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
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →
	All statistics correct as of 30 January 2019.

Coaching staff[edit]

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

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

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[edit]

Overview[edit]

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[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	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	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[edit]

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[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	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	Copa México	Total^[2]
1	Pablo Larios	2	3	5
2	Juan Gutiérrez	1	0	1
Total		3	3	6

References[edit]

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

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

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

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