| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 24 (from UEFA confederations) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Dortmund (1st title) |
Runner-up  |
 Juventus |
The 1996–97 UEFA Champions League was the 42nd edition of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the fifth since its rebranding as the UEFA Champions League, and the last involving only clubs that were champions of their domestic leagues. The tournament was won by Borussia Dortmund in a surprise final victory against defending champions Juventus. It was their only title in the tournament to date. The two sides had also met in the final of the UEFA Cup in 1992–93, when the Italian giants won 6–1 on aggregate.
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Qualifying round
The winners of each tie in the preliminary round entered the Champions League group stage, whilst the losers entered the UEFA Cup First Round.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maccabi Tel Aviv  |
1–2 |  Fenerbahçe |
0–1 | 1–1 |
Rangers  |
10–3 |  Alania Vladikavkaz |
3–1 | 7–2 |
Panathinaikos  |
1–3 |  Rosenborg |
1–0 | 0–3(aet) |
IFK Göteborg  |
4–1 |  Ferencváros |
3–0 | 1–1 |
Widzew Łódź  |
(a)4–4 |  Brøndby |
2–1 | 2–3 |
Grasshopper  |
6–0 |  Slavia Prague |
5–0 | 1–0 |
Club Brugge  |
2–5 |  Steaua Bucureşti |
2–2 | 0–3 |
Rapid Wien  |
6–2 |  Dynamo Kyiv |
2–0 | 4–2 |
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Auxerre |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 12 |
 Ajax |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 |
| Grasshopper |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| Rangers |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 3 |
| Matchday 1 | |||
| Auxerre | 0–1 | Ajax | |
| Grasshopper | 3–0 | Rangers | |
| Matchday 2 | |||
| Rangers | 1–2 | Auxerre | |
| Ajax | 0–1 | Grasshopper | |
| Matchday 3 | |||
| Auxerre | 1–0 | Grasshopper | |
| Ajax | 4–1 | Rangers | |
| Matchday 4 | |||
| Grasshopper | 3–1 | Auxerre | |
| Rangers | 0–1 | Ajax | |
| Matchday 5 | |||
| Rangers | 2–1 | Grasshopper | |
| Ajax | 1–2 | Auxerre | |
| Matchday 6 | |||
| Auxerre | 2–1 | Rangers | |
| Grasshopper | 0–1 | Ajax |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlético Madrid |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 |
| Borussia Dortmund |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 13 |
| Widzew Łódź |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 4 |
| Steaua Bucureşti |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 4 |
| Matchday 1 | |||
| Atlético Madrid | 4–0 | Steaua Bucureşti | |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2–1 | Widzew Łódź | |
| Matchday 2 | |||
| Widzew Łódź | 1–4 | Atlético Madrid | |
| Steaua Bucureşti | 0–3 | Borussia Dortmund | |
| Matchday 3 | |||
| Atlético Madrid | 0–1 | Borussia Dortmund | |
| Steaua Bucureşti | 1–0 | Widzew Łódź | |
| Matchday 4 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | 1–2 | Atlético Madrid | |
| Widzew Łódź | 2–0 | Steaua Bucureşti | |
| Matchday 5 | |||
| Widzew Łódź | 2–2 | Borussia Dortmund | |
| Steaua Bucureşti | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid | |
| Matchday 6 | |||
| Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | Widzew Łódź | |
| Borussia Dortmund | 5–3 | Steaua Bucureşti |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 16 |
 Manchester United |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| Fenerbahçe |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| Rapid Wien |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 2 |
| Matchday 1 | |||
| Rapid Wien | 1–1 | Fenerbahçe | |
| Juventus | 1–0 | Manchester United | |
| Matchday 2 | |||
| Manchester United | 2–0 | Rapid Wien | |
| Fenerbahçe | 0–1 | Juventus | |
| Matchday 3 | |||
| Rapid Wien | 1–1 | Juventus | |
| Fenerbahçe | 0–2 | Manchester United | |
| Matchday 4 | |||
| Juventus | 5–0 | Rapid Wien | |
| Manchester United | 0–1 | Fenerbahçe | |
| Matchday 5 | |||
| Manchester United | 0–1 | Juventus | |
| Fenerbahçe | 1–0 | Rapid Wien | |
| Matchday 6 | |||
| Rapid Wien | 0–2 | Manchester United | |
| Juventus | 2–0 | Fenerbahçe |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Porto |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 |
| Rosenborg |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 9 |
| Milan |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 7 |
| IFK Göteborg |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 3 |
| Matchday 1 | |||
| IFK Göteborg | 2–3 | Rosenborg | |
| Milan | 2–3 | Porto | |
| Matchday 2 | |||
| Porto | 2–1 | IFK Göteborg | |
| Rosenborg | 1–4 | Milan | |
| Matchday 3 | |||
| IFK Göteborg | 2–1 | Milan | |
| Rosenborg | 0–1 | Porto | |
| Matchday 4 | |||
| Milan | 4–2 | IFK Göteborg | |
| Porto | 3–0 | Rosenborg | |
| Matchday 5 | |||
| Porto | 1–1 | Milan | |
| Rosenborg | 1–0 | IFK Göteborg | |
| Matchday 6 | |||
| IFK Göteborg | 0–2 | Porto | |
| Milan | 1–2 | Rosenborg |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
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Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Auxerre | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
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Manchester United | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Porto | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
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Borussia Dortmund | - | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Juventus | - | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Ajax | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Atletico Madrid | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Ajax | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Juventus | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
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Rosenborg | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Juventus | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borussia Dortmund |
4–1 | Auxerre |
3–1 | 1–0 |
| Manchester United |
4–0 | Porto |
4–0 | 0–0 |
| Ajax |
4–3 | Atlético Madrid |
1–1 | 3–2(aet) |
| Rosenborg |
1–3 | Juventus |
1–1 | 0–2 |
Semi-finals
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borussia Dortmund |
2–0 | Manchester United |
1–0 | 1–0 |
| Ajax |
2–6 | Juventus |
1–2 | 1–4 |
Final
Main article: 1997 UEFA Champions League Final
| 1997-05-28 |
Borussia Dortmund |
3 – 1 | Juventus |
Olympiastadion, Munich Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary) |
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Riedle  29' 34'Ricken 70' |
Del Piero 66' |
| UEFA Champions League 1996-97 Winners |
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| Borussia Dortmund First Title |
See also
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