1992–93 Real Zaragoza season

During summer the club became a SAD (Anonymous Sport Society) with Pikolin group grabbing a majority of shareholders electing Alfonso Solans as its new President. [1] The newly arrived board transferred in several players such as: 1990 FIFA World Cup Champion Left back Defender Andreas Brehme from Internazionale[2] (after failed movements to FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid with his friends Johan Cruijff and Bernd Schuster respectively), Santiago Aragon from Real Madrid and midfielder Nayim from Tottenham Hotspur.[3] Owing to a weak defensive line the squad finished on 9th spot in League far away from European spots for the next year. Meanwhile in UEFA Cup the squad reached the Eightfinals only to be eliminated by future runners-up Borussia Dortmund thanks to a great performance of Stephane Chapuisat.

Finally, in Copa del Rey the team reached the Final for the first time since 1986 only to be defeated by Real Madrid 0-2 at Estadio Luis Casanova in front of 42,000 fans.[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Andoni Cedrún — GK  ESP Javier Sanchez Broto — GK  ESP José Belman — DF  GER Andreas Brehme — DF  ESP Alberto Belsué — DF  ESP Jesús Solana — DF  ESP Xavier Aguado — DF  ESP Esteban — DF  ESP Luis Cuartero — DF  ESP Lizarralde — DF  ESP Sergi Lopez Segu — MF  ROU Dorin Mateut — MF  ESP Jesús García Sanjuan

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  URU Gustavo Poyet — MF  ESP Nayim — MF  ESP Santiago Aragon — MF  ARG Dario Franco — DF  ESP Narcís Julià — MF  ESP Jesús Seba — MF  ESP Roberto Martinez — MF  ESP Jose Aurelio Gay — FW  ESP Moises Garcia Leon — FW  ESP Miguel Pardeza — FW  ESP Francisco Higuera — FW  ESP Manuel Peña Escontrela

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