European Champions League Qualifying Round 1996-97
Maccabi Tel Aviv Isr Fenerbahce Tur 0-1 1-1 1-2
Rangers Sco Alania Vladikavkaz Rus 3-1 7-2 10-3
Panathinaikos Gre Rosenborg Nor 1-0 0-3* 1-3
IFK Gothenburg Swe Ferencvaros Hun 3-0a 1-1 4-1
Widzew Lodz Pol Brondby Den 2-1 2-3 †4-4
Grasshoppers Sui Slavia Prague Cze 5-0 1-0 6-0
Club Brugge Bel Steaua Bucharest Rom 2-2 0-3 2-5
Rapid Vienna Aut Dynamo Kiev Ukr 2-0 4-2 6-2
a - 1st leg at IFK Norrkopings Idrottsparken, Norrkoping
Preliminary Round losers progress into the UEFA Cup First Round.
Byes: Juventus, Milan, Auxerre, Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid, Ajax,
Manchester United, FC Porto
European Champions League 1996-97
Consists of four groups of four clubs playing each other home and away.
Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw. Teams level on
points are seperated by aggregate score (including away goals) in games
against each other, and then overall goal difference in all group matches.
The top two teams in each group qualify for the Quarter-Finals.
European Champions League Group A 1996-97
Auxerre Fra Ajax Ned 0-1
Grasshoppers Sui Rangers Sco 3-0
Rangers Sco Auxerre Fra 1-2
Ajax Ned Grasshoppers Sui 0-1
Auxerre Fra Grasshoppers Sui 1-0
Ajax Ned Rangers Sco 4-1
Rangers Sco Ajax Ned 0-1
Grasshoppers Sui Auxerre Fra 3-1
Rangers Sco Grasshoppers Sui 2-1
Ajax Ned Auxerre Fra 1-2
Auxerre Fra Rangers Sco 2-1
Grasshoppers sui Ajax Ned 0-1
European Champions League Group A Table
P W D L F A Pts
Auxerre 6 4 0 2 8 7 12
Ajax 6 4 0 2 8 4 12
Grasshoppers 6 3 0 3 8 5 9
Rangers 6 1 0 5 5 13 3
Ajax and Auxerre qualify
European Champions League Group B 1996-97
Atletico Madrid Esp Steaua Bucharest Rom 4-0
Borussia Dortmund BRD Widzew Lodz Pol 2-1
Widzew Lodz Pol Atletico Madrid Esp 1-4
Steaua Bucharest Rom Borussia Dortmund BRD 0-3
Atletico Madrid Esp Borussia Dortmund BRD 0-1
Steaua Bucharest Rom Widzew Lodz Pol 1-0
Widzew Lodz Pol Steaua Bucharest Rom 2-0
Borussia Dortmund BRD Atletico Madrid Esp 1-2
Widzew Lodz Pol Borussia Dortmund BRD 2-2
Steaua Bucharest Rom Atletico Madrid Esp 1-1
Atletico Madrid Esp Widzew Lodz Pol 1-0
Borussia Dortmund BRD Steaua Bucharest Rom 5-3
European Champions League Group B Table
P W D L F A Pts
Atletico Madrid 6 4 1 1 12 4 13
Borussia Dortmund 6 4 1 1 14 8 13
Widzew Lodz 6 1 1 4 6 10 4
Steaua Bucharest 6 1 1 4 5 15 4
Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund qualify
European Champions League Group C 1996-97
Rapid Vienna Aut Fenerbahce Tur 1-1
Juventus Ita Manchester United Eng 1-0
Manchester United Eng Rapid Vienna Aut 2-0
Fenerbahce Tur Juventus Ita 0-1
Rapid Vienna Aut Juventus Ita 1-1
Fenerbahce Tur Manchester United Eng 0-2
Manchester United Eng Fenerbahce Tur 0-1
Juventus Ita Rapid Vienna Aut 5-0
Manchester United Eng Juventus Ita 0-1
Fenerbahce Tur Rapid Vienna Aut 1-0
Rapid Vienna Aut Manchester United Eng 0-2
Juventus ita Fenerbahce Tur 2-0
European Champions League Group C Table
P W D L F A Pts
Juventus 6 5 1 0 11 1 16
Manchester United 6 3 0 3 6 3 9
Fenerbahce 6 2 1 3 3 6 7
Rapid Vienna 6 0 2 4 2 12 2
Juventus and Manchester United qualify
European Champions League Group D 1996-97
IFK Gothenburg Swe Rosenborg Nor 2-3
Milan Ita FC Porto Por 2-3
FC Porto Por IFK Gothenburg Swe 2-1
Rosenborg Nor Milan Ita 1-4
IFK Gothenburg Swe Milan Ita 2-1
Rosenborg Nor FC Porto Por 0-1
FC Porto Por Rosenborg Nor 3-0
Milan Ita IFK Gothenburg Swe 4-2
FC Porto Por Milan Ita 1-1
Rosenborg Nor IFK Gothenburg Swe 1-0
IFK Gothenburg Swe FC Porto Por 0-2
Milan Ita Rosenborg Nor 1-2
European Champions League Group D Table
P W D L F A Pts
FC Porto 6 5 1 0 12 4 16
Rosenborg 6 3 0 3 7 11 9
Milan 6 2 1 3 13 11 7
IFK Gothenburg 6 1 0 5 7 13 3
Porto and Rosenborg qualify
European Champions League Quarter-Finals 1996-97
Ajax Ned Atletico Madrid Esp 1-1 3-2 4-3
Borussia Dortmund Ger Auxerre Fra 3-1 1-0 4-1
Manchester United Eng FC Porto Por 4-0 0-0 4-0
Rosenborg Nor Juventus Ita 1-1 0-2 1-3
European Champions League Semi-Finals 1996-97
Ajax Ned Juventus Ita 1-2 1-4 2-6
Borussia Dortmund Ger Manchester United Eng 1-0 1-0 2-0
FINAL - Olimpiastadion, Munich, 28th May 1997
BORUSSIA DORTMUND 3-1 JUVENTUS
Reidle (29) Del Piero (64)
Reidle (34)
Ricken (71)
attendance 55,500
Dortmund - Klos, Sammer, Kree, Kohler, Reuter, Sousa, Lambert,
Heinrich, Moller (Zorc), Chapuisat (Ricken), Reidle (Herrlich)
Manager - Hitzfeld
Juventus - Peruzzi, Ferrara, Montero, Porrini (Del Piero), Juliano,
Di Livio, Deschamps, Zidane, Jugovic, Boksic (Tachinardi), Vieri (Amoruso)
Manager - Lippi
† = won on away goals