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The group stage of the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League began on 11 September 1996 and ended on 4 December 1996. Eight teams qualified automatically for the group stage, while eight more qualified via a preliminary round. The 16 teams were divided into four groups of four, and the teams in each group played against each other on a home-and-away basis, meaning that each team played a total of six group matches. For each win, teams were awarded three points, with one point awarded for each draw. At the end of the group stage, the two teams in each group with the most points advanced to the quarter-finals.

Groups

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AUX AJX GRA RAN
1 France Auxerre 6 4 0 2 8 7 +1 12 Advance to knockout stage — 0–1 1–0 2–1
2 Netherlands Ajax 6 4 0 2 8 4 +4 12 1–2 — 0–1 4–1
3 Switzerland Grasshopper 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 9 3–1 0–1 — 3–0
4 Scotland Rangers 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3 1–2 0–1 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Auxerre France0–1Netherlands Ajax
Report Litmanen 3'
Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, AuxerreAttendance: 18,512Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)
Grasshopper Switzerland3–0Scotland Rangers
Yakin 18'
Türkyilmaz 28', 79'		 Report
Hardturm, ZurichAttendance: 20,030Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)
Rangers Scotland1–2France Auxerre
Gascoigne 71' Report Deniaud 55', 69'
Ibrox Park, GlasgowAttendance: 37,344Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)
Ajax Netherlands0–1Switzerland Grasshopper
Report Yakin 60'
Amsterdam Arena, AmsterdamAttendance: 43,134Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
Auxerre France1–0Switzerland Grasshopper
Deniaud 42' Report
Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, AuxerreAttendance: 17,000Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Ajax Netherlands4–1Scotland Rangers
Dani 25', 41'
Babangida 83'
Wooter 89'		 Report Durrant 88'
Amsterdam Arena, AmsterdamAttendance: 48,467Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Rangers Scotland0–1Netherlands Ajax
Report Scholten 38'
Ibrox Park, GlasgowAttendance: 42,265Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Grasshopper Switzerland3–1France Auxerre
Moldovan 17', 29' (pen.)
Gren 59'		 Report Gren 48' (o.g.)
Hardturm, ZurichAttendance: 19,200Referee: Vadzim Zhuk (Belarus)
Rangers Scotland2–1Switzerland Grasshopper
McCoist 67' (pen.), 72' Report Berger 76'
Ibrox Park, GlasgowAttendance: 34,192Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)
Ajax Netherlands1–2France Auxerre
Babangida 44' Report Diomède 11'
Marlet 56'
Amsterdam Arena, AmsterdamAttendance: 48,700Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)
Auxerre France2–1Scotland Rangers
Laslandes 20'
Marlet 32'		 Report Gough 36'
Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, AuxerreAttendance: 21,300Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Grasshopper Switzerland0–1Netherlands Ajax
Report Kluivert 31'
Hardturm, ZurichAttendance: 19,200Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATM DOR WID STE
1 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Advance to knockout stage — 0–1 1–0 4–0
2 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 4 1 1 14 8 +6 13 1–2 — 2–1 5–3
3 Poland Widzew Łódź 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4 1–4 2–2 — 2–0
4 Romania Steaua București 6 1 1 4 5 15 −10 4 1–1 0–3 1–0 —
Source: UEFA
Atlético Madrid Spain4–0Romania Steaua București
Esnáider 33', 45'
Simeone 64', 84'		 Report
Estadio Vicente Calderón, MadridAttendance: 46,000Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Borussia Dortmund Germany2–1Poland Widzew Łódź
Herrlich 45', 68' Report Citko 84'
Westfalenstadion, DortmundAttendance: 39,600Referee: Robert Ihring (Slovakia)
Widzew Łódź Poland1–4Spain Atlético Madrid
Citko 45' Report Pantić 25'
Simeone 32', 58'
Kiko 60'
Widzew Łódź Stadium, ŁódźAttendance: 15,450Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Steaua București Romania0–3Germany Borussia Dortmund
Report Ricken 6'
Heinrich 37'
Chapuisat 77'
Stadionul Steaua, BucharestAttendance: 15,000Referee: Paul Durkin (England)
Atlético Madrid Spain0–1Germany Borussia Dortmund
Report Reuter 51'
Estadio Vicente Calderón, MadridAttendance: 50,000Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)
Steaua București Romania1–0Poland Widzew Łódź
Bogusz 82' (o.g.) Report
Stadionul Steaua, BucharestAttendance: 10,000Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Greece)
Widzew Łódź Poland2–0Romania Steaua București
Majak 40'
Czerwiec 48'		 Report
Widzew Łódź Stadium, ŁódźAttendance: 4,900Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy)
Borussia Dortmund Germany1–2Spain Atlético Madrid
Herrlich 17' Report Roberto 37'
Pantić 42'
Westfalenstadion, DortmundAttendance: 45,000Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)
Widzew Łódź Poland2–2Germany Borussia Dortmund
Dembiński 15', 20' Report Lambert 14'
Kohler 65'
Widzew Łódź Stadium, ŁódźAttendance: 18,000Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Steaua București Romania1–1Spain Atlético Madrid
S. Ilie 46' Report Pantić 24'
Stadionul Steaua, BucharestAttendance: 18,000Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Atlético Madrid Spain1–0Poland Widzew Łódź
Pantić 83' Report
Estadio Vicente Calderón, MadridAttendance: 23,000Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)
Borussia Dortmund Germany5–3Romania Steaua București
