1996–97 C.D. Guadalajara season

Guadalajara
1996–97 season
Manager	Ricardo Ferretti
Stadium	Estadio Jalisco
Invierno	3rd; Playoffs: Quarterfinals
Verano	2nd; Playoffs: Winners
Copa México	Semifinals
Top goalscorer	League: Gustavo Nápoles; (17 goals); All: Gustavo Nápoles; (18 goals)
Biggest win	Hermosillo 1–7 Guadalajara; (20 July 1996)
Biggest defeat	Celaya 3–0 Guadalajara; (19 October 1996)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →
	All statistics correct as of 30 January 2019.

The 1996–97 C.D. Guadalajara season was the 90th season in the football club's history. Guadalajara competed in Primera División and Copa México, winning the Verano 1997 tournament.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ricardo Ferretti
Assistant coaches	Hugo Hernández
Assistant coaches	Jaime Castillo
Fitness coach	Guillermo Orta
Doctor	Pablo Sandoval

Players

Squad information

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (Age)	Signed in	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Eduardo Fernández	(1962-07-30)30 July 1962 (aged 34)	1993	Morelia
23	GK	Martín Zúñiga	(1970-08-06)6 August 1970 (aged 26)	1995	UANL
Defenders
2	DF	Noé Zárate	(1973-05-11)11 May 1973 (aged 23)	1996
4	DF	Claudio Suárez	(1968-12-17)17 December 1968 (aged 27)	1996	UNAM
5	DF	Camilo Romero	(1970-03-30)30 March 1970 (aged 26)	1994	Morelia
8	DF	Joel Sánchez	(1974-08-17)17 August 1974 (aged 21)	1991
13	DF	Nicolás Morales	(1966-05-05)5 May 1966 (aged 30)	1996	Necaxa
21	DF	Héctor Castro	(1976-02-10)10 February 1976 (aged 20)	1996	Youth system
58	DF	Guillermo Hernández	(1971-02-18)18 February 1971 (aged 25)	1990
Midfielders
6	MF	Alberto Coyote (Captain)	(1967-03-26)26 March 1967 (aged 29)	1993	León
7	MF	Ramón Ramírez	(1969-12-05)5 December 1969 (aged 26)	1994	Santos Laguna
11	MF	Manuel Martínez	(1972-01-03)3 January 1972 (aged 24)	1991
14	MF	Felipe Robles	(1969-03-26)26 March 1969 (aged 27)	1993
15	MF	Paulo César Chávez	(1976-01-07)7 January 1976 (aged 20)	1993
17	MF	Salvador Mercado	(1969-03-25)25 March 1969 (aged 27)	1996	El Paso Patriots
19	MF	Mariano Varela	(1972-04-14)14 April 1972 (aged 24)	1995	UANL
25	MF	Luis Gueta	(1976-07-20)20 July 1976 (aged 20)	1996	Youth system
30	MF	Missael Espinoza	(1965-04-12)12 April 1965 (aged 31)	1993	Monterrey
Forwards
9	FW	Ignacio Vázquez	(1971-07-31)31 July 1971 (aged 25)	1991
10	FW	Gustavo Nápoles	(1973-05-11)11 May 1973 (aged 23)	1995	UANL
16	FW	Gabriel García	(1974-02-16)16 February 1974 (aged 22)	1992
18	FW	Jorge Arreola	(1972-10-17)17 October 1972 (aged 23)	1992
27	FW	Sergio Pacheco	(1965-10-25)25 October 1965 (aged 30)	1996	Veracruz

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	11 August 1996	8 December 1996	Matchday 1	3rd	19	10	4	5	35	22	+13	052.63
Torneo Verano	12 January 1997	1 June 1997	Matchday 1	Winners	23	12	9	2	41	20	+21	052.17
Copa México	7 July 1996	31 July 1996	Group stage	Semifinals	8	6	0	2	25	8	+17	075.00
Total					50	28	13	9	101	50	+51	056.00

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	9	4	4	33	19	+14	31	7	0	1	20	6	+14	2	4	3	13	13	0

Source: Liga MX

Matches

11 August 1996 1	Guadalajara	2–0	UNAM	Guadalajara
12:00	Suárez 41' García 49'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Jalisco

17 August 1996 2	León	0–0	Guadalajara	León
20:45		Report		Stadium: Estadio León

25 August 1996 3	Guadalajara	5–0	América	Guadalajara
12:00	Ramírez 4' Pacheco 23' Chávez 65' García 71', 74'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Jalisco

