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 (group stage) Barcelona (group stage) |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Betis (first round) (Copa del Rey runner-up) |
UEFA Cup | Deportivo La Coruña (first round) Atlético Madrid (first round) Athletic Bilbao (first round) Valladolid (first round) |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,271 (2.75 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ronaldo (34) |
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 → |
The 1996–97 La Liga season, the 66th since its establishment, started on 31 August 1996 and finished on 23 June 1997. Four or five clubs were relegated to Segunda División at the end of the season as the number of clubs was reduced to 20 starting from the 1997–98 season. This was the last season played with 22 teams.
Promotion and relegation
[edit]Teams promoted from 1995–96 Segunda División
Teams relegated to 1996–97 Segunda División
Team information
[edit]Clubs and locations
[edit]1996–97 season was composed of the following clubs:
Canary Islands
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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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
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 | 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 de 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
[edit]Relegation playoff
[edit]Team 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
[edit]25 June 1997 | RCD Mallorca | 1–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Palma de Mallorca |
22:00 | Barbero ![]() |
Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: Lluís Sitjar Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Juan Manuel Brito Arceo ![]() |
Second leg
[edit]29 June 1997 | Rayo Vallecano | 2–1 (2–2 agg.) | RCD Mallorca | Madrid |
21:30 | Klimowicz ![]() Cortijo ![]() |
Report (in Spanish) | Carlitos ![]() |
Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Celino Gracia Redondo ![]() |
Pichichi Trophy
[edit]Goalscorer | Goals | Team |
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34 | Barcelona |
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25 | Betis |
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24 | Real Madrid |
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21 | Deportivo La Coruña |
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24 | Real Madrid |
See also
[edit]References
[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.