1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Ronaldo's converted penalty in Rotterdam saw Barcelona beat Paris SG 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 Spain Barcelona (4th title)
Runners-up France Paris Saint-Germain
Tournament statistics
Matches played 95
Goals scored 252 (2.65 per match)
Top scorer(s) England Robbie Fowler
(7 goals)

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.

All times are CET/CEST.[note 1]

Qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
MPKC Mozyr Belarus 2–3 Iceland KR Reykjavík 2–2 0–1
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland 2–5 Norway Brann 1–3 1–2
Total Network Solutions Wales 1–6 Poland Ruch Chorzów 1–1 0–5
Honvéd Hungary 2–0 Republic of Macedonia Sloga Jugomagnat 1–0 1–0
Varteks Croatia 5–1 Luxembourg Union Luxembourg 2–1 3–0
Universitāte Rīga Latvia 2–2 (2–4 p) Liechtenstein Vaduz 1–1 1–1 (aet)
Glentoran Northern Ireland 1–10 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 1–2 0–8
Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 9–0 Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn 6–0 3–0
Tallinna Sadam Estonia 2–2 (a) Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia 2–1 0–1
Chemlon Humenné Slovakia 3–0 Albania Flamurtari Vlorë 1–0 2–0
Sion Switzerland 4–2 Lithuania Kareda Šiauliai 4–2 0–0
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 1–1 (4–3 p) Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1–0 0–1 (aet)
Red Star Belgrade Serbia and Montenegro 1–1 (a) Scotland Heart of Midlothian 0–0 1–1
Qarabağ Ağdam Azerbaijan 1–2 Finland MyPa 0–1 1–1 (aet)
Kotayk Abovyan Armenia 1–5 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 1–0 0–5
Constructorul Chişinău Moldova 3–3 (a) Israel Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion 1–0 2–3
Valletta Malta 2–4 Romania Gloria Bistrița 1–2 1–2

First leg

8 August 1996
15:00
Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 6–0 Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn
Tugushi  11', 23', 54'
Udzhmadzhuridze  27', 70'
Davidsen  87' (o.g.)		 Lineups
Tsentral Stadium, Batumi
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Juri Saar (Estonia)

8 August 1996
15:00
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 0–1 Finland MyPa
Lineups Mahlio  83'
Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Georgios Fassolis (Greece)

8 August 1996
15:00
Kotayk Abovyan Armenia 1–0 Cyprus AEK Larnaca
Berberyan  80' Lineups
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Sergejs Braga (Latvia)

8 August 1996
17:00
MPKC Mozyr Belarus 2–2 Iceland KR Reykjavík
Yaromko  51'
Skorobogatko  73'		 Lineups Daðason  87'
Jónsson  90'
Yunost Stadium, Mozyr
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Amand Ancion (Belgium)

8 August 1996
17:00
Tallinna Sadam Estonia 2–1 Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia
Krõlov  25' (pen.)
Viikmäe  76'		 Lineups Romanchuk  78'
Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 700
Referee: Asim Khudiev (Azerbaijan)

8 August 1996
17:00
Chemlon Humenné Slovakia 1–0 Albania Flamurtari Vlorë
Lyubarskyi  72' Lineups
Chemlon Stadium, Humenné
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Robert Sedlacek (Austria)

8 August 1996
17:30
Varteks Croatia 2–1 Luxembourg Union Luxembourg
Mumlek  40'
Maretić  80' (pen.)		 Lineups Grettnich  85'
Stadion NK Varteks, Varaždin
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Josef Krula (Czech Republic)

8 August 1996
17:30
Universitate Riga Latvia 1–1 Liechtenstein Vaduz
Zarins  43' Lineups Daumantas  40'
Latvijas Universitates Stadions, Riga
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Merab Malagouradze (Georgia)

8 August 1996
18:00
Valletta Malta 1–2 Romania Gloria Bistrița
Dončić  74' Lineups Matei  53'
Dancus  66'
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: William Young (Scotland)

8 August 1996
18:30
Red Star Belgrade Serbia and Montenegro 0–0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian
Lineups
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

8 August 1996
19:00
Honvéd Hungary 1–0 Republic of Macedonia Sloga Jugomagnat
Tóth  11' Lineups
Bozsik Stadion, Budapest
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Serhiy Tatulian (Ukraine)

8 August 1996
20:00
Sion Switzerland 4–2 Lithuania Kareda Šiauliai
Chassot  14'
Bonvin  26'
Pančev  35' (pen.)
Vercruysse  88'		 Lineups Baranauskas  73' (pen.)
Dančenka  86'
Stade Tourbillon, Sion
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Yevi Kollari (Albania)

8 August 1996
20:15
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 1–0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Bozgo  50' Lineups
Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Marek Kowalczyk (Poland)

8 August 1996
20:30
Total Network Solutions Wales 1–1 Poland Ruch Chorzów
Gęsior  82' (o.g.) Lineups Gęsior  6'
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 1,558
Referee: Eyjólfur Ólafsson (Iceland)

8 August 1996
20:30
Glentoran Northern Ireland 1–2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Little  53' Lineups Siegl  48'
Lokvenc  89'
The Oval, Belfast
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Lawrence Sammut (Malta)

8 August 1996
20:45
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland 1–3 Norway Brann
Geoghegan  42' Lineups Mjelde  26'
Pedersen  29'
Eftevaag  68' (pen.)
Tolka Park, Dublin
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Second leg

21 August 1996
22:00
KR Reykjavík Iceland 1–0 Belarus MPKC Mozyr
Daníelsson  90' Lineups
KR-völlur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 1,722
Referee: Sven Kjelbrott (Norway)

KR Reykjavík won 3–2 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
16:00
Sloga Jugomagnat Republic of Macedonia 0–1 Hungary Honvéd
Lineups Ghinda  77'
Gradski stadion, Skopje
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Marcello Nicchi (Italy)

Budapest Honvéd won 2–0 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
16:00
Nyva Vinnytsia Ukraine 1–0 Estonia Tallinna Sadam
Romanchuk  66' Lineups
Tsentralnyi Stadion, Vinnitsa
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Slavik Kazaryan (Armenia)

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

22 August 1996
16:00
AEK Larnaca Cyprus 5–0 Armenia Kotayk Abovyan
Kuntić  28'
Alexandrou  42'
Kovačević  60' (pen.)
Kopunović  81'
Markou  84'		 Lineups
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Amit Klein (Israel)

AEK Larnaca won 5–1 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
16:00
Gloria Bistrița Romania 2–1 Malta Valletta
Lazăr  32'
Voica  84'		 Lineups Agius  24'
Stadionul Gloria, Bistrița
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Jiří Ulrich (Czech Republic)

Gloria Bistrița won 4–2 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
16:30
Ruch Chorzów Poland 5–0 Wales Total Network Solutions
A. Bąk  2', 58'
Grzesik  47'
M. Bąk  63', 65'		 Lineups
Stadion Miejski, Chorzów
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Dragutin Poljak (Croatia)

Ruch Chorzów won 6–1 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
16:30
Flamurtari Vlorë Albania 0–2 Slovakia Chemlon Humenné
Lineups Lyubarskyi  48'
Valkucak  53'
Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Attila Juhos (Hungary)

Chemlon Hummené won 3–0 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
17:00
HB Tórshavn Faroe Islands 0–3 Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi
Lineups Glonti  20', 21'
Udzhmadzhuridze  63'
Svangaskarð, Toftir
Attendance: 100
Referee: Juha Pulkkinen (Finland)

Dinamo Batumi won 9–0 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
17:00
Kareda Šiauliai Lithuania 0–0 Switzerland Sion
Lineups
Savivaldybė Stadium, Šiauliai
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Lars Gerner (Denmark)

Sion won 4–2 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
18:00
Vaduz Liechtenstein 1–1 (a.e.t.) Latvia Universitate Riga
Polvorino  89' Lineups Zarins  48'
  Penalties  
Müller
Polvorino
Weber
Heeb 		4–2 Draguns
Zarins
Mastyanica
Dolgopolovs
Gemeindesportplatz, Vaduz
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Krsto Danilovski (Macedonia)

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

22 August 1996
18:00
Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion Israel 3–2 Moldova Constructorul Chişinău
Sabag  9'
Kapeta  26'
Cebula  57'		 Lineups Rogachev  42'
Skidan  86'
Municipal Stadium, Rishon LeZion
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)

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

22 August 1996
19:00
Brann Norway 2–1 Republic of Ireland Shelbourne
Mjelde  9'
Pedersen  70'		 Lineups Rutherford  4'
Brann Stadion, Bergen
Attendance: 2,189
Referee: Keimpe Zuidema (Netherlands)

Brann won 5–2 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
19:00
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–0 (a.e.t.) Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
Simeonov  58' Lineups
  Penalties  
Zaytsev
Yonkov
Todorov
Simeonov 		2–4 Bozgo
Ačimovič
Velkovski
Djuranović
Gajser
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Bohdan Benedik (Slovakia)

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

22 August 1996
19:00
MyPa Finland 1–1 (a.e.t.) Azerbaijan Qarabağ
Keskitalo  119' Lineups Musayev  27'

MyPa won 2–1 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
20:00
Union Luxembourg Luxembourg 0–3 Croatia Varteks
Lineups Besek  63'
Mumlek  78'
Cvetko  87'
Stade Achille Hammerel, Luxembourg
Attendance: 490
Referee: Roland Beck (Liechtenstein)

Varteks won 5–1 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
20:15
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 8–0 Northern Ireland Glentoran
Gunda  1', 25'
Mistr  19'
Siegl  24', 48', 80'
Svoboda  77'
Gabriel  86'		 Lineups
Stadion Letná, Prague
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Miroslav Radoman (Yugoslavia)

Sparta Prague won 10–1 on aggregate.

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

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nîmes Olympique France 5–2 Hungary Honvéd 3–1 2–1
Sturm Graz Austria 3–3 (a) Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–2 1–1
Barcelona Spain 2–0 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 2–0 0–0
Constructorul Chişinău Moldova 0–5 Turkey Galatasaray 0–1 0–4
Kaiserslautern Germany 1–4 Serbia and Montenegro Red Star Belgrade 1–0 0–4 (aet)
MyPa Finland 1–4 England Liverpool 0–1 1–3
Sion Switzerland 6–0 Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia 2–0 4–0
AGF Denmark 1–1 (a) Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1 0–0
Cercle Brugge Belgium 3–6 Norway Brann 3–2 0–4
KR Reykjavík Iceland 1–2 Sweden AIK 0–1 1–1
Benfica Portugal 5–1 Poland Ruch Chorzów 5–1 0–0
AEK Athens Greece 3–1 Slovakia Chemlon Humenné 1–0 2–1
Gloria Bistrița Romania 1–2 Italy Fiorentina 1–1 0–1
Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 1–4 Netherlands PSV 1–1 0–3
Vaduz Liechtenstein 0–7 France Paris Saint-Germain 0–4 0–3
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 2–2 (a) Croatia Varteks 1–0 1–2

First leg

12 September 1996
17:00
Vaduz Liechtenstein 0–4 France Paris Saint-Germain
Lineups Le Guen  12'
Dely Valdés  39'
Leonardo  43'
Allou  72'
Gemeindesportplatz, Vaduz
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia)

12 September 1996
17:30
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 1–0 Croatia Varteks
Cherevchenko  12' Lineups
Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

12 September 1996
18:00
Constructorul Chişinău Moldova 0–1 Turkey Galatasaray
Lineups Knup  74'
Stadionul Republican, Chișinău
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Kostadin Guerginov (Bulgaria)

12 September 1996
18:00
Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 1–1 Netherlands PSV
Mujiri  21' Lineups Nilis  40' (pen.)
Tsentral Stadium, Batumi
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Kurt Zuppinger (Switzerland)

12 September 1996
19:00
MyPa Finland 0–1 England Liverpool
Lineups Bjørnebye  61'
Kymenlaakson Sähkö Stadion, Anjalankoski
Attendance: 4,767
Referee: Gylfi Thór Orrason (Iceland)

12 September 1996
19:30
AGF Denmark 1–1 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
Bak  16' Lineups Bozgo  57'
Aarhus Idrætspark, Aarhus
Attendance: 5,900
Referee: Mikko Vuorela (Finland)

12 September 1996
20:00
Sion Switzerland 2–0 Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia
Colombo  50'
Bonvin  82'		 Lineups
Stade Tourbillon, Sion
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Andreas Georgiou (Cyprus)

12 September 1996
20:00
Cercle Brugge Belgium 3–2 Norway Brann
Gernsøe  6'
Vanmaele  27'
Camerman  31'		 Lineups Flo  38'
Eftevaag  89' (pen.)
Olympiastadion, Brugge
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: John Ashman (Wales)

