2012–13 Irapuato FC season

The 2012–13 Irapuato season is the 18th professional season of Mexico's Promotion league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same fifteen teams. Irapuato began their season in a 0-0 draw on July 20, 2012 against Tecos, Irapuato play their homes games in the Estadio Sergio León Chávez.

Irapuato FC

2012–13 season
Chairman	Roberto Martínez Calderón
Manager	Héctor Medrano (December 2012-)
Stadium	Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Apertura 2012	11th. (did not reach playoffs)
Clausura 2013	Season starts January 4, 2013 against Estudiantes Tecos
Copa MX Apertura 2012	Group Stage
Copa MX Clausura 2013	Group 3
Top goalscorer	Apertura: Ariel González (7) Clausura: Orlindo Ayoví (1)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
2013–14 →

Torneo Apertura 2012

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MEX Sergio Arias 2 DF  MEX Ismael Rodríguez 4 DF  MEX Daniel Valdez 5 MF  MEX Ruben Alberto Garcia 6 DF  MEX Francisco Razo 7 MF  BRA Carlos Regis Araujo 8 MF  ARG Walter Jiménez 9 FW  MEX Íñigo Rey 10 FW  ARG Eduardo Dos Santos (Captain) 11 FW  ARG Ariel González (Vice Captain) 12 FW  MEX José Valadéz 13 DF  MEX Melvin Brown 14 MF  MEX Carlos Balcázar 15 MF  MEX Pedro Jiménez

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  MEX Josue Perea 17 MF  MEX Efraín Cruz 18 MF  MEX Marco Reyna 20 DF  MEX Melchor Cerda 21 FW  MEX Luis Efrén Hernández 24 GK  GER Manuel Corona 27 MF  MEX Gerardo Gomez 28 FW  MEX Jesus Romeo 33 DF  MEX Leonardo Casanova 36 GK  MEX Juan Cepellini Ceballos 37 MF  MEX Javier Junyent 38 MF  MEX Gustavo Guillen 40 FW  MEX Abraham Avalos

Regular season

  Win   Draw   Loss

Apertura 2012 results

Tecos v Irapuato

July 20, 2012 Round 1	Tecos	0 – 0	Irapuato	Zapopan, Jalisco
20:00				Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo Referee: Baruch Absalon Castellanos

Irapuato v Pumas Morelos

July 28, 2012 Round 2	Irapuato	2 – 2	Pumas Morelos	Irapuato, Guanajuato
19:00	González 57' (pen.) Avalos 74'		Campos 41' Morales 82'	Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez Referee: Jorge Luis Delgado

Mérida v Irapuato

August 4, 2012 Round 3	Mérida	1 - 1	Irapuato	Mérida, Yucatán
18:00	Alfaro 86' (pen.)		Gomez 33'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Iturralde Referee: Obed Eluid Gomez

Irapuato v Neza

August 11, 2012 Round 4	Irapuato	1 - 1	Neza	Irapuato, Guanajuato
19:00	González 10' (pen.)		Jose Reyes 65'	Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez Referee: Carlos Manuel Martínez

Necaxa v Irapuato

August 17, 2012 Round 5	Necaxa	6 - 4	Irapuato	Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
20:00	Lojero 6', 79', 44' (pen.) Santoya 65', 87' Lacerda 15'		González 52' Avalos 58' Josue Perea 70' Guillen 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Victoria Referee: Roberto Rios Jacome

Irapuato v Correcaminos

August 25, 2012 Round 6	Irapuato	1 - 0	Correcaminos	Irapuato, Guanajuato
19:00	Daniel Valdéz 36'			Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez Referee: Leon Vicente Barajas

Dorados v Irapuato

September 1, 2012 Round 7	Dorados	1 - 1	Irapuato	Culiacán, Sinaloa
19:00	Gustavo Ramírez 77'		González 60'	Stadium: Estadio Banorte Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado Godinez

Irapuato v Celaya

September 15, 2012 Round 8	Irapuato	0 - 1	Celaya	Irapuato, Guanajuato
19:00			Carlos Ramos 38'	Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez Referee: Arturo Cruz Hurtado

La Piedad v Irapuato

September 23, 2012 Round 9	La Piedad	0 - 1	Irapuato	La Piedad, Michoacán
16:00	Gomez 5'			Stadium: Estadio Juan N. López Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto

Irapuato v Veracruz

September 29, 2012 Round 10	Irapuato	1 - 1	Veracruz	Irapuato, Guanajuato
19:00	González 41' (pen.)		Romero 57'	Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez Referee: Baruch Absalón Castellanos

