1996–97 FC Barcelona season


FC Barcelona enjoyed a decent season by winning both Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The team extended its increasingly frustrating run without winning the league title to three years, as Real Madrid emerged as league winners. During the season, Ronaldo was the club's top scorer, netting 47 goals in all competitions. Upon winning both trophies, manager Bobby Robson left the club, eventually signing with PSV Eindhoven after spending a sabbatical year. He was replaced by former Ajax coach Louis Van Gaal. Top scorer Ronaldo would leave the club after this season in a surprise transfer to Inter Milan.

Squad

Transfers

In

Winter

La Liga

League table

Positions by round

Matches

Goalscorers

34.Ronaldo
17.Luis Enrique
9.Juan Antonio Pizzi
7.Hristo Stoichkov
7.Giovanni
4.Luís Figo
4.Gheorghe Popescu
4.Oscar García
3.Abelardo Fernández
2.Roger García
2.Iván de la Peña
1.Jose Mari Bakero
1.Miguel Angel Nadal
1.Sergi Barjuan
1.Laurent Blanc
1.Emmanuel Amunike

Copa del Rey

Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals

Final

Goalscorers

6.Ronaldo
5.Pizzi
3.Figo
1.Luis Enrique
1.Giovanni
1.Oscar
1.de la Peña
1.Nadal

Supercopa de España

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

First Round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals

Final

Goalscorers

5.Ronaldo
3.Giovanni
1.Figo
1.Popescu
1.Pizzi
1.Nadal
1.Couto
1.Guardiola