European ice hockey tournament
The 1996 European Cup was the 32nd and last edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 11, 1996, and finished on December 30, 1996.
The tournament was won by Lada Togliatti, who beat Modo in the final.
First group round
Group A
(Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Dunaferr SE HUN | 33:1 | TUR Kavaklıdere Belediyesi |
| KHK Crvena Zvezda FR Yugoslavia | 3:1 | BUL HK Slavia Sofia |
| KHK Crvena Zvezda FR Yugoslavia | 9:2 | TUR Kavaklıdere Belediyesi |
| Dunaferr SE HUN | 12:0 | BUL HK Slavia Sofia |
| HK Slavia Sofia BUL | 10:1 | TUR Kavaklıdere Belediyesi |
| KHK Crvena Zvezda FR Yugoslavia | 2:4 | HUN Dunaferr SE |
Group A standings
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| HUN **Dunaferr SE** | 6 | | |
| FR Yugoslavia **KHK Crvena Zvezda** | 4 | | |
| BUL HK Slavia Sofia | 2 | | |
| TUR Kavaklıdere Belediyesi | 0 | | |
Group B
(Ljubljana, Slovenia)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| EHC Kloten SUI | 9:0 | CRO KHL Zagreb |
| HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SLO | 9:3 | CRO KHL Zagreb |
| HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SLO | 3:4 | SUI EHC Kloten |
Group B standings
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|
| SUI **EHC Kloten** | 4 | |
| SLO **HDD Olimpija Ljubljana** | 2 | |
| CRO KHL Zagreb | 0 | |
Group C
(Sheffield, England, United Kingdom)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| HC Steaua București ROU | 5:2 | Netherlands Tilburg Trappers |
| Sheffield Steelers UK | 16:0 | ESP CH Jaca |
| HC Steaua București ROU | 7:1 | ESP CH Jaca |
| Sheffield Steelers UK | 5:1 | Netherlands Tilburg Trappers |
| Tilburg Trappers Netherlands | 12:8 | ESP CH Jaca |
| Sheffield Steelers UK | 4:1 | ROU HC Steaua București |
Group C standings
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| UK **Sheffield Steelers** | 6 | | |
| ROU **HC Steaua București** | 4 | | |
| Netherlands Tilburg Trappers | 2 | | |
| ESP CH Jaca | 0 | | |
Group D
(Novopolotsk, Belarus)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Polymir Novopolotsk BLR | 19:1 | EST Narva Kreenholm |
| Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk KAZ | 14:1 | EST Narva Kreenholm |
| Polymir Novopolotsk BLR | 2:4 | KAZ Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk |
Group D standings
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|
| KAZ **Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk** | 4 | |
| BLR **Polymir Novopolotsk** | 2 | |
| EST Narva Kreenholm | 0 | |
Group E
(Nowy Targ, Poland)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Podhale Nowy Targ POL | 11:2 | ISR Lions Jerusalem |
| Sokil Kyiv UKR | 7:4 | Lithuania SC Energija |
| Sokil Kyiv UKR | 9:1 | ISR Lions Jerusalem |
| Podhale Nowy Targ POL | 12:1 | Lithuania SC Energija |
| Lions Jerusalem ISR | 7:4 | Lithuania SC Energija |
| Podhale Nowy Targ POL | 0:4 | UKR Sokil Kyiv |
Group E standings
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| UKR **Sokil Kyiv** | 6 | | |
| POL **Podhale Nowy Targ** | 4 | | |
| ISR Lions Jerusalem | 2 | | |
| Lithuania SC Energija | 0 | | |
AUT VEU Feldkirch,
LAT HC Nik's Brih,
NOR Storhamar,
ITA HC Bolzano,
FRA Brest HC,
FIN HPK,
SVK TJ VSŽ Košice,
CZE HC Petra Vsetín,
RUS Lada Togliatti,
SWE Modo : bye
Second group round
Group F
(Togliatti, Russia)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SLO | 5:1 | LAT HC Nik's Brih |
| Lada Togliatti RUS | 8:1 | HUN Dunaferr SE |
| Dunaferr SE HUN | 8:4 | LAT HC Nik's Brih |
| Lada Togliatti RUS | 6:0 | SLO HDD Olimpija Ljubljana |
| HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SLO | 5:3 | HUN Dunaferr SE |