Cruz Azul Hidalgo v Irapuato

October 7, 2012 Round 11	Cruz Azul Hidalgo	3 - 0	Irapuato	Jasso, Hidalgo
12:00			Valadéz 22', 89' Omar Mendoza 41'	Stadium: Estadio 10 de Diciembre Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez

Irapuato v Lobos BUAP

October 13, 2012 Round 12	Irapuato	2 - 0	Lobos BUAP	Irapuato, Guanajuato
19:00	Rodríguez 38' Jiménez 52'			Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez Attendance: 5,250 Referee: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo

Altamira v Irapuato

October 19, 2012 Round 13	Altamira	2 - 1	Irapuato	Altamira, Tamaulipas
19:00	Oscar Fernández 1' José Alberto Tovar 22'		Avalos 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Altamira Referee: Carlos Manuel Martinez Soto

Leones Negros v Irapuato

November 2, 2012 Round 14	Leones Negros	1 - 1	Irapuato	Guadalajara, Jalisco
20:45	Campos 9'		Balcazar 49'	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Attendance: 2,942 Referee: Eduardo Galván

Goalscorers

Position	Nation	Name	Goals scored
1.		Ariel Gonzalez	5
2.		Abraham Avalos	3
3.		Gerardo Gomez	2
4.		Gustavo Guillen	1
5.		Josue Perea	1
6.		Daniel Valdéz	1
7.		Ismael Rodríguez	1
8.		Walter Jiménez	1
TOTAL			15

Results

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
13	3	6	4	15	18	−3	15	2	3	1	7	5	+2	1	3	3	8	13	−5

Last updated: October 19, 2012.
Source: Apertura 2012 results

Copa MX

Main article: Apertura 2012 Copa MX

Group stage

  Win   Draw   Loss

Apertura results

July 25, 2012

19:00

Irapuato	3 – 2	Puebla
González 2', 90+1' Jiménez 70'		Chávez 35' De Buen 46'

Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato, Mexico

Referee: Uriel Olvera Ríos

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August 1, 2012

21:00

Puebla	0 – 2	Irapuato
		Rey 75' Balcázar 90'

Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico

Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo

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August 8, 2012

19:00

Irapuato	0 - 1	Toluca
		Benítez 43'

Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato, Mexico

Attendance: 6,300

Referee: Erick Yair Miranda

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August 22, 2012

19:00

Toluca	4 - 1	Irapuato
Benítez 44', 78', 82' Brambila 42'		Jose Valadéz 53'

Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico

Referee: Antony Rojo

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August 29, 2012

19:00

Lobos BUAP	4 - 0	Irapuato
Gutiérrez 59', 76' Lima 14', 70'

Estadio Olímpico de C.U.
Puebla, Mexico

Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz

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September 18, 2012

21:00

Irapuato	2 - 1	Lobos BUAP
Josue Perea 53' Avalos 88'		Íñiguez 43'

Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato, Mexico

Attendance: 2,122

Referee: Oscar Bernardo Villagómez

Goalscorers

Position	Nation	Name	Goals scored
1.		Ariel González	2
2.		Walter Jiménez	1
3.		Íñigo Rey	1
4.		Carlos Balcázar	1
5.		José Valadéz	1
6.		Josue Perea	1
7.		Abraham Avalos	1
TOTAL			8

Transfers

In

#	Pos	Nat	Player	From	Date
2	DF		Ismael Rodríguez	Querétaro	June 2012
8	MF		Walter Jiménez	Unattached	July 9, 2012
9	FW		Íñigo Rey	Mérida	June 2012
10	MF		Eduardo Dos Santos	La Piedad	June 2012
13	DF		Melvin Brown	Cruz Azul Hidalgo	June 2012
14	MF		Carlos Balcázar	Leones Negros	June 2012
4	DF		Daniel Valdez	Querétaro	June 2012
5	MF		Ruben Alberto Garcia	Estudiantes de Altamira	June 2012
33	DF		Leonardo Casanova	Cruz Azul Hidalgo	June 2012
18	MF		Marco Reyna	La Piedad	June 2012
20	DF		Melchor Cerda	Dorados de Sinaloa	June 2012

