1995–96 UEFA Champions League

European football tournament UEFA Champions League 1995–96 L'Olimpico - panoramio.jpg 300px Stadio Olimpico in Rome held the final. Qualifying:9–23 August 1995Competition proper:13 September 1995 – 22 May 1996 Competition proper: 16Total: 24 ITA Juventus 2 NED Ajax 61 159 1870462 Jari Litmanen (Ajax)9 goals 1994–95 1996–97 The 1995–96 UEFA Champions League was the 41st season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, and the fourth since its rebranding as the UEFA Champions League. The tournament was won by Juventus, who beat defending champions Ajax on penalties in the final for their first European Cup since 1985, and their second overall. It was the only Champions League title that Juventus won in the 1990s, despite reaching the next two finals, and one of only three Italian wins in the final, despite there being a Serie A club in every final for seven consecutive years from 1992 to 1998. It was the first tournament in which three points were awarded for a win instead of two. This was also the first time that players' names appeared on the back of shirts. Association team allocation 24 teams entered the competition – the national champions of each of the top 24 nations in the UEFA coefficient rankings, including UEFA Champions League holders, Ajax. The national champions of the associations ranked 1–7, plus the title holders, all received a bye to the group stage, while the national champions of the associations ranked 8–24 entered in the qualifying round. The remaining national champions from the associations ranked 25–47 were only allowed to participate in the UEFA Cup.https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method1/crank1995.html UEFA Country Ranking 1995 Bert Kassies 29 January 2025 Association ranking For the 1995–96 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 1995 UEFA association coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 1990–91 to 1994–95.http://www.mogiel.net/EC/ranking.php#1996/97 1990/91–1994/95 Pawel Mogielnicki 28 January 2025Protzen Martin https://kassiesa.net/uefa/history/faq1995.txt FAQ: Qualification and Seeding for the European Cups RSSSF 24 May 1995 28 January 2025 +Association ranking for 1995–96 UEFA Champions LeagueRankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes1ITA63.88412FRA 197445.2833GER40.3074ESP39.0985ENG38.3336POR34.0007RUS31.3008BEL30.4009NED28.45010TUR23.74911AUT21.45012FRY21.0000Note YUG13GRE20.500114DEN20.00015SWE18.00016SCO16.55017SUI15.500RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes18POL14.916119ROU14.15020NOR12.33221ISR12.16622HUN11.91623CRO11.50024CYP 196010.66525UKR10.33226GEO 19909.000027ISL8.66628LVA8.50029FIN8.41630SVK7.99931SVN7.66632BUL7.58333CZE5.000RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes34WAL5.000035NIR4.99836IRL4.66537BLR 19954.00038MLT3.99839ALB 19923.33340LIE3.000Note LIE41LTU 19882.50042LUX1.99943FRO1.50044MKD 1992 Macedonia1.00045ARM1.00046MDA1.00047EST0.50048AZE 19910.00049SMR0.000 Distribution RoundTeams entering in this roundTeams advancing from the previous roundQualifying round(16 teams) 16 champions from associations 8–25 (except title holders and FR Yugoslavia)Note YUGGroup stage(16 teams) Title holders 7 champions from associations 1–7 8 winners from the qualifying roundKnockout stage(8 teams) 4 group winners from the group stage 4 group runners-up from the group stage Since the title holders (Ajax) qualified for the Champions League qualifying round through their domestic league and entered the group stage automatically, their spot in the qualifying round was vacated. Due to this, as well as Yugoslavia's exclusion, the following changes to the default access list were made: The champions of association 24 and 25 (Cyprus and Ukraine) were promoted from the UEFA Cup preliminary round to the Champions League qualifying round. Teams The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: TH: Champions League title holders 1st: League position of the previous season Group stageNED Ajax (1st)THFRA 1974 Nantes (1st)ESP Real Madrid (1st)POR Porto (1st)ITA Juventus (1st)GER Borussia Dortmund (1st)ENG Blackburn Rovers (1st)RUS Spartak Moscow (1st)Qualifying roundBEL Anderlecht (1st)DEN AaB (1st)POL Legia Warsaw (1st)HUN Ferencváros (1st)TUR Beşiktaş (1st)SWE IFK Göteborg (1st)ROU Steaua București (1st)CRO Hajduk Split (1st)AUT Casino Salzburg (1st)SCO Rangers (1st)NOR Rosenborg (1st)CYP 1960 Anorthosis Famagusta (1st)GRE Panathinaikos (1st)SUI Grasshopper (1st)ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv (1st)UKR Dynamo Kyiv (1st) disc Note LIE Liechtenstein (LIE): The teams affiliated with the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) played in the Swiss football league system, and thus were ineligible for a spot regardless of the association ranking. The only competition organised by the LFV was the Liechtenstein Football Cup – the winners of which qualified for the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Note YUG FR Yugoslavia (YUG): While Yugoslavia's disqualification from European club competitions was lifted, their association coefficient was considered irregular and therefore their champions were not admitted. As a result, the winners of the 1994–95 First League of FR Yugoslavia, Red Star Belgrade, were instead admitted to the 1995–96 UEFA Cup.Protzen Martin https://kassiesa.net/uefa/history/faq1996.txt FAQ: Qualification and Seeding for the European Cups RSSSF 29 May 1996 28 January 2025 Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held in Geneva, Switzerland). PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifying round12 July 19959 August 199523 August 1995Group stageMatchday 125 August 199513 September 1995Matchday 227 September 1995Matchday 318 October 1995Matchday 41 November 1995Matchday 522 November 1995Matchday 66 December 1995Knockout phaseQuarter-finals6 March 199620 March 1996Semi-finals3 April 199617 April 1996Final22 May 1996 at Stadio Olimpico, Rome Qualifying round 1995–96 UEFA Champions League qualifying round QR Group stage 1995–96 UEFA Champions League group stage Europe 600 right Location of teams of the 1995–96 UEFA Champions League group stage.8px Brown: Group A; 8px Red: Group B; 8px Orange: Group C; 8px Yellow: Group D. Europe 37.983917 23.729360 Panathinaikos Brown pog.svg left Europe 47.218371 -1.553621 Nantes Brown pog.svg Europe 41.161758 -8.583933 Porto Brown pog.svg Europe 57.048820 9.921747 AaB Brown pog.svg Europe 55.755826 37.617300 Spartak Moscow Red pog.svg Europe 52.229676 21.012229 Legia Warsaw Red pog.svg Europe 63.4125 10.405 Rosenborg Red pog.svg Europe 53.748575 -2.487529 Blackburn Rovers Red pog.svg Europe 45.109444 7.641111 Juventus Orange pog.svg left Europe 51.492569 7.451842 Borussia Dortmund Orange pog.svg Europe 44.426767 26.102538 Steaua București Orange pog.svg Europe 55.864237 -4.251806 Rangers Orange pog.svg Europe 52.370216 4.895168 Ajax Yellow pog.svg Europe 40.45306 -3.68835 Real Madrid Yellow pog.svg Europe 47.497912 19.040235 Ferencváros Yellow pog.svg Europe 47.368650 8.539183 Grasshopper Yellow pog.svg 11 teams of 16 made their debut in the UEFA Champions League group stage: AaB, Blackburn Rovers, Borussia Dortmund, Ferencváros, Grasshopper, Juventus, Legia Warsaw, Nantes, Panathinaikos, Real Madrid and Rosenborg. Panathinaikos had already played in the group stage of the 1991–92 European Cup. AaB, Ferencvaros, Grasshopper, Legia and Rosenborg were the first teams to play in group stage from Denmark, Hungary, Switzerland, Poland and Norway respectively. Group A Group A yes no_hide_class_rules Group B Group B yes no_hide_class_rules Group C Group C yes no_hide_class_rules Group D Group D yes no_hide_class_rules Knockout stage 1995–96 UEFA Champions League knockout stage Bracket Bracket Quarter-finals QF Semi-finals SF Final F Top goalscorers RankNameTeamGoals1FIN Jari LitmanenNED Ajax92ITA Alessandro Del PieroITA Juventus6ESP RaúlESP Real Madrid6POL Krzysztof WarzychaGRE Panathinaikos65NED Patrick KluivertNED Ajax5RUS Yuriy NikiforovRUS Spartak Moscow5FRA 1974 Nicolas OuédecFRA 1974 Nantes5ITA Fabrizio RavanelliITA Juventus59ENG Mike NewellENG Blackburn Rovers4CHI Iván ZamoranoESP Real Madrid411DEN Erik Bo AndersenDEN AaB3NOR Karl Petter LøkenNOR Rosenborg3FRA 1974 Reynald PedrosFRA 1974 Nantes3RUS Sergei YuranRUS Spartak Moscow3CHA Japhet N'DoramFRA 1974 Nantes3 See also 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1995–96 UEFA Cup 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup References External links 1995–96 All matches – season at UEFA website All matches - Line ups European Cup results at RSSSF All scorers 1995–96 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers qualifying round https://archive.today/20130630200608/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/season=1995/intro.html 1995/96 UEFA Champions League el – results and line-ups (archive) Category:UEFA Champions League seasons 1