1996–97 Real Betis season

Real Betis
1996–97 season
President	Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Manager	Lorenzo Serra Ferrer
La Liga	4th
Copa del Rey	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	Alfonso (25)
	← 1995-96 1997-98 →

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

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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^[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
6	Athletic Bilbao	42	16	16	10	72	57	+15	64^[c]	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.
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.
^ VLD 0–0 ATH; ATH 0–0 VLD

Matches

1 September 1996 (1996-09-01) 1	Real Betis	3–0	Athletic de Bilbao	Sevilla
	Finidi 14' Roberto Rios 44' Sabas 85'			Stadium: Benito Villamarin

9 September 1996 (1996-09-09) 2	CF Extremadura	0–3	Real Betis	Extremadura
			Alfonso 57' Pier 82' Jarni 88'	Stadium: Francisco de la Hera Stadium

16 September 1996 (1996-09-16) 3	Real Betis	1–1	Real Madrid	Sevilla
	Alfonso 28'		Roberto Carlos 44'	Stadium: Benito Villamarin

22 September 1996 (1996-09-22) 4	RC Celta	0–2	Real Betis	Vigo
				Stadium: Balaidos

28 September 1996 (1996-09-28) 5	Real Betis	1–2	Deportivo La Coruña	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

2 October 1996 (1996-10-02) 6	Hercules CF	0–1	Real Betis	Alicante
				Stadium: Jose Rico Perez

12 October 1996 (1996-10-12) 7	Atletico de Madrid	2–2	Real Betis	Madrid
				Stadium: Vicente Calderon

22 October 1996 (1996-10-22) 8	Real Betis	3–0	Rayo Vallecano	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

23 October 1996 (1996-10-23) 9	Real Oviedo	1–1	Real Betis	Oviedo
				Stadium: Carlos Tartierre

26 October 1996 (1996-10-26) 10	Real Betis	1–2	RCD Espanyol	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

2 November 1996 (1996-11-02) 11	Racing de Santander	1–1	Real Betis	Santander
				Stadium: El Sardinero

10 November 1996 (1996-11-10) 12	Real Betis	2–1	Real Sociedad	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

17 November 1996 (1996-11-17) 13	Real Zaragoza	2–2	Real Betis	Zaragoza
				Stadium: La Romareda

24 November 1996 (1996-11-24) 14	Real Betis	3–1	CD Tenerife	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

1 December 1996 (1996-12-01) 15	SD Compostela	0–2	Real Betis	Santiago de Compostela
				Stadium: Multiusos de San Lazaro

8 December 1996 (1996-12-08) 16	Real Betis	5–1	CD Logroñés	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

22 December 1996 (1996-12-22) 17	Sevilla FC	0–3	Real Betis	Sevilla
				Stadium: Sanchez Pizjuan

6 January 1997 (1997-01-06) 18	Real Betis	1–1	Valencia CF	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

19 January 1997 (1997-01-19) 20	Real Betis	2–4	FC Barcelona	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

27 January 1997 (1997-01-27) 21	Real Valladolid	1–3	Real Betis	Valladolid
				Stadium: José Zorrilla

2 February 1997 (1997-02-02) 22	Athletic de Bilbao	0–3	Real Betis	Bilbao
				Stadium: San Mamés

9 February 1997 (1997-02-09) 23	Real Betis	3–1	CF Extremadura	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

15 February 1997 (1997-02-15) 24	Real Madrid	2–2	Real Betis	Madrid
				Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu

19 February 1997 (1997-02-19) 25	Real Betis	1–1	RC Celta	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

23 February 1997 (1997 -02-23) 26	Deportivo La Coruña	3–0	Real Betis	La Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

2 March 1997 (1997-03-02) 27	Real Betis	2–1	Hercules CF	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

6 March 1997 (1997-03-06) 19	Sporting de Gijon	2–4	Real Betis	Gijon
				Stadium: El Molinon

9 March 1997 (1997-03-09) 28	Real Betis	3–2	Atletico de Madrid	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

16 March 1997 (1997-03-16) 29	Rayo Vallecano	0–4	Real Betis	Madrid
				Stadium: Vallecas

22 March 1997 (1997-03-22) 30	Real Betis	4–0	Real Oviedo	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

30 March 1997 (1997-03-30) 31	RCD Espanyol	0–0	Real Betis	Barcelona
				Stadium: Montjuic

6 April 1997 (1997-04-06) 32	Real Betis	2–2	Racing de Santander	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

13 April 1997 (1997-04-13) 33	Real Sociedad	0–1	Real Betis	San Sebastian
				Stadium: Anoeta

16 April 1997 (1997-04-16) 34	Real Betis	2–2	Real Zaragoza	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

19 April 1997 (1997-04-19) 35	CD Tenerife	0–1	Real Betis	Tenerife
				Stadium: Heliodoro Roriguez Lopez

4 May 1997 (1997-05-04) 36	Real Betis	0–0	SD Compostela	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

11 May 1997 (1997-05-11) 37	Logroñés	2–1	Real Betis	Logroñés
				Stadium: Las Gaunas

17 May 1997 (1997-05-17) 38	Real Betis	3–3	Sevilla FC	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

26 May 1997 (1997-05-26) 39	Valencia CF	1–1	Real Betis	Valencia
				Stadium: Mestalla

31 May 1997 (1997-05-31) 40	Real Betis	0–1	Sporting de Gijón	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

15 June 1997 (1997-06-15) 41	FC Barcelona	3–0	Real Betis	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

21 June 1997 (1997-06-21) 42	Real Betis	2–0	Real Valladolid	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Copa del Rey

Second Round

6 November 1996 (1996-11-06)	Ecija	1–2	Real Betis	Ecija
				Stadium: Municipal

27 November 1996 (1996-11-27)	Real Betis	2–0	Ecija	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

Third Round

8 January 1997 (1997-01-08)	Granada CF	0–1	Real Betis	Granada
				Stadium: Los Carmenes

15 January 1997 (1997-01-15)	Real Betis	3–0	Granada CF	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

Round of 16

30 January 1997 (1997-01-30)	CD Tenerife	0–2	Real Betis	Tenerife
				Stadium: Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez

5 February 1997 (1997-02-05)	Real Betis	3–0	CD Tenerife	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

Quarterfinals

26 February 1997 (1997-02-26)	Real Betis	2–0	Rayo Vallecano	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

13 March 1997 (1997-03-13)	Rayo Vallecano	1–2	Real Betis	Madrid
				Stadium: Vallecas

Semifinals

()	Real Betis	1–0	RC Celta	Sevilla
				Stadium: Benito Villamarin

3 April 1997 (1997-04-03)	RC Celta	1–1	Real Betis	Vigo
				Stadium: Balaidos

Final

28 June 1997 (1997-06-28)	Real Betis	2–3	FC Barcelona	Madrid
	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

References

^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/1996-1997/laliga/betis.htm

[table_hth_BET0.17157100009339-2] BET 1–2 DEP; DEP 3–0 BET

[table_note_res_UCWC10.17157100009339-3] 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.

[table_hth_VLD0.17157100009339-4] VLD 0–0 ATH; ATH 0–0 VLD

[1] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/1996-1997/laliga/betis.htm

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