1996-97_UEFA_Cup

1996–97 UEFA Cup

1996–97 UEFA Cup

26th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA


The 1996–97 UEFA Cup was the 26th season of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It was won by German side Schalke 04, who beat Internazionale of Italy on penalties after the two-legged final finished 1–1 on aggregate. Defending champions Bayern Munich were eliminated in the first round by Valencia.

Quick Facts Dates, Final positions ...

This was the last year in which the UEFA Cup final was played in a two-legged, home-and-away format. From 1998, the final was played as a single match at a neutral venue.

Format

According to 1995 UEFA ranking, Bulgaria ceded a slot to Norway.

The access list was finally increased to 117 clubs:

  • all the 47 federations obtained a UEFA place,
  • all the 24 national champions excluded from the Champions League entered in the UEFA Cup,
  • all the 8 national champions that failed to qualify for the Champions League group stage entered in the UEFA Cup First round
  • a third winner of the UEFA Intertoto Cup was added,
  • 3 clubs of the UEFA Fair Play ranking were confirmed.

A second qualifying round was consequently added for the first time in the history of the European competitions.

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • TH: Title holders
  • LC: League Cup winners
  • Nth: League position
  • IC: Intertoto Cup
  • FP: Fair play
  • CLQ: Relegated from the Champions League
More information First round, Qualifying round ...

Preliminary round

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...

First leg

More information Dinamo Tbilisi, 4–0 ...

More information Dinamo-93 Minsk, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 730
Referee: Sergei Anokhin (Russia)

More information Croatia Zagreb, 4–0 ...

More information Sliema Wanderers, 1–3 ...
Attendance: 1,332

More information FC Jazz, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 3,196
Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)

More information Gorica, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 2,230
Referee: Loris Stafoggia (Italy)

More information Anorthosis Famagusta, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 4,546
Referee: Miroslav Liba (Chech Republic)

More information Portadown, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 1,171

More information Pyunik, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 4,500

More information Lantana Tallinn, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 500

More information Bohemians, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Victor José Esquinas Torres (Spain)

More information Beitar Jerusalem, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 7,020

More information Jeunesse Esch, 2–4 ...

More information Slavia Sofia, 4–3 ...
Attendance: 4,000

More information ÍA, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 800
Referee: Joseph Byrne (Republic of Ireland)

More information Neftçi, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 20,000

More information Newtown, 1–4 ...
Attendance: 2,012

More information Zimbru Chișinău, 0–4 ...
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy)

More information B71, 1–5 ...
Attendance: 297
Referee: Georg Dardenne (Germany)

More information Barry Town, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 2,500

More information Žalgiris Vilnius, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 1,500

More information Teuta Durrës, 1–4 ...

More information Haka, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 1,645

More information Bečej, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dimitar Momirov (Bulgaria)

More information Hutnik Kraków, 9–0 ...

More information Maccabi Haifa, 0–1 ...

More information St Patrick's Athletic, 3–4 ...
Attendance: 2,464

Second leg

More information Grevenmacher, 2–2 ...

Dinamo Tbilisi won 6–2 on aggregate.


More information Tiligul Tiraspol, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Srečko Kandare (Slovenia)

Dinamo-93 Minsk won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information Tirana, 2–6 ...
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: José Núñez Manrique (Spain)

Croatia Zagreb won 10–2 on aggregate.


More information Margveti Zestafoni, 0–3 ...

Sliema Wanderers won 4–3 on aggregate.


More information GÍ, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Éric Romain (Belgium)

FC Jazz won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Vardar, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 6,300
Referee: Kostadin Gerginov (Bulgaria)

Vardar won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Shirak, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 4,350
Referee: Gennadiy Yakubovskiy (Belarus)

Anorthosis Famagusta won 6–2 on aggregate.


More information Vojvodina, 4–1 ...

Vojvodina won 5–1 on aggregate.


More information HJK, 5–2 (a.e.t.) ...

HJK won 6–5 on aggregate.


More information ÍBV, 0–0 ...

Lantana Tallinn won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Dinamo Minsk, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Gheorghe Constantin (Romania)

1–1 on aggregate; Dinamo Minsk won on away goals.


More information Floriana, 1–5 ...
Attendance: 610

Beitar Jerusalem won 8–2 on aggregate.


More information Legia Warsaw, 3–0 ...

Legia Warsaw won 7–2 on aggregate.


More information Inkaras Kaunas, 1–1 ...
Inkaras Stadium, Kaunas
Attendance: 6,000

Slavia Sofia won 5–4 on aggregate.