12 September 1996
20:00
Gloria Bistrița Romania 1–1 Italy Fiorentina
Lazăr  3' Lineups Batistuta  48'
Stadionul Gloria, Bistrița
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Christer Fällström (Sweden)

12 September 1996
20:15
AEK Athens Greece 1–0 Slovakia Chemlon Humenné
Batista  44' Lineups
Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 15,141
Referee: Yuri Chebotarev (Russia)

12 September 1996
20:30
Nîmes Olympique France 3–1 Hungary Honvéd
Jeunechamp  64'
Préget  75'
Meilhac  85'		 Lineups Tóth  70'
Stade des Costières, Nîmes
Attendance: 7,948
Referee: Richard O'Hanlon (Ireland)

12 September 1996
20:30
Sturm Graz Austria 2–2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Vastić  8'
Mählich  85'		 Lineups Řepka  57'
Lokvenc  72'
Sturm-Platz Gruabn, Graz
Attendance: 3,208
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

12 September 1996
20:30
Kaiserslautern Germany 1–0 Serbia and Montenegro Red Star Belgrade
Wegmann  58' Lineups
Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
Attendance: 25,700
Referee: Kenny Clarke (Scotland)

12 September 1996
21:00
KR Reykjavík Iceland 0–1 Sweden AIK
Lineups Nordin  80'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Tore Hollung (Norway)

12 September 1996
21:30
Barcelona Spain 2–0 Cyprus AEK Larnaca
Ronaldo  19', 77' Lineups
Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Roland Beck (Liechtenstein)

12 September 1996
22:30
Benfica Portugal 5–1 Poland Ruch Chorzów
Donizete  24'
Pinto  26'
Jamir  33'
Valdo  69', 90'		 Lineups Gęsior  72'
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

Second leg

26 September 1996
15:00
Nyva Vinnytsia Ukraine 0–4 Switzerland Sion
Lineups Lukić  2'
Vercruysse  9', 68'
Milton  54'
Tsentralnyi Stadion, Vinnitsa
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Manfred Schüttengruber (Austria)

Sion won 6–0 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
15:30
Chemlon Humenné Slovakia 1–2 Greece AEK Athens
Diňa  1' Lineups Nikolaidis  19'
Batista  44'
Chemlon Stadion, Humenné
Attendance: 14,600
Referee: Mateo Beusan (Croatia)

AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
16:00
Varteks Croatia 2–1 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
Mumlek  62'
Vugrinec  87'		 Lineups Kosolapov  40'
Stadion NK Varteks, Varaždin
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Georg Dardenne (Germany)

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

26 September 1996
19:00
Galatasaray Turkey 4–0 Moldova Constructorul Chişinău
Şükür  48', 80'
Arif  71'
Hagi  74'		 Lineups
Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 16,695
Referee: Miroslav Radoman (Yugoslavia)

Galatasaray won 5–0 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
19:00
AIK Sweden 1–1 Iceland KR Reykjavík
Simpson  80' Lineups Benediktsson  90'
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 3,267
Referee: Stephen Lodge (England)

AIK won 2–1 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
20:00
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 0–0 Denmark AGF
Lineups
Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana
Attendance: 1,433
Referee: Sotorios Vorgias (Greece)

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

26 September 1996
20:00
Brann Norway 4–0 Belgium Cercle Brugge
Mjelde  5', 81'
Eftevaag  78'
Helland  87'		 Lineups
Brann Stadion, Bergen
Attendance: 6,104
Referee: Valeriy Onufer (Ukraine)

Brann won 6–3 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
20:00
Ruch Chorzów Poland 0–0 Portugal Benfica
Lineups
Stadion Ruchu, Chorzów
Attendance: 4,547
Referee: Mika Peltola (Finland)

Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
20:15
AEK Larnaca Cyprus 0–0 Spain Barcelona
Lineups
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Claude Colombo (France)

Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
20:20
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1–1 Austria Sturm Graz
Horňák  86' Lineups Giannini  75'
Stadion Letná, Prague
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Juan Fernández Marin (Spain)

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

26 September 1996
20:30
Red Star Belgrade Serbia and Montenegro 4–0 (a.e.t.) Germany Kaiserslautern
Stanković  54', 96'
Njeguš  107'
Pantelić  120'		 Lineups
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Eric Blareau (Belgium)

