1996–97 UE Lleida season

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Emili Isierte
2	MF	Íñigo Lizarralde
3	DF	Carlos Llorens
4	DF	Andrés de la Rosa
5	DF	David Belenguer (from December)
6	MF	Gaizka Garitano
7	FW	Gerard Escoda
8	MF	Antonio Roa
9	FW	Rahim Beširović
10	MF	Antonio Calderón
11	FW	Estefan Juliá
12	MF	Àlex Fernández (from January)
13	GK	Raúl Ojeda (from January)
14	FW	Gorka Bidaurrázaga

No.	Position	Player
15	MF	Zoran Čampara
16	DF	Sandro Marques
17	MF	Gerardo García
18	MF	Óscar Arias
19	FW	Lluís González
20	MF	Ángel Luis Fernández
21	MF	Vicente Fernández
22	FW	Julio Rodríguez
23	FW	Joseph Mbarga (from December)
24	DF	Txutxi Díez
	GK	José María Buljubasich (to January)
	DF	Diego Cocca (to December)
	DF	Víctor Segura

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

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'

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