# 1996–97 C.D. Guadalajara season

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. 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 | 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 | Total | Total | Total | Total | 50 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 101 | 50 | +51 | 056.00 |
Source: RSSSF.com

### Torneo Invierno
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 31 | Advance to Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 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) |

#### 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

#### Matches
##### Liguilla
###### Quarter-finals
### Torneo Verano
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | 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) |

## Statistics
### Goals

| Rank | Player | Position | Invierno | Verano | Copa México | Total |
| 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 |
| 9 | Alberto Coyote | MF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Ramón Ramírez | MF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 15 | Guillermo Hernández | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Felipe Robles | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Camilo Romero | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Total | Total | 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 |
| 1 | Martín Zúñiga | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Total | Total | 6 | 6 | 12 |