The 1996–1997 campaign was the 91st season in Atlético Madrid's history and their 62nd season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.
Squad
:''Squad at end of season''
Left club during season
Starting 11
Transfers
In
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Juan Eduardo Esnáider
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Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
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Radek Bejbl
Radek Bejbl (born 29 August 1972) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He notably played four seasons with Atlético Madrid and played in the UEFA Euro 1996 final with the Czech Republic national team. ...
from
Slavia Praha
Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in t ...
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Daniel Prodan
Daniel Claudiu Prodan (23 March 1972 – 16 November 2016) was a Romanian footballer who played mainly as a central defender.
In a career marred by injuries, he played mainly for Steaua București and represented the Romania national team in o ...
from
Steaua București (January)
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Yordi
Jorge González Díaz (born 14 September 1974), known as Yordi, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
A journeyman, he amassed La Liga totals of 180 games and 37 goals during ten seasons, in representation of fi ...
from
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga. Sevilla have won the UEFA Euro ...
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Veljko Paunovic from
Marbella
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Carlos Aguilera from
CD Tenerife
Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1912, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez Lóp ...
Out
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Lyuboslav Penev
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Penev played as a forward for several clubs in Bulgaria and Spain. He started his ...
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UD Salamanca
Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León.
Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and black ...
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Fernando Correa
Fernando Edgardo Correa Ayala (born 6 January 1974) is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a striker, and is a current manager.
Having represented in his country River Plate and Peñarol, he had a lengthy spell in Spain with Atlétic ...
to
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga. Sevilla have won the UEFA Euro ...
(on loan)
Competitions
La Liga
League table
Results by round
Matches
Copa del Rey
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Supercopa de España
1996–97 UEFA Champions League
Group phase- Group B
Quarterfinals
Statistics
Players statistics
See also
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Atlético Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...
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1996–97 La Liga
The 1996–97 La Liga season, the 66th since its establishment, started on 31 August 1996 and finished on 23 June 1997.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 1995–96 Segunda División
* Hércules
* Logroñés
* Extremadura
Teams rel ...
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1996–97 Copa del Rey
The 1996–97 Copa del Rey was the 95th staging of the Copa del Rey.
The competition started on 4 September 1996 and concluded on 28 June 1997 with the final, held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and m ...
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1996–97 UEFA Champions League
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1996 Supercopa de España
The 1996 Supercopa de España was a two-leg Spanish football
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References
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Atlético Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...