Associazione Calcio Fiorentina did not manage to repeat its spectacular 1995–96 season, and did not win any trophies the following year. A relatively meagre goalscoring season from superstar Gabriel Batistuta was one of the reasons for the declining performance, for which head coach Claudio Ranieri was sacked at the end of the season. The highlight of Fiorentina's season was reaching the semi-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup, where it lost to Barcelona 2–0 at the Camp Nou, following a 1–1 draw in Florence.
| 1996–97 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Vittorio Cecchi Gori | |||
| Manager | Claudio Ranieri | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Artemio Franchi | |||
| Serie A | 9th | |||
| Supercoppa Italiana | Winners | |||
| Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | |||
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Gabriel Batistuta (13) All: Gabriel Batistuta (19) | |||
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | MF |  POR | Rui Costa |
| — | MF |  ITA | Danilo Stefani |
| — | MF | ITA | Sandro Cois |
| — | MF | ITA | Roberto Mirri |
| — | MF | ITA | Massimo Orlando |
| — | MF | ITA | Emiliano Bigica |
| — | MF |  RUS | Andrei Kanchelskis |
| — | MF | ITA | Mirko Benin |
| — | FW | ITA | Francesco Baiano |
| — | FW |  ARG | Gabriel Batistuta |
| — | FW |  BEL | Luís Oliveira |
| — | FW | ITA | Marco Vendrame |
| — | FW | ITA | Anselmo Robbiati |
| — | FW | ITA | Andrea Mussi |
Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Luis Oliveira | Cagliari Calcio | |
| DF | Aldo Firicano | Cagliari Calcio | |
| DF | Vittorio Pusceddu | Cagliari Calcio | |
| DF | Giulio Falcone | Torino F.C. | |
| MF | Danilo Stefani | Maceratese | |
Winter
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Andrei Kanchelskis | Everton F.C. | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Francesco Flachi | A.S. Bari | |
Competitions
Supercoppa Italiana
| 25 August 1996 | Milan | 1–2 | Fiorentina | Milan |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Savićević  22' | Batistuta 12', 38' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 29,582 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
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]
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]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 27 | −9 |
Last updated: 25 July 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Position by round
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round; = 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round; = 1997–98 Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round; = 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round; = 1997–98 Serie B
Matches
| 8 September 1996 1 | Fiorentina | 2–4 | Vicenza | Florence |
| Sartor 36' (o.g.) Oliveira 80' | Report | Otero 8', 29', 67', 90' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
| 15 September 1996 2 | Atalanta | 2–2 | Fiorentina | Bergamo |
| Inzaghi 56' (pen.), 62' | Report | Oliveira 15' Batistuta 81' | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
| 22 September 1996 3 | Fiorentina | 2–0 | Hellas Verona | Florence |
| Robbiati 6' Batistuta 49' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
| 29 September 1996 4 | Juventus | 1–0 | Fiorentina | Turin |
| Padovano 9' | Report | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 12 October 1996 5 | Fiorentina | 0–0 | Lazio | Florence |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 20 October 1996 6 | Bologna | 0–2 | Fiorentina | Bologna |
| Report | Batistuta 44' De Marchi 80' (o.g.) | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Graziano Cesari |
| 27 October 1996 7 | Fiorentina | 1–0 | Milan | Florence |
| Robbiati 84' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 3 November 1996 8 | Parma | 0–0 | Fiorentina | Parma |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 16 November 1996 9 | Internazionale | 2–2 | Fiorentina | Milan |
| Ganz 50' Ince 83' | Report | Oliveira 44', 64' | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 24 November 1996 10 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Piacenza | Florence |
| Robbiati 26' | Report | Luiso 64' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Angelo Bonfrisco |
| 1 December 1996 11 | Roma | 3–3 | Fiorentina | Rome |
| Balbo 15' (pen.) Delvecchio 72'Totti 87' | Report | Rui Costa 22' Batistuta 31', 75' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 8 December 1996 12 | Fiorentina | 4–1 | Perugia | Florence |
| Batistuta 48' Rui Costa 62'Oliveira 86'Rocco 90' (o.g.) | Report | Gautieri 56' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
| 15 December 1996 13 | Udinese | 2–0 | Fiorentina | Udine |
| Amoroso 19', 29' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Roberto Bettin |
| 22 December 1996 14 | Fiorentina | 2–0 | Cagliari | Florence |
| Batistuta 65' Robbiati 82' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Giancarlo Lana |
| 5 January 1997 15 | Fiorentina | 3–0 | Napoli | Florence |
| Colonnese 50' (o.g.) Oliveira 54'Robbiati 90' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
| 12 January 1997 16 | Reggiana | 0–0 | Fiorentina | Reggio Emilia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Giglio Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 19 January 1997 17 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Sampdoria | Florence |
| Batistuta 31' (pen.) | Report | Franceschetti 89' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 26 January 1997 18 | Vicenza | 3–2 | Fiorentina | Vicenza |
| Otero 1' Murgita 37'Ambrosetti 57' | Report | Padalino 22' Batistuta 65' | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
| 2 February 1997 19 | Fiorentina | 0–0 | Atalanta | Florence |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Gianni Beschin |
| 16 February 1997 20 | Hellas Verona | 2–1 | Fiorentina | Verona |
| Falcone 1' (o.g.) Manetti 90' | Report | Batistuta 7' | Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Referee: Cosimo Bolognino |
| 23 February 1997 21 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Juventus | Florence |
| Robbiati 90' | Report | Del Piero 15' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 1 March 1997 22 | Lazio | 1–0 | Fiorentina | Rome |
| Negro 90' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
| 9 March 1997 23 | Fiorentina | 3–2 | Bologna | Florence |
