1994–95 Real Zaragoza season
The 1994–95 season was the 60th season in existence for Real Zaragoza competed in La Liga for 17th consecutive year, Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup for the first time since the 1986–87 edition.
1994–95 season | |||
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Owner | Solans Family (64%) | ||
President | Alfonso Solans | ||
Head coach | Víctor Fernández | ||
Stadium | La Romareda | ||
La Liga | 7th | ||
Copa del Rey | Eightfinals | ||
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Winners (in 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup) | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Juan Esnaider (16 goals) All: Esnaider (25 goals) | ||
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Summary
During Summer the club kept its core line-up delivering a decent performance in League with the team competing over European spots including a massive record of 18 months undefeated at La Romareda. During winter Presidente Solans reinforced the team with Brazilian Right-back Cafu a 1994 FIFA World Cup winner.[1][2] In Copa del Rey as incumbent Champions the squad was early eliminated by underdogs Albacete Balompie in Eightfinals. However, the season is best remembered by the club participation in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, after defeated Feyenoord in Quarterfinals, the team eliminated Chelsea F.C. in semifinals and reaching the 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final for the first time ever.[3]
Finally, the club won in Paris its first European trophy defeating incumbent Champions and heavy-favourites Arsenal F.C. with a last minute goal scored by former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Nayim at Parc des Princes.[4]
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
GK | Juanmi | Real Madrid | |
GK | José Belman | Real Zaragoza B | |
DF | Luis Cuartero | Real Zaragoza B | |
MF | Geli | Racing Santander | |
MF | Oscar | Sporting Gijon | |
FW | José Luis Loreto | Cordoba CF | |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
DF | Moises Garcia Leon | Osasuna | |
DF | Javier Sanchez Broto | Villarreal CF | |
DF | Esteban Gutierrez | Racing Ferrol | |
DF | Pedro Fuertes | Chaves | |
DF | Jesus Seba | Osasuna | |
DF | Narcis Julia | retired | |
Competitions
Supercopa
La Liga
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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5 | Sevilla[lower-alpha 1] | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 43[lower-alpha 2] | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
6 | Espanyol[lower-alpha 3] | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 43[lower-alpha 2] | |
7 | Zaragoza | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 43[lower-alpha 2] | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 4] |
8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 42 | |
9 | Oviedo | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 39 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- On July 31, 1995, Sevilla and Celta Vigo were relegated to Segunda División B for not provide documentation (audit) neither making their payments to the Royal Spanish Football Federation at time limit. Then, the two best qualified teams to be relegated, Albacete and Valladolid were readmitted to La Liga. Later, Sevilla and Celta Vigo claimed that according to the law[6] they had another 15 working days more because they made allegations days before. Finally, the solution[7] was to not relegate any involved team and expanding the league to 22 teams for next two seasons.
- SEV: 7 pts; ESP: 3 pts; ZAR: 2 pts
- RCD Español was renamed RCD Espanyol in February 1995.
- Zaragoza was qualified directly for the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as holders.
Position by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1995–96 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1995–96 UEFA Cup First round; = 1994–95 Relegation playoff to 1995–96 Segunda Division; = 1995–96 Segunda Division; R = 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Matches
4 September 1994 1 | Real Zaragoza | 2–2 | Tenerife | Zaragoza |
Esnaider 3' Paqui 69' (o.g.) Belsue Poyet Higuera Pardeza Esnaider Dario Franco Nayim |
Report | Ramis 14' Latorre 28' Aguilera Latorre |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: ansuategui roca |
11 September 1994 2 | Real Sociedad | 1–2 | Real Zaragoza | Anoeta |
Kodro 89' Imaz |
Report | 80 'higuera 86 'esnaider cedrun poyet |
Referee: Garcia Aranda |
18 September 1994 3 | Real Zaragoza | 2–1 | Real Oviedo | Zaragoza |
Esnaider 20 ' Esnaider 27 ' Aguado Solana Poyet Nayim Esnaider Higuera |
Report | 32' Carlos 69 ' Carlos Jerkan Prosinecki Maqueda |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Fernandez Marin |
24 September 1994 4 | Real Valladolid | 2–0 | Real Zaragoza | Valladolid |
Alberto 53 ' Pablo 70 ' Ramon Arquero Miguelo |
Report | Nayim Geli Esnaider |
Stadium: José Zorrilla Referee: Brito Arceo |
2 October 1994 5 | Real Zaragoza | 2-1 | FC Barcelona | Zaragoza |
Esnáider 11' Geli 22' Caceres |
Report | Koeman 75' (pen.) Ferrer Abelardo Guardiola |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Diaz Vega |
9 October 1994 6 | Deportivo La Coruña | 3 – 3 | Real Zaragoza | A Coruña |
Donato 17' (pen.) Barragán 78', 85' Canales Đukić Ribera |
Report | 21' Poyet 37', 48' (pen.) Aragón Belsué Cáceres Esnáider Nayim |
Stadium: Riazor Referee: Juan Andújar Oliver |
16 October 1994 7 | Real Zaragoza | 4 – 0 | Celta Vigo | Zaragoza |
Poyet 7' Franco 12' Higuera 44' Pardeza 59' Aguado Loreto |
Report | Patxi Salinas Berges Carlos Perez Gudelj |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Gonzalo Panadero Martínez |
23 October 1994 8 | Real Betis | 0–1 | Real Zaragoza | Benito Villamarín |
Ureña 6' Alexis Cañas |
Report | 87 'Higuera Belsue Esnaider |
Referee: Marin Lopez |
29 October 1994 9 | Real Zaragoza | 3–2 | Real Madrid | La Romareda |
Juan Esnáider 7', 52' Gus Poyet 86' Solana Poyet Geli Aragon Nayim Esnaider |
Report | Zamorano 57' Amavisca 78' Quique Sanchez Flores Míchel |
Referee: José Rubio Valdivieso |
6 November 1994 10 | CD Logroñés | 0–0 | Real Zaragoza | Logroño |
Villanova Herrero Victor Segura |
Report | Aragon Franco |
Stadium: Las Gaunas Referee: Fernandez Marin |
20 November 1994 11 | Real Zaragoza | 1–0 | Albacete Balompié | Zaragoza |
Poyet 68 ' Aguado 61' Solana 16' Poyet Aragon Nayim |
Report | Santi Denia Fradera Coco Zalazar |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Rodriguez Martel |
27 November 1994 12 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Real Zaragoza | Bilbao |
Julen Guerrero 51 ' Goikoetxea Oskar Vales |
Report | Belsué 65' Caceres Geli Dario Franco Esnaider |
Stadium: Estadio San Mames Referee: Lopez Nieto |
4 December 1994 13 | Real Zaragoza | 3–2 | Sporting Gijon | Zaragoza |
Geli 26' Pardeza 47 ' Pardeza 51 ' Aragon 56' (pen ) Aragon Esnaider |
Report | Pier 10 ' Marcos Vales 61 ' Muñiz Marcelino Caco Moran Castaño |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Barrenechea Montero |
11 December 1994 14 | Racing Santander | 0–1 | Real Zaragoza | Santander |
76' (o.g.)Merino Geli Pardeza Oscar |
Report | Ceballos Quique Setien 37'Popov Billabona Esteban Torre Christiansen |
Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero Referee: Nuñez Manrique |
21 December 1994 15 | Real Zaragoza | 1–0 | RCD Español | Madrid |
Poyet 49 ' Aguado 44' Nayim Dario Franco |
Report | Torres Mestre Francisco Lluis |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: García Aranda |
8 January 1995 16 | SD Compostela | 3–2 | Real Zaragoza | Compostela |
Christiansen 8 ' Ohen 15 ' Ohen 46 ' Lekumberri Abadia |
Report | 32 'Pardeza 67 ' Pardeza Belsue Aragon 62' Garcia Sanjuan |
Stadium: San Lazaro |
15 January 1995 17 | Sevilla | 2–1 | Real Zaragoza | Sevilla |
Suker 9 ' Cortijo 53 ' Unzue Prieto Marcos |
Report | 89 'Higuera Poyet Aragon Geli Esnaider |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Referee: Ansuategui Roca |
22 January 1995 18 | Real Zaragoza | 3–1 | Atlético Madrid | Zaragoza |
Higuera 20' (pen ) Esnaider 41 ' Pardeza 89 ' Poyet Geli Esnaider 69' |
Report | Kiko 67' Diego 83' Geli Ferreira 74' Pirri Mori Simeone 90' Vizcaino Ruano Kosecki |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Francisco Santamaría Uzqueda |
29 January 1995 19 | Valencia CF | 3-0 | Real Zaragoza | Valencia |
Galvez 53 ' Fernando 82 ' Mijatovic 89 ' Giner Poyatos 34' |
Report | Solana Poyet |
Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Brito Arceo |
