1996–97 Real Betis season

A season after promotion, Betis finished third and reached the Copa del Rey final.

Real Betis
1996–97 season
President Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Manager Lorenzo Serra Ferrer
La Liga4th
Copa del ReyRunners-up
Top goalscorerAlfonso (25)

Squad
Squad at end of season[1]

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  ESP Pedro Jaro
2 DF  ESP Jaime
3 DF  ESP Luis Fernández
4 DF  ESP Juan Antonio Ureña
5 DF  ESP Josete
6 DF  ESP Juan Merino
7 MF  ESP Alexis Trujillo
8 MF  ESP Luis Márquez
9 FW  ARG Cristián Tolisso
10 MF  ESP Juan José Cañas Gutiérrez
11 FW  ESP Alfonso
12 DF  SRB Albert Nađ
13 GK  ESP Toni Prats
14 DF  ESP Roberto Ríos
15 FW  ESP Pier
16 FW  POL Wojciech Kowalczyk
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  CRO Robert Jarni
18 MF  CRO Nenad Bjelica
19 FW  ESP Juan Sabas
20 DF  ESP Tomás Olías
21 DF  SRB Risto Vidaković
25 MF  NGA Finidi George
26 DF  ESP Juan Redondo
27 MF  ESP Capi
28 DF  ESP Fernando Varela
29 GK  ESP José Manuel Pinto
29 MF  ESP Carlos Algeríño
30 MF  ESP Jesús Cosmopolitán
31 FW  FRA Frédéric Rantier
32 FW  ESP Lebeka
33 DF  ESP Carlos Guayre
34 DF  ARG Eduardo Dracula

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 MF  SCG Vlada Stošić (to Atlante)

Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 1996–97 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Betis 42 21 14 7 81 46 +35 77[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
5 Atlético Madrid 42 20 11 11 76 64 +12 71 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Athletic Bilbao 42 16 16 10 72 57 +15 64[lower-alpha 3]
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.
Notes:
  1. 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.
  3. VLD 0–0 ATH; ATH 0–0 VLD

Matches
1 September 1996 (1996-09-01) 1Real Betis3–0Athletic de BilbaoSevilla
Finidi 14'

Roberto Rios 44'

Sabas 85'		 Stadium: Benito Villamarin
9 September 1996 (1996-09-09) 2CF Extremadura0–3Real BetisExtremadura
Alfonso 57'

Pier 82'

