UEFA Champions League 1996-97
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The 1996–97 UEFA Champions League was the 42nd edition of UEFA
's premier European club football tournament, the fifth since its rebranding as the UEFA Champions League
, and the last involving only clubs that were champions of their domestic leagues. The tournament was won by Borussia Dortmund
in a surprise 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. The two sides had also met in the final of the UEFA Cup in 1992–93, when the Italian giants won 6–1 on aggregate.
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, Fenerbahçe, Rapid Wien
and Widzew Łódź made their debut in the group stage.
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Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Borussia Dortmund won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Ajax won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 6–2 on aggregate.
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
's premier European club football tournament, the fifth since its rebranding as the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, and the last involving only clubs that were champions of their domestic leagues. The tournament was won by Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
in a surprise 3–1 final victory against defending champions 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...
. It was their only title in the tournament to date, and the first title for Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
since its reunification. The two sides had also met in the final of the UEFA Cup in 1992–93, when the Italian giants won 6–1 on aggregate.
Qualifying round
The winners of each tie in the preliminary round entered the Champions League group stage, whilst the losers entered the UEFA Cup First Round.|}
First leg
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Second leg
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Group stage
Atlético Madrid, AuxerreAJ Auxerre
Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the...
, Fenerbahçe, Rapid Wien
SK Rapid Wien
The Sportklub Rapid Wien is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid is the most popular club in Austria and also record title holder having won the Austrian national football title 32 times...
and Widzew Łódź made their debut in the group stage.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 AuxerreAJ Auxerre Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the... |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | |
 Ajax |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
 GrasshopperGrasshopper-Club Zürich Grasshopper Club Zürich commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshopper is a Swiss multisports club based in Zürich. The oldest and best known section of Grasshopper Club Zürich is its football team... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | |
 RangersRangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | ||
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlético Madrid |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 13 | |
 Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football... |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 13 | |
 Widzew Łódź |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
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 Steaua Bucureşti |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | ||
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Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 JuventusJuventus 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... |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 16 | |
 Manchester UnitedManchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
 Fenerbahçe |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
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 Rapid WienSK Rapid Wien The Sportklub Rapid Wien is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid is the most popular club in Austria and also record title holder having won the Austrian national football title 32 times... |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | ||
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Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Porto |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 16 | |
 Rosenborg |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | ||
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| Milan A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others... |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | |
 IFK GöteborgIFK Göteborg IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, the club has won 18 national championship titles, five national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups.... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | ||
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Bracket
Quarter-finals
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Second leg
Manchester United won 4–0 on aggregate.----
Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Borussia Dortmund won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Ajax won 4–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
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Borussia Dortmund won 2–0 on aggregate.----
Juventus won 6–2 on aggregate.
Final
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1996-97 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying round) are as follows:| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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| 1 | Milinko Pantić Milinko Pantic Milinko Pantić is a former Serbian footballer.Pantić spent the first six seasons of his professional career with FK Partizan between 1985 and 1991.... |
Atlético Madrid |
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| 2 | Nicola Amoruso Nicola Amoruso Nicola Amoruso is a former Italian association football player who played as a striker. His nicknames were piede caldo and Dinamite.- Career :... |
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... |
4 |
 Artur |
Porto |
4 | |
 Alen BokšićAlen Bokšic Alen Bokšić is a former football attacker from Croatia. He was a renowned forward known for his technique.-Career:Bokšić was born in Makarska and started his career in the club Zmaj from Makarska. As a young player he moved to Hajduk Split and was introduced into the first team . With Hajduk, he... |
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... |
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| Alessandro Del Piero Alessandro Del Piero Alessandro Del Piero Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus, of which he is also club captain.... |
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... |
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| Mário Jardel Mário Jardel Mário Jardel de Almeida Ribeiro is a former Brazilian professional footballer.Jardel was most noted for his positioning on the field and "being at the right place, at the right time"... |
Porto |
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| Lars Ricken Lars Ricken Lars Ricken is a retired German footballer. The skilled midfielder represented Borussia Dortmund during his entire professional career, which spanned 15 years.... |
Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football... |
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| Karl-Heinz Riedle |
Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football... |
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| Marco Simone Marco Simone Marco Simone is an Italian former professional football player in the striker or winger position. He most prominently played for AC Milan, with whom he won four Italian Serie A championships, as well as French clubs Paris Saint-Germain and AS Monaco. He played four games for the Italian national... |
Milan A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others... |
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| Christian Vieri Christian Vieri Christian Vieri is a retired Italian footballer who played as a centre forward.Vieri was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as a part of FIFA's centenary celebrations... |
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... |
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| 11 | Dani |
Ajax |
3 |
 George WeahGeorge Weah George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah is a Liberian humanitarian and politician, and an ex-footballer. He ran unsuccessfully for president in the 2005 election, losing to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the second round of voting... |
Milan A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others... |
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| Stéphane Chapuisat | Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football... |
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 Tijani Babangida |
Ajax |
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 Diego Simeone |
Atlético Madrid |
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| Thomas Deniaud Thomas Deniaud Thomas Deniaud is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.-References:*... |
Auxerre AJ Auxerre Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the... |
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| Juan Esnáider Juan Esnáider Juan Eduardo Esnáider is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a striker. His surname is a Spanish spelling reform of the German Schneider, which means "tailor"... |
Atlético Madrid |
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| Kiko |
Atlético Madrid |
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| Eric Cantona Eric Cantona Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona is a French actor and former French international footballer. He played for Auxerre, Martigues, Marseille, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nîmes and Leeds United before ending his professional footballing career at Manchester United, where he won four Premier League titles in... |
Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
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| Heiko Herrlich Heiko Herrlich Heiko Herrlich is a German former football centre forward and the current manager of 3rd Liga club SpVgg Unterhaching.-Career:... |
Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football... |
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See also
- 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- 1996–97 UEFA Cup
- 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup