2023–24 C.D. Guadalajara season explained

The 2023–24 season was Guadalajara's 118th season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The team participated in Liga MX, Leagues Cup, and CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Kits

Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: Caliente

First team squad

As of 26 May 2024^[1]

No.	Nat.	Player	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed	Signed from
Goalkeepers
23		Miguel Jiménez	GK	May 26, 2024	2017	Academy
27		Raúl Rangel	GK	May 26, 2024	2022	Academy
30		Óscar Whalley	GK	May 26, 2024	2023	Lugo
Defenders
2		Alan Mozo	RB	May 26, 2024	2022	UNAM
3		Gilberto Sepúlveda	CB	May 26, 2024	2019	Academy
4		Antonio Briseño	CB	May 26, 2024	2019	Feirense
13		Jesús Orozco	CB / LB	May 26, 2024	2020	Academy
17		Jesús Sánchez	RB	May 26, 2024	2010	Academy
21		José Castillo	RB / LB / CB	May 26, 2024	2023	Pachuca
33		Raúl Martínez	CB	May 26, 2024	2023	Academy
43		Leonardo Sepúlveda	LB / CB	May 26, 2024	2024	Academy
50		Mateo Chávez	LB	May 26, 2024	2024	Academy
Midfielders
5		Víctor Guzmán (C)	AM / CM	May 26, 2024	2022	Pachuca
6		Pável Pérez	LW / RW / AM	May 26, 2024	2019	Academy
11		Isaác Brizuela	RW / LW / RB	May 26, 2024	2015	Toluca
15		Érick Gutiérrez	CM / DM	May 26, 2024	2023	PSV
20		Fernando Beltrán	CM / DM	May 26, 2024	2017	Academy
24		Carlos Cisneros	LW / RW / RB / LB	May 26, 2024	2013	Academy
28		Fernando González	DM	May 26, 2024	2022	Necaxa
29		Alan Torres	DM / CM	May 26, 2024	2019	Academy
47		Gael García	AM / RW	May 26, 2024	2024	Academy
Forwards
9		José Juan Macías	ST	May 26, 2024	2017	Academy
14		Javier Hernández	ST	May 26, 2024	2024	LA Galaxy
16		Cade Cowell	LW / ST	May 26, 2024	2024	San Jose Earthquakes
18		Ronaldo Cisneros	ST / LW / RW	May 26, 2024	2017	Santos Laguna
19		Ricardo Marín	ST	May 26, 2024	2023	Celaya
25		Roberto Alvarado	RW / LW / AM	May 26, 2024	2021	Cruz Azul
31		Yael Padilla	RW / LW	May 26, 2024	2023	Academy
32		Jesús Brígido	LW / RW	May 26, 2024	2023	Academy
34		Armando González	ST / AM	May 26, 2024	2024	Academy

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	No.	Player	From	Fee	Team	Ref.
12 June 2023	FW	19	Ricardo Marín	Celaya	Undisclosed	First team	[2]
12 June 2023	GK	30	Óscar Whalley	Lugo	Free transfer	First team	[3]
19 June 2023	DF	65	Luis Rey	Mineros	Undisclosed	Academy	[4]
30 June 2023	MF	44	Saúl Zamora	León	Undisclosed	Academy	[5]
30 June 2023	DF	43	Leonardo Sepúlveda	Granada	Free transfer	Academy	[6]
2 July 2023	MF	15	Erick Gutierrez	PSV	€5,500,000	First team	[7]
5 September 2023	FW	55	Teun Wilke	SPAL	Free transfer	Academy	[8]
29 December 2023	DF	21	José Castillo	Pachuca	Undisclosed	First team	[9]
1 January 2024	FW	—	Jesús Godínez	Herediano	Loan return	First team	[10]
1 January 2024	FW	—	Santiago Ormeño	Juárez	Loan return	First team	[11]
1 January 2024	FW	—	Ángel Zaldívar	Atlético San Luis	Loan return	First team	[12]
4 January 2024	DF	53	Uziel García	Atlético San Luis	Undisclosed	Academy	[13]
5 January 2024	MF	62	Brandon Tellez	LA Galaxy	Undisclosed	Academy	[14]
15 January 2024	FW	16	Cade Cowell	San Jose Earthquakes	€3,650,000	First team	[15]
24 January 2024	FW	14	Javier Hernández	LA Galaxy	Free transfer	First team	[16]
2 February 2024	FW	59	Christian Torres	LAFC	Free transfer	Academy	[17]

