1996–97 Serie A
{{Short description|95th season of top-tier Italian football}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Serie A
| season = 1996–97
| dates = 7 September 1996 – 1 June 1997
| winners = Juventus
24th title
| relegated = Cagliari
Perugia
Verona
Reggiana
| continentalcup1 = Champions League
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Juventus
Parma
| continentalcup3 = UEFA Cup
| continentalcup3 qualifiers = Internazionale
Lazio
Udinese
Sampdoria
| continentalcup2 = Cup Winners' Cup
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Vicenza
| league topscorer = Filippo Inzaghi
(24 goals)
| matches = 306
| total goals = 810
| prevseason = 1995–96
| nextseason = 1997–98
}}
{{Location map+|Italy|float=right|width=300|caption=Serie A 1996-97 team distribution|places=
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.965|long=9.67|label=Atalanta}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.5075|long=11.351389|label=Bologna}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=39.246389|long=9.0575|label=Cagliari}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.771667|long=11.253611|label=Fiorentina}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.4636|long=9.1884|label=Internazionale
Milan|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.066667|long=7.7|label=Juventus|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=41.9|long=12.5|label=Lazio
Roma|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=40.833333|long=14.25|label=Napoli|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.8|long=10.333333|label=Parma|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.1121|long=12.3888|label=Perugia}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.047778|long=9.700556|label=Piacenza}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.7|long=10.633333|label=Reggiana}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.4|long=8.916667|label=Sampdoria|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=46.066667|long=13.233333|label=Udinese|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.433333|long=10.983333|label=Hellas Verona|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.55|long=11.55|label=Vicenza}}
}}
The 1996–97 Serie A title was won by Juventus, under head coach Marcello Lippi. Cagliari, Perugia, Hellas Verona and Reggiana were relegated.
Teams
Bologna, Hellas Verona, Perugia and Reggiana had been promoted from Serie B.
Events
Following the historical change of the UEFA Champions League entry list, Italy obtained a seventh place in Europe.
Personnel and Sponsoring
class="wikitable sortable"
!Team !Head Coach !Kit manufacturer !Shirt sponsor |
Atalanta
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Emiliano Mondonico |Somet |
Bologna
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Renzo Ulivieri |
Cagliari
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Carlo Mazzone |
Fiorentina
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Claudio Ranieri |Reebok |
Internazionale
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Luciano Castellani |
Juventus
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Marcello Lippi |Sony |
Lazio
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Dino Zoff |Umbro |
Milan
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Arrigo Sacchi |Opel |
Napoli
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Vincenzo Montefusco |Lotto |Centrale del latte di Napoli |
Parma
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Carlo Ancelotti |Puma |
Perugia
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Nevio Scala |Galex |CEPU |
Piacenza
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Bortolo Mutti |ABM |
Reggiana
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Francesco Oddo |Asics |Burro Giglio |
Roma
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} Nils Liedholm |Diadora |
Sampdoria
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} Sven-Göran Eriksson |Asics |None |
Udinese
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Alberto Zaccheroni |Millionaire Market |
Hellas Verona
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Luigi Cagni |Ferroli |
Vicenza
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Francesco Guidolin |Biemme |
League table
|source=[http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/league-table/1996-97 Serie A], [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital97.html RSSSF.com], [http://int.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-a/1996-1997/round-1/r59/ Soccerway]
|team1=JUV |team2=PAR |team3=INT |team4=LAZ |team5=UDI |team6=SAM |team7=BOL |team8=VIC |team9=FIO
|team10=ATA |team11=MIL |team12=ROM |team13=NAP |team14=PIA |team15=CAG |team16=PER |team17=HEL |team18=REA
|result1=CLGS |result2=CLQR |result3=UC |result4=UC |result5=UC |result6=UC |result8=COPPA |result14=RT1 |result15=RT2 |result16=REL |result17=REL |result18=REL
|win_ATA=11|draw_ATA=11 |loss_ATA=12 |gf_ATA=44|ga_ATA=46
|win_BOL=13|draw_BOL=10|loss_BOL=11|gf_BOL=50|ga_BOL=44
|win_CAG=9|draw_CAG=10|loss_CAG=15|gf_CAG=45|ga_CAG=55
|win_FIO=10 |draw_FIO=15|loss_FIO=9|gf_FIO=46|ga_FIO=41|
|win_HEL=6|draw_HEL=9 |loss_HEL=19|gf_HEL=38|ga_HEL=64
|win_INT=15 |draw_INT=14|loss_INT=5|gf_INT=51|ga_INT=35
|win_JUV=17 |draw_JUV=14|loss_JUV=3|gf_JUV=51|ga_JUV=24
|win_LAZ=15|draw_LAZ=10 |loss_LAZ=9|gf_LAZ=54|ga_LAZ=37
|win_MIL=11|draw_MIL=10|loss_MIL=13 |gf_MIL=43|ga_MIL=45
|win_NAP=9|draw_NAP=14|loss_NAP=11|gf_NAP=38|ga_NAP=45
|win_PAR=18|draw_PAR=9|loss_PAR=7|gf_PAR=41|ga_PAR=26
|win_PER=10|draw_PER=7|loss_PER=17|gf_PER=48|ga_PER=62
|win_PIA=7 |draw_PIA=16|loss_PIA=11|gf_PIA=29|ga_PIA=45
|win_REA=2|draw_REA=13|loss_REA=19|gf_REA=28|ga_REA=67
|win_ROM=10|draw_ROM=11|loss_ROM=13 |gf_ROM=46|ga_ROM=47
|win_SAM=14|draw_SAM=11 |loss_SAM=9|gf_SAM=60|ga_SAM=46
|win_UDI=15|draw_UDI=9|loss_UDI=10|gf_UDI=53|ga_UDI=41
|win_VIC=12|draw_VIC=11|loss_VIC=11 |gf_VIC=43|ga_VIC=38
|name_ATA=Atalanta
|name_BOL=Bologna
|name_CAG=Cagliari|status_CAG=R
|name_FIO=Fiorentina
|name_HEL=Hellas Verona|status_HEL=R
|name_INT=Internazionale
|name_JUV=Juventus|status_JUV=C
|name_LAZ=Lazio
|name_MIL=Milan
|name_NAP=Napoli
|name_PAR=Parma
|name_PER=Perugia|status_PER=R
|name_PIA=Piacenza
|name_REA=Reggiana|status_REA=R
|name_ROM=Roma
|name_SAM=Sampdoria
|name_UDI=Udinese
|name_VIC=Vicenza
|update=complete
|hth_ROM=Roma finished ahead of Napoli on Goal difference: Roma -1, Napoli -7.
|hth_PIA= CAG: 7 pts; PIA: 5 pts; PER: 4 pts.
|hth_CAG= CAG: 7 pts; PIA: 5 pts; PER: 4 pts.
|hth_PER=Relegated to 1997-98 Serie B for direct matches.
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=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).Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 {{cite web |url=https://www.figc.it/media/55325/tit3_noif_art_da47a70_23-06-2017__________12-09-2018.pdf|title=Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6|publisher=Italian Football Federation|format=PDF|language=italian|date=12 September 2018|access-date=11 November 2018}}
|res_col_header=QR
|col_CLGS=green1 |text_CLGS=Qualified to Champions League group stage
|col_CLQR=green2 |text_CLQR=Qualified to Champions League qualifying round
|col_UC=blue1 |text_UC=Qualification to UEFA Cup
|col_COPPA=yellow1 |text_COPPA=Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
|col_RT1= | text_RT1=Relegation tie-breaker
|col_RT2=red1 | text_RT2=Serie B after tie-breaker
|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to Serie B
}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=ATA|team2=BOL|team3=CAG|team4=FIO|team5=INT
|team6=JUV|team7=LAZ|team8=MIL|team9=NAP|team10=PAR
|team11=PER|team12=PIA|team13=REA|team14=ROM|team15=SAM
|team16=UDI|team17=HEL|team18=VIC
|name_ATA=Atalanta
|match_ATA_BOL=1–1
|match_ATA_CAG=4–1
|match_ATA_FIO=2–2
|match_ATA_INT=1–1
|match_ATA_JUV=1–1
|match_ATA_LAZ=2–1
|match_ATA_MIL=0–2
|match_ATA_NAP=2–2
|match_ATA_PAR=1–2
|match_ATA_PER=2–2
|match_ATA_PIA=4–0
|match_ATA_REA=1–0
|match_ATA_ROM=0–4
|match_ATA_SAM=4–0
|match_ATA_UDI=1–0
|match_ATA_HEL=1–0
|match_ATA_VIC=3–1
|name_BOL=Bologna
|match_BOL_ATA= 3–1
|match_BOL_CAG= 3–0
|match_BOL_FIO= 0–2
|match_BOL_INT= 2–2
|match_BOL_JUV= 0–1
|match_BOL_LAZ= 1–0
|match_BOL_MIL=1–2
|match_BOL_NAP= 2–1
|match_BOL_PAR=0–1
|match_BOL_PER=0–0
|match_BOL_PIA= 1–1
|match_BOL_REA= 3–2
|match_BOL_ROM= 3–2
|match_BOL_SAM=2–1
|match_BOL_UDI=0–0
|match_BOL_HEL= 6–1
|match_BOL_VIC=0–0
|name_CAG=Cagliari
|match_CAG_ATA=2–0
|match_CAG_BOL=2–2
|match_CAG_FIO=4–1
|match_CAG_INT=1–2
|match_CAG_JUV=0–0
|match_CAG_LAZ=0–0
|match_CAG_MIL=1–1
|match_CAG_NAP=1–1
|match_CAG_PAR=0–1
|match_CAG_PER=2–1
|match_CAG_PIA=1–0
|match_CAG_REA=1–1
|match_CAG_ROM=2–1
|match_CAG_SAM=3–4
|match_CAG_UDI=1–2
|match_CAG_HEL=3–2
|match_CAG_VIC=2–1
|name_FIO=Fiorentina
|match_FIO_ATA=0–0
|match_FIO_BOL=3–2
|match_FIO_CAG=2–0
|match_FIO_INT=0–0
|match_FIO_JUV=1–1
|match_FIO_LAZ=0–0
|match_FIO_MIL=1–0
|match_FIO_NAP=3–0
|match_FIO_PAR=1–0
|match_FIO_PER=4–1
|match_FIO_PIA=1–1
|match_FIO_REA=3–0
|match_FIO_ROM=2–1
|match_FIO_SAM=1–1
|match_FIO_UDI=2–3
|match_FIO_HEL=2–0
|match_FIO_VIC=2–4
|name_INT=Internazionale
|match_INT_ATA=2–0
|match_INT_BOL=0–2
|match_INT_CAG=2–2
|match_INT_FIO=2–2
|match_INT_JUV=0–0
|match_INT_LAZ=1–1
|match_INT_MIL=3–1
|match_INT_NAP=3–2
|match_INT_PAR=3–1
|match_INT_PER=1–0
|match_INT_PIA=2–0
|match_INT_REA=3–1
|match_INT_ROM=3–1
|match_INT_SAM=3–4
|match_INT_UDI=1–1
|match_INT_HEL=2–1
|match_INT_VIC=0–1
|name_JUV=Juventus
|match_JUV_ATA=0–0
|match_JUV_BOL=1–0
|match_JUV_CAG=2–1
|match_JUV_FIO=1–0
|match_JUV_INT=2–0
|match_JUV_LAZ=2–2
|match_JUV_MIL=0–0
|match_JUV_NAP=1–1
|match_JUV_PAR=1–1
