# 1996–97 UE Lleida season
## 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 |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Emili Isierte |
| 2 | MF | ESP | Íñigo Lizarralde |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Carlos Llorens |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Andrés de la Rosa |
| 5 | DF | ESP | David Belenguer (from December) |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Gaizka Garitano |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Gerard Escoda |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Antonio Roa |
| 9 | FW | SCG | Rahim Beširović |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Antonio Calderón |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Estefan Juliá |
| 12 | MF | ESP | Àlex Fernández (from January) |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Raúl Ojeda (from January) |
| 14 | FW | ESP | Gorka Bidaurrázaga |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | BIH | Zoran Čampara |
| 16 | DF | BRA | Sandro Marques |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Gerardo García |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Óscar Arias |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Lluís González |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Ángel Luis Fernández |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Vicente Fernández |
| 22 | FW | URU | Julio Rodríguez |
| 23 | FW | CMR | Joseph Mbarga (from December) |
| 24 | DF | ESP | Txutxi Díez |
| — | GK | ARG | José María Buljubasich (to January) |
| — | DF | ARG | Diego Cocca (to December) |
| — | DF | ESP | Víctor Segura |

### In

| 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 |

## Competitions
### Pre-season

Friendlies :
| 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 :
| Kick Off | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers |
| 1996-08-24 | Sabadell | N | 0 – 0 | |
| 1996-08-24 | Ribera d'Ondara | A | 2 – 0 | |

### Segunda División

| 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 |