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.
Tournament details
Dates8 August 1996 – 14 May 1997
Teams49
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Barcelona (4th title)
Runners-upFrance Paris Saint-Germain
Tournament statistics
Matches played95
Goals scored252 (2.65 per match)
Attendance1,346,295 (14,172 per match)
Top scorer(s)Robbie Fowler (Liverpool)
7 goals

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

First round
France Paris Saint-GermainTH Italy Fiorentina France Nîmes Olympique Spain Barcelona
Germany Kaiserslautern Netherlands PSV Portugal Benfica England Liverpool
Belgium Cercle Brugge Greece AEK Athens Russia Lokomotiv Moscow Turkey Galatasaray
Denmark AGF Austria Sturm Graz Sweden AIK
Qualifying round
Switzerland Sion Czech Republic Sparta Prague Scotland Heart of Midlothian Norway Brann
Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia Hungary Honvéd Romania Gloria Bistrița Poland Ruch Chorzów
Israel Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion Cyprus AEK Larnaca Croatia Varteks Latvia Universitāte Rīga
Slovakia Chemlon Humenné Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi Iceland KR Reykjavík
Finland MyPa Bulgaria Levski Sofia Belarus MPKC Mozyr Northern Ireland Glentoran
North Macedonia Sloga Jugomagnat Moldova Constructorul Chişinău Republic of Ireland Shelbourne Malta Valletta
Lithuania Kareda Šiauliai Albania Flamurtari Vlorë Luxembourg Union Luxembourg Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn
Liechtenstein FC Vaduz Wales TNS Llansantffraid Armenia Kotayk Abovyan Estonia Tallinna Sadam
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade Azerbaijan Qarabağ

TH Title Holders

Qualifying round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
MPKC Mozyr Belarus 2–3 Iceland KR Reykjavík 2–2 0–1
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland 2–5 Norway Brann 1–3 1–2
TNS Llansantffraid Wales 1–6 Poland Ruch Chorzów 1–1 0–5
Honvéd Hungary 2–0 North Macedonia Sloga Jugomagnat 1–0 1–0
Varteks Croatia 5–1 Luxembourg Union Luxembourg 2–1 3–0
Universitāte Rīga Latvia 2–2 (2–4 p) Liechtenstein Vaduz 1–1 1–1 (aet)
Glentoran Northern Ireland 1–10 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 1–2 0–8
Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 9–0 Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn 6–0 3–0
Tallinna Sadam Estonia 2–2 (a) Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia 2–1 0–1
Chemlon Humenné Slovakia 3–0 Albania Flamurtari Vlorë 1–0 2–0
Sion Switzerland 4–2 Lithuania Kareda Šiauliai 4–2 0–0
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 1–1 (4–3 p) Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1–0 0–1 (aet)
Red Star Belgrade Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–1 (a) Scotland Heart of Midlothian 0–0 1–1
Qarabağ Ağdam Azerbaijan 1–2 Finland MyPa 0–1 1–1 (aet)
Kotayk Abovyan Armenia 1–5 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 1–0 0–5
Constructorul Chişinău Moldova 3–3 (a) Israel Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion 1–0 2–3
Valletta Malta 2–4 Romania Gloria Bistrița 1–2 1–2

First leg

Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country)6–0Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn
Tugushi 11', 23', 54'
Udzhmadzhuridze 27', 70'
Davidsen 87' (o.g.)		 Lineups
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Jüri Saar (Estonia)
Qarabağ Azerbaijan0–1Finland MyPa
Lineups Mahlio 83'
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Georgios Fassolis (Greece)
Kotayk Abovyan Armenia1–0Cyprus AEK Larnaca
Berberyan 80' Lineups
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Sergejs Braga (Latvia)
MPKC Mozyr Belarus2–2Iceland KR Reykjavík
Yaromko 51'
Skorobogatko 73'		 Lineups Daðason 87'
Jónsson 90'
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Amand Ancion (Belgium)
Tallinna Sadam Estonia2–1Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia
Krõlov 25' (pen.)
Viikmäe 76'		 Lineups Romanchuk 78'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Asim Khudiev (Azerbaijan)
Chemlon Humenné Slovakia1–0Albania Flamurtari Vlorë
Lyubarskyi 72' Lineups
Attendance: 5,320
Referee: Robert Sedlacek (Austria)
Varteks Croatia2–1Luxembourg Union Luxembourg
Mumlek 40'
Maretić 80' (pen.)		 Lineups Grettnich 85'
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Josef Krula (Czech Republic)
Universitate Riga Latvia1–1Liechtenstein Vaduz
Zarins 43' Lineups Daumantas 40'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Merab Malagouradze (Georgia)
Constructorul Chişinău Moldova1–0Israel Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion
Rogachev 20' Lineups
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Metin Tokat (Turkey)
Valletta Malta1–2Romania Gloria Bistrița
Dončić 74' Lineups Matei 53'
Dăncuș 66'
Attendance: 1,093
Referee: William Young (Scotland)
Red Star Belgrade Federal Republic of Yugoslavia0–0Scotland Heart of Midlothian
Lineups
Attendance: 13,646
Honvéd Hungary1–0North Macedonia Sloga Jugomagnat
Tóth 11' Lineups
Attendance: 2,733
Sion Switzerland4–2Lithuania Kareda Šiauliai
Chassot 14'
Bonvin 26'
Pančev 35' (pen.)
Vercruysse 88'		 Lineups Baranauskas 73' (pen.)
Dančenka 86'
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Yevi Kollari (Albania)
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia1–0Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Bozgo 50' Lineups
Attendance: 691
Referee: Marek Kowalczyk (Poland)
TNS Llansantffraid Wales1–1Poland Ruch Chorzów
Gęsior 82' (o.g.) Lineups Gęsior 6'
Attendance: 1,558
Referee: Eyjólfur Ólafsson (Iceland)
Glentoran Northern Ireland1–2Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Little 53' Lineups Siegl 48'
Lokvenc 89'
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Lawrence Sammut (Malta)
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland1–3Norway Brann
Geoghegan 42' Lineups Mjelde 26'
Pedersen 29'
Eftevaag 68' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,010
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Second leg

KR Reykjavík Iceland1–0Belarus MPKC Mozyr
Daníelsson 90' Lineups
Attendance: 1,722
Referee: Sven Kjelbrott (Norway)

KR Reykjavík won 3–2 on aggregate.

Sloga Jugomagnat North Macedonia0–1Hungary Honvéd
Lineups Ghinda 77'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Marcello Nicchi (Italy)

Budapest Honvéd won 2–0 on aggregate.

Nyva Vinnytsia Ukraine1–0Estonia Tallinna Sadam
Romanchuk 66' Lineups
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Slavik Kazaryan (Armenia)

2–2 on aggregate. Nyva Vinnytsia won on away goals.

AEK Larnaca Cyprus5–0Armenia Kotayk Abovyan
Kuntić 28'
Alexandrou 42'
Kovačević 60' (pen.)
Kopunović 81'
Markou 84'		 Lineups
Attendance: 2,037
Referee: Amit Klein (Israel)

AEK Larnaca won 5–1 on aggregate.

Gloria Bistrița Romania2–1Malta Valletta
Lazăr 32'
Voica 84'		 Lineups Agius 24'
Attendance: 2,060
Referee: Jiří Ulrich (Czech Republic)

Gloria Bistrița won 4–2 on aggregate.

Ruch Chorzów Poland5–0Wales TNS Llansantffraid
A. Bąk 2', 58'
Grzesik 47'
M. Bąk 63', 65'		 Lineups
Attendance: 6,701
Referee: Dragutin Poljak (Croatia)

Ruch Chorzów won 6–1 on aggregate.

Flamurtari Vlorë Albania0–2Slovakia Chemlon Humenné
Lineups Lyubarskyi 48'
Valkucak 53'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Attila Juhos (Hungary)

Chemlon Hummené won 3–0 on aggregate.

HB Tórshavn Faroe Islands0–3Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi
Lineups Glonti 20', 21'
Udzhmadzhuridze 63'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Juha Pulkkinen (Finland)

Dinamo Batumi won 9–0 on aggregate.

Kareda Šiauliai Lithuania0–0Switzerland Sion
Lineups
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Lars Gerner (Denmark)

Sion won 4–2 on aggregate.

