1996–97 Real Madrid CF season

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.

Real Madrid
1996–97 season
PresidentLorenzo Sanz
Head coachFabio Capello
StadiumSantiago Bernabéu
La Liga1st
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Davor Šuker (24)

All:
Davor Šuker (29)

Summary

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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

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Squad information

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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 Paco Buyo
2 DF   ESP Chendo
3 DF   BRA Roberto Carlos
4 DF   ESP Fernando Hierro
5 DF   ESP Manuel Sanchís
6 MF   ARG Fernando Redondo
7 MF   ESP Raúl
8 FW   YUG Predrag Mijatović
9 FW   CRO Davor Šuker
10 MF   NED Clarence Seedorf
11 MF   ESP José Amavisca
12 DF   POR Carlos Secretário
13 GK   ESP Santiago Cañizares
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   ESP Luis Milla
15 DF   ESP Fernando Sanz
17 DF   ITA Christian Panucci
18 DF   ESP Rafael Alkorta
19 DF   ESP Mikel Lasa
20 FW   YUG Dejan Petković
21 MF   BRA Zé Roberto
21 DF   ESP José García Calvo
23 MF   ESP Guti
24 FW   ESP Alvaro
25 GK   GER Bodo Illgner
26 MF   ESP Víctor
27 FW   ESP Irurzun

Transfers

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[3]

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

Winter

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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

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La Liga

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League table

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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 Real 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:
  1. ^ a b 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.


Results by round

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ResultDWDWWWDWWDWDWWWWDWDWWWWDLWWWWWDDWWDWLWLWWL
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Matches

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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
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
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
22 September 1996 (1996-09-22) 4 Real Madrid 1–0 Rayo Vallecano Madrid
Raúl  40' Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Referee: Puentes Leira
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
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
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
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
22 October 1996 (1996-10-22) 9 Real Zaragoza 1–2 Real Madrid Zaragoza
Poyet  50' Radimov 82' Report Šuker  16' Šuker  78'pen Stadium: La Romareda
Referee: Prados García
26 October 1996 (1996-10-26) 10 Real Madrid 0–0 Tenerife Madrid
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
3 November 1996 (1996-11-03) 11 Compostela 1–2 Real Madrid Compostela
Luboslav Penev  68' Report Mijatovic  22' Raúl  78' Stadium: San Lázaro
10 November 1996 (1996-11-10) 12 Real Madrid 0–0 Logroñés Madrid
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
17 November 1996 (1996-11-17) 13 Sevilla 1–3 Real Madrid Seville
Salva  53' Report Mijatovic  19'

Suker  23'

Mijatovic  60'
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
24 November 1996 (1996-11-24) 14 Real Madrid 4–2 Valencia Madrid
Suker  15'

Suker  21' Suker  60'

Raúl  74'
Report Karpin  9' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
30 November 1996 (1996-11-30) 15 Sporting Gijón 0–1 Real Madrid Gijón
Report Hierro  19' Stadium: El Molinón
7 December 1996 (1996-12-07) 16 Real Madrid 2–0 Barcelona Madrid
Šuker  24' 

Mijatović  48' Secretario  Hierro 

Víctor 
Report Sergi  Luis Enrique  Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Referee: Juan Manuel Brito Arcero
21 December 1996 (1996-12-21) 17 Real Valladolid 1–1 Real Madrid Valladolid
Alkorta  58'o.g Report Suker  15' Stadium: José Zorrilla
5 January 1997 (1997-01-05) 18 Real Madrid 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
Raúl  59' Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
11 January 1997 (1997-01-11) 19 CF Extremadura 0–0 Real Madrid Extremadura
Report Stadium: Francisco de la Hera
Referee: Celino Gracia Redondo
17 January 1997 (1997-01-17) 20 Atlético de Madrid 1–4 Real Madrid Madrid
Kiko  32'

Prodan 
Pantic 
Esnaider 

Santi 
Report Raúl  46'

Raúl  82'
Seedorf  84'
Víctor  89'
Panucci 
Alkorta 
Amavisca 

Mijatović 
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Referee: Eduardo Garcia Iturralde
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
1 February 1997 (1997-02-01) 22 Real Madrid 3–2 Deportivo La Coruña Madrid
Panucci  19'

Hierro  52'

Suker  65'
Report Flavio Conceicao  15' Martins  50' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
8 February 1997 (1997-02-08) 23 Hércules 2–3 Real Madrid Alicante
Manuel Alfaro  5' Nemanja Miljanovic  33' Report Mijatovic  11'

