1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Ronaldo 's converted penalty in Rotterdam saw
Barcelona beat
PSG 1–0 and rack up a record fourth Cup Winners' Cup title.
Dates 8 August 1996 – 14 May 1997 Teams 49 Champions Barcelona (4th title) Runners-up Paris Saint-Germain Matches played 95 Goals scored 252 (2.65 per match) Attendance 1,346,295 (14,172 per match) Top scorer(s) Robbie Fowler (Liverpool) 7 goals
International football competition
The 1996–97 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was won by Barcelona after beating holders Paris Saint-Germain in the final. It was the last of four occasions that the Spanish club won the tournament.
All times are CET/CEST .[ note 1]
Teams
Location of teams competing in the
1996-97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round.
Yellow: Did not qualify from qualifying round;
Red: Qualified for first round.
TH Title Holders
Qualifying round
First leg
Second leg
KR won 3–2 on aggregate.
Brann won 5–2 on aggregate.
Ruch Chorzów won 6–1 on aggregate.
Kispest-Honvéd won 2–0 on aggregate.
Varteks won 5–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Vaduz won 4–2 on penalties.
Sparta Prague won 10–1 on aggregate.
Dinamo Batumi won 9–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Nyva Vinnytsia won on away goals.
Chemlon Hummené won 3–0 on aggregate.
Sion won 4–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Olimpija Ljubljana won 4–2 on penalties.
1–1 on aggregate. Red Star Belgrade won on away goals.
MyPa won 2–1 on aggregate.
AEK Larnaca won 5–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Constructorul Chişinău won on away goals.
Gloria Bistrița won 4–2 on aggregate.
First round
First leg
Second leg
Nîmes Olympique won 5–2 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Sparta Prague won on away goals.
Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate.
Galatasaray won 5–0 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 4–1 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.
Sion won 6–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Olimpija Ljubljana won on away goals.
Brann won 6–3 on aggregate.
AIK won 2–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate.
Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 4–1 on aggregate.
Paris Saint-Germain won 7–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Lokomotiv Moscow won on away goals.
Second round
First leg
Second leg
Liverpool won 8–4 on aggregate.
AIK won 3–2 on aggregate.
Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won 6–0 on aggregate.
Brann won 4–3 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 4–2 on aggregate.
Paris Saint-Germain won 6–4 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Paris Saint-Germain won 3–0 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.
Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
Paris SG halted Liverpool 's progress at the semi-final stage.
First leg
Second leg
Paris Saint-Germain won 3–2 on aggregate.
After Barcelona's second goal, Iván de la Peña of Barcelona was hit by an object thrown from the stands and required medical assistance. As a result, Fiorentina received a two-match European competition stadium ban, enforced at the start of their 1998–99 UEFA Cup campaign.
Barcelona won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:
See also
Notes
^ CET (UTC+1 ) for matches on 31 October 1996, 6 and 20 March 1997, and CEST (UTC+2 ) for all other matches.
References
External links
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