1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

| year = 1996–97

| image = PSG-Barcelone 1997.png

| size = 200

| caption = 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

| num_teams = 49

| champion_other = {{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona

| count = 4

| second_other = {{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

| matches = 95

| goals = 252

| attendance = 1346295

| top_scorer = Robbie Fowler (Liverpool)
7 goals

| player =

| prevseason = 1995–96

| nextseason = 1997–98

}}

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.{{refn|CET (UTC+1) for matches on 31 October 1996, 6 and 20 March 1997, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.|group="note"|name="Time zone"}}

Teams

{{Location map+ |Europe |width=500 |float=right |caption=Location of teams competing in the 1996-97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round.
8px Yellow: Did not qualify from qualifying round; 8px Red: Qualified for first round.

|places=

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{{Location map~|Europe|lat=53.349805|long=-6.260310|label={{small|Shelbourne}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=60.391263|long=5.322054|label={{small|Brann}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=52.757426|long=-3.148894|label={{small|TNS Llansantffraid}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=50.297488|long=18.954573|label={{small|Ruch Chorzów}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=47.497912|long=19.040235|label={{small|Honvéd}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=41.997346|long=21.427996|label={{small|Sloga Jugomagnat}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=46.305746|long=16.336607|label={{small|Varteks}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=49.611621|long=6.131935|label={{small|Union}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=56.949649|long=24.105186|label={{small|Universitāte Rīga}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=47.141370|long=9.520700|label={{small|Vaduz}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=54.597285|long=-5.930120|label={{small|Glentoran}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=50.075538|long=14.437800|label={{small|Sparta Prague}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=41.638611|long=41.637222|label={{small|Dinamo Batumi}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=62.007864|long=-6.790982|label={{small|HB Tórshavn}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=59.436961|long=24.753575|label={{small|Tallinna Sadam}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=49.233083|long=28.468217|label={{small|Nyva Vinnytsia}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=48.933875|long=21.910721|label={{small|Chemlon Humenné}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=40.465000|long=19.485000|label={{small|Flamurtari Vlorë}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=46.229352|long=7.362049|label={{small|Sion}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=55.934908|long=23.313682|label={{small|Kareda Šiauliai}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=46.056947|long=14.505751|label={{small|Olimpija Ljubljana}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=42.697708|long=23.321868|label={{small|Levski Sofia}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=}}

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{{Location map~|Europe|lat=55.936320|long=-3.240840|label={{small|Hearts}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=39.555453|long=46.950761|label={{small|Qarabağ}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=60.764857|long=26.785847|label={{small|MyPa}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=40.271529|long=44.633383|label={{small|Kotayk Abovyan}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=34.916667|long=33.633333|label={{small|AEK Larnaca}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=47.000000|long=28.916667|label={{small|Constructorul Chișinău}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=31.973001|long=34.792501|label={{small|Rishon LeZion}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=35.898908|long=14.514553|label={{small|Valletta}}|mark=Yellow pog.svg|position=}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=47.133333|long=24.500000|label={{small|Gloria Bistrița}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=43.836699|long=4.360054|label={{small|Nîmes Olympique}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=47.070714|long=15.439504|label={{small|Sturm Graz}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=41.385064|long=2.173403|label={{small|Barcelona}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=41.005270|long=28.976960|label={{small|Galatasaray}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=49.440066|long=7.749126|label={{small|Kaiserslautern}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=53.408371|long=-2.991573|label={{small|Liverpool}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=56.162939|long=10.203921|label={{small|AGF}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=51.209348|long=3.224700|label={{small|Cercle Brugge}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}}

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{{Location map~|Europe|lat=38.722252|long=-9.139337|label={{small|Benfica}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}

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{{Location map~|Europe|lat=43.769560|long=11.255814|label={{small|Fiorentina}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}

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{{Location map~|Europe|lat=48.856614|long=2.352222|label={{small|Paris Saint-Germain}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Europe|lat=55.755826|long=37.617300|label={{small|Lokomotiv Moscow}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}

}}

class="wikitable"
colspan="4"\|First round
{{flagicon\|FRA\|1974}} Paris Saint-Germain^TH \|{{flagicon\|ITA}} Fiorentina \|{{flagicon\|FRA\|1974}} Nîmes Olympique \|{{flagicon\|ESP}} Barcelona
{{flagicon\|GER}} Kaiserslautern \|{{flagicon\|NED}} PSV Eindhoven \|{{flagicon\|POR}} Benfica \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Liverpool
{{flagicon\|BEL}} Cercle Brugge \|{{flagicon\|GRE}} AEK Athens \|{{flagicon\|RUS}} Lokomotiv Moscow \|{{flagicon\|TUR}} Galatasaray
{{flagicon\|DEN}} AGF \|{{flagicon\|AUT}} Sturm Graz \|{{flagicon\|SWE}} AIK \|
colspan="4"\|Qualifying round
{{flagicon\|SUI}} Sion \|{{flagicon\|CZE}} Sparta Prague \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} Heart of Midlothian \|{{flagicon\|NOR}} Brann
{{flagicon\|UKR\|1992}} Nyva Vinnytsia \|{{flagicon\|HUN}} Kispest-Honvéd \|{{flagicon\|ROM}} Gloria Bistrița \|{{flagicon\|POL}} Ruch Chorzów
{{flagicon\|ISR}} Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion \|{{flagicon\|CYP\|1960}} AEK Larnaca \|{{flagicon\|CRO}} Varteks \|{{flagicon\|LAT}} Universitāte Rīga
{{flagicon\|SVK}} Chemlon Humenné \|{{flagicon\|SVN}} Olimpija Ljubljana \|{{flagicon\|GEO\|1990}} Dinamo Batumi \|{{flagicon\|ISL}} KR
{{flagicon\|FIN}} MyPa \|{{flagicon\|BUL}} Levski Sofia \|{{flagicon\|BLR\|1995}} MPKC Mozyr \|{{flagicon\|NIR}} Glentoran
{{flagicon\|MKD}} Sloga Jugomagnat \|{{flagicon\|MDA}} Constructorul Chișinău \|{{flagicon\|IRL}} Shelbourne \|{{flagicon\|MLT}} Valletta
{{flagicon\|LIT\|1988}} Kareda Šiauliai \|{{flagicon\|ALB\|1992}} Flamurtari Vlorë \|{{flagicon\|LUX}} Union Luxembourg \|{{flagicon\|FRO}} HB Tórshavn
{{flagicon\|LIE}} FC Vaduz \|{{flagicon\|WAL}} TNS Llansantffraid \|{{flagicon\|ARM}} Kotayk Abovyan \|{{flagicon\|EST}} Tallinna Sadam
{{flagicon\|FRY}} Red Star Belgrade \|{{flagicon\|AZE}} Qarabağ \| \|

class="wikitable"

