1996–97 UE Lleida season

UE Lleida

1996–97 season
President	Josep Lluís González
Manager	Txetxu Rojo
Grounds	Camp d'Esports
Segunda División	11th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
Copa Catalunya	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: All: Estefan Juliá (8)

First-team 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	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