Editing Real Zaragoza (section)

===1970s to the end of the century===
[[File:Real Zaragoza 1994-1995.svg|thumb|right|200px|The starting XI in the [[1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final|1995 Cup Winners' Cup final]]]]
Zaragoza finished third in [[1973–74 La Liga|1973–74]] and a best-ever second in [[1974–75 La Liga|the following season]], losing the title in the last round to [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]. The club was also defeated 0–1 in the [[1975–76 Copa del Rey|1976 domestic cup final]] against [[Atlético Madrid]],<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1976.html Spain – Cup 1976]; at RSSSF</ref> spending two seasons in the second level during the decade, with promotion at the first attempt on either occasion.

In [[1985–86 Copa del Rey|1986]], Zaragoza won its third Copa del Rey, defeating Barcelona 1–0. The club finished the [[1990–91 La Liga|1990–91 season]] in 17th position, thus having to appear in the [[Promotion and relegation|promotion/relegation]] play-offs against [[Real Murcia]]; on 19 June 1991, after a 0–0 away draw, a 5–2 home win meant the team managed to maintain its top level status.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

[[Víctor Fernández]] was appointed manager in 1991. On 10 May 1995, [[1994–95 Real Zaragoza season|one year]] after [[1993–94 Copa del Rey|winning the Copa del Rey]] against [[Celta de Vigo]], Zaragoza [[1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|won]] the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] at the [[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]], after having disposed of the likes of [[Feyenoord]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] ''en route''. With the score level at 1–1, the two teams entered [[Overtime (sports)|extra time]] and, in the 120th minute, [[Nayim]] hit a half-volley from just past the halfway line, putting it beyond the reach of goalkeeper [[David Seaman]] for the final [[1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final|2–1]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/news/kind=4/newsid=3429.html|title=1994/95: Nayim's bolt from the blue sinks Arsenal|publisher=UEFA|date=1 June 1995|access-date=14 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822203449/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/news/kind%3D4/newsid%3D3429.html|archive-date=22 August 2010}}</ref> The club then contested the [[1995 UEFA Super Cup]] against [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], losing 1–5 on aggregate despite a home draw in the first leg.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100704100738/http://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/history/season=1995/index.html 1995: Ajax on a roll]; UEFA, 1995</ref> Víctor Fernández was dismissed from his post in early November 1996, after only winning one league match [[1996–97 La Liga|that season]].<ref>[http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/11/08/MD19961108-022.pdf Víctor y Brzic, cesados (Víctor and Brzic, sacked)]; [[El Mundo Deportivo (newspaper)|El Mundo Deportivo]], 8 November 1996 {{in lang|es}}</ref>