colspan="4"|First round

{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Paris Saint-Germain^TH

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Fiorentina

|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Nîmes Olympique

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona

{{flagicon|GER}} Kaiserslautern

|{{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven

|{{flagicon|POR}} Benfica

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool

{{flagicon|BEL}} Cercle Brugge

|{{flagicon|GRE}} AEK Athens

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Lokomotiv Moscow

|{{flagicon|TUR}} Galatasaray

{{flagicon|DEN}} AGF

|{{flagicon|AUT}} Sturm Graz

|{{flagicon|SWE}} AIK

colspan="4"|Qualifying round

{{flagicon|SUI}} Sion

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Sparta Prague

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Heart of Midlothian

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Brann

{{flagicon|UKR|1992}} Nyva Vinnytsia

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Kispest-Honvéd

|{{flagicon|ROM}} Gloria Bistrița

|{{flagicon|POL}} Ruch Chorzów

{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion

|{{flagicon|CYP|1960}} AEK Larnaca

|{{flagicon|CRO}} Varteks

|{{flagicon|LAT}} Universitāte Rīga

{{flagicon|SVK}} Chemlon Humenné

|{{flagicon|SVN}} Olimpija Ljubljana

|{{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Dinamo Batumi

|{{flagicon|ISL}} KR

{{flagicon|FIN}} MyPa

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Levski Sofia

|{{flagicon|BLR|1995}} MPKC Mozyr

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Glentoran

{{flagicon|MKD}} Sloga Jugomagnat

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Constructorul Chișinău

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Shelbourne

|{{flagicon|MLT}} Valletta

{{flagicon|LIT|1988}} Kareda Šiauliai

|{{flagicon|ALB|1992}} Flamurtari Vlorë

|{{flagicon|LUX}} Union Luxembourg

|{{flagicon|FRO}} HB Tórshavn

{{flagicon|LIE}} FC Vaduz

|{{flagicon|WAL}} TNS Llansantffraid

|{{flagicon|ARM}} Kotayk Abovyan

|{{flagicon|EST}} Tallinna Sadam

{{flagicon|FRY}} Red Star Belgrade

|{{flagicon|AZE}} Qarabağ

^TH Title Holders

Qualifying round

{{TwoLegResult|TNS Llansantffraid|WAL|1–6|Ruch Chorzów|POL|1–1|0–5}}

{{TwoLegResult|Kispest-Honvéd|HUN|2–0|Sloga Jugomagnat|MKD|1–0|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Varteks|CRO|5–1|Union Luxembourg|LUX|2–1|3–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Universitāte Rīga|LAT|2–2 (2–4 p)|Vaduz|LIE|1–1|1–1 (aet)}}

{{TwoLegResult|Glentoran|NIR|1–10|Sparta Prague|CZE|1–2|0–8}}

{{TwoLegResult|Dinamo Batumi|GEO|var1=1990|9–0|HB Tórshavn|FRO|6–0|3–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Tallinna Sadam|EST|2–2 (a)|Nyva Vinnytsia|UKR|var2=1992|2–1|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Chemlon Humenné|SVK|3–0|Flamurtari Vlorë|ALB|ver2=1992|1–0|2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Sion|SUI|4–2|Kareda Šiauliai|LTU|var2=1988|4–2|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Olimpija Ljubljana|SVN|1–1 (4–3 p)|Levski Sofia|BUL|1–0|0–1 (aet)}}

{{TwoLegResult|Red Star Belgrade {{flagicon|FRY}}||1–1 (a)|Heart of Midlothian|SCO|0–0|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Kotayk Abovyan|ARM|1–5|AEK Larnaca|CYP|var2=1960|1–0|0–5}}

{{TwoLegResult|Constructorul Chișinău|MDA|3–3 (a)|Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion|ISR|1–0|2–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Valletta|MLT|2–4|Gloria Bistrița|ROM|1–2|1–2}}

=First leg=

{{football box

|date=8 August 1996

|time=18:00

|team1=MPKC Mozyr {{flagicon|BLR|1995}}

|score=2–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040608031201/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52950/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|ISL}} KR

|goals1=Yaromka {{goal|51}}
Skorabahatska {{goal|73}}

|goals2=Daðason {{goal|87}}
Þ. Jónsson {{goal|90}}

|stadium=Yunatstva, Mazyr

|attendance=4,800

|referee=Armand Ancion (Belgium)

}}

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{{football box

|date=8 August 1996

|time=19:45

|team1=Shelbourne {{flagicon|IRE}}

|score=1–3

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604021932/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52953/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|NOR}} Brann

|goals1=S. Geoghegan {{goal|42}}

|goals2=Mjelde {{goal|26}}
M. Pedersen {{goal|29}}
Eftevaag {{goal|68|pen.}}

|stadium=Tolka Park, Dublin

|attendance=3,010

|referee=Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

}}

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{{football box

|date=8 August 1996

|time=19:30

|team1=TNS Llansantffraid {{flagicon|WAL}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604001715/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52954/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|POL}} Ruch Chorzów

|goals1=Gęsior {{goal|82|o.g.}}

|goals2=Gęsior {{goal|6}}

|stadium=Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

|attendance=1,558

|referee=Eyjólfur Ólafsson (Iceland)

}}

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{{football box

|date=8 August 1996

|time=19:00

|team1=Kispest-Honvéd {{flagicon|HUN}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604021939/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52956/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|MKD}} Sloga Jugomagnat

|goals1=Tóth {{goal|11}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Bozsik József Stadion, Budapest

|attendance=2,733

|referee=Serhiy Tatulyan (Ukraine)

}}

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{{football box

|date=8 August 1996

|time=17:30

|team1=Varteks {{flagicon|CRO}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604021949/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52958/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|LUX}} Union Luxembourg

|goals1=Mumlek {{goal|40}}
Maretić {{goal|80|pen.}}

|goals2=Kharoubi {{goal|85}}

|stadium=Stadion Varteks, Varaždin

|attendance=2,300

|referee=Josef Krula (Czech Republic)

}}

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{{football box

|date=8 August 1996

|time=18:30

|team1=Universitāte Rīga {{flagicon|LAT}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040626122352/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52960/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|LIE}} Vaduz

|goals1=Zariņš {{goal|43}}

|goals2=Daumantas {{goal|40}}

|stadium=Latvijas Universitātes stadions, Riga

|attendance=1,500

|referee=Merab Malaguradze (Georgia)

}}

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{{football box

|date=8 August 1996

|time=19:30

|team1=Glentoran {{flagicon|NIR}}

|score=1–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604021952/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52962/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|CZE}} Sparta Prague

|goals1=Little {{goal|53}}

|goals2=Siegl {{goal|48}}
Lokvenc {{goal|89}}

|stadium=The Oval, Belfast

|attendance=2,200

|referee=Lawrence Sammut (Malta)

}}

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{{football box

|date=8 August 1996

|time=18:00

|team1=Dinamo Batumi {{flagicon|GEO|1990}}

|score=6–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040612041630/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52964/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|FRO}} HB Tórshavn

|goals1=Tugushi {{goal|11||23||54}}
Ujmajuridze {{goal|27||70}}
Davidsen {{goal|87|o.g.}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Central Stadium, Batumi

|attendance=6,400

|referee=Jüri Saar (Estonia)

