Higor Meritão	(1994-06-23)23 June 1994 (aged 28)	2021	Paraná
10		Eduardo Salvio	(1990-07-13)13 July 1990 (aged 31)	2022	Boca Juniors
11		Carlos Gutiérrez	(1999-02-05)5 February 1999 (aged 23)	2018	Youth system
14		Amaury García	(2001-12-19)19 December 2001 (aged 20)	2020	Youth system
17		Leonel López	(1994-05-24)24 May 1994 (aged 28)	2020	América
35		Jorge Ruvalcaba	(2001-07-23)23 July 2001 (aged 20)	2022	Cal State San Bernardino
Forwards
7		Diogo	(1996-12-04)4 December 1996 (aged 25)	2021	Plaza Colonia
9		Juan Dinenno	(1994-08-28)28 August 1994 (aged 27)	2020	Deportivo Cali
12		César Huerta	(2000-12-03)3 December 2000 (aged 21)	2022	Guadalajara
21		Gustavo Del Prete	(1996-06-12)12 June 1996 (aged 26)	2022	Estudiantes
27		Emanuel Montejano	(2001-07-12)12 July 2001 (aged 20)	2020	Youth system

Players and squad numbers last updated on 4 July 2022.^[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Club officials

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Andrés Lillini
Assistant managers	Hermes Desio
	Gustavo Vargas
	Gabriel Aguilar
Goalkeeper coach	Iván Gaytán
Fitness coach	Milton Mora
Physiotherapist	Miguel Márquez
Team doctors	Joaquín Ledesma
	Antonio Acevedo

Source: Liga MX

Transfers and loans

In

Players transferred

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Source
June 2022	FW	César Huerta	Guadalajara
June 2022	DF	Adrián Aldrete	Cruz Azul
13 June 2022	FW	Gustavo Del Prete	Estudiantes		^[2]
4 July 2022	MF	Eduardo Salvio	Boca Juniors		^[3]
21 July 2022	DF	Dani Alves	Barcelona		^[4]

Players loaned

Date	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Source
24 May 2022	GK	Gil Alcalá	Tijuana	End of season	^[5]

Out

Players transferred

Players loaned

Date	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Source
June 24, 2022	FW	Favio Álvarez	Talleres	December 2023	^[6]

Kits

Supplier: Nike

Home

Away

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

América   v   UNAM

19 June 2022 Friendly	América	1–3	UNAM	Bridgeview
		Report		Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium

Monterrey   v   UNAM

22 June 2022 Friendly	Monterrey	3–0	UNAM	Edinburg
		Report		Stadium: H-E-B Park

UNAM   v   Celta Vigo

13 July 2022 Friendly	UNAM	1–1	Celta Vigo	Mexico City
19:15 (UTC−5)	Diogo   22'	Report	Aspas   45'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario

Barcelona   v   UNAM

7 August 2022 Joan Gamper Trophy	Barcelona	6–0	UNAM	Barcelona
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lewandowski   3' Pedri   5', 19' Dembélé   10' Gavi   21' Aubameyang   49' F. de Jong   84'	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 83,021 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Apertura 2022	3 July 2022	30 September 2022	Matchday 1	17	2	8	7	21	31	−10	011.76
Clausura 2023	January 2023	TBD	Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				17	2	8	7	21	31	−10	011.76

Last updated: 12 August 2022
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Liga MX

Torneo Apertura

Main article: 2022–23 Liga MX season § Torneo Apertura

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Mazatlán	17	3	8	6	17	24	−7	17
15	Tijuana	17	4	5	8	18	30	−12	17
16	UNAM	17	2	8	7	21	31	−10	14
17	Atlas	17	3	4	10	16	27	−11	13
18	Querétaro	17	1	6	10	18	35	−17	9

Source:
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

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
6	1	5	0	7	6	+1	8	1	3	0	4	3	+1	0	2	0	3	3	0

Last updated: 12 August 2022.
Source: Soccerway

Results 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	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D
Position	8	12

Source: Mediotiempo.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 29 May 2022.^[7]

UNAM v Tijuana

3 July 2022 1	UNAM	1–1	Tijuana	Mexico City
12:00	Diogo   50' López   67' Del Prete   67' Meritão   77' Aldrete   86' Navarro   90+4'	Report	Rodríguez   11' (pen.) J. Díaz   81' Montecinos   89'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 15,092 Referee: Adonai Escobedo González

León v UNAM

9 July 2022 2	León	3–3	UNAM	León
19:00	Dinenno   4' (pen.) Galindo   37' Bennevendo   45+3' Del Prete   45+5'   62' Ruvalcaba   48' Salvio   51'	Report	O. Rodríguez   20' Cota   45+3' Di Yorio   52', 78' Campbell   58' Castillo   66'	Stadium: Estadio León Attendance: 16,924 Referee: Jesus Lopez Valle

Leagues Cup

See also: 2023 Leagues Cup

East 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		UNM	DCU	MTL
1	UNAM	2	1	0	1	0	5	2	+3	4	Advance to knockout stage		—	3–0	—
2	D.C. United	2	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	3			—	—	—
3	CF Montréal	2	0	1	0	1	2	3	−1	2			2–2	0–1	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

CF Montréal   v   UNAM

22 July 2023 (2023-07-22) group	CF Montréal	v	UNAM	Montreal
19:30		Report		Stadium: Saputo Stadium

UNAM   v   D.C. United

30 July 2023 (2023-07-30) group	UNAM	v	D.C. United	Washington, D.C.
19:00		Report		Stadium: Audi Field

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of match played 31 July 2022

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted numerically by squad number when total goals are equal.

Rank	Pos.	No.	Nat.	Player	Liga MX		Total
					Apertura	Clausura
1	FW	9		Juan Dinenno	6		6
2	MF	10		Eduardo Salvio	5		5
3	FW	7		Diogo	4		4
4	DF	5		Jerónimo Rodríguez	1		1
	DF	16		Adrián Aldrete	1		1
	FW	21		Gustavo Del Prete	1		1
	DF	23		Nicolás Freire	1		1
	MF	35		Jorge Ruvalcaba	1		1
	GK	1		Julio González	1		1
	Own Goals				1		1
Total					22		22

Sources: Soccerway, Liga MX

Assists

As of match played 31 July 2022

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted numerically by squad number when total assists are equal.

Rank	Pos.	No.	Nat.	Player	Liga MX		Total
					Apertura	Clausura
1	MF	17		Leonel López	4		4
	DF	33		Dani Alves	4		4
2
	FW	9		Juan Dinenno	1		1
	DF	16		Adrián Aldrete	1		1
	MF	35		Jorge Ruvalcaba	1		1
	Total					6		6

Source: Soccerway

Hat-tricks

Player	Against	Result	Date	Competition	Ref.

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Nat.	Player	Liga MX		Total
				Apertura	Clausura
1	1		Julio González	2		2
Total	2		2

Source: FBref.com

Disciplinary record

Notes

References

1. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - Universidad Nacional". LigaMX.net.
2. "Pumas anuncia a su cuarto refuerzo para el Apertura 2022: Gustavo del Prete" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
3. "Pumas anuncia a 'Toto' Salvio como refuerzo" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
4. "Dani Alves llegó a la Ciudad de México para firmar con Pumas" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
5. "Gil Alcalá, nuevo portero de Pumas" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
6. "PUMAS: FAVIO ÁLVAREZ DEJÓ UNIVERSIDAD Y LLEGÓ AL CLUB ATLÉTICO TALLERES DE CÓRDOBA" (in Spanish). Record. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
7. . www.ligabbva.mx (in Spanish). 29 May 2022. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022.

External links

• Official website