| 1993–94 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Solans Family (64%) | ||
| President | Alfonso Solans | ||
| Head coach | Víctor Fernández | ||
| Stadium | La Romareda | ||
| La Liga | 3th | ||
| Copa del Rey | Winners (in1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Juan Esnaider (13 goals) All: Esnaider (16 goals) | ||
The1993–94 season was the 59th season in existence forReal Zaragoza competed inLa Liga for 16th consecutive year andCopa del Rey.
The club had one of the best seasons since the 1960s, the team winning its 4thCopa del Rey after defeating Celtade Vigo[1] in the1994 Copa del Rey Final on penalties and finishing 3rd inLa Liga behind championsFC Barcelona andDeportivo La Coruña. During the summer, the squad was reinforced with ForwardJuan Eduardo Esnaider[2] yJuanmi fromReal Madrid and after the departure ofAndreas Brehme, they replaced him withFernando Cáceres[3] fromCA 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 againstAtletico Madrid atVicente Calderon stadium. In the last match the squad defeatedReal 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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Juan Eduardo Esnaider | Real Madrid | |
| DF | Fernando Caceres | CA River Plate | Juanmi |
| GK | Juanmi | Real Madrid | loan |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | Andreas Brehme | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | |
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| 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 theChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 54 | 18 | +36 | 56[a] | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Zaragoza | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 71 | 47 | +24 | 46 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round[b] |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 45 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 43 |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 12 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 September 19931 | Real Zaragoza | 1–2 | Sevilla CF | Zaragoza |
| Stadium:La Romareda |
| 12 September 19932 | Real Sociedad | 2–2 | Real Zaragoza | San Sebastian |
| Stadium:Anoeta |
| 19 September 19933 | Real Zaragoza | 1–1 | Albacete Balompie | Zaragoza |
| Report | Stadium:La Romareda |
| 26 September 19934 | FC Barcelona | 4–1 | Real Zaragoza | Barcelona |
| Report | Stadium:Camp Nou |
| 3 October 19935 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Real Zaragoza | Bilbao |
| Report | Stadium:San Mames |
| 6 October 19936 | Real Zaragoza | 2–1 | Osasuna | Zaragoza |
| Report | Stadium:La Romareda |
| 17 October 19937 | Real Valladolid | 0–0 | Real Zaragoza | Valladolid |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Jose Zorrilla |
| 24 October 19938 | Real Zaragoza | 0–1 | Deportivo La Coruña | Zaragoza |
| Stadium:La Romareda |
| 31 October 19939 | Real Oviedo | 2–1 | Real Zaragoza | Oviedo |
| Stadium:Carlos Tartiere |
| 6 November 199310 | Real Zaragoza | 2–1 | Atletico Madrid | Zaragoza |
| Stadium:La Romareda |
| 10 November 199311 | Racing Santander | 2–0 | Real Zaragoza | Santander |
| Report | Stadium:El Sardinero |
| 20 November 199312 | Real Zaragoza | 6–2 | CD Tenerife | Zaragoza |
| Report | Stadium:La Romareda |
| 28 November 199313 | Lleida Esportiu | 0–1 | Real Zaragoza | Lleida |
| Report |
| 5 December 199314 | Real Zaragoza | 4–1 | Rayo Vallecano | Zaragoza |
| Report | Stadium:La Romareda |
| 12 December 199315 | Logroñes CF | 2–2 | Real Zaragoza | Logroño |
| 19 December 199316 | Real Zaragoza | 1–0 | Valencia CF | Zaragoza |
| Stadium:La Romareda |
| 2 January 199417 | Celta de Vigo | 1–0 | Real Zaragoza | Vigo |
| Stadium:Balaidos |
| 9 January 199418 | Real Zaragoza | 3–0 | Sporting Gijon | Zaragoza |
| Stadium:La Romareda |
| 16 January 199419 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| Stadium:Santiago Bernabeu |
| 23 January 199420 | Sevilla CF | 0–1 | Real Zaragoza | Sevilla |
| Stadium:Sanchez Pizjuan |
| 30 January 199421 | Real Zaragoza | 3–0 | Real Sociedad | Zaragoza |
| Stadium:La Romareda |
| 6 February 199422 | Albacete Balompie | 2–1 | Real Zaragoza | Albacete |
| 13 February 199423 | Real Zaragoza | 6–3 | FC Barcelona | La Romareda |
| Stadium:Zaragoza |
| 20 February 199424 | Real Zaragoza | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Zaragoza |
