1996–97 Mexican Primera División season

55th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico

Football league season

Primera División de MéxicoSeason| 1996–97

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Champions|

* Inverno 1996:
Santos Laguna (1st title)
* Verano 1997:
Guadalajara (10th title)

Relegated| Pachuca
Champions' Cup|

* Santos Laguna
* Guadalajara
* Cruz Azul

CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup|

* Necaxa
* Cruz Azul[1]

Matches played| 306
Goals scored| 993 (3.25 per match)
Top goalscorer|

* Invierno:

* Carlos Muñoz

(15 goals)
* Verano:

* Gabriel Caballero
* Lorenzo Sáez

(13 goals)

← 1995–96

1997–98 →

The following are statistics of Mexico's Primera División for the 1996–97 season.

## Overview

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### Teams

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Mexico City

* Atlas
* Guadalajara
* UAG

Toluca

Celaya

Monterrey

Veracruz

León

Atl. Morelia

Puebla

Pachuca

Santos Laguna

Greater Mexico City teams
América
Atlante
Cruz Azul
Necaxa
Toros Neza
UNAM

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Location of the 1996-97 Primera División teams

Team  | City  | Stadium

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América | Mexico City | Azteca
Atlante | Mexico City | Azteca
Atlas | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco
Atlético Morelia | Morelia, Michoacán | Morelos
Celaya | Celaya, Guanajuato | Miguel Alemán Valdés
Cruz Azul | Mexico City | Azul
Guadalajara | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco
León | León, Guanajuato | León
Monterrey | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Tecnológico
Necaxa | Mexico City | Azteca
Pachuca | Pachuca, Hidalgo | Hidalgo
Puebla | Puebla, Puebla | Cuauhtémoc
Santos Laguna | Torreón, Coahuila | Corona
Toluca | Toluca, State of Mexico | Nemesio Díez
Toros Neza | Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico | Neza 86
UAG | Zapopan, Jalisco | Tres de Marzo
UNAM | Mexico City | Olímpico Universitario
Veracruz | Veracruz, Veracruz | Luis "Pirata" Fuente

## Torneo Invierno 1996

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Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Invierno 1996 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Friday, August 9, 1996, and ran until November 24, when the regular season ended. In the final Santos defeated Necaxa and became champions for the 1st time.

### Final standings (groups)

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Group 1  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Atlante | 17  | 12  | 2  | 3  | 30  | 11  | +19  | 38  | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2  | Puebla | 17  | 9  | 4  | 4  | 32  | 22  | +10  | 31
3  | Toros Neza | 17  | 8  | 0  | 9  | 30  | 36  | −6  | 24  | Qualified for the Repechage
4  | Cruz Azul | 17  | 5  | 5  | 7  | 26  | 26  | 0  | 20  |
5  | Veracruz | 17  | 4  | 6  | 7  | 14  | 21  | −7  | 18

Source: MedioTiempo

Group 2  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Necaxa | 17  | 8  | 5  | 4  | 24  | 19  | +5  | 29  | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2  | León | 17  | 5  | 8  | 4  | 24  | 19  | +5  | 23  | Qualified for the Repechage
3  | América | 17  | 4  | 5  | 8  | 24  | 27  | −3  | 17  |
4  | Pachuca | 17  | 3  | 6  | 8  | 25  | 36  | −11  | 15
5  | Atlético Morelia | 17  | 3  | 3  | 11  | 20  | 31  | −11  | 12

Source: MedioTiempo

Group 3  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Guadalajara | 17  | 9  | 4  | 4  | 33  | 19  | +14  | 31  | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2  | Toluca | 17  | 9  | 3  | 5  | 26  | 15  | +11  | 30
3  | Atlas | 17  | 6  | 8  | 3  | 28  | 26  | +2  | 26  | Qualified for the Repechage
4  | UNAM | 17  | 4  | 6  | 7  | 23  | 27  | −4  | 18  |

Source: MedioTiempo

Group 4  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Santos Laguna | 17  | 10  | 4  | 3  | 21  | 15  | +6  | 34  | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2  | Monterrey | 17  | 5  | 4  | 8  | 15  | 21  | −6  | 19  | Qualified for the Repechage
3  | UAG | 17  | 5  | 3  | 9  | 20  | 30  | −10  | 18  |
4  | Celaya | 17  | 5  | 2  | 10  | 19  | 33  | −14  | 17

Source: MedioTiempo

### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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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
3  | Guadalajara | 17  | 9  | 4  | 4  | 33  | 19  | +14  | 31
4  | Puebla | 17  | 9  | 4  | 4  | 32  | 22  | +10  | 31
5  | Toluca | 17  | 9  | 3  | 5  | 26  | 15  | +11  | 30
6  | Necaxa | 17  | 8  | 5  | 4  | 24  | 19  | +5  | 29
7  | Atlas | 17  | 6  | 8  | 3  | 28  | 26  | +2  | 26  | Advance to Repechage
8  | Toros Neza | 17  | 8  | 0  | 9  | 30  | 36  | −6  | 24
9  | León | 17  | 5  | 8  | 4  | 24  | 19  | +5  | 23
10  | Cruz Azul | 17  | 5  | 5  | 7  | 26  | 26  | 0  | 20  |
11  | Monterrey | 17  | 5  | 4  | 8  | 15  | 21  | −6  | 19  | Advance to Repechage
12  | UNAM | 17  | 4  | 6  | 7  | 23  | 27  | −4  | 18  |
13  | Veracruz | 17  | 4  | 6  | 7  | 14  | 21  | −7  | 18
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  |

Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions

### Results

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Home \ Away  | AME | ATE | ATS | ATM | CEL | CAZ | GDL | LEO | MTY | NEC | PAC | PUE | SAN | TOL | TRN | UAG | UNM | VER

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América | -- | 1–2  | –  | 5–1  | –  | 2–1  | –  | –  | 2–0  | 1–1  | –  | –  | –  | 1–2  | –  | 2–2  | 2–2  | –
Atlante | –  | -- | 1–1  | 2–0  | 6–0  | 3–1  | –  | 1–0  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 0–1  | 1–0  | –  | 3–0
Atlas | 2–1  | –  | -- | –  | 2–1  | –  | 2–2  | –  | –  | –  | 5–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | –  | –  | 2–2  | 1–2
Atlético Morelia | –  | –  | 1–2  | -- | 1–2  | –  | 1–4  | 1–1  | –  | –  | 3–0  | 2–2  | –  | –  | 2–1  | –  | –  | 0–2
Celaya | 0–2  | –  | –  | –  | -- | –  | 3–0  | –  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–1  | –  | –  | 0–1  | –
Cruz Azul | –  | –  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 2–3  | -- | –  | 2–2  | –  | –  | 1–2  | 3–1  | –  | –  | 3–0  | –  | –  | 0–0
Guadalajara | 5–0  | 1–0  | –  | –  | –  | 1–0  | -- | –  | 3–1  | 2–3  | –  | –  | –  | 2–1  | –  | 4–1  | 2–0  | –
León | 2–2  | –  | 1–1  | –  | 4–1  | –  | 0–0  | -- | –  | –  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 3–0  | –  | 2–3  | –  | –  | 2–1
Monterrey | –  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–3  | –  | 1–0  | –  | 1–0  | -- | –  | –  | –  | 0–1  | –  | 5–1  | 2–1  | –  | 2–1
Necaxa | –  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 2–1  | –  | 3–3  | –  | 0–0  | 3–0  | -- | –  | –  | 0–1  | –  | 2–0  | 1–0  | –  | –
Pachuca | 2–2  | 1–2  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 0–2  | –  | 2–2  | 2–2  | -- | 3–4  | –  | 3–0  | –  | –  | 0–0  | –
Puebla | 1–0  | 2–3  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1–1  | –  | 1–0  | 1–2  | –  | -- | –  | 2–1  | –  | 5–2  | 2–1  | –
Santos Laguna | 1–0  | 1–0  | –  | 2–1  | –  | 0–2  | 1–1  | –  | –  | –  | 2–1  | 1–0  | -- | –  | –  | 1–2  | –  | –
Toluca | –  | 0–0  | –  | 1–0  | –  | 4–0  | –  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 2–0  | –  | –  | 0–2  | -- | 1–0  | 5–0  | –  | –
Toros Neza | 2–1  | –  | 6–2  | –  | 1–2  | –  | 2–1  | –  | –  | –  | 5–2  | 0–3  | 2–3  | –  | -- | –  | 2–6  | 2–0
UAG | –  | –  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 5–2  | 1–1  | –  | 0–1  | –  | –  | 1–1  | –  | –  | –  | 1–2  | -- | –  | 1–0
UNAM | –  | 1–3  | –  | 3–2  | –  | 1–2  | –  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | –  | –  | 2–2  | 0–3  | –  | 1–2  | -- | –
Veracruz | 1–0  | –  | –  | –  | 1–1  | –  | 3–2  | –  | –  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–3  | 0–0  | 1–1  | –  | –  | 1–1  | --

Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 1996. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Top goalscorers

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Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Carlos Muñoz | Puebla  | 15
2  |  Gabriel García | Guadalajara  | 13
Carlos Hermosillo | Cruz Azul
Lorenzo Sáez | Pachuca
5  |  Zague | Atlante  | 10
Nildeson | Toros Neza
7  |  Jared Borgetti | Santos Laguna  | 9
8  |  Cristian Domizzi | UNAM  | 8
Luis García | América
Marco Antonio Figueroa | Atlético Morelia
Tita | León

Source: MedioTiempo

### Playoffs

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#### Repechage

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November 27, 1996

20:00

León| 1–2| Toros Neza

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Tita 64' | Report |

* Arangio 61'
* López 84'

Estadio León, León

Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)

December 1, 1996

15:00

Toros Neza| 2–1| León

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* Mohamed 1'
* Vázquez 59' (pen.)

| Report | Torres 20'

Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl

Referee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)

Toros Neza won 4–2 on aggregate.

* * *

November 27, 1996

20:00

Monterrey| 1–5| Atlas

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Castillo 88' | Report |

* Márquez 21', 90'
* Lavallén 28'
* Padilla 44'
* Mascareño 61'

Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey

Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

November 30, 1996

20:45

Atlas| 1–2| Monterrey

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Duana 57' (pen.) | Report |

* Morales 47'
* Salvador 58'

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)

Atlas won 6–3 on aggregate.

#### Bracket

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| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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| 2 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 3 | 4 | | |
| 7 | Atlas | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | 2 | Santos Laguna | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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| 1 | Atlante | 0 | 2 | 2 |

| 8 | Toros Neza | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| | 2 | Santos Laguna | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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| 4 | Puebla | 0 | 2 | 2 | |

| 5 | Toluca | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | 4 | Puebla | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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| 3 | Guadalajara | 0 | 2 | 2 |

| 6 | Necaxa | 2 | 1 | 3 |

#### Quarterfinals

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December 4, 1996

16:00

Toros Neza| 4–0| Atlante

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* Nildeson 22', 31'
* Vázquez 77' (pen.)
* Ruiz 80'

| Report |

Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl

Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)

December 7, 1996

17:00

Atlante| 2–5| Toros Neza

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* Malibrán 55'
* Carbajal 83' (pen.)

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* Nildeson 29', 47'
* Ruiz 42'
* Arangio 45'
* Herrera 76'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Eduardo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Toros Neza won 9–2 on aggregate.

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December 4, 1996

20:45

Atlas| 1–1| Santos Laguna

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Larrosa 88' | Report | Borgetti 26'

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

December 8, 1996

16:00

Santos Laguna| 3–1| Atlas

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* Galindo 36' (pen.)
* Borgetti 59', 75'

| Report | Duana 39'

Estadio Corona, Torreón

Referee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)

Santos Laguna won 4–2 on aggregate.

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December 4, 1996

20:45

Necaxa| 2–0| Guadalajara

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* García Aspe 17'
* Hernández 26'

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Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)

December 8, 1996

16:00

Guadalajara| 2–1| Necaxa

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* Sánchez 21'
* Suárez 56' (pen.)

| Report | Aguinaga 76' (pen.)

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Necaxa won 3–2 on aggregate.

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December 4, 1996

15:00

Toluca| 1–2| Puebla

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Rangel 43' | Report |

* Blanco 46' (o.g.)
* Marquinho 66'

Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)

December 7, 1996

19:00

Puebla| 0–0| Toluca

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Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla

Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)

Puebla won 2–1 on aggregate.

