1996–97 Toros Neza season

Toros Neza
1996–97 season
Manager	Enrique Meza
Stadium	Estadio Neza 86
Invierno	8th; Playoffs: Semifinals
Verano	3rd; Playoffs: Runners-up
Copa México	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Nildeson; (20 goals); All: Nildeson; (20 goals)
Biggest win	Toros Neza 6–2 Atlas; (13 October 1996)
Biggest defeat	Guadalajara 6–1 Toros Neza; (1 June 1997)
Home colours	Away colours
	All statistics correct as of 30 January 2019.

Coaching staff

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

Players

Squad information

No.	Pos.	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

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	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

League table

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

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

10 August 1996 1	Cruz Azul	3–0	Toros Neza	Mexico City
17:00		Report	Pintado 10' Verdirame 31' Hermosillo 67'	Stadium: Estadio Azul

18 August 1996 2	Toros Neza	0–3	Puebla	Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
15:00		Report	Wolf 50' Guzmán 65' Muñoz 88'	Stadium: Estadio Neza 86

24 August 1996 3	UAG	1–2	Toros Neza	Zapopan
17:00	Arias 74'	Report	Nildeson 28', 40'	Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo

1 September 1996 4	Toros Neza	5–2	Pachuca	Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
15:00	Mohamed 16' López 36' Nildeson 46', 56', 85'	Report	Medford 9' Sáez 43'	Stadium: Estadio Neza 86

8 September 1996 5	Atlante	0–1	Toros Neza	Mexico City
12:00		Report	Mohamed 53'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca

16 September 1996 6	Toros Neza	1–2	Celaya	Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
16:00	Mohamed 31'	Report	Míchel 11', 18'	Stadium: Estadio Neza 86

25 September 1996 7	Monterrey	5–1	Toros Neza	Monterrey
21:00	Patiño 15', 65', 71' Salvador 26' Morales 89'	Report	Nildeson 68'	Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico

29 September 1996 8	Toros Neza	2–0	Veracruz	Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
15:00	Saavedra 22' Arangio 62'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Neza 86

5 October 1996 9	Necaxa	2–0	Toros Neza	Mexico City
15:00	Peláez 32' Zárate 49'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca

13 October 1996 10	Toros Neza	6–2	Atlas	Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
15:00	Arangio 38' Mohamed 57', 68' Vázquez 61' Ruiz 74' Figueroa 89'	Report	Padilla 49' Mascareño 76'	Stadium: Estadio Neza 86

19 October 1996 11	Toluca	1–0	Toros Neza	Toluca
15:00	Cardozo 82'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86 Referee: Eduardo Brizio

27 October 1996 12	Toros Neza	2–3	Santos Laguna	Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
15:00	Osorio 67' Mohamed 72'	Report	Borgetti 30' Ramírez 70' Galindo 77'	Stadium: Estadio Neza 86

3 November 1996 13	Toros Neza	2–6	UNAM	Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
12:00	Mohamed 43' Ruiz 44'	Report	Olalde 32', 58' de Almeida 35', 52', 62' Domizzi 75'	Stadium: Estadio Neza 86

9 November 1996 14	León	2–3	Toros Neza	León
15:00	Prátola 9' García 82'	Report	Nildeson 56' Lussenhoff 84' Briseño 89'	Stadium: Estadio León

14 November 1996 15	Toros Neza	2–1	América	Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
15:00	Arangio 50' Nildeson 79'	Report	García Postigo 33'	Stadium: Estadio Neza 86

17 November 1996 16	Morelia	2–1	Toros Neza	Morelia
12:00	Figueroa 44' Mora 70'	Report	Nildeson 2'	Stadium: Estadio Morelos

24 November 1996 17	Toros Neza	2–1	Guadalajara	Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
12:00	Ruiz 59' Nildeson 61'	Report	Vázquez 27'	Stadium: Estadio Neza 86

Repechaje

27 November 1996 First leg	León	1–2	Toros Neza	León
20:15	Tita 65'	Report	Arangio 62' López 83'	Stadium: Estadio León

1 December 1996 Second leg	Toros Neza	2–1 (4–2 agg.)	León	Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
12:00	Mohamed 1' Vázquez 58'	Report	Torres 58'	Stadium: Estadio Neza 86

Liguilla

Quarter-finals

4 December 1996 First leg	Toros Neza	4–0	Atlante	Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
15:30	Ruiz 10' Nildeson 22', 31' Herrera 72'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Neza 86

7 December 1996 Second leg	Atlante	2–5 (9–2 agg.)	Toros Neza	Mexico City
17:00	Malibrán 53' Carbajal 83'	Report	Nildeson 28', 48' Ruiz 41' Arangio 44' Herrera 75'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca

Semi-finals

11 December 1996 First leg	Toros Neza	0–2	Santos Laguna	Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
15:30		Report	Adomaitis 57' Caballero 58'	Stadium: Estadio Neza 86

15 December 1996 Second leg	Santos Laguna	3–2 (5–2 agg.)	Toros Neza	Torreón
16:00	Borgetti 31', 58', 69'	Report	Virchis 14' Nildeson 89'	Stadium: Estadio Corona

Torneo Verano

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

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) Champion.

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	9	3	5	40	32	+8	30	6	0	2	23	14	+9	3	3	3	17	18	−1

Source: Liga MX

Statistics

Goals

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

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

Clean sheets

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

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References

"Toros Neza". LigaMX.net. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
"Mexico 1996/97". RSSSF.com. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

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[1] "Toros Neza". LigaMX.net. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

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