Jarni 88'		 Stadium: Francisco de la Hera Stadium
16 September 1996 (1996-09-16) 3Real Betis1–1Real MadridSevilla
Alfonso 28' Roberto Carlos 44' Stadium: Benito Villamarin
22 September 1996 (1996-09-22) 4RC Celta0–2Real BetisVigo
Stadium: Balaidos
28 September 1996 (1996-09-28) 5Real Betis1–2Deportivo La CoruñaSevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
2 October 1996 (1996-10-02) 6Hercules CF0–1Real BetisAlicante
Stadium: Jose Rico Perez
12 October 1996 (1996-10-12) 7Atletico de Madrid2–2Real BetisMadrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
22 October 1996 (1996-10-22) 8Real Betis3–0Rayo Vallecano Sevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
23 October 1996 (1996-10-23) 9Real Oviedo 1–1Real BetisOviedo
Stadium: Carlos Tartierre
26 October 1996 (1996-10-26) 10Real Betis1–2RCD Espanyol Sevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
2 November 1996 (1996-11-02) 11Racing de Santander 1–1Real BetisSantander
Stadium: El Sardinero
10 November 1996 (1996-11-10) 12Real Betis2–1Real SociedadSevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
17 November 1996 (1996-11-17) 13Real Zaragoza2–2Real BetisZaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
24 November 1996 (1996-11-24) 14Real Betis3–1CD Tenerife Sevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
1 December 1996 (1996-12-01) 15SD Compostela 0–2Real BetisSantiago de Compostela
Stadium: Multiusos de San Lazaro
8 December 1996 (1996-12-08) 16Real Betis5–1CD Logroñés Sevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
22 December 1996 (1996-12-22) 17Sevilla FC0–3Real BetisSevilla
Stadium: Sanchez Pizjuan
6 January 1997 (1997-01-06) 18Real Betis1–1Valencia CFSevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
19 January 1997 (1997-01-19) 20Real Betis2–4FC Barcelona Sevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
27 January 1997 (1997-01-27) 21Real Valladolid 1–3Real BetisValladolid
Stadium: José Zorrilla
2 February 1997 (1997-02-02) 22 Athletic de Bilbao 0–3Real BetisBilbao
Stadium: San Mamés
9 February 1997 (1997-02-09) 23Real Betis3–1CF ExtremaduraSevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
15 February 1997 (1997-02-15) 24Real Madrid 2–2Real BetisMadrid
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
19 February 1997 (1997-02-19) 25Real Betis1–1RC CeltaSevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
23 February 1997 (1997 -02-23) 26Deportivo La Coruña 3–0Real BetisLa Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
2 March 1997 (1997-03-02) 27Real Betis2–1Hercules CF Sevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
6 March 1997 (1997-03-06) 19Sporting de Gijon2–4Real BetisGijon
Stadium: El Molinon
9 March 1997 (1997-03-09) 28Real Betis3–2Atletico de Madrid Sevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
16 March 1997 (1997-03-16) 29Rayo Vallecano 0–4Real BetisMadrid
Stadium: Vallecas
22 March 1997 (1997-03-22) 30Real Betis4–0Real Oviedo Sevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
30 March 1997 (1997-03-30) 31RCD Espanyol0–0Real BetisBarcelona
Stadium: Montjuic
6 April 1997 (1997-04-06) 32Real Betis2–2Racing de Santander Sevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
13 April 1997 (1997-04-13) 33Real Sociedad 0–1Real BetisSan Sebastian
Stadium: Anoeta
16 April 1997 (1997-04-16) 34Real Betis2–2Real Zaragoza Sevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
19 April 1997 (1997-04-19) 35CD Tenerife 0–1Real BetisTenerife
Stadium: Heliodoro Roriguez Lopez
4 May 1997 (1997-05-04) 36Real Betis0–0SD CompostelaSevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
11 May 1997 (1997-05-11) 37Logroñés2–1Real BetisLogroñés
Stadium: Las Gaunas
17 May 1997 (1997-05-17) 38Real Betis3–3Sevilla FC Sevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
26 May 1997 (1997-05-26) 39Valencia CF 1–1Real BetisValencia
Stadium: Mestalla
31 May 1997 (1997-05-31) 40Real Betis0–1Sporting de Gijón Sevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
15 June 1997 (1997-06-15) 41FC Barcelona 3–0Real BetisBarcelona
Stadium: Camp Nou
21 June 1997 (1997-06-21) 42Real Betis2–0Real ValladolidBarcelona
Stadium: Camp Nou

Copa del Rey
Main article: 1996–97 Copa del Rey

Second Round

6 November 1996 (1996-11-06) Ecija1–2Real BetisEcija
Stadium: Municipal
27 November 1996 (1996-11-27) Real Betis2–0EcijaSevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin

Third Round

8 January 1997 (1997-01-08) Granada CF 0–1Real BetisGranada
Stadium: Los Carmenes
15 January 1997 (1997-01-15) Real Betis3–0Granada CF Sevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin

Round of 16

30 January 1997 (1997-01-30) CD Tenerife 0–2Real BetisTenerife
Stadium: Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez
5 February 1997 (1997-02-05) Real Betis3–0CD Tenerife Sevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin

Quarterfinals

26 February 1997 (1997-02-26) Real Betis2–0Rayo Vallecano Sevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
13 March 1997 (1997-03-13) Rayo Vallecano1–2Real BetisMadrid
Stadium: Vallecas

Semifinals

 () Real Betis1–0RC Celta Sevilla
Stadium: Benito Villamarin
3 April 1997 (1997-04-03) RC Celta 1–1Real BetisVigo
Stadium: Balaidos

Final

Main article: 1996–97 Copa del Rey
28 June 1997 (1997-06-28) Real Betis2–3FC BarcelonaMadrid
Alfonso 11'

Nadj 14' Alexis 26' Jaime Quesada 77'

Finidi 82' 89'		 Report Figo 41' 45'

Ferrer 54' De la Peña 72' Pizzi 85'

Figo 114'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Referee: Ansuategui Roca
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References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/1996-1997/laliga/betis.htm
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