Second Level (Division 1 A) WEEK 1 (10-11/AG/96) (Start of Winter 96 Tournament) Tigres vs San Luis 1 - 0 San Francisco vs Yucatan 0 - 2 C.A. Hidalgo vs Marte 0 - 1 U.A.T. vs Acapulco 3 - 2 Tijuana vs A. Hidalgo 1 - 0 Zacatepec vs Tampico 0 - 0 Irapuato vs Saltillo 1 - 0 La Piedad vs Zacatecas 1 - 1 Open date: U. de N.L. WEEK 2 (16-17/AG/96) San Luis vs Tijuana 1 - 0 Saltillo vs Zacatepec 1 - 2 A. Hidalgo vs C.A. Hidalgo 4 - 1 Marte vs Irapuato 2 - 2 Yucatan vs La Piedad 1 - 1 U. de N.L. vs San Francisco 1 - 2 Zacatecas vs U.A.T. 0 - 0 Acapulco vs Tigres 1 - 2 Open date: Tampico WEEK 3 (24-25/AG/96) Zacatecas vs Yucatan 1 - 1 San Francisco vs Tampico 4 - 0 C.A. Hidalgo vs San Luis 4 - 2 U.A.T. vs Tigres 1 - 0 Tijuana vs Acapulco 1 - 0 Zacatepec vs Marte 1 - 1 La Piedad vs U. de N.L. 1 - 1 Irapuato vs A. Hidalgo 0 - 1 Open date: Saltillo WEEK 4 (30-31/AG/96) U. de N.L. vs Zacatecas 1 - 1 San Luis vs Irapuato 0 - 0 Saltillo vs San Francisco 1 - 0 A. Hidalgo vs Zacatepec 4 - 1 Yucatan vs U.A.T. 0 - 0 Tigres vs Tijuana 5 - 1 Acapulco vs C.A. Hidalgo 2 - 2 Tampico vs La Piedad 1 - 0 Open date: Marte WEEK 5 (07-08/SP/96) Yucatan vs U. de N.L. 1 - 0 Zacatecas vs Tampico 1 - 3 San Francisco vs Marte 3 - 0 C.A. Hidalgo vs Tigres 1 - 2 U.A.T. vs Tijuana 2 - 0 Zacatepec vs San Luis 0 - 1 La Piedad vs Saltillo 1 - 1 Irapuato vs Acapulco 1 - 0 Open date: A. Hidalgo WEEK 6 (13-15/SP/96) U. de N.L. vs U.A.T. 5 - 1 Saltillo vs Zacatecas 3 - 2 A. Hidalgo vs San Francisco 1 - 0 Marte vs La Piedad 3 - 1 Tigres vs Irapuato 1 - 0 Acapulco vs Zacatepec 2 - 0 Tampico vs Yucatan 1 - 0 Tijuana vs C.A. Hidalgo 0 - 0 Open date: San Luis WEEK 7 (21-22/SP/96) Yucatan vs Saltillo 2 - 0 U. de N.L. vs Tampico 1 - 2 Zacatecas vs Marte 1 - 1 San Francisco vs San Luis 4 - 6 U.A.T. vs C.A. Hidalgo 2 - 1 Zacatepec vs Tigres 3 - 2 La Piedad vs A. Hidalgo 0 - 1 Irapuato vs Tijuana 1 - 0 Open date: Acapulco WEEK 8 (27-29/SP/96) San Luis vs La Piedad 2 - 1 Saltillo vs U. de N.L. 2 - 1 A. Hidalgo vs Zacatecas 0 - 1 Marte vs Yucatan 1 - 2 Acapulco vs San Francisco 3 - 2 Tampico vs U.A.T. 1 - 0 C.A. Hidalgo vs Irapuato 3 - 1 Tijuana vs Zacatepec 1 - 0 Open date: Tigres WEEK 9 (05-06/OC/96) Yucatan vs A. Hidalgo 0 - 0 U. de N.L. vs Marte 1 - 0 Zacatecas vs San Luis 1 - 1 Tampico vs Saltillo 0 - 0 San Francisco vs Tigres 1 - 2 U.A.T. vs Irapuato 1 - 1 Zacatepec vs C.A. Hidalgo 0 - 0 La Piedad vs Acapulco 4 - 0 Open date: Tijuana WEEK 10 (11-13/OC/96) San Luis vs Yucatan 4 - 1 Saltillo vs U.A.T. 1 - 1 A. Hidalgo vs U. de N.L. 2 - 0 Marte vs Tampico 2 - 0 Tigres vs La Piedad 4 - 0 Acapulco vs Zacatecas 1 - 4 Tijuana vs San Francisco 2 - 1 Irapuato vs Zacatepec 0 - 1 Open date: C.A. Hidalgo WEEK 11 (19-20/OC/96) Saltillo vs Marte 0 - 0 Yucatan vs Acapulco 0 - 1 U. de N.L. vs San Luis 4 - 1 Zacatecas vs Tigres 1 - 1 Tampico vs A. Hidalgo 1 - 0 San Francisco vs C.A. Hidalgo 1 - 0 U.A.T. vs Zacatepec 3 - 4 La Piedad vs Tijuana 3 - 2 Open date: Irapuato WEEK 12 (25-27/OC/96) San Luis vs Tampico 2 - 2 A. Hidalgo vs Saltillo 1 - 1 Marte vs U.A.T. 1 - 1 Tigres vs Yucatan 2 - 0 Acapulco vs U. de N.L. 1 - 0 C.A. Hidalgo vs La Piedad 3 - 0 Tijuana vs Zacatecas 1 - 2 Irapuato vs San Francisco 2 - 1 Open date: Zacatepec WEEK 13 (02-03/NV/96) Saltillo vs San Luis 5 - 0 Marte vs A. Hidalgo 5 - 1 Yucatan vs Tijuana 2 - 1 U. de N.L. vs Tigres 1 - 2 Zacatecas vs C.A. Hidalgo 2 - 1 San Francisco vs Zacatepec 0 - 0 Tampico vs Acapulco 1 - 0 La Piedad vs Irapuato 1 - 0 Open date: U.A.T. WEEK 14 (08-11/NV/96) San Luis vs Marte 1 - 0 Tigres vs Tampico 2 - 0 Acapulco vs Saltillo 1 - 1 A. Hidalgo vs U.A.T. 1 - 2 C.A. Hidalgo vs Yucatan 2 - 0 Tijuana vs U. de N.L. 1 - 1 Zacatepec vs La Piedad 0 - 1 Irapuato vs Zacatecas 2 - 0 Open date: San Francisco WEEK 15 (16-17/NV/96) Saltillo vs Tigres 0 - 1 Marte vs Acapulco 1 - 0 Yucatan vs Irapuato 0 - 1 A. Hidalgo vs San Luis 4 - 1 U. de N.L. vs C.A. Hidalgo 1 - 1 Zacatecas vs Zacatepec 3 - 0 U.A.T. vs San Francisco 1 - 0 Tampico vs Tijuana 2 - 2 Open date: La Piedad WEEK 16 (20/NV/96) Zacatepec vs Yucatan 1 - 1 C.A. Hidalgo vs Tampico 2 - 1 Tijuana vs Saltillo 2 - 3 Acapulco vs A. Hidalgo 1 - 1 San Francisco vs La Piedad 1 - 1 Irapuato vs U. de N.L. 2 - 1 U.A.T. vs San Luis 2 - 0 Tigres vs Marte 2 - 3 Open date: Zacatecas WEEK 17 (22-24/NV/96) (End of Winter 96 Tournament) San Luis vs Acapulco 4 - 2 Saltillo vs C.A. Hidalgo 1 - 0 Marte vs Tijuana 3 - 1 U. de N.L. vs Zacatepec 2 - 1 Zacatecas vs San Francisco 3 - 0 A. Hidalgo vs Tigres 0 - 0 Tampico vs Irapuato 1 - 2 La Piedad vs U.A.T. 4 - 1 Open date: Yucatan FINAL STANDINGS WEEK 17 ------------------------------------------------ GROUP 1 G W D L F A PTS MN ------------------------------------------------ 1. Tigres 16 11 2 3 29 13 35 ** 2. U.A.T. 16 7 5 4 21 21 26 ** 3. Zacatecas 16 6 7 3 24 17 25 * 4. San Luis 16 7 3 6 26 31 24 X 5. U. de N.L. 16 4 4 8 21 21 16 X ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ GROUP 2 G W D L F A PTS MN ------------------------------------------------ 1. Tampico 16 7 4 5 16 18 25 ** 2. La Piedad 16 5 5 6 20 22 20 * 3. Yucatan 16 5 5 6 13 16 20 X 4. Tijuana 16 4 3 9 16 26 15 X ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ GROUP 3 G W D L F A PTS MN ------------------------------------------------ 1. Marte 16 7 5 4 24 17 26 ** 2. A. Hidalgo 16 7 4 5 21 15 25 ** 3. Acapulco 16 4 3 9 17 27 15 X 4. San Francisco 16 4 2 10 20 25 14 X ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ GROUP 4 G W D L F A PTS MN ------------------------------------------------ 1. Irapuato 16 8 3 5 16 13 27 ** 2. Saltillo 16 6 6 4 20 15 24 ** 3. C.A. Hidalgo 16 5 4 7 21 20 19 X 4. Zacatepec 16 4 5 7 14 22 17 X ------------------------------------------------ MN := Magic number of points needed to clinch a playoff spot. ** := qualified to the quarter-finals * := qualified to the 1st round X := eliminated QUALIFIED TEAMS ------------------------------------------------------------ STANDING G W D L F A PTS 1st round ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Tigres 16 11 2 3 29 13 35 bye 2. Irapuato 16 8 3 5 16 13 27 bye 3. Marte 16 7 5 4 24 17 26 bye 4. U.A.T. 16 7 5 4 21 21 26 bye 5. Zacatecas 16 6 7 3 24 17 25 WC1 6. A. Hidalgo 16 7 4 5 21 15 25 bye 7. Tampico 16 7 4 5 16 18 25 bye 8. Saltillo 16 6 6 4 20 15 24 bye 10. La Piedad 16 5 5 6 20 22 20 RU4 ------------------------------------------------------------ WC: Wild card RU: Group runner-up 1st ROUND (27-30/NV/96) - 1st leg: La Piedad vs Zacatecas 2 - 1 0-1 '38 Francisco Rodriguez (ZAC) 1-1 '60 Rafael 'Cadaver' Vazquez (LP) 2-1 '88 Gustavo Godoy (LP), p.k. '89 Jesus Osorio (ZAC) misses p.k. - 2nd leg: Zacatecas vs La Piedad 6 - 0 ==> Zacatecas 7-2 (aggregate) 1-0 '12 Juan Sandona (ZAC) 2-0 '32 Hugo Ortiz (ZAC) 3-0 '47 Juan Sandona (ZAC) 4-0 '73 Hugo Ortiz (ZAC) 5-0 '81 Juan Sandona (ZAC) 6-0 '83 Gustavo Martinez (ZAC), p.k. QUARTER-FINALS (03-07/DC/96) - 1st leg: 03.Dc.96 Saltillo, Coahuila 15:00 Saltillo vs Tigres 1 - 1 0-1 '26 Arnulfo Tinoco (TIG) 1-1 '29 Julio Cesar Carrasco (SAL) 03.Dc.96 Tampico, Tamaulipas 21:00 Tampico vs Irapuato 3 - 1 1-0 '06 Humberto Roon (TAM) 1-1 '48 Jorge Salas (IRA), p.k. 2-1 '68 Gabriel Mora (TAM) 3-1 '87 Porfirio Jimenez (TAM) 04.Dc.96 Pachuca, Hidalgo 20:30 A. Hidalgo vs Marte 0 - 0 04.Dc.96 Zacatecas, Zacatecas 20:30 Zacatecas vs U.A.T. 2 - 0 