1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final
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The 1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football
match contested between Paris Saint-Germain of France
and Rapid Wien of Astria. It was the final match of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1995–96 and the 36th Cup Winners' Cup
Final. The final was held at King Baudouin Stadium
in Brussels
on 8 May 1996. Paris Saint-Germain won the match 1–0 thanks to a free kick from Bruno N'Gotty
.
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 contested between Paris Saint-Germain of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Rapid Wien of Astria. It was the final match of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1995–96 and the 36th Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
Final. The final was held at King Baudouin Stadium
King Baudouin Stadium
The King Baudouin Stadium is a sports ground in north-west Brussels, Belgium. It was inaugurated on 23 August 1930 as the Stade du Jubilé or Jubelstadion in the presence of Prince Leopold. It was built to embellish the Heysel plateau in view of the Brussels International Exposition...
in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
on 8 May 1996. Paris Saint-Germain won the match 1–0 thanks to a free kick from Bruno N'Gotty
Bruno N'Gotty
Bruno N'Gotty is a French football player of Cameroonian ancestry who last played for English club Leicester City. Initially a player at his home team Olympique Lyonnais, he later played for Paris Saint-Germain, A.C...
.