1996–97 season | ||||
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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) | |||
During the 1996-97 season Sampdoria competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.
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 overhaul Juventus's league title, before losing its form during the spring. Vincenzo Montella, brought in from rivals Genoa to replace the departed Enrico Chiesa, sensationally equalled Chiesa's tally of 22 goals.
During December, Sven-Göran Eriksson agreed to be the new Blackburn Rovers head coach for the next season, however, in February the Swedish manager announced a move to Lazio, and in July 1997 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.
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
MF | Juan Sebastián Verón | Boca Juniors | €5.70 million |
FW | Vincenzo Montella | Genoa C.F.C. | €4.39 million |
GK | Fabrizio Ferron | Atalanta B.C. | - |
GK | Alessandro Giovinazzo | - | |
DF | Oumar Dieng | Paris Saint-Germain | - |
MF | Mattia Biso | Derthona | - |
MF | Pierre Laigle | RC Lens | - |
MF | Simone Vergassola | Carrarese Calcio | - |
MF | Nicola Zanini | Hellas Verona | loan ended |
FW | Marco Carparelli | Chievo Verona | loan ended |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
MF | Clarence Seedorf | Real Madrid | €8.60 million |
FW | Enrico Chiesa | Parma F.C. | €0.750 million |
GK | Angelo Pagotto | A.C. Milan | |
FW | Filippo Maniero | Hellas Verona | - |
FW | Claudio Bellucci | S.S.C. Napoli | - |
In | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
MF | Nicola Zanini | Hellas Verona | - |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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4 | Lazio | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 55 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
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 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
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 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 31 | −2 |
Source: Worldfootball
8 September 19961 | Perugia | 1–0 | Sampdoria | Perugia |
Negri ![]() | Report | Mihajlović ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Stefano Braschi |
15 September 19962 | Sampdoria | 2–1 | Milan | Genoa |
Rossi ![]() R. Mancini ![]() | Report | Weah ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
21 September 19963 | Roma | 1–4 | Sampdoria | Rome |
Balbo ![]() | Report | Aldair ![]() Montella ![]() R. Mancini ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Domenico Messina |
29 September 19964 | Sampdoria | 0–1 | Napoli | Genoa |
Report | Beto ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Roberto Bettin |
13 October 19965 | Bologna | 2–1 | Sampdoria | Bologna |
Fontolan ![]() Shalimov ![]() | Report | Carparelli ![]() Karembeu ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
20 October 19966 | Sampdoria | 2–0 | Atalanta | Genoa |
Iacopino ![]() Verón ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Gianni Beschin |
27 October 19967 | Reggiana | 1–1 | Sampdoria | Reggio Emilia |
Tovalieri ![]() | Report | R. Mancini ![]() Balleri ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Giglio Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
3 November 19968 | Sampdoria | 3–0 | Piacenza | Genoa |
R. Mancini ![]() Carparelli ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
17 November 19969 | Sampdoria | 1–1 | Parma | Genoa |
Carparelli ![]() | Report | Chiesa ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
24 November 199610 | Lazio | 1–1 | Sampdoria | Rome |
Negro ![]() | Report | R. Mancini ![]() Pesaresi ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Robert Boggi |
1 December 199611 | Hellas Verona | 1–1 | Sampdoria | Verona |
Corini ![]() | Report | Montella ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Referee: Cosimo Bolognino |
8 December 199612 | Sampdoria | 0–1 | Juventus | Genoa |
Balleri ![]() | Report | Ferrara ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Stefano Braschi |
15 December 199613 | Internazionale | 3–4 | Sampdoria | Milan |
Branca ![]() Berti ![]() | Report | Montella ![]() Franceschetti ![]() R. Mancini ![]() | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
22 December 199614 | Sampdoria | 2–1 | Vicenza | Genoa |
Montella ![]() | Report | Otero ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Domenico Messina |
5 January 199715 | Udinese | 4–5 | Sampdoria | Udine |
Amoroso ![]() Cappioli ![]() Bia ![]() | Report | R. Mancini ![]() Montella ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
12 January 199716 | Sampdoria | 4–1 | Cagliari | Genoa |
Karembeu ![]() ![]() Carparelli ![]() Montella ![]() | Report | Tovalieri ![]() Berretta ![]() Romero ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 23,328 Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
19 January 199717 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Sampdoria | Florence |
Batistuta ![]() | Report | Franceschetti ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 38,365 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
26 January 199718 | Sampdoria | 5–2 | Perugia | Genoa |
R. Mancini ![]() Verón ![]() Montella ![]() | Report | Matrecano ![]() Negri ![]() Dicara ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