1 September 1996 4	Morelia	1–4	Guadalajara	Morelia
12:00	Soto 87'	Report	García 58', 90' Nápoles 84' Coyote 89'	Stadium: Estadio Morelos

8 September 1996 5	Santos Laguna	1–1	Guadalajara	Zacatecas City
15:00	Borgetti 18'	Report	Nápoles 86'	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa

2 October 1996 6	Guadalajara	1–0	Cruz Azul	Guadalajara
20:45	García 69'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Jalisco

24 September 1996 7	Puebla	1–1	Guadalajara	Puebla
20:00	Muñoz 9'	Report	García 80'	Stadium: Estadio Cuahtémoc

29 September 1996 8	Guadalajara	4–1	UAG	Guadalajara
12:00	Coyote 11' Nápoles 15' García 42' Robles 88'	Report	Davino 17'	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco

6 October 1996 9	Pachuca	0–2	Guadalajara	Pachuca
12:00		Report	Suárez 18' García 65'	Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo

13 October 1996 10	Guadalajara	1–0	Atlante	Guadalajara
12:00	Martínez 46'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Jalisco

19 October 1996 11	Celaya	3–0	Guadalajara	Celaya
20:15	Míchel 16' Hernández 60', 74'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés

27 October 1996 12	Guadalajara	2–1	Monterrey	Guadalajara
12:00	García 11', 25' Nápoles 29'	Report	Castillo 85'	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco

2 November 1996 13	Veracruz	3–2	Guadalajara	Veracruz
16:00	Fascioli 15' de Brito 66' González China 75'	Report	Romero 25' Vázquez 55'	Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente

10 November 1996 14	Guadalajara	2–3	Necaxa	Guadalajara
12:00	Vázquez 34' García 77'	Report	Zárate 16' Córdova 26' Peláez 84'	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco

13 November 1996 15	Atlas	2–2	Guadalajara	Guadalajara
20:45	Mascareño 11' Torres 20'	Report	García 21' Nápoles 43'	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco

17 November 1996 16	Guadalajara	2–1	Toluca	Guadalajara
12:00	Suárez 50', 64' (pen.)	Report	Abundis 10'	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Referee: Armando Archundia

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

Liguilla

Quarter-finals

4 December 1996 First leg	Necaxa	2–0	Guadalajara	Mexico City
20:30	García Aspe 16' Hernández 25'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca

8 December 1996 Second leg	Guadalajara	2–1 (2–3 agg.)	Necaxa	Guadalajara
12:00	Sánchez 21' Suárez 59'	Report	Aguinaga 7'	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco

Torneo Verano

League table

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

Statistics

Goals

Rank	Player	Position	Invierno	Verano	Copa México	Total^[2]
1	Gustavo Nápoles	FW	5	12	1	18
2	Gabriel García	FW	13	3	1	17
3	Ignacio Vázquez	FW	3	3	5	11
4	Sergio Pacheco	FW	1	1	8	10
5	Joel Sánchez	DF	1	3	3	7
5	Claudio Suárez	DF	5	2	0	7
7	Paulo César Chávez	MF	1	5	0	6
7	Manuel Martínez	MF	1	4	1	6
9	Jorge Arreola	FW	0	2	1	3
	Alberto Coyote	MF	2	0	1	3
	Ramón Ramírez	MF	1	1	1	3
	Noé Zárate	DF	0	2	1	3
13	Missael Espinoza	MF	0	2	0	2
13	Salvador Mercado	MF	0	0	2	2
15	Juan Colorado	MF	0	0	1	1
	Guillermo Hernández	DF	0	1	0	1
	Felipe Robles	MF	1	0	0	1
	Camilo Romero	DF	1	0	0	11
Total			35	41	26	102

Hat-tricks

Player	Against	Result	Date	Competition
Ignacio Vázquez	UAG	5–1 (H)	11 July 1996	Copa México
Sergio Pacheco	La Piedad	4–0 (A)	17 July 1996	Copa México
Gustavo Nápoles	Toros Neza	6–1 (H)	1 June 1997	Primera División

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	Invierno	Verano	Total^[2]
1	Martín Zúñiga	6	6	12
Total		6	6	12

References

^ "Chivas - Verano 1997". Mediotiempo.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-18. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Mexico 1996/97". RSSSF.com. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[1] "Chivas - Verano 1997". Mediotiempo.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-18. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

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

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