# 1996–97 AS Monaco FC season

The 1996–97 season was AS Monaco FC's 73rd season in existence and the club's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Monaco participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season covers the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997.

## Players
### First-team 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 |
| — | GK | FRA | Fabien Barthez |
| — | GK | FRA | Stéphane Porato |
| — | DF | FRA | Martin Djetou |
| — | DF | FRA | Bruno Irles |
| — | DF | FRA | Philippe Christanval |
| — | DF | FRA | Franck Dumas |
| — | DF | BEL | Philippe Léonard |
| — | DF | CPV | Manuel dos Santos |
| — | DF | FRA | Éric Di Meco |
| — | DF | FRA | Patrick Blondeau |
| — | DF | FRA | Lilian Martin |
| — | MF | FRA | Emmanuel Petit |
| — | MF | SEN | Salif Diao |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Laurent Viaud |
| — | MF | FRA | Gilles Grimandi |
| — | MF | SCO | John Collins |
| — | MF | FRA | Sylvain Legwinski |
| — | MF | ALG | Ali Benarbia |
| — | MF | BEL | Enzo Scifo |
| — | FW | NGA | Victor Ikpeba |
| — | FW | FRA | Thierry Henry |
| — | FW | BRA | Sonny Anderson |
| — | FW | FRA | David Trezeguet |
| — | FW | DEN | Dan Petersen |
| — | FW | SUI | Marco Grassi |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | From | Type | Fee |
| 1 July 1996 | Marco Grassi | Rennes | Transfer | €6,000,000 |
| 1 July 1996 | John Collins | Celtic | Transfer | Free |
| 1 July 1996 | Lilian Martin | Dunkerque | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 1996 | Philippe Léonard | Standard Liège | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 2 July 1996 | Martin Djetou | Strasbourg | Transfer | Free |

#### Out

| Date | Player | To | Type | Fee |
| 1 July 1996 | Lilian Thuram | Parma | Transfer | Free |
| 1 July 1996 | Fabien Piveteau | Bastia | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 1996 | Mickaël Madar | Deportivo La Coruña | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 1996 | Marc Delaroche | Caen | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 1996 | Christopher Wreh | Guingamp | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 1996 | Tony Sylva | Épinal | Loan | Free |
| 1 July 1996 | Claude Puel | Retired | Retired | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| French Division 1 | 10 August 1996 | May 1997 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 69 | 30 | +39 | 060.53 |
| Coupe de France | 17 January 1997 | 17 January 1997 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 11 December 1996 | 18 February 1997 | Round of 32 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 050.00 |
| UEFA Cup | 10 September 1996 | 22 April 1997 | First round | Semi-finals | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 080.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 53 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 96 | 44 | +52 | 062.26 |
Source: Competitions

### French Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Monaco (C) | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 69 | 30 | +39 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 67 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Nantes | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 64 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 63 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Metz | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 62 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: French Division 1

#### 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 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches

Source:

### UEFA Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances

| Pos. | Player | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | UEFA Cup | Total |
| GK | Fabien Barthez | 36 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 50 |
| GK | Stéphane Porato | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| DF | Bruno Irles | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| DF | Patrick Blondeau | 31 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 44 |
| DF | Manuel dos Santos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| DF | Philippe Léonard | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
| DF | Philippe Christanval | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Martin Djetou | 26 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 40 |
| DF | Franck Dumas | 36 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 48 |
| DF | Éric Di Meco | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| DF | Lilian Martin | 26 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 39 |
| MF | Salif Diao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Sylvain Legwinski | 37 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 49 |
| MF | Laurent Viaud | 24 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 32 |
| MF | Ali Benarbia | 35 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 47 |
| MF | Gilles Grimandi | 24 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 32 |
| MF | Emmanuel Petit | 29 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 40 |
| MF | John Collins | 28 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 39 |
| MF | Enzo Scifo | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 23 |
| FW | Sonny Anderson | 34 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 48 |
| FW | Thierry Henry | 36 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 48 |
| FW | Victor Ikpeba | 31 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 45 |
| FW | David Trezeguet | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| FW | Marco Grassi | 12 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| FW | Dan Petersen | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
Last updated: 25 August 2023. Source: