1996–97 Atlante F.C. season

Atlante
1996–97 season
Manager	Miguel Mejía Barón
Stadium	Estadio Azteca
Invierno	1st; Playoffs: Quarterfinals
Verano	5th; Playoffs: Quarterfinals
Copa México	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Luís Roberto Alves; (17 goals); All: Luís Roberto Alves; (18 goals)
Biggest win	Atlante 6–0 Celaya; (18 November 1996)
Biggest defeat	Toros Neza 4–0 Atlante; (4 December 1996)
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →
	All statistics correct as of 31 January 2019.

The 1996–97 Atlante F.C. season was the 5th season since the team's last promotion to Primera División. Atlante competed in Primera División and Copa México

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Miguel Mejía Barón
Assistant coaches	Guillermo Vázquez Mejía
Assistant coaches	Ricardo Aguirre
Fitness coach	Manuel Benítez
Doctor	Alfonso Díaz

Players

Squad information

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (Age)	Signed in	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Ángel Maldonado	(1973-09-08)8 September 1973 (aged 22)
9	GK	Jorge Campos	(1966-10-15)15 October 1966 (aged 29)	1995	UNAM
12	GK	Félix Fernández	(1967-01-11)11 January 1967 (aged 29)	1987	Youth system
Defenders
2	DF	Juan Hernández	(1965-03-08)8 March 1965 (aged 31)	1996	América
3	DF	Juan de Dios Ramírez (VC)	(1969-03-08)8 March 1969 (aged 27)	1996	Toros Neza
4	DF	Ignacio Ambríz (2nd VC)	(1965-02-07)7 February 1965 (aged 31)	1996	Necaxa
5	DF	Miodrag Belodedici	(1964-05-20)20 May 1964 (aged 32)	1996	Villarreal
15	DF	Eduardo Medina	(1972-09-13)13 September 1972 (aged 23)	1995	UNAM
16	DF	José Luis Navarrete	(1973-01-12)12 January 1973 (aged 23)	1992
24	DF	José Guadalupe Cruz	(1967-11-22)22 November 1967 (aged 28)	1988
Midfielders
8	MF	José Damasceno	(1970-07-13)13 July 1970 (aged 26)	1996	Celaya
10	MF	Vlada Stošić	(1965-01-31)31 January 1965 (aged 31)	1997 (Winter)	Betis
13	MF	Víctor Saavedra	(1973-07-17)17 July 1973 (aged 23)	1995
14	MF	Ricardo Carbajal	(1968-10-17)17 October 1968 (aged 27)	1995	Cruz Azul
21	MF	Gastón Obledo	(1966-02-06)6 February 1966 (aged 30)	1993	UAT
21	MF	Javier Flores	(1973-07-10)10 July 1973 (aged 23)	1996
25	MF	Manuel Sol	(1973-08-31)31 August 1973 (aged 22)	1996	Necaxa
29	MF	Mario García	(1967-06-01)1 June 1967 (aged 29)	1989
Forwards
6	FW	Germán Carty	(1968-07-16)16 July 1968 (aged 28)	1996	Sport Boys
7	FW	Alfonso Malibrán	(1973-10-20)20 October 1973 (aged 22)
11	FW	Martín Ubaldi	(1969-11-11)11 November 1969 (aged 26)	1996	UANL
17	FW	Luís Roberto Alves (Captain)	(1967-05-23)23 May 1967 (aged 29)	1996	América
20	FW	Mario Jáuregui	(1970-08-01)1 August 1970 (aged 26)	1995	Monterrey

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

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	7 December 1996	Matchday 1	1st	19	12	2	5	32	20	+12	063.16
Torneo Verano	11 January 1997	18 May 1997	Matchday 1	Runners-up	19	9	4	6	26	22	+4	047.37
Copa México	30 June 1996	28 July 1996	Group stage	Group stage	8	4	0	4	11	12	−1	050.00
Total					46	25	6	15	69	54	+15	054.35

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	12	2	3	30	11	+19	38	6	1	1	17	3	+14	6	1	2	13	8	+5

Source: Liga MX

Torneo Verano

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Toros Neza	17	9	3	5	40	32	+8	30	Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs)
4	Necaxa	17	8	4	5	33	20	+13	28
5	Atlante	17	8	4	5	23	19	+4	28
6	UNAM	17	8	3	6	25	26	−1	27
7	Santos Laguna	17	8	2	7	27	28	−1	26

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	4	5	23	19	+4	28	5	1	3	14	10	+4	3	3	2	9	9	0

Source: Liga MX

Statistics

Goals

Rank	Player	Position	Invierno	Verano	Copa México	Total^[2]
1	Luís Roberto Alves	FW	10	7	1	18
2	Mario Jáuregui	FW	7	1	1	9
3	Ricardo Carbajal	MF	4	4	0	8
4	José Damasceno	MF	4	2	0	6
4	Juan Hernández	DF	1	2	3	6
6	Martín Ubaldi	FW	1	2	2	5
7	Germán Carty	FW	0	4	0	4
8	Alfonso Malibrán	FW	2	1	0	3
9	Ignacio Ambríz	DF	1	1	0	2
	Miodrag Belodedici	DF	1	0	1	2
	Javier Flores	MF	1	0	1	2
	Vlada Stošić	MF	0	2	0	2
13	Víctor Saavedra	MF	0	0	1	1
13	Mario García	MF	0	0	1	1
Total			32	26	11	69

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	Invierno	Verano	Total^[2]
1	Jorge Campos	3	5	8
2	Félix Fernández	3	0	3
Total		6	5	11

References

^ "CF Atlante » Plantilla 1996/1997". livefutbol.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Mexico 1996/97". RSSSF.com. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[1] "CF Atlante » Plantilla 1996/1997". livefutbol.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.

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

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