1996–97 U.C. Sampdoria season

Sampdoria
1996–97 season
President Enrico Mantovani
Manager Sven-Göran Eriksson
Stadium Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Serie A 6th
Coppa Italia Round of 32
Top goalscorer League:
Vincenzo Montella (22)
All:
Vincenzo Montella (24)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

Unione Calcio Sampdoria had a decent season, in which it troubled the top three in the Serie A, and at half season even threatening to overahul Juventus's league title, before losing its form during the spring. Vincenzo Montella, brought in from rivals Genoa to replace departured Enrico Chiesa, sensationally equalled Chiesa's tally of 22 goals. Following the end of the season, coach Sven-Göran Eriksson moved to Lazio, and brought both Roberto Mancini and Siniša Mihajlović with him. With playmaker Clarence Seedorf departing for Real Madrid, Sampdoria was once again in a predicament. It still possessed Juan Sebastián Verón's unique qualities, however. The Argentinian was a genuine sensation in his first European season, and stayed on for another year.

Players

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1996–97 Serie A

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
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 0371 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.

Matches

Coppa Italia

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

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