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1996–97 Deportivo de La Coruña season

Deportivo La Coruña's 1996–97 season included its 32nd appearance in La Liga, where it ranked third place. Welsh manager John Toshack was replaced after 23 rounds by Brazilian head coach Carlos Alberto Silva.

Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña
1996–97 season
PresidentAugusto César Lendoiro
ManagerJohn Toshack
(until 10 February 1997)
Carlos Alberto Silva
StadiumEstadio Riazor
Primera División3rd (in UEFA Cup)
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Rivaldo (21)

Summary edit

Deportivo placed third overall in La Liga finishing only below champions Real Madrid and runners-up FC Barcelona.[1] Former Deportivo President Augusto César Lendoiro reached an agreement with Palmeiras for $7 million to acquire Rivaldo before the 1996 Olympic Games, instead of buying midfielder Amaral.[2] On 10 February 1997 after the team was eliminated in Copa del Rey round of 16, Lendoiro fired John Toshack due to his interactions with club officials, players, and fans. The Welsh manager was replaced by the Palmeiras coach Carlos Alberto Silva.[3] On 9 September 1996, Deportivo signed Brazilian midfielder Flávio Conceição from Palmeiras.[4]

Squad edit

Source: BdFútbol
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   CZE Petr Kouba
2 DF   ESP Armando Álvarez
3 DF   FRA Jérôme Bonnissel
4 DF   MAR Noureddine Naybet
5 DF   YUG Miroslav Đukić
6 MF   BRA Mauro Silva
7 FW   ESP Javier Manjarín
8 MF   FRA Corentin Martins
9 FW   FRA Mickaël Madar
10 MF   ESP Fran
11 FW   BRA Rivaldo
13 GK   CMR Jacques Songo'o
14 DF   ESP Paco Jémez
15 MF   ESP Alfredo Santaelena
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   BRA Flávio Conceição
17 DF   ESP Nando
18 FW   ESP Aitor Begiristain
20 MF   BRA Donato
21 MF   ESP Martín Vázquez
22 FW   BRA Renaldo
22 FW   POR Hélder Cristóvão
24 GK   POR Nuno
25 GK   ESP Juan Canales
26 FW   ESP David
27 MF   ESP Emilio Viqueira
28 FW   ESP José Luis Deus
30 FW   ESP Maikel


Transfers edit

Competitions edit

La Liga edit

Main article: 1996–97 La Liga

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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.


Positions by round edit

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
Deportivo13158424233333333233444555555444444444334443
Leader
1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
Source: [citation needed]

Matches edit

31 August 1996 (1996-08-31) 1 Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 Real Madrid A Coruña
Martins   22'
Armando   74'  
Donato   89'  
Djukic  		 Report Roberto Carlos   78'
Milla   52'  		 Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Referee: Dauden Ibañez
8 September 1996 2 Celta Vigo 1 – 1 Deportivo La Coruña Vigo, Spain
Sánchez   85' Report   17' (o.g.) Tárraga Stadium: Balaídos
Referee: Celino Gracia Redondo
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
22 September 1996 4 Deportivo 4-0 Hércules CF La Coruña
Rivaldo   5' (pen)
Rivaldo   44'
Martins   18'
Martín Vázquez   54'		 Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 25 000
28 September 1996 (1996-09-28) 5 Real Betis 1–2 Deportivo La Coruña Sevilla
Jarni   2' Rivaldo   70'
Madar   79'		 Stadium: Benito Villamarin
Attendance: 45 000
19 October 1996 8 Deportivo 2-0 RCD Espanyol La Coruña
Rivaldo   48'
Madar   67'		 Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 25 000
24 November 1996 14 Deportivo 4–1 Logroñes La Coruña
Manjarin   29'
Rivaldo   32'
Martins   52'
Armando   79'		 Castaño   40' Stadium: Riazor
22 December 1996 17 Sporting Gijón 1–1 Deportivo Gijón
Julio Salinas  22' Rivaldo   9' Stadium: El Molinon
4 January 1997 (1997-01-04) 18 Deportivo La Coruña 0–1 FC Barcelona A Coruña
Nando 
Naybet 
Renaldo 		 Report Pizzi  88'
Popescu 
Ferrer 
Amunike 		 Stadium: Estadio Riazor
12 January 1997 19 Real Valladolid 1–1 Deportivo Valladolid
Victor   10'   9'Rivaldo Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
1 February 1997 (1997-02-01) 22 Real Madrid 3–2 Deportivo La Coruña Madrid
Panucci  19'

Hierro  52'

