1996–97 AS Monaco FC season

Monaco
1996–97 season
President	Jean-Louis Campora
Head coach	Jean Tigana
Stadium	Stade Louis II
French Division 1	1st (champions)
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Coupe de la Ligue
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The 1996–97 season was AS Monaco FC's 73rd season in existence and the club's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Monaco participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the . The season covers the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997.

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
French Division 1	10 August 1996	May 1997	Matchday 1	Winners	38	23	10	5	69	30	+39	060.53
Coupe de France	17 January 1997		Round of 64	Round of 64	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
	11 December 1996	18 February 1997	Round of 32	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	8	6	+2	050.00
UEFA Cup	10 September 1996	22 April 1997	First round	Semi-finals	10	8	0	2	19	7	+12	080.00
Total					53	33	11	9	96	44	+52	062.26

Source: Competitions

French Division 1[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Monaco (C)	38	23	10	5	69	30	+39	79	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Paris Saint-Germain	38	18	13	7	57	31	+26	67	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3	Nantes	38	16	16	6	61	32	+29	64	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4	Bordeaux	38	16	15	7	59	42	+17	63
5	Metz	38	17	11	10	40	30	+10	62

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Results summary[]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: French Division 1

Results by round[]

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
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	W
Position

Source: French Division 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

10 August 1996 1	Nantes	1–3	Monaco	Nantes
20:00				Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 16,777

15 August 1996 2	Monaco	1–1	Montpellier	Monaco
20:30				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 10,000

24 August 1996 3	Guingamp	2–1	Monaco	Guingamp
20:00				Stadium: Attendance: 11,435

28 August 1996 4	Cannes	0–2	Monaco	Cannes
20:00				Stadium: Stade Pierre de Coubertin Attendance: 8,985

3 September 1996 5	Monaco	5–1	Lens	Monaco
20:00				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 8,215

6 September 1996 6	Paris Saint-Germain	0–0	Monaco	Paris
20:00				Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 40,529

14 September 1996 7	Monaco	0–0	Lyon	Monaco
20:00				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 3,500

20 September 1996 8	Le Havre	1–2	Monaco	Le Havre
20:00				Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux Attendance: 12,350

28 September 1996 9	Monaco	1–1	Metz	Monaco
20:00				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 4,500

2 October 1996 10	Auxerre	2–0	Monaco	Auxerre
20:00				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps Attendance: 8,000

5 October 1996 11	Monaco	3–1	Rennes	Monaco
20:00				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 3,000

12 October 1996 12	Bastia	0–0	Monaco	Furiani
20:00				Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 7,000

19 October 1996 13	Monaco	4–1	Nice	Monaco
20:00				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 6,000

25 October 1996 14	Lille	1–4	Monaco	Lille
20:00				Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris Attendance: 13,500

2 November 1996 15	Monaco	3–1	Bordeaux	Monaco
20:00				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 7,000

5 November 1996 16	Marseille	3–1	Monaco	Marseille
20:30				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 19,000

13 November 1996 17	Monaco	2–0	Strasbourg	Monaco
20:00				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 2,500

16 November 1996 18	Caen	0–1	Monaco	Caen
20:00				Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 19,968

23 November 1996 19	Monaco	2–0	Nancy	Monaco
20:00				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 2,500

28 November 1996 20	Montpellier	0–1	Monaco	Montpellier
20:30				Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 10,511

7 December 1996 21	Monaco	0–0	Guigamp	Monaco
20:00				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 3,000

14 December 1996 22	Monaco	1–0	Cannes	Monaco
20:00				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 5,000

20 December 1996 23	Lens	1–3	Monaco	Lens
20:00				Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 21,538

26 January 1997 24	Monaco	2–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Monaco
20:45				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 16,000

2 February 1997 25	Lyon	3–3	Monaco	Lyon
20:45				Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 21,642

14 February 1997 26	Monaco	3–0	Le Havre	Monaco
20:00				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 3,000

22 February 1997 27	Metz	2–0	Monaco	Metz
20:00				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 15,337

9 March 1997 28	Monaco	0–0	Auxerre	Monaco
20:30				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 5,000

13 March 1997 29	Rennes	0–3	Monaco	Rennes
20:30				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 12,479

22 March 1997 30	Monaco	3–1	Bastia	Monaco
20:00				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 5,500

26 March 1997 31	Nice	0–2	Monaco	Nice
20:00				Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 5,783

4 April 1997 32	Monaco	2–0	Lille	Monaco
20:00				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 4,000

16 April 1997 33	Bordeaux	2–1	Monaco	Bordeaux
20:00				Stadium: Stade du Parc Lescure Attendance: 29,000

26 April 1997 34	Monaco	1–1	Marseille	Monaco
20:00				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 12,000

29 April 1997 35	Strasbourg	0–2	Monaco	Strasbourg
20:00				Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,229

4 May 1997 36	Monaco	2–2	Caen	Monaco
20:30				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 6,000

17 May 1997 37	Nancy	1–3	Monaco	Tomblaine
20:00				Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 11,734

24 May 1997 38	Monaco	2–1	Nantes	Monaco
20:00				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 15,000

Coupe de France[]

17 January 1997 Round of 64	Stade Lavallois	1–0	Monaco	Laval
20:30				Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 13,208

Coupe de la Ligue[]

11 December 1996 Round of 32	Monaco	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Troyes	Monaco
20:00				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 1,000

12 January 1997 Round of 16	Le Mans	1–3	Monaco	Le Mans
17:00				Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée Attendance: 9,273

29 January 1997 Quarter-finals	Lens	0–1	Monaco	Lens
20:45				Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 8,000

18 February 1997 Semi-finals	Strasbourg	2–1	Monaco	Strasbourg
20:30				Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,787