1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

The 1996–97 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was won by Barcelona after beating holders Paris Saint-Germain in the final. It was the last of four occasions that the Spanish club won the tournament.

1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Ronaldo's converted penalty in Rotterdam saw Barcelona beat PSG 1–0 and rack up a record fourth Cup Winners' Cup title.
Tournament details
Dates	8 August 1996 – 14 May 1997
Teams	49
Final positions
Champions	Barcelona (4th title)
Runners-up	Paris Saint-Germain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	95
Goals scored	252 (2.65 per match)
Attendance	1,346,295 (14,172 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Robbie Fowler (Liverpool) 7 goals
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

All times are CET/CEST.^{[note 1]}

Teams

MPKC Mozyr

KR

Shelbourne

Brann

TNS Llansantffraid

Ruch Chorzów

Honvéd

Sloga Jugomagnat

Varteks

Union

Universitāte Rīga

Vaduz

Glentoran

Sparta Prague

Dinamo Batumi

HB Tórshavn

Tallinna Sadam

Nyva Vinnytsia

Chemlon Humenné

Flamurtari Vlorë

Sion

Kareda Šiauliai

Olimpija Ljubljana

Levski Sofia

Red Star

Hearts

Qarabağ

MyPa

Kotayk Abovyan

AEK Larnaca

Constructorul Chișinău

Rishon LeZion

Valletta

Gloria Bistrița

Nîmes Olympique

Sturm Graz

Barcelona

Galatasaray

Kaiserslautern

Liverpool

AGF

Cercle Brugge

AIK

Benfica

AEK Athens

Fiorentina

PSV

Paris Saint-Germain

Lokomotiv Moscow

Location of teams competing in the 1996-97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round.
Yellow: Did not qualify from qualifying round; Red: Qualified for first round.

First round
Paris Saint-GermainTH	Fiorentina	Nîmes Olympique	Barcelona
Kaiserslautern	PSV Eindhoven	Benfica	Liverpool
Cercle Brugge	AEK Athens	Lokomotiv Moscow	Galatasaray
AGF	Sturm Graz	AIK
Qualifying round
Sion	Sparta Prague	Heart of Midlothian	Brann
Nyva Vinnytsia	Kispest-Honvéd	Gloria Bistrița	Ruch Chorzów
Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion	AEK Larnaca	Varteks	Universitāte Rīga
Chemlon Humenné	Olimpija Ljubljana	Dinamo Batumi	KR
MyPa	Levski Sofia	MPKC Mozyr	Glentoran
Sloga Jugomagnat	Constructorul Chișinău	Shelbourne	Valletta
Kareda Šiauliai	Flamurtari Vlorë	Union Luxembourg	HB Tórshavn
FC Vaduz	TNS Llansantffraid	Kotayk Abovyan	Tallinna Sadam
Red Star Belgrade	Qarabağ

^TH Title Holders

Qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
MPKC Mozyr	2–3	KR	2–2	0–1
Shelbourne	2–5	Brann	1–3	1–2
TNS Llansantffraid	1–6	Ruch Chorzów	1–1	0–5
Kispest-Honvéd	2–0	Sloga Jugomagnat	1–0	1–0
Varteks	5–1	Union Luxembourg	2–1	3–0
Universitāte Rīga	2–2 (2–4 p)	Vaduz	1–1	1–1 (aet)
Glentoran	1–10	Sparta Prague	1–2	0–8
Dinamo Batumi	9–0	HB Tórshavn	6–0	3–0
Tallinna Sadam	2–2 (a)	Nyva Vinnytsia	2–1	0–1
Chemlon Humenné	3–0	Flamurtari Vlorë	1–0	2–0
Sion	4–2	Kareda Šiauliai	4–2	0–0
Olimpija Ljubljana	1–1 (4–3 p)	Levski Sofia	1–0	0–1 (aet)
Red Star Belgrade	1–1 (a)	Heart of Midlothian	0–0	1–1
Qarabağ	1–2	MyPa	0–1	1–1 (aet)
Kotayk Abovyan	1–5	AEK Larnaca	1–0	0–5
Constructorul Chișinău	3–3 (a)	Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion	1–0	2–3
Valletta	2–4	Gloria Bistrița	1–2	1–2

