The 1996–97 season was the 97th season in the history of RCD Espanyol and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Espanyol participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup.
First-team squad
Competitions Overall record
La Liga
League table
Matches
Date Venue Opponent Score 2 September H Sporting de Gijón 2–3 7 September A Barcelona 1–2 15 September H Real Valladolid 1–0 21 September A Athletic Bilbao 2–2 28 September H Extremadura 5–1 1 October A Real Madrid 0–2 12 October H Celta de Vigo 0–0 19 October A Deportivo de La Coruña 0–2 23 October H Hércules 2–1 26 October A Real Betis 2–1 3 November H Rayo Vallecano 0–0 10 November A Real Oviedo 1–3 16 November A Atlético Madrid 1–2 24 November H Racing de Santander 0–0 1 December A Real Sociedad 0–1 8 December H Real Zaragoza 3–0 22 December A Tenerife 1–5 5 January H Compostela 0–2 12 January A Logroñés 0–1 20 January H Sevilla 1–0 25 January A Valencia 1–1
Date Venue Opponent Score 2 February A Sporting de Gijón 3–4 9 February H Barcelona 2–0 16 February A Real Valladolid 1–2 19 February H Athletic Bilbao 0–2 23 February A Extremadura 0–3 3 March H Real Madrid 0–2 9 March A Celta de Vigo 2–2 15 March H Deportivo de La Coruña 0–1 23 March A Hércules 2–1 30 March H Real Betis 0–0 6 April A Rayo Vallecano 1–0 14 April H Real Oviedo 2–0 17 April H Atlético Madrid 0–0 20 April A Racing de Santander 1–1 4 May H Real Sociedad 3–0 11 May A Real Zaragoza 0–1 18 May H Tenerife 1–0 25 May A Compostela 1–3 1 June H Logroñés 5–1 15 June A Sevilla 1–3 21 June H Valencia 3–2
Copa del Rey
Round Opponent Aggregate First leg Second leg Date Venue Score Date Venue Score Third round Sporting de Gijón 6–3 8 January H 4–1 15 January A 2–2 Round of 16 Deportivo de La Coruña 2–2 (a) 28 January A 2–2 5 February H 0–0 Quarter-finals Las Palmas 1–1 (a) 27 February A 0–0 12 March H 1–1
UEFA Cup
Espanyol won 3–2 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 3–1 on aggregate.
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