1996–97 UEFA Champions League group stage

International football competition The group stage of the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League began on 11 September 1996 and ended on 4 December 1996. Eight teams qualified automatically for the group stage, while eight more qualified via a preliminary round. The 16 teams were divided into four groups of four, and the teams in each group played against each other on a home-and-away basis, meaning that each team played a total of six group matches. For each win, teams were awarded three points, with one point awarded for each draw. At the end of the group stage, the two teams in each group with the most points advanced to the quarter-finals.Stokkermans Karel Ross James M. https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec199596.html#cc Champions' Cup 1995–96 RSSSF 4 June 2015 13 September 2024 Groups Group A main WDL y Group A Q AUX FRA 1974 Auxerre AJX NED Ajax GRA SUI Grasshopper RAN SCO Rangers 4 0 2 8 7 4 0 2 8 4 3 0 3 8 5 1 0 5 5 13 KO KO green1 Advance to knockout stage y noflag 1–2 0–1 4–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 3–1 3–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 complete UEFA 1996 9 11 y 20:30 Auxerre FRA 1974 0–1 NED Ajax Litmanen 3 Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre 18,512 Piero Ceccarini (Italy) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53094/ 1996 9 11 y 20:30 Grasshopper SUI 3–0 SCO Rangers Yakin 18 Türkyilmaz 28 79 Hardturm, Zurich 20,030 José María García-Aranda (Spain) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53095/ 1996 9 25 y 19:30 Rangers SCO 1–2 FRA 1974 Auxerre Gascoigne 71 Deniaud 55 69 Ibrox Park, Glasgow 37,344 Václav Krondl (Czech Republic) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53096/ 1996 9 25 y 20:30 Ajax NED 0–1 SUI Grasshopper Yakin 60 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam 43,134 Günter Benkö (Austria) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53097/ 1996 10 16 y 20:30 Auxerre FRA 1974 1–0 SUI Grasshopper Deniaud 42 Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre 17,000 Rune Pedersen (Norway) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53209/ 1996 10 16 y 20:30 Ajax NED 4–1 SCO Rangers Dani 25 41 Babangida 83 Wooter 89 Durrant 88 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam 48,467 Hellmut Krug (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53208/ 1996 10 30 y 19:30 Rangers SCO 0–1 NED Ajax Scholten 38 Ibrox Park, Glasgow 42,265 Anders Frisk (Sweden) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53210/ 1996 10 30 y 20:30 Grasshopper SUI 3–1 FRA 1974 Auxerre Moldovan 17 29 pen. Gren 59 Gren 48 o.g. Hardturm, Zurich 19,200 Vadzim Zhuk (Belarus) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53211/ 1996 11 20 y 19:30 Rangers SCO 2–1 SUI Grasshopper McCoist 67 pen. 72 Berger 76 Ibrox Park, Glasgow 34,192 László Vágner (Hungary) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53213/ 1996 11 20 y 20:30 Ajax NED 1–2 FRA 1974 Auxerre Babangida 44 Diomède 11 Marlet 56 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam 48,700 Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53212/ 1996 12 4 y 20:30 Auxerre FRA 1974 2–1 SCO Rangers Laslandes 20 Marlet 32 Gough 36 Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre 21,300 Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53214/ 1996 12 4 y 20:30 Grasshopper SUI 0–1 NED Ajax Kluivert 31 Hardturm, Zurich 19,200 Pierluigi Collina (Italy) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53215/ Group B main WDL y Group B Q ATM ESP Atlético Madrid DOR GER Borussia Dortmund WID POL Widzew Łódź STE ROU Steaua București 4 1 1 12 4 4 1 1 14 8 1 1 4 6 10 1 1 4 5 15 KO KO green1 Advance to knockout stage y noflag 0–1 4–0 1–0 1–2 5–3 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–4 2–2 2–0 complete UEFA 1996 9 11 y 20:30 Atlético Madrid ESP 4–0 ROU Steaua București Esnáider 33 45 Simeone 64 84 Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid 46,000 Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53098/ 1996 9 11 y 20:30 Borussia Dortmund GER 2–1 POL Widzew Łódź Herrlich 45 68 Citko 84 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund 39,600 Robert Ihring (Slovakia) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53099/ 1996 9 25 y 20:30 Widzew Łódź POL 1–4 ESP Atlético Madrid Citko 45 Pantić 25 Simeone 32 58 Kiko 60 Widzew Łódź Stadium, Łódź 15,450 Anders Frisk (Sweden) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53100/ 1996 9 25 y 21:30 Steaua București ROU 0–3 GER Borussia Dortmund Ricken 6 Heinrich 37 Chapuisat 77 Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest 15,000 Paul Durkin (England) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53101/ 1996 10 16 y 20:30 Atlético Madrid ESP 0–1 GER Borussia Dortmund Reuter 51 Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid 50,000 Michel Piraux (Belgium) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53217/ 1996 10 16 y 21:30 Steaua București ROU 1–0 POL Widzew Łódź Bogusz 82 o.g. Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest 10,000 Giorgos Bikas (Greece) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53216/ 1996 10 30 y 20:30 Widzew Łódź POL 2–0 ROU Steaua București Majak 40 Czerwiec 48 Widzew Łódź Stadium, Łódź 4,900 Graziano Cesari (Italy) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53218/ 1996 10 30 y 20:30 Borussia Dortmund GER 1–2 ESP Atlético Madrid Herrlich 17 Roberto 37 Pantić 42 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund 45,000 László Vágner (Hungary) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53219/ 1996 11 20 y 20:30 Widzew Łódź POL 2–2 GER Borussia Dortmund Dembiński 15 20 Lambert 14 Kohler 65 Widzew Łódź Stadium, Łódź 18,000 Rune Pedersen (Norway) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53221/ 1996 11 20 y 21:30 Steaua București ROU 1–1 ESP Atlético Madrid S. Ilie 46 Pantić 24 Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest 18,000 Urs Meier (Switzerland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53220/ 1996 12 4 y 20:30 Atlético Madrid ESP 1–0 POL Widzew Łódź Pantić 83 Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid 23,000 Václav Krondl (Czech Republic) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53222/ 1996 12 4 y 20:30 Borussia Dortmund GER 5–3 ROU Steaua București Chapuisat 13 22 Tretschok 43 Riedle 63 Zorc 65 S. Ilie 17 pen. Baciu 52 Călin 79 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund 37,000 Hugh Dallas (Scotland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53223/ Group C main WDL y Group C Q JUV ITA Juventus MUN ENG Manchester United FEN TUR Fenerbahçe RWI AUT Rapid Wien 5 1 0 11 1 3 0 3 6 3 2 1 3 3 6 0 2 4 2 12 KO KO green1 Advance to knockout stage y noflag 0–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 5–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 complete UEFA 1996 9 11 y 20:30 Rapid Wien AUT 1–1 TUR Fenerbahçe Stumpf 70 Bolić 31 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna 41,500 Michel Piraux (Belgium) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53102/ 1996 9 11 y 20:30 Juventus ITA 1–0 ENG Manchester United Bokšić 33 Stadio delle Alpi, Turin 50,000 Markus Merk (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53103/ 1996 9 25 y 21:30 Fenerbahçe TUR 0–1 ITA Juventus Bokšić 22 Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul 29,000 Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53105/ 1996 9 25 y 19:30 Manchester United ENG 2–0 AUT Rapid Wien Solskjær 20 Beckham 27 Old Trafford, Manchester 51,831 Rémi Harrel (France) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53104/ 1996 10 16 y 20:30 Rapid Wien AUT 1–1 ITA Juventus Lesiak 20 C. Vieri 9 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna 46,500 Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53225/ 1996 10 16 y 21:30 Fenerbahçe TUR 0–2 ENG Manchester United Beckham 55 Cantona 60 Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul 26,000 Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53224/ 1996 10 30 y 20:30 Juventus ITA 5–0 AUT Rapid Wien Bokšić 5 59 Montero 27 Del Piero 29 75 Stadio delle Alpi, Turin 26,143 Hugh Dallas (Scotland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53227/ 1996 10 30 y 19:30 Manchester United ENG 0–1 TUR Fenerbahçe Bolić 78 Old Trafford, Manchester 53,297 Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53226/ 1996 11 20 y 19:30 Manchester United ENG 0–1 ITA Juventus Del Piero 37 pen. Old Trafford, Manchester 53,529 José María García-Aranda (Spain) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53229/ 1996 11 20 y 21:30 Fenerbahçe TUR 1–0 AUT Rapid Wien Høgh 78 Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul 25,000 Sándor Puhl (Hungary) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53228/ 1996 12 4 y 20:30 Juventus ITA 2–0 TUR Fenerbahçe Padovano 41 Amoruso 84 Stadio delle Alpi, Turin 12,900 Bernd Heynemann (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53231/ 1996 12 4 y 20:30 Rapid Wien AUT 0–2 ENG Manchester United Giggs 24 Cantona 72 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna 45,000 Leif Sundell (Sweden) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53230/ Group D main WDL y Group D Q POR POR Porto ROS NOR Rosenborg MIL ITA Milan GOT SWE IFK Göteborg 5 1 0 12 4 3 0 3 7 11 2 1 3 13 11 1 0 5 7 13 KO KO green1 Advance to knockout stage y noflag 2–1 0–2 2–3 4–2 2–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–4 0–1 complete UEFA 1996 9 11 y 20:30 IFK Göteborg SWE 2–3 NOR Rosenborg Erlingmark 38 49 Jakobsen 32 Iversen 52 Brattbakk 64 Ullevi, Gothenburg 23,682 Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53106/ 1996 9 11 y 20:30 Milan ITA 2–3 POR Porto Simone 14 Weah 69 Artur 52 Jardel 75 83 San Siro, Milan 31,769 Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53107/ 1996 9 25 y 19:30 Porto POR 2–1 SWE IFK Göteborg Artur 27 51 Jorge Costa 71 o.g. Estádio das Antas, Porto 30,000 Ahmet Çakar (Turkey) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53108/ 1996 9 25 y 20:30 Rosenborg NOR 1–4 ITA Milan Soltvedt 16 Simone 6 23 25 Weah 56 Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim 20,849 David Elleray (England) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53109/ 1996 10 16 y 20:30 IFK Göteborg SWE 2–1 ITA Milan Wahlstedt 75 Alexandersson 85 Weah 52 Ullevi, Gothenburg 42,450 Ryszard Wójcik (Poland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53233/ 1996 10 16 y 20:30 Rosenborg NOR 0–1 POR Porto Jardel 90 Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim 20,412 Charles Agius (Malta) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53232/ 1996 10 30 y 19:30 Porto POR 3–0 NOR Rosenborg Zahovič 32 Drulović 41 Artur 60 Estádio das Antas, Porto 15,000 Bernd Heynemann (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53234/ 1996 10 30 y 20:30 Milan ITA 4–2 SWE IFK Göteborg Boban 4 Albertini 14 pen. Locatelli 44 Baggio 90 Blomqvist 27 A. Andersson 32 San Siro, Milan 29,803 Marc Batta (France) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53235/ 1996 11 20 y 19:30 Porto POR 1–1 ITA Milan Edmílson 71 Davids 56 Estádio das Antas, Porto 50,000 Gerd Grabher (Austria) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53237/ 1996 11 20 y 20:30 Rosenborg NOR 1–0 SWE IFK Göteborg Skammelsrud 66 pen. Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim 19,849 Éric Blareau (Belgium) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53236/ 1996 12 4 y 20:30 IFK Göteborg SWE 0–2 POR Porto Jardel 64 Edmílson 89 Ullevi, Gothenburg 19,448 Dick Jol (Netherlands) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53238/ 1996 12 4 y 20:30 Milan ITA 1–2 NOR Rosenborg Dugarry 45 Brattbakk 29 Heggem 70 San Siro, Milan 28,965 Giorgos Bikas (Greece) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53239/ References *2 Category:UEFA Champions League group stages