5 February 1995 20 | CD Tenerife | 2–0 | Real Zaragoza | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
Felipe 6 ' Pizzi 51 ' |
Report | Caceres | Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez Referee: Marin Lopez |
12 February 1995 21 | Real Zaragoza | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Zaragoza |
Poyet 51 ' caceres solana |
Report | 70 'Meho Kodro Aranzabal |
Stadium: La Romareda |
19 February 1995 22 | Real Oviedo | 2–1 | Real Zaragoza | Oviedo |
Manel 49 ' Prosinecki 89 ' Berto Jokanovic |
Report | Poyet 61 ' belsue solana garcia sanjuan higuera |
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere Referee: Panadero Martinez |
25 February 1995 23 | Real Zaragoza | 1–0 | Real Valladolid | Zaragoza |
Poyet 24 ' aragon García Sanjuan Esnaider 89' |
Report | Ferreras ramon gracia |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Lopez Nieto |
4 March 1995 24 | FC Barcelona | 3-0 | Real Zaragoza | Barcelona |
Koeman 15' (pen.) Begiristain 46' Amor 89' Eskurza |
Report | 14' Cedrun Cafu Belsué Aguado Nayim Aragon |
Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Rubio Valdivieso |
12 March 1995 25 | Real Zaragoza | 1 – 0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Zaragoza |
Pardeza 27' Aguado 89' Aragón 54' Poyet |
Report | 80' Donato Fran Voro |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Juan Brito Arceo |
19 March 1995 26 | Celta Vigo | 0 – 0 | Real Zaragoza | Vigo |
Patxi Salinas Berges Desio Vicente |
Report | Cafu Esnaider |
Stadium: Balaídos Referee: César Barrenechea Montero |
1 April 1995 27 | Real Zaragoza | 3–0 | Real Betis | Zaragoza |
Esnaider 30 ' Higuera 54 ' Higuera 83 ' Cafu |
Report | Ureña Cañas Cuellar |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Garcia Aranda |
8 April 1995 28 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
Raúl 19 ' Zamorano 77 ' Dubovski 79 ' Quique Sanchez Flores34' |
Report | Aguado Caceres Poyet |
Stadium: Bernabeu Referee: Manuel Vega |
15 April 1995 29 | Real Zaragoza | 3–0 | Logroñés | Zaragoza |
Aguado 18 ' Poyet 35 ' Esnaider 77 ' Higuera |
Report | Javi Navarro Javi Delgado |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Panadero Martinez |
23 April 1995 30 | Albacete | 0–3 | Real Zaragoza | Carlos Belmonte |
Fradera Coco Manolo |
Report | 51' Esnaider 65' Higuera 88' Pardeza 85' Alberto Belsué Geli |
Referee: Marin Lopez |
29 April 1995 31 | Real Zaragoza | 1–4 | Athletic Bilbao | Zaragoza |
Pardeza 65 ' Aragon 45' Geli |
Report | 39 'Valverde 52' (pen )Larrazabal 83'Valverde 88 'Julen Guerrero Valencia Oskar Vales Tabuenka |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Antonio Martin Navarrete |
6 May 1995 32 | Sporting Gijon | 1–3 | Real Zaragoza | Gijón |
Pier 1 ' sabou |
Summary | 4 'Poyet 13 'Pardeza 89 'Esnaider 61' Juanmi Lizarralde Poyet Aragon Cedrun Oscar |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Andradas Asurmendi |
14 May 1995 33 | Real Zaragoza | 1–1 | Racing Santander | Zaragoza |
Esnaider 76' (pen) Solana 58' Poyet Iñaki |
Report | 8' Quique Setien Popov Mutiu |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Nuñez Manrique |
20 May 1995 34 | RCD Espanyol | 2–0 | Real Zaragoza | |
Roberto 10 ' Ayucar 89 ' Pacheta |
Report | Belsué Nayim |
Referee: Díaz Vega |
28 May 1995 35 | Real Zaragoza | 5–3 | Compostela | Zaragoza |
5 'Poyet 10 'Garcia Sanjuan 18 'Pardeza 58 'Esnaider 64 'Esnaider Poyet Cedrun 78' |
Report | 15 'Fabiano 36 ' Christensen 87 ' Ohen Toño Castro Modesto |
Stadium: La Romareda |
4 June 1995 36 | Real Zaragoza | 0–1 | Sevilla FC | Zaragoza |
88' Nayim | Report | Moya 49 ' Marcos 88' Suker |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Marin Lopez |
11 June 1995 37 | Atlético Madrid | 2–0 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
Geli 23' ( pen ) Manolo 89 ' Toni Muñoz Pirri Mori Simeone |
Report | Juanmi Aguado 61' Geli |
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium Referee: José Andradas Asurmendi |
18 June 1995 38 | Real Zaragoza | 2-2 | Valencia CF | Zaragoza |
Iñigo 48 ' Esnaider 73' (pen ) |
Report | 53 'Fernando 59 'Arroyo Mendieta |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Contador Crespo |
Copa del Rey
Eightfinals
8 February 1995 | Albacete Balompié | 2–1 | Real Zaragoza | Albacete |
21:00 CET | Morientes 60' Fonseca 79' |
