# 1996–97 Atlético Morelia season

The 1997–97 Atlético Morelia season was the 82nd season in the football club's history and the 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Tomás Boy |
| Assistant coaches | Mauro Jácome |
| Assistant coaches | José Aceves |
| Fitness coach | Augusto Martín |
| Doctor | Rubén Trejo |

## Players
### Squad information

| No. | Pos. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | GK | Ricardo Martínez | (1966-04-07)7 April 1966 (aged 30) | 1996 | León |
| 25 | GK | Fernando Piña | (1966-08-12)12 August 1966 (aged 29) | | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | DF | Carlos Bustos (Captain) | (1966-04-16)16 April 1966 (aged 30) | 1996 | Independiente |
| 7 | DF | Silviano Delgado | (1969-09-04)4 September 1969 (aged 26) | 1996 | Toluca |
| 11 | DF | Heriberto Morales | (1975-03-10)10 March 1975 (aged 21) | 1995 | Youth system |
| 14 | DF | Roberto Hernández | (1967-07-11)11 July 1967 (aged 29) | 1994 | Monterrey |
| 17 | DF | Rafael Bautista | (1965-10-07)7 October 1965 (aged 30) | 1996 | Monterrey |
| 21 | DF | Jesús Gómez | (1968-05-14)14 May 1968 (aged 28) | | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | MF | Javier Hernández | (1961-06-01)1 June 1961 (aged 35) | 1995 | UAG |
| 10 | MF | Jafet Soto | (1976-04-01)1 April 1976 (aged 20) | 1995 | Herediano |
| 13 | MF | Cleomar | (1967-08-11)11 August 1967 (aged 28) | 1996 (Winter) | União São João |
| 16 | MF | Jorge Chávez | (1976-02-06)6 February 1976 (aged 20) | 1996 | Youth system |
| 18 | MF | Mario Juárez | (1964-01-19)19 January 1964 (aged 32) | 1980 | |
| 20 | MF | Tomás López | (1966-12-21)21 December 1966 (aged 29) | | |
| 23 | MF | Pablo López | (1974-01-14)14 January 1974 (aged 22) | | |
| 26 | MF | Héctor Islas | (1967-09-08)8 September 1967 (aged 28) | 1996 | Cruz Azul |
| 28 | MF | Andrés Garza | (1974-01-19)19 January 1974 (aged 22) | | |
| 58 | MF | Juan Carlos Chávez | (1967-01-18)18 January 1967 (aged 29) | 1996 | Atlas |
| Forwards |||||||
| 8 | FW | Marco Antonio Figueroa (VC) | (1962-02-21)21 February 1962 (aged 34) | 1986 (Winter) | Everton |
| 19 | FW | Everaldo Begines | (1971-07-12)12 July 1971 (aged 25) | 1996 | Santos Laguna |
| 24 | FW | Emilio Mora | (1978-03-07)7 March 1978 (aged 18) | 1996 | Youth system |
| 29 | FW | Claudinho | (1968-06-12)12 June 1968 (aged 28) | 1997 (Winter) | Bahia |
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 | 24 November 1996 | Matchday 1 | 18th | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 017.65 |
| Torneo Verano | 11 January 1997 | 25 May 1997 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 043.48 |
| Copa México | 30 June 1996 | 28 July 1996 | Group stage | Group stage | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 037.50 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 48 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 65 | 70 | −5 | 033.33 |
Source: RSSSF.com

### Torneo Invierno
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 14 | UAG | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 18 | |
| 15 | América | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 17 | |
| 16 | Celaya | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 17 | |
| 17 | Pachuca | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 15 | Team is last in Relegation table |
| 18 | Atlético Morelia | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 12 | |

#### 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 |
| 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) |
| 8 | Atlético Morelia | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 25 | Advance to Repechage |
| 9 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 25 | |
| 10 | León | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 23 | |

#### 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 | Marco Antonio Figueroa | FW | 8 | 11 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | Claudinho | FW | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | Everaldo Begines | FW | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Juan Carlos Chávez | MF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Jafet Soto | MF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Marcelo Carracedo | MF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Mario Juárez | MF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Andrés Garza | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Emilio Mora | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Cleomar | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Javier Hernández | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Heriberto Morales | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Héctor Nicanor | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 18 | 35 | 8 | 61 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
| Marco Antonio Figueroa | Pachuca | 3–0 (H) | 29 September 1996 | Primera División |

### Own goals

| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
| Juan Carlos Chávez | Toluca | 1–0 (A) | 14 November 1996 | Primera División |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Name | Invierno | Verano | Total |
| 1 | Ricardo Martínez | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Miguel Ángel Murillo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Fernando Piña | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 2 | 5 | 7 |