1996–97 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

International football competition The knockout stage of the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League began on 5 March 1997 and ended with the final at the Olympiastadion in Munich on 28 May 1997. The top two teams from each of the four groups in the group stage competed in the knockout stage.Ross James M. https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec199697.html#cc Champions' Cup 1996–97 RSSSF 4 June 2015 9 January 2025 The draw for the quarter-finals was performed before the start of the group stage, with the winners of each group played against the runners-up from another; Group A vs. Group B, and Group C vs. Group D, with the group winner hosting the second leg. For the semi-finals, the winners of each tie between teams from groups A and B played against the winners of the corresponding tie between teams from groups C and D. Qualified teams The knockout stage involved the eight teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of all four groups in the group stage. GroupWinners(seeded in quarter-final draw)Runners-up(unseeded in quarter-final draw)AFRA 1974 AuxerreNED AjaxBESP Atlético MadridGER Borussia DortmundCITA JuventusENG Manchester UnitedDPOR PortoNOR Rosenborg Format Each quarter-final and semi-final was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home; the team that scored the most goals over the two legs qualified for the following round. In the event that the two teams scored the same number of goals over the two legs, the team that scored more goals away from home qualified for the next round; if both teams scored the same number of away goals, matches would go to golden goal extra time and then a penalty shoot-out if the teams could not be separated after extra time. Bracket numbered 2 1 40 20 y y Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final GER Borussia Dortmund 3 1 4 FRA 1974 Auxerre 1 0 1 ENG Manchester United 4 0 4 POR Porto 0 0 0 NED Ajax 1 3 4 ESP Atlético Madrid 1 2 3 NOR Rosenborg 1 0 1 ITA Juventus 1 2 3 GER Borussia Dortmund 1 1 2 ENG Manchester United 0 0 0 NED Ajax 1 1 2 ITA Juventus 2 4 6 28 May – Munich GER Borussia Dortmund 3 ITA Juventus 1 Quarter-finals Summary main y Borussia Dortmund GER 4–1 Auxerre FRA+1974 3–1 1–0 Manchester United ENG 4–0 Porto POR 4–0 0–0 Ajax NED 4–3 Atlético Madrid ESP 1–1 3–2 (aet) Rosenborg NOR 1–3 Juventus ITA 1–1 0–2 Matches 1997 3 5 y 20:30 Borussia Dortmund GER 3–1 FRA 1974 Auxerre Riedle 12 Schneider 54 Möller 83 Lamouchi 75 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund 47,500 José María García-Aranda (Spain) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53350/ 1997 3 19 y 20:30 Auxerre FRA 1974 0–1 GER Borussia Dortmund Ricken 61 Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre 21,000 Günter Benkö (Austria) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53351/ Borussia Dortmund won 4–1 on aggregate. 1997 3 5 y 19:30 Manchester United ENG 4–0 POR Porto May 22 Cantona 34 Giggs 61 Cole 80 Old Trafford, Manchester 53,415 Anders Frisk (Sweden) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53352/ 1997 3 19 y 19:30 Porto POR 0–0 ENG Manchester United Estádio das Antas, Porto 38,000 Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53353/ Manchester United won 4–0 on aggregate. 1997 3 5 y 20:30 Ajax NED 1–1 ESP Atlético Madrid Kluivert 53 Esnáider 8 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam 51,000 Markus Merk (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53354/ 1997 3 19 y 20:30 Atlético Madrid ESP 2–3 yes NED Ajax Kiko 29 Pantić 105 pen. R. de Boer 49 Dani 100 Babangida 119 Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid 50,018 Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53355/ Ajax won 4–3 on aggregate. 1997 3 5 y 20:30 Rosenborg NOR 1–1 ITA Juventus Soltvedt 51 C. Vieri 52 Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim 20,246 Marc Batta (France) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53356/ 1997 3 19 y 20:30 Juventus ITA 2–0 NOR Rosenborg Zidane 29 Amoruso 90 pen. Stadio delle Alpi, Turin 35,371 Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53357/ Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate. Semi-finals Summary main y Borussia Dortmund GER 2–0 Manchester United ENG 1–0 1–0 Ajax NED 2–6 Juventus ITA 1–2 1–4 Matches 1997 4 9 y 20:30 Borussia Dortmund GER 1–0 ENG Manchester United Tretschok 76 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund 48,500 Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53712/ 1997 4 23 y 19:30 Manchester United ENG 0–1 GER Borussia Dortmund Ricken 8 Old Trafford, Manchester 53,606 Urs Meier (Switzerland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53713/ Borussia Dortmund won 2–0 on aggregate. 1997 4 9 y 20:30 Ajax NED 1–2 ITA Juventus Litmanen 66 Amoruso 14 C. Vieri 41 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam 51,200 Antonio López Nieto (Spain) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53714/ 1997 4 23 y 20:30 Juventus ITA 4–1 NED Ajax Lombardo 34 C. Vieri 36 Amoruso 79 Zidane 80 Melchiot 75 Stadio delle Alpi, Turin 62,377 Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/53715/ Juventus won 6–2 on aggregate. Final 1997 UEFA Champions League final The final was played on 28 May 1997 at the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany. References *3 1996-97