}}

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{{football box

|date=8 August 1996

|time=18:00

|team1=Tallinna Sadam {{flagicon|EST}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040611184603/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52966/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|UKR|1992}} Nyva Vinnytsia

|goals1=Krõlov {{goal|25|pen.}}
Viikmäe {{goal|76}}

|goals2=Romanchuk {{goal|78}}

|stadium=Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn

|attendance=700

|referee=Asim Khudiev (Azerbaijan)

}}

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{{football box

|date=8 August 1996

|time=17:00

|team1=Chemlon Humenné {{flagicon|SVK}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604021844/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52934/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|ALB|1992}} Flamurtari Vlorë

|goals1=Lyubarskyi {{goal|72}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Chemlonský štadión, Humenné

|attendance=5,320

|referee=Robert Sedlacek (Austria)

}}

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{{football box

|date=8 August 1996

|time=20:00

|team1=Sion {{flagicon|SUI}}

|score=4–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604021852/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52936/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|LTU|1988}} Kareda Šiauliai

|goals1=Chassot {{goal|14}}
Bonvin {{goal|26}}
Pančev {{goal|35|pen.}}
Vercruysse {{goal|88}}

|goals2=Mikalajūnas {{goal|73|pen.}}
Dančenka {{goal|86}}

|stadium=Stade de Tourbillon, Sion

|attendance=5,200

|referee=Yevi Kollari (Albania)

}}

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{{football box

|date=8 August 1996

|time=20:15

|team1=Olimpija Ljubljana {{flagicon|SLO}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040626113844/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52938/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|BUL}} Levski Sofia

|goals1=Bozgo {{goal|50}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana

|attendance=691

|referee=Marek Kowalczyk (Poland)

}}

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{{football box

|date=8 August 1996

|time=18:30

|team1=Red Star Belgrade {{flagicon|FRY}}

|score=0–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040626122343/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52940/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|SCO}} Heart of Midlothian

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Marakana, Belgrade

|attendance=13,646

|referee=Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

}}

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{{football box

|date=8 August 1996

|time=18:00

|team1=Qarabağ {{flagicon|AZE}}

|score=0–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604021904/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52942/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|FIN}} MyPa

|goals1=

|goals2=Mahlio {{goal|83}}

|stadium=Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku

|attendance=11,500

|referee=Georgios Fasolis (Greece)

}}

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{{football box

|date=8 August 1996

|time=18:00

|team1=Kotayk Abovyan {{flagicon|ARM}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604021911/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52944/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|CYP|1960}} AEK Larnaca

|goals1=Berberyan {{goal|80}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan

|attendance=3,600

|referee=Sergejs Braga (Latvia)

}}

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{{football box

|date=8 August 1996

|time=19:00

|team1=Constructorul Chișinău {{flagicon|MDA}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604021916/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52946/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion

|goals1=Rogaciov {{goal|20}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadionul Republican, Chișinău

|attendance=4,500

|referee=Metin Tokat (Turkey)

}}

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{{football box

|date=8 August 1996

|time=18:00

|team1=Valletta {{flagicon|MLT}}

|score=1–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604021924/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52948/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|ROM}} Gloria Bistrița

|goals1=Dončić {{goal|74}}

|goals2=Matei {{goal|53}}
Dăncuș {{goal|66}}

|stadium=National Stadium, Ta' Qali

|attendance=1,093

|referee=Willie Young (Scotland)

}}

=Second leg=

{{football box

|date=21 August 1996

|time=20:00

|team1=KR {{flagicon|ISL}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040706044150/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52951/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|BLR|1995}} MPKC Mozyr

|goals1=Daníelsson {{goal|90}}

|goals2=

|stadium=KR-völlur, Reykjavík

|attendance=1,722

|referee=Sven Kjelbrott (Norway)

}}

KR won 3–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=22 August 1996

|time=19:00

|team1=Brann {{flagicon|NOR}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040608031205/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52952/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|IRE}} Shelbourne

|goals1=Mjelde {{goal|9}}
M. Pedersen {{goal|70}}

|goals2=Rutherford {{goal|4}}

|stadium=Brann Stadion, Bergen

|attendance=2,189

|referee=Keimpe Zuidema (Netherlands)

}}

Brann won 5–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=22 August 1996

|time=16:30

|team1=Ruch Chorzów {{flagicon|POL}}

|score=5–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604021936/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52955/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|WAL}} TNS Llansantffraid

|goals1=A. Bąk {{goal|2||58}}
Grzesik {{goal|47}}
M. Bąk {{goal|63||65}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Ruch Chorzów Stadium, Chorzów

|attendance=6,701

|referee=Dragutin Poljak (Croatia)

}}

Ruch Chorzów won 6–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=22 August 1996

|time=16:00

|team1=Sloga Jugomagnat {{flagicon|MKD}}

|score=0–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604021944/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52957/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|HUN}} Kispest-Honvéd

|goals1=

|goals2=Ghinda {{goal|77}}

|stadium=Stadion Gradski Park, Skopje

|attendance=1,000

|referee=Marcello Nicchi (Italy)

}}

Kispest-Honvéd won 2–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=22 August 1996

|time=20:00

|team1=Union Luxembourg {{flagicon|LUX}}

|score=0–3

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040626122349/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52959/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|CRO}} Varteks

|goals1=

|goals2=Besek {{goal|64}}
Mumlek {{goal|77}}
Cvetko {{goal|87}}

|stadium=Stade Achille Hammerel, Luxembourg

|attendance=490

|referee=Roland Beck (Liechtenstein)

}}

Varteks won 5–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=22 August 1996

|time=18:00

|team1=Vaduz {{flagicon|LIE}}

|score=1–1

|aet=yes

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040626122356/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52961/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|LAT}} Universitāte Rīga

|goals1=Polverino {{goal|89}}

|goals2=Zariņš {{goal|48}}

|penalties1=Müller {{pengoal}}
Polverino {{pengoal}}
Weber {{pengoal}}
Heeb {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore=4–2

|penalties2={{penmiss}} Draguns
{{penmiss}} Zariņš
{{pengoal}} Mastyanica
{{pengoal}} Dolgopolovs

|stadium=Gemeindesportplatz, Vaduz

|attendance=1,100

|referee=Krsto Danilovski (Macedonia)

}}

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

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{{football box

|date=22 August 1996

|time=20:15

|team1=Sparta Prague {{flagicon|CZE}}

|score=8–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040611184559/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52963/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|NIR}} Glentoran

|goals1=Gunda {{goal|1||25}}
Mistr {{goal|19}}
Siegl {{goal|24||48||80}}
Z. Svoboda {{goal|77}}
Gabriel {{goal|86}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadion Letná, Prague

|attendance=5,391

|referee=Miroslav Radoman (FR Yugoslavia)