Suker  65'		 Report Flavio Conceicao  15' Martins  50' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
9 February 1997 23 Deportivo La Coruña 2 – 2 Celta Vigo A Coruña
Rivaldo   41'
Renaldo   54'		 Report   20' Sánchez
  64' Mostovoi		 Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Referee: José Manuel Andradas Asurmendi
15 February 1997 (1997-02-15) 24 Deportivo La Coruña 0-0 Atlético de Madrid La Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
19 February 1997 25 Hércules CF 1-3 Deportivo Alicante
Alfaro   19' (pen)   28' Corentin Martins
  45' Rivaldo
  70' Martins		 Attendance: 15 000
23 February 1997 (1997 -02-23) 26 Deportivo 3–0 Real Betis A Coruña
Rivaldo   36'
Nando   39'
Rivaldo   59'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 22,000
1 March 1997 27 Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Deportivo Vallecas
Klimowicz   79'   20' Rivaldo
  51' Martins		 Stadium: Campo Vallecas
Attendance: 15 000
29 March 1997 31 Real Sociedad 1-1 Deportivo San Sebastián
Aranzabal   25'   65' Rivaldo Stadium: Nuevo Anoeta
Attendance: 20 000
6 April 1997 32 Deportivo 1-0 Real Zaragoza La Coruña
Rivaldo   33' Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 22 000
12 April 1997 33 CD Tenerife 2-1 Deportivo Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Vivar Dorado   9'
Alexis   86'		 Rivaldo   84' Attendance: 16 000
16 April 1997 34 Deportivo 1-0 Compostela La Coruña
Rivaldo   48' Stadium: Riazor
20 April 1997 35 Logroñes 1-2 Deportivo La Coruña
Ruben Sosa   74' Rivaldo   11' (pen)
Rivaldo   68'		 Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 14 000
3 May 1997 36 Deportivo 3-0 Sevilla CF La Coruña
Rivaldo   19'
Rivaldo   78' (pen)
Manjarin   81'		 Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 26 000
24 May 1997 (1997-05-24) 39 FC Barcelona 1–0 Deportivo La Coruña Barcelona
Ronaldo  89'
Abelardo 
Óscar 
Couto 		 Report Hélder  87'  
Manjarin 		 Stadium: Camp Nou

Statistics edit

Players Statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga[5]
Apps Goals Apps Goals
13 GK   CMR Jacques Songo'o 37 -28 36+1 -28
2 DF   ESP Armando Álvarez 38 1 38 1
4 DF   MAR Noureddine Naybet 34 1 34 1
5 DF   YUG Miroslav Đukić 29 0 27+2 0
17 DF   ESP Nando 38 1 34+4 1
20 MF   BRA Donato 39 3 33+6 3
8 MF   FRA Martins 33 13 33 13
6 MF   BRA Mauro Silva 32 0 32 0
11 FW   BRA Rivaldo 41 21 41 21
22 FW   BRA Renaldo 23 5 22+1 5
7 FW   ESP Javier Manjarín 33 3 20+13 3
1 GK   CZE Petr Kouba 4 -2 4 -2
10 MF   ESP Fran 25 0 18+7 0
22 FW   POR Hélder Cristóvão 22 0 17+5 0
3 DF   FRA Jérôme Bonnissel 20 0 16+4 0
14 DF   ESP Paco Jémez 19 0 17+2 0
25 GK   ESP Canales 1 0 1 0
9 FW   FRA Mickaël Madar 17 3 14+3 3
15 MF   ESP Alfredo 19 0 4+15 0
16 MF   BRA Flávio Conceição 12 1 8+4 1
18 FW   ESP Aitor Begiristain 10 2 4+6 2
21 MF   ESP Martín Vázquez 12 2 1+11 2
26 FW   ESP David 9 0 2+7 0
27 MF   ESP Viqueira 7 0 1+6 0
28 FW   ESP Deus 7 0 1+6 0
30 FW   ESP Maikel 6 0 1+5 0
16 DF   ESP Voro 3 0 2+1 0
24 GK   POR Nuno 1 0 0+1 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Rivaldo to replace Bebeto" (in Spanish). elpais.com. 8 July 1996. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Deportivo buys Rivaldo for 1,000 million of pesetas and send Villarroya to Sporting Gijon" (in Spanish). elpais.com. 9 July 1996. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Carlos Alberto Silva passed away" (in Spanish). lavozdegalicia.es. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Conceicao signs with Deportivo" (in Spanish). elpais.com. 10 September 1996. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Deportivo Squad 1996-97". BDfutbol.com. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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