1996–97 Mexican Primera División season

Primera División de México
Season1996–97
ChampionsInverno 1996:
Santos Laguna
(1st title)
Verano 1997:
Guadalajara
(10th title)
RelegatedPachuca
1997 CONCACAF Champions' CupSantos Laguna
Guadalajara
Cruz Azul
1997 CONCACAF Cup Winners CupNecaxa
Cruz Azul[1]
Matches played306
Goals scored993 (3.25 per match)
Top goalscorer

The 1996–97 season included the 56th and 57th editions of the top professional division of Mexican football, known as Primera División de México. The season was divided into two short tournaments (Invierno 1996 and Verano 1997).

Clubs

Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Azteca
Atlante Mexico City Azteca
Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
Celaya Celaya, Guanajuato Miguel Alemán Valdés
Cruz Azul Mexico City Azul
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco
León León, Guanajuato León
Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Tecnológico
Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Morelos
Necaxa Mexico City Azteca
Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Hidalgo
Puebla Puebla, Puebla Cuauhtémoc
Santos Laguna Torreón, Coahuila Corona
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Nemesio Díez
Toros Neza Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico Neza 86
UAG Zapopan, Jalisco Tres de Marzo
UNAM Mexico City Olímpico Universitario
Veracruz Veracruz, Veracruz Luis "Pirata" Fuente

Torneo Invierno

Invierno 1996 was the 56th edition of the Primera División de México and the first short tournament of the season. It started on August 9 and ended on November 24, 1996.

Regular phase

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlante 17 12 2 3 30 11 +19 38 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Puebla 17 9 4 4 32 22 +10 31
3 Toros Neza 17 8 0 9 30 36 −6 24 Qualified for the Repechage
4 Cruz Azul 17 5 5 7 26 26 0 20
5 Veracruz 17 4 6 7 14 21 −7 18
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Necaxa 17 8 5 4 24 19 +5 29 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 León 17 5 8 4 24 19 +5 23 Qualified for the Repechage
3 América 17 4 5 8 24 27 −3 17
4 Pachuca 17 3 6 8 25 36 −11 15
5 Morelia 17 3 3 11 20 31 −11 12
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guadalajara 17 9 4 4 33 19 +14 31 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Toluca 17 9 3 5 26 15 +11 30
3 Atlas 17 6 8 3 28 26 +2 26 Qualified for the Repechage
4 UNAM 17 4 6 7 23 27 −4 18
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Santos Laguna 17 10 4 3 21 15 +6 34 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Monterrey 17 5 4 8 15 21 −6 19 Qualified for the Repechage
3 UAG 17 5 3 9 20 30 −10 18
4 Celaya 17 5 2 10 19 33 −14 17
Source: MedioTiempo