More information Sileks, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kurt Zuppinger (Switzerland)

ÍA won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Lokomotiv Sofia, 6–0 ...
Attendance: 6,180
Referee: Marnix Sandra (Belgium)

Lokomotiv Sofia won 7–2 on aggregate.


More information Skonto, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 2,500

Skonto won 7–1 on aggregate.


More information Hajduk Split, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 8,250
Referee: Veselin Bogdanov (Bulgaria)

Hajduk Split won 6–1 on aggregate.


More information APOEL, 4–2 ...
Attendance: 3,200

APOEL won 9–3 on aggregate.


More information Dinaburg, 1–2 ...

Barry Town won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Crusaders, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 850

Žalgiris Vilnius won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Košice, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 2,762

Košice won 6–2 on aggregate.


More information Flora, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 980

Haka won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Mura, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Karl Finzinger (Austria)

Mura won 2–0 on aggregate.


More information Khazri Buzovna, 2–2 ...

Hutnik Kraków won 11–2 on aggregate.


More information Partizan, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Zbigniew Przesmycki (Poland)

Partizan won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Slovan Bratislava, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 4,237

Slovan Bratislava won 5–3 on aggregate.

Qualifying round

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...

First leg

More information Dynamo Moscow, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Zbigniew Przesmycki (Poland)

More information Rapid București, 1–0 ...

More information Anorthosis Famagusta, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 9,400
Referee: Alan Howells (Wales)

More information Halmstad, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 2,479

More information Grazer AK, 2–0 ...
Alpenstadion, Kapfenberg
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

More information Legia Warsaw, 3–0 ...
Referee: Pavlin Jirku (Czech Republic)

More information Iraklis, 0–1 ...

More information Helsingborg, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 6,007
Referee: Patrick Dempsey (Republic of Ireland)

More information ÍA, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Finn Lambek (Denmark)

More information Sliema Wanderers, 0–2 ...

More information Žalgiris Vilnius, 1–4 ...

More information Budapesti VSC, 3–1 ...

More information Sigma Olomouc, 1–0 ...

More information Slovan Bratislava, 2–1 ...

More information Partizan, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Fernand Meese (Belgium)

More information Aarau, 4–0 ...

More information Croatia Zagreb, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Dimitar Ivanov Momirov (Bulgaria)

More information Slavia Sofia, 1–1 ...

More information Hajduk Split, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: George Constantinu (Romania)

More information Beitar Jerusalem, 1–5 ...

More information Lyngby, 0–0 ...

More information Košice, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 16,000

More information HJK, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: John McDermott (Republic of Ireland)

More information Dinamo Tbilisi, 2–1 ...

More information Skonto, 0–3 ...

More information Dinamo Minsk, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Andreas Schluchter (Switzerland)

Second leg

More information FC Jazz, 1–3 ...
Attendance: 9,500

Dynamo Moscow won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information Lokomotiv Sofia, 0–1 ...

Rapid București won 2–0 on aggregate.


More information Neuchâtel Xamax, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 12,074
Referee: Haim Lipkovich (Israel)

Neuchâtel Xamax won 6–1 on aggregate.


More information Vardar, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Alfred Micallef (Malta)

Halmstad won 1–0 on aggregate.


More information Vojvodina, 1–5 ...
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Livio Bazzoli (Italy)

Grazer AK won 7–1 on aggregate.


More information Haka, 1–1 ...

Legia Warsaw won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information APOEL, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 9,538
Referee: Bujar Pregja (Albania)

APOEL won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Dinamo-93 Minsk, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Zygmunt Ziober (Poland)

Helsingborg won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information CSKA Moscow, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Vančo Kocev (Macedonia)

CSKA Moscow won 6–1 on aggregate.


More information Odense, 7–1 ...

Odense won 9–1 on aggregate.


More information Aberdeen, 1–3 ...

Aberdeen won 5–4 on aggregate.


More information Barry Town, 3–1 ...

4–4 on aggregate; Barry Town won 4–2 on penalties.


More information Hutnik Kraków, 3–1 ...

Hutnik Kraków won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Trabzonspor, 4–1 ...

Trabzonspor won 5–3 on aggregate.


More information Național București, 1–0 ...

Național București won 1–0 on aggregate.


More information Lantana Tallinn, 2–0 ...

Aarau won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information Spartak Moscow, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Germany)

3–3 on aggregate; Spartak Moscow won on away goals.


More information Tirol Innsbruck, 4–1 ...

Tirol Innsbruck won 5–2 on aggregate.


More information Torpedo Moscow, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Vencel Toth (Hungary)

Torpedo Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Bodø/Glimt, 2–1 ...