#### Semifinals

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December 11, 1996

16:00

Toros Neza| 0–2| Santos Laguna

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* Adomaitis 56'
* Caballero 58'

Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl

Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)

December 15, 1996

16:00

Santos Laguna| 3–2| Toros Neza

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Borgetti 30', 61', 79' | Report |

* Virchis 55'
* Nidelson 90'

Estadio Corona, Torreón

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Santos Laguna won 5–2 on aggregate.

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December 11, 1996

20:45

Necaxa| 3–2| Puebla

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* Hernández 21'
* Zárate 28'
* García Aspe 71'

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* Marquinho 37'
* Muñoz 51'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

December 15, 1996

12:00

Puebla| 1–4| Necaxa

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Guzmán 13' | Report |

* Aguinaga 35'
* García Aspe 40' (pen.)
* Peláez 68'
* Alvarado 84'

Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla

Referee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)

Necaxa won 7–3 on aggregate.

#### Finals

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First leg

December 19, 1996

20:30

Necaxa| 1–0| Santos Laguna

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Galindo 77' (o.g.) | Report |

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

| Necaxa:

GK | 1 |  Nicolás Navarro
DF | 20 |  José María Higareda
DF | 15 |  Octavio Becerril
DF | 3 |  Eduardo Vilches
DF | 2 |  Juan Ramón Jara
MF | 7 |  Álex Aguinaga
MF | 8 |  Alberto García Aspe (c) |  78'
MF | 11 |  Felipe del Ángel Malibrán |  |  60'
MF | 10 |  Sergio Zárate
FW | 9 |  Ricardo Peláez |  84'
FW | 11 |  Luis Hernández
Substitutions:
GK | 19 |  Raúl Orvañanos Jr.
DF | 4 |  Roberto Ruiz Esparza
DF | 24 |  Jaime Hernández
MF | 14 |  Gerardo Esquivel
MF | 18 |  Jesús Eduardo Córdova
MF | 21 |  José Enrique García
FW | 13 |  Edson Alvarado |  |  60'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente
|  | Santos Laguna:

GK | 1 |  José Miguel
DF | 13 |  Francisco Gabriel de Anda (c) |  66'
DF | 4 |  Pedro Muñoz de la Torre
DF | 5 |  José Guadalupe Rubio
DF | 23 |  Ricardo Wagner De Souza
MF | 16 |  Nicolás Ramírez
MF | 6 |  Miguel España
MF | 7 |  Benjamín Galindo
MF | 10 |  Héctor Adomaitis
FW | 58 |  Jared Borgetti
FW | 8 |  Gabriel Caballero
Substitutions:
GK | 20 |  Olaf Heredia
DF | 2 |  Julio Cesar Algarin
DF | 3 |  Salvador Mariscal
DF | 17 |  Antonio González
MF | 19 |  Saúl Quiñones
MF | 24 |  Enrique Vizcarra
FW | 21 |  Cristián Montecinos
Manager:
Alfredo Tena

Second leg

December 22, 1996

16:00

Santos Laguna| 4–2| Necaxa

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* Gabriel 35'
* Caballero 37', 62'
* Borgetti 82'

| Report |

* Peláez 43'
* Hernández 54'

Estadio Corona, Torreón

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Santos Laguna won 4–3 on aggregate.

| Santos Laguna:

GK | 1 |  José Miguel |  77'
DF | 13 |  Francisco Gabriel de Anda (c)
DF | 4 |  Pedro Muñoz de la Torre |  29'
DF | 5 |  José Guadalupe Rubio |  |  61'
DF | 23 |  Ricardo Wagner De Souza
MF | 16 |  Nicolás Ramírez
MF | 6 |  Miguel España |  31'
MF | 7 |  Benjamín Galindo |  |  88'
MF | 10 |  Héctor Adomaitis |  |  85'
FW | 58 |  Jared Borgetti
FW | 8 |  Gabriel Caballero
Substitutions:
GK | 20 |  Olaf Heredia
DF | 2 |  Julio Cesar Algarin
DF | 3 |  Salvador Mariscal |  |  85'
DF | 17 |  Antonio González
MF | 15 |  Alberto García |  88' |  88'
MF | 19 |  Saúl Quiñones
FW | 21 |  Cristián Montecinos |  |  61'
Manager:
Alfredo Tena
|  | Necaxa:

GK | 1 |  Nicolás Navarro
DF | 20 |  José María Higareda |  49' |  85'
DF | 15 |  Octavio Becerril
DF | 3 |  Eduardo Vilches
DF | 2 |  Juan Ramón Jara
MF | 7 |  Álex Aguinaga
MF | 8 |  Alberto García Aspe (c) |  72'
MF | 14 |  Gerardo Esquivel |  |  46'
MF | 10 |  Sergio Zárate |  77' 82'
FW | 9 |  Ricardo Peláez
FW | 11 |  Luis Hernández
Substitutions:
GK | 19 |  Raúl Orvañanos Jr.
DF | 4 |  Roberto Ruiz Esparza
DF | 24 |  Jaime Hernández
MF | 11 |  Felipe del Ángel Malibrán |  |  85'
MF | 18 |  Jesús Eduardo Córdova
MF | 21 |  José Enrique García
FW | 13 |  Edson Alvarado |  |  46'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente

Invierno 1996 winners

Santos Laguna
1st title

## Torneo Verano 1997

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Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Verano 1997 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Saturday, January 11, 1997, and ran until May 4, when the regular season ended. In the final Guadalajara defeated Toros Neza and became champions for the 10th time.

### Final standings (groups)

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Group 1  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Toros Neza | 17  | 9  | 3  | 5  | 40  | 32  | +8  | 30  | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2  | Atlante | 17  | 8  | 4  | 5  | 23  | 19  | +4  | 28
3  | Cruz Azul | 17  | 7  | 4  | 6  | 21  | 24  | −3  | 25  |
4  | Puebla | 17  | 4  | 8  | 5  | 15  | 18  | −3  | 20
5  | Veracruz | 17  | 2  | 4  | 11  | 17  | 31  | −14  | 10

Source: MedioTiempo

Group 2  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | América | 17  | 11  | 4  | 2  | 27  | 12  | +15  | 37  | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2  | Necaxa | 17  | 8  | 4  | 5  | 33  | 20  | +13  | 28
3  | Atlético Morelia | 17  | 6  | 7  | 4  | 26  | 23  | +3  | 25  | Qualified for the Repechage
4  | León | 17  | 5  | 8  | 4  | 21  | 18  | +3  | 23  |
5  | Pachuca | 17  | 5  | 2  | 10  | 24  | 32  | −8  | 17

Source: MedioTiempo

Group 3  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Guadalajara | 17  | 9  | 7  | 1  | 27  | 16  | +11  | 34  | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2  | UNAM | 17  | 8  | 3  | 6  | 25  | 26  | −1  | 27
3  | Toluca | 17  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 26  | 21  | +5  | 21  |
4  | Atlas | 17  | 4  | 4  | 9  | 23  | 36  | −13  | 16

Source: MedioTiempo

Group 4  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Santos Laguna | 17  | 8  | 2  | 7  | 27  | 28  | −1  | 26  | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2  | UAG | 17  | 5  | 5  | 7  | 26  | 24  | +2  | 20  | Qualified for the Repechage
3  | Monterrey | 17  | 5  | 3  | 9  | 25  | 38  | −13  | 18  |
4  | Celaya | 17  | 2  | 6  | 9  | 20  | 28  | −8  | 12

Source: MedioTiempo

### League table

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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
3  | Toros Neza | 17  | 9  | 3  | 5  | 40  | 32  | +8  | 30
4  | Necaxa | 17  | 8  | 4  | 5  | 33  | 20  | +13  | 28
5  | Atlante | 17  | 8  | 4  | 5  | 23  | 19  | +4  | 28
6  | UNAM | 17  | 8  | 3  | 6  | 25  | 26  | −1  | 27
7  | Santos Laguna | 17  | 8  | 2  | 7  | 27  | 28  | −1  | 26
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
11  | Toluca | 17  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 26  | 21  | +5  | 21
12  | UAG | 17  | 5  | 5  | 7  | 26  | 24  | +2  | 20  | Advance to Repechage
13  | Puebla | 17  | 4  | 8  | 5  | 15  | 18  | −3  | 20  |
14  | Monterrey | 17  | 5  | 3  | 9  | 25  | 38  | −13  | 18
15  | Pachuca | 17  | 5  | 2  | 10  | 24  | 32  | −8  | 17  | Team is last in Relegation table
16  | Atlas | 17  | 4  | 4  | 9  | 23  | 36  | −13  | 16  |
17  | Celaya | 17  | 2  | 6  | 9  | 20  | 28  | −8  | 12
18  | Veracruz | 17  | 2  | 4  | 11  | 17  | 31  | −14  | 10

Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
(C) Champions

### Results

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Home \ Away  | AME | ATE | ATS | ATM | CEL | CAZ | GDL | LEO | MTY | NEC | PAC | PUE | SAN | TOL | TRN | UAG | UNM | VER

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Atlante | 0–1  | -- | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1–3  | –  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 3–2  | –  | –  | 0–1  | –
Atlas | –  | 2–0  | -- | 1–2  | –  | 2–2  | –  | 1–1  | 3–3  | 0–2  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1–4  | 6–4  | –  | –
Atlético Morelia | 1–1  | 1–1  | –  | -- | –  | 1–0  | –  | –  | 4–1  | 2–1  | –  | –  | 2–2  | 1–1  | –  | 1–2  | 2–1  | –
Celaya | –  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 0–1  | -- | 1–1  | –  | 0–0  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 2–2  | 1–1  | –  | 1–1
Cruz Azul | 2–1  | 1–1  | –  | –  | –  | -- | 1–1  | –  | 2–1  | 1–4  | –  | –  | 2–0  | 3–2  | –  | 0–3  | 0–1  | –
Guadalajara | –  | –  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 3–2  | –  | -- | 1–1  | –  | –  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | –  | 2–0  | –  | –  | 1–0
León | –  | 1–2  | –  | 0–0  | –  | 3–0  | –  | -- | 0–0  | 2–1  | –  | –  | –  | 1–1  | –  | 1–0  | 2–1  | –
Monterrey | 0–1  | –  | –  | –  | 1–0  | –  | 1–2  | –  | -- | 3–2  | 5–4  | 4–2  | –  | 1–4  | –  | –  | 2–2  | –
Necaxa | 1–2  | –  | –  | –  | 2–1  | –  | 1–1  | –  | –  | -- | 2–1  | 1–1  | –  | 1–1  | –  | –  | 3–0  | 4–0
Pachuca | –  | –  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 1–3  | –  | 0–2  | –  | –  | -- | –  | 3–1  | –  | 4–1  | 2–1  | –  | 3–2
Puebla | –  | –  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | –  | 1–1  | –  | –  | 1–0  | -- | 1–2  | –  | 1–1  | –  | –  | 0–0
Santos Laguna | –  | –  | 2–1  | –  | 3–2  | –  | –  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 1–3  | –  | –  | -- | 2–1  | 2–0  | –  | 2–0  | 2–0
Toluca | 1–2  | –  | 4–0  | –  | 2–0  | –  | 1–2  | –  | –  | –  | 1–1  | 0–0  | –  | -- | –  | –  | 1–0  | 2–1
Toros Neza | –  | 1–2  | –  | 4–2  | –  | 1–2  | –  | 4–2  | 5–1  | 3–2  | –  | –  | –  | 2–1  | -- | 3–2  | –  | –
UAG | 0–0  | 1–2  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1–2  | –  | 3–0  | 0–2  | –  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 1–1  | –  | -- | 2–2  | –
UNAM | 2–1  | –  | 1–0  | –  | 4–3  | –  | 2–1  | –  | –  | –  | 2–1  | 1–1  | –  | –  | 2–3  | –  | -- | 3–2
Veracruz | –  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–2  | –  | 0–1  | –  | 0–0  | 1–0  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 3–5  | 1–2  | –  | --

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 1997. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Top goalscorers

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Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Gabriel Caballero | Santos Laguna  | 12
Lorenzo Sáez | Pachuca
3  |  Cristian Domizzi | UNAM  | 11
4  |  Claudinho | Atlético Morelia  | 10
5  |  Marco Antonio Figueroa | Atlético Morelia  | 9
Gustavo Nápoles | Guadalajara
7  |  David Embe | UAG  | 8
Carlos Hermosillo | Cruz Azul
Rodrigo Ruiz | Toros Neza
10  |  Luis García | América  | 7
Francisco Palencia | Cruz Azul
Christian Torres | León
Sergio Zárate | Necaxa

Source: MedioTiempo

### Playoffs

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#### Repechage

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May 7, 1997

20:30

UAG| 2–0| Atlético Morelia

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* Yegros 66'
* Embé 76'

| Report |

Estadio Tres de Marzo, Zapopan

Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)

May 11, 1997

12:00

Atlético Morelia| 4–0| UAG

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* Figueroa 50', 83'
* Juárez 60'
* Claudinho 70'

| Report |

Estadio Morelos, Morelia

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Morelia won 4–2 on aggregate.