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlante 17 12 2 3 30 11 +19 38 Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Santos Laguna (C) 17 10 4 3 21 15 +6 34
3 Guadalajara 17 9 4 4 33 19 +14 31
4 Puebla 17 9 4 4 32 22 +10 31
5 Toluca 17 9 3 5 26 15 +11 30
6 Necaxa 17 8 5 4 24 19 +5 29
7 Atlas 17 6 8 3 28 26 +2 26 Advance to Repechage
8 Toros Neza 17 8 0 9 30 36 −6 24
9 León 17 5 8 4 24 19 +5 23
10 Cruz Azul 17 5 5 7 26 26 0 20
11 Monterrey 17 5 4 8 15 21 −6 19 Advance to Repechage
12 UNAM 17 4 6 7 23 27 −4 18
13 Veracruz 17 4 6 7 14 21 −7 18
14 UAG 17 5 3 9 20 30 −10 18
15 América 17 4 5 8 24 27 −3 17
16 Celaya 17 5 2 10 19 33 −14 17
17 Pachuca 17 3 6 8 25 36 −11 15 Team is last in Relegation table
18 Morelia 17 3 3 11 20 31 −11 12
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
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away AME ATE ATS ATM CEL CAZ GDL LEO MTY NEC PAC PUE SAN TOL TRN UAG UNM VER
América 1–2 5–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–2
Atlante 1–1 2–0 6–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–0
Atlas 2–1 2–1 2–2 5–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–2
Morelia 1–2 1–2 1–4 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 0–2
Celaya 0–2 3–0 0–0 1–2 3–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1
Cruz Azul 4–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 1–2 3–1 3–0 0–0
Guadalajara 5–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–3 2–1 4–1 2–0
León 2–2 1–1 4–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–3 2–1
Monterrey 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 0–1 5–1 2–1 2–1
Necaxa 1–2 0–2 2–1 3–3 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–0
Pachuca 2–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 3–4 3–0 0–0
Puebla 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 5–2 2–1
Santos Laguna 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2
Toluca 0–0 1–0 4–0 2–3 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 5–0
Toros Neza 2–1 6–2 1–2 2–1 5–2 0–3 2–3 2–6 2–0
UAG 0–1 1–0 5–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–0
UNAM 1–3 3–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–3 1–2
Veracruz 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 1996. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Carlos Muñoz Puebla 15
2 Gabriel García Guadalajara 13
Carlos Hermosillo Cruz Azul
Lorenzo Sáez Pachuca
5 Zague Atlante 10
Nildeson Toros Neza
7 Jared Borgetti Santos Laguna 9
8 Cristian Domizzi UNAM 8
Luis García América
Marco Antonio Figueroa Morelia
Tita León

Source: MedioTiempo

Final phase (Liguilla)

Repechage

León1–2Toros Neza
Tita 64' Report
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)

Toros Neza won 4–2 on aggregate.


Monterrey1–5Atlas
Castillo 88' Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)
Atlas1–2Monterrey
Duana 57' (pen.) Report
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)

Atlas won 6–3 on aggregate.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
2 Santos Laguna 1 3 4
7 Atlas 1 1 2
2 Santos Laguna 2 3 5
8 Toros Neza 0 2 2
1 Atlante 0 2 2
8 Toros Neza 4 5 9
2 Santos Laguna 0 4 4
6 Necaxa 1 2 3
4 Puebla 0 2 2
5 Toluca 1 0 1
4 Puebla 1 3 4
6 Necaxa 3 4 7
3 Guadalajara 0 2 2
6 Necaxa 2 1 3

Quarterfinals

Atlante2–5Toros Neza
Report
Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Toros Neza won 9–2 on aggregate.


Atlas1–1Santos Laguna
Larrosa 88' Report Borgetti 26'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
Santos Laguna3–1Atlas
Report Duana 39'

Santos Laguna won 4–2 on aggregate.


Necaxa2–0Guadalajara
Report
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)

Necaxa won 3–2 on aggregate.


Toluca1–2Puebla
Rangel 43' Report
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)
Puebla0–0Toluca
Report
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)

Puebla won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Toros Neza0–2Santos Laguna
Report
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)
Santos Laguna3–2Toros Neza
Borgetti 30', 61', 79' Report

Santos Laguna won 5–2 on aggregate.


Necaxa won 7–3 on aggregate.

Finals

First leg
Necaxa1–0Santos Laguna
Galindo 77' (o.g.) Report
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
Necaxa:
GK 1 Nicolás Navarro
DF 20 José María Higareda
DF 15 Octavio Becerril
DF 3 Eduardo Vilches
DF 2 Juan Ramón Jara
MF 7 Álex Aguinaga
MF 8 Alberto García Aspe (c)  78'
MF 11 Felipe del Ángel Malibrán  60'
MF 10 Sergio Zárate
FW 9 Ricardo Peláez  84'
FW 11 Luis Hernández
Substitutions:
GK 19 Raúl Orvañanos Jr.
DF 4 Roberto Ruiz Esparza
DF 24 Jaime Hernández
MF 14 Gerardo Esquivel
MF 18 Jesús Eduardo Córdova
MF 21 José Enrique García
FW 13 Edson Alvarado  60'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente
Santos Laguna:
GK 1 José Miguel
DF 13 Francisco Gabriel de Anda (c)  66'
DF 4 Pedro Muñoz de la Torre
DF 5 José Guadalupe Rubio
DF 23 Ricardo Wagner De Souza
MF 16 Nicolás Ramírez
MF 6 Miguel España
MF 7 Benjamín Galindo
MF 10 Héctor Adomaitis
FW 58 Jared Borgetti
FW 8 Gabriel Caballero
Substitutions:
GK 20 Olaf Heredia
DF 2 Julio Cesar Algarin
DF 3 Salvador Mariscal
DF 17 Antonio González
MF 19 Saúl Quiñones
MF 24 Enrique Vizcarra
FW 21 Cristián Montecinos
Manager:
Alfredo Tena
Second leg

