1996–97 La Liga

66th season of La Liga November 2021 La Liga 1996–97 31 August 1996 – 23 June 1997 Real Madrid27th title Rayo Vallecano (relegation playoff)ExtremaduraSevillaHérculesLogroñes Champions League Real MadridBarcelona Cup Winners' Cup Real Betis (as Copa del Rey runners-up) UEFA Cup Deportivo La CoruñaAtlético MadridAthletic BilbaoValladolid Ronaldo (34 goals) Barcelona 8–0 Logroñés(20 October 1996)Barcelona 8-0 Logroñés http://www.lfp.es/?tabid=113&Controltype=part&t=96&j=08&el=5&d=1 LFP 23 June 2011 Rayo Vallecano 0–4 Real Betis(16 March 1997)Rayo Vallecano 0–5 Real Betis http://www.lfp.es/?tabid=113&Controltype=part&t=96&j=29&el=29&d=1 LFP 23 June 2011 Barcelona 8–0 Logroñés(20 October 1996) Zaragoza 3–5 Barcelona(29 August 1996)Zaragozaa 3-5 Barcelona http://www.lfp.es/?tabid=113&Controltype=part&t=96&j=05&el=33&d=1 LFP 23 June 2011 462 1271 1995–96 1997–98 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. Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from 1995–96 Segunda División Hércules Logroñés Extremadura Teams relegated to 1996–97 Segunda División Albacete Mérida Salamanca Team information Clubs and locations 1996–97 season was composed of the following clubs: Spain 400 right Location of teams in La Liga 1996–97 Spain 43.263472 -2.948150 Athletic left Spain 40.401703 -3.720628 Atlético left Spain 41.380889 2.1228167 Barcelona bottom Spain 37.486419 -5.981750 Betis top Spain 43.008717 -8.537514 Compostela bottom Spain 42.211842 -8.739706 Celta right Spain 43.368717 -8.417514 Deportivo Spain 38.644583 -6.091256 Extremadura bottom Spain 41.393111 2.1331694 Espanyol top Spain 38.357331 -0.492706 Hércules Spain 42.501364 -2.573536 Logroñés bottom Spain 40.325728 -3.714950 Rayo Vallecano bottom Spain 43.358522 -5.860761 Oviedo bottom Spain 43.476292 -3.793278 Racing top Spain 40.453053 -3.688356 Real Madrid Spain 43.301364 -1.973536 Real Sociedad top Spain 37.384039 -5.970583 Sevilla bottom Spain 43.536256 -5.637419 Sporting top Spain 39.474616 -0.358219 Valencia bottom Spain 41.644583 -4.761256 Valladolid bottom Spain 41.636472 -0.901828 Zaragoza bottom Spain Canary Islands 150 right Canary Islands 28.463289 -16.260528 Tenerife top 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 Benito Villamarín 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 Balaídos 32,500 Real Sociedad Anoeta 32,200 Hércules José Rico Pérez 29,500 Valladolid José Zorrilla 27,846 Sporting de Gijón El Molinón 25,885 Real Oviedo Carlos Tartiere 23,500 Tenerife Heliodoro Rodríguez López 22,824 Racing de Santander El Sardinero 22,222 Logroñés Las Gaunas 16,000 Rayo Vallecano 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 TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAthletic Bilbao FRA 1974 Luis Fernández ESP Genar AndrinúaKappaNone Atlético MadridFR Yugoslavia Radomir AntićESP Roberto SolozábalPumaBandai/Tamagotchi BarcelonaENG Bobby RobsonROM Gheorghe PopescuKappaNone BetisESP Lorenzo Serra FerrerESP Alexis TrujilloKappaOcaroil Celta VigoESP Fernando Castro SantosESP Patxi SalinasUmbroCitroën Compostela ESP Fernando VázquezESP Javier BellidoZicoEscuris DeportivoBRA Carlos Alberto SilvaESP Francisco Javier González PérezUmbroFeiraco EspanyolESP Paco FloresESP Francisco Javier López AlfaroPumaDani ExtremaduraESP Iosu Ortoundo ESP Juan Francisco Rodríguez HerreraKelmeExpo '98 Lisboa HérculesESP Quique HernándezESP Francisco Gabriel Escudero MartínezRasánJijona LogroñésESP Carlos Aimar ESP Agustín AbadíaRasánLa Rioja Racing SantanderESP Marcos Alonso PeñaESP Jesús Merino LandaluceAustralCaja Cantabria Rayo VallecanoESP Francisco García GómezESP Jesús Diego CotaJomaEstepona OviedoESP José Antonio Novo ESP Alberto Martínez DíazJoluviCajastur Real MadridITA Fabio CapelloESP Manolo SanchísKelmeTeka Real SociedadESP Javier IruretaESP Lorenzo Juarros GarcíaAstoreKrafft SevillaESP Vicente MieraESP Manuel Jiménez JiménezUmbroNone Sporting de GijónESP Benito FloroESP Juan Carlos AblanedoJomaCajastur TenerifeGER Jupp HeynckesESP Felipe MiñambresPumaCanarias ValenciaARG Jorge ValdanoESP Andoni ZubizarretaLuanviFord ValladolidARG Vicente CantatoreESP Juan Carlos Rodríguez MorenoKelmeCaja España ZaragozaURU Víctor EspárragoESP Alberto BelsuéAdidasPikolin League table main WDL QR 5 RMA Real Madrid BAR Barcelona DEP Deportivo La Coruña BET Real Betis ATM Atlético Madrid ATH Athletic Bilbao VLD Valladolid RSO Real Sociedad TEN Tenerife VAL Valencia COM Compostela ESP Espanyol RAC Racing Santander ZAR Zaragoza SPG Sporting Gijón CEL Celta Vigo ROV Oviedo RVA Rayo Vallecano EXT Extremadura SEV Sevilla HÉR Hércules LOG Logroñés 27 11 4 85 36 C 28 6 8 102 48 21 14 7 57 30 21 14 7 81 46 20 11 11 76 64 16 16 10 72 57 18 10 14 57 46 18 9 15 50 47 15 11 16 69 57 15 11 16 63 59 13 14 15 52 65 14 9 19 51 57 11 17 14 52 54 12 14 16 58 66 13 11 18 45 63 12 13 17 51 54 12 12 18 49 65 13 6 23 43 62 R 11 11 20 35 64 R 12 7 23 50 69 R 12 5 25 40 77 R 9 6 27 33 85 R BET 1–2 DEP; DEP 3–0 BET BET VLD 0–0 ATH; ATH 0–0 VLD VLD VAL 2–1 TEN; TEN 2–1 VAL VAL RAC: 9 pts; ZAR: 6 pts; SPG: 3 pts RAC RAC