#### Bracket

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| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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| 2 | Guadalajara | 1 | 5 | 6 | | |
| 7 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | 2 | Guadalajara (s) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| | | 8 | Atlético Morelia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | América | 0 | 1 | 1 |

| 8 | Atlético Morelia | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| | 1 | Guadalajara | 1 | 6 | 7 |
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| 3 | Toros Neza | 3 | 1 | 4 | |

| 5 | UNAM | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | 3 | Toros Neza | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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| 4 | Necaxa (s) | 0 | 3 | 3 |

| 5 | Atlante | 2 | 1 | 3 |

#### Quarterfinals

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May 14, 1997

16:00

Santos Laguna| 1–1| Guadalajara

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Caballero 18' | Report | Ramírez 50'

Estadio Corona, Torreón

Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)

May 18, 1997

12:00

Guadalajara| 5–0| Santos Laguna

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* Vázquez 19', 57'
* Zárate 29'
* Arreola 80', 89'

| Report |

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Guadalajara won 6–1 on aggregate.

* * *

May 14, 1997

16:00

Atlético Morelia| 1–0| América

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Juárez 88' | Report |

Estadio Morelos, Morelia

Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

May 17, 1997

20:45

América| 1–3| Atlético Morelia

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García 18' (pen.) | Report |

* Claudinho 40'
* Soto 68'
* Juárez 75'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)

Atlético Morelia won 4–1 on aggregate.

* * *

May 15, 1997

19:00

UNAM| 1–3| Toros Neza

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Sancho 89' | Report |

* Arangio 16', 37'
* Ruiz 60'

Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Chihuahua)

May 18, 1997

15:00

Toros Neza| 1–2| UNAM

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Mohamed 68' | Report | Sancho 80', 87'

Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl

Referee: Gilberto Alcalá Pineda (Mexico City)

Toros Neza won 4–3 on aggregate.

* * *

May 14, 1997

20:45

Atlante| 2–0| Necaxa

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Zague 36', 56' | Report |

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Pascual Rebolledo (Veracruz)

May 18, 1997

17:00

Necaxa| 3–1| Atlante

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* Aguinaga 7'
* García Aspe 55' (pen.)
* Peláez 65'

| Report | Ubaldi 52'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)

3–3 on aggregate. Necaxa advanced for being the higher seeded team.

#### Semifinals

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May 22, 1997

17:00

Atlético Morelia| 1–0| Guadalajara

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Morales 54' | Report |

Estadio Morelos, Morelia

Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico City)

May 25, 1997

12:00

Guadalajara| 1–0| Atlético Morelia

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Chávez 80' | Report |

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Referee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)

1–1 on aggregate. Guadalajara advanced for being the higher seeded team.

* * *

May 22, 1997

17:00

Necaxa| 2–1| Toros Neza

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* Vázquez 11'
* Zárate 84'

| Report | Lussenhoff 54'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: León Padró Borja (Guanajuato)

May 25, 1997

16:00

Toros Neza| 3–1| Necaxa

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* Vázquez 27' (pen.), 68'
* Osorio 53'

| Report | García Aspe 34' (pen.)

Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Toros Neza won 4–3 on aggregate.

#### Finals

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First leg

May 29, 1997

16:00

Toros Neza| 1–1| Guadalajara

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Briseño 79' | Report | Martínez 26'

Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl

Referee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)

| Toros Neza:

GK | 1 |  Pablo Larios
DF | 23 |  Javier Saavedra
DF | 2 |  Humberto González
DF | 3 |  Pedro Pablo Osorio |  |  60'
DF | 4 |  Miguel Herrera |  39'
MF | 25 |  Federico Lussenhoff
MF | 13 |  Jesús López Meneses |  |  60'
MF | 6 |  Guillermo Vázquez (c)
MF | 10 |  Rodrigo Ruiz
FW | 11 |  Antonio Mohamed
FW | 7 |  Germán Arangio |  |  74'
Substitutions:
GK | 22 |  Juan Gutiérrez Gutiérrez
DF | 8 |  Humberto Romero
MF | 14 |  Manuel Virchis |  |  60'
MF | 24 |  José Juan Rivera
MF | 28 |  Miguel Ángel Murillo
FW | 15 |  Ramiro Romero |  |  74'
FW | 20 |  Carlos Briseño |  |  60'
Manager:
Enrique Meza
|  | Guadalajara:

GK | 23 |  Martín Zúñiga
DF | 2 |  Noe Zárate |  86'
DF | 4 |  Claudio Suárez
DF | 8 |  Joel Sánchez
DF | 5 |  Camilo Romero
MF | 14 |  Felipe de Jesús Robles |  34' |  71'
MF | 7 |  Ramón Ramírez |  |  80'
MF | 6 |  Alberto Coyote (c)
MF | 15 |  Paulo Chávez
MF | 11 |  Manuel Martínez |  |  80'
FW | 10 |  Gustavo Nápoles
Substitutions:
GK | 1 |  Eduardo Fernández
DF | 21 |  Héctor Castro
DF | 58 |  Guillermo Hernández |  |  80'
MF | 18 |  Jorge Arreola |  |  71'
MF | 30 |  Missael Espinoza
FW | 9 |  Ignacio Vázquez
FW | 16 |  Gabriel García Hernández |  81' |  80'
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti

Second leg

June 1, 1997

12:00

Guadalajara| 6–1| Toros Neza

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* Nápoles 50', 55', 74', 83'
* Chávez 51'
* Martínez 62'

| Report | Arangio 79'

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico City)

Guadalajara won 7–2 on aggregate.

| Guadalajara:

GK | 23 |  Martín Zúñiga
DF | 2 |  Noe Zárate
DF | 4 |  Claudio Suárez |  70'
DF | 8 |  Joel Sánchez
DF | 5 |  Camilo Romero
MF | 7 |  Ramón Ramírez |  |  85'
MF | 6 |  Alberto Coyote (c)
MF | 15 |  Paulo Chávez
MF | 11 |  Manuel Martínez |  |  70'
FW | 9 |  Ignacio Vázquez |  |  66'
FW | 10 |  Gustavo Nápoles |  48'
Substitutions:
GK | 1 |  Eduardo Fernández
DF | 58 |  Guillermo Hernández |  |  70'
MF | 14 |  Felipe de Jesús Robles |  |  66'
MF | 18 |  Jorge Arreola
MF | 30 |  Missael Espinoza |  |  85'
FW | 16 |  Gabriel García Hernández
FW | 27 |  Sergio Pacheco
Manager:
Ricardo Ferretti
|  | Toros Neza:

GK | 1 |  Pablo Larios
DF | 23 |  Javier Saavedra
DF | 2 |  Humberto González
DF | 25 |  Federico Lussenhoff
DF | 4 |  Miguel Herrera
MF | 6 |  Guillermo Vázquez (c)
MF | 13 |  Jesús López Meneses |  |  37'
MF | 14 |  Manuel Virchis |  |  76'
MF | 10 |  Rodrigo Ruiz
FW | 20 |  Carlos Briseño |  29' |  46'
FW | 11 |  Antonio Mohamed
Substitutions:
GK | 22 |  Juan Gutiérrez Gutiérrez
DF | 3 |  Pedro Pablo Osorio
DF | 8 |  Humberto Romero
MF | 28 |  Miguel Ángel Murillo |  |  46'
MF | 30 |  Carlos García
FW | 7 |  Germán Arangio |  |  37'
FW | 15 |  Ramiro Romero |  |  76'
Manager:
Enrique Meza

Verano 1997 winners

Guadalajara
10th title

## Relegation table

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Pos.  | Team  | Pts.  | Pld.  | Ave.

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14  | Puebla | 119  | 104  | 1.1442
15  | Toluca | 116  | 104  | 1.1153
16  | Veracruz | 113  | 104  | 1.0865
17  | Atlético Morelia | 103  | 104  | 0.9903
18  | Pachuca | 32  | 34  | 0.9411

## References

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1. ^ "CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup and Giants Cup".

## External links

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* Mediotiempo.com (where information was obtained)

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