First leg

8 August 1996

18:00

MPKC Mozyr	2–2	KR
Yaromka 51' Skorabahatska 73'	Lineups	Daðason 87' Þ. Jónsson 90'

Yunatstva, Mazyr

Attendance: 4,800

Referee: Armand Ancion (Belgium)

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8 August 1996

19:45

Shelbourne	1–3	Brann
S. Geoghegan 42'	Lineups	Mjelde 26' M. Pedersen 29' Eftevaag 68' (pen.)

Tolka Park, Dublin

Attendance: 3,010

Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

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8 August 1996

19:30

TNS Llansantffraid	1–1	Ruch Chorzów
Gęsior 82' (o.g.)	Lineups	Gęsior 6'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 1,558

Referee: Eyjólfur Ólafsson (Iceland)

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8 August 1996

19:00

Kispest-Honvéd	1–0	Sloga Jugomagnat
Tóth 11'	Lineups

Bozsik József Stadion, Budapest

Attendance: 2,733

Referee: Serhiy Tatulyan (Ukraine)

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8 August 1996

17:30

Varteks	2–1	Union Luxembourg
Mumlek 40' Maretić 80' (pen.)	Lineups	Kharoubi 85'

Stadion Varteks, Varaždin

Attendance: 2,300

Referee: Josef Krula (Czech Republic)

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8 August 1996

18:30

Universitāte Rīga	1–1	Vaduz
Zariņš 43'	Lineups	Daumantas 40'

Latvijas Universitātes stadions, Riga

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Merab Malaguradze (Georgia)

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8 August 1996

19:30

Glentoran	1–2	Sparta Prague
Little 53'	Lineups	Siegl 48' Lokvenc 89'

The Oval, Belfast

Attendance: 2,200

Referee: Lawrence Sammut (Malta)

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8 August 1996

18:00

Dinamo Batumi	6–0	HB Tórshavn
Tugushi 11', 23', 54' Ujmajuridze 27', 70' Davidsen 87' (o.g.)	Lineups

Central Stadium, Batumi

Attendance: 6,400

Referee: Jüri Saar (Estonia)

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8 August 1996

18:00

Tallinna Sadam	2–1	Nyva Vinnytsia
Krõlov 25' (pen.) Viikmäe 76'	Lineups	Romanchuk 78'

Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn

Attendance: 700

Referee: Asim Khudiev (Azerbaijan)

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8 August 1996

17:00

Chemlon Humenné	1–0	Flamurtari Vlorë
Lyubarskyi 72'	Lineups

Chemlonský štadión, Humenné

Attendance: 5,320

Referee: Robert Sedlacek (Austria)

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8 August 1996

20:00

Sion	4–2	Kareda Šiauliai
Chassot 14' Bonvin 26' Pančev 35' (pen.) Vercruysse 88'	Lineups	Mikalajūnas 73' (pen.) Dančenka 86'

Stade de Tourbillon, Sion

Attendance: 5,200

Referee: Yevi Kollari (Albania)

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8 August 1996

20:15

Olimpija Ljubljana	1–0	Levski Sofia
Bozgo 50'	Lineups

Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana

Attendance: 691

Referee: Marek Kowalczyk (Poland)

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8 August 1996

18:30

Red Star Belgrade	0–0	Heart of Midlothian
	Lineups

Marakana, Belgrade

Attendance: 13,646

Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

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8 August 1996

18:00

Qarabağ	0–1	MyPa
	Lineups	Mahlio 83'

Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku

Attendance: 11,500

Referee: Georgios Fasolis (Greece)

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8 August 1996

18:00

Kotayk Abovyan	1–0	AEK Larnaca
Berberyan 80'	Lineups

Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan

Attendance: 3,600

Referee: Sergejs Braga (Latvia)

