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1996–97 in Swiss football

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The following is a summary of the 1996–97 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Season1996–97
Nationalliga ASion
Nationalliga BÉtoile Carouge
1. LigaOverall
Thun
Group 1:
FC Renens
Group 2:
Serrières
Group 3:
FC Ascona
Group 4:
Tuggen
Quick facts Season, Men's football ...
Football in Switzerland
Season1996–97
Men's football
Nationalliga ASion
Nationalliga BÉtoile Carouge
1. LigaOverall
Thun
Group 1:
FC Renens
Group 2:
Serrières
Group 3:
FC Ascona
Group 4:
Tuggen
Swiss CupSion
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueFFC Bern
Swiss CupFFC Bern
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Nationalliga A

Main article: 1996–97 Nationalliga A

Qualification phase

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Xamax 22 12 8 2 36 20 +16 44 Advance to championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2 Grasshopper Club 22 10 9 3 42 27 +15 39
3 Sion 22 9 10 3 33 21 +12 37
4 Aarau 22 9 8 5 21 14 +7 35
5 Lausanne-Sports 22 9 7 6 35 32 +3 34
6 St. Gallen 22 6 10 6 20 26 −6 28
7 Zürich 22 6 9 7 24 25 −1 27
8 Basel 22 5 11 6 32 32 0 26
9 Servette 22 5 9 8 24 25 −1 24 Continue to promotion/relegation round
10 Luzern 22 4 11 7 27 32 −5 23
11 Lugano 22 2 9 11 14 32 −18 15
12 Young Boys 22 3 3 16 17 39 −22 12
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Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Championship group

The first eight teams of the qualification phase competed in the Championship round. The teams took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the qualification as bonus with them.

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Sion 14 9 3 2 18 10 +8 19 49 Swiss champions, qualified for 1997–98 Champions League
2 Xamax 14 6 6 2 22 14 +8 22 46 qualified for 1997–98 UEFA Cup
3 Grasshopper Club 14 7 4 3 37 18 +19 20 45 qualified for 1997–98 UEFA Cup
4 Lausanne-Sports 14 8 2 4 20 16 +4 17 43 entered 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup
5 Aarau 14 3 4 7 17 22 −5 18 31 entered 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup
6 St. Gallen 14 3 4 7 13 26 −13 14 27
7 Zürich 14 1 7 6 9 18 −9 14 24
8 Basel 14 3 2 9 16 28 −12 13 24
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Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.

Nationalliga B

Qualification phase

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Étoile Carouge 22 11 9 2 39 20 +19 42 Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round
2 FC Schaffhausen 22 12 6 4 32 18 +14 42
3 Kriens 22 12 5 5 40 25 +15 41
4 Solothurn 22 10 7 5 28 26 +2 37
5 Yverdon-Sport 22 9 8 5 34 26 +8 35 Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
6 Winterthur 22 9 7 6 30 21 +9 34
7 Locarno 22 7 7 8 28 27 +1 28
8 Wil 22 7 6 9 33 30 +3 27
9 Baden 22 7 6 9 29 30 −1 27
10 Delémont 22 5 5 12 30 44 −14 20
11 Gossau 22 4 4 14 29 50 −21 16
12 Meyrin 22 2 4 16 15 50 −35 10
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Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB

The teams in the ninth to twelfth positions in Nationalliga A competed with the top four teams of Nationalliga B in a Nationalliga A/B promotion/relegation round.

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Servette 14 7 4 3 18 10 +8 25 Remain in 1997–98 Nationalliga A
2 Étoile Carouge 14 7 3 4 15 13 +2 24 Promoted
3 Luzern 14 6 5 3 16 12 +4 23 Remain in 1997–98 Nationalliga A
4 Kriens 14 6 4 4 22 16 +6 22 Promoted
5 Young Boys 14 5 5 4 19 17 +2 20 Relegated
6 Solothurn 14 3 5 6 9 17 −8 14 Remain in Nationalliga B
7 Lugano 14 2 5 7 11 17 −6 11 Relegated
8 FC Schaffhausen 14 2 5 7 13 21 −8 11 Remain in Nationalliga B
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Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Relegation group NLB/1. Liga

The last eight teams of the qualification phase competed in the relegation group against relegation to the 1. Liga. The teams took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the qualification as bonus with them.