Chapuisat 13', 22'
Tretschok 43'
Riedle 63'
Zorc 65'		 Report S. Ilie 17' (pen.)
Baciu 52'
Călin 79'
Westfalenstadion, DortmundAttendance: 37,000Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV MUN FEN RWI
1 Italy Juventus 6 5 1 0 11 1 +10 16 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 2–0 5–0
2 England Manchester United 6 3 0 3 6 3 +3 9 0–1 — 0–1 2–0
3 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 2 1 3 3 6 −3 7 0–1 0–2 — 1–0
4 Austria Rapid Wien 6 0 2 4 2 12 −10 2 1–1 0–2 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rapid Wien Austria1–1Turkey Fenerbahçe
Stumpf 70' Report Bolić 31'
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, ViennaAttendance: 41,500Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)
Juventus Italy1–0England Manchester United
Bokšić 33' Report
Stadio delle Alpi, TurinAttendance: 50,000Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Fenerbahçe Turkey0–1Italy Juventus
Report Bokšić 22'
Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, IstanbulAttendance: 29,000Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
Manchester United England2–0Austria Rapid Wien
Solskjær 20'
Beckham 27'		 Report
Old Trafford, ManchesterAttendance: 51,831Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
Rapid Wien Austria1–1Italy Juventus
Lesiak 20' Report C. Vieri 9'
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, ViennaAttendance: 46,500Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Fenerbahçe Turkey0–2England Manchester United
Report Beckham 55'
Cantona 60'
Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, IstanbulAttendance: 26,000Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
Juventus Italy5–0Austria Rapid Wien
Bokšić 5', 59'
Montero 27'
Del Piero 29', 75'		 Report
Stadio delle Alpi, TurinAttendance: 26,143Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
Manchester United England0–1Turkey Fenerbahçe
Report Bolić 78'
Old Trafford, ManchesterAttendance: 53,297Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Manchester United England0–1Italy Juventus
Report Del Piero 37' (pen.)
Old Trafford, ManchesterAttendance: 53,529Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)
Fenerbahçe Turkey1–0Austria Rapid Wien
Høgh 78' Report
Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, IstanbulAttendance: 25,000Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Juventus Italy2–0Turkey Fenerbahçe
Padovano 41'
Amoruso 84'		 Report
Stadio delle Alpi, TurinAttendance: 12,900Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)
Rapid Wien Austria0–2England Manchester United
Report Giggs 24'
Cantona 72'
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, ViennaAttendance: 45,000Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POR ROS MIL GOT
1 Portugal Porto 6 5 1 0 12 4 +8 16 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 1–1 2–1
2 Norway Rosenborg 6 3 0 3 7 11 −4 9 0–1 — 1–4 1–0
3 Italy Milan 6 2 1 3 13 11 +2 7 2–3 1–2 — 4–2
4 Sweden IFK Göteborg 6 1 0 5 7 13 −6 3 0–2 2–3 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
IFK Göteborg Sweden2–3Norway Rosenborg
Erlingmark 38', 49' Report Jakobsen 32'
Iversen 52'
Brattbakk 64'
Ullevi, GothenburgAttendance: 23,682Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)
Milan Italy2–3Portugal Porto
Simone 14'
Weah 69'		 Report Artur 52'
Jardel 75', 83'
San Siro, MilanAttendance: 31,769Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Porto Portugal2–1Sweden IFK Göteborg
Artur 27', 51' Report Jorge Costa 71' (o.g.)
Estádio das Antas, PortoAttendance: 30,000Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
Rosenborg Norway1–4Italy Milan
Soltvedt 16' Report Simone 6', 23', 25'
Weah 56'
Lerkendal Stadion, TrondheimAttendance: 20,849Referee: David Elleray (England)
IFK Göteborg Sweden2–1Italy Milan
Wahlstedt 75'
Alexandersson 85'		 Report Weah 52'
Ullevi, GothenburgAttendance: 42,450Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)
Rosenborg Norway0–1Portugal Porto
Report Jardel 90'
Lerkendal Stadion, TrondheimAttendance: 20,412Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)
Porto Portugal3–0Norway Rosenborg
Zahovič 32'
Drulović 41'
Artur 60'		 Report
Estádio das Antas, PortoAttendance: 15,000Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)
Milan Italy4–2Sweden IFK Göteborg
Boban 4'
Albertini 14' (pen.)
Locatelli 44'
Baggio 90'		 Report Blomqvist 27'
A. Andersson 32'
San Siro, MilanAttendance: 29,803Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Porto Portugal1–1Italy Milan
Edmílson 71' Report Davids 56'
Estádio das Antas, PortoAttendance: 50,000Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)
Rosenborg Norway1–0Sweden IFK Göteborg
Skammelsrud 66' (pen.) Report
Lerkendal Stadion, TrondheimAttendance: 19,849Referee: Éric Blareau (Belgium)
IFK Göteborg Sweden0–2Portugal Porto
Report Jardel 64'
Edmílson 89'
Ullevi, GothenburgAttendance: 19,448Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
Milan Italy1–2Norway Rosenborg
Dugarry 45' Report Brattbakk 29'
Heggem 70'
San Siro, MilanAttendance: 28,965Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Greece)

References

  1. Stokkermans, Karel; Ross, James M. (4 June 2015). "Champions' Cup 1995–96". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
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  • Note: In 1991–92, the competition was still known as the European Cup, but is included as it was the first to use a group stage format. In that season and 1992–93, there was no knockout phase between the group stage and final.
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