Dates: March - August 1987
Results:
Regular season 22.Mr.87 Santa Rosa vs Valle Verde 2 - 2 29.Mr.87 Santa Rosa vs San Lorenzo 4 - 0 12.Ap.87 Santa Rosa vs Aguilas de la Azteca 2 - 0 26.Ap.87 Santa Rosa vs Uruguay 3 - 0 03.My.87 Santa Rosa vs Deportivo Mexicas 0 - 0 10.My.87 Santa Rosa vs Real Torino 4 - 2 17.My.87 Santa Rosa vs Nacional Azteca 4 - 1 24.My.87 Santa Rosa vs Dorados Victoria 3 - 0 31.My.87 Santa Rosa vs Valle Verde 1 - 1 07.Jn.87 Santa Rosa vs San Lorenzo 9 - 1 21.Jn.87 Santa Rosa vs Aguilas de la Azteca 4 - 1 28.Jn.87 Santa Rosa vs Uruguay 1 - 1 05.Jl.87 Santa Rosa vs Deportivo Mexicas 4 - 2 12.Jl.87 Santa Rosa vs Real Torino 3 - 0 19.Jl.87 Santa Rosa vs Nacional Azteca 1 - 0 df 26.Jl.87 Santa Rosa vs Dorados Victoria 2 - 2 Quarterfinal 02.Ag.87 Santa Rosa vs San Sebastian 0 - 0 (1-2 aet)
Record:
Group 1 G W D L F:A P 1. Santa Rosa 16 11 5 0 47:13 27 (*) 2. Uruguay 16 10 3 3 31:16 23 (*) 3. Deportivo Mexicas 16 10 3 3 26:12 23 (*) 4. Aguilas de la Azteca 16 8 3 5 27:22 19 (*) 5. Real Torino 16 6 4 6 34:30 16 6. Valle Verde 16 5 2 9 31:35 12 7. Nacional Azteca 16 3 6 7 12:21 12 8. Dorados Victoria 16 1 3 12 21:42 5 9. San Lorenzo 16 2 1 13 15:55 5 (*) Advance to quarter-finals League's Top Scorer: "Toro" Garcia (Santa Rosa), 18 goals
Comments: After Viajes Kino was over, Chendo invited me, Juanillo, Barbosa, and Reynaldo to join his team, Santa Rosa. It was one of the best experiences in my futbol life. The team was from a town called Santa Rosa, near Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, and was extremely talented, a championship-caliber squad. The league was very competitive, and our season was great. We ended up unbeaten, including a masterful 3-0 performance against powerhouse Uruguay, a squad who had several players from the UANL inter-university League. We played really great all season long. Unfortunately we lost in a dramatic and exciting overtime heart-breaker in the quarter-finals. Two weeks later, Uruguay would grab the League Title. We earned two trophies: 1st Group Place and Top League Scorer. We also had the top scoring machine and top the league in goals scored. A thrilling season, and we couldn't wait to the next one. Excellent move.
Dates: August - December 1987
Results:
Regular season 23.Ag.87 Santa Rosa vs Uruguay 0 - 1 06.Sp.87 Santa Rosa vs Sangre Joven 3 - 0 13.Sp.87 Santa Rosa vs Nacional Azteca 4 - 3 20.Sp.87 Santa Rosa vs Deportivo Aztecas 2 - 2 27.Sp.87 Santa Rosa vs Angeles 3 - 1 04.Oc.87 Santa Rosa vs Muppets 1 - 0 df 18.Oc.87 Santa Rosa vs Uruguay 1 - 2 25.Oc.87 Santa Rosa vs Sangre Joven 2 - 1 01.Nv.87 Santa Rosa vs Nacional Azteca 2 - 0 08.Nv.87 Santa Rosa vs Deportivo Aztecas 2 - 0 14.Nv.87 Santa Rosa vs Angeles 1 - 0 df 22.Nv.87 Santa Rosa vs Muppets 1 - 0 df Quarter-final 06.Dc.87 Santa Rosa vs Dorados Victoria 3 - 1 Semi-final 13.Dc.87 Santa Rosa vs Atletico Florida 2 - 1 Final 20.Dc.87 Santa Rosa vs Penarol 0 - 1
Record:
Group 3 G W D L F:A P 1. Uruguay 12 9 2 1 17: 9 20 (*) 2. Santa Rosa 12 9 1 2 22:10 19 (*) 3. Nacional Azteca 12 4 4 4 16:16 12 4. Dep. Aztecas 12 4 4 4 14:16 12 5. Sangre Joven 12 4 3 5 7:10 11 6. Muppets 12 3 1 8 10:15 7 7. Angeles 12 1 1 10 10:20 3 (*) Advance to quarter-finals League's Top Scorer: "Toro" Garcia (Santa Rosa), 9 goals
Comments: Another fantastic season. Despite of losing twice against defending league champion, Uruguay, we had an outstanding season, making it all the way to the final. The playoffs matches were all very exciting. The final was just sensational and unforgettable. We grabbed another three trophies: League's Runner-Up, Top Scorer, and Group's Second Place.
Dates: January - April 1988
Results:
Regular season 24.Ja.88 Santa Rosa vs Universitario 2 - 0 31.Ja.88 Santa Rosa vs Deportivo Nova 5 - 3 07.Fb.88 Santa Rosa vs Dorados Victoria 0 - 2 14.Fb.88 Santa Rosa vs Atletico Independiente 6 - 0 21.Fb.88 Santa Rosa vs Brasil 0 - 2 06.Mr.88 Santa Rosa vs Atletico Florida 1 - 1 13.Mr.88 Santa Rosa vs Barrio Pobre 2 - 1 20.Mr.88 Santa Rosa vs Deportivo Aztecas 1 - 2 27.Mr.88 Santa Rosa vs Fantasmas Santa Fe 6 - 1 10.Ap.88 Santa Rosa vs Hugo Sanchez 1 - 0 df 17.Ap.88 Santa Rosa vs Arneseros 1 - 2
Record:
Group 3 G W D L F:A P
1. Barrio Pobre 11 7 3 1 25:10 17 (*)
2. Brasil 11 7 2 2 20: 9 16 (*)
3. Dep. Nova 11 8 0 3 23:16 16 (*)
4. Arneseros 11 6 2 3 23:16 14 (*)
5. Dep. Aztecas 11 6 2 3 17:12 14
6. Santa Rosa 11 6 1 4 25:14 13
7. Atl. Florida 11 5 3 3 14: 8 13
8. Dorados Victoria 11 4 2 5 18:21 10
9. Hugo Sanchez 11 4 1 6 13:15 9
10. Fantasmas Santa Fe 11 3 0 8 7:30 6
11. Universitario 11 2 0 9 12:26 4
12. Atl. Independiente 11 0 0 11 2:22 0
(*) Advance to quarter-finals
League's Top Scorer: "El Loco" (Santa Rosa), 9 goals
Comments: It was a good season. We lost some close, tough matches, but we also won some of those, like beating the gorup's leader, Barrio Pobre. We failed to make it to the playoffs in the last match of the season. However, "Loco" top the league's scorer's to get us another trophy.
Dates: June - September 1988
Results:
Regular season 05.Jn.88 Santa Rosa vs Deportivo Nova 0 - 2 12.Jn.88 Santa Rosa vs Aguilas de la Azteca 1 - 1 19.Jn.88 Santa Rosa vs Club Deportivo 1o de Mayo 6 - 2 26.Jn.88 Santa Rosa vs Hugo Sanchez 1 - 0 09.Jl.88 Santa Rosa vs Angeles 1 - 0 df 09.Jl.88 Santa Rosa vs Universitario 1 - 0 df 17.Jl.88 Santa Rosa vs Deportivo Arteaga 0 - 0 24.Jl.88 Santa Rosa vs Dorados Victoria 4 - 1 31.Jl.88 Santa Rosa vs Peru Moderna 1 - 0 df 06.Ag.88 Santa Rosa vs Deportivo Aztecas 1 - 0 df 14.Ag.88 Santa Rosa vs Uruguay 2 - 1 Quarter-final 28.Ag.88 Santa Rosa vs Penarol 3 - 1 Semi-final 04.Sp.88 Santa Rosa vs Palmeiras 1 - 0 Final 11.Sp.88 Santa Rosa vs Peru Moderna 1 - 0
Record:
Group 1 G W D L F:A P
1. Dep. Nova 11 9 2 0 20: 6 20 (*)
2. Peru Moderna 11 8 2 1 22: 5 18 (*)
3. Santa Rosa 11 8 2 1 18: 7 18 (*)
4. Aguilas de la Azteaca 11 7 1 3 20:12 15 (*)
5. Hugo Sanchez 11 7 1 3 15:11 15
6. Uruguay 11 5 3 3 22:18 13
7. Dep. Artega 11 3 4 4 10:15 10
8. Universitario 11 3 1 7 6:17 7
9. Dorados Victoria 11 3 0 8 10:18 6
10. C. D. 1o de Mayo 11 3 0 8 11:22 6
11. Angeles 11 1 0 10 5:16 2
12. Dep. Aztecas 11 0 0 11 2:17 0
(*) Advance to quarter-finals
Comments: In our fourth season with Santa Rosa, we finally reached the highest goal: A League Title. It wasn't easy. After losing the first game of the season against C.D. Nova, we got it going and ended the season playing terrific. The playoffs were as exciting as dramatic, and the final, one to be remembered forever. At the end, our talent, heart and guts paid off. The parade in Santa Rosa's little town was just awesome.