}}

Sparta Prague won 10–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=22 August 1996

|time=18:00

|team1=HB Tórshavn {{flagicon|FRO}}

|score=0–3

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604021956/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52965/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Dinamo Batumi

|goals1=

|goals2=Ghlonti {{goal|20||21}}
Ujmajuridze {{goal|63}}

|stadium=Svangaskarð, Toftir

|attendance=300

|referee=Juha Pulkkinen (Finland)

}}

Dinamo Batumi won 9–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=22 August 1996

|time=17:00

|team1=Nyva Vinnytsia {{flagicon|UKR|1992}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040611184606/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52967/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|EST}} Tallinna Sadam

|goals1=Romanchuk {{goal|66}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Tsentralnyi Stadion, Vinnytsia

|attendance=12,000

|referee=Slavik Kazaryan (Armenia)

}}

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

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{{football box

|date=22 August 1996

|time=16:30

|team1=Flamurtari Vlorë {{flagicon|ALB|1992}}

|score=0–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604021847/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52935/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|SVK}} Chemlon Humenné

|goals1=

|goals2=Lyubarskyi {{goal|48}}
Valkučák {{goal|53}}

|stadium=Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana

|attendance=4,500

|referee=Attila Juhos (Hungary)

}}

Chemlon Hummené won 3–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=22 August 1996

|time=18:00

|team1=Kareda Šiauliai {{flagicon|LIT|1988}}

|score=0–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604021857/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52937/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|SUI}} Sion

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Savivaldybė Stadium, Šiauliai

|attendance=2,500

|referee=Lars Gerner (Denmark)

}}

Sion won 4–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=22 August 1996

|time=20:00

|team1=Levski Sofia {{flagicon|BUL}}

|score=1–0

|aet=yes

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040626122341/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52939/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|SLO}} Olimpija Ljubljana

|goals1=Simeonov {{goal|58}}

|goals2=

|penalties1=Zaytsev {{penmiss}}
Yonkov {{pengoal}}
Todorov {{penmiss}}
Simeonov {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore=2–4

|penalties2={{pengoal}} Bozgo
{{pengoal}} Ačimovič
{{pengoal}} Velkoski
{{penmiss}} Djuranović
{{pengoal}} Gajser

|stadium=Stadion Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia

|attendance=12,000

|referee=Bohdan Benedik (Slovakia)

}}

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

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{{football box

|date=22 August 1996

|time=19:30

|team1=Heart of Midlothian {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604021900/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52941/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|FRY}} Red Star Belgrade

|goals1=McPherson {{goal|45}}

|goals2=Marinović {{goal|59}}

|stadium=Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh

|attendance=15,062

|referee=Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

}}

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

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{{football box

|date=22 August 1996

|time=20:00

|team1=MyPa {{flagicon|FIN}}

|score=1–1

|aet=yes

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604021908/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52943/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|AZE}} Qarabağ

|goals1=Keskitalo {{goal|119}}

|goals2=Musayev {{goal|27}}

|stadium=Saviniemen jalkapallostadion, Anjalankoski

|attendance=2,326

|referee=Terje Hauge (Norway)

}}

MyPa won 2–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=22 August 1996

|time=17:00

|team1=AEK Larnaca {{flagicon|CYP|1960}}

|score=5–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040611184555/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52945/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|ARM}} Kotayk Abovyan

|goals1=Kuntić {{goal|28}}
Alexandrou {{goal|42}}
Kovačević {{goal|60|pen.}}
Kopunović {{goal|81}}
Markou {{goal|84}}

|goals2=

|stadium=GSZ Stadium, Larnaca

|attendance=2,037

|referee=Amit Klein (Israel)

}}

AEK Larnaca won 5–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=22 August 1996

|time=19:00

|team1=Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion {{flagicon|ISR}}

|score=3–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604021920/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52947/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|MDA}} Constructorul Chişinău

|goals1=Sabag {{goal|9}}
Kapeta {{goal|26}}
Cebula {{goal|57}}

|goals2=Rogaciov {{goal|42}}
Skydan {{goal|86}}

|stadium=Municipal Stadium, Rishon LeZion

|attendance=1,500

|referee=Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)

}}

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

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{{football box

|date=22 August 1996

|time=17:00

|team1=Gloria Bistrița {{flagicon|ROM}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040604021928/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D153/match%3D52949/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|MLT}} Valletta

|goals1=Lazăr {{goal|33}}
Voica {{goal|83}}

|goals2=J. Agius {{goal|23}}

|stadium=Stadionul Municipal Gloria, Bistrița

|attendance=2,060

|referee=Jiří Ulrich (Czech Republic)

}}

Gloria Bistrița won 4–2 on aggregate.

First round

{{TwoLegResult|Nîmes Olympique|FRA|var1=1974|5–2|Kispest-Honvéd|HUN|3–1|2–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Sturm Graz|AUT|3–3 (a)|Sparta Prague|CZE|2–2|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Barcelona|ESP|2–0|AEK Larnaca|CYP|var2=1960|2–0|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Constructorul Chişinău|MDA|0–5|Galatasaray|TUR|0–1|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Kaiserslautern|GER|1–4|Red Star Belgrade|FRY|1–0|0–4 (aet)}}

{{TwoLegResult|Sion|SUI|6–0|Nyva Vinnytsia|UKR|var2=1992|2–0|4–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|AGF|DEN|1–1 (a)|Olimpija Ljubljana|SVN|1–1|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|AEK Athens|GRE|3–1|Chemlon Humenné|SVK|1–0|2–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Gloria Bistrița|ROM|1–2|Fiorentina|ITA|1–1|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Dinamo Batumi|GEO|var1=1990|1–4|PSV Eindhoven|NED|1–1|0–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Vaduz|LIE|0–7|Paris Saint-Germain|FRA|var2=1974|0–4|0–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Lokomotiv Moscow|RUS|2–2 (a)|Varteks|CRO|1–0|1–2}}

=First leg=

{{football box

|date=12 September 1996

|time=20:30

|team1=Nîmes Olympique {{flagicon|FRA|1974}}

|score=3–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619071556/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53110/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|HUN}} Kispest-Honvéd

|goals1=Jeunechamp {{goal|65}}
Préget {{goal|75}}
Meilhac {{goal|86}}

|goals2=Tóth {{goal|70}}

|stadium=Stade des Costières, Nîmes

|attendance=7,948

|referee=Richard O'Hanlon (Republic of Ireland)

}}

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{{football box

|date=12 September 1996

|time=20:30

|team1=Sturm Graz {{flagicon|AUT}}

|score=2–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619072621/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53112/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|CZE}} Sparta Prague

|goals1=Vastić {{goal|8}}
Mählich {{goal|85}}

|goals2=Řepka {{goal|57}}
Lokvenc {{goal|72}}

|stadium=Gruabn, Graz

|attendance=3,208

|referee=Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

}}

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{{football box

|date=12 September 1996

|time=21:30

|team1=Barcelona {{flagicon|ESP}}

|score=2–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619111518/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53129/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|CYP|1960}} AEK Larnaca

|goals1=Ronaldo {{goal|19||77}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona

|attendance=35,000

|referee=Roland Beck (Liechtenstein)

