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1996–97 UEFA Champions League group stage

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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Auxerre 6 4 0 2 8 7 +1 12 Advance to knockout stage
2   Ajax 6 4 0 2 8 4 +4 12
3   Grasshopper 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 9
4   Rangers 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3
Source: UEFA
Auxerre  0–1  Ajax
Report Litmanen   4'
Attendance: 18,512
Grasshopper  3–0  Rangers
Yakin   18'
Türkyilmaz   28', 79'		 Report
Attendance: 20,030
Rangers  1–2  Auxerre
Gascoigne   71' Report Deniaud   55', 69'
Attendance: 37,344
Ajax  0–1  Grasshopper
Report Yakin   60'
Attendance: 43,134
Auxerre  1–0  Grasshopper
Deniaud   43' Report
Attendance: 17,000
Ajax  4–1  Rangers
Dani   25', 41'
Babangida   83'
Wooter   90'		 Report Durrant   88'
Attendance: 48,467
Rangers  0–1  Ajax
Report Scholten   39'
Attendance: 42,265
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Grasshopper  3–1  Auxerre
Moldovan   17', 29'
Gren   59'		 Report Gren   48' (o.g.)
Attendance: 19,200
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
Rangers  2–1  Grasshopper
McCoist   67', 73' Report Berger   77'
Attendance: 34,192
Ajax  1–2  Auxerre
Babangida   44' Report Diomède   11'
Marlet   56'
Attendance: 48,700
Auxerre  2–1  Rangers
Laslandes   20'
Marlet   32'		 Report Gough   36'
Attendance: 21,300
Grasshopper  0–1  Ajax
Report Kluivert   32'
Attendance: 19,200

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Atlético Madrid 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Advance to knockout stage
2   Borussia Dortmund 6 4 1 1 14 8 +6 13
3   Widzew Łódź 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4
4   Steaua București 6 1 1 4 5 15 −10 4
Source: UEFA
Atlético Madrid  4–0  Steaua București
Esnáider   33', 45'
Simeone   64', 84'		 Report
Attendance: 47,000
Borussia Dortmund  2–1  Widzew Łódź
Herrlich   45', 68' Report Citko   84'
Attendance: 39,600
Widzew Łódź  1–4  Atlético Madrid
Citko   45' Report Pantić   25'
Simeone   32', 58'
Kiko   60'
Attendance: 15,450
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Steaua București  0–3  Borussia Dortmund
Report Ricken   6'
Heinrich   37'
Chapuisat   77'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)
Atlético Madrid  0–1  Borussia Dortmund
Report Reuter   51'
Attendance: 50,000
Steaua București  1–0  Widzew Łódź
Bogusz   82' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 15,000
Widzew Łódź  2–0  Steaua București
Majak   40'
Czerwiec   48'		 Report
Attendance: 4,900
Borussia Dortmund  1–2  Atlético Madrid
Herrlich   17' Report Fresnedoso   37'
Pantić   42'
Attendance: 45,000
Widzew Łódź  2–2  Borussia Dortmund
Dembiński   15', 20' Report Lambert   14'
Kohler   65'
Attendance: 18,000
Steaua București  1–1  Atlético Madrid
Ilie   46' Report Pantić   24'
Attendance: 10,000
Atlético Madrid  1–0  Widzew Łódź
Pantić   83' Report
Attendance: 23,000
Borussia Dortmund  5–3  Steaua București
Chapuisat   13', 22'
Tretschok   43'
Riedle   63'
Zorc   65'		 Report Ilie   17'
Baciu   52'
Călin   79'
Attendance: 37,000

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Juventus 6 5 1 0 11 1 +10 16 Advance to knockout stage
2   Manchester United 6 3 0 3 6 3 +3 9
3   Fenerbahçe 6 2 1 3 3 6 −3 7
4   Rapid Wien 6 0 2 4 2 12 −10 2
Source: UEFA
Rapid Wien  1–1  Fenerbahçe
Stumpf   71' Report Bolić   30'
Attendance: 41,500
Juventus  1–0  Manchester United
Bokšić   34' Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Fenerbahçe  0–1  Juventus
Report Bokšić   22'
Attendance: 28,000
Manchester United  2–0  Rapid Wien
Solskjær   20'
Beckham   27'		 Report
Attendance: 51,831
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
Rapid Wien  1–1  Juventus
Lesiak   20' Report Vieri   9'
Attendance: 46,500
Fenerbahçe  0–2  Manchester United
Report Beckham   55'
Cantona   60'
Attendance: 26,000
Juventus  5–0  Rapid Wien
Bokšić   5', 61'
Montero   28'
Del Piero   29', 75'		 Report
Attendance: 26,143
Manchester United  0–1  Fenerbahçe
Report Bolić   78'
Attendance: 53,297

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

Manchester United  0–1  Juventus
Report Del Piero   36' (pen.)
Attendance: 53,529
Fenerbahçe  1–0  Rapid Wien
Høgh   76' Report
Attendance: 19,000
Juventus  2–0  Fenerbahçe
Padovano   42'
Amoruso   85'		 Report
Attendance: 12,900
Rapid Wien  0–2  Manchester United
Report Giggs   24'
Cantona   72'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Porto 6 5 1 0 12 4 +8 16 Advance to knockout stage
2   Rosenborg 6 3 0 3 7 11 −4 9
3   Milan 6 2 1 3 13 11 +2 7
4   IFK Göteborg 6 1 0 5 7 13 −6 3
Source: UEFA
IFK Göteborg  2–3  Rosenborg
Erlingmark   38', 49' Report Jakobsen   32'
Iversen   52'
Brattbakk   64'
Attendance: 23,682
Milan  2–3  Porto
Simone   14'
Weah   69'		 Report Artur   52'
Jardel   75', 83'
Attendance: 24,024
Porto  2–1  IFK Göteborg
Artur   27', 51' Report Jorge Costa   71' (o.g.)
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
Rosenborg  1–4  Milan
Soltvedt   15' Report Simone   6', 21', 24'
Weah   55'
Attendance: 20,849
IFK Göteborg  2–1  Milan
Wahlstedt   75'
Alexandersson   84'		 Report Weah   52'
Attendance: 42,450
Rosenborg  0–1  Porto
Report Jardel   90'
Attendance: 20,412
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)
Porto  3–0  Rosenborg
Zahovič   32'
Drulović   41'
Artur   60'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Milan  4–2  IFK Göteborg
Boban   4'
Albertini   14' (pen.)
Locatelli   44'
Baggio   90+2'		 Report Blomqvist   27'
A. Andersson   32'
Attendance: 29,803
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Porto  1–1  Milan
Edmilson   71' Report Davids   56'
Attendance: 50,000
Rosenborg  1–0  IFK Göteborg
Skammelsrud   66' Report
Attendance: 19,849
IFK Göteborg  0–2  Porto
Report Jardel   64'
Edmilson   89'
Attendance: 19,448
Milan  1–2  Rosenborg
Dugarry   45' Report Brattbakk   29'
Heggem   70'
Attendance: 28,965
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