| 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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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.
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Winter
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Cafu | Sao Paulo FC | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
Competitions
Supercopa
La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- 1 2 3 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 Paqui Belsue Poyet Higuera Pardeza Esnaider Dario Franco Nayim |
Report | Ramis Latorre Aguilera Latorre |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: ansuategui roca |
| 11 September 1994 2 | Real Sociedad | 1–2 | Real Zaragoza | Anoeta |
| Kodro Imaz |
Report | cedrun poyet |
Referee: Garcia Aranda |
| 18 September 1994 3 | Real Zaragoza | 2–1 | Real Oviedo | Zaragoza |
| Esnaider Esnaider Aguado Solana Poyet Nayim Esnaider Higuera |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Fernandez Marin |
| 24 September 1994 4 | Real Valladolid | 2–0 | Real Zaragoza | Valladolid |
| Alberto Pablo Ramon Arquero Miguelo |
Report | Stadium: José Zorrilla Referee: Brito Arceo |
| 2 October 1994 5 | Real Zaragoza | 2-1 | FC Barcelona | Zaragoza |
| Esnáider Geli Caceres |
Report | Koeman |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Diaz Vega |
| 9 October 1994 6 | Deportivo La Coruña | 3 – 3 | Real Zaragoza | A Coruña |
| Donato Barragán Canales Đukić Ribera |
Report | Stadium: Riazor Referee: Juan Andújar Oliver |
| 16 October 1994 7 | Real Zaragoza | 4 – 0 | Celta Vigo | Zaragoza |
| Poyet Franco Higuera Pardeza Aguado Loreto |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Gonzalo Panadero Martínez |
| 23 October 1994 8 | Real Betis | 0–1 | Real Zaragoza | Benito Villamarín |
| Ureña Alexis Cañas |
Report | Esnaider |
Referee: Marin Lopez |
| 29 October 1994 9 | Real Zaragoza | 3–2 | Real Madrid | La Romareda |
| Juan Esnáider Gus Poyet Solana Poyet Geli Aragon Nayim Esnaider |
Report | Zamorano Amavisca |
Referee: José Rubio Valdivieso |
| 6 November 1994 10 | CD Logroñés | 0–0 | Real Zaragoza | Logroño |
| Villanova Herrero Victor Segura |
Report | Stadium: Las Gaunas Referee: Fernandez Marin |
| 20 November 1994 11 | Real Zaragoza | 1–0 | Albacete Balompié | Zaragoza |
| Poyet Aguado Solana Poyet Aragon Nayim |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Rodriguez Martel |
| 27 November 1994 12 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Real Zaragoza | Bilbao |
| Julen Guerrero Goikoetxea |
Report | Stadium: Estadio San Mames Referee: Lopez Nieto |
| 4 December 1994 13 | Real Zaragoza | 3–2 | Sporting Gijon | Zaragoza |
| Geli Pardeza Pardeza Aragon Aragon Esnaider |
Report | Pier Marcos Vales Muñiz Marcelino Caco Moran Castaño |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Barrenechea Montero |
| 11 December 1994 14 | Racing Santander | 0–1 | Real Zaragoza | Santander |
Geli Pardeza Oscar |
Report | Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero Referee: Nuñez Manrique |
| 21 December 1994 15 | Real Zaragoza | 1–0 | RCD Español | Madrid |
| Poyet Aguado Nayim Dario Franco |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: García Aranda |
| 8 January 1995 16 | SD Compostela | 3–2 | Real Zaragoza | Compostela |
| Christiansen Ohen Ohen Lekumberri Abadia |
Report | Stadium: San Lazaro |
| 15 January 1995 17 | Sevilla | 2–1 | Real Zaragoza | Sevilla |
| Suker Cortijo Unzue Prieto Marcos |
Report | Geli Esnaider |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Referee: Ansuategui Roca |
| 22 January 1995 18 | Real Zaragoza | 3–1 | Atlético Madrid | Zaragoza |
| Higuera Esnaider Pardeza Poyet Geli Esnaider |
Report | Kiko |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Francisco Santamaría Uzqueda |
| 29 January 1995 19 | Valencia CF | 3-0 | Real Zaragoza | Valencia |
| Galvez Fernando Mijatovic Giner Poyatos |
Report | Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Brito Arceo |
| 5 February 1995 20 | CD Tenerife | 2–0 | Real Zaragoza | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Felipe Pizzi |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez Referee: Marin Lopez |
| 12 February 1995 21 | Real Zaragoza | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Zaragoza |
