# 1996–97 Copa del Rey

The 1996–97 Copa del Rey was the 95th staging of the Copa del Rey.
The competition started on 4 September 1996 and concluded on 28 June 1997 with the final, held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid.

## First round

First round :
| Home 1st leg | Agg. | Home 2nd leg | 1st leg | 1st leg | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 2nd leg | 2nd leg |
| Cultural Leonesa | 0–3 | Alavés | 4 September 1996 | 0–1 | Rep. | 18 September 1996 | 2–0 | Rep. |
| Gernika | 2–6 | Eibar | 4 September 1996 | 2–2 | Rep. | 18 September 1996 | 4–0 | Rep. |
| Gimnàstic Tarragona | 2–6 | Lleida | 4 September 1996 | 0–2 | Rep. | 18 September 1996 | 4–2 | Rep. |
| Cacereño | 2–7 | Mérida | 4 September 1996 | 1–5 | Rep. | 18 September 1996 | 2–1 | Rep. |
| Manchego | 1–2 | Salamanca | 4 September 1996 | 0–0 | Rep. | 18 September 1996 | 2–1 | Rep. |
| Lliria | 1–5 | Villarreal | 4 September 1996 | 0–3 | Rep. | 18 September 1996 | 2–1 | Rep. |
| Mensajero | 0–2 | Almería | 4 September 1996 | 0–1 | Rep. | 19 September 1996 | 1–0 | Rep. |
| Racing Ferrol | 2–1 | Ourense | 5 September 1996 | 1–1 | Rep. | 19 September 1996 | 0–1 | Rep. |
| Real Avilés Industrial | 6–1 | Marino de Luanco | 5 September 1996 | 3–1 | Rep. | 19 September 1996 | 0–3 | Rep. |
| Gimnástica Torrelavega | 0–3 | Osasuna | 5 September 1996 | 0–1 | Rep. | 19 September 1996 | 2–0 | Rep. |
| Barakaldo | 2–2 (a) | Real Unión | 5 September 1996 | 1–2 | Rep. | 18 September 1996 | 0–1 | Rep. |
| Talavera | 3–2 | Badajoz | 5 September 1996 | 0–1 | Rep. | 19 September 1996 | 1–3 | Rep. |
| Carabanchel | 1–4 | Leganés | 5 September 1996 | 1–2 | Rep. | 19 September 1996 | 2–0 | Rep. |
| Getafe | 2–2 (a) | Toledo | 5 September 1996 | 2–2 | Rep. | 18 September 1996 | 0–0 | Rep. |
| Gandía | 3–9 | Mallorca | 5 September 1996 | 1–4 | Rep. | 19 September 1996 | 5–2 | Rep. |
| Real Murcia | 1–3 | Albacete | 5 September 1996 | 1–1 | Rep. | 19 September 1996 | 2–0 | Rep. |
| Elche | 0–1 | Mar Menor | 5 September 1996 | 0–0 | Rep. | 19 September 1996 | 1–0 | Rep. |
| Real Jaén | 1–4 | Las Palmas | 5 September 1996 | 0–1 | Rep. | 19 September 1996 | 3–1 | Rep. |
| Marbella | 2–4 | Écija | 5 September 1996 | 1–2 | Rep. | 18 September 1996 | 2–1 | Rep. |
| Málaga | 1–0 | Realejos | 5 September 1996 | 1–0 | Rep. | 19 September 1996 | 0–0 | Rep. |
| Guadix | 0–1 | Granada | 5 September 1996 | 0–1 | Rep. | 19 September 1996 | 0–0 | Rep. |
| Córdoba | 1–2 | Polideportivo Ejido | 5 September 1996 | 0–1 | Rep. | 19 September 1996 | 1–1 | Rep. |
| Castellón | 1–6 | Levante | 5 September 1996 | 0–3 | Rep. | 18 September 1996 | 3–1 | Rep. |
| Terrassa | 2–0 | Figueres | 11 September 1996 | 1–0 | Rep. | 19 September 1996 | 0–1 | Rep. |
| Bye: Zalla, its opponent (Sestao) retired of the competition. ||||||||||

