1996–97 UEFA Champions League
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 7 August 1996 – 28 May 1997 |
| Teams | 24 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Borussia Dortmund (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Juventus |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 161 (2.64 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Milinko Pantić(5 goals) |
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The 1996–97 UEFA Champions League was the 42nd season 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 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.
Qualifying round
Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Champions League 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  |
1–2 |  Fenerbahçe |
0–1 | 1–1 |
Rangers  |
10–3 |  Alania Vladikavkaz |
3–1 | 7–2 |
Panathinaikos  |
1–3 |  Rosenborg |
1–0 | 0–3(aet) |
IFK Göteborg  |
4–1 |  Ferencváros |
3–0 | 1–1 |
Widzew Łódź  |
(a)4–4 |  Brøndby |
2–1 | 2–3 |
Grasshopper  |
6–0 |  Slavia Prague |
5–0 | 1–0 |
Club Brugge  |
2–5 |  Steaua Bucureşti |
2–2 | 0–3 |
Rapid Wien  |
6–2 |  Dynamo Kyiv |
2–0 | 4–2 |
Group stage
Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Champions League group stage
Atlético Madrid, Auxerre, Fenerbahçe, Rapid Wien and Widzew Łódź made their debut in the group stage.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Auxerre |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 12 |
 Ajax |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 |
| Grasshopper |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| Rangers |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlético Madrid |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 |
| Borussia Dortmund |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 13 |
| Widzew Łódź |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 |
| Steaua București |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 4 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 16 |
 Manchester United |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| Fenerbahçe |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 7 |
| Rapid Wien |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 2 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Porto |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 |
| Rosenborg |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 9 |
| Milan |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 7 |
| IFK Göteborg |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Borussia Dortmund |
3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Auxerre |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Borussia Dortmund |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Manchester United |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Manchester United |
4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Porto |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Borussia Dortmund |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Juventus |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Ajax (aet) |
1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Atlético Madrid |
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Ajax |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Juventus |
2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Rosenborg |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Juventus |
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borussia Dortmund |
4–1 | Auxerre |
3–1 | 1–0 |
| Manchester United |
4–0 | Porto |
4–0 | 0–0 |
| Ajax |
4–3 | Atlético Madrid |
1–1 | 3–2(aet) |
| Rosenborg |
1–3 | Juventus |
1–1 | 0–2 |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borussia Dortmund |
2–0 | Manchester United |
1–0 | 1–0 |
| Ajax |
2–6 | Juventus |
1–2 | 1–4 |
Final
Main article: 1997 UEFA Champions League Final
| 28 May 1997 20:30 |
Borussia Dortmund |
3–1 | Juventus |
Olympiastadion, Munich Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Riedle  29', 34'Ricken 71' |
Report | Del Piero 65' |
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying round) are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milinko Pantić |
Atlético Madrid |
5 |
| 2 | Nicola Amoruso |
Juventus |
4 |
 Artur Duarte de Oliveira |
Porto |
4 | |
 Alen Bokšić |
Juventus |
4 | |
| Alessandro Del Piero |
Juventus |
4 | |
| Mário Jardel |
Porto |
4 | |
| Lars Ricken |
Borussia Dortmund |
4 | |
| Karl-Heinz Riedle |
Borussia Dortmund |
4 | |
| Marco Simone |
Milan |
4 | |
| Christian Vieri |
Juventus |
4 | |
| 11 | Dani |
Ajax |
3 |
 George Weah |
Milan |
3 | |
| Stéphane Chapuisat |
Borussia Dortmund |
3 | |
 Tijani Babangida |
Ajax |
3 | |
 Diego Simeone |
Atlético Madrid |
3 | |
| Thomas Deniaud |
Auxerre |
3 | |
| Juan Esnáider |
Atlético Madrid |
3 | |
| Kiko |
Atlético Madrid |
3 | |
| Eric Cantona |
Manchester United |
3 | |
| Heiko Herrlich |
Borussia Dortmund |
3 |
See also
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