Transfers out

Date	Pos.	No.	Player	To	Fee	Team	Ref.
1 July 2023	DF	—	Josecarlos Van Rankin	Etar	End of contract	First team	[18]
31 December 2023	DF	21	Hiram Mier		End of contract	First team	[19]
31 December 2023	DF	26	Cristian Calderón	América	End of contract	First team	[20]
31 December 2023	FW	62	José González	Atlético San Luis	End of contract	Academy	[21]
31 December 2023	MF	47	Óscar Macías	Atlético San Luis	End of contract	Academy	[22]
5 January 2024	FW	52	Luis Puente	Pachuca	Undisclosed	Academy	[23]
9 January 2024	FW	—	Ángel Zaldívar	Juárez	€920,000	First team	[24]
10 January 2024	DF	19	Alejandro Mayorga	Necaxa	€1,000,000	First team	[25]
17 January 2024	FW	10	Alexis Vega	Toluca	€1,300,000	First team	[26]
26 January 2024	FW	—	Jesús Godínez	Nantong Zhiyun	€460,000	First team	[27]

Loans out

Date	Pos.	No.	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Team	Ref.
16 June 2023	DF	15	Luis Olivas	Mazatlán	End of season	First team	[28]
26 June 2023	DF	63	Diego Campillo	Juárez	End of season	Academy	[29]
26 June 2023	MF	35	Sebastián Pérez Bouquet	Juárez	End of season	First team	[30]
27 June 2023	MF	30	Sergio Flores	Mazatlán	End of season	First team	[31]
29 December 2023	MF	33	Zahid Muñoz	Juárez	31 December 2024	First team	[32]
9 January 2024	FW	—	Santiago Ormeño	Puebla	31 December 2024	First team	[33]
19 March 2024	FW	7	Daniel Ríos	Atlanta United	31 December 2024	First team	[34]

New contracts

Date	Pos.	No.	Player	Contract until	Ref.
13 June 2023	DF	4	Antonio Briseño	2026	[35]
1 September 2023	FW	31	Yael Padilla	2026	[36]
1 September 2023	FW	32	Jesús Brigido	2026
1 September 2023	DF	33	Raúl Martínez	2026
5 January 2024	FW	34	Armando González	2026	[37]

Competitions

Apertura

Matches

Quarter Finals

Clausura

Results by matchday

¹ Matchday 8 (vs UNAM) was postponed to 24 February 2024 due to Guadalajara's participation in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Matches

Regular phase

Final phase

See main article: Clausura 2024 Liga MX final phase.

Semi-finals

Leagues Cup

See main article: 2023 Leagues Cup.

Group Stage

See main article: 2023 Leagues Cup group stage.

Matches

CONCACAF Champions Cup

See main article: 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Round one

The round one draw took place in Miami, Florida, on 13 December 2023.

Round of 16

Home field advantage for the second leg was decided on the CONCACAF club ranking.

Statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Apertura		Clausrua		Leagues Cup		CONCACAF Champions Cup		Total
				Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
2	DF			17	16	20	19	2	2	2	2	41	39
3	DF			15	14	14	14	1	1	0	0	30	29
4	DF			13	12	16	8	2	1	4	4	35	25
5	MF			14	9	18	15	2	2	2	1	36	27
6	MF			9	2	16	15	1	0	0	0	27	17
9	FW			1	0	6	3	0	0	1	0	8	3
11	MF			13	10	9	6	2	0	3	1	27	17
13	DF			14	14	20	20	2	2	2	2	38	38
14	FW			0	0	10	4	0	0	2	0	12	4
15	MF			14	9	20	18	2	2	3	2	39	31
16	FW			0	0	18	7	0	0	4	3	22	10
17	DF			5	3	2	1	1	0	2	2	10	6
18	FW			13	2	2	0	2	0	1	1	18	3
19	FW			18	17	18	14	2	2	4	3	42	36
20	MF			19	19	21	20	2	2	3	3	45	44
21	DF			0	0	12	9	0	0	2	2	14	11
23	GK		Miguel Jiménez	18	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	17
24	MF			0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
25	FW			15	15	21	21	2	2	2	2	40	40
27	GK			2	2	21	21	2	2	0	0	25	25
28	MF			18	15	13	4	0	0	4	3	35	22
29	MF			4	1	4	0	0	0	3	3	11	4
30	GK			0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4
31	FW			18	5	7	0	2	1	2	0	29	6
32	FW		Jesús Brígido	9	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	11	2
33	DF		Raúl Martínez	5	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	3
34	FW		Armando González	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
43	DF			0	0	8	5	0	0	3	3	11	8
47	MF		Gael García	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	4	1
50	DF		Mateo Chávez	0	0	11	8	0	0	2	2	13	10
—	DF			15	13	0	0	2	2	0	0	17	15
—	DF			7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4
—	DF			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
—	MF			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
—	FW			5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
—	FW			10	4	0	0	2	1	0	0	12	5
Total				19		21		2		4		46

