1996–97 FC Barcelona season

FC Barcelona enjoyed a decent season by winning both Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The team extended its increasingly frustrating run without winning the league title to three years, as Real Madrid emerged as league winners. During the season, Ronaldo, a Brazilian youngster was the club's top scorer, netting 47 goals in all competitions. Upon winning both trophies, manager Bobby Robson left the club, eventually signing with PSV Eindhoven after spending a sabbatical year. He was replaced by former Ajax coach Louis Van Gaal. Top scorer Ronaldo would leave the club after this season in a surprise transfer to Inter Milan.

FC Barcelona
1996–97 season
PresidentJosep Lluís Núñez
Head CoachBobby Robson
StadiumCamp Nou
La Liga2nd
Copa del ReyWinners
Supercopa de EspañaWinners
UEFA Cup Winners' CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Ronaldo (34)
All: Ronaldo (47)

Squad

Squad at end of season[1][2]

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  POR Vítor Baía
2 DF  ESP Albert Ferrer
3 DF  ESP Abelardo
4 MF  ESP Pep Guardiola
5 MF  ROU Gheorghe Popescu
6 MF  ESP José Mari Bakero (captain)
7 MF  POR Luís Figo
8 FW  BUL Hristo Stoichkov
9 FW  BRA Ronaldo
10 MF  BRA Giovanni
11 FW  ESP Ángel Cuéllar
12 DF  ESP Sergi
13 GK  ESP Carles Busquets
15 DF  FRA Laurent Blanc
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  ESP Óscar
17 MF  NGA Emmanuel Amunike
18 MF  ESP Guillermo Amor
19 FW  ESP Juan Antonio Pizzi
20 DF  ESP Miguel Ángel Nadal
21 MF  ESP Luis Enrique
22 MF  CRO Robert Prosinečki
23 MF  ESP Iván de la Peña
24 DF  POR Fernando Couto
25 GK  ESP Julen Lopetegui
26 MF  ESP Albert Celades
27 MF  ESP Roger
28 GK  ESP Francesc Arnau

In

Out

Winter

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 42 27 11 4 85 36 +49 92 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Barcelona 42 28 6 8 102 48 +54 90 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
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
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.
(C) Champion.
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.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
Barcelona332212111111122322222232222222222222222222
Leader
1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
Source:

Matches

1 September 1996 (1996-09-01) 1 Oviedo 2–4 FC Barcelona Oviedo
Oli 66'
Sergi 87' (o.g.)
Report Stoichkov 47'
Stoichkov 50'
Luis Enrique 76'
Luis Enrique 89'
Stadium: Carlos Tartiere
7 September 1996 (1996-09-07) 2 FC Barcelona 2–1 RCD Espanyol Barcelona
Giovanni 83'
Pizzi 89'
Report Lardín 69' Stadium: Camp Nou
15 September 1996 (1996-09-15) 3 Racing 1–1 FC Barcelona Santander
Correa 75' Report Ronaldo 30' Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero
22 September 1996 (1996-09-22) 4 FC Barcelona 3–2 Real Sociedad Barcelona
Ronaldo 1', 88'
Pizzi 74'
Report Albistegui 57'
Kovacevic 89' (pen)
Stadium: Camp Nou
29 September 1996 (1996-09-29) 5 Real Zaragoza 3-5 FC Barcelona Zaragoza
Poyet 10'
Luis Enrique 36' (o.g.)
Lopez 46'
Xavier Aguado 
Report Figo 21'
Ronaldo 53', 85'
Popescu 72' (pen)
Luis Enrique 81'
Stadium: La Romareda
2 October 1996 (1996-10-02) 6 FC Barcelona 1–1 Tenerife Barcelona
Popescu 78' Report Juanele 81'
Suarez 
Stadium: Camp Nou
12 October 1996 (1996-10-12) 7 SD Compostela 1–5 FC Barcelona Santiago de Compostela
Ohen 73' Report William 1'(o.g)
Giovanni 16'
Ronaldo 36', 46'
Figo 64'
20 October 1996 (1996-10-20) 8 FC Barcelona 8–0 Logroñés Barcelona
Stoichkov 22', 55' (pen)
Giovanni 29', 42'
Ronaldo 40', 87' (pen)
Clotet 77' (o.g.)
Pizzi 82'
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
23 October 1996 (1996-10-23) 9 Sevilla FC 0–1 FC Barcelona Sevilla
Rafa Paz
Almeyda
Salva
Report Luis Enrique 77'
Couto
Stadium: Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan
25 October 1996 (1996-10-25) 10 FC Barcelona 3–2 Valencia Barcelona
Ronaldo 15', 36', 74' Report Patxi Ferreira 52'
Karpin 58'
Stadium: Camp Nou
4 November 1996 (1996-11-04) 11 Sporting de Gijón 0–0 FC Barcelona Gijón
Report Stadium: El Molinón
9 November 1996 (1996-11-09) 12 FC Barcelona 3–3 Atletico de Madrid Barcelona
Pizzi 15'
Luis Enrique 29'
Giovanni 78'
Report Caminero 6'
Juan Vizcaíno 61'
Esnaider 73' (pen)
Stadium: Camp Nou
18 November 1996 (1996-11-18) 13 FC Barcelona 6-1 Real Valladolid Barcelona
Popescu 10'
Ronaldo 30'
Luis Enrique 36'
Bakero 55'
Figo 75'
Roger 81'
Report Peternac 58' Stadium: Camp Nou
23 November 1996 (1996-11-23) 14 Athletic de Bilbao 2–1 FC Barcelona Bilbao
Jose Mari 62'
Julen Guerrero 76'
Report Abelardo 25' Stadium: San Mamés
2 December 1996 (1996-12-02) 15 FC Barcelona 3-0 CF Extremadura Barcelona
Giovanni 13'
Popescu 40'
Juanito 44' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
7 December 1996 (1996-12-07) 16 Real Madrid 2–0 FC Barcelona Madrid
Suker 24'
Mijatovic 48'
Secretario
Hierro
Víctor
Report Sergi
Luis Enrique
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Referee: Juan Manuel Brito Arcero
22 December 1996 (1996-12-22) 17 FC Barcelona 1–0 RC Celta Barcelona
Nadal 42' Report Stadium: Camp Nou
4 January 1997 (1997-01-04) 18 Deportivo La Coruña 0–1 FC Barcelona La Coruña
Nando
Naybet
Renaldo
Report Pizzi 88'
Popescu
Ferrer
Amunike
Stadium: Estadio Riazor
13 January 1997 (1997-01-13) 19 FC Barcelona 2–3 Hercules CF Barcelona
Luis Enrique 8'
Ronaldo 15'
Report Pavlicic 32'
Visnjic 42'
Rodriguez 55'
Stadium: Camp Nou
19 January 1997 (1997-01-19) 20 Real Betis 2–4 FC Barcelona Sevilla
Jarni 29'
Sergi 30' (o.g.)
Report Luis Enrique 44', 62', 80'
Ronaldo 73'
Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin
26 January 1997 (1997-01-26) 21 FC Barcelona 6–0 Rayo Vallecano Barcelona
Luis Enrique 13'
