1996–97 A.C. Fiorentina season
1996–97 season | ||||
President | Vittorio Cecchi Gori | |||
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Manager | Claudio Ranieri | |||
Stadium | Stadio Artemio Franchi | |||
Serie A | 9th | |||
Supercoppa Italiana | Winners | |||
Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | |||
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Semi-finals | |||
Top goalscorer |
League: Gabriel Batistuta (13) All: Gabriel Batistuta (19) | |||
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Associazione Calcio Fiorentina did not manage to repeat its spectacular 1995–96 season, and did not win any trophies the following year. A relatively meagre goal scoring season from superstar Gabriel Batistuta was one of the reasons for the declining performance, which had coach Claudio Ranieri sacked at the end of the season. The highlight of Fiorentina's season was reaching the semi-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup, where it lost to Barcelona with a 2–0 loss away from home, following a 1–1 draw at home.
Players
Goalkeepers
- Francesco Toldo
- Alessandro Zandonà
- Gianmatteo Mareggini
- Mattia Passarini
Defenders
- Daniele Carnasciali
- Michele Serena
- Lorenzo Amoruso
- Aldo Firicano
- Giulio Falcone
- Vittorio Pusceddu
- Pasquale Padalino
- Daniele Chiarini
Midfielders
- Giovanni Piacentini
- Stefan Schwarz
- Rui Costa
- Danilo Stefani
- Sandro Cois
- Roberto Mirri
- Massimo Orlando
- Emiliano Bigica
- Andrei Kanchelskis
- Mirko Benin
Forwards
- Francesco Baiano
- Gabriel Batistuta
- Luís Oliveira
- Marco Vendrame
- Anselmo Robbiati
- Andrea Mussi
Competitions
Supercoppa Italiana
25 August 1996 | Milan | 1–2 | Fiorentina | Milan |
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20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Savićević 22' | Batistuta 12', 38' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 29,582 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
Serie A
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Juventus (C) | 34 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 65 | 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Group stage |
2 | Parma | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 63 | 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
3 | Internazionale | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 59 | 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round |
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 | 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round |
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 | |
12 | Napoli | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 41 | |
14 | Cagliari (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 37 | Qualification to Relegation tie-breaker |
14 | Piacenza | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 37 | |
14 | Perugia (R) | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 371 | 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 |
Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Perugia relegated for direct matches.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 27 | −9 |
Last updated: 25 July 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
Result | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | L | L | D | W | D |
Last updated: 25 July 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches
8 September 1996 1 | Fiorentina | 2–4 | Vicenza | Florence |
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Sartor 36' (o.g.) Oliveira 80' |
Report | Otero 8', 29', 67', 90' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
15 September 1996 2 | Atalanta | 2–2 | Fiorentina | Bergamo |
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Inzaghi 56' (pen.), 62' | Report | Oliveira 15' Batistuta 81' |
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
22 September 1996 3 | Fiorentina | 2–0 | Hellas Verona | Florence |
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Robbiati 6' Batistuta 49' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
29 September 1996 4 | Juventus | 1–0 | Fiorentina | Turin |
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Padovano 9' | Report | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
12 October 1996 5 | Fiorentina | 0–0 | Lazio | Florence |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Domenico Messina |
20 October 1996 6 | Bologna | 0–2 | Fiorentina | Bologna |
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Report | Batistuta 44' De Marchi 80' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Graziano Cesari |
27 October 1996 7 | Fiorentina | 1–0 | Milan | Florence |
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Robbiati 84' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
3 November 1996 8 | Parma | 0–0 | Fiorentina | Parma |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Stefano Farina |
16 November 1996 9 | Internazionale | 2–2 | Fiorentina | Milan |
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Ganz 50' Ince 83' |
Report | Oliveira 44', 64' | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
24 November 1996 10 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Piacenza | Florence |
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Robbiati 26' | Report | Luiso 64' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Angelo Bonfrisco |
1 December 1996 11 | Roma | 3–3 | Fiorentina | Rome |
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Balbo 15' (pen.) Delvecchio 72' Totti 87' |
Report | Rui Costa 22' Batistuta 31', 75' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
8 December 1996 12 | Fiorentina | 4–1 | Perugia | Florence |
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Batistuta 48' Rui Costa 62' Oliveira 86' Rocco 90' (o.g.) |
Report | Gautieri 56' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
15 December 1996 13 | Udinese | 2–0 | Fiorentina | Udine |
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Amoroso 19', 29' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Roberto Bettin |
22 December 1996 14 | Fiorentina | 2–0 | Cagliari | Florence |
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Batistuta 65' Robbiati 82' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Giancarlo Lana |
5 January 1997 15 | Fiorentina | 3–0 | Napoli | Florence |
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Colonnese 50' (o.g.) Oliveira 54' Robbiati 90' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