| Baiano 19' (pen.) Batistuta 61'Robbiati 79' | Report | Andersson 2' Firicano 25' (o.g.) | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 15 March 1997 24 | Milan | 2–0 | Fiorentina | Milan |
| Desailly 62' Albertini 90' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
| 23 March 1997 25 | Fiorentina | 1–0 | Parma | Florence |
| Thuram 34' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 5 April 1997 26 | Fiorentina | 0–0 | Internazionale | Florence |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Graziano Cesari |
| 13 April 1997 27 | Piacenza | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Piacenza |
| Luiso 66' | Report | Amoruso 56' | Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Referee: Gianni Beschin |
| 19 April 1997 28 | Fiorentina | 2–1 | Roma | Florence |
| Robbiati 7' Petruzzi 36' (o.g.) | Report | Balbo 77' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 4 May 1997 29 | Perugia | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Perugia |
| Pizzi 89' (pen.) | Report | Robbiati 90' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
| 11 May 1997 30 | Fiorentina | 2–3 | Udinese | Florence |
| Padalino 5' Baiano 21' | Report | Amoroso 2', 60' (pen.) Pierini 82' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
| 15 May 1997 31 | Cagliari | 4–1 | Fiorentina | Cagliari |
| Muzzi 14' Darío Silva 35'Lønstrup 37', 45' | Report | Oliveira 34' | Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 18 May 1997 32 | Napoli | 2–2 | Fiorentina | Naples |
| Aglietti 67' Esposito 83' | Report | Oliveira 8', 40' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Roberto Bettin |
| 25 May 1997 33 | Fiorentina | 3–0 | Reggiana | Florence |
| Batistuta 7', 62' Robbiati 18' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pierangelo Pin |
| 1 June 1997 34 | Sampdoria | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Genoa |
| Montella 37' | Report | Robbiati 23' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Lorenzo Branzoni |
Coppa Italia
Final phase
| 23 October 1996 | Bologna | 3–1 | Fiorentina | Bologna |
| Magoni 16' Paramatti 61'Scapolo 71' | Orlando 35' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
First round
v 
Fiorentina
Fiorentina| 12 September 1996 First leg | Gloria Bistriţa  | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Bistrița, Romania |
| Lazăr 3' | Batistuta 47' | Stadium: Stadionul Gloria Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Christer Fällström (Sweden) |
v 
Gloria Bistriţa
Gloria Bistriţa| 26 September 1996 Second leg | Fiorentina | 1–0 (2–1 agg.) | Gloria Bistriţa | Florence, Italy |
| Orlando 22' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 18,607 Referee: Ladislav Gádoši (Slovakia) |
Second round
v 
Sparta Prague
Sparta Prague| 17 October 1996 First leg | Fiorentina | 2–1 | Sparta Prague | Florence, Italy |
| Batistuta 5' Schwarz 56' | Siegl 80' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 22,400 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland) |
v Fiorentina
Fiorentina| 31 October 1996 Second leg | Sparta Prague | 1–1 (2–3 agg.) | Fiorentina | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Lokvenc 4' | Robbiati 63' | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 16,021 Referee: David Elleray (England) |
Quarter-finals
v Fiorentina
Fiorentina| 6 March 1997 First leg | Benfica | 0–2 | Fiorentina | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Baiano 45' Batistuta 90' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany) |
v 
Benfica
Benfica| 20 March 1997 Second leg | Fiorentina | 0–1 (2–1 agg.) | Benfica | Florence, Italy |
| Edgar 22' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 35,071 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) |
Semi-finals
v Fiorentina
Fiorentina| 10 April 1997 First leg | Barcelona  | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Barcelona, Spain |
| Nadal 42' | Batistuta 62' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 105,000 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany) |
v 
Barcelona
Barcelona| 24 April 1997 Second leg | Fiorentina | 0–2 (1–3 agg.) | Barcelona | Florence, Italy |
| Couto 30' Guardiola 35' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
Statistics
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa | UEFA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ITA | Toldo | 32 | -40 | 32 | -40 | ||||
| 2 | DF | ITA | Carnasciali | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF | ITA | Amoruso | 23 | 1 | 21+2 | 1 | ||||
| 17 | DF | ITA | Pusceddu | 28 | 0 | 21+7 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | DF | ITA | Padalino | 21 | 2 | 20+1 | 2 | ||||
| 16 | DF | ITA | Falcone | 31 | 0 | 27+4 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | MF |  SWE | Schwarz | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | MF | ITA | Cois | 25 | 0 | 20+5 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | MF | POR | Rui Costa | 28 | 2 | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | FW | ARG | Batistuta | 32 | 12 | 32 | 12 | ||||
| 11 | FW | BEL | Oliveira | 31 | 9 | 28+3 | 9 | ||||
| 22 | GK | ITA | Mareggini | 2 | -1 | 2 | -1 | ||||
| 23 | FW | ITA | Robbiati | 30 | 11 | 18+12 | 11 | ||||
| 6 | DF | ITA | Firicano | 18 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | MF | ITA | Piacentini | 23 | 0 | 15+8 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | ITA | Serena | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | MF | ITA | Bigica | 17 | 0 | 12+5 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | FW | ITA | Baiano | 21 | 2 | 9+12 | 2 | ||||
| 32 | MF | RUS | Kanchelskis | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | MF | ITA | Orlando | 16 | 0 | 3+13 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | MF | ITA | Vendrame | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | MF | ITA | Benin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | MF | ITA | Stefani | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | DF | ITA | Chiarini | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | GK | ITA | Zandona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| GK | ITA | Passarini | |||||||||
| MF | ITA | Mirri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| FW | ITA | Mussi | |||||||||
Goalscorers
Gabriel Batistuta 13 (2)- Anselmo Robbiati 12
Luís Oliveira 9
References
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