Vaduz Liechtenstein1–1 (a.e.t.)Latvia Universitate Riga
Polvorino 89' Lineups Zarins 48'
Penalties
Müller soccer ball with check mark
Polvorino soccer ball with check mark
Weber soccer ball with check mark
Heeb soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with red X Draguns
soccer ball with red X Zarins
soccer ball with check mark Mastyanica
soccer ball with check mark Dolgopolovs
Gemeindesportplatz, Vaduz
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Krsto Danilovski (Macedonia)

2–2 on aggregate. Vaduz won 4–2 on penalties.

Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion Israel3–2Moldova Constructorul Chişinău
Sabag 9'
Kapeta 26'
Cebula 57'		 Lineups Rogachev 42'
Skidan 86'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)

3–3 on aggregate. Constructorul Chişinău won on away goals.

Brann Norway2–1Republic of Ireland Shelbourne
Mjelde 9'
Pedersen 70'		 Lineups Rutherford 4'
Attendance: 2,189
Referee: Keimpe Zuidema (Netherlands)

Brann won 5–2 on aggregate.

Levski Sofia Bulgaria1–0 (a.e.t.)Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
Simeonov 58' Lineups
Penalties
Zaytsev soccer ball with red X
Yonkov soccer ball with check mark
Todorov soccer ball with red X
Simeonov soccer ball with check mark		 2–4 soccer ball with check mark Bozgo
soccer ball with check mark Ačimovič
soccer ball with check mark Velkovski
soccer ball with red X Djuranović
soccer ball with check mark Gajser
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Bohdan Benedik (Slovakia)

1–1 on aggregate. Olimpija Ljubljana won 4–2 on penalties.

MyPa Finland1–1 (a.e.t.)Azerbaijan Qarabağ
Keskitalo 119' Lineups Musayev 27'
Attendance: 2,493
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

MyPa won 2–1 on aggregate.

Union Luxembourg Luxembourg0–3Croatia Varteks
Lineups Besek 63'
Mumlek 78'
Cvetko 87'
Attendance: 490
Referee: Roland Beck (Liechtenstein)

Varteks won 5–1 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague Czech Republic8–0Northern Ireland Glentoran
Gunda 1', 25'
Mistr 19'
Siegl 24', 48', 80'
Svoboda 77'
Gabriel 86'		 Lineups
Attendance: 5,391
Referee: Miroslav Radoman (Yugoslavia)

Sparta Prague won 10–1 on aggregate.

1–1 on aggregate. Red Star Belgrade won on away goals.

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nîmes Olympique France 5–2 Hungary Honvéd 3–1 2–1
Sturm Graz Austria 3–3 (a) Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–2 1–1
Barcelona Spain 2–0 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 2–0 0–0
Constructorul Chişinău Moldova 0–5 Turkey Galatasaray 0–1 0–4
Kaiserslautern Germany 1–4 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 1–0 0–4 (aet)
MyPa Finland 1–4 England Liverpool 0–1 1–3
Sion Switzerland 6–0 Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia 2–0 4–0
AGF Aarhus Denmark 1–1 (a) Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1 0–0
Cercle Brugge Belgium 3–6 Norway Brann 3–2 0–4
KR Reykjavík Iceland 1–2 Sweden AIK 0–1 1–1
Benfica Portugal 5–1 Poland Ruch Chorzów 5–1 0–0
AEK Athens Greece 3–1 Slovakia Chemlon Humenné 1–0 2–1
Gloria Bistrița Romania 1–2 Italy Fiorentina 1–1 0–1
Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 1–4 Netherlands PSV 1–1 0–3
Vaduz Liechtenstein 0–7 France Paris Saint-Germain 0–4 0–3
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 2–2 (a) Croatia Varteks 1–0 1–2

First leg

Vaduz Liechtenstein0–4France Paris Saint-Germain
Lineups Le Guen 12'
Dely Valdés 39'
Leonardo 43'
Allou 72'
Gemeindesportplatz, Vaduz
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia)
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia1–0Croatia Varteks
Cherevchenko 12' Lineups
Attendance: 760
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
Constructorul Chişinău Moldova0–1Turkey Galatasaray
Lineups Knup 74'
Attendance: 1,841
Referee: Kostadin Guerginov (Bulgaria)
Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country)1–1Netherlands PSV
Mujiri 21' Lineups Nilis 40' (pen.)
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Kurt Zuppinger (Switzerland)
MyPa Finland0–1England Liverpool
Lineups Bjørnebye 61'
Attendance: 4,767
Referee: Gylfi Thór Orrason (Iceland)
AGF Denmark1–1Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
Bak 16' Lineups Bozgo 57'
Attendance: 5,950
Referee: Mikko Vuorela (Finland)
Sion Switzerland2–0Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia
Colombo 50'
Bonvin 82'		 Lineups
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Andreas Georgiou (Cyprus)
Cercle Brugge Belgium3–2Norway Brann
Gernsøe 6'
Vanmaele 27'
Camerman 31'		 Lineups Flo 38'
Eftevaag 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: John Ashman (Wales)
Gloria Bistrița Romania1–1Italy Fiorentina
Lazăr 3' Lineups Batistuta 48'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Christer Fällström (Sweden)
AEK Athens Greece1–0Slovakia Chemlon Humenné
Batista 44' Lineups
Attendance: 15,141
Referee: Yuri Chebotarev (Russia)
Nîmes Olympique France3–1Hungary Honvéd
Jeunechamp 64'
Préget 75'
Meilhac 85'		 Lineups Tóth 70'
Attendance: 7,948
Referee: Richard O'Hanlon (Ireland)
Sturm Graz Austria2–2Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Vastić 8'
Mählich 85'		 Lineups Řepka 57'
Lokvenc 72'
Sturm-Platz Gruabn, Graz
Attendance: 3,208
Kaiserslautern Germany1–0Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Wegmann 58' Lineups
Attendance: 25,719
Referee: Kenny Clarke (Scotland)
KR Reykjavík Iceland0–1Sweden AIK
Lineups Nordin 80'
Attendance: 2,707
Referee: Tore Hollung (Norway)
Barcelona Spain2–0Cyprus AEK Larnaca
Ronaldo 19', 77' Lineups
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Roland Beck (Liechtenstein)
Benfica Portugal5–1Poland Ruch Chorzów
Donizete 24'
João Pinto 26'
Jamir 33'
Valdo 69', 90'		 Lineups Gęsior 72'
Attendance: 15,000

Second leg

Nyva Vinnytsia Ukraine0–4Switzerland Sion
Lineups Lukić 2'
Vercruysse 9', 68'
Milton 54'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Manfred Schüttengruber (Austria)

Sion won 6–0 on aggregate.

Chemlon Humenné Slovakia1–2Greece AEK Athens
Diňa 1' Lineups Nikolaidis 19'
Batista 44'
Attendance: 14,600
Referee: Mateo Beusan (Croatia)

AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate.

Varteks Croatia2–1Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
Mumlek 62'
Vugrinec 87'		 Lineups Kosolapov 40'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Georg Dardenne (Germany)

2–2 on aggregate. Lokomotiv Moscow won on away goals.

Galatasaray Turkey4–0Moldova Constructorul Chişinău
Şükür 48', 80'
Arif 71'
Hagi 74'		 Lineups
Attendance: 16,695
Referee: Miroslav Radoman (Yugoslavia)

Galatasaray won 5–0 on aggregate.

AIK Sweden1–1Iceland KR Reykjavík
Simpson 80' Lineups Benediktsson 90'
Attendance: 3,267

AIK won 2–1 on aggregate.

Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia0–0Denmark AGF
Lineups
Attendance: 1,433
Referee: Sotorios Vorgias (Greece)

1–1 on aggregate. Olimpija Ljubljana won on away goals.

Brann Norway4–0Belgium Cercle Brugge
Mjelde 5', 81'
Eftevaag 78'
Helland 87'		 Lineups
Attendance: 6,104

Brann won 6–3 on aggregate.

Ruch Chorzów Poland0–0Portugal Benfica
Lineups
Attendance: 4,547
Referee: Mika Peltola (Finland)

Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.

AEK Larnaca Cyprus0–0Spain Barcelona
Lineups
Attendance: 6,000

Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague Czech Republic1–1Austria Sturm Graz
Horňák 86' Lineups Giannini 75'
Attendance: 5,643
Referee: Juan Fernández Marin (Spain)

3–3 on aggregate. Sparta Prague won on away goals.

