European Cup Winners' Cup 1996/97

European Cup Winners' Cup 1996/97
Cup winners	FC Barcelona (4th title)
Beginning	August 8, 1996
final	May 14, 1997
Final stadium	De Kuip , Rotterdam
Teams	49
Games	95
Gates	252  (ø 2.65 per game)
Top scorer	Robbie Fowler (7)
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Scene from the final: Ronaldo takes the decisive penalty against Paris Saint-Germain for FC Barcelona.

The 1996/97 European Cup Winners 'Cup was the 37th draw of the European Cup Winners' Cup. 49 club teams from 48 countries took part, including defending champions Paris Saint-Germain , 33 national cup winners and 15 defeated cup finalists (FK Flamurtari Vlora, Olympique Nîmes, Cercle Brugge, FC Liverpool, Levski-1913 Sofia, FC Dinamo Bantumi, Hapoel Ironi Rischon LeZion, NK Varteks Varaždin, Brann Bergen, Myllykosken Pallo -47, Gloria Bistrița, Heart of Midlothian, FC Barcelona, ​​Nywa Winnyzja and AEK Larnaka).

DFB Cup winners 1. FC Kaiserslautern from Germany, ÖFB Cup winners SK Sturm Graz from Austria, Cup winners FC Sion from Switzerland and Cup winners FC Vaduz from Liechtenstein competed .

FC Barcelona won the final in De Kuip in Rotterdam 1-0 against defending champions Paris Saint-Germain, who had reached the final again. FC Barcelona won their fourth title after 1979 , 1982 and 1989 and built on their nimbus as a record winner.

The top scorer was Robbie Fowler from Liverpool FC with seven goals.

mode

As usual, the participants played the winner in pure cup mode with home and return matches. If there was a tie after both games, the number of goals scored away decided ( away goal rule ). If their number was also the same, extra time took place in the second leg, in which the away goals rule also applied. If there was still a tie at the end of extra time, a penalty shoot- out was carried out. The final was decided in a game on a neutral court. In the event of a tie after extra time, the winner would also have been determined in a penalty shoot-out.

qualification

The first leg took place on August 8, the second leg on August 22, 1996.

	total		First leg	Return leg
FC MPKZ Mazyr	2: 3	KR Reykjavík	2: 2	0: 1
Shelbourne FC	2: 5	Brann Bergen	1: 3	1: 2
TNS Llansantffraid	1: 6	Ruch Chorzów	1: 1	0: 5
Honvéd Budapest	2-0	FK Sloga Jugomagnat Skopje	1-0	1-0
NK Varteks Varaždin	5: 1	US Luxembourg	2: 1	3-0
Universitāte Rīga	2: 2 (2: 4 on behalf)	FC Vaduz	1: 1	1: 1 a.d.
Glentoran FC	01:10	Sparta Prague	1: 2	0: 8
FC Dinamo Batumi	9-0	HB Tórshavn	6-0	3-0
Tallinna Sadam	(a)2: 2 ( a )	Nyva Vinnytsia	2: 1	0: 1
FC Chemlon Humenné	3-0	KS Flamurtari Vlora	1-0	2-0
FC Sion	4: 2	Kareda-Sakalas Šiauliai	4: 2	0-0
NK Olimpija Ljubljana	1: 1 (4: 2 i.E.)	Levski -1913 Sofia	1-0	0: 1 a.d.
Red Star Belgrade	( a ) 1: 1(a)	Heart of Midlothian	0-0	1: 1
Qarabağ Agdam	1: 2	Myllycosken Pallo -47	0: 1	1: 1 a.d.
FC Kotayk Abovyan	1: 5	AEK Larnaka	1-0	0: 5
FC Constructorul Chișinău	( a ) 3: 3(a)	Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion	1-0	2: 3
Valletta FC	2: 4	Gloria Bistrița	1: 2	1: 2

