1996–97 Atlético Madrid season

The 1996–1997 campaign was the 91st season in Atlético Madrid's history and their 62nd season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.

Atlético Madrid
1996–97 season
President Jesús Gil
Manager Radomir Antić
StadiumEstadio Vicente Calderon
La Liga5th
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
Supercopa de EspañaRunners-up
Champions LeagueQuarter-finals

Squad

Squad at end of season[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  ESP José Francisco Molina
2 DF  ESP Pablo Alfaro
3 DF  ESP Toni
4 DF  ESP Roberto Solozábal (captain)
5 DF  ESP Juan Manuel López
6 DF  ESP Santi
7 FW  ARG Leonardo Biagini
8 MF  ESP Juan Vizcaíno
9 FW  ARG Juan Esnáider
10 MF  YUG Milinko Pantić
13 GK  ESP Ricardo
14 MF  ARG Diego Simeone
17 FW  ESP Juan Carlos
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  ESP Roberto
19 FW  ESP Kiko
20 DF  ESP Delfí Geli
21 MF  ESP José Luis Caminero
23 DF  ROU Daniel Prodan
24 MF  CZE Radek Bejbl
26 MF  RSA Quinton Fortune
27 MF  YUG Veljko Paunović
28 FW  ESP Santiago Ezquerro
29 MF  YUG Đorđe Tomić
30 MF  ESP Ivo
31 FW  ESP Yordi

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF  BRA Iván Rocha (on loan to Logroñés)

In

Out

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Deportivo La Coruña 42 21 14 7 57 30 +27 77[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Betis 42 21 14 7 81 46 +35 77[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
5 Atlético Madrid 42 20 11 11 76 64 +12 71 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Athletic Bilbao 42 16 16 10 72 57 +15 64[lower-alpha 3]
7 Valladolid 42 18 10 14 57 46 +11 64[lower-alpha 3]
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. BET 1–2 DEP; DEP 3–0 BET
  2. Since Barcelona, winners of 1996–97 Copa del Rey, was qualified for the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League, losing cup finalists Real Betis earned a spot in the first round of the 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
  3. VLD 0–0 ATH; ATH 0–0 VLD

Matches

31 August 1996 (1996-08-31) 1 Atletico de Madrid 2-0 RC Celta Madrid
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
6 September 1996 (1996-09-06) 2 SD Compostela 3-1 Atletico de Madrid Santiago de Compostela
14 September 1996 (1996-09-14) 3 Atletico de Madrid 0-2 Deportivo La Coruña Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
20 September 1996 (1996-09-20) 4 CD Logroñés 0-3 Atletico de Madrid Logroñés
29 September 1996 (1996-09-29) 5 Atletico de Madrid 3-0 Hercules CF Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
2 October 1996 (1996-10-02) 6 Sevilla FC 0-0 Atletico de Madrid Sevilla
Stadium: Sanchez Pizjuan
11 October 1996 (1996-10-11) 7 Atletico de Madrid 2-2 Real Betis Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
19 October 1996 (1996-10-19) 8 Valencia CF 3-1 Atletico de Madrid Valencia
Stadium: Mestalla
22 October 1996 (1996-10-22) 9 Atletico de Madrid 1-3 Rayo Vallecano Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
25 October 1996 (1996-10-25) 10 Sporting de Gijon 0-1 Atletico de Madrid Gijon
2 November 1996 (1996-11-02) 11 Atletico de Madrid 3-0 Real Oviedo Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
9 November 1996 (1996-11-09) 12 FC Barcelona 3–3 Atletico de Madrid Barcelona
Pizzi 15'

Luis Enrique 29'

Giovanni 78'
Caminero 6'

Vizcaíno 61'

Esnaider 73'pen
Stadium: Camp Nou
15 November 1996 (1996-11-15) 13 Atletico de Madrid 2-1 RCD Espanyol Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
24 November 1996 (1996-11-24) 14 Real Valladolid 0-3 Atletico de Madrid Valladolid
Stadium: José Zorrilla
29 November 1996 (1996-11-29) 15 Atletico de Madrid 1-0 Racing de Santander Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
7 December 1996 (1996-12-07) 16 Athletic de Bilbao 1-1 Atletico de Madrid Bilbao
Stadium: San Mamés
21 December 1996 (1996-12-21) 17 Atletico de Madrid 2-2 Real Sociedad Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
4 January 1997 (1997-01-04) 18 CF Extremadura 2-4 Atletico de Madrid Extremadura
11 January 1997 (1997-01-11) 19 Atletico de Madrid 5-1 Real Zaragoza Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
17 January 1997 (1997-01-17) 20 Atletico de Madrid 1-4 Real Madrid Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
31 January 1997 (1997-01-31) 22 RC Celta 1-1 Atletico de Madrid Vigo
Stadium: Balaidos
8 February 1997 (1997-02-08) 23 Atletico de Madrid 4-1 SD Compostela Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
15 February 1997 (1997-02-15) 24 Deportivo La Coruña 0-0 Atletico de Madrid La Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
18 February 1997 (1997-02-18) 25 Atletico de Madrid 2–0 CD Logroñes Logroñes
21 February 1997 (1997-02-21) 26 Hercules CF 0-2 Atletico de Madrid Alicante
28 February 1997 (1997-02-28) 27 Atletico de Madrid 3-2 Sevilla CF Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
8 March 1997 (1997-03-08) 28 Real Betis 3-2 Atletico de Madrid Sevilla
14 March 1997 (1997-03-14) 29 Atletico de Madrid 1-4 Valencia CF Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
22 March 1997 (1997-03-22) 30 Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Atletico de Madrid Madrid
Stadium: Vallecas
30 March 1997 (1997-03-30) 31 Atletico de Madrid 2-1 Sporting de Gijon Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
4 April 1997 (1997-04-04) 32 Real Oviedo 4-1 Atletico de Madrid Oviedo
Stadium: Carlos Tartierre
13 April 1997 (1997-04-13) 33 Atletico de Madrid 2–5 FC Barcelona Madrid
Kiko 13'