Santos Laguna won 4–3 on aggregate.

Santos Laguna:
GK 1 José Miguel  77'
DF 13 Francisco Gabriel de Anda (c)
DF 4 Pedro Muñoz de la Torre  29'
DF 5 José Guadalupe Rubio  61'
DF 23 Ricardo Wagner De Souza
MF 16 Nicolás Ramírez
MF 6 Miguel España  31'
MF 7 Benjamín Galindo  88'
MF 10 Héctor Adomaitis  85'
FW 58 Jared Borgetti
FW 8 Gabriel Caballero
Substitutions:
GK 20 Olaf Heredia
DF 2 Julio Cesar Algarin
DF 3 Salvador Mariscal  85'
DF 17 Antonio González
MF 15 Alberto García  88'  88'
MF 19 Saúl Quiñones
FW 21 Cristián Montecinos  61'
Manager:
Alfredo Tena
Necaxa:
GK 1 Nicolás Navarro
DF 20 José María Higareda  49'  85'
DF 15 Octavio Becerril
DF 3 Eduardo Vilches
DF 2 Juan Ramón Jara
MF 7 Álex Aguinaga
MF 8 Alberto García Aspe (c)  72'
MF 14 Gerardo Esquivel  46'
MF 10 Sergio Zárate  77'  82'
FW 9 Ricardo Peláez
FW 11 Luis Hernández
Substitutions:
GK 19 Raúl Orvañanos Jr.
DF 4 Roberto Ruiz Esparza
DF 24 Jaime Hernández
MF 11 Felipe del Ángel Malibrán  85'
MF 18 Jesús Eduardo Córdova
MF 21 José Enrique García
FW 13 Edson Alvarado  46'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente


 Champions 
Santos Laguna
1st title

Torneo Verano

Verano 1997 was the 57th edition of the Primera División de México, and the second short tournament of the season. It started on January 11 and ended on May 4, 1997.

Regular phase

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toros Neza 17 9 3 5 40 32 +8 30 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Atlante 17 8 4 5 23 19 +4 28
3 Cruz Azul 17 7 4 6 21 24 −3 25
4 Puebla 17 4 8 5 15 18 −3 20
5 Veracruz 17 2 4 11 17 31 −14 10
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 América 17 11 4 2 27 12 +15 37 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Necaxa 17 8 4 5 33 20 +13 28
3 Morelia 17 6 7 4 26 23 +3 25 Qualified for the Repechage
4 León 17 5 8 4 21 18 +3 23
5 Pachuca 17 5 2 10 24 32 −8 17
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guadalajara 17 9 7 1 27 16 +11 34 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 UNAM 17 8 3 6 25 26 −1 27
3 Toluca 17 5 6 6 26 21 +5 21
4 Atlas 17 4 4 9 23 36 −13 16
Source: MedioTiempo
Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Santos Laguna 17 8 2 7 27 28 −1 26 Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 UAG 17 5 5 7 26 24 +2 20 Qualified for the Repechage
3 Monterrey 17 5 3 9 25 38 −13 18
4 Celaya 17 2 6 9 20 28 −8 12
Source: MedioTiempo