12 January 1997 16 | Reggiana | 0–0 | Fiorentina | Reggio Emilia |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Giglio Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
19 January 1997 17 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Sampdoria | Florence |
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Batistuta 31' (pen.) | Report | Franceschetti 89' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
26 January 1997 18 | Vicenza | 3–2 | Fiorentina | Vicenza |
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Otero 1' Murgita 37' Ambrosetti 57' |
Report | Padalino 22' Batistuta 65' |
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
2 February 1997 19 | Fiorentina | 0–0 | Atalanta | Florence |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Gianni Beschin |
16 February 1997 20 | Hellas Verona | 2–1 | Fiorentina | Verona |
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Falcone 1' (o.g.) Manetti 90' |
Report | Batistuta 7' | Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Referee: Cosimo Bolognino |
23 February 1997 21 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Juventus | Florence |
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Robbiati 90' | Report | Del Piero 15' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
1 March 1997 22 | Lazio | 1–0 | Fiorentina | Rome |
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Negro 90' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
9 March 1997 23 | Fiorentina | 3–2 | Bologna | Florence |
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Baiano 19' (pen.) Batistuta 61' Robbiati 79' |
Report | Andersson 2' Firicano 25' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
15 March 1997 24 | Milan | 2–0 | Fiorentina | Milan |
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Desailly 62' Albertini 90' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
23 March 1997 25 | Fiorentina | 1–0 | Parma | Florence |
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Thuram 34' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Domenico Messina |
5 April 1997 26 | Fiorentina | 0–0 | Internazionale | Florence |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Graziano Cesari |
13 April 1997 27 | Piacenza | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Piacenza |
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Luiso 66' | Report | Amoruso 56' | Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Referee: Gianni Beschin |
19 April 1997 28 | Fiorentina | 2–1 | Roma | Florence |
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Robbiati 7' Petruzzi 36' (o.g.) |
Report | Balbo 77' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Stefano Farina |
4 May 1997 29 | Perugia | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Perugia |
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Pizzi 89' (pen.) | Report | Robbiati 90' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
11 May 1997 30 | Fiorentina | 2–3 | Udinese | Florence |
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Padalino 5' Baiano 21' |
Report | Amoroso 2', 60' (pen.) Pierini 82' |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
15 May 1997 31 | Cagliari | 4–1 | Fiorentina | Cagliari |
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Muzzi 14' Darío Silva 35' Lønstrup 37', 45' |
Report | Oliveira 34' | Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Domenico Messina |
18 May 1997 32 | Napoli | 2–2 | Fiorentina | Naples |
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Aglietti 67' Esposito 83' |
Report | Oliveira 8', 40' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Roberto Bettin |
25 May 1997 33 | Fiorentina | 3–0 | Reggiana | Florence |
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Batistuta 7', 62' Robbiati 18' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pierangelo Pin |
1 June 1997 34 | Sampdoria | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Genoa |
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Montella 37' | Report | Robbiati 23' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Lorenzo Branzoni |
Coppa Italia
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
First round
12 September 1996 First leg | Gloria Bistriţa | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Bistrița, Romania |
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Lazăr 3' | Batistuta 47' | Stadium: Stadionul Gloria Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Christer Fällström (Sweden) |
26 September 1996 Second leg | Fiorentina | 1–0 (2–1 agg.) |
Gloria Bistriţa | Florence, Italy |
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Orlando 22' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 18,607 Referee: Ladislav Gádoši (Slovakia) |
Second round
17 October 1996 First leg | Fiorentina | 2–1 | Sparta Prague | Florence, Italy |
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Batistuta 5' Schwarz 56' |
Siegl 80' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 22,400 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland) |
31 October 1996 Second leg | Sparta Prague | 1–1 (2–3 agg.) |
Fiorentina | Prague, Czech Republic |
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Lokvenc 4' | Robbiati 63' | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 16,021 Referee: David Elleray (England) |
Quarter-finals
6 March 1997 First leg | Benfica | 0–2 | Fiorentina | Lisbon, Portugal |
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Baiano 45' Batistuta 90' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany) |
20 March 1997 Second leg | Fiorentina | 0–1 (2–1 agg.) |
Benfica | Florence, Italy |
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Edgar 22' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 35,071 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) |
Semi-finals
10 April 1997 First leg | Barcelona | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Barcelona, Spain |
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Nadal 42' | Batistuta 62' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 105,000 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany) |
24 April 1997 Second leg | Fiorentina | 0–2 (1–3 agg.) |
Barcelona | Florence, Italy |
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Couto 30' Guardiola 35' |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- Gabriel Batistuta 13 (2)
- Anselmo Robbiati 12
- Luís Oliveira 9