}}

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{{football box

|date=12 September 1996

|time=19:00

|team1=Constructorul Chişinău {{flagicon|MDA}}

|score=0–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040617062232/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53114/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|TUR}} Galatasaray

|goals1=

|goals2=Knup {{goal|73}}

|stadium=Stadionul Republican, Chișinău

|attendance=1,841

|referee=Kostadin Gerginov (Bulgaria)

}}

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{{football box

|date=12 September 1996

|time=20:30

|team1=Kaiserslautern {{flagicon|GER}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040430115234/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53116/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|FRY}} Red Star Belgrade

|goals1=Wegmann {{goal|59}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern

|attendance=25,719

|referee=Kenny Clarke (Scotland)

}}

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{{football box

|date=12 September 1996

|time=20:00

|team1=MyPa {{flagicon|FIN}}

|score=0–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619091548/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53118/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool

|goals1=

|goals2=Bjørnebye {{goal|61}}

|stadium=Saviniemen jalkapallostadion, Anjalankoski

|attendance=4,767

|referee=Gylfi Orrason (Iceland)

}}

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{{football box

|date=12 September 1996

|time=20:00

|team1=Sion {{flagicon|SUI}}

|score=2–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040617075256/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53120/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|UKR|1992}} Nyva Vinnytsia

|goals1=Colombo {{goal|50}}
Bonvin {{goal|82}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Stade de Tourbillon, Sion

|attendance=6,500

|referee=Andreas Georgiou (Cyprus)

}}

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{{football box

|date=12 September 1996

|time=19:30

|team1=AGF {{flagicon|DEN}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619100943/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53122/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|SLO}} Olimpija Ljubljana

|goals1=Bak {{goal|15}}

|goals2=Bozgo {{goal|57}}

|stadium=Aarhus Idrætspark, Århus

|attendance=5,950

|referee=Mikko Vuorela (Finland)

}}

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{{football box

|date=12 September 1996

|time=20:00

|team1=Cercle Brugge {{flagicon|BEL}}

|score=3–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619101724/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53124/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|NOR}} Brann

|goals1=Gernsøe {{goal|5}}
Van Maele {{goal|26}}
Camerman {{goal|31}}

|goals2=Flo {{goal|38}}
Eftevaag {{goal|89|pen.}}

|stadium=Olympiastadion, Bruges

|attendance=4,500

|referee=John Ashman (Wales)

}}

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{{football box

|date=12 September 1996

|time=19:00

|team1=KR {{flagicon|ISL}}

|score=0–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040617083939/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53127/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|SWE}} AIK

|goals1=

|goals2=Nordin {{goal|78}}

|stadium=Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

|attendance=2,707

|referee=Tore Hollung (Norway)

}}

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{{football box

|date=12 September 1996

|time=21:30

|team1=Benfica {{flagicon|POR}}

|score=5–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619113117/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53131/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|POL}} Ruch Chorzów

|goals1=Donizete Pantera {{goal|24}}
João Pinto {{goal|26}}
Jamir {{goal|31}}
Valdo {{goal|68||90}}

|goals2=Gęsior {{goal|71}}

|stadium=Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

|attendance=17,000

|referee=Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

}}

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{{football box

|date=12 September 1996

|time=21:15

|team1=AEK Athens {{flagicon|GRE}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040617092714/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53133/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|SVK}} Chemlon Humenné

|goals1=Batista {{goal|48}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens

|attendance=15,141

|referee=Yuri Chebotaryov (Russia)

}}

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{{football box

|date=12 September 1996

|time=21:00

|team1=Gloria Bistrița {{flagicon|ROM}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040430114214/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53135/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|ITA}} Fiorentina

|goals1=Lazăr {{goal|3}}

|goals2=Batistuta {{goal|47}}

|stadium=Stadionul Municipal Gloria, Bistrița

|attendance=10,000

|referee=Christer Fällström (Sweden)

}}

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{{football box

|date=12 September 1996

|time=21:00

|team1=Dinamo Batumi {{flagicon|GEO|1990}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619122352/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53137/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven

|goals1=Mujiri {{goal|21}}

|goals2=Nilis {{goal|40|pen.}}

|stadium=Central Stadium, Batumi

|attendance=14,000

|referee=Kurt Zuppinger (Switzerland)

}}

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{{football box

|date=12 September 1996

|time=17:00

|team1=Vaduz {{flagicon|LIE}}

|score=0–4

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040617101555/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53139/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Paris Saint-Germain

|goals1=

|goals2=Le Guen {{goal|13}}
Dely Valdés {{goal|41}}
Leonardo {{goal|45}}
Allou {{goal|72}}

|stadium=Gemeindesportplatz, Vaduz

|attendance=3,900

|referee=Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)

}}

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{{football box

|date=12 September 1996

|time=19:30

|team1=Lokomotiv Moscow {{flagicon|RUS}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619131309/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53206/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|CRO}} Varteks

|goals1=Cherevchenko {{goal|12}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow

|attendance=760

|referee=Jacek Granat (Poland)

}}

=Second leg=

{{football box

|date=26 September 1996

|time=20:45

|team1=Kispest-Honvéd {{flagicon|HUN}}

|score=1–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040617055308/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53111/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Nîmes Olympique

|goals1=Piroska {{goal|61}}

|goals2=Ecker {{goal|6}}
Sabin {{goal|38}}

|stadium=Bozsik József Stadion, Budapest

|attendance=3,645

|referee=Vladimir Antonov (Moldova)

}}

Nîmes Olympique won 5–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=26 September 1996

|time=20:20

|team1=Sparta Prague {{flagicon|CZE}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619083144/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53113/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|AUT}} Sturm Graz

|goals1=Horňák {{goal|86}}

|goals2=Novotný {{goal|77|o.g.}}

|stadium=Stadion Letná, Prague

|attendance=5,643

|referee=Juan Fernández Marín (Spain)

}}

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

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{{football box

|date=26 September 1996

|time=20:15

|team1=AEK Larnaca {{flagicon|CYP|1960}}

|score=0–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040617090939/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53130/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=GSZ Stadium, Larnaca

|attendance=6,000

|referee=Claude Colombo (France)

}}

Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=26 September 1996

|time=20:00

|team1=Galatasaray {{flagicon|TUR}}

|score=4–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619084029/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53115/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|MDA}} Constructorul Chișinău

|goals1=Şükür {{goal|49||80}}
Arif {{goal|73}}
Hagi {{goal|75}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul

|attendance=16,695

|referee=Miroslav Radoman (FR Yugoslavia)

}}

Galatasaray won 5–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=26 September 1996

|time=20:30

|team1=Red Star Belgrade {{flagicon|FRY}}

|score=4–0

|aet=yes

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040617072143/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53117/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|GER}} Kaiserslautern

|goals1=D. Stanković {{goal|55||97}}
Njeguš {{goal|107}}
Pantelić {{goal|120}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Red Star Stadium, Belgrade

|attendance=42,568

|referee=Éric Blareau (Belgium)

