| Club: | Atlante |
| Season: | 1996–97 |
| Manager: | Miguel Mejía Barón |
| Stadium: | Estadio Azteca |
| League: | Invierno |
| League Result: | 1st Playoffs: Quarterfinals |
| League2: | Verano |
| League2 Result: | 5th Playoffs: Quarterfinals |
| Cup1: | Copa México |
| Cup1 Result: | Group stage |
| League Topscorer: | Luís Roberto Alves (17 goals) |
| Season Topscorer: | Luís Roberto Alves (18 goals) |
| Largest Win: | Atlante 6–0 Celaya (18 November 1996) |
| Largest Loss: | Toros Neza 4–0 Atlante (4 December 1996) |
| Pattern La1: | _redlower |
| Pattern B1: | _redsides2 |
| Pattern Ra1: | _redlower |
| Leftarm1: | 203b5a |
| Body1: | 203b5a |
| Rightarm1: | 203b5a |
| Shorts1: | 203b5a |
| Socks1: | 203b5a |
| Updated: | 31 January 2019 |
| Prevseason: | 1995–96 |
| Nextseason: | 1997–98 |
The 1996–97 Atlante F.C. season was the 5th season since the team's last promotion to Primera División. Atlante competed in Primera División and Copa México
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Miguel Mejía Barón |
| Assistant coaches | Guillermo Vázquez Mejía |
| Ricardo Aguirre | |
| Fitness coach | Manuel Benítez |
| Doctor | Alfonso Díaz |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Previous club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | | 1996 8, df=yes | ||||
| 9 | | 1996 8, df=yes | 1995 | UNAM | ||
| 12 | | 1996 8, df=yes | 1987 | Youth system | ||
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | | 1996 8, df=yes | 1996 | América | ||
| 3 | | Juan de Dios Ramírez (VC) | 1996 8, df=yes | 1996 | Toros Neza | |
| 4 | | Ignacio Ambríz (2nd VC) | 1996 8, df=yes | 1996 | Necaxa | |
| 5 | Miodrag Belodedici | 1996 8, df=yes | 1996 |  Villarreal | ||
| 15 | | Eduardo Medina | 1996 8, df=yes | 1995 | UNAM | |
| 16 | | José Luis Navarrete | 1996 8, df=yes | 1992 | ||
| 24 | | José Guadalupe Cruz | 1996 8, df=yes | 1988 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 8 |  | José Damasceno | 1996 8, df=yes | 1996 | ||
| 10 | Vlada Stošić | 1996 8, df=yes | 1997 | |||
| 13 | | Víctor Saavedra | 1996 8, df=yes | 1995 | ||
| 14 | | Ricardo Carbajal | 1996 8, df=yes | 1995 | ||
| 21 | | Gastón Obledo | 1996 8, df=yes | 1993 | ||
| 21 | | Javier Flores | 1996 8, df=yes | 1996 | ||
| 25 | | Manuel Sol | 1996 8, df=yes | 1996 | ||
| 29 | | Mario García | 1996 8, df=yes | 1989 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||
| 6 |  | Germán Carty | 1996 8, df=yes | 1996 | Sport Boys | |
| 7 | | Alfonso Malibrán | 1996 8, df=yes | |||
| 11 |  | Martín Ubaldi | 1996 8, df=yes | 1996 | ||
| 17 | | Luís Roberto Alves (Captain) | 1996 8, df=yes | 1996 | ||
| 20 | | Mario Jáuregui | 1996 8, df=yes | 1995 | ||
| Rank | Player | Position | Invierno | Verano | Copa México | Total[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luís Roberto Alves | 10 | 7 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2 | Mario Jáuregui | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 3 | Ricardo Carbajal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | ||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 4 | José Damasceno | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Juan Hernández | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 6 | Martín Ubaldi | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Germán Carty | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 8 | Alfonso Malibrán | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| align=center rowspan=4 | 9 | Ignacio Ambríz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Miodrag Belodedici | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Javier Flores | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Vlada Stošić | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 13 | Víctor Saavedra | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mario García | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| align=center colspan=3 | Total | 32 | 26 | 11 | 69 |
| Rank | Name | Invierno | Verano | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Campos | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2 | Félix Fernández | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||