Red Star Belgrade won 4–1 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
20:30
Fiorentina Italy 1–0 Romania Gloria Bistrița
Orlando  23' Lineups
Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
Attendance: 18,607
Referee: Ladislav Gádoši (Slovakia)

Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
20:30
PSV Netherlands 3–0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi
Nilis  15' (pen.)
Eijkelkamp  56'
Marcelo Ramos  85'		 Lineups
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

PSV Eindhoven won 4–1 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
20:45
Honvéd Hungary 1–2 France Nîmes Olympique
Piroska  60' Lineups Ecker  6'
Sabin  37'
Bozsik Stadion, Budapest
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Vladimir Antonov (Moldova)

Nîmes won 5–2 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
20:45
Liverpool England 3–1 Finland MyPa
Berger  16'
Collymore  59'
Barnes  77'		 Lineups Keskitalo  64'
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 39,013
Referee: Sergey Shmolik (Belarus)

Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
20:45
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–0 Liechtenstein Vaduz
Allou  23'
Roche  40'
Mboma  50'		 Lineups
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 15,973
Referee: Bujar Pregja (Albania)

Paris Saint-Germain won 7–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sion Switzerland 4–8 England Liverpool 1–2 3–6
Nîmes Olympique France 2–3 Sweden AIK 1–3 1–0
Fiorentina Italy 3–2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–1 1–1
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 0–6 Greece AEK Athens 0–2 0–4
Brann Norway 4–3 Netherlands PSV 2–1 2–2
Barcelona Spain 4–2 Serbia and Montenegro Red Star Belgrade 3–1 1–1
Benfica Portugal 4–2 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 3–2
Galatasaray Turkey 4–6 France Paris Saint-Germain 4–2 0–4

First leg

17 October 1996
17:00
Nîmes Olympique France 1–3 Sweden AIK
Fidani  87' Lineups Simpson  9'
Pacha  12'
Johansson  70'

17 October 1996
19:30
Galatasaray Turkey 4–2 France Paris Saint-Germain
Şükür  5', 31'
Tugay  12'
Ünsal  52'		 Lineups Le Guen  16'
Dely Valdés  17'

17 October 1996
20:00
Sion Switzerland 1–2 England Liverpool
Bonvin  10' Lineups Fowler  28'
Barnes  80'
Stade Tourbillon, Sion
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

17 October 1996
20:00
Brann Norway 2–1 Netherlands PSV
Mjelde  28', 33' (pen.) Lineups Cocu  90'
Brann Stadion, Bergen
Attendance: 7,842
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

17 October 1996
21:00
Barcelona Spain 3–1 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Giovanni  34', 35'
Figo  54'		 Lineups Živković  21'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)

17 October 1996
22:00
Benfica Portugal 1–0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
Pinto  9' Lineups
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

Second leg

31 October 1996
18:00
AIK Sweden 0–1 France Nîmes Olympique
Lineups Brundin  69' (o.g.)
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 5,620
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

AIK won 3–2 on aggregate.

31 October 1996
18:00
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 2–3 Portugal Benfica
Solomatin  9'
Haras  58'		 Lineups Panduru  47'
Donizete  62'
Pinto  87'
Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

Benfica won 4–2 on aggregate.

31 October 1996
20:00
AEK Athens Greece 4–0 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
Savevski  5'
Batista  34'
Maladenis  80'
Kostis  84'		 Lineups
Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 14,482
Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

AEK Athens won 6–0 on aggregate.

31 October 1996
20:30
PSV Netherlands 2–2 Norway Brann
Eijkelkamp  75'
Zenden  83'		 Lineups Hasund  35'
Flo  58'
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Philippe Leduc (France)

Brann won 4–3 on aggregate.

31 October 1996
20:30
Red Star Belgrade Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–1 Spain Barcelona
Jovičić  47' Lineups Giovanni  48'
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 44,694
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.

31 October 1996
20:45
Liverpool England 6–3 Switzerland Sion
McManaman  27'
Bjørnebye  55'
Barnes  66'
Fowler  70', 79'
Berger  89'		 Lineups Chassot  20', 65'
Bonvin  23'
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 38,514
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

Liverpool won 8–4 on aggregate.

