1995–96 RCD Espanyol season

The 1995–96 season was the 61st season in the existence of RCD Espanyol and the club's second 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.

RCD Espanyol
1995–96 season
Head coachJosé Antonio Camacho
StadiumSarrià Stadium
La Liga4th
Copa del ReySemi-finals
Top goalscorer
Jordi Lardín (17)

Players

First-team squad

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 Spain ESP Toni
2 DF Spain ESP Cristóbal
3 DF Spain ESP Torres Mestre
4 DF Spain ESP Sebastián Herrera
5 DF Argentina ARG Mauricio Pochettino
6 MF Spain ESP Jaime Molina
7 MF Spain ESP Alberto Toril
8 DF Spain ESP Fernando Muñoz
9 FW Romania ROU Florin Răducioiu
10 FW Paraguay PAR Miguel Ángel Benítez
11 FW Spain ESP Jordi Lardín
12 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Goran Bogdanović
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Spain ESP Raúl Arribas Torre
14 MF Spain ESP Àlex Fernández
15 DF Spain ESP Miguel
16 FW Spain ESP Javi García
17 MF Spain ESP Pacheta
18 MF Spain ESP Francisco
19 MF Spain ESP Arteaga
20 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Branko Brnović
21 FW Spain ESP Ismael Urzaiz
22 GK Spain ESP José Antonio Peraile
— MF Spain ESP Luis Cembranos

Competitions

Overall record
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 3 September 1995 25 May 1996 Matchday 1 4th 42 20 14 8 63 36 +27 047.62
Copa del Rey 25 October 1995 28 February 1996 First round Round of 16 10 4 3 3 18 13 +5 040.00
Total 52 24 17 11 81 49 +32 046.15

Source: Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 1995–96 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Valencia 42 26 5 11 77 51 +26 83 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Barcelona 42 22 14 6 72 39 +33 80 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Espanyol 42 20 14 8 63 36 +27 74 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5 Tenerife 42 20 12 10 69 54 +15 72
6 Real Madrid 42 20 10 12 75 51 +24 70
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:
  1. Since Atlético Madrid, winners of 1995–96 Copa del Rey, was qualified for the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League, losing cup finalists Barcelona earned a spot in the first round of the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: La Liga

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWWWWWLDWDDWWWDLWWDLWLDW
Position62221233333333322232
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
3 September 1995 1 Espanyol 3–1 Salamanca Barcelona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sarrià Stadium
10 September 1995 2 Tenerife 1–4 Espanyol Santa Cruz de Tenerife
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López
17 September 1995 3 Espanyol 1–0 Albacete Barcelona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sarrià Stadium
24 September 1995 4 Real Sociedad 0–1 Espanyol San Sebastián
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Anoeta
1 October 1995 5 Espanyol 1–0 Racing Santander Barcelona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sarrià Stadium
5 October 1995 6 Atlético Madrid 2–1 Espanyol Madrid
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Vicente Calderón
8 October 1995 7 Espanyol 0–0 Sporting Gijón Barcelona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sarrià Stadium
14 October 1995 8 Sevilla 0–3 Espanyol Seville
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
22 October 1995 9 Athletic Bilbao 0–0 Espanyol Bilbao
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: San Mamés
29 October 1995 10 Espanyol 2–2 Celta Vigo Barcelona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sarrià Stadium
5 November 1995 11 Deportivo La Coruña 0–1 Espanyol A Coruña
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Riazor
12 November 1995 12 Espanyol 2–0 Valladolid Barcelona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Sarrià Stadium
19 November 1995 13 Mérida 0–1 Espanyol Mérida
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadio Romano
26 November 1995 14 Espanyol 1–1 Zaragoza Barcelona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Sarrià Stadium
2 December 1995 15 Rayo Vallecano 1–0 Espanyol Madrid
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
10 December 1995 16 Espanyol 3–1 Real Madrid Barcelona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Sarrià Stadium
17 December 1995 17 Oviedo 1–2 Espanyol Oviedo
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Carlos Tartiere
20 December 1995 18 Espanyol 1–1 Real Betis Barcelona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Sarrià Stadium
4 January 1996 19 Barcelona 2–1 Espanyol Barcelona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Camp Nou
7 January 1996 20 Espanyol 2–0 Valencia Barcelona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Sarrià Stadium
14 January 1996 21 Compostela 2–1 Espanyol Santiago de Compostela
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
21 January 1996 22 Salamanca 2–2 Espanyol Salamanca
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Helmántico Stadium
24 January 1996 23 Espanyol 2–1 Tenerife Barcelona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Sarrià Stadium

Source: [1]

Copa del Rey
Main article: 1995–96 Copa del Rey

Second round
25 October 1995 First leg Extremadura 1–1 Espanyol Almendralejo
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estadio Francisco de la Hera
Referee: José Japón Sevilla
8 November 1995 Second leg Espanyol 3–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Extremadura Barcelona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Sarrià Stadium
Referee: José Andradas Asurmendi

Third round
29 November 1995 First leg Leganés 0–1 Espanyol Leganés
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadio Luis Rodríguez de Miguel
13 December 1995 Second leg Espanyol 5–1
(6–1 agg.)		 Leganés Barcelona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Sarrià Stadium

Round of 16
11 January 1996 First leg Espanyol 4–1 Real Madrid Barcelona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Sarrià Stadium
18 January 1996 Second leg Real Madrid 2–1
(3–5 agg.)		 Espanyol Madrid
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu

Quarter-finals
31 January 1996 First leg Espanyol 0–0 Zaragoza Barcelona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Sarrià Stadium
14 February 1996 Second leg Zaragoza 1–1
(3 (a)–3 agg.)		 Espanyol Zaragoza
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: La Romareda

Semi-finals
22 February 1996 First leg Barcelona 1–0 Espanyol Barcelona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Camp Nou
28 February 1996 Second leg Espanyol 2–3
(2–4 agg.)		 Barcelona Barcelona
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Sarrià Stadium

Statistics

Goalscorers
Rank Player La Liga Copa del Rey Total
1 Spain Jordi Lardín17017
Own goals000
Total 631881

References
  1. "Squad of Espanyol 1995-96 First Division". www.bdfutbol.com.
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