}}

Red Star Belgrade won 4–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=26 September 1996

|time=19:45

|team1=Liverpool {{flagicon|ENG}}

|score=3–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619094128/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53119/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|FIN}} MyPa

|goals1=Berger {{goal|18}}
Collymore {{goal|59}}
Barnes {{goal|78}}

|goals2=Keskitalo {{goal|64}}

|stadium=Anfield, Liverpool

|attendance=39,013

|referee=Syarhey Shmolik (Belarus)

}}

Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=26 September 1996

|time=16:00

|team1=Nyva Vinnytsia {{flagicon|UKR|1992}}

|score=0–4

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040430123118/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53121/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|SUI}} Sion

|goals1=

|goals2=Lukić {{goal|2}}
Vercruysse {{goal|9||68}}
Milton {{goal|54}}

|stadium=Tsentralnyi Stadion, Vinnytsia

|attendance=12,000

|referee=Manfred Schüttengruber (Austria)

}}

Sion won 6–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=26 September 1996

|time=20:00

|team1=Olimpija Ljubljana {{flagicon|SLO}}

|score=0–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040617081030/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53123/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|DEN}} AGF

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana

|attendance=1,433

|referee=Sotiris Vorgias (Greece)

}}

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

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{{football box

|date=26 September 1996

|time=20:00

|team1=Brann {{flagicon|NOR}}

|score=4–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619105512/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53125/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|BEL}} Cercle Brugge

|goals1=Mjelde {{goal|5||80}}
Eftevaag {{goal|78}}
Helland {{goal|86}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Brann Stadion, Bergen

|attendance=6,104

|referee=Valeriy Onufer (Ukraine)

}}

Brann won 6–3 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=26 September 1996

|time=19:00

|team1=AIK {{flagicon|SWE}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619110622/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53128/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|ISL}} KR

|goals1=Simpson {{goal|79}}

|goals2=Benediktsson {{goal|87}}

|stadium=Råsunda Fotbollsstadion, Solna

|attendance=3,267

|referee=Stephen Lodge (England)

}}

AIK won 2–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=26 September 1996

|time=20:00

|team1=Ruch Chorzów {{flagicon|POL}}

|score=0–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619114106/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53132/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|POR}} Benfica

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Ruch Chorzów Stadium, Chorzów

|attendance=4,547

|referee=Mika Peltola (Finland)

}}

Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=26 September 1996

|time=15:30

|team1=Chemlon Humenné {{flagicon|SVK}}

|score=1–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619120701/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53134/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|GRE}} AEK Athens

|goals1=Diňa {{goal|1}}

|goals2=Nikolaidis {{goal|17}}
Batista {{goal|44}}

|stadium=Chemlonský štadión, Humenné

|attendance=14,600

|referee=Mateo Beusan (Croatia)

}}

AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=26 September 1996

|time=20:30

|team1=Fiorentina {{flagicon|ITA}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040617095555/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53136/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|ROM}} Gloria Bistrița

|goals1=Orlando {{goal|23}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence

|attendance=18,607

|referee=Ladislav Gádoši (Slovakia)

}}

Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=26 September 1996

|time=20:30

|team1=PSV Eindhoven {{flagicon|NED}}

|score=3–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619124715/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53138/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Dinamo Batumi

|goals1=Nilis {{goal|15|pen.}}
Eijkelkamp {{goal|57}}
Marcelo Ramos {{goal|86}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

|attendance=14,200

|referee=Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

}}

PSV Eindhoven won 4–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=26 September 1996

|time=20:45

|team1=Paris Saint-Germain {{flagicon|FRA|1974}}

|score=3–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619130017/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53140/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|LIE}} Vaduz

|goals1=Allou {{goal|22}}
Roche {{goal|40}}
Mboma {{goal|50}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Parc des Princes, Paris

|attendance=15,973

|referee=Bujar Pregja (Albania)

}}

Paris Saint-Germain won 7–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=26 September 1996

|time=16:00

|team1=Varteks {{flagicon|CRO}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040617102834/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D154/match%3D53207/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|RUS}} Lokomotiv Moscow

|goals1=Vugrinec {{goal|62||79}}

|goals2=Kosolapov {{goal|41}}

|stadium=Stadion Varteks, Varaždin

|attendance=8,500

|referee=Georg Dardenne (Germany)

}}

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

Second round

{{TwoLegResult|Nîmes Olympique|FRA|var1=1974|2–3|AIK|SWE|1–3|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Fiorentina|ITA|3–2|Sparta Prague|CZE|2–1|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Olimpija Ljubljana|SVN|0–6|AEK Athens|GRE|0–2|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Barcelona|ESP|4–2|Red Star Belgrade|FRY|3–1|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Benfica|POR|4–2|Lokomotiv Moscow|RUS|1–0|3–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Galatasaray|TUR|4–6|Paris Saint-Germain|FRA|var2=1974|4–2|0–4}}

=First leg=

{{football box

|date=17 October 1996

|time=20:00

|team1=Sion {{flagicon|SUI}}

|score=1–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040430123135/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D155/match%3D53260/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool

|goals1=Bonvin {{goal|11}}

|goals2=Fowler {{goal|24}}
Barnes {{goal|60}}

|stadium=Stade de Tourbillon, Sion

|attendance=16,500

|referee=Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

}}

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{{football box

|date=17 October 1996

|time=17:00

|team1=Nîmes Olympique {{flagicon|FRA|1974}}

|score=1–3

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20031230023529/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D155/match%3D53264/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|SWE}} AIK

|goals1=Fidani {{goal|88}}

|goals2=Simpson {{goal|9}}
Pachà {{goal|12}}
M. Johansson {{goal|70}}

|stadium=Stade des Costières, Nîmes

|attendance=15,049

|referee=Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)

}}

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{{football box

|date=17 October 1996

|time=20:45

|team1=Fiorentina {{flagicon|ITA}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040430133920/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D155/match%3D53266/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|CZE}} Sparta Prague

|goals1=Batistuta {{goal|5}}
Schwarz {{goal|56}}

|goals2=Siegl {{goal|80}}

|stadium=Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence

|attendance=22,400

|referee=Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

}}

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{{football box

|date=17 October 1996

|time=18:00

|team1=Olimpija Ljubljana {{flagicon|SLO}}

|score=0–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040430135614/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D155/match%3D53268/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|GRE}} AEK Athens

|goals1=

|goals2=Kostis {{goal|12}}
Ketsbaia {{goal|49}}

|stadium=Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana

|attendance=1,473

|referee=Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)

