The 1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final was a football match contested between Paris Saint-Germain of France and Rapid Wien of Austria. It was the final match of the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the 36th Cup Winners' Cup final. The final was held at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on 8 May 1996, hosting its first European club final since the scenes of the Heysel Stadium disaster eleven years prior. Paris Saint-Germain won the match 1–0, thanks to a free kick from Bruno Ngotty.
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| Event | 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 8 May 1996 | ||||||
| Venue | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels | ||||||
| Referee | Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy) | ||||||
| Attendance | 37,500[1] | ||||||
Excluding their victory in the 2001 Intertoto Cup, this remains the last occasion in club history where PSG has won a major European competition.
Route to the final edit
 Paris Saint-Germain
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Round |  Rapid Wien
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Stages | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
 Molde
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6–2 | 3–2 (A) | 3–0 (H) | First round |  Petrolul Ploiești
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3–1 | 3–1 (H) | 0–0 (A) |
 Celtic
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4–0 | 1–0 (H) | 3–0 (A) | Second round |  Sporting CP
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4–2 | 0–2 (A) | 4–0 (aet) (H) |
 Parma
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3–2 | 0–1 (A) | 3–1 (H) | Quarter-finals |  Dynamo Moscow
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4–0 | 1–0 (A) | 3–0 (H) |
 Deportivo La Coruña
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2–0 | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Semi-finals |  Feyenoord
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4–1 | 1–1 (A) | 3–0 (H) |
Match edit
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| Paris Saint-Germain | 1–0 | Rapid Wien |
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Ngotty  29' |
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: All-time finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 30 June 2005. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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