1993–94 Real Zaragoza season

Real Zaragoza S.A.D.
1993–94 season
OwnerSolans Family (64%)
PresidentAlfonso Solans
Head coachVíctor Fernández
StadiumLa Romareda
La Liga3th
Copa del ReyWinners
(in 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Juan Esnaider (13 goals)
All:
Esnaider (16 goals)

The 1993–94 season was the 59th season in existence for Real Zaragoza competed in La Liga for 16th consecutive year and Copa del Rey.

Summary

The club had one of the best seasons since the 1960's, the team winning its 4th Copa del Rey after defeating Celta de Vigo[1] in the 1994 Copa del Rey Final on penalties and finishing 3rd in La Liga behind champions FC Barcelona and Deportivo La Coruña. During the summer, the squad was reinforced with Forward Juan Eduardo Esnaider[2] y Juanmi from Real Madrid and after the departure of Andreas Brehme, they replaced him with Fernando Cáceres[3] from CA River Plate, those three arrivals on loan.

After starting the league campaign with no wins from the first five matches and the fans asking for his sacking, manager Victor Fernandez changed the squad into a more offensive unit with three forwards Pardeza, Esnaider and Higuera. Those tactic changes worked brilliantly, bringing standout results like the 6-2 win against Tenerife, a massive 6-3 win against Barcelona and a shocking 4-0 win against Atletico Madrid at Vicente Calderon stadium. In the last match the squad defeated Real Madrid by 4-1, clinching the third spot for the first time since 1973.[4] Another record for the team was 71 league goals scored.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ESP Andoni Cedrún
— GK  ESP Javier Sanchez Broto
— GK  ESP Juanmi
— DF  ESP Alberto Belsué
— DF  ESP Jesús Solana
— DF  ESP Xavier Aguado
— DF  ARG Fernando Caceres
— DF  ESP Esteban
— DF  ESP Luis Cuartero
— DF  ESP Lizarralde
— DF  ESP Sergi Lopez Segu
— 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
— FW  ARG Juan Eduardo Esnaider
— MF  ESP Jose Aurelio Gay
— FW  ESP Moises Garcia Leon
— FW  ESP Miguel Pardeza
— FW  ESP Francisco Higuera
— FW  ESP Manuel Peña Escontrela

[5]

Transfers

Out
Pos. Name To Type
DF Andreas Brehme 1.FC Kaiserslautern

Winter

In
Pos. Name from Type
Out
Pos. Name To Type

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 1993–94 La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (C) 38 25 6 7 91 42 +49 56[a] Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Deportivo La Coruña 38 22 12 4 54 18 +36 56[a] Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Zaragoza 38 19 8 11 71 47 +24 46 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[b]
4 Real Madrid 38 19 7 12 61 50 +11 45 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5 Athletic Bilbao 38 16 11 11 61 47 +14 43
Source: LFP
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b DEP 1–0 BAR; BAR 3–0 DEP
  2. ^ Zaragoza entered UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as winners of 1993–94 Copa del Rey.

Position by round

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GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDDLLWDLLWLWWWDWWWLWWLWWDWDWWWLDWDLWWW
Position12141318171717181815171514131111121213106107654544444444443
Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1992-9339.html?tab=partits
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1993–94 UEFA Champions League Group stage;   = 1994–95 UEFA Cup First round;   = 1993–94 Relegation playoff to 1994–95 Segunda Division;   = 1994–95 Segunda Division; R = 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Matches

5 September 1993 1 Real Zaragoza 1–2 Sevilla CF Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
12 September 1993 2 Real Sociedad 2–2 Real Zaragoza San Sebastian
Stadium: Anoeta
19 September 1993 3 Real Zaragoza 1–1 Albacete Balompie Zaragoza
Report Stadium: La Romareda
26 September 1993 4 FC Barcelona 4–1 Real Zaragoza Barcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
3 October 1993 5 Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Real Zaragoza Bilbao
Report Stadium: San Mames
6 October 1993 6 Real Zaragoza 2–1 Osasuna Zaragoza
Report Stadium: La Romareda
17 October 1993 7 Real Valladolid 0–0 Real Zaragoza Valladolid
Report Stadium: Estadio Jose Zorrilla
24 October 1993 8 Real Zaragoza 0–1 Deportivo La Coruña Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
31 October 1993 9 Real Oviedo 2–1 Real Zaragoza Oviedo
Stadium: Carlos Tartiere
6 November 1993 10 Real Zaragoza 2–1 Atletico Madrid Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
10 November 1993 11 Racing Santander 2–0 Real Zaragoza Santander
Report Stadium: El Sardinero
20 November 1993 12 Real Zaragoza 6–2 CD Tenerife Zaragoza
Report Stadium: La Romareda
28 November 1993 13 Lleida Esportiu 0–1 Real Zaragoza Lleida
Report
5 December 1993 14 Real Zaragoza 4–1 Rayo Vallecano Zaragoza
Report Stadium: La Romareda
12 December 1993 15 Logroñes CF 2–2 Real Zaragoza Logroño
19 December 1993 16 Real Zaragoza 1–0 Valencia CF Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
2 January 1994 17 Celta de Vigo 1–0 Real Zaragoza Vigo
Stadium: Balaidos
9 January 1994 18 Real Zaragoza 3–0 Sporting Gijon Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
16 January 1994 19 Real Madrid 3–2 Real Zaragoza Madrid
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu
23 January 1994 20 Sevilla CF 0–1 Real Zaragoza Sevilla
Stadium: Sanchez Pizjuan
30 January 1994 21 Real Zaragoza 3–0 Real Sociedad Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
6 February 1994 22 Albacete Balompie 2–1 Real Zaragoza Albacete
13 February 1994 23 Real Zaragoza 6–3 FC Barcelona La Romareda
Stadium: Zaragoza
20 February 1994 24 Real Zaragoza 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
23 February 1994 25 Osasuna 0–0 Real Zaragoza Pamplona
Stadium: El Sadar
27 February 1994 26 Real Zaragoza 2–0 Real Valladolid Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
6 March 1994 27 Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 Real Zaragoza La Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
13 March 1994 28 Real Zaragoza 2–1 Real Oviedo Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
20 March 1994 29 Atletico Madrid 0–4 Real Zaragoza Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderon
27 March 1994 30 Real Zaragoza 2–0 Racing Santander Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
3 April 1994 31 CD Tenerife 5–3 Real Zaragoza Santa Cruz de Tenerife
6 April 1994 32 Real Zaragoza 1–1 Lleida Esportiu Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
10 April 1994 33 Rayo Vallecano 1–2 Real Zaragoza Vallecas
Stadium: Campo Vallecas
16 April 1994 34 Real Zaragoza 1–1 Logroñes CF Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
24 April 1994 35 Valencia CF 3–0 Real Zaragoza Valencia
Stadium: Mestalla
1 May 1994 36 Real Zaragoza 4–1 Celta de Vigo Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
8 May 1994 37 Sporting Gijon 0–3 Real Zaragoza Gijon
Stadium: El Molinon
15 May 1994 38 Real Zaragoza 4–1 Real Madrid Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda

Copa del Rey

Main article: 1993–94 Copa del Rey

Eightfinals

6 January 1994 Badajoz 1–0 Real Zaragoza Badajoz
17:00 CET Altimira 38' Report (in Spanish) Stadium: El Vivero
Attendance: —
Referee: Nuñez Manrique
12 January 1994 Real Zaragoza 3–0 Badajoz Zaragoza
20:45 CET Aragón 27' (pen.)
Pardeza 34', 88'		 Report (in Spanish) Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: —
Referee: Gómez López

Quarterfinals

26 January 1994 Real Zaragoza 2–1 Sevilla Zaragoza
20:45 CET Aragón 18' (pen.)
Poyet 64'		 Report (in Spanish) Cortijo 87' Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: —
Referee: Díaz Vega
2 February 1994 Sevilla 1–1 Real Zaragoza Sevilla
21:00 CET Moya 35' Report (in Spanish) Poyet 85' Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: García-Aranda

Semifinals

17 February 1994 Real Betis 0–1 Real Zaragoza Sevilla
21:30 CET Report (in Spanish) Aragón 32' Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: —
Referee: Ansuátegui Roca
9 March 1994 Real Zaragoza 3–1 (a.e.t.) Real Betis Zaragoza
21:00 CET Poyet 94'
Gay 97'
Moisés 110' (pen.)		 Report (in Spanish) Ríos 90+1' Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: García-Aranda

Final

Main article: 1994 Copa del Rey Final
20 April 1994 Celta de Vigo 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(4−5 p)		 Real Zaragoza Madrid
21:30 CET Report (in Spanish) Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto
Penalties
Andrijašević
Gudelj
Dadíe
Losada
Alejo 		Cáceres
Nayim
Franco
Gay
Higuera

Statistics

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  ESP Cedrún 31 -35 23 -29 8 -6
DF  ESP Belsué 48 3 35 3 13 0
DF  ESP Aguado 46 2 35 2 11 0
DF  ARG Caceres 40 1 30 1 10 0
DF  ESP Solana 46 2 33 2 13 0
MF  URU Poyet 46 9 32+2 4 12 5
MF  ESP Garcia Sanjuan 47 3 25+10 1 8+4 2
MF  ESP Aragon 47 11 33+1 7 13 4
FW  ESP Higuera 47 14 34+1 12 12 2
FW  ARG Esnaider 40 16 29 13 11 3
FW  ESP Pardeza 36 8 21+5 5 9+1 3
GK  ESP Juanmi 20 -20 15 -18 5 -2
MF  ESP Nayim 41 2 19+14 2 3+5 0
MF  ESP Gay 40 9 20+8 7 10+2 2
DF  ESP Lizarralde 32 0 14+9 0 3+6 0
FW  ESP Moises 18 4 6+8 2 0+4 2
MF  ARG Franco 12 2 6+5 2 0+1 0
DF  ESP Esteban 8 0 4+3 0 1 0
MF  ESP Fuertes 6 0 1+4 0 0+1 0
DF  ESP Sergi 7 0 3+2 0 1+1 0
MF  ESP Seba 3 0 0+3 0
DF  ESP Narcís Julià
GK  ESP Sanchez Broto
FW  ESP Peña
DF  ESP Cuartero
GK  ESP Belman

See also

References

  1. ^ "Santiago Cañizares" (in Spanish). Yo Jugué en el Celta. 13 April 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Juan Eduardo ESNÁIDER". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ "¿Qué fue de 'los héroes de París'?" [What happened to the 'heroes of Paris'?] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. ^ Spain – Cup 1976; at RSSSF
  5. ^ "Real Madrid » Squad 1994/1995". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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