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1996–97 Toros Neza season

Toros Neza
1996–97 season
ManagerEnrique Meza
StadiumEstadio Neza 86
Invierno8th
Playoffs: Semifinals
Verano3rd
Playoffs: Runners-up
Copa MéxicoRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Nildeson
(20 goals)
All: Nildeson
(20 goals)
Biggest winToros Neza 6–2 Atlas
(13 October 1996)
Biggest defeatGuadalajara 6–1 Toros Neza
(1 June 1997)
All statistics correct as of 30 January 2019.

Coaching staff edit

Position Name
Head coach   Enrique Meza
Assistant coaches   Miguel Esquivel
  Rafael Chávez
Fitness coach   Jaime Espejel
Doctor   Gregorio Domínguez

Players edit

Squad information edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Signed in Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 GK   Pablo Larios (1960-07-31)31 July 1960 (aged 36) 1994   Puebla
22 GK   Juan Gutiérrez (1967-09-07)7 September 1967 (aged 28) 1995   Toluca
Defenders
2 DF   Humberto González (1970-08-01)1 August 1970 (aged 26) 1996
3 DF   Pedro Osorio (1965-12-29)29 December 1965 (aged 30) 1996   Morelia
4 DF   Miguel Herrera (1968-03-18)18 March 1968 (aged 28) 1995   Atlante
8 DF   Humberto Romero (1964-10-11)11 October 1964 (aged 31) 1994   UdeG
13 DF   Jesús López (1971-05-24)24 May 1971 (aged 25) 1994
16 DF   Ernesto Pérez (1972-08-15)15 August 1972 (aged 23) 1996
20 DF   Carlos Briseño (1965-05-12)12 May 1965 (aged 31) 1996   Atlético Yucatán
21 DF   Genaro Torres (1965-03-23)23 March 1965 (aged 31)
25 DF   Federico Lussenhoff (1974-01-14)14 January 1974 (aged 22) 1996   Rosario Central
Midfielders
5 MF   Miguel Murillo (1966-06-28)28 June 1966 (aged 30)
6 MF   Guillermo Vázquez (Captain) (1967-05-25)25 May 1967 (aged 29)
10 MF   Rodrigo Ruiz (1972-05-10)10 May 1972 (aged 24) 1996   Puebla
14 MF   Manuel Virchis (1969-03-13)13 March 1969 (aged 27) 1995
18 MF   Carlos Reinoso Jr. (1970-07-08)8 July 1970 (aged 26) 1993   UANL
23 MF   Javier Saavedra (1973-03-13)13 March 1973 (aged 23) 1996
24 MF   Juan Manuel Rivera (1968-07-05)5 July 1968 (aged 28) 1996
Forwards
11 FW   Antonio Mohamed (VC) (1970-04-02)2 April 1970 (aged 26) 1993   Independiente
15 FW   Ramiro Romero (1970-01-26)26 January 1970 (aged 26) 1995   UAT
17 FW   Nildeson (1968-10-29)29 October 1968 (aged 27) 1996   UAT
26 FW   Germán Arangio (1976-05-23)23 May 1976 (aged 20) 1996   Racing
26 FW   Óscar Vega (1975-05-04)4 May 1975 (aged 21) 1997 (Winter)
30 FW   Carlos García (1972-01-08)8 January 1972 (aged 24)

Players and squad numbers last updated on 30 January 2019.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Torneo Invierno 10 August 1996 15 December 1996 Matchday 1 8th 23 12 0 11 45 45 +0 052.17
Torneo Verano 18 January 1997 1 June 1997 Matchday 1 Runners-up 23 11 4 8 50 45 +5 047.83
Copa México 30 June 1996 3 August 1996 Group stage Runners-up 10 7 0 3 19 10 +9 070.00
Total 56 30 4 22 114 100 +14 053.57

Source: RSSSF.com

Torneo Invierno edit

Main article: 1996–97 Mexican Primera División season § Torneo Invierno 1996

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Necaxa 17 8 5 4 24 19 +5 29 Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs)
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
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

