Serie_A_1996–97
1996–97 Serie A
95th season of top-tier Italian football
The 1996–97 Serie A title was won by Juventus, under head coach Marcello Lippi. Cagliari, Perugia, Hellas Verona and Reggiana were relegated.
Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 September 1996 – 1 June 1997 |
| Champions | Juventus 24th title |
| Relegated | Cagliari Perugia Verona Reggiana |
| Champions League | Juventus Parma |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Vicenza |
| UEFA Cup | Internazionale Lazio Udinese Sampdoria |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 810 (2.65 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Filippo Inzaghi (24 goals) |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → | |
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Bologna, Hellas Verona, Perugia and Reggiana had been promoted from Serie B.
Following the historical change of the UEFA Champions League entry list, Italy obtained a seventh place in Europe.
More information Team, Head Coach ...
| Team | Head Coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atalanta |  Emiliano Mondonico |
Asics | Somet |
| Bologna | Renzo Ulivieri |
Diadora | Carisbo |
| Cagliari | Carlo Mazzone |
Reebok | Pecorino Sardo |
| Fiorentina | Claudio Ranieri |
Reebok | Sammontana |
| Internazionale | Luciano Castellani |
Umbro | Pirelli |
| Juventus | Marcello Lippi |
Kappa | Sony |
| Lazio | Dino Zoff |
Umbro | Cirio |
| Milan | Arrigo Sacchi |
Lotto | Opel |
| Napoli | Vincenzo Montefusco |
Lotto | Centrale del latte di Napoli |
| Parma | Carlo Ancelotti |
Puma | Parmalat |
| Perugia | Nevio Scala |
Galex | CEPU |
| Piacenza | Bortolo Mutti |
ABM | Caripiacenza |
| Reggiana | Francesco Oddo |
Asics | Burro Giglio |
| Roma |  Nils Liedholm |
Diadora | INA Assitalia |
| Sampdoria | Sven-Göran Eriksson |
Asics | None |
| Udinese | Alberto Zaccheroni |
Hummel | Millionaire Market |
| Hellas Verona | Luigi Cagni |
Erreà | Ferroli |
| Vicenza | Francesco Guidolin |
Biemme | Pal Zileri |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus (C) | 34 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 65 | Qualified to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Parma | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 63 | Qualified to Champions League qualifying round |
| 3 | Internazionale | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 59 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Lazio | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 55 | |
| 5 | Udinese | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 54 | |
| 6 | Sampdoria | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 53 | |
| 7 | Bologna | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 49 | |
| 8 | Vicenza | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 47 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
| 9 | Fiorentina | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 45 | |
| 10 | Atalanta | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 44 | |
| 11 | Milan | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 43 | |
| 12 | Roma | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 41[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 13 | Napoli | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 41 | |
| 14 | Piacenza | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 37[lower-alpha 2] | Relegation tie-breaker |
| 15 | Cagliari (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 37[lower-alpha 3] | Serie B after tie-breaker |
| 16 | Perugia (R) | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 37[lower-alpha 4] | Relegation to Serie B |
| 17 | Hellas Verona (R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 27 | |
| 18 | Reggiana (R) | 34 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 67 | −39 | 19 |
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Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 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).[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 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).[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Relegated to 1997-98 Serie B for direct matches.
More information Home \ Away, ATA ...
| Home \ Away | ATA | BOL | CAG | FIO | INT | JUV | LAZ | MIL | NAP | PAR | PER | PIA | REA | ROM | SAM | UDI | HEL | VIC |
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| Atalanta | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Bologna | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | |
| Cagliari | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Fiorentina | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | |
| Internazionale | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Juventus | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Lazio | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | |
| Milan | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| Napoli | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Parma | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Perugia | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Piacenza | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Reggiana | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Roma | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 2–0 | |
| Sampdoria | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Udinese | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–5 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Hellas Verona | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
| Vicenza | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1[lower-alpha 1] | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
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Source: lega-calcio.it (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- The match was played at Stadio Giglio.
More information Cagliari, 1–3 ...
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Cagliari relegated to 1997-98 Serie B.
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filippo Inzaghi |
Atalanta | 24 |
| 2 | Vincenzo Montella |
Sampdoria | 22 |
| 3 |  Abel Balbo |
Roma | 17 |
| 4 | Sandro Tovalieri |
Reggiana, Cagliari | 16 |
| 5 | Roberto Mancini |
Sampdoria | 15 |
| Marco Negri |
Perugia | ||
| Giuseppe Signori |
Lazio | ||
| 8 | Enrico Chiesa |
Parma | 14 |
 Youri Djorkaeff |
Internazionale | ||
| Pasquale Luiso |
Piacenza |
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- Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Serie A 1996-1997.
- it:Classifica calcio Serie A italiana 1997 - Italian version with pictures and info.
- - All results on RSSSF Website.
- 1996/1997 Serie A Squads - (www.footballsquads.co.uk)