1996–97 UE Lleida season described the events of the 1996–97 season for the Spanish association football club UE Lleida.
First-team squad
In #PosPlayerFromDate MF Óscar Arias Alavés 05–06–1996 MF Gaizka Garitano Bilbao Athletic 12–06–1996 MF Antonio Calderón Rayo Vallecano 20–06–1996 FW Rahim Beširović Partizan 23–06–1996 MF Ángel Luis Fernández Mérida 25–06–1996 FW Lluís González Mérida 28–06–1996 FW Gerard Escoda Nàstic 30–06–1996 FW Estefan Juliá Sant Andreu 01–07–1996 DF Andrés de la Rosa Oviedo 03–07–1996 MF Gerardo García Leganés 10–07–1996 DF Sandro Marques Guaraní 18–07–1996 DF Txutxi Díez Athletic 12–08–1996 FW Gorka Bidaurrázaga Athletic 20–08–1996 DF Diego Cocca Ferro Carril Oeste 21–08–1996 GK José María Buljubasich Tenerife 27–08–1996 DF David Belenguer Celta 27–12–1996 FW Joseph Mbarga Canon Yaoundé 27–12–1996 MF Àlex Fernández Espanyol 07–01–1997 GK Raúl Ojeda Gavà 15–01–1997
Competitions
Pre-season FriendliesKick OffOpponentsH / AResultScorers1996-07-27 RialpA21 – 0Beširović (5), González (5), Escoda (4), Juliá (2), Fernández, Roa, Rodríguez, Arias, Calderón1996-07-31 TorrefarreraA8 – 1Beširović 32', 42', González 33', Calderón 67', 78', Juliá 73', 85', Escoda 86'1996-08-02 ArbecaA13 – 0Juliá 18', Beširović 22', 30', Calderón 32', 37', Escoda 48', 73', 80', González 55', 70', Rodríguez 60', Garitano 78', Roa 83'1996-08-03 BalaguerN2 – 0Rodríguez 31', Marques 43'1996-08-03 Espanyol BN1 – 0González 15'1996-08-07 CaspeA7 – 0Beširović 1', Čampara 18', García 24', González 38', 86', Gil (o.g.) 45', Llorens 90'1996-08-08 FragaA4 – 1Fernández 31', Escoda 34', 66', Rodríguez 78'1996-08-10 BalaguerA2 – 0Yriarte 15', Rodríguez 62'1996-08-14 BinéfarA2 – 1Escoda (2)1996-08-17 TàrregaN1 – 1Garitano 62' (pen.)1996-08-19 NàsticA2 – 2Juliá 56', Candelas 69'1996-08-22 ZaragozaH3 – 1González 12', 67', Escoda 16'1996-08-29 AlcampellA5 – 0Beširović 18', Bidaurrázaga 26', Juliá 64', 78', Marques 72'
Copa CatalunyaKick OffOpponentsH / AResultScorers1996-08-24 SabadellN0 – 01996-08-24 Ribera d'OndaraA2 – 0
Segunda División Kick OffOpponentsH / AResultScorersRefereeReport1996-08-31 17:30OsasunaH0 – 0Valle Gil12thMR1996-09-07 17:30Barcelona BA0 – 0Rubio Iniesta12thMR1996-09-15 12:00SalamancaH3 – 1Čampara 26', Arias 64', Escoda 83'Pérez Izquierdo8thMR1996-09-21 17:30VillarrealA1 – 2Arias 75'Sanjorge Otero11thMR