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Rank		No.		Pos.		Player	Apertura	Clausura	Leagues Cup	CONCACAF Champions Cup	Total
1	25	FW		6	5	0	1	12
2	19	FW		4	2	0	2	8
3	5	MF		0	7	0	0	7
4	20	MF		4	1	0	0	5
5	4	DF		1	2	1	0	4
	16	FW		0	1	0	3	4
	15	MF		1	2	0	1	4
8	31	FW		3	0	0	0	3
9	18	FW		2	0	0	0	2
10	32	FW	Juan Brigido	1	0	0	0	1
	21	DF		0	0	0	1	1
	14	FW		0	1	0	0	1
	6	MF		0	1	0	0	1
	3	DF		0	1	0	0	1
	—	FW		1	0	0	0	1
Own goals				0	2	0	0	2
Totals				23	25	1	8	57

Assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total assists are equal.

Rank		No.		Pos.		Player	Apertura	Clausura	Leagues Cup	CONCACAF Champions Cup	Total
1	25	FW		1	6	0	1	8
2	—	DF		4	0	1	0	5
3	5	MF		3	1	0	0	4
	2	DF		1	1	0	2	4
5	11	MF		2	0	0	0	2
	28	MF		1	0	0	1	2
	6	MF		1	1	0	0	2
8	20	MF		0	1	0	0	1
	4	DF		0	1	0	0	1
	16	FW		0	0	0	1	1
	34	FW		0	1	0	0	1
	15	MF		0	1	0	0	1
	19	FW		1	0	0	0	1
	13	DF		0	1	0	0	1
	31	FW		0	1	0	0	1
	17	DF		0	0	0	1	1
Totals				14	15	1	6	36

Clean sheets

				Clean sheets
	No.		Player	width=80	Games Played	width=80	Goals Against	width=80	Apertura	width=80	Clausura	width=80	Leagues Cup	width=80	CONCACAF Champions Cup	width=80	Total
23		18	24	6	0	0	0	6
27		25	23	1	9	0	0	10
30		4	7	0	0	0	0	0
Totals			54	7	9	0	0	16

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player	Apertura			Clausura			Leagues Cup			CONCACAF Champions Cup			Total
2	DF	Alan Mozo	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0
3	DF		4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	1
4	DF	Antonio Briseño	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0
5	MF	Víctor Guzmán	3	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
6	MF	Pável Pérez	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
11	MF	Isaác Brizuela	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
13	DF	Jesús Orozco	3	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
15	MF	Érick Gutiérrez	2	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
16	FW	Cade Cowell	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
17	DF	Jesús Sánchez	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
19	FW	Ricardo Marín	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
20	MF	Fernando Beltrán	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
21	DF	José Castillo	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
24	MF	Carlos Cisneros	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
25	FW	Roberto Alvarado	5	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0
27	GK	Raúl Rangel	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
28	MF		1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	1	0
29	MF	Alan Torres	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	0
31	FW	Yael Padilla	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
43	DF		0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1
50	DF	Mateo Chávez	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
—	DF	Cristian Calderón	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
—	DF	Alejandro Mayorga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
—	FW	Daniel Ríos	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
—	FW	Alexis Vega	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Total			42	2	0	53	1	2	4	0	1	7	1	0	106	4	3

