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1996–97 FC Barcelona season
98th season in existence of FC Barcelona
98th season in existence of FC Barcelona
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | FC Barcelona |
| season | 1996–97 |
| mgrtitle | Head Coach |
| manager | Bobby Robson |
| chrtitle | President |
| chairman | Josep Lluís Núñez |
| stadium | Camp Nou |
| league | La Liga |
| league result | [Runners-up](1996-97-la-liga) |
| (in [UEFA Champions League](1997-98-uefa-champions-league-second-qualifying-round)) | |
| cup1 | Copa del Rey |
| cup1 result | **[Winners](1996-97-copa-del-rey)** |
| cup3 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
| cup3 result | **[Winners](1996-97-uefa-cup-winners-cup)** |
| cup2 | Supercopa de España |
| cup2 result | **[Winners](1996-supercopa-de-espana)** |
| league topscorer | |
| Ronaldo (34) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Ronaldo (47) | |
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| prevseason | [1995–96](1995-96-fc-barcelona-season) |
| nextseason | [1997–98](1997-98-fc-barcelona-season) |
(in UEFA Champions League) Ronaldo (34) Ronaldo (47) The 1996–97 season was FC Barcelona's 98th season in existence and 68th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football, La Liga.
Summary
Before being dismissed by the club as head coach in May 1996, Johan Cruyff sought to reinforce the club for the upcoming season. While bids for Zinedine Zidane, David Ginola, Ryan Giggs, Aron Winter, and goalkeeper José Francisco Molina all proved unsuccessful, Laurent Blanc, Juan Antonio Pizzi and Luis Enrique did join the club.
The team enjoyed a decent season, winning both Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, but extended its run without winning the league title to three years, coming second to Real Madrid. The season's end saw major departures: Bobby Robson was replaced as coach by Louis Van Gaal and Ronaldo, the club's top scorer with 47 goals, made a surprise switch to Inter Milan.
Squad
:Squad at end of season
Transfers
| In | Pos. | Name | from | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Ronaldo | PSV Eindhoven | U$20,0million | |
| DF | Laurent Blanc | AJ Auxerre | *free* | |
| MF | Luis Enrique | Real Madrid | *free* | |
| FW | Juan Antonio Pizzi | CD Tenerife | *free* | |
| FW | Hristo Stoichkov | Parma | €2.4 million | |
| MF | Goran Vucevic | CP Merida | *loan ended* | |
| MF | Giovanni | Santos FC | €5.5 million | |
| GK | Vítor Baía | FC Porto | €6.5 million | |
| DF | Fernando Couto | Parma FC | €5.5 million |
| Out | Pos. | Name | To | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Jordi Cruyff | Manchester United | - | |
| MF | Gheorghe Hagi | Galatasaray SK | - | |
| FW | Meho Kodro | CD Tenerife | - | |
| MF | Juan Carlos Moreno | Albacete Balompié | - | |
| DF | Thomas Christiansen | Real Oviedo | - | |
| MF | Toni Velamazán | Real Oviedo | - | |
| DF | García Pimienta | CF Extremadura | - |
Winter
| In | Pos. | Name | from | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Emmanuel Amunike | Sporting Lisboa | €3.0 million |
| Out | Pos. | Name | To | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Robert Prosinecki | Sevilla CF | - | |
| MF | Jose Mari Bakero | CD Veracruz | - |
Competitions
La Liga
Main article: 1996–97 La Liga
League table
Results by round
A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A | color_3-7 = #97DEFF| text_3-7 = 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round | color_19-22 = red1| text_19-22 = 1997–98 Segunda División
Matches
Barjuán
Stoichkov
Luis Enrique
Luis Enrique
Pizzi
Pizzi
Ronaldo
Kovačević
Enrique
López
Ronaldo
Popescu
Luis Enrique
Ronaldo
Giovanni
Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Figo
Giovanni
Ronaldo
Giovanni
Stoichkov
Clotet
Pizzi
Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Karpin
Luis Enrique
Giovanni
Vizcaíno
Esnáider
Ronaldo
Luis Enrique
Bakero
Figo
Roger
Guerrero
Korino
Alkiza
Sergi Barjuan
Guardiola
Couto
Popescu
Juanito
Mijatović
Ronaldo
Višnjić
Rodríguez
Sergi Barjuán
Luis Enrique
Ronaldo
Luis Enrique
Sergi Barjuán
Contreras
Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Pizzi
Ronaldo
Oli
Răducioiu
de Pedro
Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Jokanović
Jokanović
Jokanović
Cesar Gomez
Abelardo
Guardiola
Luis Enrique
Stoichkov
Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Pizzi
Enrique
de la Peña
Ronaldo
Pizzi
Kiko
Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Figo
Víctor
Víctor
Ronaldo
Luis Enrique
Luis Enrique
Óscar
Ronaldo
Pavličić
Stoichkov
Luis Enrique
Roger
Copa del Rey
Main article: 1996–97 Copa del Rey
Eightfinals
Main article: El Clásico
Nadal Giovanni Amunike Figo Ronaldo Hierro Ferrer Couto Popescu Pizzi Baia
Quarterfinals
Kiko Pizzi Figo Couto Ronaldo Figo Ronaldo Pizzi Popescu Sergi Figo Pantic Pantic Pantic Prodan
Semifinals
Pizzi de la Peña Ronaldo Busquets Amor Ferrer Luis Enrique Couto
Final
Main article: 1997 Copa del Rey Final
Pizzi Figo Ferrer Figo De La Peña Finidi Jaime Nadj Alexis Finidi George
Supercopa de España
Main article: 1996 Supercopa de España
Popescu Giovanni Figo Guardiola Pizzi de la Peña Luis Enrique Ronaldo Santi Esnáider Pantic Geli Esnaider Molina Lopez Pantic Esnáider Bejbl Pantic Abelardo Stoichkov Sergi
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
First round
Figo Ronaldo Kopunovic Amor
Eightfinals
Giovanni Figo
Quarterfinals
Ronaldo Pizzi Blanc
Semifinals
Guardiola Nadal
Final
Main article: 1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final
Couto de la Peña Le Guen Cauet
Friendlies
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Statistics
Players statistics
References
References
- "FootballSquads - Barcelona - 1996/97".
- "Plantillas Históricas Equipos LFP | DATOS Históricos".
- (until 1 December 1996)
- (11 July 1996). "Barcelona reaches an agreement with PSV for Ronaldo". el pais.com.
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