The 1996–97 UEFA Cup was the 26th season of the

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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

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. 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

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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

Preliminary round

First leg

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Second leg

''Dinamo Tbilisi won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Barry Town won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dinamo-93 Minsk won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Croatia Zagreb won 10–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sliema Wanderers won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Jazz won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vardar won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Anorthosis Famagusta won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vojvodina won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''HJK won 6–5 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lantana Tallinn won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate. Dinamo Minsk won on away goals.'' ---- ''Beitar Jerusalem won 8–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Legia Warsaw won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Slavia Sofia won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''ÍA won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lokomotiv Sofia won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Skonto won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hajduk Split won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''APOEL won 9–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Žalgiris Vilnius won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Košice won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Haka won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Mura won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hutnik Kraków won 11–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Partizan won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Slovan Bratislava won 5–3 on aggregate.''

Qualifying round

First leg

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Second leg

''Dynamo Moscow won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Rapid București won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Neuchâtel Xamax won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Halmstad won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''GAK won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Legia Warsaw won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''APOEL won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Helsingborg won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''CSKA Moscow won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Odense won 9–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Aberdeen won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''4–4 on aggregate. Barry Town won 4–2 on penalties.'' ---- ''Hutnik Kraków won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Trabzonspor won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Național București won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Aarau won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate. Spartak Moscow won on away goals.'' ---- ''Tirol Innsbruck won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Torpedo Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bodø/Glimt won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lyngby won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Celtic won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Chornomorets Odesa won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dinamo Tbilisi won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Malmö FF won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Beşiktaş won 3–2 on aggregate.''

First round

First leg

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Second leg

''Feyenoord won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ferencváros won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Slavia Prague won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Beşiktaş won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hamburg won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Național București won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Metz won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Brøndby won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Club Brugge won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''4–4 on aggregate. Boavista won on away goals.'' ---- ''Valencia won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Roma won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Neuchâtel Xamax won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Schalke 04 won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lazio won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Internazionale won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Aberdeen won 6–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sporting CP won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Trabzonspor won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Espanyol won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate. Helsingborg won on away goals.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate. GAK won on away goals.'' ---- ''Newcastle United won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Anderlecht won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vitória Guimarães won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dinamo Tbilisi won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Monaco won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Spartak Moscow won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''4–4 on aggregate. Legia Warsaw won on away goals.'' ---- ''Karlsruhe won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Tenerife won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Borussia Mönchengladbach won 6–4 on aggregate.''

Second round

First leg

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Second leg

''Boavista won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Newcastle United won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Club Brugge won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate. Anderlecht won on away goals.'' ---- ''Metz won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Feyenoord won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Brøndby won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Valencia won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Tenerife won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate. Internazionale won 5–3 on penalties.'' ---- ''Helsingborg won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Beşiktaş won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Schalke 04 won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Monaco won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Karlsruhe won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hamburg won 5–2 on aggregate.''

Third round

First leg

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Second leg

''Brøndby won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Schalke 04 won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Monaco won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Anderlecht won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Newcastle United won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Internazionale won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Tenerife won 4–2 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Monaco won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Internazionale won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Schalke 04 won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Tenerife won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Internazionale won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Schalke 04 won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Final

First leg

Second leg

''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:

References

External links

1996–97 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
* All scorers 1996–97 UEFA Cup according to (excluding preliminary round) according t

+ all scorer

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Format

Teams

Preliminary round

First leg

Second leg

Qualifying 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