1996–97 Udinese Calcio season

Udinese Calcio had its best season since the days of Zico in the club during the 1980s. With goal scoring trio Oliver Bierhoff, Márcio Amoroso and Paolo Poggi on top form, Udinese finished fifth, even troubling the top three in the standings. Bierhoff and Poggi scored 13 goals each, while Amoroso hit the back of the net on 12 occasions. Despite the sensational results, coach Alberto Zaccheroni remained at the small club, while 1997–98 looked set to become a further improvement for Udinese.

Udinese
1996–97 season
PresidentGiampaolo Pozzo
ManagerAlberto Zaccheroni
StadiumStadio Friuli
Serie A5th
Coppa ItaliaSecond round
Top goalscorerOliver Bierhoff,
Paolo Poggi (13)

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Serie A

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Internazionale 34 15 14 5 51 35 +16 59 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Lazio 34 15 10 9 54 37 +17 55
5 Udinese 34 15 9 10 53 41 +12 54
6 Sampdoria 34 14 11 9 60 46 +14 53
7 Bologna 34 13 10 11 50 44 +6 49
Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[1]

Position by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Udinese1311978913811121113111213131313131313131312121277875765
Source: Serie A
  = 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round

Matches
1Udinese0–1Inter
Sforza  10'
2Lazio0–1Udinese
Bia  73' (pen.)
3Cagliari1–2Udinese
Bia  19' (o.g.) Poggi  9'
Bierhoff  23'
4Udinese2–2Bologna
Bia  5'
Bierhoff  16'		 Marocchi  39'
Nervo  86'
5Napoli1–1Udinese
Pecchia  59' Bierhoff  76'
6Udinese1–1Vicenza
Poggi  71' Maini  89'
7Perugia2–1Udinese
Allegri  42'
Negri  70'		 Poggi  6'
8Udinese2–1Reggiana
Bierhoff  48'
Poggi  88'		 Valencia  64'
9Atalanta1–0Udinese
Bertotto  29' (o.g.)
10Udinese1–4Juventus
Cappioli  54' Bokšić  21'
Del Piero  39' (pen.), 44' (pen.)
Deschamps  70'
11Udinese3–1Parma
Apolloni  65' (o.g.)
Bierhoff  81, 90'		 Zé Maria  40'
12Milan2–1Udinese
Savićević  52'
Eranio  61'		 Stroppa  56'
13Udinese2–0Fiorentina
Amoroso  19, 29'
14Verona3–2Udinese
Maniero  47, 90'
Orlandini  62' (pen.)		 Poggi  19'
Stroppa  52'
15Udinese4–5Sampdoria
Amoroso  33, 62'
Cappioli  44'
Bia  90' (pen.)		 Mancini  5, 19, 33'
Montella  11, 74'
16Piacenza0–0Udinese
17Udinese1–0Fiorentina
Poggi  90'
18Inter1–1Udinese
Djorkaeff  62' (pen.) Poggi  12'
19Udinese2–3Lazio
Amoroso  79' (pen.), 90' Signori  17, 61'
Nedvěd  88'
20Udinese1–0Cagliari
Bierhoff  76'
21Bologna0–0Udinese
22Udinese2–2Napoli
Poggi  9, 76' Pecchia  26' (o.g.)
Helveg  46' (o.g.)
23Vicenza2–0Udinese
Maini  37'
Murgita  50'
24Udinese2–1Perugia
Amoroso  22'
Helveg  76'		 Negri  3'
25Reggiana0–0Udinese
26Udinese2–0Atalanta
Bierhoff  81'
Amoroso  84'
27Juventus0–3Udinese
Amoroso  42' (pen.), 49'
Bierhoff  47'
28Parma0–2Udinese
Pierini  67'
Del Piero  87' (pen.)
29Udinese1–1Milan
Bierhoff  16' Maldini  72'
30Fiorentina2–3Udinese
Padalino  5'
Baiano  21'		 Amoroso  2', 60' (pen.)
Pierini  82'
31Udinese3–0Verona
Poggi  33' (pen.), 50'
Bierhoff  84'
32Sampdoria4–0Udinese
Verón  40'
Laigle  63'
Montella  65' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
33Udinese4–0Piacenza
Sergio  13'
Scienza  18' (o.g.)
Poggi  45'
Cappioli  85'
34Roma0–3Udinese
Poggi  42'
Bierhoff  45'
Bia  87'

Top scorers

References
  1. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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