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8 August 1996

19:00

Constructorul Chișinău	1–0	Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion
Rogaciov 20'	Lineups

Stadionul Republican, Chișinău

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Metin Tokat (Turkey)

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8 August 1996

18:00

Valletta	1–2	Gloria Bistrița
Dončić 74'	Lineups	Matei 53' Dăncuș 66'

National Stadium, Ta' Qali

Attendance: 1,093

Referee: Willie Young (Scotland)

Second leg

21 August 1996

20:00

KR	1–0	MPKC Mozyr
Daníelsson 90'	Lineups

KR-völlur, Reykjavík

Attendance: 1,722

Referee: Sven Kjelbrott (Norway)

KR won 3–2 on aggregate.

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22 August 1996

19:00

Brann	2–1	Shelbourne
Mjelde 9' M. Pedersen 70'	Lineups	Rutherford 4'

Brann Stadion, Bergen

Attendance: 2,189

Referee: Keimpe Zuidema (Netherlands)

Brann won 5–2 on aggregate.

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22 August 1996

16:30

Ruch Chorzów	5–0	TNS Llansantffraid
A. Bąk 2', 58' Grzesik 47' M. Bąk 63', 65'	Lineups

Ruch Chorzów Stadium, Chorzów

Attendance: 6,701

Referee: Dragutin Poljak (Croatia)

Ruch Chorzów won 6–1 on aggregate.

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22 August 1996

16:00

Sloga Jugomagnat	0–1	Kispest-Honvéd
	Lineups	Ghinda 77'

Stadion Gradski Park, Skopje

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Marcello Nicchi (Italy)

Kispest-Honvéd won 2–0 on aggregate.

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22 August 1996

20:00

Union Luxembourg	0–3	Varteks
	Lineups	Besek 64' Mumlek 77' Cvetko 87'

Stade Achille Hammerel, Luxembourg

Attendance: 490

Referee: Roland Beck (Liechtenstein)

Varteks won 5–1 on aggregate.

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22 August 1996

18:00

Vaduz	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Universitāte Rīga
Polverino 89'	Lineups	Zariņš 48'
Penalties
Müller Polverino Weber Heeb	4–2	Draguns Zariņš Mastyanica Dolgopolovs

Gemeindesportplatz, Vaduz

Attendance: 1,100

Referee: Krsto Danilovski (Macedonia)

2–2 on aggregate. Vaduz won 4–2 on penalties.

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22 August 1996

20:15

Sparta Prague	8–0	Glentoran
Gunda 1', 25' Mistr 19' Siegl 24', 48', 80' Z. Svoboda 77' Gabriel 86'	Lineups

Stadion Letná, Prague

Attendance: 5,391

Referee: Miroslav Radoman (FR Yugoslavia)

Sparta Prague won 10–1 on aggregate.

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22 August 1996

18:00

HB Tórshavn	0–3	Dinamo Batumi
	Lineups	Ghlonti 20', 21' Ujmajuridze 63'

Svangaskarð, Toftir

Attendance: 300

Referee: Juha Pulkkinen (Finland)

Dinamo Batumi won 9–0 on aggregate.

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22 August 1996

17:00

Nyva Vinnytsia	1–0	Tallinna Sadam
Romanchuk 66'	Lineups

Tsentralnyi Stadion, Vinnytsia

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Slavik Kazaryan (Armenia)

2–2 on aggregate. Nyva Vinnytsia won on away goals.

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22 August 1996

16:30

Flamurtari Vlorë	0–2	Chemlon Humenné
	Lineups	Lyubarskyi 48' Valkučák 53'

Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Attila Juhos (Hungary)

Chemlon Hummené won 3–0 on aggregate.

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22 August 1996

18:00

Kareda Šiauliai	0–0	Sion
	Lineups

Savivaldybė Stadium, Šiauliai

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Lars Gerner (Denmark)

Sion won 4–2 on aggregate.

