1996–97 Serie A

The 1996–97 Serie A title was won by Juventus, under head coach Marcello Lippi. Cagliari, Perugia, Hellas Verona and Reggiana were relegated.

Serie A
Season1996–97
Dates7 September 1996 – 1 June 1997
ChampionsJuventus
24th title
RelegatedCagliari
Perugia
Verona
Reggiana
Champions LeagueJuventus
Parma
Cup Winners' CupVicenza
UEFA CupInternazionale
Lazio
Udinese
Sampdoria
Matches played306
Goals scored810 (2.65 per match)
Top goalscorerFilippo Inzaghi
(24 goals)

Teams

Bologna, Hellas Verona, Perugia and Reggiana had been promoted from Serie B.

Events

Following the historical change of the UEFA Champions League entry list, Italy obtained a seventh place in Europe.

Personnel and Sponsoring

TeamHead CoachKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Atalanta Emiliano MondonicoAsicsSomet
Bologna Renzo UlivieriDiadoraCarisbo
Cagliari Carlo MazzoneReebokPecorino Sardo
Fiorentina Claudio RanieriReebokSammontana
Internazionale Luciano CastellaniUmbroPirelli
Juventus Marcello LippiKappaSony
Lazio Dino ZoffUmbroCirio
Milan Arrigo SacchiLottoOpel
Napoli Vincenzo MontefuscoLottoCentrale del latte di Napoli
Parma Carlo AncelottiPumaParmalat
Perugia Nevio ScalaGalexCEPU
Piacenza Bortolo MuttiABMCaripiacenza
Reggiana Francesco OddoAsicsBurro Giglio
Roma Nils LiedholmDiadoraINA Assitalia
Sampdoria Sven-Göran ErikssonAsicsNone
Udinese Alberto ZaccheroniHummelMillionaire Market
Hellas Verona Luigi CagniErreàFerroli
Vicenza Francesco GuidolinBiemmePal Zileri

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Juventus (C)34171435124+2765Qualified to Champions League group stage
2Parma3418974126+1563Qualified to Champions League qualifying round
3Internazionale34151455135+1659Qualification to UEFA Cup
4Lazio34151095437+1755
5Udinese34159105341+1254
6Sampdoria34141196046+1453
7Bologna341310115044+649
8Vicenza341211114338+547Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
9Fiorentina34101594641+545
10Atalanta341111124446−244
11Milan341110134345−243
12Roma341011134647−141[a]
13Napoli34914113845−741
14Piacenza34716112945−1637[b]Relegation tie-breaker
15Cagliari (R)34910154555−1037[c]Serie B after tie-breaker
16Perugia (R)34107174862−1437[d]Relegation to Serie B
17Hellas Verona (R)3469193864−2627
18Reggiana (R)34213192867−3919
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]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

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Atalanta1–14–12–21–11–12–10–22–21–22–24–01–00–44–01–01–03–1
Bologna 3–1 3–0 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–01–2 2–10–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 3–2 2–1 0–0 6–1 0–0
Cagliari2–02–24–11–20–00–01–11–10–12–11–01–12–13–41–23–22–1
Fiorentina0–03–22–00–01–10–01–03–01–04–11–13–02–11–12–32–02–4
Internazionale2–00–22–22–20–01–13–13–23–11–02–03–13–13–41–12–10–1
Juventus0–01–02–11–02–02–20–01–11–12–14–13–13–00–00–33–22–0
Lazio3–21–22–11–02–20–23–03–22–14–12–06–10–01–10–14–10–2
Milan1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–6 2–2 3–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–3 2–1 4–1 1–0
Napoli0–13–21–12–21–20–01–00–02–14–21–11–01–01–11–11–01–0
Parma0–01–03–20–01–01–02–01–13–01–21–03–20–03–00–21–03–0
Perugia3–15–13–21–10–01–21–21–01–11–21–11–32–01–02–13–11–1
Piacenza3–11–11–11–10–31–11–33–21–00–02–13–00–02–20–02–01–0
Reggiana0–31–30–30–01–11–10–20–31–10–01–40–01–11–10–02–20–0
Roma0–21–13–13–31–11–11–13–01–00–14–13–12–21–40–34–32–0
Sampdoria2–01–24–11–11–20–11–02–10–11–15–23–03–01–24–00–02–1
Udinese2–02–21–02–00–11–42–31–12–23–12–14–02–11–04–53–01–1
Hellas Verona1–10–22–22–10–10–21–13–12–01–22–00–02–42–11–13–22–2
Vicenza4–12–02–03–21–12–10–22–02–21–14–1[a]1–12–00–21–12–00–0
Source: lega-calcio.it (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Relegation tie-breaker

Cagliari1–3Piacenza
Tovalieri 65'ReportLuiso 5', 90+1'
Berretta 38' (o.g.)
Attendance: 25,000

Cagliari relegated to 1997-98 Serie B.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Filippo InzaghiAtalanta24
2 Vincenzo MontellaSampdoria22
3 Abel BalboRoma17
4 Sandro TovalieriReggiana, Cagliari16
5 Roberto ManciniSampdoria15
Marco NegriPerugia
Giuseppe SignoriLazio
8 Enrico ChiesaParma14
Youri DjorkaeffInternazionale
Pasquale LuisoPiacenza

Footnotes

References and sources

  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005