# 1996–97 Club Necaxa season

The 1996–97 Club Necaxa season was the 9th season since the team's revival after being replaced by Atlético Español in 1971. Necaxa competed in Primera División and Copa México, reaching the final in the Invierno 1996 tournament.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Manuel Lapuente |
| Assistant coaches | Mario Carrillo |
| Assistant coaches | Luis Esponda |
| Fitness coach | Roberto Bassagaisteguy |
| Doctor | Julio Cantú |

## Players
### Squad information

| No. | Pos. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | GK | Nicolás Navarro | (1963-09-17)17 September 1963 (aged 32) | 1983 | Youth system |
| 19 | GK | Raúl Orvañanos Jr. | (1969-07-03)3 July 1969 (aged 27) | 1992 | Cruz Azul |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | DF | Suelio da Silva | (1967-12-11)11 December 1967 (aged 28) | | |
| 3 | DF | Eduardo Vilches | (1963-04-21)21 April 1963 (aged 33) | 1994 | Colo-Colo |
| 4 | DF | Roberto Ruiz Esparza | (1965-01-16)16 January 1965 (aged 31) | 1996 (Winter) | UANL |
| 5 | DF | José Luis Montes de Oca | (1967-12-21)21 December 1967 (aged 28) | 1997 (Winter) | Toluca |
| 15 | DF | Octavio Becerril | (1964-03-31)31 March 1964 (aged 32) | 1994 | Veracruz |
| 20 | DF | José María Higareda | (1968-06-16)16 June 1968 (aged 28) | 1994 | UdeG |
| 24 | DF | Jaime Hernández | (1972-12-06)6 December 1972 (aged 23) | 1996 (Winter) | Internacional de Acapulco |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 6 | MF | José Castro | (1972-04-20)20 April 1972 (aged 24) | 1996 | Monterrey |
| 8 | MF | Alberto García Aspe | (1967-05-11)11 May 1967 (aged 29) | 1991 | UNAM |
| 18 | MF | Jesús Eduardo Córdova | (1968-02-21)21 February 1968 (aged 28) | 1996 | Puebla |
| 22 | MF | Mario Ordiales | (1963-12-23)23 December 1963 (aged 32) | 1996 | Santos Laguna |
| 35 | MF | René Fuentes | (1973-06-05)5 June 1973 (aged 23) | | |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | FW | Ricardo Peláez | (1963-03-14)14 March 1963 (aged 33) | 1987 | América |
| 12 | FW | Luis Hernández | (1968-12-22)22 December 1968 (aged 27) | 1994 | Monterrey |
| 13 | FW | Edson Alvarado | (1975-09-27)27 September 1975 (aged 20) | 1994 | Youth system |
| 21 | FW | Sergio Vázquez | (1972-10-14)14 October 1972 (aged 23) | 1997 (Winter) | Deportes Antofagasta |
Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 February 2019. 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 | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Torneo Invierno | 11 August 1996 | 22 December 1996 | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 052.17 |
| Torneo Verano | 11 January 1997 | 25 May 1997 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 047.62 |
| Copa México | 7 July 1996 | 27 July 1996 | Group stage | Group stage | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 057.14 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 51 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 89 | 66 | +23 | 050.98 |
Source: RSSSF.com

### Torneo Invierno
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Puebla | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 31 | Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 5 | Toluca | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 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 | Advance to Repechage |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Liga MX

### Torneo Verano
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Guadalajara (C) | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 34 | Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 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 | Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 5 | Atlante | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 28 | Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 6 | UNAM | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs) |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Liga MX

## Statistics
### Own goals

| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
| Gerardo Esquivel | Morelia | 2–1 (H) | 2 November 1996 | Primera División |