Kiko 63' Santi 74'  Simeone Pablo Alfaro Prodan Pantic

Fortune
De La Peña 40'

Ronaldo 42' Ronaldo 58' Ronaldo 74' Figo 88' Popescu

Roger Garcia
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
Referee: Dauden Ibañez
16 April 1997 (1997-04-16) 34 RCD Espanyol 0-0 Atletico de Madrid Barcelona
Stadium: Montjuic
19 April 1997 (1997-04-19) 35 Atletico de Madrid 3–1 Real Valladolid Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
3 May 1997 (1997-05-03) 36 Racing de Santander 1-1 Atletico de Madrid Santander
Stadium: El Sardinero
10 May 1997 (1997-05-10) 37 Atletico de Madrid 2-1 Athletic de Bilbao Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
14 May 1997 (1997-05-14) 21 CD Tenerife 2-3 Atletico de Madrid Tenerife
Stadium: Gran Canaria
17 May 1997 (1997-05-17) 38 Real Sociedad 1–1 Atletico de Madrid San Sebastian
24 May 1997 (1997-05-24) 39 Atletico de Madrid 1–1 CF Extremadura Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
1 June 1997 (1997-06-01) 40 Real Zaragoza 2-3 Atletico de Madrid Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
13 June 1997 (1997-06-13) 41 Real Madrid 3-1 Atletico de Madrid Madrid
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
22 June 1997 (1997-06-22) 42 Atletico de Madrid 0-3 CD Tenerife Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon

Copa del Rey

Round of 16

29 January 1997 (1997-01-29) Atletico de Madrid 2-0 SD Compostela Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
4 February 1997 (1997-02-04) SD Compostela 2-3 Atletico de Madrid Santiago de Compostela

Quarterfinals

26 February 1997 (1997-02-26) Atletico de Madrid 2–2 FC Barcelona Madrid
Caminero 19' Kiko 72' Pizzi 43'pen Pizzi 64' Stadium: Vicente Calderon
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mejuto González
12 March 1997 (1997-03-12) FC Barcelona 5–4 Atletico de Madrid Barcelona
Ronaldo 47'

Ronaldo 51' Figo 67' Ronaldo 72'

Pizzi 81'
Pantic 8'

Pantic 28' Pantic 31'pen

Pantic 52'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Gracia Redondo

Supercopa de España

25 August 1996 (1996-08-25) FC Barcelona 5–2 Atletico de Madrid Barcelona
Ronaldo 5'

Giovanni 31' Pizzi 74' De la Peña 76'

Ronaldo 89'
Esnaider 37' Pantic 57'pen Stadium: Montjuic
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Fernandez Marin
28 August 1996 (1996-08-28) Atletico de Madrid 3-1 FC Barcelona Madrid
Sergi 32'(o.g)

Esnaider 65'

Pantic 76'
Stoichkov 58' Stadium: Vicente Calderon
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ansuategui Roca

1996-97 UEFA Champions League

Group phase- Group B

11 September 1996 (1996-09-11) 1 Atletico de Madrid 4-0 Steaua Bucharest Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen
25 September 1996 (1996-09-25) 2 Widzew Lodz 1-4 Atletico de Madrid Lodz
Stadium: Ludwika Sobolewskiego
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Anders Frisk
16 October 1996 (1996-10-16) 3 Atletico de Madrid 0-1 Borussia Dortmund Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Michel Piraux
30 October 1996 (1996-10-30) 4 Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Atletico de Madrid Dortmund
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Laszlo Vagner
20 November 1996 (1996-11-20) 5 Steaua Bucharest 1-1 Atletico de Madrid Bucharest, Romania
Stadium: Ghencea
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Urs Meier
4 December 1996 (1996-12-04) 6 Atletico de Madrid 1-0 Widzew Lodz Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Vaclav Krondl

Quarterfinals

5 March 1997 (1997-03-05) Ajax 1-1 Atletico de Madrid Amsterdam, Netherlands
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Markus Merk
19 March 1997 (1997-03-19) Atletico de Madrid 2-3 Ajax Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Serge Mummenthaler

Statistics

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total1996-97 La Liga1996-97 Copa del Rey1996-97 UEFA Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK José Molina 53-7941-624-98-8
20 DF Delfí Geli 40129+112080
4 DF Roberto Solozábal 39027+301+1070
6 DF Santi 47236+123070
3 DF Toni 4323413160
10 MF Milinko Pantić 48143752+1485
14 MF Diego Simeone 41730+133074
24 MF Radek Bejbl 45229+423+107+10
21 MF José Luis Caminero 381527+3144140
19 FW Kiko 471836134372
9 FW Juan Esnáider 451934+1162083
13 GK Ricardo 1-21-20000
2 DF Pablo Alfaro 1705+60202+20
5 DF Juan Manuel López 34111+140211+60
7 FW Leonardo Biagini 2727+1511+210+20
8 MF Juan Vizcaíno 33217+1120+102+20
15 DF Carlos Aguilera 43221+1023+105+30
17 FW Juan Carlos 2435+1530+100+30
18 MF Roberto 3238+1921+201+11
23 DF Daniel Prodan 19416+1420
26 MF Quinton Fortune 200+20
27 MF Veljko Paunović 2018+812+100+10
28 FW Santiago Ezquerro 403+10
29 MF Đorđe Tomić 300+30
30 MF Ivo 1010
31 FW Yordi 100+10
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See also

References

  1. "Atlιtico Madrid - 1996/97". FootballSquads. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
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