1996–97 Atlético Madrid season

The 1996–1997 campaign was the 91st season in Atlético Madrid's history and their 62nd season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.

Atlético Madrid
1996–97 season
PresidentSpain Jesús Gil
Head coachFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Radomir Antić
StadiumVicente Calderón
La Liga5th (qual. for UEFA Cup)
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
Supercopa de EspañaRunners-up
Champions LeagueQuarter-finals

Squad
Squad at end of season[1]

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 José Francisco Molina
2 DF Spain ESP Pablo Alfaro
3 DF Spain ESP Toni
4 DF Spain ESP Roberto Solozábal (captain)
5 DF Spain ESP Juan Manuel López
6 DF Spain ESP Santi
7 FW Argentina ARG Leonardo Biagini
8 MF Spain ESP Juan Vizcaíno
9 FW Argentina ARG Juan Esnáider
10 MF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Milinko Pantić
13 GK Spain ESP Ricardo
14 MF Argentina ARG Diego Simeone
17 FW Spain ESP Juan Carlos
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Spain ESP Roberto
19 FW Spain ESP Kiko
20 DF Spain ESP Delfí Geli
21 MF Spain ESP José Luis Caminero
23 DF Romania ROU Daniel Prodan
24 MF Czech Republic CZE Radek Bejbl
26 MF South Africa RSA Quinton Fortune
27 MF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Veljko Paunović
28 FW Spain ESP Santiago Ezquerro
29 MF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Đorđe Tomić
30 MF Spain ESP Ivo
31 FW Spain ESP Yordi

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF Brazil BRA Iván Rocha (on loan to Logroñés)

In

Out

Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 1996–97 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Deportivo La Coruña 42 21 14 7 57 30 +27 77[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Betis 42 21 14 7 81 46 +35 77[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
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[lower-alpha 3]
7 Valladolid 42 18 10 14 57 46 +11 64[lower-alpha 3]
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. 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.
  3. VLD 0–0 ATH; ATH 0–0 VLD

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAH
ResultWLLWWDDLLWWDWWWDDWWLDWDWWWLLWWLLDWDWWDDWLL
Position49171167610141266755555565644444555555555555555
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Group stage;   = 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round;   = 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round

Matches
31 August 1996 (1996-08-31) 1 Atlético de Madrid 2-0 RC Celta Madrid
Esnaider 46'
Kiko 49'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 50,000
6 September 1996 (1996-09-06) 2 SD Compostela 3-1 Atlético de Madrid Santiago de Compostela
Nacho 28'
Ohen 64'
Viedma 70'		 45' Esnaider Attendance: 12,000
14 September 1996 (1996-09-14) 3 Atlético de Madrid 0-2 Deportivo La Coruña Madrid
53' Rivaldo
74' Martins		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 30,000
21 September 1996 (1996-09-21) 4 CD Logroñés 0-3 Atlético de Madrid Logroñés
Bejbl 28'
Esnaider 45'
70' Kiko		 Attendance: 12,000
30 September 1996 (1996-09-30) 5 Atlético de Madrid 3-0 Hércules CF Madrid
Toni 3'
Geli 57'
Caminero 90'		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 30,000
2 October 1996 (1996-10-02) 6 Sevilla FC 0-0 Atlético de Madrid Sevilla
Stadium: Sanchez Pizjuan
12 October 1996 (1996-10-12) 7 Atlético de Madrid 2-2 Real Betis Madrid
Juan Carlos 9'
Simeone 17'		 1' Alfonso
84' Sabas		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 40,000
20 October 1996 (1996-10-20) 8 Valencia CF 3-1 Atlético de Madrid Valencia
Poyatos 37'
Vlaovic 50'
Claudio Lopez 90'		 88' Esnaider Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 45,000
23 October 1996 (1996-10-23) 9 Atlético de Madrid 1-3 Rayo Vallecano Madrid
Juan Carlos 89' 17' Guilherme
46' Andrijasevic
70' Cota		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 30,000
25 October 1996 (1996-10-25) 10 Sporting de Gijón 0-1 Atlético de Madrid Gijón
78' Roberto Attendance: 16,900
2 November 1996 (1996-11-02) 11 Atlético de Madrid 3-0 Real Oviedo Madrid
Caminero 35'
Esnaider 72'
Esnaider 86' (pen)		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 35,000
9 November 1996 (1996-11-09) 12 FC Barcelona 3–3 Atlético de Madrid Barcelona
Pizzi 15'
Luis Enrique 29'
Giovanni 78'		 Caminero 6'
Vizcaíno 61'
Esnaider 73' (pen)		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 95,000
16 November 1996 (1996-11-16) 13 Atlético de Madrid 2-1 RCD Espanyol Madrid
Caminero 47'
Santi 63'		 80' Javi Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 25,000
24 November 1996 (1996-11-24) 14 Real Valladolid 0-3 Atlético Valladolid
30' Vizcaino
53' Caminero
66' (o.g.) Santamaria		 Stadium: José Zorrilla
30 November 1996 (1996-11-30) 15 Atlético de Madrid 1-0 Racing de Santander Madrid
Esnaider 22' Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 40,000
7 December 1996 (1996-12-07) 16 Athletic de Bilbao 1-1 Atlético de Madrid Bilbao
Etxebarria 67' 40' Pantic Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 40,000
21 December 1996 (1996-12-21) 17 Atlético 2-2 Real Sociedad Madrid
Fuentes 32' (o.g.)
Kiko 62'		 3' Craioveanu
23' De Paula 23		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 30,000
4 January 1997 (1997-01-04) 18 CF Extremadura 2-4 Atlético de Madrid Extremadura
Juanito 80' (pen)
Dure 90'		 23' Prodan
53' Kiko
68' Kiko
70' Juan Carlos		 Attendance: 10,000
11 January 1997 (1997-01-11) 19 Atlético de Madrid 5-1 Real Zaragoza Madrid
Caminero 1'
Paunovic 38'
Kiko 45'
Kiko 54'
Esnaider 67' (pen)		 53' Higuera Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Referee: 35,000
18 January 1997 (1997-01-18) 20 Atlético de Madrid 1-4 Real Madrid Madrid
Kiko 32' 47' Raul
83' Raul
85'Seedorf
90' Victor		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 50,000
1 February 1997 (1997-02-01) 22 RC Celta 1-1 Atlético de Madrid Vigo
Ratkovic 60' 84' Prodan Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 20,000
9 February 1997 (1997-02-09) 23 Atlético de Madrid 4-1 SD Compostela Madrid
Caminero 31'
Bejbl 38'
Esnaider 55'
Esnaider 63' (pen)		 29'Mauro Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 30,000
15 February 1997 (1997-02-15) 24 Deportivo La Coruña 0-0 Atlético de Madrid La Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 12,000
18 February 1997 (1997-02-18) 25 Atlético de Madrid 2–0 CD Logroñés Madrid
Biagini 33'
Santi 67'		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 30,000
22 February 1997 (1997-02-22) 26 Hércules CF 0-2 Atlético de Madrid Alicante
23' Prodan
28' Pantic		 Attendance: 15,000
1 March 1997 (1997-03-01) 27 Atlético de Madrid 3-2 Sevilla CF Madrid
Caminero 21'
Caminero 23'
Kiko 46'		 1' Jose Mari
50' Loren		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 40,000
8 March 1997 (1997-03-08) 28 Real Betis 3-2 Atlético de Madrid Sevilla
Alfonso 36'
Alfonso 53'
Alfonso 90'		 29' Esnaider
68' (o.g.) Vidakovic		 Attendance: 43,000
15 March 1997 (1997-03-15) 29 Atlético de Madrid 1-4 Valencia CF Madrid
Caminero 51' 8' Ortega
26' Eskurza
35' Jose Ignacio
90' Leandro		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
22 March 1997 (1997-03-22) 30 Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Atlético de Madrid Madrid
Klimowicz 57' 86' Prodan
88' (pen) Pantic		 Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 9,000
31 March 1997 (1997-03-31) 31 Atlético de Madrid 2-1 Sporting de Gijón Madrid
Caminero 11'
Kiko 40'		 65' David Cano Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 20,000
5 April 1997 (1997-04-05) 32 Real Oviedo 4-1 Atlético de Madrid Oviedo
Oli 3'
Oli 21' (pen)
Ivan Iglesias 25'
Ivan Iglesias 45'		 Esnaider 48 Stadium: Carlos Tartierre
Attendance: 13,000
13 April 1997 (1997-04-13) 33 Atlético de Madrid 2–5 FC Barcelona Madrid
Kiko 13'

Kiko 63' SantiYellow card 74' Yellow-red card Simeone Pablo AlfaroYellow card ProdanYellow card PanticYellow card

FortuneYellow card		 De La Peña 40'

Ronaldo 42' Ronaldo 58' Ronaldo 74' Figo 88' PopescuYellow card

Roger GarciaYellow card		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 52,00
Referee: Dauden Ibañez
17 April 1997 (1997-04-17) 34 RCD Espanyol 0-0 Atlético de Madrid Barcelona
Stadium: Montjuic
Attendance: 15,000
19 April 1997 (1997-04-19) 35 Atlético de Madrid 3–1 Real Valladolid Madrid
Aguilera 21'
Caminero 84'
Aguilera 87'		 Quevedo 89' Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 15,000
4 May 1997 (1997-05-04) 36 Racing de Santander 1-1 Atlético de Madrid Santander
Merino 14' 34' Caminero Stadium: El Sardinero
Attendance: 20,000
10 May 1997 (1997-05-10) 37 Atlético de Madrid 2-1 Athletic de Bilbao Madrid
Karanka 13' (o.g.)
Kiko 73'		 30' Carlos Garcia Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 40,000
15 May 1997 (1997-05-15) 21 CD Tenerife 2-3 Atlético de Madrid Tenerife
Jokanovic 16'
Kodro 30'		 13' Pantic 13
52' Esnaider
71' Simeone 71		 Stadium: Gran Canaria
Attendance: 14,000
17 May 1997 (1997-05-17) 38 Real Sociedad 1–1 Atlético de Madrid San Sebastián
Craioveanu 74' 84' Roberto Attendance: 23,000
24 May 1997 (1997-05-24) 39 Atlético de Madrid 1–1 CF Extremadura Madrid
Simeone 50' 20' Pedro Jose Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 22,000
2 June 1997 (1997-06-02) 40 Real Zaragoza 2-3 Atlético de Madrid Zaragoza
Morientes 50'
Higuera 72'		 20' Esnaider
28' Pantic
65'Caminero		 Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 25,000
13 June 1997 (1997-06-13) 41 Real Madrid 3-1 Atlético de Madrid Madrid
Raul 37'
Hierro 44'
Mijatovic 56'		 65' Esnaider Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 103,000
23 June 1997 (1997-06-23) 42 Atlético de Madrid 0-3 CD Tenerife Madrid
2' Felipe
50' Juanele
67' Vivar Dorado		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 18,000

Copa del Rey
Main article: 1996–97 Copa del Rey

Round of 16

29 January 1997 (1997-01-29) Atlético de Madrid 2-0 SD Compostela Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
4 February 1997 (1997-02-04) SD Compostela 2-3 Atlético de Madrid Santiago de Compostela

Quarterfinals

26 February 1997 (1997-02-26) Atlético de Madrid 2–2 FC Barcelona Madrid
Caminero 19' Kiko 72' Pizzi 43'pen Pizzi 64' Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mejuto González
12 March 1997 (1997-03-12) FC Barcelona 5–4 Atlético de Madrid Barcelona
Ronaldo 47'

Ronaldo 51' Figo 67' Ronaldo 72'

Pizzi 81'		 Pantic 8'

Pantic 28' Pantic 31'pen

Pantic 52'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Gracia Redondo

Supercopa de España
Main article: 1996 Supercopa de España
25 August 1996 (1996-08-25) FC Barcelona 5–2 Atlético de Madrid Barcelona
Ronaldo 5'

