1996–97 Deportivo de La Coruña season

Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña
1996–97 season
President	Augusto César Lendoiro
Manager	John Benjamin Toshack; (until 10 February 1997); Carlos Alberto Silva
Stadium	Estadio Riazor
Primera División	3º (in UEFA Cup)
Copa del Rey	Eightfinals
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Rivaldo (21)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →

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

Summary[]

Because of Rivaldo's great performance for the year, 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 quarterfinals, Lendoiro fired John Benjamin 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 received Brazilian midfielder Flávio Conceição via transfer from Palmeiras.^[4]

Squad[]

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
13	GK	CMR	Jacques Songo'o
2	DF	ESP	Armando Álvarez
4	DF	MAR	Noureddine Naybet
2	DF	YUG	Miroslav Đukić
17	DF	ESP	Nando
20	MF	ESP	Donato
8	MF	FRA	Corentin Martins
6	MF	BRA	Mauro Silva
11	FW	BRA	Rivaldo
22	FW	BRA	Renaldo
7	FW	ESP	Javier Manjarín


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CZE	Petr Kouba
10	MF	ESP	Fran
22	FW	POR	Hélder Cristóvão
3	DF	FRA	Jérôme Bonnissel
14	DF	ESP	Paco Jémez
25	GK	ESP	Canales
9	FW	FRA	Mickaël Madar
15	MF	ESP	Alfredo
16	MF	BRA	Flávio Conceição
18	FW	ESP	Aitor Begiristain
21	MF	ESP	Martin Vazquez
26	FW	ESP	David
27	MF	ESP	Viqueira
28	FW	ESP	Deus
30	FW	ESP	Maikel
16	DF	ESP	Voro
14	GK	POR	Nuno Espirito Santo

Transfers[]

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
GK	Jacques Songo'o	Metz FC	-
FW	Rivaldo	Palmeiras	-
DF	Noureddine Naybet	Sporting Lisboa
FW	Corentin Martins	AJ Auxerre	-
FW	Renaldo Lopes da Cruz	Palmeiras
GK	Petr Kouba	Sparta Praha	-
FW	Hélder Marino Rodrigues Cristóvão	Benfica	-
DF	Jérôme Bonnissel	Montpellier HSC	-
FW	Mickaël Madar	AS Monaco	-
MF	Flávio Conceição	Palmeiras	-

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Bebeto	Flamengo	-
FW	Dmitri Radchenko	Sporting Gijon	-
GK	Francisco Liaño	Sporting Gijon	-
FW	Lopez Rekarte	RCD Mallorca	-
DF	Villarroya	Sporting Gijon	-
GK	Agustin Elduayen	Real Valladolid	-

Competitions[]

La Liga[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	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) Champion
Notes:

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b BET 1–2 DEP; DEP 3–0 BET
^ 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[]

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
Deportivo	13	15	8	4	2	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3

	Leader
	1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Matches[]

31 August 1996 (1996-08-31) 1	Deportivo La Coruña	1–1	Real Madrid	showA Coruña
	Martins 22' Armando 74' Donato 89' Djukic	Report	Roberto Carlos 78' Milla 52'	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee:

8 September 1996 2	Celta Vigo	1 – 1	Deportivo La Coruña	showVigo, 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	showMadrid
			53'Rivaldo 74'Martins	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 30 000

22 September 1996 4	Deportivo	4-0	Hercules CF	showLa Coruña
	Rivaldo 5' (pen) Rivaldo 44' Martins 18' Martin Vazquez 54'			Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 25 000

28 September 1996 (1996-09-28) 5	Real Betis	1–2	Deportivo La Coruña	showSevilla
	Jarni 2'		Rivaldo 70' Madar 79'	Stadium: Benito Villamarin Attendance: 45 000

19 October 1996 8	Deportivo	2-0	RCD Espanyol	showLa Coruña
	Rivaldo 48' Madar 67'			Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 25 000

24 November 1996 14	Deportivo	4–1	Logroñes	showLa Coruña
	Manjarin 29' Rivaldo 32' Martins 52' Armando 79'		Castaño 40'	Stadium: Riazor

22 December 1996 17	Sporting Gijon	1–1	Deportivo	showGijon
	Julio Salinas 22'		Rivaldo 9'	Stadium: El Molinon

4 January 1997 (1997-01-04) 18	Deportivo La Coruña	0–1	FC Barcelona	showA Coruña
	Nando Naybet Renaldo	Report	Pizzi 88' Popescu Ferrer Amunike	Stadium: Estadio Riazor

12 January 1997 19	Real Valladolid	1–1	Deportivo	showValladolid
	Victor 10'		9'Rivaldo	Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla

1 February 1997 (1997-02-01) 22	Real Madrid	3–2	Deportivo La Coruña	showMadrid
	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	showA 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	showLa Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

19 February 1997 25	Hercules CF	1-3	Deportivo	showAlicante
	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	showA Coruña
	Rivaldo 36' Nando 39' Rivaldo 59'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 22,000

1 March 1997 27	Rayo Vallecano	1-2	Deportivo	showVallecas
	Klimowicz 79'		20' Rivaldo 51' Martins	Stadium: Campo Vallecas Attendance: 15 000

29 March 1997 31	Real Sociedad	1-1	Deportivo	showSan Sebastian
	Aranzabal 25'		65' Rivaldo	Stadium: Attendance: 20 000

6 April 1997 32	Deportivo	1-0	Real Zaragoza	showLa Coruña
	Rivaldo 33'			Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 22 000

12 April 1997 33	CD Tenerife	2-1	Deportivo	showSanta Cruz de Tenerife
	Vivar Dorado 9' Alexis 86'		Rivaldo 84'	Attendance: 16 000

16 April 1997 34	Deportivo	1-0	Compostela	showLa Coruña
	Rivaldo 48'			Stadium: Riazor

20 April 1997 35	Logroñes	1-2	Deportivo	showLa Coruña
	Ruben Sosa 74'		Rivaldo 11' (pen) Rivaldo 68'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 14 000

3 May 1997 36	Deportivo	3-0	Sevilla CF	showLa 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	showBarcelona
	Ronaldo 89' Abelardo Óscar Couto	Report	Hélder 87' Manjarin	Stadium: Camp Nou

Statistics[]

Players Statistics[]

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

Source:^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ "Rivaldo to replace Bebeto" (in Spanish). elpais.com. 8 July 1996. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^ "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.
^ "Carlos Alberto Silva passed away" (in Spanish). lavozdegalicia.es. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ "Conceicao signs with Deportivo" (in Spanish). elpais.com. 10 September 1996. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ "Deportivo Squad 1996-97". BDfutbol.com. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[table_hth_BET0.10220550284824-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b BET 1–2 DEP; DEP 3–0 BET

[table_note_res_UCWC10.10220550284824-6] 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.

[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.

[7] "Deportivo Squad 1996-97". BDfutbol.com. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

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