green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round CL2 blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round UC1 UC1 UC1 UC1 yellow1 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round 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. UCWC1 red2 Qualification for the relegation playoffs RP red1 Relegation to the Segunda División R R R R complete 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. LFP Results main FBR grey ATH ATM BAR BET CEL COM DEP ESP EXT HÉR LOG RAC RVA RMA ROV RSO SEV SPG TEN VAL VLD ZAR Athletic Bilbao 1–1 2–1 0–3 2–2 2–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 5–0 6–0 2–2 3–2 1–0 3–2 1–3 0–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 Atlético Madrid 2–1 2–5 2–2 2–0 4–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–3 1–4 3–0 2–2 3–2 2–1 0–3 1–4 3–1 5–1 FC Barcelona 2–0 3–3 3–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–3 8–0 1–0 6–0 1–0 2–2 3–2 4–0 4–0 1–1 3–2 6–1 4–1 Betis 3–0 3–2 2–4 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–1 5–1 2–2 3–0 1–1 4–0 2–1 3–3 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 Celta de Vigo 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 3–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 4–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 SD Compostela 1–1 3–1 1–5 0–2 2–1 0–0 3–1 4–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 2–1 Deportivo de La Coruña 2–2 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 4–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 RCD Espanyol 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 5–1 2–1 5–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–3 1–0 3–2 1–0 3–0 CF Extremadura 1–2 2–4 1–3 0–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 Hércules CF 3–2 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 CD Logroñés 1–4 0–3 0–1 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 Racing de Santander 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–4 2–0 1–2 3–2 2–0 1–2 Rayo Vallecano 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–4 3–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–1 Real Madrid 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 0–0 3–2 2–0 5–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 6–1 6–1 4–2 3–1 0–0 4–2 1–0 2–0 Real Oviedo 2–0 4–1 2–4 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–5 0–2 2–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–0 Real Sociedad 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 4–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 Sevilla FC 4–2 0–0 0–1 0–3 2–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 5–0 1–4 0–0 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–3 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–2 Sporting de Gijón 2–4 0–1 0–0 2–4 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 3–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 CD Tenerife 3–3 2–3 4–0 0–1 0–0 6–0 2–1 5–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 6–0 2–1 1–3 3–3 Valencia CF 5–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 4–2 2–1 2–1 2–4 1–1 Valladolid 0–0 0–3 3–1 1–3 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 4–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 4–1 1–1 Zaragoza 1–1 2–3 3–5 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 3–2 1–2 1–0 3–0 2–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 Relegation playoff RCD Mallorca (a) 2–2 Rayo Vallecano 1–0 1–2 1 First leg EEF0FB 25 June 1997 22:00 RCD Mallorca 1–0 Report es Rayo Vallecano Barbero 17 Lluís Sitjar Palma de Mallorca 25,000 Juan Manuel Brito Arceo Canary Islands Second leg EEF0FB 29 June 1997 21:30 Rayo Vallecano 2–1 2–2 Report es RCD Mallorca Klimowicz 38 pen. Cortijo 86 Carlitos 58 Vallecas Madrid 14,000 Celino Gracia Redondo Aragón Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1BRA RonaldoBarcelona342ESP AlfonsoReal Betis253CRO Davor ŠukerReal Madrid244ESP RaúlReal Madrid21BRA RivaldoDeportivo La Coruña6ESP OliOviedo197ESP Luis EnriqueBarcelona17NGA OhenCompostelaESP José Ángel ZigandaAthletic Bilbao10ESP Víctor FernándezValladolid16BUL Lyuboslav PenevCompostelaESP Ismael UrzaizAthletic Bilbao Attendances Source:Historical attendances https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/esp/aveesp97.htm 2026-09-14 www.european-football-statistics.co.uk # Club Avg. attendance Highest 1 FC Barcelona 86,429 115,000 2 Real Madrid 85,429 110,000 3 Sevilla FC 44,436 71,114 4 Valencia CF 42,624 50,000 5 Real Betis 40,786 47,500 6 Athletic Club 38,743 44,000 7 Atlético de Madrid 32,238 52,000 8 Real Zaragoza 28,000 35,000 9 Deportivo de La Coruña 23,571 33,000 10 RCD Espanyol 22,343 40,000 11 Real Sociedad 20,810 28,300 12 Real Sporting de Gijón 19,157 30,000 13 Real Valladolid 18,729 26,000 14 Celta de Vigo 17,595 30,000 15 Racing de Santander 17,000 21,000 16 Hércules CF 16,470 28,207 17 CD Tenerife 15,143 22,500 18 Real Oviedo 14,483 23,500 19 CD Logroñés 12,500 18,000 20 Extremadura CF 10,380 15,000 21 SD Compostela 9,714 14,000 22 Rayo Vallecano 8,738 13,000 References 1996–97 1 Spain