## Second round

Second round :
| Home 1st leg | Agg. | Home 2nd leg | 1st leg | 1st leg | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 2nd leg | 2nd leg | Notes |
| Osasuna | 2–1 | Real Sociedad | 5 November 1996 | 1–0 | Rep. | 27 November 1996 | 1–1 | Rep. | |
| Racing Ferrol | 2–4 | Celta Vigo | 6 November 1996 | 1–3 | Rep. | 26 November 1996 | 1–1 | Rep. | |
| Real Avilés | 1–8 | Real Oviedo | 6 November 1996 | 1–5 | Rep. | 27 November 1996 | 3–0 | Rep. | |
| Zalla | 1–5 | Athletic Bilbao | 6 November 1996 | 0–3 | Rep. | 27 November 1996 | 2–1 | Rep. | |
| Eibar | 1–1 (a) | Racing Santander | 6 November 1996 | 1–1 | Rep. | 27 November 1996 | 0–0 | Rep. | |
| Alavés | 1–1 (a) | Logroñés | 6 November 1996 | 1–1 | Rep. | 27 November 1996 | 0–0 | Rep. | |
| Real Unión | 1–6 | Real Zaragoza | 6 November 1996 | 0–4 | Rep. | 27 November 1996 | 2–1 | Rep. | |
| Albacete | 1–5 | Rayo Vallecano | 6 November 1996 | 0–0 | Rep. | 27 November 1996 | 5–1 | Rep. | |
| Leganés | 1–2 | Compostela | 6 November 1996 | 1–1 | Rep. | 27 November 1996 | 1–0 | Rep. | |
| Salamanca | 0–4 | Real Madrid | 6 November 1996 | 0–2 | Rep. | 27 November 1996 | 2–0 | Rep. | |
| Talavera | 1–4 | Real Valladolid | 6 November 1996 | 0–3 | Rep. | 27 November 1996 | 1–1 | Rep. | |
| Mallorca | 1–3 | Deportivo La Coruña | 6 November 1996 | 1–0 | Rep. | 27 November 1996 | 3–0 | Rep. | |
| Mérida | 2–5 | Extremadura | 6 November 1996 | 1–0 | Rep. | 27 November 1996 | 5–1 | Rep. | |
| Málaga | 0–1 | Sevilla | 6 November 1996 | 0–1 | Rep. | 27 November 1996 | 0–0 | Rep. | |
| Écija | 1–4 | Real Betis | 6 November 1996 | 2–1 | Rep. | 27 November 1996 | 2–0 | Rep. | |
| Polideportivo Ejido | 0–0 (p) | Granada | 6 November 1996 | 0–0 | Rep. | 27 November 1996 | 0–0 | Rep. | Penalties: 4–3 for Granada CF |
| Las Palmas | 5–2 | Almería | 6 November 1996 | 2–0 | Rep. | 27 November 1996 | 2–3 | Rep. | |
| Terrassa | 1–2 | Lleida | 6 November 1996 | 1–0 | Rep. | 27 November 1996 | 2–0 | Rep. | |
| Levante | 1–2 | Hércules | 6 November 1996 | 1–0 | Rep. | 27 November 1996 | 2–0 | Rep. | |
| Mar Menor | 0–3 | Villarreal | 6 November 1996 | 0–1 | Rep. | 27 November 1996 | 2–0 | Rep. | |
| Toledo | 0–1 | Sporting de Gijón | 7 November 1996 | 0–0 | Rep. | 26 November 1996 | 1–0 | Rep. | |