Sergi 19'
Contreras 22'(o.g)
Ronaldo 34', 44' (pen)
Pizzi 74'
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Referee: Carmona Mendez
2 February 1997 (1997-02-02) 22 FC Barcelona 2–2 Real Oviedo Barcelona
Pizzi 60'
Ronaldo 67'
Report Oli 75', 89' Stadium: Camp Nou
9 February 1997 (1997-02-09) 23 RCD Espanyol 2–0 FC Barcelona Barcelona
Raducioiu 14' (pen)
Raducioiu 50' (pen)
Torres Mestre Bogdanovic
Report Ferrer
Couto
Guardiola
Figo 
Luis Enrique
Stadium: Camp Nou
16 February 1997 (1997-02-16) 24 FC Barcelona 1–0 Racing de Santander Barcelona
Luis Enrique 42'
Pizzi 75'
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
20 February 1997 (1997-02-20) 25 Real Sociedad 2–0 FC Barcelona San Sebastian
De Pedro 41' (pen)
De Pedro 87'
Report Stadium: Estadio Anoeta
23 February 1997 (1997-02-23) 26 FC Barcelona 4–1 Real Zaragoza Barcelona
Abelardo 10'
Ronaldo 40' (pen)
Giovanni
Guardiola
Report Garitano 81' (pen)
Konrad 37'
Aguado 85'
Cuartero
Gilmar
Stadium: Camp Nou
1 March 1997 (1997-03-01) 27 CD Tenerife 4–0 FC Barcelona Santa Cruz de la Palma
Felipe 6'
Jokanovic 60' (pen)
Jokanovic 73' (pen)
Jokanovic 82'
Cesar Gomez
Report Nadal 36'
Abelardo 59'
Guardiola
Luis Enrique
Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez
9 March 1997 (1997-03-09) 28 FC Barcelona 3–0 Compostela Barcelona
Blanc 5'
Stoichkov 24'
Ronaldo 62'
Report Villena 78'  Stadium: Camp Nou
16 March 1997 (1997-03-16) 29 UD Logroñés 0-1 FC Barcelona Logroño
Report Amunike 82'
23 March 1997 (1997-03-23) 30 FC Barcelona 4–0 Sevilla CF Barcelona
Óscar 56'
Ronaldo 67'
Pizzi 74'
Luis Enrique 79'
Report Almeyda 60'  Stadium: Camp Nou
6 April 1997 (1997-04-06) 32 FC Barcelona 4–0 Sporting de Gijon Barcelona
Giovanni 13'
de la Peña 44'
Ronaldo 61'
Pizzi 89'
Blanc
Abelardo
Figo
Roger
Óscar
Report Villarroya
Velasco
Stadium: Camp Nou
13 April 1997 (1997-04-13) 33 Atletico de Madrid 2–5 FC Barcelona Madrid
Kiko 13', 63'
Santi 74' 
Simeone
Pablo Alfaro
Prodan
Pantic
Fortune
Report de la Peña 40'
Ronaldo 42', 58', 74'
Figo 88'
Popescu
Roger
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
Referee: Dauden Ibañez
16 April 1997 (1997-04-16) 34 Real Valladolid 3–1 FC Barcelona Valladolid
Fernando 30'
Víctor 46', 77'
Report Ronaldo 5' Stadium: Estadio Jose Zorrilla
20 April 1997 (1997-04-20) 35 FC Barcelona 2-0 Athletic de Bilbao Barcelona
Abelardo 48'
Ronaldo 64'
de la Peña
Guardiola
Roger
Report Oskar Vales 72' 
Alkiza
Urrutia
Stadium: Camp Nou
Referee: Puentes Leira
10 May 1997 (1997-05-10) 37 FC Barcelona 1–0 Real Madrid Barcelona
Ronaldo 44'
Ferrer
Figo
Report Roberto Carlos
Alkorta
Šuker
Stadium: Camp Nou
Referee: Rodriguez Martel
19 May 1997 (1997-05-19) 38 Celta Vigo 1–3 FC Barcelona Vigo
Revivo 58'
Diezma
Patxi Salinas
Alejo 89' 
Gudelj
Report Óscar 29', 38'
Ronaldo 64'
Stadium: Estadio Balaidos
1 June 1997 (1997-06-01) 40 Hercules CF 2–1 FC Barcelona Alicante
Paquito 37'
Pavlicic 51'
Stankovic
Parra
Sandro Mendes
Amato
Alfaro
Report Luis Enrique 3'
Ferrer
Amunike
Figo
Guardiola
Roger
Stoichkov
Stadium: Estadio José Rico Perez
Referee: Losantos Omar
15 June 1997 (1997-06-15) 41 FC Barcelona 3–0 Real Betis Barcelona
Óscar 43'
Stoichkov 74'
Luis Enrique 82'
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
22 June 1997 (1997-06-22) 42 Rayo Vallecano 1–2 FC Barcelona Madrid
Klimowicz 44' Report Hristo Stoichkov 8'
Roger 86'
Stadium: Campo Deportivo Vallecas
Referee: Fernandez Marin