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 América 17 11 4 2 27 12 +15 37 Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs)
2 Guadalajara (C) 17 9 7 1 27 16 +11 34
3 Toros Neza 17 9 3 5 40 32 +8 30
4 Necaxa 17 8 4 5 33 20 +13 28
5 Atlante 17 8 4 5 23 19 +4 28
6 UNAM 17 8 3 6 25 26 −1 27
7 Santos Laguna 17 8 2 7 27 28 −1 26
8 Morelia 17 6 7 4 26 23 +3 25 Advance to Repechage
9 Cruz Azul 17 7 4 6 21 24 −3 25
10 León 17 5 8 4 21 18 +3 23
11 Toluca 17 5 6 6 26 21 +5 21
12 UAG 17 5 5 7 26 24 +2 20 Advance to Repechage
13 Puebla 17 4 8 5 15 18 −3 20
14 Monterrey 17 5 3 9 25 38 −13 18
15 Pachuca 17 5 2 10 24 32 −8 17 Team is last in Relegation table
16 Atlas 17 4 4 9 23 36 −13 16
17 Celaya 17 2 6 9 20 28 −8 12
18 Veracruz 17 2 4 11 17 31 −14 10
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
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away AME ATE ATS ATM CEL CAZ GDL LEO MTY NEC PAC PUE SAN TOL TRN UAG UNM VER
América 3–0 4–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1
Atlante 0–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–2 3–2 0–1
Atlas 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 3–3 0–2 1–4 6–4
Morelia 1–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–1
Celaya 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–1
Cruz Azul 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–4 2–0 3–2 0–3 0–1
Guadalajara 2–2 2–1 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0
León 1–2 0–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1
Monterrey 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–2 5–4 4–2 1–4 2–2
Necaxa 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 4–0
Pachuca 1–0 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 3–1 4–1 2–1 3–2
Puebla 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0
Santos Laguna 2–1 3–2 3–2 1–2 1–3 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–0
Toluca 1–2 4–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1
Toros Neza 1–2 4–2 1–2 4–2 5–1 3–2 2–1 3–2
UAG 0–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–2 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–2
UNAM 2–1 1–0 4–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–3 3–2
Veracruz 2–1 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–5 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 1997. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Gabriel Caballero Santos Laguna 12
Lorenzo Sáez Pachuca
3 Cristian Domizzi UNAM 11
4 Claudinho Morelia 10
5 Marco Antonio Figueroa Morelia 9
Gustavo Nápoles Guadalajara
7 David Embe UAG 8
Carlos Hermosillo Cruz Azul
Rodrigo Ruiz Toros Neza
10 Luis García América 7
Francisco Palencia Cruz Azul
Christian Torres León
Sergio Zárate Necaxa

Source: MedioTiempo

Final phase (Liguilla)

Repechage

Morelia4–0UAG
  • Figueroa 50', 83'
  • Juárez 60'
  • Claudinho 70'
Report

Morelia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
2 Guadalajara 1 5 6
7 Santos Laguna 1 0 1
2 Guadalajara (s) 0 1 1
8 Morelia 1 0 1
1 América 0 1 1
8 Morelia 1 3 4
1 Guadalajara 1 6 7
3 Toros Neza 1 1 2
3 Toros Neza 3 1 4
5 UNAM 1 2 3
3 Toros Neza 1 3 4
4 Necaxa 2 1 3
4 Necaxa (s) 0 3 3
5 Atlante 2 1 3

Quarterfinals

Santos Laguna1–1Guadalajara
Caballero 18' Report Ramírez 50'
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)
Guadalajara5–0Santos Laguna
  • Vázquez 19', 57'
  • Zárate 29'
  • Arreola 80', 89'
Report

Guadalajara won 6–1 on aggregate.


Morelia1–0América
Juárez 88' Report
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)
América1–3Morelia
García 18' (pen.) Report
  • Claudinho 40'
  • Soto 68'
  • Juárez 75'

Morelia won 4–1 on aggregate.


UNAM1–3Toros Neza
Sancho 89' Report
Toros Neza1–2UNAM
Mohamed 68' Report Sancho 80', 87'
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Toros Neza won 4–3 on aggregate.


