1996–97 UEFA Champions League group stage

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The group stage of the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League began on 11 September 1996 and ended on 4 December 1996. Eight teams qualified automatically for the group stage, while eight more qualified via a preliminary round. The 16 teams were divided into four groups of four, and the teams in each group played against each other on a home-and-away basis, meaning that each team played a total of six group matches. For each win, teams were awarded three points, with one point awarded for each draw. At the end of the group stage, the two teams in each group with the most points advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 France Auxerre 6 4 0 2 8 7 +1 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Netherlands Ajax 6 4 0 2 8 4 +4 12
3 Switzerland Grasshopper 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 9
4 Scotland Rangers 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3
Source: UEFA
Auxerre France0–1Netherlands Ajax
Report Litmanen Goal 4'
Attendance: 18,512
Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)
Grasshopper Switzerland3–0Scotland Rangers
Yakin Goal 18'
Türkyilmaz Goal 28', 79'		 Report
Hardturm, Zürich
Attendance: 20,030
Rangers Scotland1–2France Auxerre
Gascoigne Goal 71' Report Deniaud Goal 55', 69'
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 37,344
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)
Ajax Netherlands0–1Switzerland Grasshopper
Report Yakin Goal 60'
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 43,134
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
Auxerre France1–0Switzerland Grasshopper
Deniaud Goal 43' Report
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Ajax Netherlands4–1Scotland Rangers
Dani Goal 25', 41'
Babangida Goal 83'
Wooter Goal 90'		 Report Durrant Goal 88'
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 48,467
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Rangers Scotland0–1Netherlands Ajax
Report Scholten Goal 39'
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 42,265
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Grasshopper Switzerland3–1France Auxerre
Moldovan Goal 17', 29'
Gren Goal 59'		 Report Gren Goal 48' (o.g.)
Hardturm, Zürich
Attendance: 19,200
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
Rangers Scotland2–1Switzerland Grasshopper
McCoist Goal 67', 73' Report Berger Goal 77'
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 34,192
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)
Ajax Netherlands1–2France Auxerre
Babangida Goal 44' Report Diomède Goal 11'
Marlet Goal 56'
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 48,700
Auxerre France2–1Scotland Rangers
Laslandes Goal 20'
Marlet Goal 32'		 Report Gough Goal 36'
Attendance: 21,300
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Grasshopper Switzerland0–1Netherlands Ajax
Report Kluivert Goal 32'
Hardturm, Zürich
Attendance: 19,200
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Advance to knockout stage
2 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 4 1 1 14 8 +6 13
3 Poland Widzew Łódź 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4
4 Romania Steaua București 6 1 1 4 5 15 −10 4
Source: UEFA
Atlético Madrid Spain4–0Romania Steaua București
Esnáider Goal 33', 45'
Simeone Goal 64', 84'		 Report
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Borussia Dortmund Germany2–1Poland Widzew Łódź
Herrlich Goal 45', 68' Report Citko Goal 84'
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 39,600
Referee: Karol Ihring (Slovakia)
Widzew Łódź Poland1–4Spain Atlético Madrid
Citko Goal 45' Report Pantić Goal 25'
Simeone Goal 32', 58'
Kiko Goal 60'
Stadion Widzewa, Łódź
Attendance: 15,450
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Steaua București Romania0–3Germany Borussia Dortmund
Report Ricken Goal 6'
Heinrich Goal 37'
Chapuisat Goal 77'
Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)
Atlético Madrid Spain0–1Germany Borussia Dortmund
Report Reuter Goal 51'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)
Steaua București Romania1–0Poland Widzew Łódź
Bogusz Goal 51' (o.g.) Report
Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: (Greece)
Widzew Łódź Poland2–0Romania Steaua București
Majak Goal 40'
Czerwiec Goal 48'		 Report
Stadion Widzewa, Łódź
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy)
Borussia Dortmund Germany1–2Spain Atlético Madrid
Herrlich Goal 17' Report Fresnedoso Goal 37'
Pantić Goal 42'
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)
Widzew Łódź Poland2–2Germany Borussia Dortmund
Dembiński Goal 15', 20' Report Lambert Goal 14'
Kohler Goal 65'
Stadion Widzewa, Łódź
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Steaua București Romania1–1Spain Atlético Madrid
Ilie Goal 46' Report Pantić Goal 24'
Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Atlético Madrid Spain1–0Poland Widzew Łódź
Pantić Goal 83' Report
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)
Borussia Dortmund Germany5–3Romania Steaua București
Chapuisat Goal 13', 22'
Tretschok Goal 43'
Riedle Goal 63'
Zorc Goal 65'		 Report Ilie Goal 17'
Baciu Goal 52'
Călin Goal 79'
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Juventus 6 5 1 0 11 1 +10 16 Advance to knockout stage
2 England Manchester United 6 3 0 3 6 3 +3 9
3 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 2 1 3 3 6 −3 7
4 Austria Rapid Wien 6 0 2 4 2 12 −10 2
Source: UEFA
Rapid Wien Austria1–1Turkey Fenerbahçe
Stumpf Goal 71' Report Bolić Goal 30'
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)
Juventus Italy1–0England Manchester United
Bokšić Goal 34' Report
Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Fenerbahçe Turkey0–1Italy Juventus
Report Bokšić Goal 22'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
Manchester United England2–0Austria Rapid Wien
Solskjær Goal 20'
Beckham Goal 27'		 Report
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 51,831
Referee: (France)
Rapid Wien Austria1–1Italy Juventus
Lesiak Goal 20' Report Vieri Goal 9'
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 46,500
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Fenerbahçe Turkey0–2England Manchester United
Report Beckham Goal 55'
Cantona Goal 60'
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
Juventus Italy5–0Austria Rapid Wien
Bokšić Goal 5', 61'
Montero Goal 28'
Del Piero Goal 29', 75'		 Report
Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
Attendance: 26,143
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
Manchester United England0–1Turkey Fenerbahçe
Report Bolić Goal 78'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 53,297
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Manchester United England0–1Italy Juventus
Report Del Piero Goal 36' (pen.)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 53,529
Fenerbahçe Turkey1–0Austria Rapid Wien
Høgh Goal 76' Report
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Juventus Italy2–0Turkey Fenerbahçe
Padovano Goal 42'
Amoruso Goal 85'		 Report
Stadio delle Alpi, Torino
Attendance: 12,900
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)
Rapid Wien Austria0–2England Manchester United
Report Giggs Goal 24'
Cantona Goal 72'
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

