During the 1996–97 season Valencia CF competed in La Liga, Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup.
Summary During summer the club transferred in several players such as 1994 FIFA World Cup Winner Romário"The most talked about fights in Spanish football". ABC.es. Retrieved 20 May 2014 on loan from FC Barcelona, Forward Claudio López, centre back Defender Fernando Cáceres, Brazilian midfielder Leandro MachadoLeandro: «Se fosse mais profissional teria atingido outro nível» maisfutebol.iol.pt and Croatian Striker Goran Vlaović from Padova Calcio in an attempt to replace the sale of Predrag Mijatović to Real Madrid. The purchase of Romário was controversial after several disputes between the Brazilian star and Luis Aragonés upon October when the forward finished his agreement and left the club to return to Flamengo. On 19 November 1996 after a bad streak of results and controversies with President, Luis Aragonés renounces as coach. Then, the club appointed Jorge Valdano as its new manager for the rest of the season.
In League, the team collapsed to the 10th spot getting out of the Continental competitions next year. Also, in Copa del Rey the squad was eliminated in Eightfinals by underdogs Segunda División team UD Las Palmas after two legs and a penalties series. Finally, the club was defeated by Schalke 04 in UEFA Cup Quarterfinals stage with a 1–3 score.
Squad Squad at end of season
Transfers In Pos. Name from Type FW Romário FC Barcelona loan FW Claudio López Racing Club MF Valeri KarpinReal Sociedad FW Gabriel MoyaSevilla CF FW Goran VlaovićPadova Calcio DF Iván CampoReal Valladolid loan ended Out Pos. Name To Type FW Predrag MijatovićReal Madrid MF MazinhoCelta Vigo €0.811 million FW ViolaPalmeiras MF Carlos Arroyo Villarreal CF FW Serer Villarreal CF FW José Gálvez Estévez RCD Mallorca loan
Winter In Pos. Name from Type DF Fernando CáceresReal Zaragoza MF LeandroSC Internacional MF Ariel OrtegaRiver Plate Out Pos. Name To Type FW Romário CR Flamengo loan
Source: BDFutbol.com
Competitions La Liga
League table
Position by round
Matches
Source: Competitive Matches
Copa del Rey
First round
UEFA Cup
Round of 64
Round of 32
Eightfinals
Quarterfinals
Statistics Players statistics
See also Valencia CF 1996–97 La Liga 1996–97 Copa del Rey
References La Liga Primera División 95–96 RSSSF.com