Report (in Spanish) | Óscar 81' | Stadium: Carlos Belmonte Attendance: — Referee: Esquinas Torres |
15 February 1995 | Real Zaragoza | 1–1 | Albacete Balompié | Zaragoza |
20:15 CET | Esnáider 86' | Report (in Spanish) | Morientes 50' | Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Pajares Paz |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Round of 32
15 September 1994 | Gloria Bistrița | 2–1 | Real Zaragoza | Bistrița |
16:30 | Răduță 51' Lungu 52' |
Report | Esnáider 44' | Stadium: Stadionul Gloria Attendance: 7,000[8] Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey) |
29 September 1994 | Real Zaragoza | 4–0 | Gloria Bistrița | Valencia |
20:30 | Pardeza 11' Aguado 40' Poyet 48', 56' |
Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 4,500[9] Referee: Andrew Waddell (Scotland) |
Eightfinals
20 October 1994 | Tatran Prešov | 0–4 | Real Zaragoza | Prešov |
20:15 | Report | Poyet 26' Varga 44' (o.g.) Esnáider 50', 88' |
Stadium: Štadión 1. FC Tatran Prešov Attendance: 12,105[10] Referee: José Mendes Pratas (Portugal) |
3 November 1994 | Real Zaragoza | 2–1 | Tatran Prešov | Valencia |
20:30 | Esnáider 6' Luis Celada 55' |
Report | Kočiš 38' | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 2,500[11] Referee: Dermot Gallagher (England) |
Quarter-finals
2 March 1995 | Feyenoord | 1–0 | Real Zaragoza | Rotterdam |
20:00 | Larsson 62' | Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 41,920[12] Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland) |
16 March 1995 | Real Zaragoza | 2–0 | Feyenoord | Zaragoza |
20:30 | Pardeza 59' Esnáider 72' |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 25,000[13] Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
Semifinals
6 April 1995 | Real Zaragoza | 3–0 | Chelsea | Zaragoza |
21:15 | Pardeza 8' Esnáider 26', 57' |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 35,000[14] Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden) |
Final
10 May 1995 | Arsenal | 1–2 | Real Zaragoza | Paris |
20:15 CEST | Hartson 75' | Report | Esnáider 67' Nayim 119' |
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 42,424 Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy) |
Statistics
Players statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | UEFA | Copa del Rey | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ESP | Cedrún | 34 | -40 | 27+1 | -34 | 5 | -4 | 1 | -2 | |
DF | ESP | Belsue | 46 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ESP | Aguado | 43 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ARG | Caceres | 42 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ESP | Solana | 36 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | URU | Poyet | 42 | 14 | 32+2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ESP | Nayim | 44 | 1 | 28+5 | 0 | 7+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | |
MF | ESP | Aragon | 44 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ARG | Esnaider | 43 | 25 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | ESP | Pardeza | 43 | 14 | 27+7 | 11 | 6+1 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | |
FW | ESP | Higuera | 36 | 8 | 25+1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
GK | ESP | Juanmi | 17 | -21 | 11+1 | -16 | 4 | -4 | 1 | -1 | |
MF | ESP | Geli | 40 | 1 | 22+8 | 1 | 4+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
MF | ESP | Garcia Sanjuan | 32 | 1 | 19+6 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | BRA | Cafu | 19 | 0 | 10+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
MF | ESP | Oscar | 26 | 2 | 6+13 | 0 | 2+4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
MF | ARG | Franco | 16 | 1 | 5+10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
FW | ESP | Loreto | 15 | 0 | 1+11 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |||
DF | ESP | Lizarralde | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |||
DF | ESP | Sergi | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ESP | Gay | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | |||||
GK | ESP | Belman | 1 | -1 | 0+1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ESP | Cuartero | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
FW | ESP | Iñigo | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 |
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