# 1996–97 RC Celta de Vigo season

Celta Vigo contested La Liga and the Copa del Rey in the 1996–97 season. They placed 16th in La Liga, their worst result since earning promotion in 1992. They were more successful in the Copa del Rey, reaching the semi-finals for the second time in four seasons before being eliminated by eventual runners-up Real Betis.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Patxi Villanueva |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Alejo |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Rafael Berges |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Patxi Salinas (captain) |
| 5 | MF | PER | José del Solar |
| 6 | MF | BRA | Mazinho |
| 7 | MF | BIH | Milorad Ratković |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Ángel Merino |
| 9 | MF | ISR | Haim Revivo |
| 10 | FW | BIH | Vladimir Gudelj |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Geli |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Andoni Lakabeg |
| 13 | GK | FRA | Richard Dutruel |
| 14 | DF | BRA | Adriano Teixeira |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | ESP | Eusebio |
| 16 | DF | ESP | Borja Agirretxu |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Daniel Dutuel |
| 18 | FW | ESP | Juan Sánchez |
| 19 | MF | YUG | Srđan Bajčetić |
| 20 | FW | ESP | Juan Manuel Prieto |
| 21 | DF | ESP | José Manuel Tárraga |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Josema |
| 23 | FW | ESP | Moisés |
| 24 | MF | RUS | Aleksandr Mostovoi |
| 25 | GK | ESP | José Luis Diezma |
| 26 | DF | ESP | José Ramón Dacosta |
| 27 | MF | ESP | Javi González |
| — | FW | ESP | Pablo Couñago |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from |
| GK | Richard Dutruel | Paris Saint-Germain |
| MF | Mazinho | Valencia CF |
| MF | Aleksandr Mostovoi | RC Strasbourg |
| MF | José del Solar | UD Salamanca |
| MF | Daniel Dutuel | Girondins Bordeaux |
| MF | Haim Revivo | Maccabi Haifa |
| GK | José Luis Diezma | Real Betis |
| DF | Adriano Teixeira | Sport |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| GK | Toni Prats | Real Betis | |
| DF | Gil | Racing Ferrol | |
| FW | Goran Milojevic | CP Merida | |
| DF | Mariano Hoyas | CP Merida | |
| DF | Michel Salgado | UD Salamanca | loan |
| MF | Hermes Desio | UD Salamanca | |
| MF | Carlos Perez | UD Almeria | |
| MF | Vicente | | |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Carlos Pérez (on loan to Almería) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | MF | ESP | David Belenguer (on loan to Lleida) |

## Squad stats

Last updated on 16 February 2021.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 13 | GK | FRA | Richard Dutruel | 41 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Alejo | 32 | 2 | 23+5 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Patxi Salinas | 36 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Rafael Berges | 26 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Daniel Dutuel | 39 | 1 | 24+8 | 1 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | PER | José del Solar | 34 | 1 | 25+4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | BRA | Mazinho | 47 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | BIH | Milorad Ratković | 35 | 5 | 25+3 | 3 | 3+4 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Ángel Merino | 45 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | RUS | Aleksandr Mostovoi | 37 | 6 | 29+2 | 5 | 4+2 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | ESP | Juan Sánchez | 40 | 5 | 24+8 | 4 | 5+3 | 1 |
| 25 | GK | ESP | José Luis Diezma | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | ISR | Haim Revivo | 43 | 8 | 21+14 | 5 | 6+2 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | BIH | Vladimir Gudelj | 30 | 14 | 18+11 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Geli | 25 | 3 | 12+5 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | BRA | Adriano Teixeira | 30 | 0 | 16+4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ESP | Javi González | 29 | 1 | 14+10 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ESP | Eusebio | 39 | 0 | 12+20 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ESP | Borja Agirretxu | 22 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Josema | 22 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ESP | Moisés | 11 | 2 | 6+2 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | YUG | Srđan Bajčetić | 17 | 1 | 5+6 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ESP | José Manuel Tárraga | 11 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Patxi Villanueva | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Andoni Lakabeg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ESP | Juan Manuel Prieto | 15 | 3 | 0+12 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 26 | DF | ESP | José Ramón Dacosta | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Pablo Couñago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| Players who have left the club after the start of the season: ||||||||||
| 23 | MF | ESP | Carlos Pérez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ESP | David Belenguer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

## Results
### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 14 | Zaragoza | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 50 | |
| 15 | Sporting Gijón | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 50 | |
| 16 | Celta Vigo | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 49 | |
| 17 | Oviedo | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 48 | |
| 18 | Rayo Vallecano (R) | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 45 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
* 1 2 RAC: 9 pts; ZAR: 6 pts; SPG: 3 pts

#### Position 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 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | W | D | W | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | W |
| Position | 20 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 |

#### Matches
### Copa del Rey
#### Second round

Celta Vigo won 4–2 on aggregate

#### Third round

Celta Vigo won 4–2 on aggregate

#### Round of 16

1–1 on aggregate. Celta Vigo won on away goals

#### Quarter-finals

Celta Vigo won 3–1 on aggregate

#### Semi-finals

Real Betis won 2–1 on aggregate