Red Star Belgrade Federal Republic of Yugoslavia4–0 (a.e.t.)Germany Kaiserslautern
Stanković 54', 96'
Njeguš 107'
Pantelić 120'		 Lineups
Attendance: 42,568
Referee: Eric Blareau (Belgium)

Red Star Belgrade won 4–1 on aggregate.

Fiorentina Italy1–0Romania Gloria Bistrița
Orlando 23' Lineups
Attendance: 18,607
Referee: Ladislav Gádoši (Slovakia)

Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.

PSV Netherlands3–0Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi
Nilis 15' (pen.)
Eijkelkamp 56'
Marcelo Ramos 85'		 Lineups
Attendance: 14,200

PSV Eindhoven won 4–1 on aggregate.

Honvéd Hungary1–2France Nîmes Olympique
Piroska 60' Lineups Ecker 6'
Sabin 37'
Attendance: 3,645
Referee: Vladimir Antonov (Moldova)

Nîmes won 5–2 on aggregate.

Liverpool England3–1Finland MyPa
Berger 16'
Collymore 59'
Barnes 77'		 Lineups Keskitalo 64'
Attendance: 39,013

Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.

Paris Saint-Germain France3–0Liechtenstein Vaduz
Allou 23'
Roche 40'
Mboma 50'		 Lineups
Attendance: 15,973
Referee: Bujar Pregja (Albania)

Paris Saint-Germain won 7–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sion Switzerland 4–8 England Liverpool 1–2 3–6
Nîmes Olympique France 2–3 Sweden AIK 1–3 1–0
Fiorentina Italy 3–2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–1 1–1
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 0–6 Greece AEK Athens 0–2 0–4
Brann Norway 4–3 Netherlands PSV 2–1 2–2
Barcelona Spain 4–2 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 3–1 1–1
Benfica Portugal 4–2 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 3–2
Galatasaray Turkey 4–6 France Paris Saint-Germain 4–2 0–4

First leg

Nîmes Olympique France1–3Sweden AIK
Fidani 87' Lineups Simpson 9'
Pacha 12'
Johansson 70'
Attendance: 15,049
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia0–2Greece AEK Athens
Lineups Kostis 12'
Ketsbaia 49'
Attendance: 1,473
Galatasaray Turkey4–2France Paris Saint-Germain
Şükür 5', 31'
Tugay 12'
Ünsal 52'		 Lineups Le Guen 16'
Dely Valdés 17'
Attendance: 23,000
Sion Switzerland1–2England Liverpool
Bonvin 10' Lineups Fowler 28'
Barnes 80'
Attendance: 16,500
Brann Norway2–1Netherlands PSV
Mjelde 28', 33' (pen.) Lineups Cocu 90'
Attendance: 7,842
Fiorentina Italy2–1Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Batistuta 6'
Schwarz 57'		 Lineups Siegl 81'
Attendance: 22,400
Barcelona Spain3–1Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Giovanni 34', 35'
Figo 54'		 Lineups Živković 21'
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
Benfica Portugal1–0Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
Pinto 9' Lineups
Attendance: 8,090
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

Second leg

AIK Sweden0–1France Nîmes Olympique
Lineups Brundin 69' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,620

AIK won 3–2 on aggregate.

Lokomotiv Moscow Russia2–3Portugal Benfica
Solomatin 9'
Haras 58'		 Lineups Panduru 47'
Donizete 62'
Pinto 87'
Attendance: 6,500

Benfica won 4–2 on aggregate.

AEK Athens Greece4–0Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
Savevski 5'
Batista 34'
Maladenis 80'
Kostis 84'		 Lineups
Attendance: 14,482

AEK Athens won 6–0 on aggregate.

PSV Netherlands2–2Norway Brann
Eijkelkamp 75'
Zenden 83'		 Lineups Hasund 35'
Flo 58'
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Philippe Leduc (France)

Brann won 4–3 on aggregate.

Red Star Belgrade Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1–1Spain Barcelona
Jovičić 47' Lineups Giovanni 48'
Attendance: 44,694

Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.

