1996 UEFA Champions League final

Association football match 1996 UEFA Champions League final 1996 UEFA Champions League Final.jpg Match programme cover 1995–96 UEFA Champions League Ajax NED 30px 1 Juventus ITA 30px 1 After extra timeJuventus won 4–2 on penalties 22 May 1996 Stadio Olimpico Rome Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain) 70,000 1995 1997 The 1996 UEFA Champions League final was a football match played on 22 May 1996 between title holders Ajax of the Netherlands and Juventus of Italy. The match ended in a 1–1 draw after extra time, forcing a penalty shoot-out, which Juventus won 4–2.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/ajax-juventus-1996-champions-league-final-doping-cheating-calciopoli-a8860746.html Why Ajax still feel 'cheated' by Juve's 1996 Champions League triumph 9 April 2019 The Independent It was the club's second and most recent triumph in the competition. As of 2026, this is the last time a Dutch team appeared in a Champions League final. Background The match was a repeat of the 1973 final, making it the fourth repeated final pairing.https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0245-0e98c715cad7-29a5fa4a1a1b-1000--second-time-round-european-cup-final-rematches/ Second time round: European Cup final rematches UEFA 16 May 2017 Ajax won the 1973 final 1–0. Ajax was defending the title, having won in 1995 when they defeated Milan 1–0. Juventus had not featured in the Champions League for nine years until this edition of the tournament. Juventus reached their fourth final. In the semi-finals, Juventus eliminated French side Nantes, with a 2-0 victory in the first leg at home, and 3–2 defeat in the return leg. Previously Juventus won the final in 1985, and lost in 1973 and 1983. Ajax reached their sixth final. In the semi-finals, Ajax eliminated Greek side Panathinaikos; they lost the first leg 1–0 at home, but won 3–0 in the second leg. Previously Ajax won the finals in 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1995, and lost in 1969. Juventus entered the final as 1995–96 Serie A runners-up to Milan, as well as 1995 Supercoppa Italiana winners. Ajax entered the final as 1995–96 Eredivisie champions, 1995 Dutch Supercup winners, 1995 UEFA Super Cup and 1995 Intercontinental Cup winners. Route to the final 1995–96 UEFA Champions League NED Ajax Round ITA Juventus Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result ESP Real Madrid 1–0 (H) Matchday 1 GER Borussia Dortmund 3–1 (A) HUN Ferencváros 5–1 (A) Matchday 2 ROU Steaua București 3–0 (H) SUI Grasshopper 3–0 (H) Matchday 3 SCO Rangers 4–1 (H) SUI Grasshopper 0–0 (A) Matchday 4 SCO Rangers 4–0 (A) ESP Real Madrid 2–0 (A) Matchday 5 GER Borussia Dortmund 1–2 (H) HUN Ferencváros 4–0 (H) Matchday 6 ROU Steaua București 0–0 (A) Group D winner Group D yes n AJX Final standings Group C winner Group C yes n JUV Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg GER Borussia Dortmund 3–0 2–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Quarter-finals ESP Real Madrid 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H) GRE Panathinaikos 3–1 0–1 (H) 3–0 (A) Semi-finals FRA 1974 Nantes 4–3 2–0 (H) 2–3 (A) Match Summary The start of the match was dominated by Juventus, while some of the young Ajax players committed various errors in this phase.http://it.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1995/matches/round=69/match=52534/postmatch/report/index.html La Juve piega l'Ajax dal dischetto https://web.archive.org/web/20160407071134/http://it.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1995/matches/round=69/match=52534/postmatch/report/index.html 7 April 2016 In the 12th minute, Ajax defender Frank de Boer clumsily headed the ball while falling back, allowing Juventus striker Fabrizio Ravanelli to quickly get between de Boer and goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, who was coming out of his net, and despite the very angled position, slid in the net to give Juventus the lead. Ajax responded well, pushing further towards Juventus' half, taking advantage of their physical strength.es José del Olmo https://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2018/04/xli-liga-de-campeones-199596-juventus-fc-torino-italia/ XLI Liga de Campeones 1995/96: Juventus FC Torino (Italia) Cuadernos de Fútbol 97 Centro de Investigaciones de Historia y Estadística del Fútbol Español 1 April 2018 1989-6379 From a corner kick, Nwankwo Kanu forced the Juventus goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi to make a tough save, only for Ajax to later get a free kick in the 41st minute that surprised Peruzzihttps://www.ultimouomo.com/classici-ajax-juventus-96/ Classici: Ajax-Juventus '96 23 May 1996 Italian who only managed to block the ball which fell at the feet of Jari Litmanen to tap in to equalise. Just before half-time, Antonio Conte was subbed out due to injury, replaced with Vladimir Jugović.https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3566876/2022/09/07/antonio-conte-champions-league/ Antonio Conte’s painful relationship with the Champions League nytimes.com 7 September 2022 The two teams went into half-time at 1–1, a score that remained unchanged in the second half where the only clear chance was for Juventus captain Gianluca Vialli, who from a very good position shot just wide of the net, as well as a miss from Angelo Di Livio. After extra-time, the match remained 1–1 and went to penalty shoot-out. The only clear chance in the extra-time was an opportunity missed by Juventus player Alessandro Del Piero in the second half. In the penalty shoot-out, all four Juventus penalty takers scored, with those being Ciro Ferrara, Gianluca Pessotto, Michele Padovano and Jugović. For Ajax, Edgar Davids the first penalty taker's shot was saved by Peruzzi. The next two players scored, those being Litmanen and Arnold Scholten. Their final penalty taken by Sonny Silooy was also saved. Jugović's goal was the decisive penalty that gave Juventus its second title in the competition; Juventus won by a score of 4–2. Details 1996 5 22 y 20:30 Ajax NED 1–1 yes ITA Juventus Litmanen 41 Ravanelli 12 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 70,0002017 2. Finals https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/Publications/02/28/56/89/2285689_DOWNLOAD.pdf UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2016/17 Nyon, Switzerland Union of European Football Associations 1 22 April 2017 Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain) Davids Litmanen Scholten Silooy 2–4 Ferrara Pessotto Padovano Jugović https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/52534/ _ajax96h _ajax96 _ajax96h _top_on_white FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 Ajax _juventusfc9596a _juventusfc9596a _juventusfc9596a _juventusfc9596a 042CB5 042CB5 042CB5 042CB5 042CB5 Juventus GK 1 NED Edwin van der SarRB 2 NED Sonny SilooyCB 3 NED Danny Blind (c) 83DM 4 NED Frank de Boer 69LB 5 NED Winston BogardeRM 6 NED Ronald de Boer 91RW 7 NGA Finidi George 22LM 8 NED Edgar DavidsCF 9 NGA Nwankwo KanuAM 10FIN Jari LitmanenLW 11NED Kiki Musampa 46Substitutions:GK 12NED Fred GrimMF 13NED Arnold Scholten 69MF 14NED Dave van den BerghFW 15NED Patrick Kluivert 46MF 16NED Nordin Wooter 92 91Manager:NED Louis van Gaal300px GK 1 ITA Angelo PeruzziRB 4 ITA Moreno Torricelli 102CB 2 ITA Ciro FerraraCB 5 ITA Pietro VierchowodLB 3 ITA Gianluca PessottoRM 7 FRA 1974 Didier Deschamps 87CM 6 POR Paulo Sousa 57LM 8 ITA Antonio Conte 44RF 9 ITA Gianluca Vialli (c)CF 11ITA Fabrizio Ravanelli 77LF 10ITA Alessandro Del PieroSubstitutions:GK 12ITA Michelangelo RampullaCB 13ITA Sergio PorriniLM 14FRY Vladimir Jugović 50 44RM 15ITA Angelo Di Livio 106 57CF 16ITA Michele Padovano 77Manager:ITA Marcello Lippi Linesmen: Joaquín Olmos González (Spain) Manuel Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain) Fourth official: José María García-Aranda (Spain) Post-match Although Juventus won the 1996 Champions League final, the victory remains controversial because of accusations of doping.https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/04/10/juventus-vs-ajax-revisiting-doping-scandal-tarnished-champions-league-final-1996 Juventus vs Ajax: Revisiting the Doping Scandal That Tarnished the Champions League final of 1996 Sports Illustrated 10 April 2019 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/juventus-champions-league-final-ajax-doping-scandal-casts-dark-shadows-ahead-real-madrid-a7768061.html Juventus' controversial European past casts dark shadows ahead of Champions League final against Real Madrid The Independent Jack Pitt-Brooke 1 June 2017 The Juventus team has been accused of using erythropoietin (EPO) and the matter went to trial in 2004.