1996–97 SS Lazio season

Lazio
1996–97 season
OwnerSergio Cragnotti
PresidentDino Zoff
ManagerZdeněk Zeman
(until 27 January 1997)
Dino Zoff
(from 27 January 1997)
StadiumStadio Olimpico
Serie A4th
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Giuseppe Signori (15)
All:
Giuseppe Signori (15)

The 1996–97 season was Società Sportiva Lazio's 97th season since the club's existence and their ninth consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. In this season, Lazio finished fourth in Serie A, reached the quarter-final of the Coppa Italia and the round of 32 in the UEFA Cup.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Luca Marchegiani
2 DF Italy ITA Paolo Negro
3 DF South Africa RSA Mark Fish
4 MF Italy ITA Dario Marcolin
5 DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Favalli
6 DF Argentina ARG José Chamot
7 FW Italy ITA Roberto Rambaudi
8 MF Italy ITA Renato Buso
9 FW Italy ITA Pierluigi Casiraghi
10 FW Italy ITA Igor Protti
11 FW Italy ITA Giuseppe Signori
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Italy ITA Fernando Orsi
13 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Nesta
14 MF Italy ITA Diego Fuser
15 MF Italy ITA Roberto Baronio
16 MF Australia AUS Paul Okon
17 DF Switzerland SUI Guerino Gottardi
18 MF Czech Republic CZE Pavel Nedvěd
19 MF Italy ITA Daniele Franceschini
20 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Grandoni
21 MF Italy ITA Marco Piovanelli
22 GK Italy ITA Carlo Cudicini
23 MF Italy ITA Giorgio Venturin

Transfers

Winter

In
Pos. Name To Type
Out
Pos. Name To Type
MF Daniele Franceschini Castel di Sangro loan

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1996–97 Serie A

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
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]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 15 10 9 54 37  +17 55 10 3 4 34 19  +15 5 7 5 20 18  +2

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLLDWDWLLWDWDWLWDLLWDLWDWWWLWDWWDWD
Position11171614131314141313121091079121211121291096665544444
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 1997. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Group stage;   = 1997–98 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round;   = 1997–98 UEFA Cup first round;   = Relegation to 1997–98 Serie B

Matches

7 September 1996 1 Bologna 1–0 Lazio Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Fontolan 35' Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 31,266
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
15 September 1996 2 Lazio 0–1 Udinese Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Bia 73' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 36,103
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
21 September 1996 3 Internazionale 1–1 Lazio Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Angloma 40' Report Signori 33' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 51,994
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
29 September 1996 4 Lazio 2–1 Parma Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Protti 25'
Casiraghi 62'		 Report D. Baggio 66' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 39,489
Referee: Robert Boggi
12 October 1996 5 Fiorentina 0–0 Lazio Florence
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Batistuta soccer ball with red X 33'
Baiano Red card 82'		 Report Grandoni Red card 71' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 37,076
Referee: Domenico Messina
20 October 1996 6 Lazio 2–1 Cagliari Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Marchegiani Red card 3'
Nedvěd 22'
Signori 49'		 Report Banchelli 77' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 35,215
Referee: Cosimo Bolognino
26 October 1996 7 Atalanta 2–1 Lazio Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lentini 4'
Inzaghi soccer ball with red X 19', 49'		 Report Negro 75' Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 17,032
Referee: Graziano Cesari
3 November 1996 8 Lazio 0–2 Vicenza Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Murgita 35'
Maini 90'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 33,344
Referee: Marcello Nicchi
17 November 1996 9 Piacenza 1–3 Lazio Piacenza
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Scienza 27' Report Signori 5', 40' (pen.), 54' Stadium: Stadio Galleana
Attendance: 8,856
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
24 November 1996 10 Lazio 1–1 Sampdoria Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Negro 82' Report Mancini 6'
Pesaresi Red card 79'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 32,813
Referee: Robert Boggi
1 December 1996 11 Reggiana 0–2 Lazio Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Beiersdorfer Red card 49' Report Nedvěd 84'
Casiraghi 90'		 Stadium: Stadio Giglio
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
8 December 1996 12 Lazio 0–0 Roma Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 64,488
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
15 December 1996 13 Perugia 1–2 Lazio Perugia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Giunti soccer ball with red X 36'
Gautieri 79'		 Report Rambaudi 71'
Signori 81' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
Attendance: 19,886
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
22 December 1996 14 Napoli 1–0 Lazio Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) André Cruz 90' Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 51,193
Referee: Marcello Nicchi
5 January 1997 15 Lazio 3–0 Milan Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Signori 22'
Casiraghi 45'
Grandoni 55'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 38,280
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
12 January 1997 16 Verona 1–1 Lazio Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Orlandini 61' (pen.) Report Fish 23' Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 16,106
Referee: Stefano Braschi
19 January 1997 17 Lazio 0–2 Juventus Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Padovano 31', 62' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 58,815
Referee: Domenico Messina
26 January 1997 18 Lazio 1–2 Bologna Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Casiraghi 46' Report K. Andersson 42'
Nervo 59'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 31,560
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
2 February 1997 19 Udinese 2–3 Lazio Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Amoroso 79' (pen.), 90' Report Signori 17', 61'
Favalli Red card 68'
Nedvěd 88'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 12,501
Referee: Stefano Farina
16 February 1997 20 Lazio 2–2 Internazionale Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Fuser 24'
Signori 72'		 Report Zamorano 60'
Djorkaeff 62'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 44,517
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
23 February 1997 21 Parma 2–0 Lazio Parma
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Stanić 3'
Chiesa 26'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 20,690
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
1 March 1997 22 Lazio 1–0 Fiorentina Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Negro 90' Report Amoruso Red card 72' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 34,883
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
9 March 1997 23 Cagliari 0–0 Lazio Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Attendance: 14,698
Referee: Stefano Farina
16 March 1997 24 Lazio 3–2 Atalanta Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Mirković 36' (o.g.)
Sottil 38' (o.g.)
Buso 84'		 Report Lentini 53'
Morfeo 83'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 33,111
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
23 March 1997 25 Vicenza 0–2 Lazio Vicenza
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Lopez Red card 81'
Di Carlo Red card 90+9'		 Report Nedvěd 19'
Fuser 90'
Buso Red card 90+9'		 Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 15,963
Referee: Cosimo Bolognino
6 April 1997 26 Lazio 2–0 Piacenza Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Signori 31' (pen.)
Rambaudi 73'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 33,535
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
13 April 1997 27 Sampdoria 1–0 Lazio Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Montella 67' (pen.)
R. Mancini soccer ball with red X 90'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 24,383
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
20 April 1997 28 Lazio 6–1 Reggiana Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Signori 12' (pen.)
Nedvěd 16', 86'
Protti 22', 32', 37'
Chamot Red card 69'		 Report Simutenkov 42', soccer ball with red X 69' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 32,633
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
4 May 1997 29 Roma 1–1 Lazio Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Balbo 35' Report Favalli Red card 76'
Protti 90'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 73,409
Referee: Robert Boggi
11 May 1997 30 Lazio 4–1 Perugia Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Signori 7'
Rambaudi 45'
Casiraghi 48', 51'		 Report Gautieri Red card 72'
Pizzi 86'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 34,089
Referee: Roberto Bettin
15 May 1997 31 Lazio 3–2 Napoli Rome
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Casiraghi 24'
Nedvěd Yellow card 31'
Fuser 39', 70'
Buso Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Ayala 10', Yellow card 42'
Pecchia Yellow card 24'
Longo Yellow card 28'
Beto 66'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 40,288
Referee: Stefano Farina
18 May 1997 32 Milan 2–2 Lazio Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Weah 41', 64' Report Boban 56' (o.g.)
Fuser Red card 73'
Nedvěd 86'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 48,604
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
25 May 1997 33 Lazio 4–1 Verona Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Signori 4', 35'
Protti 23'
Rambaudi 74'		 Report Ametrano Yellow card 30'
Maniero 33' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 35,492
Referee: Marcello Nicchi
1 June 1997 34 Juventus 2–2 Lazio Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vieri 31'
Amoruso 52'		 Report Casiraghi 73'
Protti 85'		 Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 38,617
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1996–97 Coppa Italia

Second round

28 August 1996 Avellino 0–1 Lazio Avellino
Casiraghi 26' Stadium: Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi
Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Round of 16

23 October 1996 Verona 1–2 Lazio Verona
Orlandini 45' Rambaudi 8'
Nedvěd 23'		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 9,136
Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Quarter-finals

14 November 1996 First leg Napoli 1–0 Lazio Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Aglietti 3' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 30,352
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
27 November 1996 Second leg Lazio 1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Napoli Rome
Casiraghi 8'
Nedvěd Red card 86'		 Caio 28'
Baldini Red card 45'
Aglietti Red card 48'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Pierluigi Collina

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Cup

First round

10 September 1996 First leg Lens France 0–1 Italy Lazio Lens, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sikora Yellow card 44' Report Favalli Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 32'
Signori Yellow card 32'
Nesta Yellow card 80'
Chamot 85'		 Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 18,174
Referee: John Rowbotham (Scotland)
24 September 1996 Second leg Lazio Italy 1–1
(2–1 agg.)		 France Lens Rome, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Fuser 44'
Signori Yellow card 74'
Chamot Yellow card 89'		 Report Regis Yellow card 44'
Sikora Yellow card 63'
Šmicer 68'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

Second round

15 October 1996 First leg Lazio Italy 1–0 Spain Tenerife Rome, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Favalli Yellow card 63'
Nedvěd 66'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
29 October 1996 Second leg Tenerife Spain 5–3
(5–4 agg.)		 Italy Lazio Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Nesta 16' (o.g.)
Paz Yellow card 25'
Kodro 27'
Castaño 39', 62'
Jokanović 48'
Alexis Yellow card 57'
Llorente Yellow card 74'
Felipe Miñambres Yellow card 83'		 Report Negro Yellow card 14'
Nedvěd 14', Yellow card 82'
Fuser 31'
Casiraghi 47', Yellow card 61'
Signori Yellow card 52'
Marcolin Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)

Statistics

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa UEFA
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Italy ITA Marchegiani 40 -41 32 -32 4 -3 4 -6
2 DF Italy ITA Negro 34 3 25+2 3 3 0 4 0
6 DF Argentina ARG Chamot 34 1 28+1 0 2 0 3 1
13 DF Italy ITA Nesta 33 0 25 0 4 0 4 0
5 DF Italy ITA Favalli 31 0 26 0 3 0 2 0
14 MF Italy ITA Fuser 38 6 31 4 3 0 4 2
23 MF Italy ITA Venturin 16 0 13+3 0
18 MF Czech Republic CZE Nedved 38 10 32 7 3 1 3 2
7 MF Italy ITA Rambaudi 36 5 21+7 4 4 1 4 0
11 FW Italy ITA Signori 39 15 30+2 15 4 0 3 0
9 FW Italy ITA Casiraghi 31 11 22+2 8 4 2 3 1
12 GK Italy ITA Orsi 3 -4 2+1 -4
10 FW Italy ITA Protti 34 7 16+11 7 3 0 4 0
20 DF Italy ITA Grandoni 24 1 15+4 1 3 0 2 0
16 MF Australia AUS Okon 18 0 13+1 0 2 0 2 0
3 DF South Africa RSA Fish 17 1 11+4 1 2 0
17 DF Switzerland SUI Gottardi 24 0 10+8 0 3 0 3 0
4 MF Italy ITA Marcolin 19 0 9+4 0 3 0 3 0
8 MF Italy ITA Buso 16 12 5+11 12 0
15 MF Italy ITA Baronio 18 0 5+10 0 2 0 1 0
21 MF Italy ITA Piovanelli 16 0 3+8 0 2 0 3 0
22 GK Italy ITA Cudicini 1 -1 0+1 -1
19 MF Italy ITA Franceschini 1 0 0+1 0
28 FW Italy ITA Federici 0 0 0 0
26 DF Italy ITA Di Lello 0 0 0 0
27 MF Italy ITA Paniccia 0 0 0 0
25 GK Italy ITA Cano 0 0 0 0
24 MF Italy ITA Belle 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ 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.