Liverpool England6–3Switzerland Sion
McManaman 27'
Bjørnebye 55'
Barnes 66'
Fowler 70', 79'
Berger 89'		 Lineups Chassot 20', 65'
Bonvin 23'
Attendance: 38,514

Liverpool won 8–4 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague Czech Republic1–1Italy Fiorentina
Lokvenc 41' Lineups Robbiati 63'
Attendance: 16,021

Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.

Paris Saint-Germain France4–0Turkey Galatasaray
Leonardo 9'
Dely Valdés 23'
Loko 58'
Raí 77'		 Lineups
Attendance: 34,032

Paris Saint-Germain won 6–4 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benfica Portugal 1–2 Italy Fiorentina 0–2 1–0
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–0 Greece AEK Athens 0–0 3–0
Brann Norway 1–4 England Liverpool 1–1 0–3
Barcelona Spain 4–2 Sweden AIK 3–1 1–1

First leg

Brann Norway1–1England Liverpool
Hasund 48' Lineups Fowler 10'
Attendance: 12,700
Paris Saint-Germain France0–0Greece AEK Athens
Lineups
Attendance: 21,952
Benfica Portugal0–2Italy Fiorentina
Lineups Baiano 45'
Batistuta 90+'
Attendance: 32,632
Barcelona Spain3–1Sweden AIK
Popescu 4'
Ronaldo 56'
Pizzi 80'		 Lineups Simpson 2'
Attendance: 57,300

Second leg

AEK Athens Greece0–3France Paris Saint-Germain
Lineups Loko 21', 44', 81'
Attendance: 27,200

Paris Saint-Germain won 3–0 on aggregate.

AIK Sweden1–1Spain Barcelona
Simpson 73' Lineups Ronaldo 12'
Attendance: 35,049

Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.

Fiorentina Italy0–1Portugal Benfica
Lineups Edgar 22'
Attendance: 35,071

Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.

Liverpool England3–0Norway Brann
Fowler 25' (pen.), 77'
Collymore 61'		 Lineups
Attendance: 40,326

Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Paris SG halted Liverpool's progress at the semi-final stage.
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Spain 3–1 Italy Fiorentina 1–1 2–0
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–2 England Liverpool 3–0 0–2

First leg

Paris Saint-Germain France3–0England Liverpool
Leonardo 11'
Cauet 43'
Leroy 83'		 Lineups
Attendance: 35,142
Barcelona Spain1–1Italy Fiorentina
Nadal 43' Lineups Batistuta 63'
Attendance: 87,000

Second leg

Liverpool England2–0France Paris Saint-Germain
Fowler 12'
Wright 79'		 Lineups
Attendance: 38,984

Paris Saint-Germain won 3–2 on aggregate.

Fiorentina Italy0–2Spain Barcelona
Lineups Couto 30'
Guardiola 35'
Attendance: 43,588
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

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

Barcelona Spain1–0France Paris Saint-Germain
Ronaldo 37' (pen.) Lineups
Attendance: 36,802
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 England Robbie Fowler England Liverpool 7
2 Norway Mons Ivar Mjelde Norway Brann 6
3 Brazil Ronaldo Spain Barcelona 5
Czech Republic Horst Siegl Czech Republic Sparta Prague 5
Turkey Hakan Şükür Turkey Galatasaray 5
6 Poland Arkadiusz Bąk Poland Ruch Chorzów 4
Argentina Gabriel Batistuta Italy Fiorentina 4
Switzerland Christophe Bonvin Switzerland Sion 4
France Patrice Loko France Paris Saint-Germain 4
Sweden Pascal Simpson Sweden AIK 4
11 England John Barnes England Liverpool 3
Greece Daniel Batista Greece AEK Athens 3
Switzerland Frédéric Chassot Switzerland Sion 3
Panama Julio Dely Valdés France Paris Saint-Germain 3
Norway Claus Eftevaag Norway Brann 3
Brazil Giovanni Spain Barcelona 3
Portugal João Pinto Portugal Benfica 3
Brazil Leonardo France Paris Saint-Germain 3
Czech Republic Vratislav Lokvenc Czech Republic Sparta Prague 3
Georgia (country) Temur Tugushi Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 3
Georgia (country) Davit Ujmajuridze Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 3
France Philippe Vercruysse Switzerland Sion 3

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 31 October 1996, 6 and 20 March 1997, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.

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