|match_JUV_PER=2–1
|match_JUV_PIA=4–1
|match_JUV_REA=3–1
|match_JUV_ROM=3–0
|match_JUV_SAM=0–0
|match_JUV_UDI=0–3
|match_JUV_HEL=3–2
|match_JUV_VIC=2–0
|name_LAZ=Lazio
|match_LAZ_ATA=3–2
|match_LAZ_BOL=1–2
|match_LAZ_CAG=2–1
|match_LAZ_FIO=1–0
|match_LAZ_INT=2–2
|match_LAZ_JUV=0–2
|match_LAZ_MIL=3–0
|match_LAZ_NAP=3–2
|match_LAZ_PAR=2–1
|match_LAZ_PER=4–1
|match_LAZ_PIA=2–0
|match_LAZ_REA=6–1
|match_LAZ_ROM=0–0
|match_LAZ_SAM=1–1
|match_LAZ_UDI=0–1
|match_LAZ_HEL=4–1
|match_LAZ_VIC=0–2
|name_MIL=Milan
|match_MIL_ATA=1–1
|match_MIL_BOL= 2–0
|match_MIL_CAG=0–1
|match_MIL_FIO= 2–0
|match_MIL_INT=1–1
|match_MIL_JUV=1–6
|match_MIL_LAZ= 2–2
|match_MIL_NAP=3–1
|match_MIL_PAR=0–1
|match_MIL_PER=3–0
|match_MIL_PIA=0–0
|match_MIL_REA=3–1
|match_MIL_ROM= 1–1
|match_MIL_SAM=2–3
|match_MIL_UDI=2–1
|match_MIL_HEL=4–1
|match_MIL_VIC=1–0
|name_NAP=Napoli
|match_NAP_ATA=0–1
|match_NAP_BOL=3–2
|match_NAP_CAG=1–1
|match_NAP_FIO=2–2
|match_NAP_INT=1–2
|match_NAP_JUV=0–0
|match_NAP_LAZ=1–0
|match_NAP_MIL=0–0
|match_NAP_PAR=2–1
|match_NAP_PER=4–2
|match_NAP_PIA=1–1
|match_NAP_REA=1–0
|match_NAP_ROM=1–0
|match_NAP_SAM=1–1
|match_NAP_UDI=1–1
|match_NAP_HEL=1–0
|match_NAP_VIC=1–0
|name_PAR=Parma
|match_PAR_ATA=0–0
|match_PAR_BOL=1–0
|match_PAR_CAG=3–2
|match_PAR_FIO=0–0
|match_PAR_INT=1–0
|match_PAR_JUV=1–0
|match_PAR_LAZ=2–0
|match_PAR_MIL=1–1
|match_PAR_NAP=3–0
|match_PAR_PER=1–2
|match_PAR_PIA=1–0
|match_PAR_REA=3–2
|match_PAR_ROM=0–0
|match_PAR_SAM=3–0
|match_PAR_UDI=0–2
|match_PAR_HEL=1–0
|match_PAR_VIC=3–0
|name_PER=Perugia
|match_PER_ATA=3–1
|match_PER_BOL=5–1
|match_PER_CAG=3–2
|match_PER_FIO=1–1
|match_PER_INT=0–0
|match_PER_JUV=1–2
|match_PER_LAZ=1–2
|match_PER_MIL=1–0
|match_PER_NAP=1–1
|match_PER_PAR=1–2
|match_PER_PIA=1–1
|match_PER_REA=1–3
|match_PER_ROM=2–0
|match_PER_SAM=1–0
|match_PER_UDI=2–1
|match_PER_HEL=3–1
|match_PER_VIC=1–1
|name_PIA=Piacenza
|match_PIA_ATA=3–1
|match_PIA_BOL=1–1
|match_PIA_CAG=1–1
|match_PIA_FIO=1–1
|match_PIA_INT=0–3
|match_PIA_JUV=1–1
|match_PIA_LAZ=1–3
|match_PIA_MIL=3–2
|match_PIA_NAP=1–0
|match_PIA_PAR=0–0
|match_PIA_PER=2–1
|match_PIA_REA=3–0
|match_PIA_ROM=0–0
|match_PIA_SAM=2–2
|match_PIA_UDI=0–0
|match_PIA_HEL=2–0
|match_PIA_VIC=1–0
|name_REA=Reggiana
|match_REA_ATA=0–3
|match_REA_BOL=1–3
|match_REA_CAG=0–3
|match_REA_FIO=0–0
|match_REA_INT=1–1
|match_REA_JUV=1–1
|match_REA_LAZ=0–2
|match_REA_MIL=0–3
|match_REA_NAP=1–1
|match_REA_PAR=0–0
|match_REA_PER=1–4
|match_REA_PIA=0–0
|match_REA_ROM=1–1
|match_REA_SAM=1–1
|match_REA_UDI=0–0
|match_REA_HEL=2–2
|match_REA_VIC=0–0
|name_ROM=Roma
|match_ROM_ATA=0–2
|match_ROM_BOL=1–1
|match_ROM_CAG=3–1
|match_ROM_FIO=3–3
|match_ROM_INT=1–1
|match_ROM_JUV=1–1
|match_ROM_LAZ=1–1
|match_ROM_MIL=3–0
|match_ROM_NAP=1–0
|match_ROM_PAR=0–1
|match_ROM_PER=4–1
|match_ROM_PIA=3–1
|match_ROM_REA=2–2
|match_ROM_SAM=1–4
|match_ROM_UDI=0–3
|match_ROM_HEL=4–3
|match_ROM_VIC=2–0
|name_SAM=Sampdoria
|match_SAM_ATA=2–0
|match_SAM_BOL=1–2
|match_SAM_CAG=4–1
|match_SAM_FIO=1–1
|match_SAM_INT=1–2
|match_SAM_JUV=0–1
|match_SAM_LAZ=1–0
|match_SAM_MIL=2–1
|match_SAM_NAP=0–1
|match_SAM_PAR=1–1
|match_SAM_PER=5–2
|match_SAM_PIA=3–0
|match_SAM_REA=3–0
|match_SAM_ROM=1–2
|match_SAM_UDI=4–0
|match_SAM_HEL=0–0
|match_SAM_VIC=2–1