Atlante2–0Necaxa
Zague 36', 56' Report
Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)

3–3 on aggregate. Necaxa advanced for being the higher seeded team.

Semifinals

1–1 on aggregate. Guadalajara advanced for being the higher seeded team.


Necaxa2–1Toros Neza
Report Lussenhoff 54'
Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)

Toros Neza won 4–3 on aggregate.

Finals

First leg
Toros Neza:
GK 1 Pablo Larios
DF 23 Javier Saavedra
DF 2 Humberto González
DF 3 Pedro Pablo Osorio  60'
DF 4 Miguel Herrera  39'
MF 25 Federico Lussenhoff
MF 13 Jesús López Meneses  60'
MF 6 Guillermo Vázquez (c)
MF 10 Rodrigo Ruiz
FW 11 Antonio Mohamed
FW 7 Germán Arangio  74'
Substitutions:
GK 22 Juan Gutiérrez Gutiérrez
DF 8 Humberto Romero
MF 14 Manuel Virchis  60'
MF 24 José Juan Rivera
MF 28 Miguel Ángel Murillo
FW 15 Ramiro Romero  74'
FW 20 Carlos Briseño  60'
Manager:
Enrique Meza
Guadalajara:
GK 23 Martín Zúñiga
DF 2 Noe Zárate  86'
DF 4 Claudio Suárez
DF 8 Joel Sánchez
DF 5 Camilo Romero
MF 14 Felipe de Jesús Robles  34'  71'
MF 7 Ramón Ramírez  80'
MF 6 Alberto Coyote (c)
MF 15 Paulo Chávez
MF 11 Manuel Martínez  80'
FW 10 Gustavo Nápoles
Substitutions:
GK 1 Eduardo Fernández
DF 21 Héctor Castro
DF 58 Guillermo Hernández  80'
MF 18 Jorge Arreola  71'
MF 30 Missael Espinoza
FW 9 Ignacio Vázquez
FW 16 Gabriel García Hernández  81'  80'
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti
Second leg

Guadalajara won 7–2 on aggregate.

Guadalajara:
GK 23 Martín Zúñiga
DF 2 Noe Zárate
DF 4 Claudio Suárez  70'
DF 8 Joel Sánchez
DF 5 Camilo Romero
MF 7 Ramón Ramírez  85'
MF 6 Alberto Coyote (c)
MF 15 Paulo Chávez
MF 11 Manuel Martínez  70'
FW 9 Ignacio Vázquez  66'
FW 10 Gustavo Nápoles  48'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Eduardo Fernández
DF 58 Guillermo Hernández  70'
MF 14 Felipe de Jesús Robles  66'
MF 18 Jorge Arreola
MF 30 Missael Espinoza  85'
FW 16 Gabriel García Hernández
FW 27 Sergio Pacheco
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti
Toros Neza:
GK 1 Pablo Larios
DF 23 Javier Saavedra
DF 2 Humberto González
DF 25 Federico Lussenhoff
DF 4 Miguel Herrera
MF 6 Guillermo Vázquez (c)
MF 13 Jesús López Meneses  37'
MF 14 Manuel Virchis  76'
MF 10 Rodrigo Ruiz
FW 20 Carlos Briseño  29'  46'
FW 11 Antonio Mohamed
Substitutions:
GK 22 Juan Gutiérrez Gutiérrez
DF 3 Pedro Pablo Osorio
DF 8 Humberto Romero
MF 28 Miguel Ángel Murillo  46'
MF 30 Carlos García
FW 7 Germán Arangio  37'
FW 15 Ramiro Romero  76'
Manager:
Enrique Meza


 Champions 
Guadalajara
10th title

Relegation

Pos. Team Pts. Pld. Ave.
14 Puebla 119 104 1.1442
15 Toluca 116 104 1.1153
16 Veracruz 113 104 1.0865
17 Morelia 103 104 0.9903
18 Pachuca 32 34 0.9411

References

  1. ^ "CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup and Giants Cup".