2 February 199719 | Milan | 2–3 | Sampdoria | Milan |
Weah ![]() | Report | R. Mancini ![]() Ferron ![]() Mihajlović ![]() Carparelli ![]() | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 54,767 Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
16 February 199720 | Sampdoria | 1–2 | Roma | Genoa |
Montella ![]() | Report | Moriero ![]() Balbo ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 27,803 Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
23 February 199721 | Napoli | 1–1 | Sampdoria | Naples |
Boghossian ![]() | Report | Mihajlović ![]() | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 40,834 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
2 March 199722 | Sampdoria | 1–2 | Bologna | Genoa |
Montella ![]() | Report | Kolyvanov ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 26,186 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino |
9 March 199723 | Atalanta | 4–0 | Sampdoria | Bergamo |
Inzaghi ![]() Morfeo ![]() | Report | Mihajlović ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 21,500 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
16 March 199724 | Sampdoria | 3–0 | Reggiana | Genoa |
Montella ![]() Carparelli ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,900 Referee: Gianni Beschin |
23 March 199725 | Piacenza | 2–2 | Sampdoria | Piacenza |
Tramezzani ![]() Piovani ![]() | Report | Montella ![]() Pesaresi ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Galleana Attendance: 10,597 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
6 April 199726 | Parma | 3–0 | Sampdoria | Parma |
Crespo ![]() Sensini ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
13 April 199727 | Sampdoria | 1–0 | Lazio | Genoa |
Montella ![]() R. Mancini ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 24,383 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
20 April 199728 | Sampdoria | 0–0 | Hellas Verona | Genoa |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
4 May 199729 | Juventus | 0–0 | Sampdoria | Turin |
Report | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Domenico Messina |
11 May 199730 | Sampdoria | 1–2 | Internazionale | Genoa |
Verón ![]() | Report | Ganz ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
15 May 199731 | Vicenza | 1–1 | Sampdoria | Vicenza |
Ambrosetti ![]() | Report | R. Mancini ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
18 May 199732 | Sampdoria | 4–0 | Udinese | Genoa |
Verón ![]() Laigle ![]() Montella ![]() | Report | Pierini ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Stefano Braschi |
25 May 199733 | Cagliari | 3–4 | Sampdoria | Cagliari |
O'Neill ![]() Cozza ![]() Pancaro ![]() Villa ![]() | Report | R. Mancini ![]() Minotti ![]() Montella ![]() Villa ![]() Iacopino ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
1 June 199734 | Sampdoria | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Genoa |
Montella ![]() | Report | Robbiati ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Lorenzo Branzoni |
28 August 1996 | Genoa | 2–2 | Sampdoria | Genoa |
Torrente ![]() Nappi ![]() Nicola ![]() | Montella ![]() Mannini ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
1 September 1996Replay | Sampdoria | 0–2 | Genoa | Genoa |
Morello ![]() Rutzittu ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 32,957 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Ferron | 33 | -43 | 31 | -39 | 2 | -4 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Mannini | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() | Balleri | 31 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
7 | DF | ![]() | Pesaresi | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 | ||
11 | DF | ![]() | Mihajlovic | 29 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() | Karembeu | 32 | 1 | 29+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() | Franceschetti | 28 | 2 | 26+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Laigle | 30 | 1 | 28+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
20 | MF | ![]() | Veron | 34 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Montella | 30 | 24 | 26+2 | 22 | 2 | 2 |
10 | FW | ![]() | Mancini | 35 | 15 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
12 | GK | ![]() | Sereni | 6 | -7 | 3+3 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
25 | FW | ![]() | Carparelli | 28 | 6 | 15+13 | 6 | ||
24 | DF | ![]() | Dieng | 17 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() | Sacchetti | 18 | 0 | 10+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() | Iacopino | 25 | 1 | 8+15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() | Evani | 12 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
13 | MF | ![]() | Invernizzi | 17 | 0 | 4+11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
15 | MF | ![]() | Salsano | 25 | 0 | 3+21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() | Zanini | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
19 | MF | ![]() | Vergassola | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
18 | FW | ![]() | Biso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
22 | GK | ![]() | Giovinazzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | DF | ![]() | Lamonica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | ![]() | Milone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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