Bodø/Glimt won 7–2 on aggregate.


More information Mura, 0–2 ...

Lyngby won 2–0 on aggregate.


More information Celtic, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 44,448
Referee: Juha Hirviniemi (Finland)

Celtic won 1–0 on aggregate.


More information Chornomorets Odesa, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Morgan Norman (Sweden)

Chornomorets Odesa won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information Molde, 0–0 ...

Dinamo Tbilisi won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Malmö, 1–1 ...

Malmö won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Beşiktaş, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Joaquim Bento Marques (Portugal)

Beşiktaş won 3–2 on aggregate.

First round

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...

First leg

More information CSKA Moscow, 0–1 ...

More information Ferencváros, 3–1 ...
Ferencvaros Stadion, Budapest

More information Malmö, 1–2 ...

More information Molenbeek, 0–0 ...

More information Celtic, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 45,400

More information Chornomorets Odesa, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Metin Tokat (Turkey)

More information Tirol Innsbruck, 0–0 ...

More information Brøndby, 5–0 ...

More information Club Brugge, 1–1 ...

More information Odense, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 3,987
Referee: Štefan Tivold (Slovenia)

More information Valencia, 3–0 ...

More information Roma, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

More information Dynamo Kyiv, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Armand Ancion (Belgium)

More information Schalke 04, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 50,100

More information Lens, 0–1 ...

More information Guingamp, 0–3 ...

More information Aberdeen, 3–1 ...

More information Montpellier, 1–1 ...

More information Bodø/Glimt, 1–2 ...

More information APOEL, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 12,000

More information Aston Villa, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 25,818
Referee: Loizos Loizou (Cyprus)

More information Germinal Ekeren, 3–1 ...

More information Newcastle United, 4–0 ...

More information Alania Vladikavkaz, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Robert Sedlacek (Austria)

More information Parma, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 5,863
Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Greece)

More information Torpedo Moscow, 0–1 ...
Moscow

More information Tenerife, 3–2 ...

More information Arsenal, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 36,900

More information Hutnik Kraków, 0–1 ...

More information Spartak Moscow, 3–2 ...
Moscow

More information Panathinaikos, 4–2 ...

More information Rapid București, 1–0 ...

Second leg

More information Feyenoord, 1–1 ...

Feyenoord won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Olympiacos, 2–2 ...

Ferencváros won 5–3 on aggregate.


More information Slavia Prague, 3–1 ...

Slavia Prague won 5–2 on aggregate.


More information Beşiktaş, 3–0 ...

Beşiktaş won 3–0 on aggregate.


More information Hamburg, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 29,600
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

Hamburg won 4–0 on aggregate.


More information Național București, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Fernand Meese (Belgium)

Național București won 2–0 on aggregate.


More information Metz, 1–0 ...

Metz won 1–0 on aggregate.


More information Aarau, 0–2 ...

Brøndby won 7–0 on aggregate.


More information Lyngby, 0–2 ...

Club Brugge won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Boavista, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 250
Referee: Alan Howells (Wales)

4–4 on aggregate; Boavista won on away goals.


More information Bayern Munich, 1–0 ...

Valencia won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Dynamo Moscow, 1–3 ...
Attendance: 5,000

Roma won 6–1 on aggregate.


More information Neuchâtel Xamax, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

Neuchâtel Xamax won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Roda, 2–2 ...

Schalke 04 won 5–2 on aggregate.


More information Lazio, 1–1 ...
Rome

Lazio won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Internazionale, 1–1 ...

Internazionale won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Barry Town, 3–3 ...

Aberdeen won 6–4 on aggregate.


More information Sporting CP, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)

Sporting CP won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Trabzonspor, 3–1 ...

Trabzonspor won 5–2 on aggregate.


More information Espanyol, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: João Martins Pinto Correira (Portugal)

Espanyol won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Helsingborg, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Roger Philippi (Luxembourg)

1–1 on aggregate; Helsingborg won on away goals.


More information Grazer AK, 2–0 ...

3–3 on aggregate; Grazer AK won on away goals.


More information Halmstad, 2–1 ...

Newcastle United won 5–2 on aggregate.


More information Anderlecht, 4–0 ...

Anderlecht won 5–2 on aggregate.


More information Vitória Guimarães, 2–0 ...

Vitória Guimarães won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Dinamo Tbilisi, 1–1 ...

Dinamo Tbilisi won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Maccabi Tel Aviv, 1–1 ...

Tenerife won 4–3 on aggregate.


More information Borussia Mönchengladbach, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 30,000

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 6–4 on aggregate.