Manchester United's defeat to Fenerbahce at Old Trafford was their first home defeat in European football.

Group D[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portugal Porto 6 5 1 0 12 4 +8 16 Advance to knockout stage
2 Norway Rosenborg 6 3 0 3 7 11 −4 9
3 Italy Milan 6 2 1 3 13 11 +2 7
4 Sweden IFK Göteborg 6 1 0 5 7 13 −6 3
Source: UEFA
IFK Göteborg Sweden2–3Norway Rosenborg
Erlingmark Goal 38', 49' Report Jakobsen Goal 32'
Iversen Goal 52'
Brattbakk Goal 64'
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 23,682
Milan Italy2–3Portugal Porto
Simone Goal 14'
Weah Goal 69'		 Report Artur Goal 52'
Jardel Goal 75', 83'
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 24,024
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Porto Portugal2–1Sweden IFK Göteborg
Artur Goal 27', 51' Report Jorge Costa Goal 71' (o.g.)
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
Rosenborg Norway1–4Italy Milan
Soltvedt Goal 15' Report Simone Goal 6', 21', 24'
Weah Goal 55'
Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
Attendance: 20,849
Referee: David Elleray (England)
IFK Göteborg Sweden2–1Italy Milan
Wahlstedt Goal 75'
Alexandersson Goal 84'		 Report Weah Goal 52'
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 42,450
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)
Rosenborg Norway0–1Portugal Porto
Report Jardel Goal 90'
Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
Attendance: 20,412
Referee: (Malta)
Porto Portugal3–0Norway Rosenborg
Zahovič Goal 32'
Drulović Goal 41'
Artur Goal 60'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)
Milan Italy4–2Sweden IFK Göteborg
Boban Goal 4'
Albertini Goal 14' (pen.)
Locatelli Goal 44'
Baggio Goal 90+2'		 Report Blomqvist Goal 27'
A. Andersson Goal 32'
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 29,803
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Porto Portugal1–1Italy Milan
Edmilson Goal 71' Report Davids Goal 56'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)
Rosenborg Norway1–0Sweden IFK Göteborg
Skammelsrud Goal 66' Report
Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
Attendance: 19,849
Referee: (Belgium)
IFK Göteborg Sweden0–2Portugal Porto
Report Jardel Goal 64'
Edmilson Goal 89'
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 19,448
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
Milan Italy1–2Norway Rosenborg
Dugarry Goal 45' Report Brattbakk Goal 29'
Heggem Goal 70'
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 28,965
Referee: (Greece)
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