1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Date14 May 1997
VenueFeijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
RefereeMarkus Merk (Germany)
Attendance36,802[1]

The 1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Barcelona of Spain and the cup holders Paris Saint-Germain of France, to determine the winner of the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the 37th overall Cup Winners' Cup final. It was held at Feijenoord Stadion in Rotterdam on 14 May 1997. Barcelona won the match 1–0 thanks to a Ronaldo penalty. The final saw the last instance of the Cup Winners' Cup "jinx" that no club had successfully retained the cup in successive seasons — with Paris Saint-Germain failing to defend the trophy that they won in 1996.

Route to the final

Spain Barcelona Round France Paris Saint-Germain
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Stages Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Cyprus AEK Larnaca 2–0 2–0 (H) 0–0 (A) First round Liechtenstein Vaduz 7–0 4–0 (A) 3–0 (H)
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 4–2 3–1 (H) 1–1 (A) Second round Turkey Galatasaray 6–4 2–4 (A) 4–0 (H)
Sweden AIK 4–2 3–1 (H) 1–1 (A) Quarter-finals Greece AEK Athens 3–0 0–0 (H) 3–0 (A)
Italy Fiorentina 3–1 1–1 (H) 2–0 (A) Semi-finals England Liverpool 3–2 3–0 (H) 0–2 (A)

Match

Ronaldo scoring the only goal of the game

Details

Barcelona Spain1–0France Paris Saint-Germain
Ronaldo 38' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 36,802[1]
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain
GK1Portugal Vítor Baía
RB2Spain Albert Ferrer
CB3Spain Abelardo
CB24Portugal Fernando CoutoYellow card 16'
LB12Spain Sergi Barjuán
CM5Romania Gheorghe Popescu (c)downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM4Spain Pep Guardiola
RW7Portugal Luís Figo
AM23Spain Iván de la PeñaYellow card 83'downward-facing red arrow 85'
LW21Spain Luis Enriquedownward-facing red arrow 89'
CF9Brazil Ronaldo
Substitutes:
GK13Spain Carles Busquets
FW8Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkovupward-facing green arrow 85'
FW10Brazil Giovanni
MF18Spain Guillermo Amorupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW19Spain Juan Antonio Pizziupward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
England Bobby Robson
GK1France Bernard Lama
RB13France Laurent FournierYellow card 1'downward-facing red arrow 58'
CB4France Bruno Ngotty
CB6France Paul Le GuenYellow card 51'
LB22France Didier Domi
CM19France Jérôme Leroy
CM8France Vincent Guérindownward-facing red arrow 68'
CM15France Benoît CauetYellow card 82'
AM10Brazil Raí (c)
CF11France Patrice Lokodownward-facing red arrow 78'
CF7Brazil Leonardo
Substitutes:
GK16France Vincent Fernandez
DF2Portugal Daniel Kenedy
FW9Panama Julio Dely Valdésupward-facing green arrow 68'
DF17France Jimmy Algerinoupward-facing green arrow 58'
FW26France Cyrille Pougetupward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Brazil Ricardo Gomes

Assistant referees:
Germany Erich Schneider (Germany)
Germany Hans-Georg Füllbrunn (Germany)
Fourth official:
Germany Hans-Jürgen Weber (Germany)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: All-time finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 30 June 2005. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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