1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
 | |
| 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 → | |
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]
Teams
[edit]
Yellow: Did not qualify from qualifying round; 
Red: Qualified for first round.TH Title Holders
Qualifying round
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MPKC Mozyr 
|
2–3 |  KR Reykjavík
|
2–2 | 0–1 |
Shelbourne 
|
2–5 |  Brann
|
1–3 | 1–2 |
TNS Llansantffraid 
|
1–6 |  Ruch Chorzów
|
1–1 | 0–5 |
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 Chişinău 
|
3–3 (a) |  Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion
|
1–0 | 2–3 |
Valletta 
|
2–4 |  Gloria Bistrița
|
1–2 | 1–2 |
First leg
[edit]| Dinamo Batumi | 6–0 | HB Tórshavn |
|---|---|---|
Tugushi  11', 23', 54'Udzhmadzhuridze 27', 70'Davidsen 87' (o.g.) |
Lineups |
| Kotayk Abovyan | 1–0 | AEK Larnaca |
|---|---|---|
| Berberyan 80' |
Lineups |
| MPKC Mozyr | 2–2 | KR Reykjavík |
|---|---|---|
| Yaromko 51' Skorobogatko 73' |
Lineups | Daðason 87' Jónsson 90' |
| Tallinna Sadam | 2–1 | Nyva Vinnytsia |
|---|---|---|
| Krõlov 25' (pen.) Viikmäe 76' |
Lineups | Romanchuk 78' |
| Universitate Riga | 1–1 | Vaduz |
|---|---|---|
| Zarins 43' |
Lineups | Daumantas 40' |
| Honvéd | 1–0 | Sloga Jugomagnat |
|---|---|---|
| Tóth 11' |
Lineups |
| Sion | 4–2 | Kareda Šiauliai |
|---|---|---|
| Chassot 14' Bonvin 26'Pančev 35' (pen.)Vercruysse 88' |
Lineups | Baranauskas 73' (pen.) Dančenka 86' |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 1–0 | Levski Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Bozgo 50' |
Lineups |
| TNS Llansantffraid | 1–1 | Ruch Chorzów |
|---|---|---|
| Gęsior 82' (o.g.) |
Lineups | Gęsior 6' |
Second leg
[edit]| KR Reykjavík | 1–0 | MPKC Mozyr |
|---|---|---|
| Daníelsson 90' |
Lineups |
KR Reykjavík won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Sloga Jugomagnat | 0–1 | Honvéd |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Ghinda 77' |
Budapest Honvéd won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Nyva Vinnytsia | 1–0 | Tallinna Sadam |
|---|---|---|
| Romanchuk 66' |
Lineups |
2–2 on aggregate. Nyva Vinnytsia won on away goals.
| 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.
Gloria Bistrița won 4–2 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.
Flamurtari Vlorë  | 0–2 | Chemlon Humenné |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Lyubarskyi 48' Valkucak 53' |
Chemlon Hummené won 3–0 on aggregate.
| HB Tórshavn | 0–3 | Dinamo Batumi |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Glonti 20', 21' Udzhmadzhuridze 63' |
Dinamo Batumi won 9–0 on aggregate.
Sion won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Vaduz | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Universitate Riga |
|---|---|---|
| Polvorino 89' |
Lineups | Zarins 48' |
| Penalties | ||
Müller  Polvorino Weber Heeb |
4–2 |  Draguns Zarins Mastyanica Dolgopolovs |
2–2 on aggregate. Vaduz won 4–2 on penalties.
| Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion | 3–2 | Constructorul Chişinău |
|---|---|---|
| Sabag 9' Kapeta 26'Cebula 57' |
Lineups | Rogachev 42' Skidan 86' |
3–3 on aggregate. Constructorul Chişinău won on away goals.
| Brann | 2–1 | Shelbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Mjelde 9' Pedersen 70' |
Lineups | Rutherford 4' |
Brann won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Levski Sofia | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Olimpija Ljubljana |
|---|---|---|
| Simeonov 58' |
Lineups | |
| Penalties | ||
| Zaytsev Yonkov Todorov Simeonov |
2–4 | Bozgo Ačimovič Velkovski Djuranović Gajser |
1–1 on aggregate. Olimpija Ljubljana won 4–2 on penalties.
MyPa won 2–1 on aggregate.
Varteks won 5–1 on aggregate.
Sparta Prague won 10–1 on aggregate.
| Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| McPherson 45' |
Lineups | Marinović 59' |
1–1 on aggregate. Red Star Belgrade won on away goals.
