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| 1996–97 season | |
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| President | Josep Lluís González |
| Manager | Txetxu Rojo |
| Grounds | Camp d'Esports |
| Segunda División | 11th |
| Copa del Rey | Round of 16 |
| Copa Catalunya | Group Stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: All: Estefan Juliá (8) |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| # | Pos | Player | From | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Óscar Arias | Alavés | 05-06-1996 | |
| MF | Gaizka Garitano | Bilbao Athletic | 12-06-1996 | |
| MF | Antonio Calderón | Rayo Vallecano | 20-06-1996 | |
| FW |  Rahim Beširović | Partizan | 23-06-1996 | |
| MF | Ángel Luis Fernández | Mérida | 25-06-1996 | |
| FW | Lluís González | Mérida | 28-06-1996 | |
| FW | Gerard Escoda | Nàstic | 30-06-1996 | |
| FW | Estefan Juliá | Sant Andreu | 01-07-1996 | |
| DF | Andrés de la Rosa | Oviedo | 03-07-1996 | |
| MF | Gerardo García | Leganés | 10-07-1996 | |
| DF |  Sandro Marques |  Guaraní | 18-07-1996 | |
| DF | Txutxi Díez | Athletic | 12-08-1996 | |
| FW | Gorka Bidaurrázaga | Athletic | 20-08-1996 | |
| DF |  Diego Cocca | Ferro Carril Oeste | 21-08-1996 | |
| GK | José María Buljubasich | Tenerife | 27-08-1996 | |
| DF | David Belenguer | Celta | 27-12-1996 | |
| FW |  Joseph Mbarga | Canon Yaoundé | 27-12-1996 | |
| MF | Àlex Fernández | Espanyol | 07-01-1997 | |
| GK | Raúl Ojeda | Gavà | 15-01-1997 | |
| Friendlies | |||||||
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| Kick Off | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | |||
| 1996-07-27 | Rialp | A | 21 – 0 | Beširović (5), González (5), Escoda (4), Juliá (2), Fernández, Roa, Rodríguez, Arias, Calderón | |||
| 1996-07-31 | Torrefarrera | A | 8 – 1 | Beširović 32', 42', González 33', Calderón 67', 78', Juliá 73', 85', Escoda 86' | |||
| 1996-08-02 | Arbeca | A | 13 – 0 | Juliá 18', Beširović 22', 30', Calderón 32', 37', Escoda 48', 73', 80', González 55', 70', Rodríguez 60', Garitano 78', Roa 83' | |||
| 1996-08-03 | Balaguer | N | 2 – 0 | Rodríguez 31', Marques 43' | |||
| 1996-08-03 | Espanyol B | N | 1 – 0 | González 15' | |||
| 1996-08-07 | Caspe | A | 7 – 0 | Beširović 1', Čampara 18', García 24', González 38', 86', Gil (o.g.) 45', Llorens 90' | |||
| 1996-08-08 | Fraga | A | 4 – 1 | Fernández 31', Escoda 34', 66', Rodríguez 78' | |||
| 1996-08-10 | Balaguer | A | 2 – 0 | Yriarte 15', Rodríguez 62' | |||
| 1996-08-14 | Binéfar | A | 2 – 1 | Escoda (2) | |||
| 1996-08-17 | Tàrrega | N | 1 – 1 | Garitano 62' (pen.) | |||
| 1996-08-19 | Nàstic | A | 2 – 2 | Juliá 56', Candelas 69' | |||
| 1996-08-22 | Zaragoza | H | 3 – 1 | González 12', 67', Escoda 16' | |||
| 1996-08-29 | Alcampell | A | 5 – 0 | Beširović 18', Bidaurrázaga 26', Juliá 64', 78', Marques 72' | |||
| Copa Catalunya | |||||||
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| Kick Off | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | |||
| 1996-08-24 | Sabadell | N | 0 – 0 | ||||
| 1996-08-24 | Ribera d'Ondara | A | 2 – 0 | ||||
| Kick Off | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Referee | Pos | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-08-31 17:30 | Osasuna | H | 0 – 0 | Valle Gil | 12th | MR | |
| 1996-09-07 17:30 | Barcelona B | A | 0 – 0 | Rubio Iniesta | 12th | MR | |
| 1996-09-15 12:00 | Salamanca | H | 3 – 1 | Čampara 26', Arias 64', Escoda 83' | Pérez Izquierdo | 8th | MR |
| 1996-09-21 17:30 | Villarreal | A | 1 – 2 | Arias 75' | Sanjorge Otero | 11th | MR |
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