1996 UEFA Champions League Final
Encyclopedia
The 1996 UEFA Champions League Final was a football
match played on 22 May 1996 between Juventus
of Italy
and Ajax of the Netherlands
. The match was deadlocked at 1–1 after extra time, forcing a penalty shootout which Juventus
won 4–2. This was the Italian giants' second triumph in the competition.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
match played on 22 May 1996 between Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
of Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Ajax of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The match was deadlocked at 1–1 after extra time, forcing a penalty shootout which Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
won 4–2. This was the Italian giants' second triumph in the competition.
Match details
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| GK | 1 |  Edwin van der SarEdwin van der Sar Edwin van der Sar OON is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for AFC Ajax, Juventus, Fulham and Manchester United. He is the most capped player in the Netherlands national football team's history... |
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| RB | 2 | Sonny Silooy Sonny Silooy Jan Jacobus Silooy is a former Dutch footballer, who is now an assistant manager for D.C. United of Major League Soccer.-Club:... |
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| CB | 3 | Danny Blind Danny Blind Dirk Franciscus "Danny" Blind is a football coach and former Dutch international player. He played as a defender for Sparta Rotterdam, AFC Ajax and the Dutch national team.Blind was born in Oost-Souburg, Netherlands... (c) |
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| CB | 5 | Frank de Boer Frank de Boer Franciscus "Frank" de Boer is a Dutch former professional footballer, and the younger twin brother of Ronald de Boer. Since 6 December 2010 he is the Manager of AFC Ajax.-Club career:... |
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| LB | 4 | Winston Bogarde Winston Bogarde Winston Bogarde is a retired Dutch professional footballer.A player of immense physical strength, he played mostly as a central defender, although he could occasionally appear on the left, and was best known for his spells at Ajax, FC Barcelona and Chelsea.With the latter side, he garnered... |
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| CM | 6 | Ronald de Boer Ronald de Boer Ronaldus "Ronald" de Boer is a former Dutch football midfielder who has played for the Dutch national team as well as a host of professional clubs in Europe. He is the older twin brother of Frank de Boer.-Club career:... |
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| RW | 7 |  Finidi GeorgeFinidi George Finidi George is a retired Nigerian footballer who played as a right winger.After making a name for himself at Ajax in the Netherlands – being a leading figure in a team which won eight major titles, including the 1994–95 UEFA Champions League – he played several years in Spain with Real Betis,... |
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| CM | 8 | Edgar Davids Edgar Davids Edgar Steven Davids is a retired Dutch footballer and current member of the supervisory board of Ajax. After beginning his career with the Amsterdam club, he subsequently played in Italy for Milan and Juventus before a loan spell with Barcelona. He went on to play for Internazionale and Tottenham... |
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| CF | 9 | Nwankwo Kanu Nwankwo Kanu Nwankwo Kanu, OON , or simply Kanu, is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Portsmouth. He was also a member of the Nigerian national team for 16 years from 1994 until 2010... |
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| AM | 10 |  Jari LitmanenJari Litmanen Jari Olavi Litmanen is a Finnish footballer, currently playing for HJK. He is the current vice-captain of Finland national football team, where he served as a first choice captain between 1996–2008... |
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| LW | 11 | Kiki Musampa Kiki Musampa Kizito "Kiki" Musampa is a former Congolese-born but Dutch-nationalised footballer who earned over 25 caps representing the Netherlands at the U20 and U21 level.-Ajax & Bordeaux:... |
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| GK | 12 | Fred Grim Fred Grim Johann Georg Friedrich "Fred" Grim is a retired Dutch football goalkeeper who represented Ajax Amsterdam. From 1986 to 1994 he played for Cambuur Leeuwarden.... |
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| MF | 15 | Arnold Scholten |
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| MF | 14 | Dave van den Bergh Dave van den Bergh Dave van den Bergh is a former Dutch footballer who last played for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer. He is currently an assistant coach for the United States U-20.-Europe:... |
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| FW | 14 | Patrick Kluivert Patrick Kluivert Patrick Stephan Kluivert is a former Dutch footballer, currently head coach of the youth side of FC Twente. He played as a striker for AFC Ajax, A.C. Milan, FC Barcelona, Newcastle United, Valencia CF, PSV Eindhoven, and Lille OSC. Kluivert played for the Dutch national team from 1994 to 2004. He... |
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| MF | 16 | Nordin Wooter Nordin Wooter -External links:**... |
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| Louis van Gaal Louis van Gaal Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal OON is a Dutch football manager formerly in charge of Ajax, Netherlands, Barcelona, AZ and Bayern Munich... |
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