Seedorf  20'

Raúl  53'
14 February 1997 (1997-02-14) 24 Real Madrid 2–2 Real Betis Madrid
Mijatovic  18'

Panucci   52' Hierro 

Suker 
Report Alfonso  6'

Finidi George  60' Ríos  Olías  Alexis 

Jaime 
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Referee: Rodriguez Martel
18 February 1997 (1997-02-18) 25 Rayo Vallecano 1–0 Real Madrid Madrid
Ezequiel Castillo  35'

José María  Martín Gonzalez 

Barla 
Report Hierro 

Alkorta 

Mijatovic 
Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Carmona Mendez
22 February 1997 (1997-02-22) 26 Real Madrid 6–1 Oviedo Madrid
Suker  3'pen

Mijatovic  56'

Suker  59'

Suker  61'

Raúl  66'

Víctor  89'
Report Velamazan  87' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
2 March 1997 (1997-03-02) 27 Espanyol 0–2 Real Madrid Barcelona
Report Raúl  68' Raúl  89'
9 March 1997 (1997-03-09) 28 Real Madrid 2–1 Racing Santander Madrid
Raúl  65' Seedorf  68' Report Correa  44' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
16 March 1997 (1997-03-16) 29 Real Sociedad 1–2 Real Madrid San Sebastián
Adepoju  71' Report Raúl  40' Roberto Carlos  47'
22 March 1997 (1997-03-22) 30 Real Madrid 2–0 Real Zaragoza Madrid
Hierro  35' Hierro  43' Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
29 March 1997 (1997-03-29) 31 Tenerife 1–1 Real Madrid Tenerife
Neuville  66' Report Víctor  58'
6 April 1997 (1997-04-06) 32 Real Madrid 0–0 Compostela Madrid
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
12 April 1997 (1997-04-12) 33 Logroñés 0–2 Real Madrid Logroñés
Report Víctor  34' Raúl  67'
15 April 1997 (1997-04-15) 34 Real Madrid 4–2 Sevilla Madrid
Seedorf  44'

Raúl  59' Hierro  83'

Mijatovic  89'
Report José Mari  1' Tarik Oulida  20' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
20 April 1997 (1997-04-20) 35 Valencia 1–1 Real Madrid Valencia
Ortega  88'pen Report Raúl  64' Stadium: Mestalla
3 May 1997 (1997-05-03) 36 Real Madrid 3–1 Sporting Gijón Madrid
Suker  38'

Roberto Carlos  62'

Suker  71'
Report Cheryshev  9' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
10 May 1997 (1997-05-10) 37 Barcelona 1–0 Real Madrid Barcelona
Ronaldo   44'

Ferrer 

Figo 
Report Roberto Carlos 

Alkorta 

Suker 
Stadium: Camp Nou
Referee: Rodriguez Martel
17 May 1997 (1997-05-17) 38 Real Madrid 1–0 Real Valladolid Madrid
Suker  57'pen Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
24 May 1997 (1997-05-24) 39 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Real Madrid Bilbao
Carlos García  56' Report Stadium: San Mames
31 May 1997 (1997-05-31) 40 Real Madrid 5–0 CF Extremadura Madrid
Raúl  9'

Seedorf  46' Seedorf  59' Suker  67'pen

Suker  89'
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
13 June 1997 (1997-06-13) 41 Real Madrid 3–1 Atlético de Madrid Madrid
Raúl  36'

Hierro  43'

Mijatovic  56'
Report Esnáider  64' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Referee: Berrenchea Montero
21 June 1997 (1997-06-21) 42 Celta 4–0 Real Madrid Vigo
Gudelj  8'

Gudelj  10' Juan Sanchez  48'

Gudelj  89'
Report

Copa del Rey

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Second round

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6 November 1996 UD Salamanca 0–2 Real Madrid Salamanca
Report
27 November 1996 Real Madrid 2–0 UD Salamanca Madrid
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu

Third round

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9 January 1997 Real Madrid 2–1 Real Valladolid Madrid
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
15 January 1997 Real Valladolid 0–2 Real Madrid Valladolid
Report Stadium: José Zorrilla

Round of 16

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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: 97,000
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: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Diaz Vega

Statistics

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Player statistics

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Real Oviedo say Yes to Intertoto Cup". El País (in Spanish). 1 April 1996. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Capello reveals how he signed Roberto Carlos for Real Madrid in 24 hours". Marca. Spain. 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Real Madrid » Transfers 1995/1996". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Real Madrid » Transfers 1994/1995". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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