1996–97 UEFA Champions League

European football tournament January 2023 UEFA Champions League 1996–97 2014_Olympiastadion_Munich.jpg 275px The Olympiastadion in Munich held the final Qualifying:7–21 August 1996Competition proper:11 September 1996 – 28 May 1997 Competition proper: 16Total: 24 GER Borussia Dortmund 1 ITA Juventus 61 161 2093228 Milinko Pantić (Atlético Madrid)5 goals 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 UEFA Champions League was the 42nd season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the fifth since its rebranding as the UEFA Champions League, and the last that involved only clubs that were champions of their domestic leagues or the title holders. Due to the Bosman ruling, restrictions on foreign players in matchday squads were lifted from this season. The tournament was won by Borussia Dortmund in a 3–1 final victory against defending champions Juventus. It was their only title in the tournament to date, and the first title for Germany since its reunification in 1990. Association team allocation 24 teams entered the competition: the national champions of each of the top 23 nations in the UEFA coefficient rankings, and UEFA Champions League holders, Juventus. 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 8–23 entered in the qualifying round. The remaining national champions from the associations ranked 24–48 were only allowed to participate in UEFA Cup.https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method1/crank1996.html UEFA Country Ranking 1996 Bert Kassies 29 January 2025 Association ranking For the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 1996 UEFA association coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 1991–92 to 1995–96.http://www.mogiel.net/EC/ranking.php#1997/98 1991/92–1995/96 Pawel Mogielnicki 28 January 2025Protzen Martin https://kassiesa.net/uefa/history/faq1996.txt FAQ: Qualification and Seeding for the European Cups RSSSF 29 May 1996 28 January 2025 Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, an association could have an additional team participating in the Champions League, as noted below: (TH) – Additional berth for UEFA Champions League title holders +Association ranking for 1996–97 UEFA Champions LeagueRankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes1ITA61.2591+1 (TH)2FRA 197445.4083ESP43.9324GER42.1405NED38.7006POR32.8007ENG30.1668BEL27.8009GRE27.00010RUS25.20011TUR22.91612DEN22.00013AUT21.95014SWE18.75015SUI18.25016CZE17.00017SCO16.550RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes18NOR15.832119UKR15.66520HUN15.24921ROU15.15022POL14.91623ISR14.41624CYP 196012.665025CRO12.50026LVA11.16627SVK10.99928SVN10.33229GEO 199010.00030ISL9.66631FIN9.58232BUL9.25033BLR 19958.50034NIR5.332RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes35MKD Macedonia5.000036MDA5.00037IRL4.33138MLT4.33139LTU 19884.00040ALB 19923.66641LUX3.33342FRO3.00043LIE3.000Note LIE44WAL2.66645ARM2.50046EST2.00047FRY1.00048AZE 19910.50049AND0.00050SMR0.000 Distribution RoundTeams entering in this roundTeams advancing from the previous roundQualifying round(16 teams) 16 champions from associations 8–23Group 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 Teams Group stageITA Juventus (TH)FRA 1974 Auxerre (1st)GER Borussia Dortmund (1st)POR Porto (1st)ITA Milan (1st)ESP Atlético Madrid (1st)NED Ajax (1st)ENG Manchester United (1st)Qualifying roundBEL Club Brugge (1st)DEN Brøndby (1st)CZE Slavia Prague (1st)HUN Ferencváros (1st)GRE Panathinaikos (1st)AUT Rapid Wien (1st)SCO Rangers (1st)ROU Steaua București (1st)RUS Alania Vladikavkaz (1st)SWE IFK Göteborg (1st)NOR Rosenborg (1st)POL Widzew Łódź (1st)TUR Fenerbahçe (1st)SUI Grasshopper (1st)UKR Dynamo Kyiv (1st)ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv (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 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held in Geneva, Switzerland). PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifying round6 July 19967 August 199621 August 1996Group stageMatchday 123 August 199611 September 1996Matchday 225 September 1996Matchday 316 October 1996Matchday 430 October 1996Matchday 520 November 1996Matchday 64 December 1996Knockout phaseQuarter-finals5 March 199719 March 1997Semi-finals9 April 199723 April 1997Final28 May 1997 at Olympiastadion, Munich Qualifying round 1996–97 UEFA Champions League qualifying round QR Group stage 1996–97 UEFA Champions League group stage Europe 600 right Location of teams of the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League group stage.8px Brown: Group A; 8px Red: Group B; 8px Orange: Group C; 8px Yellow: Group D. Europe 47.798202 3.573781 Auxerre Brown pog.svg left Europe 52.370216 4.895168 Ajax Brown pog.svg Europe 47.368650 8.539183 Grasshopper Brown pog.svg Europe 55.864237 -4.251806 Rangers Brown pog.svg Europe 40.45306 -3.68835 Atlético Madrid Red pog.svg Europe 51.492569 7.451842 Borussia Dortmund Red pog.svg Europe 51.759248 19.455983 Widzew Łódź Red pog.svg Europe 44.426767 26.102538 Steaua București Red pog.svg Europe 45.109444 7.641111 Juventus Orange pog.svg left Europe 53.463056 -2.291389 Manchester United Orange pog.svg Europe 41.102869 28.990419 Fenerbahçe Orange pog.svg Europe 48.208174 16.373819 Rapid Wien Orange pog.svg Europe 41.161758 -8.583933 Porto Yellow pog.svg Europe 63.4125 10.405 Rosenborg Yellow pog.svg Europe 45.465422 9.185924 Milan Yellow pog.svg Europe 57.706111 11.980556 IFK Göteborg Yellow pog.svg Atlético Madrid, Auxerre, Fenerbahçe, Rapid Wien and Widzew Łódź made their debut in the group stage. Italy became the first association to have two teams in the Champions League group stage. 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 1996–97 UEFA Champions League knockout stage Bracket Bracket Quarter-finals QF Semi-finals SF Final F Top goalscorers RankNameTeamGoals1FRY Milinko PantićESP Atlético Madrid52ITA Nicola Amoruso ITA Juventus4BRA ArturPOR Porto4CRO Alen Bokšić ITA Juventus4ITA Alessandro Del Piero ITA Juventus4BRA Mário Jardel POR Porto4GER Lars Ricken GER Borussia Dortmund4GER Karl-Heinz Riedle GER Borussia Dortmund4ITA Marco Simone ITA Milan4ITA Christian Vieri ITA Juventus4ARG 1861 Diego Simeone ESP Atlético Madrid4 See also 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1996–97 UEFA Cup 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup References External links 1996–97 All matches – season at UEFA website European Cup results at RSSSF All scorers 1996–97 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers qualifying round 1996/97 UEFA Champions League – results and line-ups Category:UEFA Champions League seasons 1