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Winterthur 14 8 2 4 21 13 +8 17 43 Remain in NLB
2 Baden 14 7 4 3 28 20 +8 14 39
3 Wil 14 6 3 5 23 21 +2 14 35
4 Yverdon-Sport 14 4 4 6 17 21 −4 18 34
5 Locarno 14 4 7 3 14 14 0 14 33
6 Delémont 14 5 5 4 28 24 +4 10 30
7 Gossau 14 5 1 8 15 23 −8 8 24 Relegated to 1. Liga
8 Meyrin 14 1 6 7 13 23 −10 5 14
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Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.

1. Liga

Main article: 1996–97 Swiss 1. Liga

Group 1

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Renens 26 17 9 0 52 14 +38 60 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Fribourg 26 14 4 8 46 33 +13 46
3 FC Stade Nyonnais 26 12 6 8 42 31 +11 42
4 FC Bulle 26 11 8 7 43 43 0 41
5 FC Martigny-Sports 26 12 3 11 55 36 +19 39
6 FC Monthey 26 9 9 8 44 47 −3 36
7 FC Stade Lausanne 26 8 11 7 34 29 +5 35
8 FC Echallens 26 8 9 9 32 34 −2 33
9 Grand-Lancy FC 26 8 8 10 34 44 −10 32
10 Vevey Sports 26 7 10 9 44 44 0 31
11 CS Chênois 26 8 7 11 42 43 −1 31
12 FC Bex 26 8 6 12 36 45 −9 30 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Montreux-Sports[1] 26 5 6 15 21 60 −39 21 Relegation to 2. Liga
14 Central Fribourg[1] 26 4 6 16 38 60 −22 18
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Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Group 2

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Serrières 26 17 5 4 52 19 +33 56 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Thun 26 17 4 5 48 26 +22 55
3 FC Biel-Bienne 26 15 8 3 53 27 +26 53
4 FC Naters 26 14 7 5 58 30 +28 49
5 FC Münsingen 26 13 6 7 41 25 +16 45
6 FC Grenchen 26 10 8 8 39 29 +10 38
7 FC Wangen bei Olten 26 8 11 7 42 35 +7 35
8 FC Colombier 26 8 7 11 41 41 0 31
9 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 7 9 10 37 52 −15 30
10 SV Lyss 26 7 8 11 41 45 −4 29
11 FC Köniz 26 3 12 11 30 54 −24 21
12 SC Bümpliz 78 26 4 8 14 28 46 −18 20 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Noiraigue[1] 26 3 7 16 24 62 −38 16 Relegation to 2. Liga
14 FC Klus-Balsthal[1] 26 3 6 17 23 66 −43 15
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Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Group 3

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Ascona 26 16 7 3 54 21 +33 55 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 Zug 94 26 12 10 4 39 20 +19 46
3 AC Bellinzona 26 12 9 5 39 25 +14 45
4 FC Riehen 26 13 5 8 39 29 +10 44
5 SC Buochs 26 10 12 4 38 22 +16 42
6 FC Chiasso 26 12 6 8 34 20 +14 42
7 SV Muttenz 26 11 6 9 40 35 +5 39
8 FC Schötz 26 10 6 10 32 32 0 36
9 FC Sursee 26 8 8 10 38 42 −4 32
10 FC Muri 26 6 11 9 22 30 −8 29
11 FC Hochdorf 26 7 5 14 23 46 −23 26
12 FC Concordia Basel 26 6 7 13 27 44 −17 25 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Mendrisio[1] 26 4 6 16 16 48 −32 18 Relegation to 2. Liga
14 FC Suhr[1] 26 3 6 17 23 50 −27 15
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Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Group 4

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Tuggen 26 16 4 6 51 27 +24 52 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 SV Schaffhausen 26 14 5 7 48 34 +14 47
3 FC Rapperswil-Jona 26 13 7 6 58 30 +28 46
4 FC Altstetten 26 14 4 8 44 29 +15 46
5 FC Frauenfeld 26 11 9 6 53 35 +18 42
6 FC Vaduz 26 11 8 7 38 31 +7 41
7 FC Rorschach 26 11 5 10 45 41 +4 38
8 FC Freienbach 26 9 10 7 38 42 −4 37
9 FC Red Star Zürich 26 9 6 11 48 52 −4 33
10 FC Bülach 26 9 5 12 37 38 −1 32
11 SC Young Fellows Juventus 26 7 9 10 34 33 +1 30
12 FC Dübendorf 26 5 7 14 26 52 −26 22 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Balzers[1] 26 4 6 16 21 49 −28 18 Relegation to 2. Liga
14 FC Glarus[1] 26 5 3 18 19 67 −48 18
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Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Promotion play-off