Out

#	Pos	Nat	Player	To	Date
27	FW		José Cruz Gutiérrez	Lobos de la BUAP	May 2012
23	DF		Juan Carlos de la Barrera	Correcaminos UAT	May 2012
30	MF		Gabino Velasco	Cruz Azul Hidalgo	May 2012
28	DF		Leonel Olmedo	Querétaro	May 2012
2	DF		Margarito González	TBD	May 2012
16	DF		Mario Méndez	TBD	May 2012
21	GK		Pedro Hernández Calderón	TBD	May 2012
8	MF		Jorge Manrique	Veracruz	May 2012
4	DF		Juan Carlos Arellano	Veracruz	May 2012
19	MF		Jonathan Jair Miramontes	Veracruz	May 2012
9	FW		Luis Alberto Valdés	Mérida	May 2012
18	MF		Esteban Alberto González	TBD	May 2012

Torneo Clausura 2013

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MEX Sergio Arias 2 DF  MEX Ismael Rodríguez 3 DF  MEX Cristian Zamudio 5 MF  MEX Ruben Alberto Garcia 6 DF  MEX Francisco Razo 7 FW  MEX Luis Alberto Valdés 8 MF  MEX Eduardo Barrón 9 FW  MEX Íñigo Rey 10 MF  ARG Walter Jiménez 11 FW  ARG Ariel González (captain) 12 MF  MEX Francisco Herrera 13 DF  MEX Melvin Brown 14 MF  MEX Carlos Balcázar 15 DF  MEX Oscar Zea 16 FW  MEX Josue Perea 17 FW  MEX Efraín Cruz 18 MF  ARG Damián Zamogilny

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  MEX Ricardo Rocha 20 DF  MEX Melchor Cerda 22 DF  MEX Gandhi Vega 23 FW  ECU Orlindo Ayoví 24 GK  GER Manuel Corona 26 MF  MEX Juan Carlos Silva 27 DF  MEX Eduardo Zamora 28 FW  MEX Jesus Romeo 29 DF  MEX Leonel Olmedo 30 FW  MEX Jonathan Hernández 33 DF  MEX Leonardo Casanova 36 GK  MEX Juan Cepellini Ceballos 37 MF  MEX Javier Junyent 38 MF  MEX Gustavo Guillen 39 MF  MEX Osvaldo Laguna 40 FW  MEX Abraham Avalos - MF  MEX Gerardo Gomez

Regular season

  Win   Draw   Loss

Clausura 2013 results

Irapuato v Estudiantes Tecos

January 4, 2013 Round 1	Irapuato	1 - 0	Estudiantes Tecos	Irapuato, Guanajuato
20:30	Orlindo Ayoví 10'			Stadium: Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez Attendance: 7,100 Referee: Erick Yair Miranda

Pumas Morelos v Irapuato

January 12, 2013 Round 2	Pumas Morelos	3 - 0	Irapuato	Cuernavaca, Morelos
16:00				Stadium: Estadio Centenario

Irapuato v Mérida

January 19, 2013 Round 3	Irapuato	0 - 1	Mérida	Irapuato, Guanajuato
19:00				Stadium: Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez

Neza v Irapuato

January 27, 2013 Round 4	Neza	1 - 0	Irapuato	Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
12:00				Stadium: Estadio Neza 86

Irapuato v Necaxa

February 2, 2013 Round 5	Irapuato	1 - 1	Necaxa	Irapuato, Guanajuato
19:00				Stadium: Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez

Correcaminos v Irapuato

February 8, 2013 Round 6	Correcaminos	3 - 1	Irapuato	Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas
20:30	Dos Santos 29' Nurse 35' Saucedo 52' Alejandro Berber  74'	Summary	Arias  38' Jonathan Hernández  68' Ayoví 87' (pen.) Cristian Zamudio  90'	Stadium: Estadio Marte R. Gómez Referee: Eduardo Galván

Irapuato v Dorados

February 16, 2013 Round 7	Irapuato	0 - 0	Dorados	Irapuato, Guanajuato
19:00	Jiménez  30' Vega  49' Cristian Zamudio  90+2'	Summary	Gustavo A. Ramírez Rojas  4' Carlos Pinto  41' Javier Güemez  59' López  69' Lorenzo Ramírez  74'	Stadium: Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez Referee: Baruch Castellanos

Celaya v Irapuato

February 23, 2013 Round 8	Celaya	0 - 0	Irapuato	Celaya, Guanajuato
20:50	Barroche  34'	Summary		Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Referee: Roberto Ríos

Irapuato v La Piedad

March 2, 2013 Round 9	Irapuato	3 - 3	La Piedad	Irapuato, Guanajuato
19:00	González 25' Ayoví 87', 90'	Summary	Santana 43' Rojas 49' Emmanuel Sánchez 88'	Stadium: Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez

Veracruz v Irapuato

March 9, 2013 Round 10	Veracruz	3 - 0	Irapuato	Veracruz, Veracruz
18:00	Castillo 16' Pablo Torres 22' 34' (pen.) Jorge Sánchez  52'	Summary	Oscar Zea  46'	Stadium: Estadio Luis de la Fuente Referee: Fernando Hernández

Irapuato v Cruz Azul Hidalgo

March 16, 2013 Round 11	Irapuato	1 - 2	Cruz Azul Hidalgo	Irapuato, Guanajuato
19:00	Jorge Laguna  25' Razo  39' Vega  55'  González 59'	Summary	Omar Mendoza  12'  Jairo Villeda  24' Omar Mendoza  56' Valadéz 56' Hütt 83' Carrasco  90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez Referee: Angel Monroy

Lobos BUAP v Irapuato

March 29, 2012 Round 12	Lobos BUAP	1 - 0	Irapuato	Puebla, Puebla
16:00	Daniel Valdéz 11' Diego  38'  Dudu Paraíba  71' Alférez  83' Íñigo  85'	Summary	Arias  83' Oscar Zea  87' Melchor Cerda  90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de C.U. Referee: Israel Reyes

Irapuato v Altamira

April 6, 2013 Round 13	Irapuato	0 - 2	Altamira	Irapuato, Guanajuato
20:00	Cristian Zamudio  77'	Summary	José Alberto Tovar  37' Carlos Alberto Cuevas  46' César Iván Sánchez  76' César Rosario Morales 78'  89' Luis Fernando Sánchez  80' Felipe Alfredo Ríos  90+1' Hugo Emiliano Rodríguez 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez Referee: León Barajas

Irapuato v Leones Negros

April 20, 2013 Round 14	Irapuato	0 - 1	Leones Negros	Irapuato, Guanajuato
19:00		Summary	Strahman 20'	Stadium: Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez Referee: Fernando Hernández

Copa MX

Main article: Clausura 2013 Copa MX

Group 3

Club	Pld	W	D	L	RG	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cruz Azul	6	4	1	1	2	8	5	+3	13
Atlas	6	3	2	1	3	10	5	+5	11
Irapuato	6	1	3	2	1	8	7	1	6
Lobos BUAP	6	0	2	4	0	1	10	–9	2

Matches

Irapuato v Atlas

16 January 2013 Match 1	Irapuato	0 - 2	Atlas	Irapuato, Guanajuato
21:00	Gustavo Guillén  30' Rodríguez  65' Ricardo Rocha  72' Eduardo Barrón  88'	Summary	Luis Télles 50' Guillermo Martín  61' Barraza 87'  87'	Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez Referee: Angel Monroy

Atlas v Irapuato

23 January 2013 Match 2	Atlas	2 - 2	Irapuato	Guadalajara
17:00	Sandoval 29', 32' Gallardo  51' Guillermo Martín  74'	Summary	Ayoví 6' (pen.)  44' Brown  18' Razo  34' Guillermo Martín 57' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Referee: Victor Bisquerra

Cruz Azul v Irapuato

13 February 2013 Match 3	Cruz Azul	0 - 0	Irapuato	Mexico City
17:00	Bello  34' Vela  77'	Summary	Rey  29' Olmedo  70'	Stadium: Estadio Azul Referee: Miguel Chacon

Transfers

In

#	Pos	Nat	Player	From	Date
TBD	FW		Orlindo Ayoví	C.D Olmedo	December 26, 2012
TBD	MF		Damián Zamogilny	Atlas	December 20, 2012
TBD	DF		Juan Carlos Silva	San Luis	December 20, 2012
TBD	DF		Leonel Olmedo	Querétaro	December 20, 2012
TBD	DF		Gandhi Vega	Cruz Azul Hidalgo	December 14, 2012
TBD	MF		Ricardo Elionai Rocha	Altamira	December 14, 2012
TBD	DF		Oscar Zea	Necaxa	December 14, 2012
TBD	DF		Cristian Zamudio	Pumas Morelos	December 20, 2012
TBD	MF		Francisco Javier Herrera	Correcaminos	December 20, 2012
TBD	FW		Luis Alberto Valdés	Mérida	December 14, 2012
TBD	FW		Jonathan Hernández	Celaya	December 14, 2012
TBD	MF		Eduardo Barron	Pumas Morelos	December 20, 2012