2020–21 Tigres UANL season
| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Mauricio Culebro | |||
| Manager | Ricardo Ferretti (until May 8 2021) | |||
| Stadium | Estadio Universitario | |||
| Liga MX | 5th | |||
| CONCACAF Champions League | Winners | |||
| FIFA Club World Cup | Runner-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: André-Pierre Gignac (16) All: André-Pierre Gignac (19) | |||
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During the 2020–21 season, Tigres UANL competed in the Liga MX, the latter stages of the delayed 2020 CONCACAF Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup, having qualified for the latter competition after winning the Champions League in December 2020.
Competitive
Liga MX Guardinaes 2020
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 29 | Qualification for the quarter-finals[a] |
| 5 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 29 | Qualification for the Reclassification[b] |
| 6 | UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 28 | |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 26 | |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 25 |
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
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
Notes:
- ^ The first four places in the table qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
- ^ Teams ranked 5th to 12th in the table qualified for Reclassification
Results summary
Results by round
Regular season
Playoffs
Reclassification
| 22 November 2020 | UANL | 2–1 | Toluca | San Nicolás de los Garzas |
| 19:00 CST (UTC−6) |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 0 Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico City) |
Quarter-finals
| 26 November 2020 First leg | UANL | 1–3 | Cruz Azul | San Nicolás de los Garzas |
| 19:00 CST (UTC−6) |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 0 |
| 29 November 2020 Second leg | Cruz Azul | 0–1 (3–2 agg.) | UANL | Mexico City |
| 18:30 CST (UTC−6) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz (Durango) |
Guardianes 2021
CONCACAF Champions League
Quarter-finals
| 11 March 2020 First leg | New York City FC  | 0–1 |  UANL | Harrison, United States |
| 20:00 (20:00 UTC−4) | Report |
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 10,212 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica) |
| 15 December 2020 Second leg | UANL | 4–0 (5–0 agg.) | New York City FC | Orlando, United States |
| 22:30 | Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica) | ||
| Note: The home match of UANL in the quarter-finals was originally scheduled to take place at Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza on 17 March 2020 (20:00 UTC−6). | ||||
Semi-finals
| 19 December 2020 | UANL | 3–0 |  Olimpia | Orlando, United States |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador) |
Final
| 22 December 2020 Final | UANL | 2–1 | Los Angeles FC | Orlando, United States |
| 22:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala) |
FIFA Club World Cup
| 4 February 2021 Quarterfinals | UANL | 2–1 |  Ulsan Hyundai | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
| 17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay) |
| 7 February 2021 Semifinals | Palmeiras  | 0–1 | UANL | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
| 11 February 2021 Final | Bayern Munich  | 1–0 | UANL | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
| 21:00 AST |
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Report | Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay) |