Qualification round

More information Team 1, Score ...
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Fribourg 1–1 Serrières
Serrières 3–2 Fribourg
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Serrières win 4–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

More information Team 1, Score ...
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Thun 2–1 FC Renens
FC Renens 0–1 Thun
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Thun win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

More information Team 1, Score ...
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zug 94 1–4 Tuggen
Tuggen 4–0 Zug 94
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Tuggen win 8–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

More information Team 1, Score ...
Team 1  Score  Team 2
SV Schaffhausen 1–0 FC Ascona
FC Ascona 1–2 SV Schaffhausen
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SV Schaffhausen win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Final round

More information Team 1, Score ...
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Tuggen 1–0 Thun
Thun 2–0 Tuggen
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Thun win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.[1]

More information Team 1, Score ...
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Serrières 4–3 SV Schaffhausen
SV Schaffhausen 1–0 Serrières
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4–4 on aggregate. SV Schaffhausen win on away goals and are promoted to Nationalliga B.[1]

Relegation play-out

First round

More information Team 1, Score ...
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bümpliz 2–1 Bex
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Bex continue to the final.

More information Team 1, Score ...
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Concordia 2–0 FC Dübendorf
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FC Dübendorf continue to the final.

Final round

More information Team 1, Score ...
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bex 4–2 FC Dübendorf
FC Dübendorf 3–4 Bex
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Bex win 8–5 on aggregate. FC Dübendorf are relegated to 2. Liga.[1]

Swiss Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Swiss Cup

Clubs that were playing in the European competitions were given a bye in round 4. The route of the finalists to the final:

Final

More information FC Sion, 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) ...
FC Sion3 – 3 (a.e.t.)FC Luzern
Meyrieu 1'
Gaspoz 28'
Lukić 84' (pen.)		 Report 17', 68' (pen.) Wolf
42' Kögl
Penalties
Lukić football with check mark
Outtara football with check mark
Zambaz football with check mark
Gaspoz football with check mark
Assis football with red X
Quentin football with check mark		 5 – 4 football with check mark Wolf
football with check mark Wyss
football with check mark Moser
football with check mark Kögl
football with red X Sermeter
football with red X Sawu
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Attendance: 28,500
Referee: Switzerland Claude Détruche (Thônex)

Swiss Clubs in Europe

Grasshopper Club

Champions League

Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Champions League
Qualifying round
7 August 1996 First leg Grasshopper Club Switzerland 5–0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Hardturm, Zürich
20:15 Türkyilmaz 11', 46'
Esposito 43'
Moldovan 57'
Koller 89'		 Report Attendance: 9,300
Referee: Jorge Monteiro Coroado (Portugal)
21 August 1996 Second leg Slavia Prague Czech Republic 0–1 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague
20:15 Report Türkyilmaz 70' Attendance: 3,012
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Grasshopper won 6–0 on aggregate.

Group Stage / Group A
11 September 1996 Matchday 1 Grasshopper Club Switzerland 3–0 Scotland Rangers Hardturm, Zürich
20:30 Yakin 18'
Türkyilmaz 28', 79'		 Report Attendance: 20,030
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)
25 September 1996 Matchday 2 Ajax Netherlands 0–1 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
20:30 Report Yakin 60' Attendance: 43,134
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
16 October 1996 Matchday 3 Auxerre France 1–0 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre
20:30 Deniaud 43' Report Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
30 October 1996 Matchday 4 Grasshopper Club Switzerland 3–1 France Auxerre Hardturm, Zürich
20:30 Moldovan 17', 29'
Gren 59'		 Report Gren red-colored football 48' (o.g.) Attendance: 19,200
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
20 November 1996 Matchday 5 Rangers Scotland 2–1 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
19:30 McCoist 67', 73' Report Berger 77' Attendance: 34,192
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)
4 December 1996 Matchday 6 Grasshopper Club Switzerland 0–1 Netherlands Ajax Hardturm, Zürich
20:30 Report Kluivert 32' Attendance: 19,200
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AUX AJA GRA RAN
1 France Auxerre 6 4 0 2 8 7 +1 12 Advance to knockout stage — 0–1 1–0 2–1
2 Netherlands Ajax 6 4 0 2 8 4 +4 12 1–2 — 0–1 4–1
3 Switzerland Grasshopper Club 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 9 3–1 0–1 — 3–0
4 Scotland Rangers 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3 1–2 0–1 2–1 —
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Source: UEFA

