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1996–97 RCD Espanyol season

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RCD Espanyol
1996–97 season
PresidentFrancisco Perelló
Head coachPepe Carcelén (to 12 January)
Vicente Miera (13 January to 14 March)
Paco Flores (from 15 March)
StadiumSarrià Stadium
La Liga12th
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
UEFA CupSecond round

The 1996–97 season was the 97th season in the history of RCD Espanyol and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Espanyol participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup.

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Toni Jiménez
2 DF Spain ESP Cristóbal
3 DF Spain ESP Víctor Torres Mestre
4 DF Spain ESP Sebastián Herrera
5 DF Argentina ARG Mauricio Pochettino
6 MF Spain ESP Adolfo Aldana
7 MF Spain ESP Alberto Toril
8 MF Spain ESP Luis Cembranos
9 FW France FRA Nicolas Ouédec
10 MF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Branko Brnović
11 FW Spain ESP Jordi Lardín
12 MF Croatia CRO Nenad Pralija
13 GK Spain ESP Raúl Arribas
14 MF Spain ESP Àlex Fernández
14 GK France FRA Pascal Olmeta
15 MF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Goran Bogdanović
16 MF Argentina ARG Favio Fernández
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Romania ROU Florin Răducioiu
17 MF Spain ESP Pacheta
18 DF Spain ESP Nando
19 MF Spain ESP Arteaga
20 FW Paraguay PAR Miguel Ángel Benítez
21 DF Spain ESP Miguel
21 MF Belgium BEL Dominique Lemoine
22 FW Spain ESP Javi García
23 DF Spain ESP Jaime Molina
23 MF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Miodrag Anđelković
24 MF Spain ESP Francisco (captain)
25 DF France FRA José Cobos
26 MF Spain ESP Ángel Morales
28 DF Spain ESP Toni Soldevilla
29 FW Spain ESP Raúl Tamudo
DF Spain ESP Pedro Nieto

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 2 September 1996 21 June 1997 Matchday 1 12th 42 14 9 19 51 57 −6 033.33
Copa del Rey 8 January 1997 12 March 1997 Third round Quarter-finals 6 1 5 0 9 6 +3 016.67
UEFA Cup 10 September 1996 29 October 1996 First round Second round 4 2 1 1 4 5 −1 050.00
Total 52 17 15 20 64 68 −4 032.69

Source: [2]

La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Valencia 42 15 11 16 63 59 +4 56[a]
11 Compostela 42 13 14 15 52 65 −13 53
12 Espanyol 42 14 9 19 51 57 −6 51
13 Racing Santander 42 11 17 14 52 54 −2 50[b]
14 Zaragoza 42 12 14 16 58 66 −8 50[b]
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ VAL 2–1 TEN; TEN 2–1 VAL
  2. ^ a b RAC: 9 pts; ZAR: 6 pts; SPG: 3 pts


Matches

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Copa del Rey

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Round Opponent Aggregate First leg Second leg
Date Venue Score Date Venue Score
Third round Sporting de Gijón 6–3 8 January H 4–1 15 January A 2–2
Round of 16 Deportivo de La Coruña 2–2 (a) 28 January A 2–2 5 February H 0–0
Quarter-finals Las Palmas 1–1 (a) 27 February A 0–0 12 March H 1–1

UEFA Cup

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10 September 1996 First round
First leg
APOEL Cyprus 2–2 Spain Espanyol Nicosia
Alexandrou 26'
Sotiriou 55'
Report Benítez 30'
Ouédec 45'
Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Taras Bezubyak (Russia)
24 September 1996 First round
Second leg
Espanyol Spain 1–0 Cyprus APOEL Barcelona
Cristóbal 63' Report Stadium: Sarrià Stadium
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: João Martins Pinto Correira (Portugal)

Espanyol won 3–2 on aggregate.

29 October 1996 Second round
Second leg
Feyenoord Netherlands 0–1 Spain Espanyol Rotterdam
Report Arteaga 9' Stadium: De Kuip

Feyenoord won 3–1 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ "Squad of Espanyol 1996-97 First Division". BDFutbol. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Espanyol Barcelona » Fixtures & Results 1996/1997". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 January 2024.