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22 August 1996

20:00

Levski Sofia	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Olimpija Ljubljana
Simeonov 58'	Lineups
Penalties
Zaytsev Yonkov Todorov Simeonov	2–4	Bozgo Ačimovič Velkoski Djuranović Gajser

Stadion Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Bohdan Benedik (Slovakia)

1–1 on aggregate. Olimpija Ljubljana won 4–2 on penalties.

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22 August 1996

19:30

Heart of Midlothian	1–1	Red Star Belgrade
McPherson 45'	Lineups	Marinović 59'

Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh

Attendance: 15,062

Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

1–1 on aggregate. Red Star Belgrade won on away goals.

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22 August 1996

20:00

MyPa	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Qarabağ
Keskitalo 119'	Lineups	Musayev 27'

Saviniemen jalkapallostadion, Anjalankoski

Attendance: 2,326

Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

MyPa won 2–1 on aggregate.

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22 August 1996

17:00

AEK Larnaca	5–0	Kotayk Abovyan
Kuntić 28' Alexandrou 42' Kovačević 60' (pen.) Kopunović 81' Markou 84'	Lineups

GSZ Stadium, Larnaca

Attendance: 2,037

Referee: Amit Klein (Israel)

AEK Larnaca won 5–1 on aggregate.

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22 August 1996

19:00

Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion	3–2	Constructorul Chişinău
Sabag 9' Kapeta 26' Cebula 57'	Lineups	Rogaciov 42' Skydan 86'

Municipal Stadium, Rishon LeZion

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)

3–3 on aggregate. Constructorul Chişinău won on away goals.

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22 August 1996

17:00

Gloria Bistrița	2–1	Valletta
Lazăr 33' Voica 83'	Lineups	J. Agius 23'

Stadionul Municipal Gloria, Bistrița

Attendance: 2,060

Referee: Jiří Ulrich (Czech Republic)

Gloria Bistrița won 4–2 on aggregate.

First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Nîmes Olympique	5–2	Kispest-Honvéd	3–1	2–1
Sturm Graz	3–3 (a)	Sparta Prague	2–2	1–1
Barcelona	2–0	AEK Larnaca	2–0	0–0
Constructorul Chişinău	0–5	Galatasaray	0–1	0–4
Kaiserslautern	1–4	Red Star Belgrade	1–0	0–4 (aet)
MyPa	1–4	Liverpool	0–1	1–3
Sion	6–0	Nyva Vinnytsia	2–0	4–0
AGF	1–1 (a)	Olimpija Ljubljana	1–1	0–0
Cercle Brugge	3–6	Brann	3–2	0–4
KR	1–2	AIK	0–1	1–1
Benfica	5–1	Ruch Chorzów	5–1	0–0
AEK Athens	3–1	Chemlon Humenné	1–0	2–1
Gloria Bistrița	1–2	Fiorentina	1–1	0–1
Dinamo Batumi	1–4	PSV Eindhoven	1–1	0–3
Vaduz	0–7	Paris Saint-Germain	0–4	0–3
Lokomotiv Moscow	2–2 (a)	Varteks	1–0	1–2

First leg

12 September 1996

20:30

Nîmes Olympique	3–1	Kispest-Honvéd
Jeunechamp 65' Préget 75' Meilhac 86'	Lineups	Tóth 70'

Stade des Costières, Nîmes

Attendance: 7,948

Referee: Richard O'Hanlon (Republic of Ireland)

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12 September 1996

20:30

Sturm Graz	2–2	Sparta Prague
Vastić 8' Mählich 85'	Lineups	Řepka 57' Lokvenc 72'

Gruabn, Graz

Attendance: 3,208

Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

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12 September 1996

21:30

Barcelona	2–0	AEK Larnaca
Ronaldo 19', 77'	Lineups

Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Roland Beck (Liechtenstein)

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12 September 1996

19:00

Constructorul Chişinău	0–1	Galatasaray
	Lineups	Knup 73'

Stadionul Republican, Chișinău

Attendance: 1,841

Referee: Kostadin Gerginov (Bulgaria)

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12 September 1996

20:30

Kaiserslautern	1–0	Red Star Belgrade
Wegmann 59'	Lineups

Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern

Attendance: 25,719

Referee: Kenny Clarke (Scotland)

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12 September 1996

20:00

MyPa	0–1	Liverpool
	Lineups	Bjørnebye 61'

Saviniemen jalkapallostadion, Anjalankoski

Attendance: 4,767

Referee: Gylfi Orrason (Iceland)

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12 September 1996

20:00

Sion	2–0	Nyva Vinnytsia
Colombo 50' Bonvin 82'	Lineups

Stade de Tourbillon, Sion

Attendance: 6,500

Referee: Andreas Georgiou (Cyprus)

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12 September 1996

19:30

AGF	1–1	Olimpija Ljubljana
Bak 15'	Lineups	Bozgo 57'

Aarhus Idrætspark, Århus

Attendance: 5,950

Referee: Mikko Vuorela (Finland)

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12 September 1996

20:00

Cercle Brugge	3–2	Brann
Gernsøe 5' Van Maele 26' Camerman 31'	Lineups	Flo 38' Eftevaag 89' (pen.)

Olympiastadion, Bruges

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: John Ashman (Wales)

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12 September 1996

19:00

KR	0–1	AIK
	Lineups	Nordin 78'

Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

Attendance: 2,707

Referee: Tore Hollung (Norway)

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12 September 1996

21:30

Benfica	5–1	Ruch Chorzów
Donizete Pantera 24' João Pinto 26' Jamir 31' Valdo 68', 90'	Lineups	Gęsior 71'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 17,000

Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

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12 September 1996

21:15

AEK Athens	1–0	Chemlon Humenné
Batista 48'	Lineups

Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 15,141

Referee: Yuri Chebotaryov (Russia)

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12 September 1996

21:00

Gloria Bistrița	1–1	Fiorentina
Lazăr 3'	Lineups	Batistuta 47'

Stadionul Municipal Gloria, Bistrița

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Christer Fällström (Sweden)

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12 September 1996

21:00

Dinamo Batumi	1–1	PSV Eindhoven
Mujiri 21'	Lineups	Nilis 40' (pen.)

Central Stadium, Batumi

Attendance: 14,000

Referee: Kurt Zuppinger (Switzerland)

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12 September 1996

17:00

Vaduz	0–4	Paris Saint-Germain
	Lineups	Le Guen 13' Dely Valdés 41' Leonardo 45' Allou 72'

Gemeindesportplatz, Vaduz

Attendance: 3,900

Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)

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12 September 1996

19:30

Lokomotiv Moscow	1–0	Varteks
Cherevchenko 12'	Lineups

Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow

Attendance: 760

Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

Second leg

26 September 1996

20:45

Kispest-Honvéd	1–2	Nîmes Olympique
Piroska 61'	Lineups	Ecker 6' Sabin 38'

Bozsik József Stadion, Budapest

Attendance: 3,645

Referee: Vladimir Antonov (Moldova)

Nîmes Olympique won 5–2 on aggregate.

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26 September 1996

20:20

Sparta Prague	1–1	Sturm Graz
Horňák 86'	Lineups	Novotný 77' (o.g.)

Stadion Letná, Prague

Attendance: 5,643

Referee: Juan Fernández Marín (Spain)

3–3 on aggregate. Sparta Prague won on away goals.

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26 September 1996

20:15

AEK Larnaca	0–0	Barcelona
	Lineups

GSZ Stadium, Larnaca

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Claude Colombo (France)

Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate.

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26 September 1996

20:00

Galatasaray	4–0	Constructorul Chișinău
Şükür 49', 80' Arif 73' Hagi 75'	Lineups

Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul

Attendance: 16,695

Referee: Miroslav Radoman (FR Yugoslavia)

Galatasaray won 5–0 on aggregate.

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26 September 1996

20:30

Red Star Belgrade	4–0 (a.e.t.)	Kaiserslautern
D. Stanković 55', 97' Njeguš 107' Pantelić 120'	Lineups

Red Star Stadium, Belgrade

Attendance: 42,568

Referee: Éric Blareau (Belgium)

Red Star Belgrade won 4–1 on aggregate.

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26 September 1996

19:45

Liverpool	3–1	MyPa
Berger 18' Collymore 59' Barnes 78'	Lineups	Keskitalo 64'

Anfield, Liverpool

Attendance: 39,013

Referee: Syarhey Shmolik (Belarus)

Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.

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26 September 1996

16:00

Nyva Vinnytsia	0–4	Sion
	Lineups	Lukić 2' Vercruysse 9', 68' Milton 54'

Tsentralnyi Stadion, Vinnytsia

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Manfred Schüttengruber (Austria)

Sion won 6–0 on aggregate.

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26 September 1996

20:00

Olimpija Ljubljana	0–0	AGF
	Lineups

Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana

Attendance: 1,433

Referee: Sotiris Vorgias (Greece)

1–1 on aggregate. Olimpija Ljubljana won on away goals.

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26 September 1996

20:00

Brann	4–0	Cercle Brugge
Mjelde 5', 80' Eftevaag 78' Helland 86'	Lineups

Brann Stadion, Bergen

Attendance: 6,104

Referee: Valeriy Onufer (Ukraine)

Brann won 6–3 on aggregate.

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26 September 1996

19:00

AIK	1–1	KR
Simpson 79'	Lineups	Benediktsson 87'

Råsunda Fotbollsstadion, Solna

Attendance: 3,267

Referee: Stephen Lodge (England)

AIK won 2–1 on aggregate.

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26 September 1996

20:00

Ruch Chorzów	0–0	Benfica
	Lineups

Ruch Chorzów Stadium, Chorzów

Attendance: 4,547

Referee: Mika Peltola (Finland)

Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.

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26 September 1996

15:30

Chemlon Humenné	1–2	AEK Athens
Diňa 1'	Lineups	Nikolaidis 17' Batista 44'

Chemlonský štadión, Humenné

Attendance: 14,600

Referee: Mateo Beusan (Croatia)

AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate.

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26 September 1996

20:30

Fiorentina	1–0	Gloria Bistrița
Orlando 23'	Lineups

Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence

Attendance: 18,607

Referee: Ladislav Gádoši (Slovakia)

Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.

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26 September 1996

20:30

PSV Eindhoven	3–0	Dinamo Batumi
Nilis 15' (pen.) Eijkelkamp 57' Marcelo Ramos 86'	Lineups

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Attendance: 14,200

Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

PSV Eindhoven won 4–1 on aggregate.

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26 September 1996

20:45

Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	Vaduz
Allou 22' Roche 40' Mboma 50'	Lineups

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 15,973

Referee: Bujar Pregja (Albania)

Paris Saint-Germain won 7–0 on aggregate.

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26 September 1996

16:00

Varteks	2–1	Lokomotiv Moscow
Vugrinec 62', 79'	Lineups	Kosolapov 41'

Stadion Varteks, Varaždin

Attendance: 8,500

Referee: Georg Dardenne (Germany)

2–2 on aggregate. Lokomotiv Moscow won on away goals.

Second round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Sion	4–8	Liverpool	1–2	3–6
Nîmes Olympique	2–3	AIK	1–3	1–0
Fiorentina	3–2	Sparta Prague	2–1	1–1
Olimpija Ljubljana	0–6	AEK Athens	0–2	0–4
Brann	4–3	PSV Eindhoven	2–1	2–2
Barcelona	4–2	Red Star Belgrade	3–1	1–1
Benfica	4–2	Lokomotiv Moscow	1–0	3–2
Galatasaray	4–6	Paris Saint-Germain	4–2	0–4

First leg

17 October 1996

20:00

Sion	1–2	Liverpool
Bonvin 11'	Lineups	Fowler 24' Barnes 60'

Stade de Tourbillon, Sion

Attendance: 16,500

Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

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17 October 1996

17:00

Nîmes Olympique	1–3	AIK
Fidani 88'	Lineups	Simpson 9' Pachà 12' M. Johansson 70'

Stade des Costières, Nîmes

Attendance: 15,049

Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)

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17 October 1996

20:45

Fiorentina	2–1	Sparta Prague
Batistuta 5' Schwarz 56'	Lineups	Siegl 80'

Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence

Attendance: 22,400

Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

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17 October 1996

18:00

Olimpija Ljubljana	0–2	AEK Athens
	Lineups	Kostis 12' Ketsbaia 49'

Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana

Attendance: 1,473

Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)

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17 October 1996

20:00

Brann	2–1	PSV Eindhoven
Mjelde 29', 34' (pen.)	Lineups	Cocu 90'

Brann Stadion, Bergen

Attendance: 7,842

Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

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17 October 1996

21:00

Barcelona	3–1	Red Star Belgrade
Giovanni 34', 36' Figo 54'	Lineups	Živković 21'

Camp Nou, Barcelona

Attendance: 73,000

Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)

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17 October 1996

21:00

Benfica	1–0	Lokomotiv Moscow
João Pinto 8'	Lineups

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 8,090

Referee: Alain Sars (France)

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17 October 1996

20:30

Galatasaray	4–2	Paris Saint-Germain
Şükür 5', 31' Tugay 13' Ünsal 53'	Lineups	Le Guen 18' Dely Valdés 19'

Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul

Attendance: 25,627

Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Second leg

31 October 1996

20:45

Liverpool	6–3	Sion
McManaman 28' Bjørnebye 54' Barnes 65' Fowler 71', 72' Berger 90'	Lineups	Chassot 19', 64' Bonvin 23'

Anfield, Liverpool

Attendance: 38,514

Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

Liverpool won 8–4 on aggregate.

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31 October 1996

18:00

AIK	0–1	Nîmes Olympique
	Lineups	Brundin 69' (o.g.)

Råsunda Fotbollsstadion, Solna

Attendance: 5,620

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

AIK won 3–2 on aggregate.

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31 October 1996

20:45

Sparta Prague	1–1	Fiorentina
Lokvenc 5'	Lineups	Robbiati 63'

Stadion Letná, Prague

Attendance: 16,021

Referee: David Elleray (England)

Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.

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31 October 1996

21:00

AEK Athens	4–0	Olimpija Ljubljana
Savevski 4' (pen.) Batista 20' Maladenis 80' Kostis 85'	Lineups

Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 14,482

Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

AEK Athens won 6–0 on aggregate.

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31 October 1996

20:30

PSV Eindhoven	2–2	Brann
Eijkelkamp 75' Zenden 82'	Lineups	Hasund 35' Flo 60'

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Attendance: 19,000

Referee: Philippe Leduc (France)

Brann won 4–3 on aggregate.

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31 October 1996

20:30

Red Star Belgrade	1–1	Barcelona
Jovičić 47'	Lineups	Giovanni 48'

Red Star Stadium, Belgrade

Attendance: 44,694

Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.

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31 October 1996

20:00

Lokomotiv Moscow	2–3	Benfica
Solomatin 9' Haras 59'	Lineups	Panduru 48' Donizete Pantera 63' João Pinto 89'

Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow

Attendance: 6,500

Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

Benfica won 4–2 on aggregate.

