1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
International football competition
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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.
Barcelona (4th title)
Paris Saint-Germain | |
| 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 → | |
Teams
Yellow: Did not qualify from qualifying round; 
Red: Qualified for first round.TH Title Holders
Qualifying round
| Team 1 | Agg. | 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
| MPKC Mozyr | 2–2 | KR |
|---|---|---|
Yaromka  51'Skorabahatska 73' |
Lineups | Daðason 87' Þ. Jónsson 90' |
| Shelbourne | 1–3 | Brann |
|---|---|---|
| S. Geoghegan 42' |
Lineups | Mjelde 26' M. Pedersen 29'Eftevaag 68' (pen.) |
| TNS Llansantffraid | 1–1 | Ruch Chorzów |
|---|---|---|
| Gęsior 82' (o.g.) |
Lineups | Gęsior 6' |
| Kispest-Honvéd | 1–0 | Sloga Jugomagnat |
|---|---|---|
| Tóth 11' |
Lineups |
| Universitāte Rīga | 1–1 | Vaduz |
|---|---|---|
| Zariņš 43' |
Lineups | Daumantas 40' |
| Dinamo Batumi | 6–0 | HB Tórshavn |
|---|---|---|
| Tugushi 11', 23', 54' Ujmajuridze 27', 70'Davidsen 87' (o.g.) |
Lineups |
| Tallinna Sadam | 2–1 | Nyva Vinnytsia |
|---|---|---|
| Krõlov 25' (pen.) Viikmäe 76' |
Lineups | Romanchuk 78' |
| Sion | 4–2 | Kareda Šiauliai |
|---|---|---|
| Chassot 14' Bonvin 26'Pančev 35' (pen.)Vercruysse 88' |
Lineups | Mikalajūnas 73' (pen.) Dančenka 86' |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 1–0 | Levski Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Bozgo 50' |
Lineups |
| Kotayk Abovyan | 1–0 | AEK Larnaca |
|---|---|---|
| Berberyan 80' |
Lineups |
Second leg
| KR | 1–0 | MPKC Mozyr |
|---|---|---|
| Daníelsson 90' |
Lineups |
KR won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Brann | 2–1 | Shelbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Mjelde 9' M. Pedersen 70' |
Lineups | Rutherford 4' |
Brann won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Ruch Chorzów | 5–0 | TNS Llansantffraid |
|---|---|---|
| A. Bąk 2', 58' Grzesik 47'M. Bąk 63', 65' |
Lineups |
Ruch Chorzów won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Sloga Jugomagnat | 0–1 | Kispest-Honvéd |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Ghinda 77' |
Kispest-Honvéd won 2–0 on aggregate.
Varteks won 5–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Vaduz won 4–2 on penalties.
| Sparta Prague | 8–0 | Glentoran |
|---|---|---|
| Gunda 1', 25' Mistr 19'Siegl 24', 48', 80'Z. Svoboda 77'Gabriel 86' |
Lineups |
Sparta Prague won 10–1 on aggregate.
| HB Tórshavn | 0–3 | Dinamo Batumi |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Ghlonti 20', 21' Ujmajuridze 63' |
Dinamo Batumi won 9–0 on aggregate.
| Nyva Vinnytsia | 1–0 | Tallinna Sadam |
|---|---|---|
| Romanchuk 66' |
Lineups |
2–2 on aggregate. Nyva Vinnytsia won on away goals.
| Flamurtari Vlorë | 0–2 | Chemlon Humenné |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Lyubarskyi 48' Valkučák 53' |
Chemlon Hummené won 3–0 on aggregate.
Sion won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Levski Sofia | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Olimpija Ljubljana |
|---|---|---|
| Simeonov 58' |
Lineups | |
| Penalties | ||
Zaytsev  Yonkov  Todorov Simeonov |
2–4 | Bozgo Ačimovič Velkoski Djuranović Gajser |
1–1 on aggregate. Olimpija Ljubljana won 4–2 on penalties.
| Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| McPherson 45' |
Lineups | Marinović 59' |
1–1 on aggregate. Red Star Belgrade won on away goals.
MyPa won 2–1 on aggregate.
| AEK Larnaca | 5–0 | Kotayk Abovyan |
|---|---|---|
| Kuntić 28' Alexandrou 42'Kovačević 60' (pen.)Kopunović 81'Markou 84' |
Lineups |
AEK Larnaca won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion | 3–2 | Constructorul Chişinău |
|---|---|---|
| Sabag 9' Kapeta 26'Cebula 57' |
Lineups | Rogaciov 42' Skydan 86' |
3–3 on aggregate. Constructorul Chişinău won on away goals.
| Gloria Bistrița | 2–1 | Valletta |
|---|---|---|
| Lazăr 33' Voica 83' |
Lineups | J. Agius 23' |
Gloria Bistrița won 4–2 on aggregate.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | 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
| Nîmes Olympique | 3–1 | Kispest-Honvéd |
|---|---|---|
| Jeunechamp 65' Préget 75'Meilhac 86' |
Lineups | Tóth 70' |
| Sturm Graz | 2–2 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Vastić 8' Mählich 85' |
Lineups | Řepka 57' Lokvenc 72' |
| Barcelona | 2–0 | AEK Larnaca |
|---|---|---|
| Ronaldo 19', 77' |
Lineups |
| Constructorul Chişinău | 0–1 | Galatasaray |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Knup 73' |
| Sion | 2–0 | Nyva Vinnytsia |
|---|---|---|
| Colombo 50' Bonvin 82' |
Lineups |
| AGF | 1–1 | Olimpija Ljubljana |
|---|---|---|
| Bak 15' |
Lineups | Bozgo 57' |
| Benfica | 5–1 | Ruch Chorzów |
|---|---|---|
| Donizete Pantera 24' João Pinto 26'Jamir 31'Valdo 68', 90' |
Lineups | Gęsior 71' |
| AEK Athens | 1–0 | Chemlon Humenné |
|---|---|---|
| Batista 48' |
Lineups |
| Gloria Bistrița | 1–1 | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|
| Lazăr 3' |
Lineups | Batistuta 47' |
| Dinamo Batumi | 1–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Mujiri 21' |
Lineups | Nilis 40' (pen.) |
| Vaduz | 0–4 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Le Guen 13' Dely Valdés 41'Leonardo 45'Allou 72' |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–0 | Varteks |
|---|---|---|
| Cherevchenko 12' |
Lineups |
Second leg
| Kispest-Honvéd | 1–2 | Nîmes Olympique |
|---|---|---|
| Piroska 61' |
Lineups | Ecker 6' Sabin 38' |
Nîmes Olympique won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 1–1 | Sturm Graz |
|---|---|---|
| Horňák 86' |
Lineups | Novotný 77' (o.g.) |
3–3 on aggregate. Sparta Prague won on away goals.
Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Galatasaray | 4–0 | Constructorul Chișinău |
|---|---|---|
| Şükür 49', 80' Arif 73'Hagi 75' |
Lineups |
Galatasaray won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade | 4–0 (a.e.t.) | Kaiserslautern |
|---|---|---|
| D. Stanković 55', 97' Njeguš 107'Pantelić 120' |
Lineups |
Red Star Belgrade won 4–1 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Nyva Vinnytsia | 0–4 | Sion |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Lukić 2' Vercruysse 9', 68'Milton 54' |
Sion won 6–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Olimpija Ljubljana won on away goals.
Brann won 6–3 on aggregate.
| AIK | 1–1 | KR |
|---|---|---|
| Simpson 79' |
Lineups | Benediktsson 87' |
AIK won 2–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Chemlon Humenné | 1–2 | AEK Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Diňa 1' |
Lineups | Nikolaidis 17' Batista 44' |
AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Fiorentina | 1–0 | Gloria Bistrița |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando 23' |
Lineups |
Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.
| PSV Eindhoven | 3–0 | Dinamo Batumi |
|---|---|---|
| Nilis 15' (pen.) Eijkelkamp 57'Marcelo Ramos 86' |
Lineups |
PSV Eindhoven won 4–1 on aggregate.
Paris Saint-Germain won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Varteks | 2–1 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Vugrinec 62', 79' |
Lineups | Kosolapov 41' |
2–2 on aggregate. Lokomotiv Moscow won on away goals.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | 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
| Fiorentina | 2–1 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Batistuta 5' Schwarz 56' |
Lineups | Siegl 80' |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 0–2 | AEK Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Kostis 12' Ketsbaia 49' |
| Benfica | 1–0 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| João Pinto 8' |
Lineups |
| Galatasaray | 4–2 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Şükür 5', 31' Tugay 13'Ünsal 53' |
Lineups | Le Guen 18' Dely Valdés 19' |
Second leg
Liverpool won 8–4 on aggregate.
| AIK | 0–1 | Nîmes Olympique |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Brundin 69' (o.g.) |
AIK won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 1–1 | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|
| Lokvenc 5' |
Lineups | Robbiati 63' |
Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.
| AEK Athens | 4–0 | Olimpija Ljubljana |
|---|---|---|
| Savevski 4' (pen.) Batista 20'Maladenis 80'Kostis 85' |
Lineups |
AEK Athens won 6–0 on aggregate.
| PSV Eindhoven | 2–2 | Brann |
|---|---|---|
| Eijkelkamp 75' Zenden 82' |
Lineups | Hasund 35' Flo 60' |
Brann won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade | 1–1 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Jovičić 47' |
Lineups | Giovanni 48' |
Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2–3 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Solomatin 9' Haras 59' |
Lineups | Panduru 48' Donizete Pantera 63'João Pinto 89' |
Benfica won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Paris Saint-Germain | 4–0 | Galatasaray |
|---|---|---|
| Leonardo 10' Dely Valdés 23'Loko 59'Raí 78' |
Lineups |
Paris Saint-Germain won 6–4 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | 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
| Benfica | 0–2 | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Baiano 45' Batistuta 90' |
Second leg
| Fiorentina | 0–1 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Edgar 22' |
Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.
| AEK Athens | 0–3 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Loko 22', 44', 81' |
Paris Saint-Germain won 3–0 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | 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
| Barcelona | 1–1 | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|
| Nadal 42' |
Lineups | Batistuta 62' |
Second leg
| Fiorentina | 0–2 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Couto 30' Guardiola 35' |
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.
| Liverpool | 2–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Fowler 12' Wright 80' |
Lineups |
Paris Saint-Germain won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
| Barcelona | 1–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Ronaldo 37' (pen.) |
Lineups |
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:
