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Record Liga Portugal 96/97

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (-1999)

Matchday	Date	Time	Venue	Ranking	Opponent		System of play	Attendance	Result
First Round 1st leg	Thu Sep 12, 1996	12:00 AM	H			Ruch Chorzow	4-4-2 double 6	17.000	5:1
First Round 2nd leg	Thu Sep 26, 1996	12:00 AM	A			Ruch Chorzow	4-4-2 double 6	4.547	0:0
last 16 1st leg	Thu Oct 17, 1996	12:00 AM	H			Loko Moskau	4-4-2 double 6	8.090	1:0
last 16 2nd leg	Thu Oct 31, 1996	12:00 AM	A			Loko Moskau	4-4-2 double 6	6.500	2:3
Quarter-Finals 1st leg	Thu Mar 6, 1997	12:00 AM	H			Fiorentina	5-3-2	58.000	0:2
Quarter-Finals 2nd leg	Thu Mar 20, 1997	12:00 AM	A			Fiorentina	4-4-2 double 6	35.071	0:1

Liga Portugal

Matchday	Date	Time	Venue	Ranking	Opponent		System of play	Attendance	Result
1	Sun Aug 25, 1996	7:00 PM	H			SC Braga	4-4-2 double 6	40.000	1:1
2	Sat Sep 7, 1996	10:00 PM	A			Gil Vicente	4-4-2 double 6	25.000	0:3
3	Sun Sep 15, 1996	6:00 PM	H			Vitória Setúbal	4-4-2 double 6	25.000	5:1
4	Sun Sep 22, 1996	6:00 PM	A			Leiria	4-4-2 double 6	15.000	0:2
5	Mon Sep 30, 1996	9:30 PM	H			Chaves	4-4-2 double 6	30.000	3:0
6	Sun Oct 13, 1996	5:00 PM	A			Salgueiros	4-4-2 double 6	12.000	0:1
7	Mon Oct 21, 1996	8:30 PM	H			CF Estrela	4-4-2 double 6	15.000	2:0
8	Sat Oct 26, 1996	10:30 PM	A			Sporting CP	4-4-2 double 6	35.000	1:0
9	Mon Nov 4, 1996	10:30 PM	H			Boavista	4-4-2 double 6	5.000	1:1
10	Sat Nov 16, 1996	10:00 PM	A			Espinho	4-4-2 double 6	4.000	0:3
11	Sun Nov 24, 1996	4:00 PM	H			Farense	4-4-2 double 6	20.000	2:1
12	Sat Nov 30, 1996	10:30 PM	A			Rio Ave	4-4-2 double 6	10.000	0:1
13	Sun Dec 22, 1996	4:00 PM	H			Marítimo	4-4-2 double 6	15.000	0:0
14	Fri Jan 3, 1997	10:30 PM	A			Leça	4-4-2 double 6	5.000	1:5
15	Sat Jan 11, 1997	10:00 PM	H			FC Porto	4-4-2 double 6	75.000	1:2
16	Sun Jan 19, 1997	4:00 PM	A			Vit. Guimarães	4-4-2 double 6	20.000	1:0
17	Sat Jan 25, 1997	10:30 PM	H			Belenenses	4-4-2 double 6	5.000	1:2
18	Sat Feb 1, 1997	10:30 PM	A			SC Braga	3-5-2	10.000	1:1
19	Sat Feb 8, 1997	12:00 AM	H			Gil Vicente			1:0
20	Sat Feb 15, 1997	12:00 AM	A			Vitória Setúbal			0:2
21	Sun Feb 23, 1997	12:00 AM	H			Leiria			1:0
22	Sat Mar 1, 1997	10:30 PM	A			Chaves	4-3-3 Attacking	6.000	3:1
23	Sun Mar 16, 1997	5:00 PM	H			Salgueiros	4-2-3-1	15.000	3:4
24	Mon Mar 24, 1997	12:00 AM	A			CF Estrela			1:1
25	Sat Apr 5, 1997	12:00 AM	H			Sporting CP			1:0
26	Sat Apr 12, 1997	12:00 AM	A			Boavista			1:1
27	Sun Apr 20, 1997	5:00 PM	H			Espinho	4-2-3-1	15.000	2:0
28	Sat Apr 26, 1997	12:00 AM	A			Farense			1:2
29	Sun May 4, 1997	6:00 PM	H			Rio Ave	4-2-3-1	5.000	0:0
30	Sat May 10, 1997	12:00 AM	A			Marítimo			2:0
31	Sun May 18, 1997	6:00 PM	H			Leça	4-3-3 Attacking	3.000	1:0
32	Sat May 24, 1997	10:00 PM	A			FC Porto	5-3-2	45.000	3:1
33	Fri May 30, 1997	12:00 AM	H			Vit. Guimarães			0:2
34	Sun Jun 15, 1997	12:00 AM	A			Belenenses			1:0

Taça de Portugal

Matchday	Date	Time	Venue	Ranking	Opponent		System of play	Attendance	Result
Fourth Round	Sun Dec 8, 1996	4:00 PM	H			Vit. Guimarães	4-4-2 double 6		3:2 AET
Fifth Round	Tue Feb 11, 1997	Unknown	H			Marítimo			2:1
Round of 16	Sun Mar 9, 1997	Unknown	H			Desportivo Aves			3:1 AET
Quarter-Finals	Wed Apr 2, 1997	Unknown	H			Dragões			5:1
Semi-Finals	Wed Apr 30, 1997	Unknown	H			FC Porto	4-4-2 double 6	45.000	2:0
Final	Tue Jun 10, 1997	6:00 PM	A			Boavista	4-2-3-1	45.000	3:2

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Matchday	Date	Time	Venue	Ranking	Opponent		System of play	Attendance	Result
final 1st leg	Sun Aug 18, 1996	Unknown	A			FC Porto	4-4-2 double 6		1:0
final 2nd leg	Wed Sep 18, 1996	10:00 PM	H			FC Porto	4-4-2 double 6		0:5

Table section Liga Portugal 96/97

#	Club		Matches	+/-	Pts
1		FC Porto	34	56	85
2		Sporting CP	34	36	72
3		Benfica	34	19	58
4		SC Braga	34	-1	55
5		Vit. Guimarães	34	5	53
6		Salgueiros	34	1	52
7		Boavista	34	23	49