| Poyet caceres solana |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda |
| 19 February 1995 22 | Real Oviedo | 2–1 | Real Zaragoza | Oviedo |
| Manel Prosinecki Berto Jokanovic |
Report | Poyet belsue solana garcia sanjuan higuera |
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere Referee: Panadero Martinez |
| 25 February 1995 23 | Real Zaragoza | 1–0 | Real Valladolid | Zaragoza |
| Poyet aragon García Sanjuan Esnaider |
Report | Ferreras ramon gracia |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Lopez Nieto |
| 4 March 1995 24 | FC Barcelona | 3-0 | Real Zaragoza | Barcelona |
| Koeman Begiristain Amor Eskurza |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Rubio Valdivieso |
| 12 March 1995 25 | Real Zaragoza | 1 – 0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Zaragoza |
| Pardeza Aguado Aragón Poyet |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Juan Brito Arceo |
| 19 March 1995 26 | Celta Vigo | 0 – 0 | Real Zaragoza | Vigo |
| Report | Cafu Esnaider |
Stadium: Balaídos Referee: César Barrenechea Montero |
| 1 April 1995 27 | Real Zaragoza | 3–0 | Real Betis | Zaragoza |
| Esnaider Higuera Higuera Cafu |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Garcia Aranda |
| 8 April 1995 28 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| Raúl Zamorano Dubovski Quique Sanchez Flores |
Report | Stadium: Bernabeu Referee: Manuel Vega |
| 15 April 1995 29 | Real Zaragoza | 3–0 | Logroñés | Zaragoza |
| Aguado Poyet Esnaider Higuera |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Panadero Martinez |
| 23 April 1995 30 | Albacete | 0–3 | Real Zaragoza | Carlos Belmonte |
| Fradera Coco Manolo |
Report | Referee: Marin Lopez |
| 29 April 1995 31 | Real Zaragoza | 1–4 | Athletic Bilbao | Zaragoza |
| Pardeza Aragon Geli |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Antonio Martin Navarrete |
| 6 May 1995 32 | Sporting Gijon | 1–3 | Real Zaragoza | Gijón |
| Pier sabou |
Summary | Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Andradas Asurmendi |
| 14 May 1995 33 | Real Zaragoza | 1–1 | Racing Santander | Zaragoza |
| Esnaider Solana Poyet Iñaki |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Nuñez Manrique |
| 20 May 1995 34 | RCD Espanyol | 2–0 | Real Zaragoza | |
| Roberto Ayucar Pacheta |
Report | Referee: Díaz Vega |
| 28 May 1995 35 | Real Zaragoza | 5–3 | Compostela | Zaragoza |
Poyet Cedrun |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda |
| 4 June 1995 36 | Real Zaragoza | 0–1 | Sevilla FC | Zaragoza |
| Report | Moya Marcos Suker |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Marin Lopez |
| 11 June 1995 37 | Atlético Madrid | 2–0 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| Geli Manolo Toni Muñoz Pirri Mori Simeone |
Report | Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium Referee: José Andradas Asurmendi |
| 18 June 1995 38 | Real Zaragoza | 2-2 | Valencia CF | Zaragoza |
| Iñigo Esnaider |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Contador Crespo |
Copa del Rey
Eightfinals
| 8 February 1995 | Albacete Balompié | 2–1 | Real Zaragoza | Albacete |
| 21:00 CET | Morientes Fonseca |
Report (in Spanish) | Óscar |
Stadium: Carlos Belmonte Attendance: — Referee: Esquinas Torres |
| 15 February 1995 | Real Zaragoza | 1–1 | Albacete Balompié | Zaragoza |
| 20:15 CET | Esnáider |
Report (in Spanish) | Morientes |
Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Pajares Paz |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Round of 32
| 15 September 1994 | Gloria Bistrița | 2–1 | | Bistrița |
| 16:30 | Răduță Lungu |
Report | Esnáider |
Stadium: Stadionul Gloria Attendance: 7,000[8] Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey) |
| 29 September 1994 | Real Zaragoza | 4–0 | | Valencia |
| 20:30 | Pardeza Aguado Poyet |
Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 4,500[9] Referee: Andrew Waddell (Scotland) |
Eightfinals
| 20 October 1994 | Tatran Prešov | 0–4 | | Prešov |
| 20:15 | Report | Poyet Varga Esnáider |
Stadium: Štadión 1. FC Tatran Prešov Attendance: 12,105[10] Referee: José Mendes Pratas (Portugal) |
| 3 November 1994 | Real Zaragoza | 2–1 | | Valencia |
| 20:30 | Esnáider Luis Celada |