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31 October 1996

20:45

Paris Saint-Germain	4–0	Galatasaray
Leonardo 10' Dely Valdés 23' Loko 59' Raí 78'	Lineups

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 34,032

Referee: Karol Ihring (Slovakia)

Paris Saint-Germain won 6–4 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Benfica	1–2	Fiorentina	0–2	1–0
Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	AEK Athens	0–0	3–0
Brann	1–4	Liverpool	1–1	0–3
Barcelona	4–2	AIK	3–1	1–1

First leg

6 March 1997

19:45

Benfica	0–2	Fiorentina
	Lineups	Baiano 45' Batistuta 90'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 32,632

Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

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6 March 1997

20:30

Paris Saint-Germain	0–0	AEK Athens
	Lineups

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 21,952

Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

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6 March 1997

20:15

Brann	1–1	Liverpool
Hasund 48'	Lineups	Fowler 10'

Brann Stadion, Bergen

Attendance: 12,700

Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

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6 March 1997

21:00

Barcelona	3–1	AIK
Popescu 2' Ronaldo 55' Pizzi 81'	Lineups	Simpson 1'

Camp Nou, Barcelona

Attendance: 57,300

Referee: David Elleray (England)

Second leg

20 March 1997

20:45

Fiorentina	0–1	Benfica
	Lineups	Edgar 22'

Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence

Attendance: 35,071

Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.

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20 March 1997

21:15

AEK Athens	0–3	Paris Saint-Germain
	Lineups	Loko 22', 44', 81'

Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 27,200

Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

Paris Saint-Germain won 3–0 on aggregate.

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20 March 1997

19:45

Liverpool	3–0	Brann
Fowler 26' (pen.), 77' Collymore 60'	Lineups

Anfield, Liverpool

Attendance: 40,326

Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.

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20 March 1997

20:30

AIK	1–1	Barcelona
Simpson 73'	Lineups	Ronaldo 12'

Råsunda Fotbollsstadion, Solna

Attendance: 35,049

Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Paris SG halted Liverpool's progress at the semi-final stage.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Barcelona	3–1	Fiorentina	1–1	2–0
Paris Saint-Germain	3–2	Liverpool	3–0	0–2

First leg

10 April 1997

21:30

Barcelona	1–1	Fiorentina
Nadal 42'	Lineups	Batistuta 62'

Camp Nou, Barcelona

Attendance: 87,000

Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

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10 April 1997

20:45

Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	Liverpool
Leonardo 11' Cauet 43' Leroy 83'	Lineups

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 35,142

Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Second leg

24 April 1997

20:45

Fiorentina	0–2	Barcelona
	Lineups	Couto 30' Guardiola 35'

Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence

Attendance: 43,588

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

After Barcelona's second goal, Iván de la Peña of Barcelona was hit by an object thrown from the stands and required medical assistance. As a result, Fiorentina received a two-match European competition stadium ban, enforced at the start of their 1998–99 UEFA Cup campaign.

Barcelona won 3–1 on aggregate.

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24 April 1997

19:30

Liverpool	2–0	Paris Saint-Germain
Fowler 12' Wright 80'	Lineups

Anfield, Liverpool

Attendance: 38,948

Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Paris Saint-Germain won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final

14 May 1997

20:30

Barcelona	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain
Ronaldo 37' (pen.)	Lineups

De Kuip, Rotterdam

Attendance: 36,802

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Robbie Fowler	Liverpool	7
2	Mons Ivar Mjelde	Brann	6
3	Ronaldo	Barcelona	5
	Horst Siegl	Sparta Prague	5
5	Gabriel Batistuta	Fiorentina	4
	Christophe Bonvin	Sion	4
	Patrice Loko	Paris Saint-Germain	4
	Pascal Simpson	AIK	4
	Hakan Şükür	Galatasaray	4
10	John Barnes	Liverpool	3
	Daniel Batista	AEK Athens	3
	Frédéric Chassot	Sion	3
	Julio Dely Valdés	Paris Saint-Germain	3
	Claus Eftevaag	Brann	3
	Giovanni	Barcelona	3
	João Pinto	Benfica	3
	Leonardo	Paris Saint-Germain	3
	Vratislav Lokvenc	Sparta Prague	3
	Temur Tugushi	Dinamo Batumi	3
	David Ujmajuridze	Dinamo Batumi	3
	Philippe Vercruysse	Sion	3

See also

• 1996–97 UEFA Champions League
• 1996–97 UEFA Cup
• 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Notes

1. CET (UTC+1) for matches on 31 October 1996, 6 and 20 March 1997, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.