1996–97 Santos Laguna season

The 1996–97 Santos Laguna season was the 9th season in the football club's history. Santos competed in Primera División and Copa México, winning the Verano 1996 tournament, their first league title ever.

Santos Laguna
1996–97 season
ManagerAlfredo Tena
StadiumEstadio Corona
Invierno2nd
Playoffs: Winners
Verano7th
Playoffs: Quarterfinals
Copa MéxicoGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Jared Borgetti
(21 goals)

All: Jared Borgetti
(23 goals)
Biggest winSantos Laguna 4–2 Atlas
(22 December 1996)
Biggest defeatGuadalajara 5–0 Santos Laguna
(18 May 1997)
All statistics correct as of 31 January 2019.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Mexico Alfredo Tena
Assistant coaches Mexico Pablo Luna
Mexico José Vantolrá
Fitness coach Mexico Luiz Duarte
Doctor Mexico Jorge Galván

Players

Squad information

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Signed in Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 GK Argentina José Miguel (1969-06-23)23 June 1969 (aged 27) 1995 Argentina Platense
20 GK Mexico Olaf Heredia (1957-10-19)19 October 1957 (aged 38) 1993 Mexico Cruz Azul
Defenders
2 DF Mexico Julio César Algarín (1969-04-29)29 April 1969 (aged 27)
3 DF Mexico Salvador Mariscal (1970-02-13)13 February 1970 (aged 26)
4 DF Mexico Pedro Muñoz (VC) (1966-10-19)19 October 1966 (aged 29) 1987
5 DF Mexico José Guadalupe Rubio (1966-03-14)14 March 1966 (aged 30) 1987 Mexico Panteras Torreón
13 DF Mexico Francisco Gabriel de Anda (Captain) (1971-06-05)5 June 1971 (aged 25) 1995 Mexico UAT
17 DF Mexico Antonio González (1966-01-17)17 January 1966 (aged 30)
23 DF Brazil Ricardo Wagner de Souza (1972-04-23)23 April 1972 (aged 24) 1993
Midfielders
6 MF Mexico Miguel España (1964-01-31)31 January 1964 (aged 32) 1995 Mexico UANL
7 MF Mexico Benjamín Galindo (1960-12-11)11 December 1960 (aged 35) 1994 Mexico Guadalajara
10 MF Argentina Héctor Adomaitis (1970-06-12)12 June 1970 (aged 26) 1993 Chile Colo-Colo
14 MF Mexico Daniel Deeke (1974-01-06)6 January 1974 (aged 22) 1996 Mexico UANL
15 MF Mexico Alberto García (1965-01-07)7 January 1965 (aged 31) 1996 Mexico Guadalajara
16 MF Mexico Nicolás Ramírez (1974-02-16)16 February 1974 (aged 22) 1994
19 MF Mexico Saúl Quiñones (1972-10-31)31 October 1972 (aged 23) 1996
22 MF Mexico José Alberto Mariscal (1964-03-17)17 March 1964 (aged 32) 1997 (Winter) Mexico Toluca
Forwards
9 FW Argentina Gabriel Caballero (1971-02-05)5 February 1971 (aged 25) 1995 Chile Antofagasta
18 FW Mexico Jared Borgetti (1973-08-14)14 August 1973 (aged 22) 1996 Mexico Atlas
21 FW Chile Cristián Montecinos (1970-12-29)29 December 1970 (aged 25) 1996 Colombia Deportes Tolima

Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 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

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Torneo Invierno 11 August 1996 22 December 1996 Matchday 1 Winners 23 14 5 4 34 22 +12 060.87
Torneo Verano 13 January 1997 18 May 1997 Matchday 1 7th 19 8 3 8 28 34 −6 042.11
Copa México 6 July 1996 28 July 1996 Group stage Group stage 7 1 4 2 9 9 +0 014.29
Total 49 23 12 14 71 65 +6 046.94

Source: RSSSF.com

Torneo Invierno

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
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
17 10 4 3 21 15  +6 34 5 1 2 9 7  +2 5 3 1 12 8  +4

Source: Liga MX

Torneo Verano

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Atlante 17 8 4 5 23 19 +4 28 Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs)
6 UNAM 17 8 3 6 25 26 1 27
7 Santos Laguna 17 8 2 7 27 28 1 26
8 Atlético Morelia 17 6 7 4 26 23 +3 25 Advance to Repechage
9 Cruz Azul 17 7 4 6 21 24 3 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

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
17 8 2 7 27 28  −1 26 7 0 2 18 11  +7 1 2 5 9 17  −8

Source: Liga MX

Statistics

Goals

Rank Player Position Invierno Verano Copa México Total[2]
1 Mexico Jared Borgetti FW 16 5 2 23
2 Argentina Gabriel Caballero FW 3 13 0 16
3 Mexico Benjamín Galindo MF 5 1 3 9
4 Chile Cristián Montecinos FW 2 2 1 5
Mexico Nicolás Ramírez MF 2 1 2 5
6 Mexico Alberto García MF 1 2 0 3
Mexico Pedro Muñoz DF 2 0 1 3
8 Argentina Héctor Adomaitis MF 1 1 0 2
Mexico Francisco Gabriel de Anda DF 1 1 0 2
10 Mexico Daniel Deeke MF 0 1 0 1
Mexico José Guadalupe Rubio DF 1 0 0 1
Total 34 27 9 70

Hat-tricks

Player Against Result Date Competition
Mexico Jared Borgetti Toros Neza 3–2 (A) 15 December 1996 Primera División

Own goals

Player Against Result Date Competition
Mexico José Guadalupe Rubio Morelia 2–1 (H) 25 August 1996 Primera División
Mexico Benjamín Galindo Necaxa 0–1 (A) 19 December 1996 Primera División

Clean sheets

Rank Name Invierno Verano Total[2]
1 Argentina José Miguel 8 3 11
2 Mexico Olaf Heredia 1 0 1
Total9312

References

  1. "Santos - Calendario - Ligamx - Verano 1997". Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. "Mexico 1996/97". RSSSF.com. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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