98th season in existence of FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona 1996–97 football season
FC Barcelona enjoyed a decent season by winning both Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The team extended its increasingly frustrating run without winning the league title to three years, as Real Madrid emerged as league winners. During the season, Ronaldo, a Brazilian youngster was the club's top scorer, netting 47 goals in all competitions. Upon winning both trophies, manager Bobby Robson left the club, eventually signing with PSV Eindhoven after spending a sabbatical year. He was replaced by former Ajax coach Louis Van Gaal. Top scorer Ronaldo would leave the club after this season in a surprise transfer to Inter Milan.
Squad
- Squad at end of season[1][2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
Winter
Competitions
La Liga
League table
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:
Results by round
Matches
Copa del Rey
Eightfinals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Supercopa de España
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
First round
Eightfinals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Friendlies
Europa
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FC Barcelona Statistics
Players statistics
See also
References
- ^ "FootballSquads - Barcelona - 1996/97".
- ^ "Plantillas Históricas Equipos LFP | DATOS Históricos". Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- ^ Player agreement with FC Barcelona: U$1,6million per season until 2002 (plus two years optional)Besa, Ramon; Carbonell, Rafael (11 July 1996). "Barcelona reaches an agreement with PSV for Ronaldo". El País (in Spanish). el pais.com. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
External links
- FC Barcelona at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2010-08-23) Official Site
- FCBarcelonaweb.co.uk English Speaking FC Barcelona Supporters
- ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
- FC Barcelona (Spain) profile
- uefa.com - UEFA Champions League
- Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional
- FIFA.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-12-25)
- Federació Catalana de Futbol at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-12-23)