Giovanni 31' Pizzi 74' De la Peña 76'

Ronaldo 89'		 Esnaider 37' Pantic 57'pen Stadium: Montjuic
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Fernandez Marin
28 August 1996 (1996-08-28) Atlético de Madrid 3-1 FC Barcelona Madrid
Sergi 32'(o.g)

Esnaider 65'

Pantic 76'		 Stoichkov 58' Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ansuategui Roca

1996–97 UEFA Champions League
Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Champions League

Group phase- Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATL DOR WID STE
1 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Advance to knockout stage — 0–1 1–0 4–0
2 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 4 1 1 14 8 +6 13 1–2 — 2–1 5–3
3 Poland Widzew Łódź 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4 1–4 2–2 — 2–0
4 Romania Steaua București 6 1 1 4 5 15 −10 4 1–1 0–3 1–0 —
Source: UEFA
11 September 1996 (1996-09-11) 1 Atlético de MadridSpain 4-0 RomaniaSteaua Bucharest Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: DenmarkKim Milton Nielsen
25 September 1996 (1996-09-25) 2 Widzew Łódź Poland 1-4 SpainAtlético de Madrid Łódź
Stadium: Ludwika Sobolewskiego
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: SwedenAnders Frisk
16 October 1996 (1996-10-16) 3 Atlético de MadridSpain 0-1 GermanyBorussia Dortmund Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: BelgiumMichel Piraux
30 October 1996 (1996-10-30) 4 Borussia DortmundGermany 1-2 SpainAtlético de Madrid Dortmund
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: HungaryLaszlo Vagner
20 November 1996 (1996-11-20) 5 Steaua BucharestRomania 1-1 SpainAtlético de Madrid Bucharest, Romania
Stadium: Ghencea
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: SwitzerlandUrs Meier
4 December 1996 (1996-12-04) 6 Atlético de MadridSpain 1-0 PolandWidzew Łódź Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Czech RepublicVaclav Krondl

Quarterfinals

5 March 1997 (1997-03-05) AjaxNetherlands 1-1 SpainAtlético de Madrid Amsterdam, Netherlands
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: GermanyMarkus Merk
19 March 1997 (1997-03-19) Atlético de MadridSpain 2-3 NetherlandsAjax Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: SwitzerlandSerge Mummenthaler

Statistics

Players statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLa LigaCopa del ReyUEFA Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Spain ESP Molina 53-7941-624-98-8
20 DF Spain ESP Geli 40129+112080
4 DF Spain ESP Solozabal 39027+301+1070
6 DF Spain ESP Santi 47236+123070
3 DF Spain ESP Toni 4323413160
10 MF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Pantic 48143752+1485
14 MF Argentina ARG Simeone 41730+133074
24 MF Czech Republic CZE Bejbl 45229+423+107+10
21 MF Spain ESP Caminero 381527+3144140
19 FW Spain ESP Kiko 471836134372
9 FW Argentina ARG Esnaider 451934+1162083
13 GK Spain ESP Ricardo 1-21-20000
2 DF Spain ESP Pablo Alfaro 1705+60202+20
5 DF Spain ESP López 34111+140211+60
7 FW Argentina ARG Biagini 2727+1511+210+20
8 MF Spain ESP Vizcaino 33217+1120+102+20
15 DF Spain ESP Carlos Aguilera 43221+1023+105+30
17 FW Spain ESP Juan Carlos 2435+1530+100+30
18 MF Spain ESP Roberto 3238+1921+201+11
23 DF Romania ROU Prodan 19416+1420
26 MF South Africa RSA Fortune 200+20
27 MF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Paunovic 2018+812+100+10
28 FW Spain ESP Ezquerro 403+10
29 MF Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Tomic 300+30
30 MF Spain ESP Ivo 1010
31 FW Spain ESP Yordi 100+10

See also

References
  1. "Atlιtico Madrid - 1996/97". FootballSquads. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
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