Additions
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/1997 |  | Ahmed Ouattara | FW |  | Sporting CP | Sporting |
| 01/1997 |  | Stéphane Grichting | DF | |||
| 01/1997 |  | Frederic Meyrieu | MF |  | RC Lens | RC Lens |
| 01/1997 |  | Roberto Assis | MF |  | Fluminense RJ | Fluminense |
| 01/1997 | | Veiga | MF |  | Joinville - SC | Joinville |
| 01/1997 |  | Mark Bright | FW |  | Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield Wed. |
| 09/1996 | | Olivier Biaggi | DF |  | Servette FC | Servette |
| 08/1996 |  | Alberto Bigon | MA | |||
| 08/1996 | | Jean-Claude Richard | MA | |||
| 07/1996 | | Daniel Ançay | GK |  | FC Monthey | FC Monthey |
| 07/1996 | | Dominique Bertone | DF |  | FC Sochaux | Sochaux |
| 07/1996 | | Sébastien Lipawsky | DF | |||
| 07/1996 |  | Ilija Najdoski | DF |  | CSKA Sofia | CSKA Sofia |
| 07/1996 | | Alexandre Quennoz | DF | |||
| 07/1996 | | Patrick Bühlmann | MF |  | FC St. Gallen | St.Gallen |
| 07/1996 | | Milton | MF | | FC St. Gallen | St.Gallen |
| 07/1996 |  | Neil Murray | MF |  | Rangers FC | Rangers FC |
| 07/1996 |  | Ottó Vincze | MF |  | Ferencvárosi TC | Ferencváros |
| 07/1996 | | Frédéric Chassot | FW |  | FC Lausanne-Sport | FC Lausanne |
| 07/1996 | | Kléber Pereira | FW |  | Moto Club - MA | Moto Clube |
| 07/1996 |  | Vladan Lukić | FW |  | OFK Beograd | OFK Beograd |
| 07/1996 | | Darko Pančev | FW |  | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf |
| 07/1996 | | Alexandre Rey | FW |  | FC Basel 1893 | FC Basel |
| 07/1996 |  | Josephus Yenay | FW |  | Yverdon Sport FC | Yverdon |
Departures
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/1997 | | Mark Bright | FW |  | Charlton Athletic | Charlton Athl. |
| 01/1997 | | Philippe Vercruysse | MF | | RC Lens | RC Lens |
| 01/1997 | | Grégory Duruz | DF |  | SR Delémont | SR Delémont |
| 01/1997 | | Patrick Bühlmann | MF | | FC St. Gallen | St.Gallen |
| 01/1997 | | Christian Colombo | MF |  | FC Lugano | FC Lugano |
| 01/1997 | | Ottó Vincze | MF |  | FC Barcelona B | Barcelona B |
| 01/1997 | | Mirandinha | FW |  | Corinthians SP | Corinthians |
| 01/1997 | | Josephus Yenay | FW |  | FC Luzern | FC Luzern |
| 08/1996 | | Antoine Kombouaré | DF |  | Aberdeen FC | Aberdeen |
| 08/1996 | | Alexandre Rey | FW | | Servette FC | Servette |
| 07/1996 | | Sébastien Fournier | MF |  | VfB Stuttgart | Stuttgart |
| 07/1996 |  | Aurelio Vidmar | MF |  | CD Tenerife | Tenerife |
| 07/1996 | | Antonio Pascale | FW |  | FC Locarno | FC Locarno |