Dates: October 1988 - January 1989
Results:
Regular season 02.Oc.88 Santa Rosa vs Huracan 3 - 1 09.Oc.88 Santa Rosa vs Santa Clara 4 - 1 16.Oc.88 Santa Rosa vs Palmeiras 1 - 0 29.Oc.88 Santa Rosa vs Provivienda 1 - 0 df 30.Oc.88 Santa Rosa vs Everton 5 - 0 (*) 30.Oc.88 Santa Rosa vs Pandilla 3 - 1 (*) 30.Oc.88 Santa Rosa vs Palmeiras 1 - 1 (3-1 pk) (*) 30.Oc.88 Santa Rosa vs Ferrari 1 - 1 (4-5 pk) (*) 13.Nv.88 Santa Rosa vs Meit Artega 9 - 0 20.Nv.88 Santa Rosa vs Septiembre Negro 7 - 2 26.Nv.88 Santa Rosa vs Uruguay 1 - 0 df 11.Nv.88 Santa Rosa vs Real Florida 1 - 0 df 11.Nv.88 Santa Rosa vs Penarol 1 - 3 18.Nv.88 Santa Rosa vs Deportivo Nova 0 - 0 18.Nv.88 Santa Rosa vs Peru Moderna 2 - 1 Friendly 01.Ja.89 Santa Rosa vs Italia 2 - 2 (2-3 pk) (**) Quarter-final 08.Ja.89 Santa Rosa vs Barrio Pobre 2 - 2 (1-3 pk) (*) Hexagonal (**) Friendly
Record:
Group 1 G W D L F:A P
1. Santa Rosa 11 9 1 1 30: 8 19 (*)
2. Santa Clara 11 8 1 2 29:11 17 (*)
3. Dep. Nova 11 7 3 1 16:10 17 (*)
4. Penarol 11 7 2 2 20:16 16 (*)
5. Huracan 11 5 3 3 30:25 13
6. Peru Moderna 11 5 2 4 22:14 12
7. Palmeiras 11 5 1 5 22:27 11
8. Septiembre Negro 11 3 2 6 16:34 8
9. Real Florida 11 2 2 7 12:19 6
10. Meit Arteaga 11 3 0 8 8:18 6
11. Uruguay 11 1 1 9 5:23 3
12. Provivienda 11 1 0 10 6:13 2
(*) Advance to quarter-finals
League's Top Scorer: "El Loco" (Santa Rosa), 12 goals
Comments: Another unforgettable season. Again, we played all season long defending our title with great pride. After grabbing another group first place, and top scorer trophies, we were eliminated in the quarter-finals in one of the most spectacular, exciting, and dramatic matches ever in team history. I still can remember that game play by play, just amazing. We also had a friendly match against Italia, formed mostly by ex-Viajes Kino players like Tobi, Ferna, Pacheco, and so on. The match ended 2-2, and Itali won the penalty shoot-out.