Awards

Liga MX Player of the Month

Awarded by a vote of a shortlist on the eFootball website.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guadalajara roster . Club Deportivo Guadalajara . 22 March 2024.
2. Web site: Ricardo Marín is Guadalajara's new player . Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 12 June 2023. 22 March 2024.
3. Web site: Oscar Whalley is Guadalajara's new goalkeeper . Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 12 June 2023. 22 March 2024.
4. Web site: Luis Rey se incorpora al Tapatío . Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 19 June 2023. 22 March 2024.
5. Web site: Saúl Zamora es nuevo jugador del Tapatío . Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 30 June 2023. 22 March 2024.
6. Web site: LEONARDO SEPÚLVEDA ARRIVES TO TAPATÍO . Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 30 June 2023. 22 March 2024.
7. Web site: Erick Gutiérrez is officially a new Chivas incorporation . Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 2 July 2023. 22 March 2024.
8. Web site: Quién es y cómo juega Teun Wilke, el nuevo refuerzo de Chivas que recaerá en Tapatío . mexico.as.com. 5 September 2023. 22 March 2024.
9. Web site: José Castillo is a new Chivas player . Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 29 December 2023. 22 March 2024.
10. Web site: JESÚS GODÍNEZ, EXDELANTERO DE CHIVAS, FICHÓ POR NANTONG ZHIYUN DE CHINA . record.com.mx. 1 January 2024. 22 March 2024.
11. Web site: Santiago Ormeño y Ángel Zaldívar REGRESAN a Chivas, pero... ¿jugarán en el Clausura 2024 o no? . foxsports.com.mx. 23 December 2023. 22 March 2024.
12. Web site: Santiago Ormeño y Ángel Zaldívar REGRESAN a Chivas, pero... ¿jugarán en el Clausura 2024 o no? . foxsports.com.mx. 23 December 2023. 22 March 2024.
13. Web site: Rioverdense Uziel García es nuevo refuerzo de Tapatío . pulsoslp.com.mx. 5 January 2024. 22 March 2024.
14. Web site: LA Galaxy II Transfer Midfielder Brandon Téllez to Liga MX Side Club Deportivo Guadalajara . LA Galaxy. 5 January 2024. 22 March 2024.
15. Web site: Cade Cowell is a New Chivas player . Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 15 January 2024. 22 March 2024.
16. Web site: Chicharito is back home!!!! . Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 24 January 2024. 22 March 2024.
17. Web site: Christian Torres es nuevo jugador del Tapatío . Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 2 February 2024. 22 March 2024.
18. Web site: Etar transfers & loans . Soccerway. 22 March 2024.
19. Web site: Hiram Mier ends his tenure at Chivas . Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 7 December 2023. 22 March 2024.
20. Web site: Cristian 'Chicote' Calderón es anunciado por América como refuerzo para Clausura 2024 . TUDN. 3 January 2024. 22 March 2024.
21. Web site: ¡Bienvenido 'Tepa'! . Atlético San Luis. 26 December 2023. 22 March 2024.
22. Web site: ¡Bienvenido Oscar! . Atlético San Luis. 26 December 2023. 22 March 2024.
23. Web site: Pachuca anuncia a Luis Puente como refuerzo proveniente de Chivas . TUDN. 6 January 2024. 22 March 2024.
24. Web site: Ángel Zaldívar, refuerzo Bravo . FC Juárez. 9 January 2024. 22 March 2024.
25. Web site: ALEJANDRO MAYORGA REGRESA AL EQUIPO DE AGUASCALIENTES. . Club Necaxa. 10 January 2024. 22 March 2024.
26. Web site: Oficial: Alexis Vega regresa a Toluca tras cinco años en Chivas . ESPN. 18 January 2024. 22 March 2024.
27. Web site: JESÚS GODÍNEZ, EXDELANTERO DE CHIVAS, FICHÓ POR NANTONG ZHIYUN DE CHINA . record.com.mx. 26 January 2024. 22 March 2024.
28. Web site: Chivas cede a Luis Olivas al Mazatlán FC . mediotiempo. 16 June 2023. 22 March 2024.
29. Web site: What is going to happen with Sebastián Pérez Bouquet and Diego Campillo? . Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 26 June 2023. 22 March 2024.
30. Web site: What is going to happen with Sebastián Pérez Bouquet and Diego Campillo? . Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 26 June 2023. 22 March 2024.
31. Web site: Another Chivas player departs ahead of the Apertura 2023 . en.as.com. 27 June 2023. 22 March 2024.
32. Web site: Zahid Muñoz, refuerzo Bravo . FC Juárez. 29 December 2023. 22 March 2024.
33. Web site: Santiago Ormeño está de vuelta en el Puebla para el Clausura 2024 . TUDN. 9 January 2024. 22 March 2024.
34. Web site: Atlanta United signs Daniel Ríos on loan . Atlanta United FC. 20 March 2024. 22 March 2024.
35. Web site: Chivas and Pollo Briseño, together until 2026. . Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 13 June 2023. 22 March 2024.
36. News: Chivas re-signs Yael, Brigido and Raul . Club Deportivo Guadalajara . 1 September 2023 . 22 March 2024.
37. Web site: Armando Gonzalez renews contract with Chivas . Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 5 January 2024. 22 March 2024.
38. News: ¡Desde el Rebaño, Yael Padilla es el Novato del Año de la Liga MX! . 1 July 2024 . Liga MX.
39. News: ¡EL JUGADOR DEL MES ️! . 12 May 2024 . Liga MX.