UEFA Champions League 1996-97

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The 1996-97 season of the UEFA Champions League football club tournament was won by Borussia Dortmund in a surprise final victory against defending champions Juventus. It was their only title in the tournament to date. The two sides had also met in the final of the UEFA Cup in 1992-93, when Juventus were 3-1 victors.

1 Qualifying round
2 Group stage
3 Quarter-finals
4 Semi-finals
5 Final
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] 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.

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC	1-2	Fenerbahçe SK	1-1	0-1
Rangers F.C.	10-3	FC Alania Vladikavkaz	3-1	7-2
Panathinaikos	1-3	Rosenborg B.K.	1-0	0-3(aet)
IFK Göteborg	4-1	Ferencvárosi TC	3-0	1-1
Widzew Łódź	(a)4-4	Brøndby IF	2-1	2-3
Grasshopper-Club Zürich	6-0	SK Slavia Praha	5-0	1-0
Club Brugge	2-5	Steaua Bucureşti	2-2	0-3
SK Rapid Wien	6-2	FC Dynamo Kyiv	2-0	4-2

[edit] Group stage

[edit] Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Ajax Amsterdam	12	6	4	2	8	4	+4
2. AJ Auxerre	12	6	4	2	8	7	+1
3. Grasshopper-Club Zürich	9	6	3	3	8	5	+3
4. Rangers F.C.	3	6	1	5	5	13	-8


Matchday One
Auxerre	0–1	Ajax
Grasshopper Club	3–0	Rangers
Matchday Two
Rangers	1–2	Auxerre
Ajax	0–1	Grasshopper Club
Matchday Three
Auxerre	1–0	Grasshopper Club
Ajax	4–1	Rangers Prosti
Matchday Four
Grasshopper Club	3–1	Auxerre
Rangers	0–1	Ajax
Matchday Five
Rangers	2–1	Grasshopper Club
Ajax	1–2	Auxerre
Matchday Six
Auxerre	2–1	Rangers
Grasshopper Club	0–1	Ajax

[edit] Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Atlético Madrid	13	6	4	1	1	12	4	+8
2. Borussia Dortmund	13	6	4	1	1	14	8	+6
3. Widzew Łódź	4	6	1	1	4	6	10	-4
4. Steaua Bucureşti	4	6	1	1	4	5	15	-10


Matchday One
Atlético Madrid	4–0	Steaua Bucureşti
Borussia Dortmund	2–1	Widzew Łódź
Matchday Two
Widzew Łódź	0–2	Atlético Madrid
Steaua Bucureşti	0–3	Borussia Dortmund
Matchday Three
Atlético Madrid	0–1	Borussia Dortmund
Steaua Bucureşti	1–0	Widzew Łódź
Matchday Four
Borussia Dortmund	1–2	Atlético Madrid
Widzew Łódź	2–0	Steaua Bucureşti
Matchday Five
Widzew Łódź	2–2	Borussia Dortmund
Steaua Bucureşti	1–1	Atlético Madrid
Matchday Six
Atlético Madrid	3–1	Widzew Łódź
Borussia Dortmund	5–3	Steaua Bucureşti

[edit] Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Juventus F.C.	16	6	5	1	0	11	2	+9
2. Manchester United F.C.	9	6	3	0	3	6	3	+3
3. Fenerbahçe SK	7	6	2	1	3	3	6	-3
4. SK Rapid Wien	2	6	0	2	4	2	12	-10


Matchday One
SK Rapid Wien	1–1	Fenerbahçe SK
Juventus	1–0	Manchester United
Matchday Two
Manchester United	2–0	SK Rapid Wien
Fenerbahçe SK	0–1	Juventus
Matchday Three
SK Rapid Wien	1–1	Juventus
Fenerbahçe SK	0–2	Manchester United
Matchday Four
Juventus	5–0	SK Rapid Wien
Manchester United	0–1	Fenerbahçe SK
Matchday Five
Manchester United	0–1	Juventus
Fenerbahçe SK	1–0	SK Rapid Wien
Matchday Six
SK Rapid Wien	0–2	Manchester United
Juventus	2–0	Fenerbahçe SK

[edit] Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Futebol Clube do Porto	16	6	5	1	0	12	4	+8
2. Rosenborg B.K.	9	6	3	0	3	7	11	-4
3. A.C. Milan	7	6	2	1	3	13	11	+2
4. IFK Göteborg	3	6	1	0	5	7	13	-6


Matchday One
IFK Göteborg	2–3	Rosenborg
AC Milan	2–3	FC Porto
Matchday Two
FC Porto	2–1	IFK Göteborg
Rosenborg	1–4	AC Milan
Matchday Three
IFK Göteborg	2–1	AC Milan
Rosenborg	0–1	FC Porto
Matchday Four
AC Milan	4–2	IFK Göteborg
FC Porto	3–0	Rosenborg
Matchday Five
FC Porto	1–1	AC Milan
Rosenborg	1–0	IFK Göteborg
Matchday Six
IFK Göteborg	0–2	FC Porto
AC Milan	1–2	Rosenborg

[edit] Quarter-finals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Borussia Dortmund	4-1	AJ Auxerre	3-1	1-0
Manchester United F.C.	4-0	Futebol Clube do Porto	4-0	0-0
Ajax Amsterdam	4-3	Atlético Madrid	1-1	3-2(aet)
Rosenborg B.K.	1-3	Juventus F.C.	1-1	0-2

[edit] Semi-finals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Borussia Dortmund	2-0	Manchester United F.C.	1-0	1-0
Ajax Amsterdam	2-6	Juventus F.C.	1-2	1-4

[edit] Final

Main article: 1997 UEFA Champions League Final

May 28, 1997
	Borussia Dortmund	3 - 1 (2-0)	Juventus F.C.	Olympiastadion, Munich Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
	Riedle 29', 34'		Del Piero 64'
Ricken 71'