Sion

Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Qualifying round
8 August 1996 First leg Sion Switzerland 4–2 Lithuania Kareda Šiauliai Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:00 Chassot 14'
Bonvin 26'
Pančev 35' (pen.)
Vercruysse 88'		 Lineups Baranauskas 73' (pen.)
Dančenka 86'		 Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Yevi Kollari (Albania)
22 August 1996 Second leg Kareda Šiauliai Lithuania 0–0 Switzerland Sion Savivaldybė Stadium, Šiauliai
17:00 Lineups Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Lars Gerner (Denmark)

Sion won 4–2 on aggregate.

First round
12 September 1996 First leg Sion Switzerland 2–0 Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:00 Colombo 50'
Bonvin 82'		 Lineups Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Andreas Georgiou (Cyprus)
26 September 1996 Second leg Nyva Vinnytsia Ukraine 0–4 Switzerland Sion Tsentralnyi Stadion, Vinnitsa
15:00 Lineups Lukić 2'
Vercruysse 9', 68'
Milton 54'		 Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Manfred Schüttengruber (Austria)

Sion won 6–0 on aggregate.

Second round
17 October 1996 First leg Sion Switzerland 1–2 England Liverpool Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:00 Bonvin 10' Lineups Fowler 28'
Barnes 80'		 Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)
31 October 1996 Second leg Liverpool England 6–3 Switzerland Sion Anfield, Liverpool
20:45 McManaman 27'
Bjørnebye 55'
Barnes 66'
Fowler 70', 79'
Berger 89'		 Lineups Chassot 20', 65'
Bonvin 23'		 Attendance: 38,514
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

Liverpool won 8–4 on aggregate.

Xamax

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Cup
Qualifaying round
6 August 1996 First leg Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 1–2 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
19:00 Stavrou 18' Report Vernier 29'
Leśniak 57'		 Attendance: 9,400
Referee: Alan Howells (Wales)
20 August 1996 Second leg Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 4–0 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
20:00 Sandjak 10', 27'
Cyprien 17'
Vernier 37'		 Report Attendance: 12,074
Referee: Haim Lipkovich (Israel)

Neuchâtel Xamax won 6–1 on aggregate.

First round
10 September 1996 First leg Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 0–0 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv
19:00 Report Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Armand Ancion (Belgium)
24 September 1996 Second leg Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 2–1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
21:00 Leśniak 25'
Isabella 54'		 Report Maksymov 60' Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

Neuchâtel Xamax won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second round
15 October 1996 First leg Helsingborg Sweden 2–0 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Helsingborg
Jonson 14', 60' Report
29 October 1996 Second leg Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 1–1 Sweden Helsingborg Xamax
Bonalair 51' (pen.) Report Jonson 43'

Helsingborg won 3–1 on aggregate.

Aarau

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Cup
Qualifaying round
6 August 1996 First leg Aarau Switzerland 4–0 Estonia Lantana Tallinn Aarau
Georgiev 21'
Skrzypczak 55'
Pavličević 76', 86'		 Report
20 August 1996 Second leg Lantana Tallinn Estonia 2–0 Switzerland Aarau Tallinn
Lebret 80'
Hepner 85'		 Report

Aarau won 4–2 on aggregate.

First round
10 September 1996 First leg Brøndby Denmark 5–0 Switzerland Aarau Brøndby
Vilfort 21' (pen.)
Bjur 56'
Møller 66', 88', 89'		 Report
24 September 1996 Second leg Aarau Switzerland 0–2 Denmark Brøndby Prague
Report Møller 39'
Daugaard 90' (pen.)

Brøndby won 7–0 on aggregate.

