The 1995–96

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was the 25th season of Europe's then-tertiary club

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tournament organised by

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. It was won by German club

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on aggregate over

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of France. Girondins de Bordeaux went to the finals all the way from the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup, its first season, being the only Intertoto Cup entrant to reach this far of the UEFA Cup. With this victory, Bayern became the third club to have won all three major European trophies ( European Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, and the

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). The finals itself was the only UEFA Cup final during the 1990s to not feature any Italian sides. The 1995–96 season also saw the return of Yugoslav clubs on the international scene after three years of ban due to UN embargo. However, Yugoslav national champion,

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, was eliminated as early as in the qualifying round.

Format

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entered into the UEFA Cup, * 3 clubs of the

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were added.

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

Preliminary round

First leg

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Second leg

''Omonia won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sparta Prague won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''RAF Jelgava won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Olimpija Ljubljana won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Widzew Łódź won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Brøndby won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Silkeborg won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Levski Sofia won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Malmö won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lugano won 4-0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Újpest won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''0–0 on aggregate; Dinamo Minsk won 3–1 on

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.'' ---- ''Fenerbahçe won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vardar won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Glenavon won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Chornomorets Odessa won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Austria Wien won 9–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lillestrøm won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; MyPa won on away goals.'' ---- ''Örebro fielded an ineligible player, so the match was awarded 3–0 to Avenir Beggen. Avenir Beggen won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Botev Plovdiv won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Olympiacos won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Raith Rovers won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Neuchâtel Xamax won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''IA won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Slovan Bratislava won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Slavia Prague won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hapoel Be'er Sheva won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Maribor won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Viking won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Zagłębie Lubin won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Zimbru Chișinău won 2–0 on aggregate.''

First round

First leg

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Second leg

''Lugano won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Milan won 8–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Sparta Prague won on away goals.'' ---- ''Leeds United won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bayern Munich won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Brøndby won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Chornomorets Odessa won 6–5 on

.'' ---- ''Liverpool won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Real Betis won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dinamo Minsk won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bordeaux won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Werder Bremen won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Barcelona won 12–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Benfica won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Nottingham Forest won on away goals.'' ---- ''PSV won 8–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Roma won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Olympiacos won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Eendracht Aalst won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Raith Rovers won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lens won 13–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Strasbourg won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Roda JC won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lyon won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Slavia Prague won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Rotor Volgograd won on away goals.'' ---- ''Sevilla won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Kaiserslautern won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lazio won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Auxerre won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vitória de Guimarães won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Zimbru Chișinău won 3–1 on aggregate.''

Second round

First leg

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Second leg

''Real Betis won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Slavia Prague won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sparta Prague won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Nottingham Forest won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Roma won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Brøndby won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Barcelona won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lens won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bordeaux won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''PSV won 8–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lyon won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bayern Munich won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Milan won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Sevilla won on away goals.'' ---- ''Benfica won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Werder Bremen won 6–2 on aggregate.''

Third round

First leg

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Second leg

''Milan won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bayern Munich won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Roma won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bordeaux won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Nottingham Forest won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''PSV won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Slavia Prague won 1–0 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Bordeaux won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Barcelona won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; Slavia Prague won on away goals.'' ---- ''Bayern Munich won 7–2 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Bordeaux won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bayern Munich won 4–3 on aggregate.''

Final

First leg

Second leg

''Bayern Munich won 5–1 on aggregate.''

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1995–96 UEFA Cup are as follows:

References

External links

1995–96 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
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Format

Teams

Preliminary round

First leg

Second leg

First round

First leg

Second leg

Second round

First leg

Second leg

Third round

First leg

Second leg

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

First leg

Second leg

Top scorers

See also

References

External links