| Lada Togliatti RUS | 6:0 | LAT HC Nik's Brih |
Group F standings
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| RUS **Lada Togliatti** | 6 | | |
| SLO HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | 4 | | |
| HUN Dunaferr SE | 2 | | |
| LAT HC Nik's Brih | 0 | | |
Group G
(Bolzano, Italy)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| TJ VSŽ Košice SVK | 6:1 | SUI EHC Kloten |
| HC Bolzano ITA | 15:2 | ROU HC Steaua București |
| TJ VSŽ Košice SVK | 10:1 | ROU HC Steaua București |
| HC Bolzano ITA | 1:4 | SUI EHC Kloten |
| EHC Kloten SUI | 7:0 | ROU HC Steaua București |
| HC Bolzano ITA | 2:1 | SVK TJ VSŽ Košice |
Group G standings
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| SVK **TJ VSŽ Košice** | 4 (+4) | | |
| SUI EHC Kloten | 4 (-2) | | |
| ITA HC Bolzano | 4 (-2) | | |
| ROU HC Steaua București | 0 | | |
Group H
(Hämeenlinna, Finland)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Storhamar NOR | 7:5 | UK Sheffield Steelers |
| HPK FIN | 3:2 | BLR Polymir Novopolotsk |
| Storhamar NOR | 1:1 | BLR Polymir Novopolotsk |
| HPK FIN | 2:2 | UK Sheffield Steelers |
| Polymir Novopolotsk BLR | 5:4 | UK Sheffield Steelers |
| HPK FIN | 3:0 | NOR Storhamar |
Group H standings
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| FIN **HPK** | 5 | | |
| BLR Polymir Novopolotsk | 3 | | |
| NOR Storhamar | 3 | | |
| UK Sheffield Steelers | 1 | | |
Group J
(Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| HC Petra Vsetín CZE | 8:1 | POL Podhale Nowy Targ |
| VEU Feldkirch AUT | 7:5 | KAZ Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk |
| VEU Feldkirch AUT | 9:2 | POL Podhale Nowy Targ |
| HC Petra Vsetín CZE | 9:3 | KAZ Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk |
| Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk KAZ | 6:1 | POL Podhale Nowy Targ |
| VEU Feldkirch AUT | 5:2 | CZE HC Petra Vsetín |
Group J standings
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| AUT **VEU Feldkirch** | 6 | | |
| CZE HC Petra Vsetín | 4 | | |
| KAZ Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | 2 | | |
| POL Podhale Nowy Targ | 0 | | |
Group K
(Bordeaux, France)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Sokil Kyiv UKR | 7:0 | FR Yugoslavia KHK Crvena Zvezda |
| Brest HC FRA | 3:4 | SWE Modo |
| Brest HC FRA | 17:0 | FR Yugoslavia KHK Crvena Zvezda |
| Modo SWE | 4:2 | UKR Sokil Kyiv |
| Modo SWE | 17:0 | FR Yugoslavia KHK Crvena Zvezda |
| Brest HC FRA | 3:2 | UKR Sokil Kyiv |
Group K standings
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|
| SWE **Modo** | 6 | | |
| FRA Brest HC | 4 | | |
| UKR Sokil Kyiv | 2 | | |
| FR Yugoslavia KHK Crvena Zvezda | 0 | | |
GER Düsseldorfer EG : bye
Final stage
(Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Third round
Group L
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Lada Togliatti RUS | 5:0 | SVK TJ VSŽ Košice |
| Düsseldorfer EG GER | 7:2 | SVK TJ VSŽ Košice |
| Düsseldorfer EG GER | 2:7 | RUS Lada Togliatti |
Group L standings
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|
| RUS **Lada Togliatti** | 4 | |
| GER Düsseldorfer EG | 2 | |
| SVK TJ VSŽ Košice | 0 | |
Group M
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| Modo SWE | 5:3 | AUT VEU Feldkirch |
| VEU Feldkirch AUT | 4:2 | FIN HPK |
| HPK FIN | 4:3 | SWE Modo |
Group M standings
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|
| SWE **Modo** | 2 (+1) | |
| AUT VEU Feldkirch | 2 (0) | |
| FIN HPK | 2 (-1) | |
Third place match
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| **Düsseldorfer EG** GER | 5:3 | AUT VEU Feldkirch |
Final
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|
| **Lada Togliatti** RUS | 4:3 | SWE Modo |