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1995–96 UEFA Champions League
European football tournament
European football tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | UEFA Champions League |
| year | 1995–96 |
| image | L'Olimpico - panoramio.jpg |
| size | 300px |
| caption | Stadio Olimpico in Rome held the [final](1996-uefa-champions-league-final). |
| dates | *Qualifying:* |
| 9–23 August 1995 | |
| *Competition proper:* | |
| 13 September 1995 – 22 May 1996 | |
| num_teams | *Competition proper:* 16 |
| *Total:* 24 | |
| champion_other | Juventus |
| count | 2 |
| second_other | Ajax |
| matches | 61 |
| goals | 159 |
| attendance | 1870462 |
| top_scorer | Jari Litmanen (Ajax) |
| 9 goals | |
| prevseason | [1994–95](1994-95-uefa-champions-league) |
| nextseason | [1996–97](1996-97-uefa-champions-league) |
9–23 August 1995 Competition proper: 13 September 1995 – 22 May 1996 Total: 24 9 goals The 1995–96 UEFA Champions League was the 41st season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, and the fourth since its rebranding as the UEFA Champions League. The tournament was won by Juventus, who beat defending champions Ajax on penalties in the final for their first European Cup since 1985, and their second overall. It was the only Champions League title that Juventus won in the 1990s, despite reaching the next two finals, and one of only three Italian wins in the final, despite there being a Serie A club in every final for seven consecutive years from 1992 to 1998.
It was the first tournament in which three points were awarded for a win instead of two. This was also the first time that players' names appeared on the back of shirts.
Association team allocation
24 teams entered the competition – the national champions of each of the top 24 nations in the UEFA coefficient rankings, including UEFA Champions League holders, Ajax. The national champions of the associations ranked 1–7, plus the title holders, all received a bye to the group stage, while the national champions of the associations ranked 8–24 entered in the qualifying round. The remaining national champions from the associations ranked 25–47 were only allowed to participate in the UEFA Cup.
Association ranking
For the 1995–96 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 1995 UEFA association coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 1990–91 to 1994–95.
| Rank | Association | Coeff. | Teams | Notes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63.884 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 45.283 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 40.307 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 39.098 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 38.333 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 34.000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31.300 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30.400 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28.450 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23.749 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21.450 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21.000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20.500 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20.000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18.000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16.550 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.500 |
|
| Rank | Association | Coeff. | Teams | Notes | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.916 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14.150 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12.332 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12.166 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11.916 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11.500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.665 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.332 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9.000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8.666 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8.500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8.416 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7.999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7.666 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7.583 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.000 |
|
| Rank | Association | Coeff. | Teams | Notes | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4.998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.665 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.333 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.000 |
|}
Distribution
| Round | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round | Qualifying round |
|---|---|---|---|
| (16 teams) | Group stage | ||
| (16 teams) | Knockout stage | ||
| (8 teams) |
Since the title holders (Ajax) qualified for the Champions League qualifying round through their domestic league and entered the group stage automatically, their spot in the qualifying round was vacated. Due to this, as well as Yugoslavia's exclusion, the following changes to the default access list were made:
- The champions of association 24 and 25 (Cyprus and Ukraine) were promoted from the UEFA Cup preliminary round to the Champions League qualifying round.
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- TH: Champions League title holders
- 1st: League position of the previous season
| Group stage | Qualifying round |
|---|---|
| Ajax ([1st](1994-95-eredivisie))[TH](1994-95-uefa-champions-league) | Nantes ([1st](1994-95-french-division-1)) |
| Juventus ([1st](1994-95-serie-a)) | Borussia Dortmund ([1st](1994-95-bundesliga)) |
| Anderlecht ([1st](1994-95-belgian-first-division)) | AaB ([1st](1994-95-danish-superliga)) |
| Beşiktaş ([1st](1994-95-1-lig)) | IFK Göteborg ([1st](1994-allsvenskan)) |
| Casino Salzburg ([1st](1994-95-austrian-football-bundesliga)) | Rangers ([1st](1994-95-scottish-premier-division)) |
| Panathinaikos ([1st](1994-95-alpha-ethniki)) | Grasshopper ([1st](1994-95-nationalliga-a)) |
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held in Geneva, Switzerland).
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying round | 12 July 1995 | 9 August 1995 | 23 August 1995 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 25 August 1995 | 13 September 1995 | |
| Matchday 2 | 27 September 1995 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 18 October 1995 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 1 November 1995 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 22 November 1995 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 6 December 1995 | |||
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 6 March 1996 | 20 March 1996 | |
| Semi-finals | 3 April 1996 | 17 April 1996 | ||
| Final | 22 May 1996 at Stadio Olimpico, Rome |
Qualifying round
Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League qualifying round
Group stage
Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League group stage
11 teams of 16 made their debut in the UEFA Champions League group stage: AaB, Blackburn Rovers, Borussia Dortmund, Ferencváros, Grasshopper, Juventus, Legia Warsaw, Nantes, Panathinaikos, Real Madrid and Rosenborg. Panathinaikos had already played in the group stage of the 1991–92 European Cup. AaB, Ferencvaros, Grasshopper, Legia and Rosenborg were the first teams to play in group stage from Denmark, Hungary, Switzerland, Poland and Norway respectively.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIN Jari Litmanen | Ajax | 9 |
| 2 | ITA Alessandro Del Piero | Juventus | 6 |
| ESP Raúl | Real Madrid | 6 | |
| POL Krzysztof Warzycha | Panathinaikos | 6 | |
| 5 | NED Patrick Kluivert | Ajax | 5 |
| RUS Yuriy Nikiforov | Spartak Moscow | 5 | |
| FRA Nicolas Ouédec | Nantes | 5 | |
| ITA Fabrizio Ravanelli | Juventus | 5 | |
| 9 | ENG Mike Newell | Blackburn Rovers | 4 |
| CHI Iván Zamorano | Real Madrid | 4 | |
| 11 | DEN Erik Bo Andersen | AaB | 3 |
| NOR Karl Petter Løken | Rosenborg | 3 | |
| FRA Reynald Pedros | Nantes | 3 | |
| RUS Sergei Yuran | Spartak Moscow | 3 | |
| CHA Japhet N'Doram | Nantes | 3 |
References
References
- "UEFA Country Ranking 1995". Bert Kassies.
- "1990/91–1994/95". Pawel Mogielnicki.
- Protzen, Martin. (24 May 1995). "FAQ: Qualification and Seeding for the European Cups". [[RSSSF]].
- Protzen, Martin. (29 May 1996). "FAQ: Qualification and Seeding for the European Cups". [[RSSSF]].
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