31 October 1996
20:45
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1–1 Italy Fiorentina
Lokvenc  41' Lineups Robbiati  63'
Stadion Letná, Prague
Attendance: 16,021
Referee: David Elleray (England)

Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.

31 October 1996
20:45
Paris Saint-Germain France 4–0 Turkey Galatasaray
Leonardo  9'
Dely Valdés  23'
Loko  58'
Raí  77'		 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. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benfica Portugal 1–2 Italy Fiorentina 0–2 1–0
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–0 Greece AEK Athens 0–0 3–0
Brann Norway 1–4 England Liverpool 1–1 0–3
Barcelona Spain 4–2 Sweden AIK 3–1 1–1

First leg

6 March 1997
20:15
Brann Norway 1–1 England Liverpool
Hasund  48' Lineups Fowler  10'
Brann Stadion, Bergen
Attendance: 12,700
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

6 March 1997
20:30
Paris Saint-Germain France 0–0 Greece AEK Athens
Lineups
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 21,952
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

6 March 1997
20:45
Benfica Portugal 0–2 Italy Fiorentina
Lineups Baiano  45'
Batistuta  90+'
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

6 March 1997
21:00
Barcelona Spain 3–1 Sweden AIK
Popescu  4'
Ronaldo  56'
Pizzi  80'		 Lineups Simpson  2'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: David Elleray (England)

Second leg

20 March 1997
20:15
AEK Athens Greece 0–3 France Paris Saint-Germain
Lineups Loko  21', 44', 81'

Paris Saint-Germain won 3–0 on aggregate.

20 March 1997
20:30
AIK Sweden 1–1 Spain Barcelona
Simpson  73' Lineups Ronaldo  12'
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.

20 March 1997
20:45
Fiorentina Italy 0–1 Portugal Benfica
Lineups Edgar  22'

Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.

20 March 1997
20:45
Liverpool England 3–0 Norway Brann
Fowler  25' (pen.), 77'
Collymore  61'		 Lineups
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 40,326
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Paris SG halted Liverpool's progress at the semi-final stage.
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Spain 3–1 Italy Fiorentina 1–1 2–0
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–2 England Liverpool 3–0 0–2

First leg

10 April 1997
20:45
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–0 England Liverpool
Leonardo  11'
Cauet  43'
Leroy  83'		 Lineups
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 35,142
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

10 April 1997
21:30
Barcelona Spain 1–1 Italy Fiorentina
Nadal  43' Lineups Batistuta  63'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 105,000
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Second leg

24 April 1997
20:30
Liverpool England 2–0 France Paris Saint-Germain
Fowler  12'
Wright  79'		 Lineups
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Paris Saint-Germain won 3–2 on aggregate.

24 April 1997
20:45
Fiorentina Italy 0–2 Spain Barcelona
Lineups Couto  30'
Guardiola  35'
Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

After Barcelona's second goal, de la Peña of Barcelona was hit by an object thrown from the stands and required medical assistance.

Barcelona won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

Top scorers

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

Rank Name Team Goals
1 England Robbie Fowler England Liverpool 7
2 Norway Mons Ivar Mjelde Norway Brann 6
3 Brazil Ronaldo Spain Barcelona 5
Czech Republic Horst Siegl Czech Republic Sparta Prague 5
Turkey Hakan Şükür Turkey Galatasaray 5
6 Poland Arkadiusz Bąk Poland Ruch Chorzów 4
Argentina Gabriel Batistuta Italy Fiorentina 4
Switzerland Christophe Bonvin Switzerland Sion 4
France Patrice Loko France Paris Saint-Germain 4
Sweden Pascal Simpson Sweden AIK 4
11 England John Barnes England Liverpool 3
Greece Daniel Batista Lima Greece AEK Athens 3
Switzerland Frédéric Chassot Switzerland Sion 3
Panama Julio Dely Valdés France Paris Saint-Germain 3
Norway Claus Eftevaag Norway Brann 3
Brazil Giovanni Spain Barcelona 3
Portugal João Pinto Portugal Benfica 3
Brazil Leonardo France Paris Saint-Germain 3
Czech Republic Vratislav Lokvenc Czech Republic Sparta Prague 3
Georgia (country) Temur Tugushi Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 3
Georgia (country) Davit Ujmajuridze Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 3
France Philippe Vercruysse Switzerland Sion 3

See also

Notes

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

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