1996–97 Real Madrid CF season
95th season in existence of Real Madrid CF
Real Madrid 1996–97 football season
| 1996–97 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Lorenzo Sanz | ||
| Head coach | Fabio Capello | ||
| Stadium | Santiago Bernabéu | ||
| La Liga | 1st | ||
| Copa del Rey | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Davor Šuker (24) All: Davor Šuker (29) | ||
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The 1996–97 season was the Real Madrid CF's 66th season in La Liga. This article shows player statistics and official matches that the club played during the 1996–97 season. For the first time since 1977–78, Real Madrid was not involved in any European competitions due to the previous season's lowest league finish in 19 years.
Summary
For the first time since the 1977–78 season, Real Madrid only played in the domestic competitions after having rejected the option to enter the 1996 Intertoto Cup.[1] Madrid returned to domestic glory in the only season under the Fabio Capello's reign, who, after much conflict with club president Lorenzo Sanz, announced his exit already in mid-season, choosing to return to Italy (where he would eventually settle at his old club AC Milan). New signings Predrag Mijatović and Davor Šuker played alongside main striker Raúl González as well as Clarence Seedorf in midfield. Real Madrid was nearly on course to sign Newcastle United-bound Alan Shearer courtesy of his best form at Blackburn Rovers, but due to already featuring Raúl González as the club's main striker, Alan Shearer preferred to stay in England. Roberto Carlos,[2] Carlos Secretário, Christian Panucci, and mid-season arrival Zé Roberto were also new signings in defense.
In May 1997, Real Madrid began to slip due to injuries of key players despite having won 3 of 5 matches in that month. However as rivals Barcelona also slipped in early June after a loss against Hércules, Real took an advantage by crushing CF Extremadura 5-0 in the same weekend. Real Madrid eventually won the La Liga title with a record 92 points, after a 3–1 victory against Atlético Madrid on the penultimate round of the season (five points ahead of Barcelona), and thus Fabio Capello became the first-ever Italian manager to win La Liga silverware. In the Copa del Rey, Madrid advanced to the round of 16 where they faced perennial rivals Barcelona, losing 4–3 on aggregate. The Catalans went on to win the tournament, setting up a Super Cup clash against Madrid.
Players
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Predrag Mijatović | Valencia | €7,5 million |
| MF | Clarence Seedorf | Sampdoria | €4,8 million |
| FW | Davor Šuker | Sevilla | €3,6 million |
| DF | Roberto Carlos | Internazionale | €3,5 million |
| GK | Bodo Illgner | 1. FC Köln | €1,2 million |
| DF | Carlos Secretário | Porto | €1,8 million |
| MF | Dejan Petkovic | Sevilla FC | loan ended |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Michael Laudrup | Vissel Kobe | |
| FW | Ivan Zamorano | Inter Milan | |
| MF | Míchel | Celaya | |
| MF | Freddy Rincón | Palmeiras | |
| FW | Juan Esnaider | Atlético Madrid | |
| MF | Luis Enrique | FC Barcelona | |
| DF | Sanchez Flores | Real Zaragoza | |
| DF | Miquel Soler | Real Zaragoza | |
Winter
Reference:[4]
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Christian Panucci | AC Milan | €3,5 million |
| MF | Zé Roberto | Portuguesa | €2,5 million |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | Carlos Secretario | Porto | |
| MF | Dejan Petkovic | Racing Santander | loan |
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[a] | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Betis | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 81 | 46 | +35 | 77[a] | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[b] |
| 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) Champions
Notes:
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) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b BET 1–2 DEP; DEP 3–0 BET
- ^ 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.