| Stadium:La Romareda |
| 27 February 199426 | Real Zaragoza | 2–0 | Real Valladolid | Zaragoza |
| Stadium:La Romareda |
| 6 March 199427 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1–1 | Real Zaragoza | La Coruña |
| Stadium:Riazor |
| 13 March 199428 | Real Zaragoza | 2–1 | Real Oviedo | Zaragoza |
| Stadium:La Romareda |
| 20 March 199429 | Atletico Madrid | 0–4 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| Stadium:Vicente Calderon |
| 27 March 199430 | Real Zaragoza | 2–0 | Racing Santander | Zaragoza |
| Stadium:La Romareda |
| 3 April 199431 | CD Tenerife | 5–3 | Real Zaragoza | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 6 April 199432 | Real Zaragoza | 1–1 | Lleida Esportiu | Zaragoza |
| Stadium:La Romareda |
| 10 April 199433 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–2 | Real Zaragoza | Vallecas |
| Stadium:Campo Vallecas |
| 16 April 199434 | Real Zaragoza | 1–1 | Logroñes CF | Zaragoza |
| Stadium:La Romareda |
| 24 April 199435 | Valencia CF | 3–0 | Real Zaragoza | Valencia |
| Stadium:Mestalla |
| 1 May 199436 | Real Zaragoza | 4–1 | Celta de Vigo | Zaragoza |
| Stadium:La Romareda |
| 8 May 199437 | Sporting Gijon | 0–3 | Real Zaragoza | Gijon |
| Stadium:El Molinon |
| 15 May 199438 | Real Zaragoza | 4–1 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
| Stadium:La Romareda |
| 6 January 1994 | Badajoz | 1–0 | Real Zaragoza | Badajoz |
| 17:00CET | Altimira | Report(in Spanish) | Stadium:El Vivero Attendance: — Referee:Nuñez Manrique |
| 12 January 1994 | Real Zaragoza | 3–0 | Badajoz | Zaragoza |
| 20:45CET | Aragón Pardeza | Report(in Spanish) | Stadium:La Romareda Attendance: — Referee:Gómez López |
| 26 January 1994 | Real Zaragoza | 2–1 | Sevilla | Zaragoza |
| 20:45CET | Aragón Poyet | Report(in Spanish) | Cortijo | Stadium:La Romareda Attendance: — Referee:Díaz Vega |
| 2 February 1994 | Sevilla | 1–1 | Real Zaragoza | Sevilla |
| 21:00CET | Moya | Report(in Spanish) | Poyet | Stadium:Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 35,000 Referee:García-Aranda |
| 17 February 1994 | Real Betis | 0–1 | Real Zaragoza | Sevilla |
| 21:30CET | Report(in Spanish) | Aragón | Stadium:Benito Villamarín Attendance: — Referee:Ansuátegui Roca |
| 9 March 1994 | Real Zaragoza | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Real Betis | Zaragoza |
| 21:00CET | Poyet Gay Moisés | Report(in Spanish) | Ríos | Stadium:La Romareda Attendance: 42,000 Referee:García-Aranda |
| 20 April 1994 | Celta de Vigo | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4−5p) | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| 21:30CET | Report(in Spanish) | Stadium:Vicente Calderón Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee:Antonio Jesús López Nieto | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Andrijašević Gudelj Dadíe Losada Alejo | ||||
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Cedrún | 31 | -35 | 23 | -29 | 8 | -6 | ||
| DF | Belsué | 48 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 13 | 0 | ||
| DF | Aguado | 46 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| DF | Caceres | 40 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| DF | Solana | 46 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| MF | Poyet | 46 | 9 | 32+2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | ||
| MF | Garcia Sanjuan | 47 | 3 | 25+10 | 1 | 8+4 | 2 | ||
| MF | Aragon | 47 | 11 | 33+1 | 7 | 13 | 4 | ||
| FW | Higuera | 47 | 14 | 34+1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | ||
| FW | Esnaider | 40 | 16 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 3 | ||
| FW | Pardeza | 36 | 8 | 21+5 | 5 | 9+1 | 3 | ||
| GK | Juanmi | 20 | -20 | 15 | -18 | 5 | -2 | ||
| MF | Nayim | 41 | 2 | 19+14 | 2 | 3+5 | 0 | ||
| MF | Gay | 40 | 9 | 20+8 | 7 | 10+2 | 2 | ||
| DF | Lizarralde | 32 | 0 | 14+9 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | ||
| FW | Moises | 18 | 4 | 6+8 | 2 | 0+4 | 2 | ||
| MF | Franco | 12 | 2 | 6+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Esteban | 8 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Fuertes | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Sergi | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Seba | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Narcís Julià | ||||||||
| GK | Sanchez Broto | ||||||||
| FW | Peña | ||||||||
| DF | Cuartero | ||||||||
| GK | Belman | ||||||||