1996–97 La Liga

La Liga
Season 1996–97
Champions Real Madrid
27th title
Relegated Rayo Vallecano (relegation playoff)
Extremadura
Sevilla
Hércules
CD Logroñés
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 Coruna (first round)
Atlético Madrid (first round)
Athletic Bilbao (first round)
Valladolid (first round)
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1271 (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]

La Liga 1996-97 season, the 66th since its establishment, started on August 31, 1996 and finished on June 23, 1997.

Contents

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 1995–96 Segunda División

Teams relegated to 1996–97 Segunda División


Team Information

Clubs and locations

1996-97 season was composed of the following clubs:

Location of teams in La Liga 1996–97
Canary Islands
 


League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
 Head-to-head
1 Real Madrid (C) 42 27 11 4 85 36 +49 92 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Barcelona 42 28 6 8 102 48 +54 90 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
3 Deportivo La Coruña 42 21 14 7 57 30 +27 77 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round BET 1–2 DEP
DEP 3–0 BET
4 Betis 42 21 14 7 81 46 +35 77 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
5 Atlético Madrid 42 20 11 11 76 64 +12 71 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round
6 Athletic Bilbao 42 16 16 10 72 57 +15 64 VLD 0–0 ATH
ATH 0–0 VLD
7 Valladolid 42 18 10 14 57 46 +11 64
8 Real Sociedad 42 18 9 15 50 47 +3 63
9 Tenerife 42 15 11 16 69 57 +12 56 VAL 2–1 TEN
TEN 2–1 VAL
10 Valencia 42 15 11 16 63 59 +4 56
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 RAC: 9 pts
ZAR: 6 pts
SPG: 3 pts
14 Zaragoza 42 12 14 16 58 66 −8 50
15 Sporting de Gijón 42 13 11 18 45 63 −18 50
16 Celta de Vigo 42 12 13 17 51 54 −3 49
17 Real Oviedo 42 12 12 18 49 65 −16 48
18 Rayo Vallecano (R) 42 13 6 23 43 62 −19 45 Relegation Playoffs 1997
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.
1Since 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.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Positions by round

Team \ Round
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Real Madrid
12
6
7
5
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Barcelona
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Deportivo
12
15
8
4
2
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Betis
2
2
1
1
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Atlético Madrid
4
8
17
11
6
7
6
10
14
12
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Athletic Bilbao
21
12
18
18
14
17
17
11
12
8
12
7
6
6
6
7
7
9
8
8
7
8
10
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
8
7
6
6
6
6
Valladolid
7
10
16
10
11
11
7
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
10
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
Real Sociedad
9
5
4
7
8
5
5
6
7
13
7
9
9
9
7
6
6
6
6
5
6
4
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
9
9
8
9
7
8
8
8
8
8
Tenerife
1
1
5
9
5
6
10
12
8
9
10
10
10
11
13
10
9
8
9
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
7
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
Valencia
14
20
21
15
10
15
12
7
6
7
9
12
11
13
11
13
11
12
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
Compostela
22
14
20
12
17
18
19
19
18
18
19
19
18
18
20
17
17
15
15
17
15
16
17
17
15
16
14
15
16
15
13
14
12
13
13
14
12
13
12
11
13
11
Espanyol
14
18
15
14
9
14
15
17
14
11
13
14
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
16
17
14
16
17
17
19
20
20
18
19
17
15
16
16
13
15
14
15
14
15
12
Racing
5
4
3
8
13
9
8
8
10
6
8
8
8
8
9
11
10
11
12
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
12
11
13
Zaragoza
10
7
9
13
18
19
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
18
19
19
19
21
21
22
20
18
18
18
18
17
17
14
16
16
18
16
18
14
16
14
12
11
13
12
14
Sporting
5
8
10
6
15
12
9
9
13
16
15
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
17
15
16
15
16
15
16
14
15
14
15
15
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
14
15
Celta de Vigo
20
17
12
16
19
16
16
16
11
14
14
16
12
10
12
9
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
15
14
16
17
16
Real Oviedo
19
11
6
3
7
10
14
14
16
15
16
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
13
14
17
18
15
16
16
16
15
16
17
Rayo
16
18
13
19
16
13
11
13
9
10
11
11
13
12
10
12
12
10
11
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
15
16
17
19
17
19
17
14
17
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
Extremadura
16
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
18
18
17
18
16
18
15
15
17
17
19
19
19
19
19
Sevilla
18
21
14
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
18
15
16
17
19
20
20
20
19
20
20
21
21
20
20
21
21
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
21
20
20
Hércules
7
13
19
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
20
21
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
21
21
Logroñés
10
16
10
17
12
8
13
15
17
17
17
18
19
19
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22

Source: LFP 1-4 5-8 9-12 13-16 17-20 21-22

Note: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup spot (in yellow) being non-related with a position in La Liga, does not appear until the team is assured to be qualified. Conditions to be assured are: Copa del Rey winner cannot reach UEFA Champions League's places or one of finalists' Copa del Rey cannot qualify mathematically to UEFA Champions League. Barcelona was qualified to UEFA Champions League since 39th round, thus Betis could not reach UEFA Champions League places, so after matchday 39 Betis' places are coloured in yellow. In light yellow the spot expected for 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.


Leader
1997–98 UEFA Champions League Group stage
1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round
1997–98 UEFA Cup First round
Play-off relegation to 1997–98 Segunda División
Relegation to 1997–98 Segunda División


Results

ATH ATM BAR BET CEL COM DEP ESP EXT HÉR LOG RAC RAY 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 Coruna 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

Home Match:
RCD Mallorca 1-0 Rayo Vallecano
Away Match:
Rayo Vallecano 2-1 RCD Mallorca Agg:2-2(ag)

Pichichi Trophy

Goalscorers Goal Team
Ronaldo
34
 FC Barcelona
Alfonso
25
 Betis
Davor Šuker
24
 Real Madrid
Raúl
21
 Real Madrid
Rivaldo
21
 Deportivo de La Coruna

References

  1. ^ a b "Barcelona 8-0 Logroñés". LFP. http://www.lfp.es/?tabid=113&Controltype=part&t=96&j=08&el=5&d=1. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "Rayo Vallecano 0–5 Real Betis". LFP. http://www.lfp.es/?tabid=113&Controltype=part&t=96&j=29&el=29&d=1. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 
  3. ^ "Zaragozaa 3-5 Barcelona". LFP. http://www.lfp.es/?tabid=113&Controltype=part&t=96&j=05&el=33&d=1. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 
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