1996–97 RCD Espanyol season

RCD Espanyol
1996–97 season
President	Francisco Perelló
Head coach	Pepe Carcelén (to 12 January); Vicente Miera (13 January to 14 March); Paco Flores (from 15 March)
Stadium	Sarrià Stadium
La Liga	12th
Copa del Rey	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup	Second round
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →

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

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Toni Jiménez
2	DF	ESP	Cristóbal
3	DF	ESP	Víctor Torres Mestre
4	DF	ESP	Sebastián Herrera
5	DF	ARG	Mauricio Pochettino
6	MF	ESP	Adolfo Aldana
7	MF	ESP	Alberto Toril
8	MF	ESP	Luis Cembranos
9	FW	FRA	Nicolas Ouédec
10	MF	YUG	Branko Brnović
11	FW	ESP	Jordi Lardín
12	MF	CRO	Nenad Pralija
13	GK	ESP	Raúl Arribas
14	MF	ESP	Àlex Fernández
14	GK	FRA	Pascal Olmeta
15	MF	YUG	Goran Bogdanović
16	MF	ARG	Favio Fernández


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	FW	ROU	Florin Răducioiu
17	MF	ESP	Pacheta
18	DF	ESP	Nando
19	MF	ESP	Arteaga
20	FW	PAR	Miguel Ángel Benítez
21	DF	ESP	Miguel
21	MF	BEL	Dominique Lemoine
22	FW	ESP	Javi García
23	DF	ESP	Jaime Molina
23	MF	YUG	Miodrag Anđelković
24	MF	ESP	Francisco (captain)
25	DF	FRA	José Cobos
26	MF	ESP	Ángel Morales
28	DF	ESP	Toni Soldevilla
29	FW	ESP	Raúl Tamudo
—	DF	ESP	Pedro Nieto

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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:

^ VAL 2–1 TEN; TEN 2–1 VAL
^ ^a ^b RAC: 9 pts; ZAR: 6 pts; SPG: 3 pts

Matches

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Date	Venue	Opponent	Score
2 September	H	Sporting de Gijón	2–3
7 September	A	Barcelona	1–2
15 September	H	Real Valladolid	1–0
21 September	A	Athletic Bilbao	2–2
28 September	H	Extremadura	5–1
1 October	A	Real Madrid	0–2
12 October	H	Celta de Vigo	0–0
19 October	A	Deportivo de La Coruña	0–2
23 October	H	Hércules	2–1
26 October	A	Real Betis	2–1
3 November	H	Rayo Vallecano	0–0
10 November	A	Real Oviedo	1–3
16 November	A	Atlético Madrid	1–2
24 November	H	Racing de Santander	0–0
1 December	A	Real Sociedad	0–1
8 December	H	Real Zaragoza	3–0
22 December	A	Tenerife	1–5
5 January	H	Compostela	0–2
12 January	A	Logroñés	0–1
20 January	H	Sevilla	1–0
25 January	A	Valencia	1–1

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score
2 February	A	Sporting de Gijón	3–4
9 February	H	Barcelona	2–0
16 February	A	Real Valladolid	1–2
19 February	H	Athletic Bilbao	0–2
23 February	A	Extremadura	0–3
3 March	H	Real Madrid	0–2
9 March	A	Celta de Vigo	2–2
15 March	H	Deportivo de La Coruña	0–1
23 March	A	Hércules	2–1
30 March	H	Real Betis	0–0
6 April	A	Rayo Vallecano	1–0
14 April	H	Real Oviedo	2–0
17 April	H	Atlético Madrid	0–0
20 April	A	Racing de Santander	1–1
4 May	H	Real Sociedad	3–0
11 May	A	Real Zaragoza	0–1
18 May	H	Tenerife	1–0
25 May	A	Compostela	1–3
1 June	H	Logroñés	5–1
15 June	A	Sevilla	1–3
21 June	H	Valencia	3–2

Copa del Rey

^[2]

Round	Opponent	Aggregate	First leg			Second leg
Round	Opponent	Aggregate	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

10 September 1996 First round First leg	APOEL	2–2	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	1–0	APOEL	Barcelona
	Cristóbal 63'	Report		Stadium: Sarrià Stadium Attendance: 19,000 Referee: João Martins Pinto Correira (Portugal)

Espanyol won 3–2 on aggregate.

15 October 1996 Second round First leg	Espanyol	0–3	Feyenoord	Barcelona
		Report	van Gastel 22' Taument 54' Larsson 89'	Stadium: Sarrià Stadium

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

Feyenoord won 3–1 on aggregate.

References

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

[table_hth_VAL0.9842024436147-3] VAL 2–1 TEN; TEN 2–1 VAL

[table_hth_RAC0.9842024436147-4] RAC: 9 pts; ZAR: 6 pts; SPG: 3 pts

[1] "Squad of Espanyol 1996-97 First Division". BDFutbol. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

[fixtures-2] "Espanyol Barcelona » Fixtures & Results 1996/1997". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

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