}}

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{{football box

|date=17 October 1996

|time=20:00

|team1=Brann {{flagicon|NOR}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20031230023705/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D155/match%3D53270/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven

|goals1=Mjelde {{goal|29||34|pen.}}

|goals2=Cocu {{goal|90}}

|stadium=Brann Stadion, Bergen

|attendance=7,842

|referee=Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

}}

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{{football box

|date=17 October 1996

|time=21:00

|team1=Barcelona {{flagicon|ESP}}

|score=3–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040430142906/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D155/match%3D53304/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|FRY}} Red Star Belgrade

|goals1=Giovanni {{goal|34||36}}
Figo {{goal|54}}

|goals2=Živković {{goal|21}}

|stadium=Camp Nou, Barcelona

|attendance=73,000

|referee=Rémi Harrel (France)

}}

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{{football box

|date=17 October 1996

|time=21:00

|team1=Benfica {{flagicon|POR}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040430144227/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D155/match%3D53306/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|RUS}} Lokomotiv Moscow

|goals1=João Pinto {{goal|8}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

|attendance=8,090

|referee=Alain Sars (France)

}}

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{{football box

|date=17 October 1996

|time=20:30

|team1=Galatasaray {{flagicon|TUR}}

|score=4–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040430114249/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D155/match%3D53308/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Paris Saint-Germain

|goals1=Şükür {{goal|5||31}}
Tugay {{goal|13}}
Ünsal {{goal|53}}

|goals2=Le Guen {{goal|18}}
Dely Valdés {{goal|19}}

|stadium=Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul

|attendance=25,627

|referee=Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

}}

=Second leg=

{{football box

|date=31 October 1996

|time=20:45

|team1=Liverpool {{flagicon|ENG}}

|score=6–3

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040430131612/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D155/match%3D53261/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|SUI}} Sion

|goals1=McManaman {{goal|28}}
Bjørnebye {{goal|54}}
Barnes {{goal|65}}
Fowler {{goal|71||72}}
Berger {{goal|90}}

|goals2=Chassot {{goal|19||64}}
Bonvin {{goal|23}}

|stadium=Anfield, Liverpool

|attendance=38,514

|referee=Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

}}

Liverpool won 8–4 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=31 October 1996

|time=18:00

|team1=AIK {{flagicon|SWE}}

|score=0–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040430133503/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D155/match%3D53265/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Nîmes Olympique

|goals1=

|goals2=Brundin {{goal|69|o.g.}}

|stadium=Råsunda Fotbollsstadion, Solna

|attendance=5,620

|referee=Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

}}

AIK won 3–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=31 October 1996

|time=20:45

|team1=Sparta Prague {{flagicon|CZE}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040430134829/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D155/match%3D53267/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|ITA}} Fiorentina

|goals1=Lokvenc {{goal|5}}

|goals2=Robbiati {{goal|63}}

|stadium=Stadion Letná, Prague

|attendance=16,021

|referee=David Elleray (England)

}}

Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=31 October 1996

|time=21:00

|team1=AEK Athens {{flagicon|GRE}}

|score=4–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040430140443/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D155/match%3D53269/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|SLO}} Olimpija Ljubljana

|goals1=Savevski {{goal|4|pen.}}
Batista {{goal|20}}
Maladenis {{goal|80}}
Kostis {{goal|85}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens

|attendance=14,482

|referee=Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

}}

AEK Athens won 6–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=31 October 1996

|time=20:30

|team1=PSV Eindhoven {{flagicon|NED}}

|score=2–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040430141431/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D155/match%3D53271/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|NOR}} Brann

|goals1=Eijkelkamp {{goal|75}}
Zenden {{goal|82}}

|goals2=Hasund {{goal|35}}
Flo {{goal|60}}

|stadium=Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

|attendance=19,000

|referee=Philippe Leduc (France)

}}

Brann won 4–3 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=31 October 1996

|time=20:30

|team1=Red Star Belgrade {{flagicon|FRY}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20031229203149/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D155/match%3D53305/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona

|goals1=Jovičić {{goal|47}}

|goals2=Giovanni {{goal|48}}

|stadium=Red Star Stadium, Belgrade

|attendance=44,694

|referee=Gerd Grabher (Austria)

}}

Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=31 October 1996

|time=20:00

|team1=Lokomotiv Moscow {{flagicon|RUS}}

|score=2–3

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040430114218/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D155/match%3D53307/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|POR}} Benfica

|goals1=Solomatin {{goal|9}}
Haras {{goal|59}}

|goals2=Panduru {{goal|48}}
Donizete Pantera {{goal|63}}
João Pinto {{goal|89}}

|stadium=Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow

|attendance=6,500

|referee=Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

}}

Benfica won 4–2 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=31 October 1996

|time=20:45

|team1=Paris Saint-Germain {{flagicon|FRA|1974}}

|score=4–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040430114338/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D155/match%3D53309/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|TUR}} Galatasaray

|goals1=Leonardo {{goal|10}}
Dely Valdés {{goal|23}}
Loko {{goal|59}}
Raí {{goal|78}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Parc des Princes, Paris

|attendance=34,032

|referee=Karol Ihring (Slovakia)

}}

Paris Saint-Germain won 6–4 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

{{TwoLegResult|Paris Saint-Germain|FRA|var1=1974|3–0|AEK Athens|GRE|0–0|3–0}}

=First leg=

{{football box

|date=6 March 1997

|time=19:45

|team1=Benfica {{flagicon|POR}}

|score=0–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040618232442/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D156/match%3D53366/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|ITA}} Fiorentina

|goals1=

|goals2=Baiano {{goal|45}}
Batistuta {{goal|90}}

|stadium=Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

|attendance=32,632

|referee=Hellmut Krug (Germany)

}}

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{{football box

|date=6 March 1997

|time=20:30

|team1=Paris Saint-Germain {{flagicon|FRA|1974}}

|score=0–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040618194313/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D156/match%3D53368/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|GRE}} AEK Athens

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Parc des Princes, Paris

|attendance=21,952

|referee=Urs Meier (Switzerland)

}}

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{{football box

|date=6 March 1997

|time=20:15

|team1=Brann {{flagicon|NOR}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619043842/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D156/match%3D53370/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool

|goals1=Hasund {{goal|48}}

|goals2=Fowler {{goal|10}}

|stadium=Brann Stadion, Bergen

|attendance=12,700

|referee=Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

}}

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{{football box

|date=6 March 1997

|time=21:00

|team1=Barcelona {{flagicon|ESP}}

|score=3–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619000847/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D156/match%3D53372/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|SWE}} AIK

|goals1=Popescu {{goal|2}}
Ronaldo {{goal|55}}
Pizzi {{goal|81}}

|goals2=Simpson {{goal|1}}

|stadium=Camp Nou, Barcelona

|attendance=57,300

|referee=David Elleray (England)

}}

=Second leg=

{{football box

|date=20 March 1997

|time=20:45

|team1=Fiorentina {{flagicon|ITA}}

|score=0–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619034700/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D156/match%3D53367/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|POR}} Benfica

|goals1=

|goals2=Edgar {{goal|22}}

|stadium=Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence

|attendance=35,071

|referee=Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

}}

Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=20 March 1997

|time=21:15

|team1=AEK Athens {{flagicon|GRE}}

|score=0–3

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040618234305/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D156/match%3D53369/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Paris Saint-Germain

|goals1=

|goals2=Loko {{goal|22||44||81}}

|stadium=Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens

|attendance=27,200

|referee=Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

}}

Paris Saint-Germain won 3–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=20 March 1997

|time=19:45

|team1=Liverpool {{flagicon|ENG}}

|score=3–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040618200612/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D156/match%3D53371/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|NOR}} Brann

|goals1=Fowler {{goal|26|pen.|77}}
Collymore {{goal|60}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Anfield, Liverpool

|attendance=40,326

|referee=Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

}}

Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=20 March 1997

|time=20:30

|team1=AIK {{flagicon|SWE}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619045644/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D156/match%3D53373/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona

|goals1=Simpson {{goal|73}}

|goals2=Ronaldo {{goal|12}}

|stadium=Råsunda Fotbollsstadion, Solna

|attendance=35,049

|referee=Gilles Veissière (France)

}}

Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

File:Liverpool-PSG 1997.png halted Liverpool's progress at the semi-final stage.]]

