1994–95 C.D. Veracruz season

Veracruz
1994-95 season
Owner	State Government of Veracruz (75%)
Manager	Anibal Ruiz
Stadium	Pirata Fuente
Primera Division	9th; Repechaje
Copa Mexico	Runner-up
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1993–94 1995–96 →
	All statistics correct as of 27 January 2019.

The 1994–95 C.D. Veracruz season is the 51st campaign in existence and 6th consecutive season in the top flight division of Mexican football.

Summary

In summertime the club sold several players due to the Mexican peso crisis included midfielder Joaquin del Olmo to America,^[1] Picas Becerril to Necaxa, midfielder Ruben Omar Romano^[2] returned to Atlante FC, and Argentine Forward Jorge Comas. On the contrary, the arrivals were not promising: Brazilian Forward Leonel Bolsonello, goalkeeper Bautista from Pumas UNAM, Jose Luis Malibran from Toros Neza, Brazilian Forward Marquinho and defender Paco Ramirez from Necaxa.^[3] In his second year as head coach Anibal Ruiz finished in a decent 9th spot on mid-table, thanks to a mediocre group with Atlante FC and Morelia the squad qualified to post-season repechaje round. The playing of the squad was aimed by goalkeeper Adolfo Rios and the defensive line with Paco Ramirez and Jose Luis Gonzalez China saving several points in favor, meanwhile the offensive line had a poor performance with Bolsonello being a major flop.

In repechaje, the team was defeated by regional rivals Puebla FC after a two leg series.^[4]

Finally, the squad reached the 1994-95 Copa Mexico Final losing the trophy against Necaxa with a 0–2 score.^[5]

After the new Federal government arrived in December 1994 with President Ernesto Zedillo, former Secretariat of the Interior and Veracruz native Fernando Gutierrez Barrios linked to ex-President Carlos Salinas de Gortari along the minority of shareholders of the club were attempting to sell the club during the campaign and, in June 1995, concluded the sale to TV Azteca which bought the 75% of shares from State Government. It was the end of an era in the club beginning in 1989 when State Government, Gutierrez Barrios and minority private partners acquired the franchise of Potros Neza and moved it to Veracruz.^[6]

Squad

^[7] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	MEX	Adolfo Rios
—	DF	MEX	Alberto Duran
—	DF	MEX	Pedro Osorio
—	FW	CHI	Carlos Poblete
—	DF	MEX	Jose Marroquin
—	DF	MEX	Ricardo Munguia
—	DF	MEX	Jose Luis Gonzalez China
—	MF	MEX	Martin Yamasaki
—	MF	MEX	Paco Ramirez
—	MF	MEX	Sergio Bueno
—	MF	BRA	Marquinho


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	BRA	Leonel Bolsonello
—	MF	MEX	Jose Luis Malibran
—	GK	MEX	Rafael Calderon
—	DF	MEX	Pascual Ramirez
—	MF	MEX	Victor Medina
—	MF	MEX	Enrique Figueroa
—	MF	MEX	Diego Bustos

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Leonel Bolsonello	Pumas UNAM	loan
GK	Rafael Calderon	Pumas UNAM
DF	Paco Ramirez	Necaxa
MF	Sergio Bueno	Queretaro FC
FW	Marquinho	Leon
MF	Jose Luis Malibran	Toros Neza

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Jorge Comas	Colon de Santa Fe
MF	Joaquin del Olmo	America
DF	Octavio Becerril	Necaxa
MF	Hector Quintero	Tampico Madero
MF	Marco Diaz Avalos	Atlante FC
MF	Ruben Omar Romano	Atlante FC

Winter

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Group 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Cruz Azul	36	20	8	8	91	45	+46	48	Playoff
2	Veracruz	36	12	11	13	43	51	−8	35	Playoff
3	Atlante	36	11	11	14	57	69	−12	33
4	Morelia	36	9	12	15	54	75	−21	30
5	Correcaminos	36	9	10	17	42	65	−23	28	Relegated

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

^[4]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	W	L	-	D	D	W	D	L	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	-	L	D	D	D	W	W	L	L
Position	6	2	3	9	11	5	9	5	3	6	7	7	6	6	6	7	5	7	6	6	6	5	6	7	5	8	6	8	8	8	9	8	8	9	8	8	8	9

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, Qualification for the quarter-finals; C = Qualification for the quarter-finals as group leader.; E = Qualification for the quarter-finals as group runner-up.; R = Qualification for the Repechaje.

General table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
7	Puebla	36	12	16	8	45	41	+4	40	Qualification for the Repechaje^[a]
8	Santos Laguna	36	13	9	14	61	62	−1	35	Qualification for the quarter-finals^[b]
9	Veracruz	36	12	11	13	43	51	−8	35	Qualification for the Repechaje^[a]
10	Atlante	36	11	11	14	57	69	−12	33
11	Monterrey	36	9	15	12	37	52	−15	33	Qualification for the Repechaje^[a]

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
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Teams ranked 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th in the table qualified for Repechaje
^ The first four places in the table and teams ranked 6th and 8th qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.