Luzern

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Group 6, matches
22 June 1996 Matchday 1 Örgryte Sweden 3–0 Switzerland Luzern Slottsskogsvallen, Gothenburg
Samuelsson 4'
Allbäck 67', 71'		 Attendance: 405
Referee: Robert Boggi (Italy)
30 June 1996 Matchday 2 Luzern Switzerland 2–0 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv Stadion Allmend, Lucerne
Wyss 47'
Sawu 67'		 Attendance: 1,088
Referee: Sergei Tatulyan (Ukraine)
7 July 1996 Matchday 3 Rennes France 1–2 Switzerland Luzern Stade de la Route de Lorient, Rennes
Merdy 62' Sawu 54', 60' Attendance: 1,969
Referee: Ladislav Gádoši (Slovakia)
20 July 1996 Matchday 5 Luzern Switzerland 0–1 Croatia Segesta Stadion Allmend, Lucerne
Šašivarević 81' Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Keimpe Zuidema (Netherlands)
Table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Croatia Segesta 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 10 Advanced to semi-finals
2 Sweden Örgryte 4 2 2 0 8 2 +6 8
3 Switzerland Luzern 4 2 0 2 4 5 −1 6
4 France Rennes 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4
5 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 4 0 0 4 1 10 −9 0
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Source: rsssf.com

Basel

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Group 7, matches
22 June 1996 Matchday 1 Basel Switzerland 2 – 2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
10:15 Zuffi 12' (1:0)
H. Yakin 80' (2:2)		 Summary 22' (1:1) Ostachov
Yellow card 29' Jaksmanutski
Yellow card 45' Pyatenko
57' (1:2) Pyatenko		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Croatia Darko Cvitkovic
29 June 1997 Matchday 2 Antalyaspor Turkey 2 – 5 Switzerland Basel Isparta Atatürk Stadium, Isparta
17:30 Aliriza 2' (1:0)
Nuri 34' (2:3)
Murat Yellow card 39'		 Summary 23' (1:1) Smajić
25' (1:2) Moser
29' (1:3) H. Yakin
56' (2:4) Giallanza
Yellow card 57' Poulard
61' (2:5) La Placa
Yellow card 69' Frick
Yellow card 85' Armentano		 Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Romania Gheorghe Constantin
13 July 1996 Matchday 4 Basel Switzerland 5 – 0 Belarus Ataka-Aura Minsk St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Nyarko 20' (1:0)
Moser 22' (2:0)
La Placa 42' (3:0)
Frick 53' (4:0)
Armentano 67' (5:0)
Salvi Yellow card 89'		 Summary Yellow card 50' Ermakovich Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Vanco Kocev (Macedonia)
20 July 1996 Matchday 5 Rotor Volgograd Russia 3 – 2 Switzerland Basel Central Stadium, Volgograd
18:00 Niederhaus 18' (1:0)
Yesipov 38' (2:2)
Veretennikov 57' (3:2)
Yesipov Yellow card 61'		 Summary 29' (1:1) Orlando
30' (1:2) Giallanza
Yellow card 31' Giallanza
Yellow card 49' Salvi		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Branimir Babarogić (FR Yugoslavia)
Table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Russia Rotor Volgograd 4 3 0 1 12 5 +7 9 Advanced to semi-finals
2 Switzerland Basel 4 2 1 1 14 7 +7 7
3 Turkey Antalyaspor 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6
4 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 4 1 1 2 5 8 −3 4
5 Belarus Ataka-Aura Minsk 4 1 0 3 2 13 −11 3
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Source: rsssf.com

Vaduz

Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Qualifying round
8 August 1996 First leg Universitate Riga Latvia 1–1 Liechtenstein Vaduz Latvijas Universitates Stadions, Riga
17:30 Zarins 43' Lineups Daumantas 40' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Merab Malagouradze (Georgia)
22 August 1996 Second leg Vaduz Liechtenstein 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Latvia Universitate Riga Gemeindesportplatz, Vaduz
18:00 Polvorino 89' Lineups Zarins 48' Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Krsto Danilovski (Macedonia)
Penalties
Müller football with check mark
Polvorino football with check mark
Weber football with check mark
Heeb football with check mark		 football with red X Draguns
football with red X Zarins
football with check mark Mastyanica
football with check mark Dolgopolovs

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

Round 1
12 September 1996 First leg Vaduz Liechtenstein 0–4 France Paris Saint-Germain Gemeindesportplatz, Vaduz
17:00 Lineups Le Guen 12'
Dely Valdés 39'
Leonardo 43'
Allou 72'		 Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia)
26 September 1996 Second leg Paris Saint-Germain France 3–0 Liechtenstein Vaduz Parc des Princes, Paris
20:45 Allou 23'
Roche 40'
Mboma 50'		 Lineups Attendance: 15,973
Referee: Bujar Pregja (Albania)

Paris Saint-Germain won 7–0 on aggregate.

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