# 1996–97 Atlante F.C. season

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. 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 | 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 | Total | Total | Total | Total | 46 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 054.35 |
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

### Torneo Verano
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | 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) |
| 7 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 26 | 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
### Goals

| Rank | Player | Position | Invierno | Verano | Copa México | Total |
| 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 |
| 9 | Miodrag Belodedici | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Javier Flores | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Vlada Stošić | MF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Víctor Saavedra | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Mario García | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 32 | 26 | 11 | 69 |

### Clean sheets

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