Results by round
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1997–98 UEFA Champions League group stage; = 1997–98 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round; = 1997–98 UEFA Cup first round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1997–98 UEFA Champions League group stage; = 1997–98 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round; = 1997–98 UEFA Cup first round
Matches
Deportivo La Coruña v Real Madrid
| 31 August 1996 (1996-08-31) 1 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1–1 | Real Madrid | A Coruña |
Martins  22'Armando  74'  Donato 89' Djukic | Report | Roberto Carlos 78' Milla 52' | Stadium: Riazor Referee: Dauden Ibañez |
Real Madrid v Hércules
| 8 September 1996 (1996-09-08) 2 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Hércules | Madrid |
| Mijatović 16' Raúl 28'Raúl 71'Seedorf | Report | Ferreras Palomino | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
Real Betis v Real Madrid
| 16 September 1996 (1996-09-16) 3 | Real Betis | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Seville |
| Alfonso 28' Luis Fernandez | Report | Roberto Carlos 44' Secretario Sanchís Hierro Šuker | Stadium: Benito Villamarín |
Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano
| 22 September 1996 (1996-09-22) 4 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Madrid |
| Raúl 40' | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Puentes Leira |
Oviedo v Real Madrid
| 29 September 1996 (1996-09-29) 5 | Oviedo | 2–3 | Real Madrid | Oviedo |
| Dubovsky 63' (pen) Gamboa 84'Onopko  40' | Report | Šuker 14' Mijatović 15'Víctor 43'Secretario 63' | Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Referee: Carmona Mendez |
Real Madrid v Espanyol
| 1 October 1996 (1996-10-01) 6 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Espanyol | Madrid |
| Raúl 6' Šuker 26'Sanchís Alkorta Roberto Carlos | Report | Pocchettino Arteaga | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Iturralde Gonzalez |
Racing Santander v Real Madrid
| 13 October 1996 (1996-10-13) 7 | Racing Santander | 2–2 | Real Madrid | Santander |
| Beschastnykh 70' Schürrer 80' | Report | Šuker 75' (pen) Mijatović 83' | Stadium: El Sardinero Referee: Hernanz Angulo |
Real Madrid v Real Sociedad
| 19 October 1996 (1996-10-19) 8 | Real Madrid | 6–1 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| Mijatović 30' Šuker 41' (pen)Mild 63' (own goal)Šuker 68'Mijatović 87'Šuker 89' | Report | Kovacevic 10' Pikabea 24' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Japon Sevilla |
Real Zaragoza v Real Madrid
| 22 October 1996 (1996-10-22) 9 | Real Zaragoza | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
| Poyet 50' Radimov82' | Report | Šuker 16' Šuker 78'pen | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Prados García |
Real Madrid v Tenerife
| 26 October 1996 (1996-10-26) 10 | Real Madrid | 0–0 | Tenerife | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
Compostela v Real Madrid
| 3 November 1996 (1996-11-03) 11 | Compostela | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Compostela |
| Luboslav Penev 68' | Report | Mijatovic 22' Raúl 78' | Stadium: San Lázaro |
Real Madrid v Logroñés
| 10 November 1996 (1996-11-10) 12 | Real Madrid | 0–0 | Logroñés | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
Sevilla v Real Madrid
| 17 November 1996 (1996-11-17) 13 | Sevilla | 1–3 | Real Madrid | Seville |
| Salva 53' | Report | Mijatovic 19' Suker 60' | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
Real Madrid v Valencia
| 24 November 1996 (1996-11-24) 14 | Real Madrid | 4–2 | Valencia | Madrid |
| Suker 15' Suker 74' | Report | Karpin 9' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
Sporting Gijón v Real Madrid
| 30 November 1996 (1996-11-30) 15 | Sporting Gijón | 0–1 | Real Madrid | Gijón |
| Report | Hierro 19' | Stadium: El Molinón |
Real Madrid v Barcelona
| 7 December 1996 (1996-12-07) 16 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| Šuker 24' Mijatović | Report | Sergi Luis Enrique | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Juan Manuel Brito Arcero |
Real Valladolid v Real Madrid
| 21 December 1996 (1996-12-21) 17 | Real Valladolid | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Valladolid |
| Alkorta 58'o.g | Report | Suker 15' | Stadium: José Zorrilla |
Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao
| 5 January 1997 (1997-01-05) 18 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| Raúl 59' | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
CF Extremadura v Real Madrid
| 11 January 1997 (1997-01-11) 19 | CF Extremadura | 0–0 | Real Madrid | Extremadura |
| Report | Stadium: Francisco de la Hera Referee: Celino Gracia Redondo |
Atlético de Madrid v Real Madrid
| 17 January 1997 (1997-01-17) 20 | Atlético de Madrid | 1–4 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| Kiko 32' Santi | Report | Raúl 46' Raúl | Stadium: Vicente Calderón Referee: Eduardo Garcia Iturralde |
Real Madrid v RC Celta
| 25 January 1997 (1997-01-25) 21 | Real Madrid | 4–0 | RC Celta | Madrid |
| Roberto Carlos 20' Redondo 54'Raul 69'Suker 74' | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
Real Madrid v Deportivo La Coruña
| 1 February 1997 (1997-02-01) 22 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Deportivo La Coruña | Madrid |
| Panucci 19' Hierro 65' | Report | Flavio Conceicao 15' Martins 50' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
Hércules v Real Madrid
| 8 February 1997 (1997-02-08) 23 | Hércules | 2–3 | Real Madrid | Alicante |
| Manuel Alfaro 5' Nemanja Miljanovic 33' | Report | Mijatovic 11' Seedorf 53' |
Real Madrid v Real Betis
| 14 February 1997 (1997-02-14) 24 | Real Madrid | 2–2 | Real Betis | Madrid |
| Mijatovic 18' Panucci | Report | Alfonso 6' Finidi George | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Rodriguez Martel |
Rayo Vallecano v Real Madrid
| 18 February 1997 (1997-02-18) 25 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| Ezequiel Castillo 35' José María | Report | Hierro Alkorta | Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Carmona Mendez |
Real Madrid v Oviedo
| 22 February 1997 (1997-02-22) 26 | Real Madrid | 6–1 | Oviedo | Madrid |
| Suker 3'pen Mijatovic Suker Suker Raúl 89' | Report | Velamazan 87' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
Espanyol v Real Madrid
| 2 March 1997 (1997-03-02) 27 | Espanyol | 0–2 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Report | Raúl 68' Raúl 89' |
Real Madrid v Racing Santander
| 9 March 1997 (1997-03-09) 28 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Racing Santander | Madrid |
| Raúl 65' Seedorf 68' | Report | Correa 44' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
Real Sociedad v Real Madrid
| 16 March 1997 (1997-03-16) 29 | Real Sociedad | 1–2 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
| Adepoju 71' | Report | Raúl 40' Roberto Carlos 47' |
Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza
| 22 March 1997 (1997-03-22) 30 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| Hierro 35' Hierro 43' | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
Tenerife v Real Madrid
| 29 March 1997 (1997-03-29) 31 | Tenerife | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Tenerife |
| Neuville 66' | Report | Víctor 58' |
Real Madrid v Compostela
| 6 April 1997 (1997-04-06) 32 | Real Madrid | 0–0 | Compostela | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
Logroñés v Real Madrid
| 12 April 1997 (1997-04-12) 33 | Logroñés | 0–2 | Real Madrid | Logroñés |
| Report | Víctor 34' Raúl 67' |
Real Madrid v Sevilla
| 15 April 1997 (1997-04-15) 34 | Real Madrid | 4–2 | Sevilla | Madrid |
| Seedorf 44' Raúl 89' | Report | José Mari 1' Tarik Oulida 20' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
Valencia v Real Madrid
| 20 April 1997 (1997-04-20) 35 | Valencia | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| Ortega 88'pen | Report | Raúl 64' | Stadium: Mestalla |
Real Madrid v Sporting Gijón
| 3 May 1997 (1997-05-03) 36 | Real Madrid | 3–1 | Sporting Gijón | Madrid |
| Suker 38' Roberto Carlos 71' | Report | Cheryshev 9' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
Barcelona v Real Madrid
| 10 May 1997 (1997-05-10) 37 | Barcelona | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Ronaldo 44' Figo | Report | Roberto Carlos Alkorta | Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Rodriguez Martel |
Real Madrid v Real Valladolid
| 17 May 1997 (1997-05-17) 38 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Real Valladolid | Madrid |
| Suker 57'pen | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid
| 24 May 1997 (1997-05-24) 39 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| Carlos García 56' | Report | Stadium: San Mames |
Real Madrid v CF Extremadura
| 31 May 1997 (1997-05-31) 40 | Real Madrid | 5–0 | CF Extremadura | Madrid |
| Raúl 9' Seedorf 89' | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
Real Madrid v Atlético de Madrid
| 13 June 1997 (1997-06-13) 41 | Real Madrid | 3–1 | Atlético de Madrid | Madrid |
| Raúl 36' Hierro 56' | Report | Esnáider 64' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Berrenchea Montero |
Celta v Real Madrid
| 21 June 1997 (1997-06-21) 42 | Celta | 4–0 | Real Madrid | Vigo |
| Gudelj 8' Gudelj 89' | Report |
Copa del Rey
Second round
UD Salamanca v Real Madrid
| 6 November 1996 | UD Salamanca | 0–2 | Real Madrid | Salamanca |
| Report |
Real Madrid v UD Salamanca
| 27 November 1996 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | UD Salamanca | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
Third round
Real Madrid v Real Valladolid
| 9 January 1997 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Real Valladolid | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
Real Valladolid v Real Madrid
| 15 January 1997 | Real Valladolid | 0–2 | Real Madrid | Valladolid |
| Report | Stadium: José Zorrilla |
Round of 16
FC Barcelona v Real Madrid
| 30 January 1997 (1997-01-30) | FC Barcelona | 3–2 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Ronaldo 13' Nadal 78' | Report | Suker 16' Hierro 67' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 97,000 Referee: Lopez Nieto |
Real Madrid v FC Barcelona
| 6 February 1997 (1997-02-06) | Real Madrid | 1–1 | FC Barcelona | Madrid |
| Suker 79'pen | Report | Roberto Carlos 69'(o.g) | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 110,000 Referee: Diaz Vega |
Statistics
Player statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 25 | GK |  GER | Illgner | 46 | -36 | 40 | -31 | 6 | -5 |
| 17 | DF |  ITA | Panucci | 21 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF |  ESP | Alkorta | 45 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Hierro | 45 | 8 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | DF |  BRA | Roberto Carlos | 42 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ESP | Víctor | 41 | 6 | 25+11 | 5 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 6 | MF |  ARG | Redondo | 39 | 1 | 31+2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |  NED | Seedorf | 42 | 6 | 37+1 | 6 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ESP | Raúl | 47 | 22 | 41+1 | 21 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 8 | FW |  YUG | Mijatović | 43 | 15 | 38 | 14 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW |  CRO | Šuker | 43 | 29 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Cañizares | 2 | -5 | 2 | -5 | ||
| 11 | MF | ESP | Amavisca | 31 | 0 | 14+12 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Chendo | 18 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF |  POR | Secretário | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Sanchis | 22 | 0 | 13+9 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | ESP | Milla | 23 | 0 | 6+13 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ESP | Alvaro | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF | ESP | García Calvo | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | BRA | Zé Roberto | 9 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | ESP | Sanz | 9 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ESP | Lasa | 15 | 0 | 2+11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Guti | 17 | 0 | 0+14 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | YUG | Petković | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ESP | Irurzun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Buyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1996-972.html
References
- ^ "Real Oviedo say Yes to Intertoto Cup". El País (in Spanish). 1 April 1996. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Capello reveals how he signed Roberto Carlos for Real Madrid in 24 hours". Marca. Spain. 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Real Madrid » Transfers 1995/1996". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Real Madrid » Transfers 1994/1995". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
External links
- Real Madrid 96–97 bdfutbol.com