More information AS Monaco, 3–1 ...

AS Monaco won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Silkeborg, 1–2 ...
Moscow

Spartak Moscow won 5–3 on aggregate.


More information Legia Warsaw, 2–0 ...

4–4 on aggregate; Legia Warsaw won on away goals.


More information Karlsruhe, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 16,200
Referee: Hubert Byrne (Ireland)

Karlsruhe won 4–2 on aggregate.

Second round

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...

First leg

More information Dinamo Tbilisi, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Fernand Meese (Belgium)

More information Ferencváros, 3–2 ...

More information Club Brugge, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Alan Howells (Wales)

More information Vitória Guimarães, 1–1 ...

More information Metz, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Michael Reed (England)

More information Espanyol, 0–3 ...

More information Aberdeen, 0–2 ...

More information Slavia Prague, 0–1 ...

More information Lazio, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 45,000

More information Internazionale, 1–0 ...

More information Helsingborg, 2–0 ...

More information Legia Warsaw, 1–1 ...

More information Schalke 04, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 51,100

More information Borussia Mönchengladbach, 2–4 ...

More information Karlsruhe, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jorge Monteiro Coroado (Portugal)

More information Hamburg, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 17,300

Second leg

More information Boavista, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Roger Philippi (Luxembourg)

Boavista won 5–1 on aggregate.


More information Newcastle United, 4–0 ...

Newcastle United won 6–3 on aggregate.


More information Național București, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Manfred Schuttengruber (Austria)

Club Brugge won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Anderlecht, 0–0 ...

1–1 on aggregate; Anderlecht won on away goals.


More information Sporting CP, 2–1 ...

Metz won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Feyenoord, 0–1 ...

Feyenoord won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Brøndby, 0–0 ...

Brøndby won 2–0 on aggregate.


More information Valencia, 0–0 ...

Valencia won 1–0 on aggregate.


More information Tenerife, 5–3 ...

Tenerife won 5–4 on aggregate.


More information Grazer AK, 1–0 ...

1–1 on aggregate; Internazionale won 5–3 on penalties.


More information Neuchâtel Xamax, 1–1 ...

Helsingborg won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Beşiktaş, 2–1 ...

Beşiktaş won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Trabzonspor, 3–3 ...

Schalke 04 won 4–3 on aggregate.


More information AS Monaco, 0–1 ...

AS Monaco won 4–3 on aggregate.


More information Roma, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 46,400

Karlsruhe won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information Spartak Moscow, 2–2 ...
Moscow
Attendance: 8,000

Hamburg won 5–2 on aggregate.

Third round

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...

First leg

More information Brøndby, 1–3 ...

More information Club Brugge, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 14,000

More information AS Monaco, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 9,000

More information Helsingborg, 0–0 ...

More information Valencia, 3–1 ...

More information Metz, 1–1 ...

More information Internazionale, 5–1 ...
Attendance: 20,018
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

More information Tenerife, 0–0 ...

Second leg

More information Karlsruhe, 0–5 ...
Attendance: 21,000

Brøndby won 6–3 on aggregate.


More information Schalke 04, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 46,300

Schalke 04 won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Hamburg, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 28,600

AS Monaco won 5–0 on aggregate.


More information Anderlecht, 1–0 ...

Anderlecht won 1–0 on aggregate.


More information Beşiktaş, 2–2 ...

Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.


More information Newcastle United, 2–0 ...

Newcastle United won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Boavista, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Internazionale won 7–1 on aggregate.


More information Feyenoord, 2–4 ...

Tenerife won 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...

First leg

More information Anderlecht, 1–1 ...

More information Schalke 04, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 56,800

More information Newcastle United, 0–1 ...

More information Tenerife, 0–1 ...

Second leg

More information Brøndby, 0–2 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 42,000

Tenerife won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information AS Monaco, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 18,500

AS Monaco won 4–0 on aggregate.


More information Internazionale, 2–1 ...

Internazionale won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Valencia, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 46,000

Schalke 04 won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...

First leg

More information Internazionale, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 49,078

More information Tenerife, 1–0 ...

Second leg

More information AS Monaco, 1–0 ...

Internazionale won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Schalke 04, 2–0 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 56,800

Schalke 04 won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

More information Schalke 04, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 56,824
Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Second leg

More information Internazionale, 1–0 ...

1–1 on aggregate; Schalke 04 won 4–1 on penalties.

Top scorers

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

See also


References

  1. Croatia – Tirana. FootballFacts
  2. "Lokomotiv Sofia vs FC Rapid București" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

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