Matches

^[4]

3 September 1994 1	Atlas FC	1-2	Veracruz	Guadalajara
	Cristian Domizzi 17'		41' Mario Ramírez 71' Poblete	Stadium: Jalisco

10 September 1994 2	Veracruz	3-0	Tecos UAG	Veracruz
	Carlos Poblete 39' José Luis Malibrán 61' Marco Antonio Benatto "Marquinho" 70'			Stadium: Pirata Fuente

18 September 1994 3	Santos Laguna	3-2	Veracruz	Torreon
	Miguel Asprilla 18' Everaldo Bejines 49' Adomaitis 85' (pen)		69', 83' (pen) José Luis González China	Stadium: Corona

24 September 1994 4	Veracruz	0-4	Cruz Azul	Veracruz
			47', 65', 66', 68'Hermosillo	Stadium: Pirata Fuente

2 October 1994 5	Atlético Morelia	0-0	Veracruz	Morelia
				Stadium: Morelos

8 October 1994 6	Veracruz	1-0	Atlante FC	Veracruz
	Poblete 73'			Stadium: Pirata Fuente

16 October 1994 7	Correcaminos UAT	1-0	Veracruz	Ciudad Victoria
	Carlos Orozco 72'			Stadium: Marte R.Gomez

22 October 1994 8	Veracruz	3-0	Tigres UANL	Veracruz
	Leonel Bolsonello 10', 77' (pen) José Luis González China 32'			Stadium: Pirata Fuente

30 October 1994 9	Toros Neza	2-3	Veracruz	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
	Guillermo Vázquez 31' (pen), 44'		82' Carlos Poblete 85' José Luis González China 89' Elías Ledesma	Stadium: Neza 86

5 November 1994 10	Veracruz	1-4	CD Guadalajara	Veracruz
	José Luis González China 52' (pen)		35'José Manuel de la Torre 38' (og) Pedro Pablo Osorio 82' Ignacio Vázquez 89' Alberto Coyote	Stadium: Pirata Fuente

12 November 1994 11	Leones Negros UdeG	bye	Veracruz	Guadalajara
				Stadium: Jalisco

19 November 1994 12	Veracruz	0-0	Puebla FC	Veracruz
				Stadium: Pirata Fuente

26 November 1994 13	Veracruz	3-3	America	Veracruz
	José Luis González China 35' (pen) Pedro Pablo Osorio 72' Elías Ledesma 78'		Kalusha Bwalya 41', Francois-Omam Biyik 59', Luis Roberto Alves "Zague" 66'	Stadium: Pirata Fuente

29 November 1994 14	Pumas UNAM	1-2	Veracruz	Tlalpan
	Pedro Massacessi 17'		41' Enrique Figueroa 57' , Carlos Poblete	Stadium: Olimpico Universitario

3 December 1994 15	Veracruz	2-2	Tampico Madero	Veracruz
	Leonel Bolsonello 74' Marco Antonio Benatto 89' "Marquinho"		43' Carlos Hernández 48' Alejandro Domínguez	Stadium: Pirata Fuente
Note: On Dec. 7, due to problems with the leasing of Estadio Tamaulipas, Tampico Madero was relocated in Querétaro and renamed as TM Gallos Blancos.

11 December 1994 16	Necaxa	2-0	Veracruz	Tlalpan
	Basay 55', 67'			Stadium: Azteca

17 December 1994 17	Veracruz	1-0	CD Toluca	Veracruz
	Leonel Bolsonello 70'			Stadium: Pirata Fuente

22 December 1994 18	CF Monterrey	0-0	Veracruz	Monterrey
				Stadium: Tecnológico

29 December 1994 19	Veracruz	2-0	Leon	Veracruz
	Leonel Bolsonello 34', 47' (pen)			Stadium: Pirata Fuente

7 January 1995 20	Veracruz	0-0	Atlas FC	Veracruz
				Stadium: Pirata Fuente

13 January 1995 21	Tecos UAG	3-2	Veracruz	Zapopan
	Eustacio Rizo 31', 37' Dioney Carlos 81'		60' Leonel Bolsonello 75' José Luis Malibrán	Stadium: 3 de Marzo

21 January 1995 22	Veracruz	3-3	Santos Laguna	Veracruz
	Víctor Medina 38' Leonel Bolsonello 57' (pen) José Luis Malibrán 71'		39' Antonio Apud 52' Miguel Asprilla 76' Begines	Stadium: Pirata Fuente

28 January 1995 23	Cruz Azul	3-1	Veracruz	Tlalpan
	Luis Carlos de Oliveira "Pintado" 5' Carlos Hermosillo 77' Octavio Mora 81'		21' José Luis Malibrán	Stadium: Azteca

3 February 1995 24	Veracruz	0-0	Atlético Morelia	Veracruz
				Stadium: Pirata Fuente

12 February 1995 25	Atlante FC	0-2	Veracruz	Benito Juarez
			José Luis Malibrán 38, 45	Stadium: Azulgrana

18 February 1995 26	Veracruz	1-2	Correcaminos UAT	Veracruz
	José Luis Malibrán 13'		29' (pen) Ramiro Romero 50' Arnold Cruz	Stadium: Pirata Fuente

24 February 1995 27	Tigres UANL	0-2	Veracruz	San Nicolas de los Garza
			62', 73' José Luis Malibrán	Stadium: Universitario

4 March 1995 28	Veracruz	0-1	Toros Neza	Veracruz
			3' (pen) Guillermo Vázquez	Stadium: Pirata Fuente

12 March 1995 29	CD Guadalajara	5-0	Veracruz	Guadalajara
	Ignacio Vázquez 26', 75' Espinosa 34' Daniel Guzmán 85' Alberto García 87'			Stadium: Jalisco

18 March 1995 30	Veracruz	bye	Leones Negros UdeG	Veracruz
				Stadium: Pirata Fuente

25 March 1995 31	Puebla FC	1-0	Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz	Puebla de los Angeles
	Antonio Teodoro Dos Santos "Toninho" 48'			Stadium: Cuauhtemoc

2 April 1995 32	America	1-1	Veracruz	Tlalpan
	Francois-Omam Biyik 16'		18' Leonel Bolsonello	Stadium: Azteca

5 April 1995 33	Veracruz	0-0	Pumas UNAM	Veracruz
				Stadium: Pirata Fuente

9 April 1995 34	TM Gallos Blancos	1-1	Veracruz	Queretaro
	Carlos Hernández 51'		4' José Luis Malibrán	Stadium: Corregidora

15 April 1995 35	Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz	1-0	Necaxa	Veracruz
	Leonel Bolsonello 36'			Stadium: Pirata Fuente

23 April 1995 36	CD Toluca	1-2	Veracruz	Toluca
	Cardozo 59'		64' Leonel Bolsonello 67' José Luis Malibrán	Stadium: La Bombonera

29 April 1995 37	Veracruz	2-4	CF Monterrey	Veracruz
	Leonel Bolsonello 29' (pen) Marco Antonio Benatto "Marquinho" 51'		42' José Nieves Castro 46' Roberto Medina 75' Carlos Alberto Bianchezi 89' José Antonio Noriega	Stadium: Pirata Fuente

6 May 1995 38	Club León	3-0	Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz	Leon de los Aldama
	Gustavo Abel Dezotti 12' Ricardo Cadena 42' Isaac Ayipei 84'			Stadium: Nou Camp

Repechaje

10 May 1995	Veracruz	1–1	Puebla	Veracruz
16:00 CT	Durán 55'		24' Cuevas	Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente

13 May 1995	Puebla	0–0	Veracruz	Puebla
20:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc

References

^ ElfVoetbal. "Joaquin del Olmo – Speleroverzicht". Retrieved on 25 March 2013.
^ Clarín article
^ "Ir a la Selección, sumamente atractivo: Paco Ramírez". MedioTiempo. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c Erik Francisco Lugo, Martín Toscano and RSSSF 2003/20 (24 April 2001). "Mexico 1994/95 Regular season". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Necaxa and Veracruz disputed the Copa Mexico trophy in 1995" (in Spanish). espn.com.mx. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ Billy Rubio (2 June 2020). "Red Sharks and Morelia victims of TV Azteca". eldictamen.mx. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ "Veracruz » Squad 1994/1995". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2019-06-11.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_REP0.60185249969449-8] Teams ranked 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th in the table qualified for Repechaje

[table_note_res_LIG0.60185249969449-9] The first four places in the table and teams ranked 6th and 8th qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.

[1] ElfVoetbal. "Joaquin del Olmo – Speleroverzicht". Retrieved on 25 March 2013.

[2] Clarín article

[3] "Ir a la Selección, sumamente atractivo: Paco Ramírez". MedioTiempo. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2010.

[RSSSF-4] Erik Francisco Lugo, Martín Toscano and RSSSF 2003/20 (24 April 2001). "Mexico 1994/95 Regular season". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[5] "Necaxa and Veracruz disputed the Copa Mexico trophy in 1995" (in Spanish). espn.com.mx. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[6] Billy Rubio (2 June 2020). "Red Sharks and Morelia victims of TV Azteca". eldictamen.mx. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[7] "Veracruz » Squad 1994/1995". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2019-06-11.

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