Goalscorers

34.Ronaldo[3]
17.Luis Enrique
9.Juan Antonio Pizzi
7.Hristo Stoichkov
7.Giovanni
4.Luís Figo
4.Gheorghe Popescu
4.Óscar
3.Abelardo Fernández
2.Roger García
2.Iván de la Peña
1.Jose Mari Bakero
1.Miguel Angel Nadal
1.Sergi Barjuan
1.Laurent Blanc
1.Emmanuel Amunike

Copa del Rey

Round of 16

30 January 1997 (1997-01-30) FC Barcelona 3–2 Real Madrid Barcelona
Ronaldo 13'
Nadal 70'
Giovanni 78'
Report Suker 16'
Hierro 67'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Lopez Nieto
6 February 1997 (1997-02-06) Real Madrid 1–1 FC Barcelona Madrid
Suker 79' (pen) Report Roberto Carlos 69' (o.g.) Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Díaz Vega

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: Estadio 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

Semifinals

26 March 1997 (1997-03-26) UD Las Palmas 0–4 FC Barcelona Las Palmas
Ronaldo 44' (pen)
Pizzi 56'
de la Peña 75'
Stadium: Estadio Insular
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Diaz Vega
3 April 1997 (1997-04-03) FC Barcelona 3–0 UD Las Palmas Barcelona
Óscar 14'
Luis Enrique 28'
Couto 65'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ansuategui Roca

Final

28 June 1997 (1997-06-28) FC Barcelona 3–2 Real Betis Madrid
Figo 45'
Pizzi 85'
Figo 114'
Alfonso 11'
Finidi 82'
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 82,498
Referee: Ansuategui Roca

Goalscorers

6.Ronaldo
5.Pizzi
3.Figo
1.Luis Enrique
1.Giovanni
1.Óscar
1.de la Peña
1.Nadal

Supercopa de España

25 August 1996 (1996-08-25) FC Barcelona 5–2 Atletico de Madrid Barcelona
Ronaldo 5', 89'
Giovanni 31'
Pizzi 74'
De La Peña 76'
Esnaider 37'
Pantic 57' (pen)
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Fernandez Marin
28 August 1996 (1996-08-28) Atletico de Madrid 3-1 FC Barcelona Madrid
Sergi Barjuan 32' (o.g.)
Esnaider 65'
Pantic 76'
Stoichkov 58' Stadium: La Peineta
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ansuategui Roca

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

First Round

12 September 1996 (1996-09-12) FC Barcelona 2–0 AEK Larnaca Barcelona
21:30 Ronaldo  19', 77' Lineups Report Stadium: Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Roland Beck
26 September 1996 (1996-09-26) AEK Larnaca 0-0 FC Barcelona Larnaca
Report Stadium: GSZ Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Claude Colombo (France)

Round of 16

12 September 1996 (1996-09-12) FC Barcelona 3–1 FK Crvena Zvezda Barcelona
Giovanni 34'
Giovanni 35'
Figo 54'
Report Zivkovic 21' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Rémi Harrel
31 October 1996 (1996-10-31) FK Crvena Zvezda 1-1 FC Barcelona Belgrade
20:30 Jovicic 47' Report Giovanni 48' Stadium: Rajko Mitic Stadium
Attendance: 44,694
Referee: Gerd Grabher

Quarterfinals

6 March 1997 (1997-03-06) FC Barcelona 3–1 AIK Solna Barcelona
21:00 Popescu 4'
Ronaldo 56'
Pizzi 80'
Report Simpson 2' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: David Alleray
20 March 1997 (1997-03-20) AIK Solna 1-1 FC Barcelona Solna
Simpson 73' Report Ronaldo 12' Stadium: Rasunda Stadium
Attendance: 35 049
Referee: Gilles Veissière

Semifinals

10 April 1997 (1997-04-10) FC Barcelona 1-1 ACF Fiorentina Barcelona
21:30 Nadal 43' Report Batistuta 63' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 105 000
Referee: Bernd Heynemann
24 April 1997 (1997-04-24) ACF Fiorentina 0-2 FC Barcelona Firenze
20:45 Report Couto 30'
Guardiola 35'
Stadium: Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 43 600
Referee: Anders Frisk

Final

14 May 1997 (1997-05-14) FC Barcelona 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain Rotterdam
20:30 Ronaldo 37' (pen)
Couto 16'
de la Peña 83'
Report Fournier 1'
Le Guen 51'
Cauet 82'
Stadium: Feijenoord Stadion
Attendance: 36,802
Referee: Markus Merk

Friendlies

GAMES 1996–1997

29-7-1996 FRIENDLY SPARTA NIJKERK-BARCELONA 0-4

30-7-1996 FRIENDLY DE GRAAFSCHAP-BARCELONA 1-2

1-8-1996 FRIENDLY FC DEN HAAG-BARCELONA 1-0

3-8-1996 FRIENDLY HEERENVEEN-BARCELONA 5-3

9-8-1996 ANTENA 3 TROPHY ATLÉTICO DE MADRID-BARCELONA 1-2

11-8-1996 ANTENA 3 TROPHY REAL BETIS-BARCELONA 1-1

16-8-1996 CITY OF PALMA TROPHY MALLORCA-BARCELONA 1-3

18-8-1996 CITY OF PALMA TROPHY ATLÉTICO DE MADRID-BARCELONA 1-0

20-8-1996 Joan Gamper Trophy BARCELONA-SAN LORENZO 2-0

21-8-1996 Joan Gamper Trophy BARCELONA-INTER MILAN 2-1

23-08-1996 FRIENDLY SLOVAN BRATISLAVA-BARCELONA 2-1

26-11-1996 FRIENDLY CELTIC GLASGOW-BARCELONA 0-1

21-01-1997 FRIENDLY STANDARD LIEJA-BARCELONA 2-2/4-2/ PENALTY

28-5-1997 COPA CATALUNYA TARRAGONA-BARCELONA 1-3

28-5-1997 COPA CATALUNYA BARCELONA-MATARÓ 5-0

10-6-1997 COPA CATALUNYA EUROPA-BARCELONA 3-1

Statistics

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total1996-97 La Liga1996-97 Copa del Rey1996-97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1996 Supercopa de España
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Vítor Baía 37-4337-43
24 DF Fernando Couto 260260
15 DF Laurent Blanc 281281
20 DF Miguel Ángel Nadal 271271
12 DF Sergi 341341
5 DM Gheorghe Popescu 294294
4 DM Pep Guardiola 380380
7 MF Luís Figo 364364
23 AM Iván de la Peña 332332
21 MF Luis Enrique 35173517
9 FW Ronaldo 37343734
13 GK Carles Busquets 4-24-2
25 GK Julen Lopetegui 0000
28 GK Francesc Arnau 1-31-3
2 DF Albert Ferrer 180180
3 DF Abelardo 213213
16 MF Óscar 144144
17 MF Emmanuel Amunike 191191
18 MF Guillermo Amor 260260
10 MF Giovanni 307307
26 MF Albert Celades 4040
27 MF Roger 162162
8 FW Hristo Stoichkov 227227
11 FW Ángel Cuéllar 8080
19 FW Juan Antonio Pizzi 339339
6 MF José Mari Bakero 4141
22 MF Robert Prosinečki 0000
  • Source:

Goalscorers

5.Ronaldo
3.Giovanni
1.Figo
1.Popescu
1.Pizzi
1.Nadal
1.Couto
1.Guardiola

See also

References

  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/1996-1997/laliga/barce.htm
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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