1-0 '23 Juan Zandona (ZAC) 2-0 '51 Carlos Vega (ZAC) - 2nd leg: 07.Dc.96 San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon 17:00 Tigres vs Saltillo 1 - 1 ==> Tigres 2-2 (standing) 0-1 '26 Edson Zwaricz (SAL) 1-1 '63 Marcos Ayala (TIG) 07.Dc.96 Irapuato, Guanajuato 20:30 Irapuato vs Tampico 0 - 0 ==> Tampico 3-1 (aggregate) 08.Dc.96 Xochitepec, Morelos 12:00 Marte vs A. Hidalgo 0 - 1 ==> A. Hidalgo 1-0 (aggregate) 0-1 '32 Julio Jaramillo (AH) 08.Dc.96 Cd. Victoria, Tamaulipas 15:30 U.A.T. vs Zacatecas 1 - 0 ==> Zacatecas 2-1 (aggregate) 1-0 '73 Pablo Rodriguez (UAT) SEMI-FINALS (11-15/DC/96) - 1st leg: 11.Dc.96 Tampico, Tamaulipas 15:30 Tampico vs Tigres 1 - 2 0-1 '34 Nilson Esidio (TIG) 0-2 '75 Claudio Nunez (TIG) 1-2 '88 Gerardo Fernandez (TAM) 12.Dc.96 Pachuca, Hidalgo 20:30 A. Hidalgo vs Zacatecas 2 - 0 1-0 '69 Jorge Uribe (AH) 2-0 '76 Adrian Mahia (AH), p.k. '80 Hugo Ortiz (ZAC) ejected - 2nd leg: 14.Dc.96 San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon 17:00 Tigres vs Tampico 8 - 0 ==> Tigres 10-1 (aggregate) 1-0 '09 Francisco 'Flaco' Gomez (TIG) '10 Porfirio Jimenez (TAM) ejected 2-0 '46 Claudio 'Diable' Nunez (TIG) 3-0 '51 Panfilo Escobar (TAM), o.g. 4-0 '57 Marco A. Ruiz (TIG) 5-0 '70 Nilson Esidio (TIG) 6-0 '80 Francisco J. 'Abuelo' Cruz (TIG), p.k. '84 Gerardo Fernandez (TAM) misses p.k. 7-0 '87 Francisco J. 'Abuelo' Cruz (TIG) 8-0 '89 Francisco J. 'Abuelo' Cruz (TIG) 15.Dc.96 Zacatecas, Zacatecas 16:00 Zacatecas vs A. Hidalgo 1 - 5 ==> A. Hidalgo 7-1 (aggregate) 0-1 '08 Cesar Gomez (AH) 0-2 '41 Cesar Gomez (AH) 0-3 '71 Cesar Gomez (AH) 1-3 '73 German Osorio (ZAC) 1-4 '83 Manuel Rios (AH) 1-5 '89 Adrian Mahia (AH) FINAL (18-21/DC/96) 1st leg: 18.Dc.96 Pachuca, Hidalgo 20:45 CDT A. Hidalgo vs Tigres 1 - 0 1-0 '55 Cesar Gomez (AH) 2nd leg: 21.Dc.96 San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon 17:00 Tigres vs A. Hidalgo 3 - 0 ==> Tigres 3-1 (aggregate) 1-0 '07 Gabriel 'Coca' Mendoza (TIG) 2-0 '45 Claudio 'Diablo' Nunez (TIG) 3-0 '47 Nilson Esidio (TIG), p.k. COMMENTS The Tigres become the Division 1-A Winter '96 Champion and earn the right to play the promotion match next June against the Summer '97 Champion. MEXICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE 1 9 9 6 - 9 7 SUMMER 97 DIVISION 1-A Authors: Roger Z. Rios-Mercado and Erik Francisco Lugo Last updated: 6 Feb 2014 (C) Copyright Roger Z. Rios-Mercado, Erik Francisco Lugo and RSSSF 1998/2014