Dates: February - May 1989
Results:
Regular season 05.Fb.89 Santa Rosa vs Halcones 0 - 2 12.Fb.89 Santa Rosa vs Futura 1 - 2 19.Fb.89 Santa Rosa vs Deportivo Moderna 0 - 2 26.Fb.89 Santa Rosa vs Universitario 2 - 1 05.Mr.89 Santa Rosa vs Arneseros 2 - 1 12.Mr.89 Santa Rosa vs San Sebastian 4 - 1 17.Mr.89 Santa Rosa vs Santa Clara 1 - 0 df 02.Ap.89 Santa Rosa vs Penarol 0 - 2 09.Ap.89 Santa Rosa vs Huracan 2 - 0 16.Ap.89 Santa Rosa vs Deportivo Nacional 2 - 1 23.Ap.89 Santa Rosa vs Barrio Pobre 0 - 1 30.Ap.89 Santa Rosa vs Penarol Jr. 0 - 0 05.My.89 Santa Rosa vs Rosario Central 1 - 0 df 14.My.89 Santa Rosa vs Peru Moderna 1 - 1 21.My.89 Santa Rosa vs Deportivo Nova 2 - 2
Record:
Group 1 G W D L F:A P
1. Halcones 15 11 3 1 27: 8 25 (*)
2. Peru Moderna 15 10 3 2 30:19 23 (*)
3. Huracan 15 9 4 2 30:13 22 (*)
4. Barrio Pobre 15 9 4 2 21:13 22 (*)
5. Futura 15 8 4 3 30:24 20 (*)
6. Santa Rosa 15 7 3 5 18:16 17
7. Penarol Jr. 15 7 3 5 13:17 17
8. San Sebastian 15 7 2 6 25:18 16
9. Nacional A 15 8 0 7 20:18 16
10. Universitario 15 5 3 7 18:21 13
11. Dep. Moderna 15 4 3 8 20:23 11
12. Arneseros 15 4 2 9 10:25 10
13. Dep. Nova 15 4 1 10 18:35 9
14. Santa Clara 15 3 1 11 7:16 7
15. Penarol 15 2 2 11 12:24 6
16. Rosario Central 15 1 2 12 5:16 4
(*) Advance to quarter-finals
Comments: This was probably our least successful season. We had a terribel start, losing three in a row, and , even though we improved in the rest of the season, I don't think we played to our potential. Still, we managed to play some good matches, but not enough to qualify. This was the first season we didn't get any trophy. But the worst of all was the severe injury I suffered in my low back during the match in April 30. The season was over for me and this cost me leaving the team, at least for quite a while.
Dates: August - December 1990
Results:
Regular season 19.Ag.90 Santa Rosa vs Bayer Munich 1 - 0 df 26.Ag.90 Santa Rosa vs Santa Teresita 1 - 3 02.Sp.90 Santa Rosa vs Real Infonavit 1 - 2 09.Sp.90 Santa Rosa vs Arneseros 2 - 1 16.Sp.90 Santa Rosa vs Deportivo Valle 5 - 2 22.Sp.90 Santa Rosa vs Desconocidos 1 - 0 df 30.Sp.90 Santa Rosa vs Penarol Jr. 4 - 1 07.Oc.90 Santa Rosa vs Huracan 1 - 1 14.Oc.90 Santa Rosa vs Peru Moderna 1 - 0 21.Oc.90 Santa Rosa vs Halcones 0 - 0 27.Oc.90 Santa Rosa vs Espana 1 - 0 df 04.Nv.90 Santa Rosa vs Union Moderna 1 - 1 11.Nv.90 Santa Rosa vs Real Danone 1 - 0 df 18.Nv.90 Santa Rosa vs Real Penarol 1 - 1 24.Nv.90 Santa Rosa vs Real Britania 1 - 0 df Quarter-final 02.Dc.90 Santa Rosa vs Santa Teresita 2 - 0 Semi-final 09.Dc.90 Santa Rosa vs Peru Moderna 2 - 2 (3-1 pk) Final 16.Dc.90 Santa Rosa vs Arneseros 2 - 2 (3-0 pk)
Record:
Season 9 4 2 22:12 Playoffs 1 2 0 6: 4 Santa Rosa 10 6 2 28:16 (Champion)
Comments: After almost a year and a half of absence (due to my back injury first, and our Viajes Kino reunion later), I returned to Santa Rosa for one more season. This would be my last season with Santa Rosa for a long, long time (or maybe forever) because I was set to start my graduate studies in Austin, Texas. And it could have not been any better. We had an aoustanding season, playing great futbol, and displaying the victory-hunger attitude and the heart of a champion. Santa Rosa grabbed the league title in a very exciting and dramatic fashion. My second personal title in seven seasons with Santa Rosa. It was awesome, and kind of sad because I knew that it would take many years (if at all) to play again in this incredible team.