## Third round

Third round :
| Home 1st leg | Agg. | Home 2nd leg | 1st leg | 1st leg | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 2nd leg | 2nd leg | Notes |
| Sevilla | 2–2 (p) | Deportivo La Coruña | 8 January 1997 | 2–0 | Rep. | 16 January 1997 | 2–0 | Rep. | Penalties: 3–1 for Deportivo de La Coruña |
| Espanyol | 6–3 | Sporting de Gijón | 8 January 1997 | 4–1 | Rep. | 15 January 1997 | 2–2 | Rep. | |
| Real Oviedo | 1–3 | Compostela | 8 January 1997 | 1–0 | Rep. | 15 January 1997 | 3–0 | Rep. | |
| Granada | 0–4 | Real Betis | 8 January 1997 | 0–1 | Rep. | 15 January 1997 | 3–0 | Rep. | |
| Osasuna | 4–5 | Rayo Vallecano | 8 January 1997 | 3–2 | Rep. | 15 January 1997 | 3–1 | Rep. | |
| Real Zaragoza | 1–2 | Racing Santander | 8 January 1997 | 1–1 | Rep. | 15 January 1997 | 1–0 | Rep. | |
| Villarreal | 2–3 | Athletic Bilbao | 8 January 1997 | 0–1 | Rep. | 15 January 1997 | 2–2 | Rep. | |
| Celta Vigo | 4–2 | Logroñés | 8 January 1997 | 2–0 | Rep. | 15 January 1997 | 2–2 | Rep. | |
| Real Madrid | 4–1 | Real Valladolid | 9 January 1997 | 2–1 | Rep. | 15 January 1997 | 0–2 | Rep. | |
| Lleida | 2–2 (a) | Hércules | 16 January 1997 | 1–0 | Rep. | 22 January 1997 | 2–1 | Rep. | Match suspended at the original date. |
| Bye: Las Palmas, Extremadura. ||||||||||

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final | |
| 1 | Las Palmas (5–3 p) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Valencia | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Valencia | 2 | 0 | 2 | Las Palmas (a) | Las Palmas (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Espanyol | Espanyol | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2 | 0 | 2 | Espanyol | Espanyol | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Espanyol (a) | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Espanyol (a) | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | Las Palmas | Las Palmas | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| 5 | Atlético Madrid | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | |
| 12 | Compostela | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Compostela | 0 | 2 | 2 | Atlético Madrid | Atlético Madrid | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Barcelona | 3 | 1 | 4 | Barcelona | Barcelona | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Real Madrid | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Real Madrid | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | 3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Real Betis | Real Betis | 2 | |
| 6 | Tenerife | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Real Betis | Real Betis | 2 |
| 11 | Real Betis | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Real Betis | 2 | 3 | 5 | Real Betis | Real Betis | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Rayo Vallecano | Rayo Vallecano | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Rayo Vallecano | 2 | 2 | 4 | Rayo Vallecano | Rayo Vallecano | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Extremadura | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Extremadura | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | Real Betis | Real Betis | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Celta Vigo | Celta Vigo | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 7 | Racing Santander | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Celta Vigo | Celta Vigo | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 10 | Athletic Bilbao | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Athletic Bilbao | 0 | 1 | 1 | Racing Santander | Racing Santander | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Celta Vigo | Celta Vigo | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Lleida | 1 | 0 | 1 | Celta Vigo | Celta Vigo | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Celta Vigo (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Las Palmas | 2–2 (5–3 p) | Valencia | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2–2 (a) | Espanyol | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Atlético Madrid | 5–2 | Compostela | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Barcelona | 4–3 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Tenerife | 0–5 | Real Betis | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 4–3 | Extremadura | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Racing Santander | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Lleida | 1–1 (a) | Celta Vigo | 1–1 | 0–0 |

### Second leg
## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Las Palmas | 1–1 (a) | Espanyol | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Atlético Madrid | 6–7 | Barcelona | 2–2 | 4–5 |
| Real Betis | 4–1 | Rayo Vallecano | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Racing Santander | 1–3 | Celta Vigo | 1–2 | 0–1 |

### Second leg
## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Las Palmas | 0–7 | Barcelona | 0–4 | 0-3 |
| Real Betis | 2–1 | Celta Vigo | 1–0 | 1–1 |

### Second leg
## Final

* Copa del Rey 1996–97 winners
* Barcelona 23rd title

## Top goalscorers

| Player | Goals | Team |
| Diego Klimowicz | 7 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Ronaldo | 6 | Barcelona |
| Juan Antonio Pizzi | 5 | Barcelona |
| Turu Flores | 5 | Las Palmas |
| Davor Šuker | 5 | Real Madrid |
| Juan Sabas | 4 | Real Betis |
| Lyuboslav Penev | 4 | Compostela |
| Milinko Pantić | 4 | Atlético Madrid |
| Alexandre | 4 | Villarreal |
| Julio Rodríguez | 4 | Lleida |