1994–95 Santos Laguna season

The 1994–95 Santos Laguna season is the club's 5th consecutive season in the top flight division of Mexican football.

Santos Laguna
1994-95 season
OwnerGrupo Modelo
PresidentMartín Ibarreche
ManagerMiguel Ángel López
StadiumEstadio Corona
Primera Division8th
Quarterfinals
Copa MexicoQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerMiguel Asprilla (16 goals)
All statistics correct as of 27 January 2019.

Summary

During the summer the club's owner Grupo Modelo, appointed a new club President Martín Ibarreche[1] replacing Francisco Dávila Rodriguez.[2] The new President sold two fan-favourite players; left-winger Ramón Ramírez and forward Daniel Guzmán, who were both transferred to CD Guadalajara in exchange for midfielder Benjamín Galindo, forward Everaldo Begines and Juan Jose Balcazar. The club added two additional players, Mario Ordiales and Rogelio Romero from CD Toluca, Santos's sister club that is also owned by Grupo Modelo. Argentine midfielder Marcelo Carracedo, after several seasons playing in Germany and Austria, joined the club becoming its fourth foreign player. He arrived just before Santos went on its inaugural pre-season tournament in Colombia.[3][4]

After a poor first half of the season, Ibarreche appointed a new manager. Miguel Ángel López would replace Pedro García who had led Santos to the 1993–94 Mexican Primera División season final.[5][6] Zurdo López, who previously managed Club América, arrived with optimism as Santos was second place in Group 4 despite the club's slow start.[7]

Santos was in Group 4 along C.F. Monterrey, Club León and Atlas FC. Each club was experiencing a transitional stage with three new managers (López, León's Roberto Saporiti and Atlas' Marcelo Bielsa), new transfers and the exodus of their best players. Despite the club's strong performances in the previous season, Santos Laguna had an indifferent first half of the season with a defensive record among the worst in the entire league. The squad also struggled offensively with only Colombian striker Miguel Asprilla regularly performing at a high level. It was the midfield and in particular Benjamín Galindo that helped the unbalanced squad finish top of Group 4 and classify directly to the play-off quarterfinals.

Finally, the team was eliminated in the play-offs by CD Guadalajara. After winning the first leg, Santos conceded a late goal (scored by former Santos' player Daniel Guzmán) in the second leg, and lost the tie on away goals.[8][9]

Squad

[10] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Mexico MEX Olaf Heredia
— MF Mexico MEX Felipe de Jesus Amezcua
— MF Mexico MEX Jesus Gomez
— DF Mexico MEX Pedro Muñoz
— DF Mexico MEX Salvador Mariscal
— MF Mexico MEX Diego Silva
— MF Argentina ARG Antonio Apud
— MF Mexico MEX Benjamin Galindo
— MF Argentina ARG Héctor Adomaitis
— FW Argentina ARG Marcelo Carracedo
— FW Colombia COL Miguel Asprilla
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Mexico MEX Adrian Marmolejo
— DF Mexico MEX Juan Jose Balcazar
— FW Mexico MEX Everaldo Begines
— MF Mexico MEX Rogelio Romero
— MF Mexico MEX Mario Ordiales
— MF Mexico MEX Antonio Gonzalez
— DF Mexico MEX Antonio Alcantara
— MF Chile CHI Richard Zambrano
— MF Brazil BRA Wagner de Souza

Transfers
Out
Pos. Name To Type
MF Ramón RamírezCD Guadalajara
FWDaniel GuzmánCD Guadalajara
FWJuan Antonio Flores BarreraAtlético Morelia
DFGuillermo GomezCorrecaminos UAT
FWAlvaro TorresTampico Madero
DFRubén MartínezTampico Madero

Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 1994–95 Mexican Primera División season
Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Santos Laguna 36 13 9 14 61 62 −1 35 Playoff
2 Monterrey 36 9 15 12 37 52 −15 33
3 Atlas 36 12 8 16 43 52 −9 32
4 León 36 11 9 16 39 55 −16 31
Source:
General table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 UNAM 36 15 11 10 49 36 +13 41 Qualification for the quarter-finals[lower-alpha 1]
7 Puebla 36 12 16 8 45 41 +4 40 Qualification for the Repechaje[lower-alpha 2]
8 Santos Laguna 36 13 9 14 61 62 −1 35 Qualification for the quarter-finals[lower-alpha 1]
9 Veracruz 36 12 11 13 43 51 −8 35 Qualification for the Repechaje[lower-alpha 2]
10 Atlante 36 11 11 14 57 69 −12 33
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
Notes:
  1. The first four places in the table and teams ranked 6th and 8th qualified for the Liguilla quarter-finals.
  2. Teams ranked 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th in the table qualified for Repechaje
Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWWLLDWLWWL-DDWDLWDWDLDLDWLWLL-LDDDWWLL
Position894814151719171715171819191818141516171816151615141413989101010998
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader, Qualification for the quarter-finals; C = Qualification for the quarter-finals as group leader.; E = Qualification for the quarter-finals as group runner-up.; R = Qualification for the Repechaje.

Matches

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4 September 1994 1 Santos 3-2 CD Guadalajara Torreon
Galindo 31', 82'
Bejines 56'		 52' (pen), 69' (pen) de la Torre Stadium: Corona
10 September 1994 2 Leones Negros UdeG bye Santos Guadalajara
Stadium: Jalisco
18 September 1994 3 Santos 3-2 Veracruz Torreon
Miguel Asprilla 18'
Everaldo Bejines 49'
Adomaitis 85' (pen)		 69', 83' (pen) José Luis González China Stadium: Corona
23 September 1994 4 América 2-1 Santos Laguna Coyoacan
Luis F. Peña 11'
del Olmo 78'		 86' Adomaitis Stadium: Azteca
2 October 1994 5 Santos 1-3 Pumas UNAM Torreon
Galindo 45' (pen) 20', 38' (pen) Campos
80' Jorge Santillana		 Stadium: Corona
8 October 1994 6 Tampico Madero 4-2 Santos Tampico
Héctor del Ángel 8', 45'
Carlos Contreras 53'
Guillermo Galindo 72'		 10' Adomaitis
38' Ernesto Pérez		 Stadium: Tamaulipas
16 October 1994 7 Santos 0-2 Necaxa Torreon
55' Aspe
81' Luis Hernández		 Stadium: Corona
23 October 1994 8 CD Toluca 4-2 Santos Toluca
Arnulfo Tinoco 39'
Pavon 50', 65', 85'		 69' Galindo
73' Miguel Asprilla		 Stadium: La Bombonera
30 October 1994 9 Santos 1-0 CF Monterrey Torreon
Fernando Gil 25' Stadium: Corona
6 November 1994 10 Leon 1-0 Santos Leon de los Aldama
Dezotti 75' Stadium: Nou Camp
13 November 1994 11 Santos 2-1 Atlas FC Torreon
Ricardo Wagner de Souza 67'
Adomaitis 89'		 61' Ubaldi Stadium: Corona
18 November 1994 12 Tecos UAG 2-1 Santos Zapopan
Javier Hernández 62'
Gallaga 78'		 29' Fernando Gil Stadium: 3 de Marzo
26 November 1994 13 Puebla FC 2-0 Santos Puebla de los Angeles
Milton Queiroz "Tita" 16'
Rodrigo Ruiz 68'		 Stadium: Cuauhtemoc
30 November 1994 14 Santos 2-5 Cruz Azul Torreon
Begines 43'
Adomaitis 78' (pen)		 34', 51' Julio Zamora
62', 89' Hermosillo
75' Pedro Duana		 Stadium: Corona
4 December 1994 15 Atlético Morelia 2-2 Santos Morelia
Jaime Vera 19'
Hugo Santana 80'		 40' Adomaitis
51' Galindo		 Stadium: Morelos
11 December 1994 16 Santos 2-2 Atlante FC Torreon
Benjamín Galindo 44, Jesús Gómez 80 Guillermo Cantú 27, Gastón Obledo 57 Stadium: Corona
18 December 1994 17 Correcaminos UAT 1-2 Santos Ciudad Victoria
Alex Pineda 78' (pen) 13', 19' Begines Stadium: Marte R.Gomez
23 December 1994 18 Santos 2-1 Tigres UANL Torreon
Miguel Asprilla 20'
Marcelo Carracedo 70'		 53' José Luis González Stadium: Corona
30 December 1994 19 Toros Neza 1-0 Santos Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
Gonzalo Farfán 21' Stadium: Neza 86
8 January 1995 20 CD Guadalajara 3-1 Santos Guadalajara
Missael Espinosa 12', 29'
José Manuel de la Torre 85'		 59' (pen) Héctor Adomaitis Stadium: Jalisco
15 January 1995 21 Santos bye Leones Negros UdeG Torreon
Stadium: Corona
21 January 1995 Veracruz 3-3 Santos Laguna Veracruz
Víctor Medina 38'
Leonel Bolsonello 57' (pen)
José Luis Malibrán 71'		 39' Antonio Apud ,
52' Miguel Asprilla ,
76' Everaldo Bejines		 Stadium: Pirata Fuente
29 January 1995 23 Santos Laguna 2-0 América Torreon
Asprilla 76', 82' Stadium: Corona
3 February 1995 24 U.N.A.M. 1-1 Santos Laguna Tlalpan
Antonio Sancho 35' 50' (og) Antonio Sancho Stadium: Olimpico Universitario
12 February 1995 25 Santos Laguna 1-1 TM Gallos Blancos Torreon
Claudio Úbeda 13' (og) 31' (og) Jesús Gómez Stadium: Corona
18 February 1995 26 Club Necaxa 1-1 Santos Laguna Tlalpan
Gerardo Esquivel 40' 27' Héctor Adomaitis Stadium: Azteca
26 February 1995 27 Santos Laguna 2-2 Toluca
Pedro Muñoz 54, Miguel Asprilla 82 José Manuel Abundis 29, Marcelino Bernal 78
4 March 1995 28 CF Monterrey 1-1 Santos Laguna Monterrey
Carlos Alberto Bianchezi 58' 68' Miguel Asprilla Stadium: Tecnológico
12 March 1995 29 Santos Laguna 2-1 Leon Torreon
Miguel Asprilla 4'
Héctor Adomaitis 68' (pen)		 22' Gustavo Dezotti Stadium: Corona
18 March 1995 30 Atlas FC 1-3 Santos Laguna Guadalajara
Esteve Padilla 58' Benjamín Galindo 18'
Miguel Asprilla 81'
Antonio Apud 83'		 Stadium: Jalisco
26 March 1995 31 Santos Laguna 3-0 Tecos UAG Torreon
Benjamín Galindo 49' (pen)
Héctor Adomaitis 66', 89'		 Stadium: Corona
2 April 1995 32 Santos Laguna 1-1 Puebla FC Torreon
Salvador Mariscal 22' 58' Alfonso Sosa Stadium: Corona
6 April 1995 33 Cruz Azul 5-2 Santos Laguna Tlalpan
Julio Zamora 8' (pen), 55'
Marcelo Delgado 9'
Pintado 76'
Octavio Mora 88' (pen)		 37', 79' Miguel Asprilla Stadium: Azteca
9 April 1995 34 Santos Laguna 2-0 Atlético Morelia Torreon
Miguel Asprilla 10', 70' Stadium: Corona
14 April 1995 35 Atlante FC 3-2 Santos Laguna Benito Juarez
Wilson Graniolatti 34'
Luis Miguel Salvador 55'
Roberto Andrade 58'		 54', 64' Carracedo Stadium: Azulgrana
23 April 1995 36 Santos Laguna 4-0 Correcaminos UAT Torreon
Carracedo 7'
Miguel Asprilla 40'
Galindo 53', 58'		 Stadium: Corona
29 April 1995 37 Tigres UANL 1-0 Santos Laguna San Nicolas de los Garza
Javier Lozano 44' (pen) Stadium: Universitario
7 May 1995 38 Santos Laguna 4-1 Toros Neza Torreon
Adomaitis 44', 76'
Miguel Asprilla 85'
Carracedo 89'		 58' Apolinar Cortés Stadium: Corona

Quarter-finals
17 May 1995 Santos 3-1 Guadalajara Torreón
16:00
Guzmán 15' Stadium: Corona
20 May 1995 Guadalajara 2-0 Santos Guadalajara
20:45
Stadium: Jalisco

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  6. Macías, Jorge Luis (1995-01-06). "Chivas y Morelia unicos equipos sin cambios para la segunda vuelta" [Chivas and Morelia are the only teams with no changes for the second round]. La Opinión (in Spanish). Vol. 69, no. 113. Los Angeles. p. 6b. ProQuest 368106807.
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