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1996–97 UEFA Champions League
European football tournament
European football tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | UEFA Champions League |
| year | 1996–97 |
| image | 2014_Olympiastadion_Munich.jpg |
| size | 275px |
| caption | The Olympiastadion in Munich held the [final](1997-uefa-champions-league-final) |
| dates | *Qualifying:* |
| 7–21 August 1996 | |
| *Competition proper:* | |
| 11 September 1996 – 28 May 1997 | |
| num_teams | *Competition proper:* 16 |
| *Total:* 24 | |
| champion_other | Borussia Dortmund |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | Juventus |
| matches | 61 |
| goals | 161 |
| attendance | 2093228 |
| top_scorer | Milinko Pantić (Atlético Madrid) |
| 5 goals | |
| prevseason | [1995–96](1995-96-uefa-champions-league) |
| nextseason | [1997–98](1997-98-uefa-champions-league) |
7–21 August 1996 Competition proper: 11 September 1996 – 28 May 1997 Total: 24 5 goals
The 1996–97 UEFA Champions League was the 42nd season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the fifth since its rebranding as the UEFA Champions League, and the last that involved only clubs that were champions of their domestic leagues. Due to the Bosman ruling, restrictions on foreign players in matchday squads were lifted from this season.
The tournament was won by Borussia Dortmund in a 3–1 final victory against defending champions Juventus. It was their only title in the tournament to date, and the first title for Germany since its reunification in 1990.
Association team allocation
24 teams entered the competition: the national champions of each of the top 23 nations in the UEFA coefficient rankings, and UEFA Champions League holders, Juventus. 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 8–23 entered in the qualifying round. The remaining national champions from the associations ranked 24–48 were only allowed to participate in UEFA Cup.
Association ranking
For the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 1996 UEFA association coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 1991–92 to 1995–96.
Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, an association could have an additional team participating in the Champions League, as noted below:
- (TH) – Additional berth for UEFA Champions League title holders
| Rank | Association | Coeff. | Teams | Notes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61.259 | 1 | +1 ([TH](1995-96-uefa-champions-league)) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 45.408 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 43.932 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 42.140 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 38.700 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 32.800 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30.166 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27.800 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27.000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25.200 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22.916 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22.000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21.950 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18.750 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18.250 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17.000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16.550 |
|
| Rank | Association | Coeff. | Teams | Notes | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.832 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.665 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.249 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.150 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14.916 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14.416 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12.665 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12.500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11.166 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.999 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.332 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9.666 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9.582 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9.250 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8.500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.332 |
|
| Rank | Association | Coeff. | Teams | Notes | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.331 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.331 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.666 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.333 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.666 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) |
Teams
| Group stage | Qualifying round |
|---|---|
| Juventus ([TH](1995-96-uefa-champions-league)) | Auxerre ([1st](1995-96-french-division-1)) |
| Milan ([1st](1995-96-serie-a)) | Atlético Madrid ([1st](1995-96-la-liga)) |
| Club Brugge ([1st](1995-96-belgian-first-division)) | Brøndby ([1st](1995-96-danish-superliga)) |
| Panathinaikos ([1st](1995-96-alpha-ethniki)) | Rapid Wien ([1st](1995-96-austrian-football-bundesliga)) |
| Alania Vladikavkaz ([1st](1995-russian-top-league)) | IFK Göteborg ([1st](1995-allsvenskan)) |
| Fenerbahçe ([1st](1995-96-1-lig)) | Grasshopper ([1st](1995-96-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 | 6 July 1996 | 7 August 1996 | 21 August 1996 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 23 August 1996 | 11 September 1996 | |
| Matchday 2 | 25 September 1996 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 16 October 1996 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 30 October 1996 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 20 November 1996 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 4 December 1996 | |||
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 5 March 1997 | 19 March 1997 | |
| Semi-finals | 9 April 1997 | 23 April 1997 | ||
| Final | 28 May 1997 at Olympiastadion, Munich |
Qualifying round
Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Champions League qualifying round
Group stage
Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Champions League group stage
Atlético Madrid, Auxerre, Fenerbahçe, Rapid Wien and Widzew Łódź made their debut in the group stage.
Italy became the first association to have two teams in the Champions League group stage.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRY Milinko Pantić | Atlético Madrid | 5 |
| 2 | ITA Nicola Amoruso | Juventus | 4 |
| BRA Artur | Porto | 4 | |
| CRO Alen Bokšić | Juventus | 4 | |
| ITA Alessandro Del Piero | Juventus | 4 | |
| BRA Mário Jardel | Porto | 4 | |
| GER Lars Ricken | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | |
| GER Karl-Heinz Riedle | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | |
| ITA Marco Simone | Milan | 4 | |
| ITA Christian Vieri | Juventus | 4 | |
| ARG Diego Simeone | Atlético Madrid | 4 |
References
References
- "UEFA Country Ranking 1996". Bert Kassies.
- "1991/92–1995/96". Pawel Mogielnicki.
- Protzen, Martin. (29 May 1996). "FAQ: Qualification and Seeding for the European Cups". [[RSSSF]].
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