First round
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nîmes Olympique
|
5–2 | 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 Aarhus 
|
1–1 (a) | Olimpija Ljubljana
|
1–1 | 0–0 |
Cercle Brugge 
|
3–6 | Brann
|
3–2 | 0–4 |
| KR Reykjavík
|
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
|
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
[edit]| Vaduz | 0–4 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Le Guen 12' Dely Valdés 39'Leonardo 43'Allou 72' |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–0 | Varteks |
|---|---|---|
| Cherevchenko 12' |
Lineups |
| Constructorul Chişinău | 0–1 | Galatasaray |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Knup 74' |
| AGF | 1–1 | Olimpija Ljubljana |
|---|---|---|
| Bak 16' |
Lineups | Bozgo 57' |
| Sion | 2–0 | Nyva Vinnytsia |
|---|---|---|
| Colombo 50' Bonvin 82' |
Lineups |
| Gloria Bistrița | 1–1 | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|
| Lazăr 3' |
Lineups | Batistuta 48' |
| AEK Athens | 1–0 | Chemlon Humenné |
|---|---|---|
| Batista 44' |
Lineups |
| Nîmes Olympique | 3–1 | Honvéd |
|---|---|---|
| Jeunechamp 64' Préget 75'Meilhac 85' |
Lineups | Tóth 70' |
| Sturm Graz | 2–2 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Vastić 8' Mählich 85' |
Lineups | Řepka 57' Lokvenc 72' |
| KR Reykjavík | 0–1 | AIK |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Nordin 80' |
| Barcelona | 2–0 | AEK Larnaca |
|---|---|---|
| Ronaldo 19', 77' |
Lineups |
| Benfica | 5–1 | Ruch Chorzów |
|---|---|---|
| Donizete 24' João Pinto 26'Jamir 33'Valdo 69', 90' |
Lineups | Gęsior 72' |
Second leg
[edit]| Nyva Vinnytsia | 0–4 | Sion |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Lukić 2' Vercruysse 9', 68'Milton 54' |
Sion won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Chemlon Humenné | 1–2 | AEK Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Diňa 1' |
Lineups | Nikolaidis 19' Batista 44' |
AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Lokomotiv Moscow won on away goals.
| Galatasaray | 4–0 | Constructorul Chişinău |
|---|---|---|
| Şükür 48', 80' Arif 71'Hagi 74' |
Lineups |
Galatasaray won 5–0 on aggregate.
| AIK | 1–1 | KR Reykjavík |
|---|---|---|
| Simpson 80' |
Lineups | Benediktsson 90' |
AIK won 2–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Olimpija Ljubljana won on away goals.
Brann won 6–3 on aggregate.
Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 1–1 | Sturm Graz |
|---|---|---|
| Horňák 86' |
Lineups | Giannini 75' |
3–3 on aggregate. Sparta Prague won on away goals.
| Red Star Belgrade | 4–0 (a.e.t.) | Kaiserslautern |
|---|---|---|
| Stanković 54', 96' Njeguš 107'Pantelić 120' |
Lineups |
Red Star Belgrade won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Fiorentina | 1–0 | Gloria Bistrița |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando 23' |
Lineups |
Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.
| PSV | 3–0 | Dinamo Batumi |
|---|---|---|
| Nilis 15' (pen.) Eijkelkamp 56'Marcelo Ramos 85' |
Lineups |
PSV Eindhoven won 4–1 on aggregate.
Nîmes won 5–2 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.
Paris Saint-Germain won 7–0 on aggregate.
Second round
[edit]| 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
|
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
[edit]| Olimpija Ljubljana | 0–2 | AEK Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Kostis 12' Ketsbaia 49' |
| Galatasaray | 4–2 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Şükür 5', 31' Tugay 12'Ünsal 52' |
Lineups | Le Guen 16' Dely Valdés 17' |
| Fiorentina | 2–1 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Batistuta 6' Schwarz 57' |
Lineups | Siegl 81' |
| Benfica | 1–0 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Pinto 9' |
Lineups |
Second leg
[edit]| AIK | 0–1 | Nîmes Olympique |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Brundin 69' (o.g.) |
AIK won 3–2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 4–2 on aggregate.
| AEK Athens | 4–0 | Olimpija Ljubljana |
|---|---|---|
| Savevski 5' Batista 34'Maladenis 80'Kostis 84' |
Lineups |
AEK Athens won 6–0 on aggregate.
Brann won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade | 1–1 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Jovičić 47' |
Lineups | Giovanni 48' |
Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Liverpool | 6–3 | Sion |
|---|---|---|
| McManaman 27' Bjørnebye 55'Barnes 66'Fowler 70', 79'Berger 89' |
Lineups | Chassot 20', 65' Bonvin 23' |
Liverpool won 8–4 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 1–1 | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|
| Lokvenc 41' |
Lineups | Robbiati 63' |
Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Paris Saint-Germain | 4–0 | Galatasaray |
|---|---|---|
| Leonardo 9' Dely Valdés 23'Loko 58'Raí 77' |
Lineups |
Paris Saint-Germain won 6–4 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Benfica | 0–2 | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Baiano 45' Batistuta 90+' |
Second leg
[edit]| AEK Athens | 0–3 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Loko 21', 44', 81' |
Paris Saint-Germain won 3–0 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Fiorentina | 0–1 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups | Edgar 22' |
Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
[edit]
| 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
[edit]| Barcelona | 1–1 | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|
| Nadal 43' |
Lineups | Batistuta 63' |
Second leg
[edit]| Liverpool | 2–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Fowler 12' Wright 79' |
Lineups |
Paris Saint-Germain won 3–2 on aggregate.
| 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.
Final
[edit]| Barcelona | 1–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Ronaldo 37' (pen.) |
Lineups |
Top scorers
[edit]The top scorers from the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:
