1996–97 Deportivo Toluca F.C. season

Toluca
1996–97 season
Chairman	Sergio Peláez
Manager	Juan Manuel Álvarez
Stadium	Estadio Toluca 70–86
Invierno	5th; Playoffs: Quarterfinals
Verano	11th
Copa México	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: José Cardozo; (10 goals); All: Carlos María Morales; (11 goals)
Biggest win	Toluca 5–0 UAG; (17 August 1996)
Biggest defeat	Pachuca 3–0 Toluca; (25 August 1996)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →
	All statistics correct as of 28 December 2018.

The 1996–97 Deportivo Toluca F.C. season was the 90th season in the football club's history and the 44th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football.

Players

Squad information

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (Age)	Signed in	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Luis Islas	(1965-12-22)22 December 1965 (aged 30)	1996	Platense
12	GK	Jesús Alfaro	(1968-01-01)1 January 1968 (aged 28)	1994	UAT
Defenders
2	DF	Eugenio Villazón	(1972-09-19)19 September 1972 (aged 23)	1994
3	DF	Manuel Vidrio	(1972-08-23)23 August 1972 (aged 23)	1996	Guadalajara
4	DF	Salvador Carmona	(1975-08-22)22 August 1975 (aged 20)	1993
5	DF	Omar Blanco	(1975-07-17)17 July 1975 (aged 20)	1996	Atlas
11	DF	Efraín Herrera	(1959-09-18)18 September 1959 (aged 36)	1995	Necaxa
13	DF	Alberto Macías	(1969-12-28)28 December 1969 (aged 26)	1990
16	DF	Héctor Ruiz	(1973-10-02)2 October 1973 (aged 22)	1996
19	DF	Adrián García Arias	(1975-12-06)6 December 1975 (aged 20)	1996
33	DF	Adán Núñez	(1974-02-27)27 February 1974 (aged 22)	1996
Midfielders
6	MF	Antonio Taboada	(1967-09-11)11 September 1967 (aged 28)	1996	Cruz Azul
7	MF	Víctor Ruiz	(1969-06-07)7 June 1969 (aged 27)	1996	Cruz Azul
8	MF	Marcelino Bernal	(1962-05-27)27 May 1962 (aged 34)	1991	Puebla
8	MF	Jaime Ordiales	(1963-12-23)23 December 1963 (aged 32)	1996	León
10	MF	Fabián Estay	(1968-10-05)5 October 1968 (aged 27)	1996	Colo-Colo
18	MF	David Rangel	(1969-11-12)12 November 1969 (aged 26)	1996	Cruz Azul
27	MF	Enrique Alfaro	(1974-12-11)11 December 1974 (aged 21)	1994
28	MF	Gilberto Mora	(1976-11-15)15 November 1976 (aged 19)	1994
Forwards
7	FW	Armando González	(1968-11-16)16 November 1968 (aged 27)	1996	UAG
9	FW	José Cardozo	(1971-03-19)19 March 1971 (aged 25)	1995	Olimpia
15	FW	Carlos María Morales	(1970-03-01)1 March 1970 (aged 26)	1995	Unión Española
17	FW	Ariel Zárate	(1973-07-13)13 July 1973 (aged 22)	1996	Vélez Sarsfield
23	FW	José Manuel Abundis	(1973-06-11)11 June 1973 (aged 23)	1992	Youth System
25	FW	Eduardo Lillingston	(1977-12-23)23 December 1977 (aged 18)	1996

Players and squad numbers last updated on 28 December 2018.^[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	10 August 1996	7 December 1996	Matchday 1	5th	19	9	4	6	27	17	+10	047.37
Torneo Verano	11 January 1997	4 May 1997	Matchday 1	11th	17	5	6	6	26	21	+5	029.41
Copa México	30 June 1996	28 July 1996	Group stage	Group stage	8	1	2	5	9	13	−4	012.50
Total					44	15	12	17	62	51	+11	034.09

Source: RSSSF.com

Torneo Invierno

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Guadalajara	17	9	4	4	33	19	+14	31	Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs)
4	Puebla	17	9	4	4	32	22	+10	31
5	Toluca	17	9	3	5	26	15	+11	30
6	Necaxa	17	8	5	4	24	19	+5	29
7	Atlas	17	6	8	3	28	26	+2	26	Advance to Repechage

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	9	3	5	26	15	+11	30	6	1	2	16	5	+11	3	2	3	10	10	0

Source: RSSSF.com

Result round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	W

Source: RSSSF.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

10 August 1996 1	Puebla	2–1	Toluca	Puebla
19:00 CST	Guzmán 39' Muñoz 74'	Report	Abundis 85'	Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc

17 August 1996 2	Toluca	5–0	UAG	Toluca
15:00 CST	Morales 29', 53' Cardozo 69', 89' Bernal 73'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86 Referee: Antonio Marrufo

25 August 1996 3	Pachuca	3–0	Toluca	Pachuca
12:00 CST	Medford 47' Farfán 67' Sáez 75'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Referee: Pascual Rebolledo

11 September 1996 4	Toluca	0–0	Atlante	Toluca
15:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86

8 September 1996 5	Celaya	0–1	Toluca	Celaya
12:00 CST		Report	Bernal 11'	Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés Referee: Eduardo Brizio

14 September 1996 6	Toluca	1–0	Monterrey	Toluca
15:00 CST	Cardozo 70'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86 Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo

21 September 1996 7	Veracruz	1–1	Toluca	Veracruz
19:00 CST	Fasciolli 90'	Report	Cardozo 75'	Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente Referee: Armando Archundia

28 September 1996 8	Toluca	2–0	Necaxa	Toluca
15:00 CST	Abundis 51' Macías 83'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86 Referee: Gonzalo González

5 October 1996 9	Atlas	1–1	Toluca	Guadalajara
20:45 CST	Franco 69'	Report	Bernal 75'	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Referee: León Padró Borja

12 October 1996 10	Toluca	0–2	Santos Laguna	Toluca
15:00 CST		Report	Muñoz 61' Borgetti 88'	Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86 Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel

19 October 1996 11	Toluca	1–0	Toros Neza	Toluca
15:00 CST	Cardozo 82'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86 Referee: Eduardo Brizio

25 October 1996 12	UNAM	0–3	Toluca	Mexico City
15:00 CST		Report	Carreón 4' (o.g.) Cardozo 72' Alfaro 74'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Referee: Miguel Ángel Salas

2 November 1996 13	Toluca	2–3	León	Toluca
15:00 CST	Bernal 53' Estay 69'	Report	Tita 17' Segoviano 30' Martínez 80'	Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86

10 November 1996 14	América	1–2	Toluca	Mexico City
12:00 CST	Macías 56' (o.g.)	Report	Alfaro 14' Carmona 75'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Miguel Ángel Salas

14 November 1996 15	Toluca	1–0	Morelia	Toluca
15:00 CST	Chávez 14' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86 Referee: Pascual Rebolledo

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

24 November 1996 17	Toluca	4–0	Cruz Azul	Toluca
15:00 CST	Cardozo 12' Bernal 31' Morales 65', 78'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86 Referee: Eduardo Brizio

Liguilla

Quarter-finals

4 December 1996 First leg	Toluca	1–2	Puebla	Toluca
15:00 CST	Rangel 43'	Report	Blanco 46' (o.g.) dos Santos 66'	Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86 Referee: Antonio Marrufo

7 December 1996 Second leg	Puebla	0–0	Toluca	Puebla
19:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Referee: León Padró Borja

Torneo Verano

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
9	Cruz Azul	17	7	4	6	21	24	−3	25
10	León	17	5	8	4	21	18	+3	23
11	Toluca	17	5	6	6	26	21	+5	21
12	UAG	17	5	5	7	26	24	+2	20	Advance to Repechage
13	Puebla	17	4	8	5	15	18	−3	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


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
17	5	6	6	26	21	+5	21	4	2	2	12	6	+6	1	4	4	14	15	−1

Source: RSSSF.com

Result round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	L

Source: RSSSF.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

11 January 1997 1	Toluca	0–0	Puebla	Toluca
15:00 CST		Report		Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86 Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso

29 January 1997 2	UAG	1–1	Toluca	Zapopan
20:30 CST	López 64'	Report	Estay 11'	Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo Referee: Eduardo Brizio

25 January 1997 3	Toluca	1–1	Pachuca	Toluca
15:00 CST	Bernal 50'	Report	Sáez 48'	Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86 Referee: Miguel Ángel Salas

2 February 1997 4	Atlante	3–2	Toluca	Mexico City
12:00 CST	Carbajal 20' Jáuregui 52' Carty 68'	Report	Cardozo 25', 70'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: León Padró Borja

8 February 1997 5	Toluca	2–0	Celaya	Toluca
15:00 CST	Alfaro 47' Lillingston 73'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86 Referee: Antonio Marrufo

15 February 1997 6	Monterrey	1–4	Toluca	Monterrey
17:00 CST	Patiño 46'	Report	Morales 2' Bernal 7' Lillingston 77' Alfaro 79'	Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico Referee: José Luis García

22 February 1997 7	Toluca	2–1	Veracruz	Toluca
15:00 CST	González 6' Morales 85'	Report	Valenciano 33'	Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86 Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel

5 March 1997 8	Necaxa	1–1	Toluca	Mexico City
20:45 CST	García Aspe 35'	Report	Abundis 52'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Gilberto Alcalá

8 March 1997 9	Toluca	4–0	Atlas	Toluca
15:00 CST	Cardozo 40' Morales 66' Estay 68' Ordiales 77'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86 Referee: Germán Arredondo

16 March 1997 10	Santos Laguna	2–1	Toluca	Torreón
16:00 CST	Gabriel de Anda 20' Caballero 59'	Report	Estay 64'	Stadium: Estadio Corona Referee: Pascual Rebolledo

23 March 1997 11	Toros Neza	2–1	Toluca	Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
15:00 CST	Nildeson 20' Vázquez 83'	Report	Alfaro 4'	Stadium: Estadio Neza 86 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez

1 April 1997 12	Toluca	1–0	UNAM	Toluca
15:00 CST	Morales 3'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86 Referee: Sergio Herrera

5 April 1997 13	León	1–1	Toluca	León
20:15 CST	Torres 3'	Report	González 35'	Stadium: Estadio León Referee: León Padró Borja

9 April 1997 14	Toluca	1–2	América	Toluca
15:00 CST	Carmona 24'	Report	Villa 60' Pineda 82'	Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86 Referee: Gilberto Alcalá

23 April 1997 15	Morelia	1–1	Toluca	Morelia
16:00 CST	Figueroa 77' (pen.)	Report	Bernal 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Morelos Referee: Edgar Ulises Rangel

27 April 1997 16	Toluca	1–2	Guadalajara	Toluca
15:00 CST	Vidrio 4'	Report	Nápoles 86' Hernández 88'	Stadium: Estadio Toluca 70-86 Referee: Antonio Marrufo

4 May 1997 17	Cruz Azul	3–2	Toluca	Mexico City
12:00 CST	Hermosillo 12', 53' Palencia 90'	Report	Morales 66' Estay 82'	Stadium: Estadio Azul Referee: Arturo Brizio

Copa México

Group stage

Group 1
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toros Neza	8	6	0	0	2	17	8	+9	18	Advanced to the next phase
2	San Luis	8	5	0	0	3	14	11	+3	15
3	Irapuato	8	4	0	2	2	11	7	+4	12
4	Pachuca	8	4	0	1	3	13	10	+3	12
5	Atlante F.C.	8	4	0	0	4	11	12	−1	12
6	Morelia	8	3	1	0	4	10	12	−2	12
7	Cruz Azul Hidalgo	8	3	1	1	3	9	13	−4	12
8	Toluca	8	1	2	0	5	9	13	−4	9
9	Celaya	8	1	1	1	5	7	15	−8	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Statistics

Goals

Rank	Player	Position	Invierno	Verano	Copa México	Total^[2]
1	Carlos María Morales	FW	4	5	2	11
2	José Cardozo	FW	7	3	0	10
3	Marcelino Bernal	MF	5	3	1	9
4	Eduardo Lillingston	FW	0	2	4	6
5	Enrique Alfaro	MF	2	3	0	5
5	Fabián Estay	MF	1	4	0	5
7	José Manuel Abundis	FW	3	1	0	4
8	Salvador Carmona	DF	1	1	0	2
	Armando González	FW	0	2	0	2
	Alberto Macías	DF	2	0	0	2
11	Gilberto Mora	MF	0	0	1	1
	Jaime Ordiales	MF	0	1	0	1
	David Rangel	MF	1	0	0	1
	Manuel Vidrio	DF	0	1	0	1
Total			26	26	8	60

Own goals

Player	Against	Result	Date	Competition
Alberto Macías	América	2–1 (A)	10 November 1996	Primera División
Omar Blanco	Puebla	1–2 (H)	4 December 1996	Primera División

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	Invierno	Verano	Copa México	Total^[2]
1	Luis Islas	10	4	1	15
Total		10	4	1	15

References

^ "Toluca | Calendario | Ligamx | Invierno 1996". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Mexico 1996/97". RSSSF.com. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

[1] "Toluca | Calendario | Ligamx | Invierno 1996". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

[RSSSF-2] "Mexico 1996/97". RSSSF.com. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

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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	9	3	5	26	15	+11	30	6	1	2	16	5	+11	3	2	3	10	10	0

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	26	15	+11	30	6	1	2	16	5	+11	3	2	3	10	10	0

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	26	15	+11	30	6	1	2	16	5	+11	3	2	3	10	10	0