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
17 8 0 9 30 36  −6 24 5 0 4 22 20  +2 3 0 5 8 16  −8

Source: Liga MX

Matches edit

10 August 1996 1 Cruz Azul 3–0 Toros Neza Mexico City
17:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Azul
18 August 1996 2 Toros Neza 0–3 Puebla Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
15:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Neza 86
24 August 1996 3 UAG 1–2 Toros Neza Zapopan
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo
1 September 1996 4 Toros Neza 5–2 Pachuca Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Neza 86
8 September 1996 5 Atlante 0–1 Toros Neza Mexico City
12:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
16 September 1996 6 Toros Neza 1–2 Celaya Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Neza 86
25 September 1996 7 Monterrey 5–1 Toros Neza Monterrey
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
29 September 1996 8 Toros Neza 2–0 Veracruz Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
15:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Neza 86
5 October 1996 9 Necaxa 2–0 Toros Neza Mexico City
15:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
13 October 1996 10 Toros Neza 6–2 Atlas Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Neza 86
19 October 1996 11 Toluca 1–0 Toros Neza Toluca
15:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86
Referee: Eduardo Brizio
27 October 1996 12 Toros Neza 2–3 Santos Laguna Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Neza 86
3 November 1996 13 Toros Neza 2–6 UNAM Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Neza 86
9 November 1996 14 León 2–3 Toros Neza León
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio León
14 November 1996 15 Toros Neza 2–1 América Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Neza 86
17 November 1996 16 Morelia 2–1 Toros Neza Morelia
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
24 November 1996 17 Toros Neza 2–1 Guadalajara Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Neza 86
Repechaje edit
27 November 1996 First leg León 1–2 Toros Neza León
20:15
Report
Stadium: Estadio León
1 December 1996 Second leg Toros Neza 2–1
(4–2 agg.)		 León Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Neza 86
Liguilla edit
Quarter-finals edit
4 December 1996 First leg Toros Neza 4–0 Atlante Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
15:30
Report Stadium: Estadio Neza 86
7 December 1996 Second leg Atlante 2–5
(9–2 agg.)		 Toros Neza Mexico City
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Semi-finals edit
11 December 1996 First leg Toros Neza 0–2 Santos Laguna Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
15:30 Report
Stadium: Estadio Neza 86
15 December 1996 Second leg Santos Laguna 3–2
(5–2 agg.)		 Toros Neza Torreón
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Corona

Torneo Verano edit

Main article: 1996–97 Mexican Primera División season § Torneo Verano 1997

League table edit

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
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 summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
17 9 3 5 40 32  +8 30 6 0 2 23 14  +9 3 3 3 17 18  −1

Source: Liga MX

Statistics edit

Goals edit

Rank Player Position Invierno Verano Copa México Total[2]
1   Nildeson FW 15 5 0 20
2   Rodrigo Ruiz MF 5 9 4 18
3   Germán Arangio FW 5 8 0 13
4   Antonio Mohamed FW 8 3 1 12
5   Guillermo Vázquez MF 2 5 3 10
6   Carlos Briseño DF 1 5 0 6
  Federico Lussenhoff DF 1 4 1 6
  Martín Vilallonga FW 0 0 6 6
9   Javier Saavedra MF 1 4 0 5
10   Jesús López DF 2 2 0 4
11   Miguel Herrera DF 2 1 0 3
  Pedro Osorio DF 1 2 0 3
  Ramiro Romero FW 0 1 2 3
14   Enrique Figueroa MF 1 0 1 2
15   Humberto González DF 0 1 0 1
  Juan Manuel Rivera MF 0 0 1 1
  Manuel Virchis MF 1 0 0 1
Total 45 50 19 114

Hat-tricks edit

Player Against Result Date Competition
  Nildeson Pachuca 5–2 (H) 1 September 1996 Primera División

Clean sheets edit

Rank Name Invierno Verano Copa México Total[2]
1   Pablo Larios 2 0 3 5
2   Juan Gutiérrez 1 0 0 1
Total 3 0 3 6

References edit

  1. ^ "Toros Neza". LigaMX.net. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Mexico 1996/97". RSSSF.com. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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