1996–97 Santos Laguna season

Santos Laguna
1996–97 season
Manager	Alfredo Tena
Stadium	Estadio Corona
Invierno	2nd; Playoffs: Winners
Verano	7th; Playoffs: Quarterfinals
Copa México	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Jared Borgetti; (21 goals); All: Jared Borgetti; (23 goals)
Biggest win	Santos Laguna 4–2 Atlas; (22 December 1996)
Biggest defeat	Guadalajara 5–0 Santos Laguna; (18 May 1997)
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →
	All statistics correct as of 31 January 2019.

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.

Coaching staff

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

Players

Squad information

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


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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 v t e	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	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


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	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	Jared Borgetti	FW	16	5	2	23
2	Gabriel Caballero	FW	3	13	0	16
3	Benjamín Galindo	MF	5	1	3	9
4	Cristián Montecinos	FW	2	2	1	5
4	Nicolás Ramírez	MF	2	1	2	5
6	Alberto García	MF	1	2	0	3
6	Pedro Muñoz	DF	2	0	1	3
8	Héctor Adomaitis	MF	1	1	0	2
8	Francisco Gabriel de Anda	DF	1	1	0	2
10	Daniel Deeke	MF	0	1	0	1
10	José Guadalupe Rubio	DF	1	0	0	1
Total			34	27	9	70

Hat-tricks

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

Own goals

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

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	Invierno	Verano	Total^[2]
1	José Miguel	8	3	11
2	Olaf Heredia	1	0	1
Total		9	3	12

References

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

[1] "Santos - Calendario - Ligamx - Verano 1997". Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.

[RSSSF-2] "Mexico 1996/97". RSSSF.com. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

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