{{TwoLegResult|Paris Saint-Germain|FRA|var1=1974|3–2|Liverpool|ENG|3–0|0–2}}

=First leg=

{{football box

|date=10 April 1997

|time=21:30

|team1=Barcelona {{flagicon|ESP}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619132902/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D157/match%3D53708/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|ITA}} Fiorentina

|goals1=Nadal {{goal|42}}

|goals2=Batistuta {{goal|62}}

|stadium=Camp Nou, Barcelona

|attendance=87,000

|referee=Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

}}

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{{football box

|date=10 April 1997

|time=20:45

|team1=Paris Saint-Germain {{flagicon|FRA|1974}}

|score=3–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040617105518/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D157/match%3D53710/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool

|goals1=Leonardo {{goal|11}}
Cauet {{goal|43}}
Leroy {{goal|83}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Parc des Princes, Paris

|attendance=35,142

|referee=Hellmut Krug (Germany)

}}

=Second leg=

{{football box

|date=24 April 1997

|time=20:45

|team1=Fiorentina {{flagicon|ITA}}

|score=0–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619133559/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D157/match%3D53709/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona

|goals1=

|goals2=Couto {{goal|30}}
Guardiola {{goal|35}}

|stadium=Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence

|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.

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{{football box

|date=24 April 1997

|time=19:30

|team1=Liverpool {{flagicon|ENG}}

|score=2–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619134329/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D157/match%3D53711/index.html Lineups]

|team2={{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Paris Saint-Germain

|goals1=Fowler {{goal|12}}
Wright {{goal|80}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Anfield, Liverpool

|attendance=38,948

|referee=Rune Pedersen (Norway)

}}

Paris Saint-Germain won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

{{football box

|date = 14 May 1997

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Barcelona {{flagicon|ESP}}

|score = 1–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619140012/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D158/match%3D53916/index.html Lineups]

|team2 = {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Paris Saint-Germain

|goals1 = Ronaldo {{goal|37|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = De Kuip, Rotterdam

|attendance = 36,802

|referee = Markus Merk (Germany)

}}

Top scorers

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank !Name !Team !Goals
1 \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Robbie Fowler \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Liverpool \|7
2 \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|NOR}} Mons Ivar Mjelde \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|NOR}} Brann \|6
rowspan="2"\|3 \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|BRA}} Ronaldo \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} Barcelona \|5
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|CZE}} Horst Siegl \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|CZE}} Sparta Prague \|5
rowspan="5"\|5 \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ARG}} Gabriel Batistuta \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ITA}} Fiorentina \|4
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|SUI}} Christophe Bonvin \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|SUI}} Sion \|4
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|FRA\|1974}} Patrice Loko \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|FRA\|1974}} Paris Saint-Germain \|4
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|SWE}} Pascal Simpson \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|SWE}} AIK \|4
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|TUR}} Hakan Şükür \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|TUR}} Galatasaray \|4
rowspan="12"\|10 \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Barnes \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Liverpool \|3
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|GRE}} Daniel Batista \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|GRE}} AEK Athens \|3
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|SUI}} Frédéric Chassot \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|SUI}} Sion \|3
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|PAN}} Julio Dely Valdés \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|FRA\|1974}} Paris Saint-Germain \|3
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|NOR}} Claus Eftevaag \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|NOR}} Brann \|3
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|BRA}} Giovanni \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} Barcelona \|3
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|POR}} João Pinto \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|POR}} Benfica \|3
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|BRA}} Leonardo \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|FRA\|1974}} Paris Saint-Germain \|3
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|CZE}} Vratislav Lokvenc \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|CZE}} Sparta Prague \|3
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|GEO\|1990}} Temur Tugushi \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|GEO\|1990}} Dinamo Batumi \|3
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|GEO\|1990}} David Ujmajuridze \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|GEO\|1990}} Dinamo Batumi \|3
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|FRA\|1974}} Philippe Vercruysse \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|SUI}} Sion \|3

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

Rank

!Name

!Team

!Goals

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Robbie Fowler

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Mons Ivar Mjelde

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Brann

rowspan="2"|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Ronaldo

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona

align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} Horst Siegl

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} Sparta Prague

rowspan="5"|5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriel Batistuta

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Fiorentina

align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Christophe Bonvin

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Sion

align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Patrice Loko

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Paris Saint-Germain

align="left"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Pascal Simpson

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SWE}} AIK

align="left"|{{flagicon|TUR}} Hakan Şükür

|align="left"|{{flagicon|TUR}} Galatasaray

rowspan="12"|10

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} John Barnes

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool

align="left"|{{flagicon|GRE}} Daniel Batista

|align="left"|{{flagicon|GRE}} AEK Athens

align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Frédéric Chassot

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Sion

align="left"|{{flagicon|PAN}} Julio Dely Valdés

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Paris Saint-Germain

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Claus Eftevaag

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Brann

align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Giovanni

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona

align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} João Pinto

|align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} Benfica

align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Leonardo

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Paris Saint-Germain

align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} Vratislav Lokvenc

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} Sparta Prague

align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Temur Tugushi

|align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Dinamo Batumi

align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO|1990}} David Ujmajuridze

|align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Dinamo Batumi

align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Philippe Vercruysse

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Sion

Notes

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20100503062924/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season%3D1996/intro.html 1996-97 competition at UEFA website]
[https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ecomp.html Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20131002120944/http://www.sharkscores.com/Cups/Default.aspx?id=375&season=1996%2F1997 Cup Winners Cup Seasons 1996-97 – results, protocols]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20040603204647/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/Season%3D1996/Round%3D153/index.html Archive of old pages site UEFA] Season 1996–97, written protocol games.

Category:UEFA Cup Winners' Cup seasons

1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Teams

Qualifying round

=First leg=

=Second leg=

First round

=First leg=

=Second leg=

Second round

=First leg=

=Second leg=

Quarter-finals

=First leg=

=Second leg=

Semi-finals

=First leg=

=Second leg=

Final

Top scorers

See also

Notes

References

External links