1996–97 Deportivo de La Coruña season

Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña
1996–97 season
President	Augusto César Lendoiro
Manager	John Toshack; (until 10 February 1997); Carlos Alberto Silva
Stadium	Estadio Riazor
Primera División	3rd; (in UEFA Cup)
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
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 Toshack was replaced after 23 rounds by Brazilian head coach Carlos Alberto Silva.

Summary

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 round of 16, Lendoiro fired John 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 signed Brazilian midfielder Flávio Conceição from Palmeiras.^[4]

Squad

Source: BdFútbol
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CZE	Petr Kouba
2	DF	ESP	Armando Álvarez
3	DF	FRA	Jérôme Bonnissel
4	DF	MAR	Noureddine Naybet
5	DF	YUG	Miroslav Đukić
6	MF	BRA	Mauro Silva
7	FW	ESP	Javier Manjarín
8	MF	FRA	Corentin Martins
9	FW	FRA	Mickaël Madar
10	MF	ESP	Fran
11	FW	BRA	Rivaldo
13	GK	CMR	Jacques Songo'o
14	DF	ESP	Paco Jémez
15	MF	ESP	Alfredo Santaelena


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	BRA	Flávio Conceição
17	DF	ESP	Nando
18	FW	ESP	Aitor Begiristain
20	MF	BRA	Donato
21	MF	ESP	Martín Vázquez
22	FW	BRA	Renaldo
22	FW	POR	Hélder Cristóvão
24	GK	POR	Nuno
25	GK	ESP	Juan Canales
26	FW	ESP	David
27	MF	ESP	Emilio Viqueira
28	FW	ESP	José Luis Deus
30	FW	ESP	Maikel

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Rivaldo	Palmeiras	€12.0 million
GK	Jacques Songo'o	Metz FC	-
DF	Noureddine Naybet	Sporting Lisboa
FW	Corentin Martins	AJ Auxerre	-
FW	Renaldo Lopes da Cruz	Atlético Mineiro
GK	Petr Kouba	Sparta Praha	-
FW	Helder	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 Gijón	-
GK	Francisco Liaño	Sporting Gijón	-
FW	Lopez Rekarte	RCD Mallorca	-
DF	Villarroya	Sporting Gijón	-
GK	Agustin Elduayen	Real Valladolid	-

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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	Real 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) Champions
Notes:

^ ^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.

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	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	D	D	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	L	W
Position	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

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Qualifying round; = 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round; = 1996–97 La Liga#Relegation playoff; = 1997–98 Segunda División; R = 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Matches

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

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

22 September 1996 4	Deportivo	4-0	Hércules CF	La Coruña
	Rivaldo 5' (pen.) Rivaldo 44' Martins 18' Martín Vázquez 54'			Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 25 000

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

2 October 1996 6	Deportivo	1-1	Rayo Vallecano	La Coruña
	Manjarin 74'		65' Guilherme	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 22,000

13 October 1996 7	Real Oviedo	0-1	Deportivo	Oviedo
			89' Donato	Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 18,724

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

23 October 1996 9	Racing Santander	1-1	Deportivo	Santander
	Correa 78'		50' Madar	Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 16,000

27 October 1996 10	Deportivo	1-0	Real Sociedad	La Coruña
	Donato 19'			Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 28,000

3 November 1996 11	Real Zaragoza	1-2	Deportivo	Zaragoza
	Poyet 29'		24' Beguiristain 66' Martin Vazquez	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 27,000

10 November 1996 12	Deportivo	0-0	CD Tenerife	La Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 18,000

16 November 1996 13	Compostela	0-0	Deportivo	Santiago de Compostela
				Attendance: 9,000

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

1 December 1996 15	Sevilla CF	0-1	Deportivo	Sevilla
			49' Martins	Stadium: Sanchez Pizjuan Attendance: 42,800

8 December 1996 16	Deportivo	1-0	Valencia CF	La Coruña
	Martins 6'			Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 22,000

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

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

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

19 January 1996 20	Deportivo	2-2	Athletic Bilbao	La Coruña
	Donato 4' (pen.) Martins 44'		26' Ziganda 87' Guerrero	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 22,000

25 January 1997 21	Extremadura CF	1-0	Deportivo
	Silvani 61			Attendance: 11,350

1 February 1997 (1997-02-01) 22	Real Madrid	3–2	Deportivo La Coruña	Madrid
	Panucci 19' Hierro 52' Suker 65'	Report	15' Flavio Conceicao 50' Martins	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu

9 February 1997 23	Deportivo La Coruña	2 – 2	Celta Vigo	A 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	La Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

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

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

9 March 1997 28	Deportivo	3-0	Real Oviedo	La Coruña
	Renaldo Martins			Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 28,000

15 March 1997 29	RCD Espanyol	0–1	Deportivo	Barcelona
			37' Naybet	Attendance: 18,000

23 March 1997 30	Deportivo	2–1	Racing Santander	La Coruña
	Martins 30' Renaldo 57'		44' Txema	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 22,000

29 March 1997 31	Real Sociedad	1–1	Deportivo	San Sebastián
	Aranzabal 25'		65' Rivaldo	Stadium: Nuevo Anoeta Attendance: 20 000

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

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

16 April 1997 34	Deportivo	1–0	Compostela	La Coruña
	Rivaldo 48'			Stadium: Riazor

20 April 1997 35	Logroñes	1–2	Deportivo	Logroño
	Ruben Sosa 74'		11' (pen.) Rivaldo 68' Rivaldo	Stadium: Las Gaunas Attendance: 14 000

3 May 1997 36	Deportivo	3–0	Sevilla CF	La Coruña
	Rivaldo 19' Rivaldo 78' (pen.) Manjarin 81'			Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 26 000

12 May 1997 37	Valencia CF	1–1	Deportivo	Valencia
	Ortega 30' (pen.)		17' Renaldo	Stadium: Mestalla

18 May 1997 38	Deportivo	0–0	Sporting Gijon	La Coruña
				Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 22,000

24 May 1997 (1997-05-24) 39	FC Barcelona	1–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Barcelona
	Ronaldo 89' Abelardo Óscar Couto	Report	Hélder 87' Manjarin	Stadium: Camp Nou

1 June 1997 40	Deportivo	0–2	Valladolid	La Coruña
			3' Benjamin 53' Soto	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 25,000

16 June 1997 41	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Deportivo	Bilbao
	Guerrero 63'			Stadium: San Mames Attendance: 40,000

22 June 1997 42	Deportivo	1–0	Extremadura	La Coruña
	Begiristain 64'			Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 28,000

Copa del Rey

Eightfinals

28 January 1997 1	Deportivo	2–2	RCD Espanyol	La Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

5 February 1997 2

RCD Espanyol

0–0
(2a–2 agg.)

Deportivo

Barcelona

Statistics

Players Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga^[5]
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
13	GK	CMR	Jacques Songo'o	37	-28	36+1	-28
2	DF	ESP	Armando Álvarez	38	1	38	1
4	DF	MAR	Noureddine Naybet	34	1	34	1
5	DF	YUG	Miroslav Đukić	29	0	27+2	0
17	DF	ESP	Nando	38	1	34+4	1
20	MF	BRA	Donato	39	3	33+6	3
8	MF	FRA	Martins	33	13	33	13
6	MF	BRA	Mauro Silva	32	0	32	0
11	FW	BRA	Rivaldo	41	21	41	21
22	FW	BRA	Renaldo	23	5	22+1	5
7	FW	ESP	Javier Manjarín	33	3	20+13	3
1	GK	CZE	Petr Kouba	4	-2	4	-2
10	MF	ESP	Fran	25	0	18+7	0
22	FW	POR	Hélder Cristóvão	22	0	17+5	0
3	DF	FRA	Jérôme Bonnissel	20	0	16+4	0
14	DF	ESP	Paco Jémez	19	0	17+2	0
25	GK	ESP	Canales	1	0	1	0
9	FW	FRA	Mickaël Madar	17	3	14+3	3
15	MF	ESP	Alfredo	19	0	4+15	0
16	MF	BRA	Flávio Conceição	12	1	8+4	1
18	FW	ESP	Aitor Begiristain	10	2	4+6	2
21	MF	ESP	Martín Vázquez	12	2	1+11	2
26	FW	ESP	David	9	0	2+7	0
27	MF	ESP	Viqueira	7	0	1+6	0
28	FW	ESP	Deus	7	0	1+6	0
30	FW	ESP	Maikel	6	0	1+5	0
16	DF	ESP	Voro	3	0	2+1	0
24	GK	POR	Nuno	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_BET0.51636594651098-5] BET 1–2 DEP; DEP 3–0 BET

[table_note_res_UCWC10.51636594651098-6] 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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