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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

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

Players

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Squad information

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No. Pos. Nat. 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

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Overview

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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

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

League table

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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

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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

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

League table

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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

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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

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Goals

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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
  Nicolás Ramírez MF 2 1 2 5
6   Alberto García MF 1 2 0 3
  Pedro Muñoz DF 2 0 1 3
8   Héctor Adomaitis MF 1 1 0 2
  Francisco Gabriel de Anda DF 1 1 0 2
10   Daniel Deeke MF 0 1 0 1
  José Guadalupe Rubio DF 1 0 0 1
Total 34 27 9 70

Hat-tricks

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

Own goals

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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

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

References

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