# 1996–97 Bologna FC 1909 season

During the 1996–97 season Bologna Football Club 1909 competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.

## Summary

Newcomers in Serie A, Bologna, finished in a decent 7th place almost reaching an UEFA Cup spot. In Coppa Italia, the squad reached the semifinals defeated by future champions Vicenza of Francesco Guidolin.
Manager Renzo Ulivieri built a balanced squad with experienced players and young stars emerging during the campaign included former goalkeeper Francesco Antonioli, defenders Michele Paramatti, Stefano Torrisi and Giuseppe Cardone. Meanwhile, the offensive saw the Russian duo: former Inter midfielder Igor Shalimov and forward Igor Kolyvanov was able to play as a pure striker once again, without having responsibilities across the entire field like in Foggia. This immediately reflected on his goal scoring, and he was Bologna's top striker in his first season, with 11 goals in 27 games. Also Swedish striker Kennet Andersson, whom arrived in the summer from relegated A.S. Bari, had a decent campaign.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ITA | Francesco Antonioli |
| 2 | DF | ITA | Andrea Tarozzi |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Michele Paramatti |
| 4 | MF | ITA | Andrea Bergamo |
| 5 | DF | ITA | Marco De Marchi |
| 6 | DF | ITA | Giuseppe Cardone |
| 7 | FW | ITA | Pierpaolo Bresciani |
| 8 | MF | ITA | Cristiano Scapolo |
| 9 | MF | ITA | Giancarlo Marocchi |
| 10 | FW | RUS | Igor Kolyvanov |
| 11 | MF | ITA | Oscar Magoni |
| 12 | GK | ITA | Francesco Gnudi |
| 13 | DF | ITA | Cristiano Pavone |
| 14 | MF | ITA | Davide Olivares |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | ITA | Michele De Simone |
| 16 | FW | ITA | Carlo Nervo |
| 17 | MF | ITA | Giuseppe Anaclerio |
| 18 | FW | ITA | Davide Fontolan |
| 19 | FW | SWE | Kennet Andersson |
| 20 | DF | ITA | Stefano Torrisi |
| 22 | GK | ITA | Alex Brunner |
| 23 | DF | ITA | Fabio Gianella |
| 24 | MF | ITA | Andrea Seno |
| 25 | MF | RUS | Igor Shalimov |
| 27 | DF | ITA | Amedeo Mangone |
| 30 | MF | ITA | Massimo Brambilla |
| 31 | MF | ITA | Marco Schenardi |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Kennet Andersson | A.S. Bari | €4.70 million |
| DF | Giuseppe Cardone | A.C. Milan | |
| MF | Giancarlo Marocchi | Juventus | |
| FW | Igor Kolyvanov | Foggia Calcio | |
| GK | Alex Brunner | Foggia Calcio | |
| MF | Davide Fontolan | Inter | |
| MF | Andrea Seno | Inter | |
| MF | Igor Shalimov | Inter | |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To |
| MF | Cristiano Doni | Brescia Calcio |
| MF | Fabian Valtolina | Piacenza Calcio |
| MF | Davide Morello | Genoa C.F.C. |
| MF | Giovanni Bosi | Cesena |
| DF | Rosario Pergolizzi | Brescia Calcio |
| FW | Giorgio Bresciani | Cremonese |
| FW | Giovanni Cornacchini | Vicenza Calcio |
| GK | Fabio Marchioro | A.C. Pavia |

## Competitions
### Serie A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Udinese | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 54 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 6 | Sampdoria | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 53 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 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 | |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | D | W | L | D | L | D |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |

#### Matches
### Coppa Italia
#### Semifinals
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| Competition | Points | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | GD |
| Competition | Points | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | GD |
| 1996-97 Serie A | 49 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 44 | +6 |
| 1996-97 Coppa Italia | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
| Total | | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 61 | 48 | +13 |

### Player statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ITA | Antonioli | 39 | -48 | 33 | -42 | 6 | -6 |
| 6 | DF | ITA | Cardone | 30 | 0 | 18+6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ITA | Tarozzi | 31 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Paramatti | 38 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | ITA | Torrisi | 32 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ITA | Scapolo | 36 | 7 | 24+6 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | ITA | Marocchi | 38 | 4 | 28+5 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ITA | De Marchi | 25 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ITA | Nervo | 34 | 4 | 20+9 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | RUS | Kolyvanov | 31 | 12 | 26+1 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | SWE | Andersson | 35 | 11 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 22 | GK | ITA | Brunner | 1 | -2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ITA | Magoni | 30 | 2 | 19+6 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 27 | DF | ITA | Mangone | 24 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ITA | Fontolan | 18 | 3 | 16+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ITA | Brambilla | 16 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ITA | Bergamo | 10 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ITA | Bresciani | 24 | 4 | 6+15 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | ITA | Schenardi | 13 | 1 | 6+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | RUS | Shalimov | 21 | 4 | 3+15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ITA | Pavone | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ITA | Seno | 15 | 0 | 1+10 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ITA | Anaclerio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ITA | Olivares | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ITA | Gnudi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/rose/1996/1106/