# 1996–97 Toros Neza season
## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Enrique Meza |
| Assistant coaches | Miguel Esquivel |
| Assistant coaches | Rafael Chávez |
| Fitness coach | Jaime Espejel |
| Doctor | Gregorio Domínguez |

## Players
### Squad information

| No. | Pos. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | GK | Pablo Larios | (1960-07-31)31 July 1960 (aged 36) | 1994 | Puebla |
| 22 | GK | Juan Gutiérrez | (1967-09-07)7 September 1967 (aged 28) | 1995 | Toluca |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | DF | Humberto González | (1970-08-01)1 August 1970 (aged 26) | 1996 | |
| 3 | DF | Pedro Osorio | (1965-12-29)29 December 1965 (aged 30) | 1996 | Morelia |
| 4 | DF | Miguel Herrera | (1968-03-18)18 March 1968 (aged 28) | 1995 | Atlante |
| 8 | DF | Humberto Romero | (1964-10-11)11 October 1964 (aged 31) | 1994 | UdeG |
| 13 | DF | Jesús López | (1971-05-24)24 May 1971 (aged 25) | 1994 | |
| 16 | DF | Ernesto Pérez | (1972-08-15)15 August 1972 (aged 23) | 1996 | |
| 20 | DF | Carlos Briseño | (1965-05-12)12 May 1965 (aged 31) | 1996 | Atlético Yucatán |
| 21 | DF | Genaro Torres | (1965-03-23)23 March 1965 (aged 31) | | |
| 25 | DF | Federico Lussenhoff | (1974-01-14)14 January 1974 (aged 22) | 1996 | Rosario Central |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 5 | MF | Miguel Murillo | (1966-06-28)28 June 1966 (aged 30) | | |
| 6 | MF | Guillermo Vázquez (Captain) | (1967-05-25)25 May 1967 (aged 29) | | |
| 10 | MF | Rodrigo Ruiz | (1972-05-10)10 May 1972 (aged 24) | 1996 | Puebla |
| 14 | MF | Manuel Virchis | (1969-03-13)13 March 1969 (aged 27) | 1995 | |
| 18 | MF | Carlos Reinoso Jr. | (1970-07-08)8 July 1970 (aged 26) | 1993 | UANL |
| 23 | MF | Javier Saavedra | (1973-03-13)13 March 1973 (aged 23) | 1996 | |
| 24 | MF | Juan Manuel Rivera | (1968-07-05)5 July 1968 (aged 28) | 1996 | |
| Forwards |||||||
| 11 | FW | Antonio Mohamed (VC) | (1970-04-02)2 April 1970 (aged 26) | 1993 | Independiente |
| 15 | FW | Ramiro Romero | (1970-01-26)26 January 1970 (aged 26) | 1995 | UAT |
| 17 | FW | Nildeson | (1968-10-29)29 October 1968 (aged 27) | 1996 | UAT |
| 26 | FW | Germán Arangio | (1976-05-23)23 May 1976 (aged 20) | 1996 | Racing |
| 26 | FW | Óscar Vega | (1975-05-04)4 May 1975 (aged 21) | 1997 (Winter) | |
| 30 | FW | Carlos García | (1972-01-08)8 January 1972 (aged 24) | | |
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 | 10 August 1996 | 15 December 1996 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 45 | 45 | +0 | 052.17 |
| Torneo Verano | 18 January 1997 | 1 June 1997 | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 047.83 |
| Copa México | 30 June 1996 | 3 August 1996 | Group stage | Runners-up | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 070.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 56 | 30 | 4 | 22 | 114 | 100 | +14 | 053.57 |
Source: RSSSF.com

### Torneo Invierno
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 9 | León | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 23 | Advance to Repechage |
| 10 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 20 | |

#### 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
###### Semi-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) |

#### 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 | Nildeson | FW | 15 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | Rodrigo Ruiz | MF | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | Germán Arangio | FW | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Antonio Mohamed | FW | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Guillermo Vázquez | MF | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Carlos Briseño | DF | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Federico Lussenhoff | DF | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Martín Vilallonga | FW | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Javier Saavedra | MF | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Jesús López | DF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Miguel Herrera | DF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Pedro Osorio | DF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Ramiro Romero | FW | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Enrique Figueroa | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Humberto González | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Juan Manuel Rivera | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Manuel Virchis | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 45 | 50 | 19 | 114 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
| Nildeson | Pachuca | 5–2 (H) | 1 September 1996 | Primera División |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Name | Invierno | Verano | Copa México | Total |
| 1 | Pablo Larios | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Juan Gutiérrez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |