1996–97 Juventus FC season

Juventus Football Club won the domestic title and reached a second consecutive Champions League final, where Karl-Heinz Riedle scored twice for Borussia Dortmund in a 3–1 defeat of Juventus.

Juventus
1996–97 season
PresidentVittorio Chiusano
ManagerMarcello Lippi
StadiumStadio delle Alpi
Serie A1st
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueRunners-up
UEFA Super CupWinners
Intercontinental CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alessandro Del Piero,
Michele Padovano,
Christian Vieri (8)

All:
Alessandro Del Piero (15)

Overview edit

Competition Record Result Top Scorer
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 34 17 14 3 51 24 +27 050.00 Winners   Alessandro Del Piero, 8
  Michele Padovano, 8
  Christian Vieri, 8
Coppa Italia 5 2 2 1 5 5 +0 040.00 Quarter Finals 4 Players, 1
UEFA Champions League 11 8 2 1 21 7 +14 072.73 Runners-up 4 Players, 4
UEFA Super Cup 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7 100.00 Winners   Alessandro Del Piero, 2
  Michele Padovano, 2
Intercontinental Cup 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 Winners   Alessandro Del Piero, 1
Total 53 30 18 5 87 49 +38 056.60   Alessandro Del Piero, 15

Players edit

Squad information edit

Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ITA Angelo Peruzzi
2 DF   ITA Ciro Ferrara
3 DF   ITA Moreno Torricelli
4 DF   URU Paolo Montero
5 DF   ITA Sergio Porrini
6 DF   POR Dimas
7 MF   ITA Angelo Di Livio
8 MF   ITA Antonio Conte (captain)
9 FW   CRO Alen Bokšić
10 FW   ITA Alessandro Del Piero
11 FW   ITA Michele Padovano
12 GK   ITA Michelangelo Rampulla
13 DF   ITA Mark Iuliano
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   FRA Didier Deschamps
15 FW   ITA Christian Vieri
16 FW   ITA Nicola Amoruso
17 GK   ITA Davide Falcioni
18 MF   YUG Vladimir Jugović
19 MF   ITA Attilio Lombardo
20 MF   ITA Alessio Tacchinardi
21 MF   FRA Zinedine Zidane
22 DF   ITA Gianluca Pessotto
28 MF   ITA Ivano Trotta
29 MF   ITA Davide Andorno
30 MF   ITA Nicola Cingolani
31 MF   ITA Paolo Chivaroli

Transfers edit

Winter edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF   ITA Raffaele Ametrano (on loan to Verona)

Competitions edit

Times from 1 July to 27 October 1996 and from 30 March to 30 June 1997 are UTC+2, from 27 October 1996 to 30 March 1997 UTC+1.

Serie A edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 34 17 14 3 51 24 +27 65 Qualified to Champions League group stage
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
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).[2]
(C) Champions

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAH
ResultDWWWLWDDDWWWWDLDWWDWDWDWDWLWDWWDDD
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 1997. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Position by round edit

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Matches edit

8 September 1996 1 Reggiana 1–1 Juventus Reggio Emilia
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tovalieri   9' Report Vieri   7' Stadium: Stadio Giglio
Referee: Stefano Farina
15 September 1996 2 Juventus 2–1 Cagliari Turin
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bokšić   9'
Ferrara   58'
Report Villa   62' Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
22 September 1996 3 Perugia 1–2 Juventus Perugia
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Negri   90' Report Padovano   84'
Del Piero   89'
Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
Referee: Graziano Cesari
29 September 1996 4 Juventus 1–0 Fiorentina Turin
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Padovano   9' Report Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
13 October 1996 5 Vicenza 2–1 Juventus Vicenza
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Otero   19'
Beghetto   71'
Report Ferrara   46' Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi
26 October 1996 7 Roma 1–1 Juventus Rome
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Delvecchio   90' Report Padovano   60' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
3 November 1996 8 Juventus 1–1 Napoli Turin
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Zidane   42' Report Aglietti   53' Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
17 November 1996 9 Juventus 0–0 Milan Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
11 December 1996 10 Udinese 1–4 Juventus Udine
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Cappioli   54' Report Bokšić   33'
Del Piero   39' (pen.), 44' (pen.)
Deschamps   70'
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
1 December 1996 11 Juventus 1–0 Bologna Turin
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Zidane   51' Report Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
8 December 1996 12 Sampdoria 0–1 Juventus Genoa
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Ferrara   33' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Stefano Braschi
15 December 1996 13 Juventus 3–2 Hellas Verona Turin
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Porrini   45'
Del Piero   64' (pen.), 72'
Report Maniero   24', 44' Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Angelo Bonfrisco
22 December 1996 14 Piacenza 1–1 Juventus Piacenza
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Delli Carri   86' Report Padovano   59' Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
5 January 1997 15 Parma 1–0 Juventus Parma
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Chiesa   2' Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
12 January 1997 16 Juventus 0–0 Atalanta Turin
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Pierpaolo Rossi
19 January 1997 17 Lazio 0–2 Juventus Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Padovano   31', 62' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Domenico Messina
26 January 1997 18 Juventus 3–1 Reggiana Turin
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Padovano   5'
Jugović   26'
Tacchinardi   88'
Report Parente   90' Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Cosimo Bolognino
2 February 1997 19 Cagliari 0–0 Juventus Cagliari
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi
16 February 1997 20 Juventus 2–1 Perugia Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Del Piero   37', 45' (pen.) Report Materazzi   90' Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Domenico Messina
23 February 1997 21 Fiorentina 1–1 Juventus Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Robbiati   90' Report Del Piero   15' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
1 March 1997 22 Juventus 2–0 Vicenza Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Di Livio   22'
Padovano   62' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Massimo De Santis
15 March 1997 24 Juventus 3–0 Roma Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Vieri   28', 44'
Amoruso   85'
Report Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Graziano Cesari
23 March 1997 25 Napoli 0–0 Juventus Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
6 April 1997 26 Milan 1–6 Juventus Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Simone   76' Report Jugović   19', 51'
Zidane   32' (pen.)
Vieri   71', 81'
Amoruso   73'
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Stefano Braschi
13 April 1997 27 Juventus 0–3 Udinese Turin
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Amoroso   42' (pen.), 49'
Bierhoff   47'
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Roberto Bettin
11 May 1997 30 Hellas Verona 0–2 Juventus Verona
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Ferrara   44'
Jugović   90'
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
15 May 1997 31 Juventus 4–1 Piacenza Turin
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Zidane   51'
Vieri   54', 88'
Jugović   76'
Report Luiso   56' Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Graziano Cesari
18 May 1997 32 Juventus 1–1 Parma Turin
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Amoruso   43' (pen.) Report Zidane   29' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
23 May 1997 33 Atalanta 1–1 Juventus Bergamo
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Inzaghi   19' Report Iuliano   54' Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Referee: Roberto Bettin
1 June 1997 34 Juventus 2–2 Lazio Turin
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vieri   31'
Amoruso   52'
Report Casiraghi   73'
Protti   85'
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

Coppa Italia edit

28 August 1996 Second round Fidelis Andria 0–2 Juventus Barletta
20:30 Vieri   7'
Conte   38'
Stadium: Stadio degli Ulivi
Referee: Marcello Nicchi
23 October 1996 Third round Nocerina 0–0 Juventus Avellino
20:30 Torricelli   48' Stadium: Stadio Partenio
Referee: Roberto Bettin
6 November 1996 Replay Juventus 2–1 Nocerina Turin
20:30 Montero   45'
Di Rocco   48' (o.g.)
Trotta   87'
Marchegiani   39' Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Angelo Bonfrisco
13 November 1996 Quarter-finals
First leg
Juventus 0–3 Internazionale Turin
20:30 Zamorano   32'
Ince   76'
Djorkaeff   89'
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Graziano Cesari
18 December 1996 Quarter-finals
Second leg
Internazionale 1–1 Juventus Milan
20:30 Ganz   32' Amoruso   45' Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Marcello Nicchi

UEFA Champions League edit

Group stage edit

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Juventus 6 5 1 0 11 1 +10 16
  Manchester United 6 3 0 3 6 3 +3 9
  Fenerbahçe 6 2 1 3 3 6 –3 7
  Rapid Wien 6 0 2 4 2 12 –10 2
11 September 1996 1 Juventus   1–0   Manchester United Turin, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bokšić   34',   45'
Deschamps   63'
Peruzzi   90'
Report G. Neville   29'
Cruyff   43'
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
25 September 1996 2 Fenerbahçe   0–1   Juventus Istanbul, Turkey
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Bokšić   22' Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
16 October 1996 3 Rapid Wien   1–1   Juventus Vienna, Austria
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lesiak   20'
Mandreko   74'
Report Vieri   9'
Porrini   83'
Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 46,500
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
30 October 1996 4 Juventus   5–0   Rapid Wien Turin, Italy
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Bokšić   5', 59'
Montero   26'
Del Piero   29', 75'
Report Penksa   13'
Zingler   81'
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 26,143
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
20 November 1996 5 Manchester United   0–1   Juventus Manchester, England
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Cantona   27' Report Del Piero   36' (pen.)
Jugović   60'
Torricelli   63'
Ferrara   76'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 53,529
Referee: José María García Aranda (Spain)
4 December 1996 6 Juventus   2–0   Fenerbahçe Turin, Italy
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Padovano   42'
Amoruso   85'
Report Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Knockout phase edit

Quarter-finals edit
5 March 1997 First leg Rosenborg   1–1   Juventus Trondheim, Norway
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Soltvedt   51' Report Vieri   52'
Iuliano   63'
Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 20,246
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
19 March 1997 Second leg Juventus   2–0
(3–1 agg.)
  Rosenborg Turin, Italy
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Zidane   29'
Amoruso   90' (pen.)
Report Stensaas   88' Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 35,371
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)
Semi-finals edit
9 April 1997 First leg Ajax   1–2   Juventus Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Litmanen   66' Report Amoruso   14'
Vieri   41'
Di Livio   64'
Tacchinardi   70'
Jugović   85'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain)
23 April 1997 Second leg Juventus   4–1
(6–2 agg.)
  Ajax Turin, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lombardo   34'
Vieri   36',   65'
Amoruso   79'
Zidane   81'
Report Bogarde   43'
Melchiot   76'
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 62,377
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Final edit
28 May 1997 Final Borussia Dortmund   3–1   Juventus Munich, Germany
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Paulo Sousa   23'
Riedle   29', 34'
Ricken   71',   71'
Report Porrini   19'
Del Piero   65'
Iuliano   90'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 59,000
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

Intercontinental Cup edit

26 November 1996 Juventus   1–0   River Plate Tokyo, Japan
11:15 Del Piero   81' Report Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 48,305
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)

UEFA Super Cup edit

15 January 1997 First leg Paris Saint-Germain   1–6   Juventus Paris, France
20:30 Raí   53' (pen.)
Fournier   64'
Porrini   5'
Padovano   22', 40'
Ferrara   36'
Lombardo   83'
Amoruso   89'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 29,519
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)
5 February 1997 Second leg Juventus   3–1
(9–2 agg.)
  Paris Saint-Germain Palermo, Italy
20:30 Del Piero   36', 70'
Vieri   90'
Raí   64' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio La Favorita
Attendance: 35,100
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

Statistics edit

Players statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia Champions League Others [3]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ITA Peruzzi 43 -28 29 -19 2 -1 9 -6 3 -2
5 DF   ITA Porrini 40 2 19+4 1 5 0 9 0 3 1
2 DF   ITA Ferrara 49 5 32 4 3 0 11 0 3 1
4 DF   URU Montero 42 2 26 0 3 1 11 1 2 0
22 DF   ITA Pessotto 29 0 16+4 0 2 0 5 0 2 0
14 DM   FRA Deschamps 41 1 26 1 3 0 10 0 2 0
7 MF   ITA Di Livio 50 1 27+5 1 4 0 11 0 3 0
18 MF   YUG Jugovic 42 7 26+4 6 3 0 7 0 2 1
21 AM   FRA Zidane 44 7 28+1 5 2 0 10 2 3 0
15 FW   ITA Vieri 37 14 15+8 8 5 1 8 4 1 1
10 FW   ITA Del Piero 35 15 18+4 8 4 0 6 4 3 3
12 GK   ITA Rampulla 11 -9 5+1 -4 3 -4 2 -1 0 0
3 DF   ITA Torricelli 28 0 15+2 0 3 0 5 0 3 0
6 DF   POR Dimas 18 0 16+1 0 1 0
8 MF   ITA Conte 10 1 3+3 0 1 1 3 0
9 FW   CRO Boksic 33 7 20+2 3 2 0 8 4 1 0
11 FW   ITA Padovano 30 9 12+8 8 2 0 5 1 3 0
13 DF   ITA Iuliano 33 1 9+12 1 4 0 7 0 1 0
16 FW   ITA Amoruso 35 10 10+13 4 4 1 7 4 1 1
17 GK   ITA Falcioni 1 -1 0+1 -1
19 MF   ITA Lombardo 34 2 8+14 0 4 0 6 1 2 1
20 MF   ITA Tacchinardi 34 1 14+5 1 3 0 9 0 3 0
28 MF   ITA Trotta 4 0 0+1 0 2 0 1 0
30 MF   ITA Cingolani 2 0 0+1 0 1 0
31 MF   ITA Ametrano 3 0 0+1 0 2 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Juventus - 1996/97". FootballSquads. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 1996 UEFA Super Cup and 1996 Intercontinental Cup