1 round

The first leg took place on September 12, the second leg on September 26, 1996.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Olympique Nîmes	5: 2	Honvéd Budapest	3: 1	2: 1
SK Sturm Graz	(a)3: 3 ( a )	Sparta Prague	2: 2	1: 1
FC Constructorul Chișinău	0: 5	Galatasaray Istanbul	0: 1	0: 4
1. FC Kaiserslautern	1: 4	Red Star Belgrade	1-0	0: 4 a.d.
Myllycosken Pallo -47	1: 4	Liverpool FC	0: 1	1: 3
FC Sion	6-0	Nyva Vinnytsia	2-0	4-0
Aarhus GF	(a)1: 1 ( a )	NK Olimpija Ljubljana	1: 1	0-0
Cercle Bruges	3: 6	Brann Bergen	3: 2	0: 4
KR Reykjavík	1: 2	AIK Solna	0: 1	1: 1
FC Barcelona	2-0	AEK Larnaka	2-0	0-0
Benfica Lisbon	5: 1	Ruch Chorzów	5: 1	0-0
AEK Athens	3: 1	FC Chemlon Humenné	1-0	2: 1
Gloria Bistrița	1: 2	AC Florence	1: 1	0: 1
FC Dinamo Batumi	1: 4	PSV Eindhoven	1: 1	0: 3
FC Vaduz	0: 7	Paris Saint-Germain	0: 4	0: 3
Moscow locomotive	( a ) 2: 2(a)	NK Varteks Varaždin	1-0	1: 2

2nd round

The first leg took place on October 17, the second leg on October 31, 1996.

	total		First leg	Return leg
FC Sion	4: 8	Liverpool FC	1: 2	3: 6
Olympique Nîmes	2: 3	AIK Solna	1: 3	1-0
AC Florence	3: 2	Sparta Prague	2: 1	1: 1
NK Olimpija Ljubljana	0: 6	AEK Athens	0: 2	0: 4
Brann Bergen	4: 3	PSV Eindhoven	2: 1	2: 2
FC Barcelona	4: 2	Red Star Belgrade	3: 1	1: 1
Benfica Lisbon	4: 2	Moscow locomotive	1-0	3: 2
Galatasaray Istanbul	4: 6	Paris Saint-Germain	4: 2	0: 4

Quarter finals

The first leg took place on March 6, 1997, the second leg on March 20, 1997.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Benfica Lisbon	1: 2	AC Florence	0: 2	1-0
Paris Saint-Germain	3-0	AEK Athens	0-0	3-0
Brann Bergen	1: 4	Liverpool FC	1: 1	0: 3
FC Barcelona	4: 2	AIK Solna	3: 1	1: 1

Semifinals

The first leg took place on April 10, the second leg on April 24, 1997.

	total		First leg	Return leg
FC Barcelona	3: 1	AC Florence	1: 1	2-0
Paris Saint-Germain	3: 2	Liverpool FC	3-0	0: 2

final

FC Barcelona		Paris Saint-Germain		Lineup
	May 14, 1997 in Rotterdam ( De Kuip ) Result: 1: 0 (1: 0) Spectators: 52,000 Referee: Markus Merk ( Germany )
	Vítor Baía - Albert Ferrer , Abelardo Fernández , Fernando Couto , Gheorghe Popescu , (46th Guillermo Amor ), Sergi Barjuán , Pep Guardiola , Iván de la Peña (85th Christo Stoitschkow ), Luis Enrique (89th Juan Antonio Pizzi ), Luís Figo , Ronaldo Coach: Bobby Robson ( England )	Bernard Lama - Laurent Fournier (58th Jimmy Algerino ), Bruno N'Gotty , Paul Le Guen , Leonardo Nascimento de Araújo , Didier Domi , Jérôme Leroy , Vincent Guérin (69th Julio César Dely Valdés ), Raí , Benoît Cauet , Patrice Loko (78th Cyrille Pouget ) Coach: Ricardo Gomes ( Brazil )
	1-0 Ronaldo (37th, penalty)
	Fernando Couto, Iván de la Peña	Laurent Fournier, Paul Le Guen, Benoît Cauet

Players used FC Barcelona

1.

FC Barcelona

Goal : Vítor Baía (8 / -); Carles Busquets (1 / -) Defense : Sergi (7 / -); Abelardo (6 / -); Miguel Ángel Nadal (5/1); Laurent Blanc (5 / -); Albert Ferrer (5 / -); Fernando Couto (4/1) Midfield : Luís Figo (8/1); Gheorghe Popescu (8/1); Pep Guardiola (7/1); Luis Enrique (7 / -); Guillermo Amor (6 / -); Iván de la Peña (6 / -); Roger (4 / -); Albert Celades (1 / -) Storm : Giovanni (8/3); Ronaldo (7/5); Juan Antonio Pizzi (7/1); Christo Stoitschkow (7 / -); Cuéllar (2 / -) Trainer : Bobby Robson

• Robert Prosinečki (3 / -) and José Mari Bakero (1 / -) left the club during the season.

See also

• UEFA Champions League 1996/97
• 1996/97 UEFA Cup

Web links

• Official UEFA website for the 1996/97 season
• Game details on fussballdaten.de