The 1996–97 La Liga season was the 66th since its establishment. It began on 31 August 1996, and concluded on 23 June 1997. Five clubs were relegated to the Segunda División at the end of the season, as the number of La Liga clubs was reduced to 20 starting from the following season. This was thus the last La Liga season played with 22 teams.
Season | 1996–97 |
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Dates | 31 August 1996 – 23 June 1997 |
Champions | Real Madrid 27th title |
Relegated | Rayo Vallecano (relegation playoff) Extremadura Sevilla Hércules Logroñes |
Champions League | Real Madrid Barcelona |
Cup Winners' Cup | Real Betis (as Copa del Rey runners-up) |
UEFA Cup | Deportivo La Coruña Atlético Madrid Athletic Bilbao Valladolid |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,271 (2.75 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ronaldo (34 goals) |
Biggest home win | Barcelona 8–0 Logroñés (20 October 1996)[1] |
Biggest away win | Rayo Vallecano 0–4 Real Betis (16 March 1997)[2] |
Highest scoring | Barcelona 8–0 Logroñés (20 October 1996)[1] Zaragoza 3–5 Barcelona (29 August 1996)[3] |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → |
Promotion and relegation
editTeams promoted from 1995–96 Segunda División
Teams relegated to 1996–97 Segunda División
Team information
editClubs and locations
edit1996–97 season was composed of the following clubs:
Canary Islands
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|
Barcelona | Camp Nou | 98,772 |
Real Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 80,354 |
Atlético Madrid | Vicente Calderón | 55,005 |
Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000 |
Real Betis | Manuel Ruiz de Lopera | 52,132 |
Sevilla | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 45,500 |
Espanyol | Sarrià | 44,000 |
Athletic Bilbao | San Mamés | 39,750 |
Deportivo de La Coruña | Riazor | 34,600 |
Real Zaragoza | La Romareda | 34,596 |
Celta de Vigo | Estadio Balaídos | 32,500 |
Real Sociedad | Anoeta | 32,200 |
Real Oviedo | Carlos Tartiere | 30,500 |
Hércules | José Rico Pérez | 29,500 |
Valladolid | José Zorrilla | 27,846 |
Sporting de Gijón | El Molinón | 25,885 |
Tenerife | Heliodoro Rodríguez López | 22,824 |
Racing de Santander | El Sardinero | 22,222 |
Logroñés | Las Gaunas | 16,000 |
Rayo Vallecano | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas | 14,708 |
Compostela | San Lázaro | 12,000 |
Extremadura | Francisco de la Hera | 11,580 |
- It was the last season with 22 teams in La Liga. To reduce the number of teams in the league, the last four teams, CF Extremadura, Sevilla FC, Hércules CF and CD Logroñés, were relegated and the fifth-to-last team, Rayo Vallecano, played a relegation playoff and was also relegated.
Personnel and sponsoring
editLeague table
editPos | 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 |
6 | Athletic Bilbao | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 72 | 57 | +15 | 64[c] | |
7 | Valladolid | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 64[c] | |
8 | Real Sociedad | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 63 | |
9 | Tenerife | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 69 | 57 | +12 | 56[d] | |
10 | Valencia | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 56[d] | |
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[e] | |
14 | Zaragoza | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 50[e] | |
15 | Sporting Gijón | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 50[e] | |
16 | Celta Vigo | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 49 | |
17 | Oviedo | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 48 | |
18 | Rayo Vallecano (R) | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 45 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
19 | Extremadura (R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 44 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
20 | Sevilla (R) | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 50 | 69 | −19 | 43 | |
21 | Hércules (R) | 42 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 40 | 77 | −37 | 41 | |
22 | Logroñés (R) | 42 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 85 | −52 | 33 |
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; (R) Relegated
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; (R) Relegated
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.
- ^ a b VLD 0–0 ATH; ATH 0–0 VLD
- ^ a b VAL 2–1 TEN; TEN 2–1 VAL
- ^ a b c RAC: 9 pts; ZAR: 6 pts; SPG: 3 pts
Results
editRelegation playoff
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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RCD Mallorca | (a) 2–2 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–0 | 1–2 |
First leg
edit25 June 1997 | RCD Mallorca | 1–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Palma de Mallorca |
22:00 | Barbero 17' | Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: Lluís Sitjar Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Juan Manuel Brito Arceo |
Second leg
edit29 June 1997 | Rayo Vallecano | 2–1 (2–2 agg.) | RCD Mallorca | Madrid |
21:30 | Klimowicz 38' (pen.) Cortijo 86' |
Report (in Spanish) | Carlitos 58' | Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Celino Gracia Redondo |
Top goalscorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ronaldo | Barcelona | 34 |
2 | Alfonso | Real Betis | 25 |
3 | Davor Šuker | Real Madrid | 24 |
4 | Raúl | Real Madrid | 21 |
Rivaldo | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
6 | Oli | Oviedo | 19 |
7 | Luis Enrique | Barcelona | 17 |
Ohen | Compostela | ||
José Ángel Ziganda | Athletic Bilbao | ||
10 | Víctor Fernández | Valladolid | 16 |
Lyuboslav Penev | Compostela | ||
Ismael Urzaiz | Athletic Bilbao |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Barcelona 8-0 Logroñés". LFP. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Rayo Vallecano 0–5 Real Betis". LFP. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Zaragozaa 3-5 Barcelona". LFP. Retrieved 23 June 2011.