Report | Kočiš |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 2,500[11] Referee: Dermot Gallagher (England) |
Quarter-finals
| 2 March 1995 | Feyenoord | 1–0 | | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Larsson |
Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 41,920[12] Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland) |
| 16 March 1995 | Real Zaragoza | 2–0 | | Zaragoza |
| 20:30 | Pardeza Esnáider |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 25,000[13] Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
Semifinals
| 6 April 1995 | Real Zaragoza | 3–0 | | Zaragoza |
| 21:15 | Pardeza Esnáider |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 35,000[14] Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden) |
Final
| 10 May 1995 | Arsenal | 1–2 | | Paris |
| 20:15 CEST | Hartson |
Report | Esnáider Nayim |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Cedrún | 34 | -40 | 27+1 | -34 | 5 | -4 | 1 | -2 | ||
| DF | Belsue | 46 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Aguado | 43 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Caceres | 42 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Solana | 36 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | Poyet | 42 | 14 | 32+2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Nayim | 44 | 1 | 28+5 | 0 | 7+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Aragon | 44 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Esnaider | 43 | 25 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ||
| FW | Pardeza | 43 | 14 | 27+7 | 11 | 6+1 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Higuera | 36 | 8 | 25+1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| GK | Juanmi | 17 | -21 | 11+1 | -16 | 4 | -4 | 1 | -1 | ||
| MF | Geli | 40 | 1 | 22+8 | 1 | 4+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Garcia Sanjuan | 32 | 1 | 19+6 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Cafu | 19 | 0 | 10+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Oscar | 26 | 2 | 6+13 | 0 | 2+4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| MF | Franco | 16 | 1 | 5+10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| FW | Loreto | 15 | 0 | 1+11 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Lizarralde | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Sergi | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| MF | Gay | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | ||||||
| GK | Belman | 1 | -1 | 0+1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Cuartero | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||
| FW | Iñigo | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | ||||||
See also
References
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- ↑ "Cafu: "It's true that Milan were celebrating at half-time against Liverpool in Istanbul"". fourfourtwo.com. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ↑ "UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: All-time finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 30 June 2005. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ↑ "Golden goal: Nayim for Zaragoza v Arsenal (1995)". The Guardian. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ "Real Madrid » Squad 1994/1995". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ↑ "Ley de Procedimiento Administrativo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ↑ "Temporada 1994-95 (nota aclaratoria de la ampliación a 22 equipos)" (in Spanish). futbolme.com. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ↑ "Gloria Bistrita vs Real Zaragoza" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ↑ "Real Zaragoza vs Gloria Bistrita" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ↑ "Tatran Prešov vs Real Zaragoza". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ↑ "Real Zaragoza vs Tatran Prešov". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ↑ "Feyenoord vs Real Zaragoza". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ↑ "Real Zaragoza vs Feyenoord" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ↑ "Real Zaragoza vs Chelsea FC" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ↑ "Chelsea FC vs Real Zaragoza" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 March 2022.