1996–97 Udinese Calcio season

Udinese
1996–97 season
President	Giampaolo Pozzo
Manager	Alberto Zaccheroni
Stadium	Stadio Friuli
Serie A	5th
Coppa Italia	Second round
Top goalscorer	Oliver Bierhoff,; Paolo Poggi (13)

Udinese Calcio had its best season since the days of Zico in the club during the 1980s. With goal scoring trio Oliver Bierhoff, Márcio Amoroso and Paolo Poggi on top form, Udinese finished fifth, even troubling the top three in the standings. Bierhoff and Poggi scored 13 goals each, while Amoroso hit the back of the net on 12 occasions. Despite the sensational results, coach Alberto Zaccheroni remained at the small club, while 1997–98 looked set to become a further improvement for Udinese.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Luigi Turci
Graziano Battistini
Massimiliano Caniato

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Internazionale	34	15	14	5	51	35	+16	59	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4	Lazio	34	15	10	9	54	37	+17	55
5	Udinese	34	15	9	10	53	41	+12	54
6	Sampdoria	34	14	11	9	60	46	+14	53
7	Bologna	34	13	10	11	50	44	+6	49

Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[1]

Position 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
Udinese	13	11	9	7	8	9	13	8	11	12	11	13	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	7	7	8	7	5	7	6	5

Source: Serie A
= 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round

Matches

1	Udinese	0–1	Inter
			Sforza 10'

2	Lazio	0–1	Udinese
			Bia 73' (pen.)

3	Cagliari	1–2	Udinese
	Bia 19' (o.g.)		Poggi 9' Bierhoff 23'

4	Udinese	2–2	Bologna
	Bia 5' Bierhoff 16'		Marocchi 39' Nervo 86'

5	Napoli	1–1	Udinese
	Pecchia 59'		Bierhoff 76'

6	Udinese	1–1	Vicenza
	Poggi 71'		Maini 89'

7	Perugia	2–1	Udinese
	Allegri 42' Negri 70'		Poggi 6'

8	Udinese	2–1	Reggiana
	Bierhoff 48' Poggi 88'		Valencia 64'

9	Atalanta	1–0	Udinese
	Bertotto 29' (o.g.)

10	Udinese	1–4	Juventus
	Cappioli 54'		Bokšić 21' Del Piero 39' (pen.), 44' (pen.) Deschamps 70'

11	Udinese	3–1	Parma
	Apolloni 65' (o.g.) Bierhoff 81, 90'		Zé Maria 40'

12	Milan	2–1	Udinese
	Savićević 52' Eranio 61'		Stroppa 56'

13	Udinese	2–0	Fiorentina
	Amoroso 19, 29'

14	Verona	3–2	Udinese
	Maniero 47, 90' Orlandini 62' (pen.)		Poggi 19' Stroppa 52'

15	Udinese	4–5	Sampdoria
	Amoroso 33, 62' Cappioli 44' Bia 90' (pen.)		Mancini 5, 19, 33' Montella 11, 74'

16

Piacenza

0–0

Udinese

17	Udinese	1–0	Fiorentina
	Poggi 90'

18	Inter	1–1	Udinese
	Djorkaeff 62' (pen.)		Poggi 12'

19	Udinese	2–3	Lazio
	Amoroso 79' (pen.), 90'		Signori 17, 61' Nedvěd 88'

20	Udinese	1–0	Cagliari
	Bierhoff 76'

21

Bologna

0–0

Udinese

22	Udinese	2–2	Napoli
	Poggi 9, 76'		Pecchia 26' (o.g.) Helveg 46' (o.g.)

23	Vicenza	2–0	Udinese
	Maini 37' Murgita 50'

24	Udinese	2–1	Perugia
	Amoroso 22' Helveg 76'		Negri 3'

25

Reggiana

0–0

Udinese

26	Udinese	2–0	Atalanta
	Bierhoff 81' Amoroso 84'

27	Juventus	0–3	Udinese
			Amoroso 42' (pen.), 49' Bierhoff 47'

28	Parma	0–2	Udinese
			Pierini 67' Del Piero 87' (pen.)

29	Udinese	1–1	Milan
	Bierhoff 16'		Maldini 72'

30	Fiorentina	2–3	Udinese
	Padalino 5' Baiano 21'		Amoroso 2', 60' (pen.) Pierini 82'

31	Udinese	3–0	Verona
	Poggi 33' (pen.), 50' Bierhoff 84'

32	Sampdoria	4–0	Udinese
	Verón 40' Laigle 63' Montella 65' (pen.), 90' (pen.)

33	Udinese	4–0	Piacenza
	Sergio 13' Scienza 18' (o.g.) Poggi 45' Cappioli 85'

34	Roma	0–3	Udinese
			Poggi 42' Bierhoff 45' Bia 87'

Top scorers

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References

Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

Sources

RSSSF – Italy 1996/97

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[1] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.