|name_UDI=Udinese
|match_UDI_ATA=2–0
|match_UDI_BOL=2–2
|match_UDI_CAG=1–0
|match_UDI_FIO=2–0
|match_UDI_INT=0–1
|match_UDI_JUV=1–4
|match_UDI_LAZ=2–3
|match_UDI_MIL=1–1
|match_UDI_NAP=2–2
|match_UDI_PAR=3–1
|match_UDI_PER=2–1
|match_UDI_PIA=4–0
|match_UDI_REA=2–1
|match_UDI_ROM=1–0
|match_UDI_SAM=4–5
|match_UDI_HEL=3–0
|match_UDI_VIC=1–1
|name_HEL=Hellas Verona
|match_HEL_ATA=1–1
|match_HEL_BOL=0–2
|match_HEL_CAG=2–2
|match_HEL_FIO=2–1
|match_HEL_INT=0–1
|match_HEL_JUV=0–2
|match_HEL_LAZ=1–1
|match_HEL_MIL=3–1
|match_HEL_NAP=2–0
|match_HEL_PAR=1–2
|match_HEL_PER=2–0
|match_HEL_PIA=0–0
|match_HEL_REA=2–4
|match_HEL_ROM=2–1
|match_HEL_SAM=1–1
|match_HEL_UDI=3–2
|match_HEL_VIC=2–2
|name_VIC=Vicenza
|match_VIC_ATA=4–1
|match_VIC_BOL=2–0
|match_VIC_CAG=2–0
|match_VIC_FIO=3–2
|match_VIC_INT=1–1
|match_VIC_JUV=2–1
|match_VIC_LAZ=0–2
|match_VIC_MIL=2–0
|match_VIC_NAP=2–2
|match_VIC_PAR=1–1
|match_VIC_PER=4–1
|match_VIC_PER_note=The match was played at Stadio Giglio.
|match_VIC_PIA=1–1
|match_VIC_REA=2–0
|match_VIC_ROM=0–2
|match_VIC_SAM=1–1
|match_VIC_UDI=2–0
|match_VIC_HEL=0–0
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060813073241/http://www.lega-calcio.it/ lega-calcio.it] {{in lang|it}}
}}
Relegation tie-breaker
{{football box
|date=15 June 1997
|time=
|team1=Cagliari
|score=1–3
|report= http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a/match-report/1996-97/SPARE/UNI/1/PIACAG
|team2=Piacenza
|goals1=Tovalieri {{goal|65}}
|goals2=Luiso {{goal|5||90+1}}
Berretta {{goal|38|o.g.}}
|stadium=Stadio San Paolo, Naples
|attendance= 25,000
|referee=Stefano Braschi (Prato)
}}
Cagliari relegated to 1997-98 Serie B.
Top goalscorers
class="wikitable" |
Rank
!Player !Club !Goals |
---|
1
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Filippo Inzaghi | style="text-align:center;"|24 |
2
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Vincenzo Montella | style="text-align:center;"|22 |
3
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Abel Balbo |Roma | style="text-align:center;"|17 |
4
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sandro Tovalieri | style="text-align:center;"|16 |
rowspan="3"|5
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Mancini | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |15 |
{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Negri |
{{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Signori |
rowspan="3"|8
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Enrico Chiesa | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |14 |
{{flagicon|FRA}} Youri Djorkaeff |
{{flagicon|ITA}} Pasquale Luiso |
Footnotes
{{Reflist|1}}
References and sources
- Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
External links
{{commons category}}
- :it:Classifica calcio Serie A italiana 1997 - Italian version with pictures and info.
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ital97.html] - All results on RSSSF Website.
- [http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/italy/1996-1997/seriea.htm 1996/1997 Serie A Squads] - (www.footballsquads.co.uk)
{{Serie A seasons}}
{{1996–97 in Italian football}}
{{1996–97 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1996-97 Serie A}}