1996–97 RCD Espanyol season

RCD Espanyol 1996–97 President Francisco Perelló Head coach Pepe Carcelén (to 12 January)Vicente Miera (13 January to 14 March)Paco Flores (from 15 March) Sarrià Stadium La Liga 12th Copa del Rey Quarter-finals UEFA Cup Second round 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 season was the 97th season in the history of RCD Espanyol and the club's third 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 and UEFA Cup. First-team squad Squad of Espanyol 1996-97 First Division https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1996-9714.html BDFutbol 29 January 2024 1 ESP GK Toni Jiménez 2 ESP DF Cristóbal 3 ESP DF Víctor Torres Mestre 4 ESP DF Sebastián Herrera 5 ARG DF Mauricio Pochettino 6 ESP MF Adolfo Aldana 7 ESP MF Alberto Toril 8 ESP MF Luis Cembranos 9 FRA FW Nicolas Ouédec 10 FRY MF Branko Brnović 11 ESP FW Jordi Lardín 12 CRO MF Nenad Pralija 13 ESP GK Raúl Arribas 14 ESP MF Àlex Fernández 14 FRA GK Pascal Olmeta 15 FRY MF Goran Bogdanović 16 ARG MF Favio Fernández 16 ROM FW Florin Răducioiu 17 ESP MF Pacheta 18 ESP DF Nando 19 ESP MF Arteaga 20 PAR 1990 FW Miguel Ángel Benítez 21 ESP DF Miguel 21 BEL MF Dominique Lemoine 22 ESP FW Javi García 23 ESP DF Jaime Molina 23 FRY MF Miodrag Anđelković 24 ESP MF Francisco captain 25 FRA DF José Cobos 26 ESP MF Ángel Morales 28 ESP DF Toni Soldevilla 29 ESP FW Raúl Tamudo ESP DF Pedro Nieto Competitions Overall record 3 La Liga 2 September 1996 21 June 1997 Matchday 1 12th 14 9 19 51 57 Copa del Rey 8 January 1997 12 March 1997 Third round Quarter-finals 1 5 0 9 6 UEFA Cup 10 September 1996 29 October 1996 First round Second round 2 1 1 4 5 Espanyol Barcelona » Fixtures & Results 1996/1997 https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te560/rcd-espanyol/all-matches/ worldfootball.net 29 January 2024 La Liga 1996–97 La Liga League table ESP Matches Date Venue Opponent Score 2 September H Sporting de Gijón 2–3 7 September A Barcelona 1–2 15 September H Real Valladolid 1–0 21 September A Athletic Bilbao 2–2 28 September H Extremadura 5–1 1 October A Real Madrid 0–2 12 October H Celta de Vigo 0–0 19 October A Deportivo de La Coruña 0–2 23 October H Hércules 2–1 26 October A Real Betis 2–1 3 November H Rayo Vallecano 0–0 10 November A Real Oviedo 1–3 16 November A Atlético Madrid 1–2 24 November H Racing de Santander 0–0 1 December A Real Sociedad 0–1 8 December H Real Zaragoza 3–0 22 December A Tenerife 1–5 5 January H Compostela 0–2 12 January A Logroñés 0–1 20 January H Sevilla 1–0 25 January A Valencia 1–1 Date Venue Opponent Score 2 February A Sporting de Gijón 3–4 9 February H Barcelona 2–0 16 February A Real Valladolid 1–2 19 February H Athletic Bilbao 0–2 23 February A Extremadura 0–3 3 March H Real Madrid 0–2 9 March A Celta de Vigo 2–2 15 March H Deportivo de La Coruña 0–1 23 March A Hércules 2–1 30 March H Real Betis 0–0 6 April A Rayo Vallecano 1–0 14 April H Real Oviedo 2–0 17 April H Atlético Madrid 0–0 20 April A Racing de Santander 1–1 4 May H Real Sociedad 3–0 11 May A Real Zaragoza 0–1 18 May H Tenerife 1–0 25 May A Compostela 1–3 1 June H Logroñés 5–1 15 June A Sevilla 1–3 21 June H Valencia 3–2 Copa del Rey 1996–97 Copa del Rey Round Opponent Aggregate First leg Second leg Date Venue Score Date Venue Score Third round Sporting de Gijón 6–3 8 January H 4–1 15 January A 2–2 Round of 16 Deportivo de La Coruña 2–2 (a) 28 January A 2–2 5 February H 0–0 Quarter-finals Las Palmas 1–1 (a) 27 February A 0–0 12 March H 1–1 UEFA Cup 1996–97 UEFA Cup First roundFirst leg 10 September 1996 APOEL CYP 1960 2–2 Report ESP Espanyol Alexandrou 26Sotiriou 55 Benítez 30Ouédec 45 GSP Stadium Nicosia 12,000 Taras Bezubyak (Russia) D First roundSecond leg 24 September 1996 Espanyol ESP 1–0 Report CYP 1960 APOEL Cristóbal 63 Sarrià Stadium Barcelona 19,000 João Martins Pinto Correira (Portugal) W Espanyol won 3–2 on aggregate. Second roundFirst leg 15 October 1996 Espanyol ESP 0–3 Report NED Feyenoord van Gastel 22Taument 54Larsson 89 Sarrià Stadium Barcelona L Second roundSecond leg 29 October 1996 Feyenoord NED 0–1 Report ESP Espanyol Arteaga 9 De Kuip Rotterdam W Feyenoord won 3–1 on aggregate. References Category:RCD Espanyol seasons Espanyol Category:1996 in Catalan sport Category:1997 in Catalan sport