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-01-27/zidane-admits-using-creatine-in-juventus-doping/125686 Zidane admits using creatine in Juventus doping trial 26 January 2004 Australian Broadcasting Corporation In November 2004, club doctor Riccardo Agricola was given a 22-month prison sentence and fined €2,000 for sporting fraud by providing performance-enhancing drugs, specifically EPO, to players between 1994 and 1998,https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01a3-0e6b4edc9574-3df3d46b21c5-1000--juve-doctor-convicted-of-doping/ Juve doctor convicted of doping UEFA 26 November 2004https://apnews.com/article/4999f878e28fd604d30a69f6909a981d Judge Convicts Juventus Doctor apnews.com 26 November 200 Leading hematologist Giuseppe d'Onofrio said that it was "practically certain" that midfielders Antonio Conte and Alessio Tacchinardi had taken EPO to overcome brief bouts of anemia, and that it was "very probable" that seven other players – Alessandro Birindelli, Alessandro Del Piero, Didier Deschamps, Dimas, Paolo Montero, Gianluca Pessotto and Moreno Torricelli – had taken EPO in small doses.http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-drug-scandal-that-blackens-the-name-of-juves-team-of-the-nineties-728710.html The drug scandal that blackens the name of Juve's team of the Nineties The Independent Frank Dunne 1 December 2004 In April 2005, the Court of Arbitration for Sport gave the following advisory opinion, in part: "The use of pharmaceutical substances which are not expressly prohibited by sports law, and which cannot be considered as substances similar or related to those expressly prohibited, is not to be sanctioned by disciplinary measures. However, regardless of the existence or not of any judgement rendered by a State court, sports authorities are under the obligation to prosecute the use of pharmaceutical substances which are prohibited by sports law or any other anti-doping rule violation in order to adopt disciplinary measures."http://www.coni.it/fileadmin/template/main/new_coni/opinion/opinion.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20120615011736/http://www.coni.it/fileadmin/template/main/new_coni/opinion/opinion.pdf 15 June 2012 ADVISORY OPINION Pronounced by the COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT coni.it 26 April 2005 27 In December 2005, Agricola was acquitted of the charges by Turin's court of appeal.https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01b0-0e6b4edc8fd3-ceb23e526571-1000--juventus-doctor-wins-doping-appeal/ Juventus doctor wins doping appeal UEFA 14 December 2005 In March 2007, in the final verdict by the Supreme Court of Cassation, stated that "in the years of 1994 to 1998 there was no ascertained positive case of doping substances by Juventus players, that the purchase of erythropoietin or its administration to the athletes of the club does not emerge from any act of the trial, and that the same expert had identified the possibility of an administration of erythropoietin in distant terms from the sure evidence ("very probable" and in two cases "practically certain"): it is that therefore, the judgement of probability and not of certainty, did not allow for a statement of responsibility."http://www.giulemanidallajuve.com/newsite/download/CassazioneDoping.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110929015803/http://www.giulemanidallajuve.com/newsite/download/CassazioneDoping.pdf 29 September 2011 Repubblica Italiana La Corte Suprema Cassazione Sezione Seconda Penale In Nome Del Popolo Italiano Supreme Court of Cassation 29 March 2007 40–42 The verdict also went on to say: "In response to the conclusion taken, the territorial court notes that there were no deferred values higher than the limits set in the various antidoping protocols and that the situation of the Juventus players, both with reference to the average hematological values, and in relation to that of material balance, did not differ from the national average population. See also 1973 European Cup final – contested by the same teams 1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final 1996 UEFA Cup final 1995–96 AFC Ajax season 1995–96 Juventus FC season AFC Ajax in international football Juventus FC in international football References External links 1995–96 UEFA Champions League at UEFA.com 1995–96 UEFA Champions League at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Final European Cup Final 1996 European Cup Final 1996 1996 European Cup Final 1996 Category:1990s in Rome Category:May 1996 sports events in Europe Category:Football competitions in Rome 1996 Category:1995–96 in Italian football Category:1995–96 in Dutch football