1993–94 Real Zaragoza season

Real Zaragoza S.A.D.

1993–94 season
Owner	Solans Family (64%)
President	Alfonso Solans
Head coach	Víctor Fernández
Stadium	La Romareda
La Liga	3th
Copa del Rey	Winners (in 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup)
Top goalscorer	League: Juan Esnaider (13 goals) All: Esnaider (16 goals)
Home colours Away colours

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

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Juan Eduardo Esnaider	Real Zaragoza
DF	Fernando Caceres	CA River Plate	Juanmi
GK	Juanmi	Real Madrid	loan

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 v t e	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. 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

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

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

Real Zaragoza v Sevilla CF

5 September 1993 1	Real Zaragoza	1–2	Sevilla CF	Zaragoza
				Stadium: La Romareda

Real Sociedad v Real Zaragoza

12 September 1993 2	Real Sociedad	2–2	Real Zaragoza	San Sebastian
				Stadium: Anoeta

Real Zaragoza v Albacete Balompie

19 September 1993 3	Real Zaragoza	1–1	Albacete Balompie	Zaragoza
		Report		Stadium: La Romareda

FC Barcelona v Real Zaragoza

26 September 1993 4	FC Barcelona	4–1	Real Zaragoza	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

Athletic Bilbao v Real Zaragoza

3 October 1993 5	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Real Zaragoza	Bilbao
		Report		Stadium: San Mames

Real Zaragoza v Osasuna

6 October 1993 6	Real Zaragoza	2–1	Osasuna	Zaragoza
		Report		Stadium: La Romareda

Real Valladolid v Real Zaragoza

17 October 1993 7	Real Valladolid	0–0	Real Zaragoza	Valladolid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Jose Zorrilla

Real Zaragoza v Deportivo La Coruña

24 October 1993 8	Real Zaragoza	0–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Zaragoza
				Stadium: La Romareda

Real Oviedo v Real Zaragoza

31 October 1993 9	Real Oviedo	2–1	Real Zaragoza	Oviedo
				Stadium: Carlos Tartiere

Real Zaragoza v Atletico Madrid

6 November 1993 10	Real Zaragoza	2–1	Atletico Madrid	Zaragoza
				Stadium: La Romareda

Racing Santander v Real Zaragoza

10 November 1993 11	Racing Santander	2–0	Real Zaragoza	Santander
		Report		Stadium: El Sardinero

Real Zaragoza v CD Tenerife

20 November 1993 12	Real Zaragoza	6–2	CD Tenerife	Zaragoza
		Report		Stadium: La Romareda

Lleida Esportiu v Real Zaragoza

28 November 1993 13	Lleida Esportiu	0–1	Real Zaragoza	Lleida
		Report

Real Zaragoza v Rayo Vallecano

5 December 1993 14	Real Zaragoza	4–1	Rayo Vallecano	Zaragoza
		Report		Stadium: La Romareda

Logroñes CF v Real Zaragoza

12 December 1993 15

Logroñes CF

2–2

Real Zaragoza

Logroño

Real Zaragoza v Valencia CF

19 December 1993 16	Real Zaragoza	1–0	Valencia CF	Zaragoza
				Stadium: La Romareda

Celta de Vigo v Real Zaragoza

2 January 1994 17	Celta de Vigo	1–0	Real Zaragoza	Vigo
				Stadium: Balaidos

Real Zaragoza v Sporting Gijon

9 January 1994 18	Real Zaragoza	3–0	Sporting Gijon	Zaragoza
				Stadium: La Romareda

Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza

16 January 1994 19	Real Madrid	3–2	Real Zaragoza	Madrid
				Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu

Sevilla CF v Real Zaragoza

23 January 1994 20	Sevilla CF	0–1	Real Zaragoza	Sevilla
				Stadium: Sanchez Pizjuan

Real Zaragoza v Real Sociedad

30 January 1994 21	Real Zaragoza	3–0	Real Sociedad	Zaragoza
				Stadium: La Romareda

Albacete Balompie v Real Zaragoza

6 February 1994 22

Albacete Balompie

2–1

Real Zaragoza

Albacete

Real Zaragoza v FC Barcelona

13 February 1994 23	Real Zaragoza	6–3	FC Barcelona	La Romareda
				Stadium: Zaragoza

Real Zaragoza v Athletic Bilbao

20 February 1994 24	Real Zaragoza	1–0	Athletic Bilbao	Zaragoza
				Stadium: La Romareda

Osasuna v Real Zaragoza

23 February 1994 25	Osasuna	0–0	Real Zaragoza	Pamplona
				Stadium: El Sadar

Real Zaragoza v Real Valladolid

27 February 1994 26	Real Zaragoza	2–0	Real Valladolid	Zaragoza
				Stadium: La Romareda

Deportivo La Coruña v Real Zaragoza

6 March 1994 27	Deportivo La Coruña	1–1	Real Zaragoza	La Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

Real Zaragoza v Real Oviedo

13 March 1994 28	Real Zaragoza	2–1	Real Oviedo	Zaragoza
				Stadium: La Romareda

Atletico Madrid v Real Zaragoza

20 March 1994 29	Atletico Madrid	0–4	Real Zaragoza	Madrid
				Stadium: Vicente Calderon

Real Zaragoza v Racing Santander

27 March 1994 30	Real Zaragoza	2–0	Racing Santander	Zaragoza
				Stadium: La Romareda

CD Tenerife v Real Zaragoza

3 April 1994 31

CD Tenerife

5–3

Real Zaragoza

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Real Zaragoza v Lleida Esportiu

6 April 1994 32	Real Zaragoza	1–1	Lleida Esportiu	Zaragoza
				Stadium: La Romareda

Rayo Vallecano v Real Zaragoza

10 April 1994 33	Rayo Vallecano	1–2	Real Zaragoza	Vallecas
				Stadium: Campo Vallecas

Real Zaragoza v Logroñes CF

16 April 1994 34	Real Zaragoza	1–1	Logroñes CF	Zaragoza
				Stadium: La Romareda

Valencia CF v Real Zaragoza

24 April 1994 35	Valencia CF	3–0	Real Zaragoza	Valencia
				Stadium: Mestalla

Real Zaragoza v Celta de Vigo

1 May 1994 36	Real Zaragoza	4–1	Celta de Vigo	Zaragoza
				Stadium: La Romareda

Sporting Gijon v Real Zaragoza

8 May 1994 37	Sporting Gijon	0–3	Real Zaragoza	Gijon
				Stadium: El Molinon

Real Zaragoza v Real Madrid

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

Badajoz v Real Zaragoza

6 January 1994	Badajoz	1–0	Real Zaragoza	Badajoz
17:00 CET	Altimira 38'	Report (in Spanish)		Stadium: El Vivero Attendance: — Referee: Nuñez Manrique

Real Zaragoza v Badajoz

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

Real Zaragoza v Sevilla

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

Sevilla v Real Zaragoza

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

Real Betis v Real Zaragoza

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

Real Zaragoza v Real Betis

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

Celta de Vigo v Real Zaragoza

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

• Source: BDFutbol

See also

• [1] BDFutbol

References

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