1996–97 UEFA Champions League qualifying round

The 1996–97 UEFA Champions League featured 24 teams, with eight teams (the seven top-ranked league champions in the UEFA clubs coefficient table, plus the defending champions from 1995–96) qualifying automatically for the group stage and the remaining 16 (the league champions ranked 8–23 in the coefficient table) playing in a two-legged preliminary round. The winners of each tie entered the Champions League group stage, while the losers entered the UEFA Cup First Round.

## Summary

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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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 | 4–4 (a)  |  Brøndby | 2–1  | 2–3
Grasshopper | 6–0  |  Slavia Prague | 5–0  | 1–0
Club Brugge | 2–5  |  Steaua București | 2–2  | 0–3
Rapid Wien | 6–2  |  Dynamo Kyiv | 2–0  | 4–2

## Matches

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7 August 1996

19:30

Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–1|  Fenerbahçe

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| Report | Kemalettin 43'

Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

21 August 1996

20:00

Fenerbahçe | 1–1|  Maccabi Tel Aviv

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Okocha 19' | Report | Driks 76'

Fenerbahçe Stadium, Istanbul

Attendance: 23,188[1]

Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)

Fenerbahçe won 2–1 on aggregate.

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7 August 1996

20:00

Rangers | 3–1|  Alania Vladikavkaz

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McInnes 51'
McCoist 60'
Petrić 77' | Report | Yanovsky 29'

Ibrox Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 44,799[2]

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

21 August 1996

20:00

Alania Vladikavkaz | 2–7|  Rangers

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Yanovsky 15'
Suleymanov 23' (pen.) | Report | McCoist 1', 13', 18'
Van Vossen 40'
Laudrup 56', 83'
Miller 87'

Republican Spartak Stadium, Vladikavkaz

Attendance: 33,000

Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Rangers won 10–3 on aggregate.

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7 August 1996

21:15

Panathinaikos | 1–0|  Rosenborg

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Warzycha 19' | Report |

Olympic Stadium, Athens[3]

Attendance: 33,095

Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)

21 August 1996

19:30

Rosenborg | 3–0 (a.e.t.)|  Panathinaikos

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Strand 63'
Iversen 94'
Heggem 97' | Report |

Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim

Attendance: 18,625[4]

Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

Rosenborg won 3–1 on aggregate.

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7 August 1996

19:00

IFK Göteborg | 3–0|  Ferencváros

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Blomqvist 37'
Pettersson 49', 56' | Report |

Idrottsparken, Norrköping

Attendance: 5,513

Referee: Alain Sars (France)

21 August 1996

20:30

Ferencváros | 1–1|  IFK Göteborg

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Horváth 13' | Report | A. Andersson 87'

Üllői úti Stadion, Budapest

Attendance: 5,925

Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

IFK Göteborg won 4–1 on aggregate.

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7 August 1996

20:15

Widzew Łódź | 2–1|  Brøndby

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Dembiński 63'
Majak 73' | Report | Bjur 75'

Widzew Łódź Stadium, Łódź

Attendance: 6,300

Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

21 August 1996

20:05

Brøndby | 3–2|  Widzew Łódź

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Møller 31'
Bjur 44'
Vilfort 47' | Report | Citko 56'
Wojtala 88'

Brøndby Stadion, Brøndbyvester

Attendance: 10,438[5]

Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

4–4 on aggregate; Widzew Łódź won on away goals.

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7 August 1996

20:15

Grasshopper | 5–0|  Slavia Prague

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Türkyilmaz 11', 46'
Esposito 43'
Moldovan 57'
Koller 89' | Report |

Hardturm, Zurich

Attendance: 9,300

Referee: Jorge Coroado (Portugal)

21 August 1996

20:15

Slavia Prague | 0–1|  Grasshopper

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| Report | Türkyilmaz 70'

Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague

Attendance: 3,012

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Grasshopper won 6–0 on aggregate.

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7 August 1996

20:00

Club Brugge | 2–2|  Steaua București

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Nielsen 27'
Špehar 54' | Report | A. Ilie 45', 62'

Olympiastadion, Bruges

Attendance: 10,755

Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

21 August 1996

21:00

Steaua București | 3–0|  Club Brugge

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A. Ilie 32' (pen.), 44'
Nagy 55' | Report |

Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest

Attendance: 10,912

Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Steaua București won 5–2 on aggregate.

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7 August 1996

20:30

Rapid Wien | 2–0|  Dynamo Kyiv

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Stumpf 8'
Guggi 90' | Report |

Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna[6]

Attendance: 29,500

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

21 August 1996

19:00

Dynamo Kyiv | 2–4|  Rapid Wien

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Kalitvintsev 6'
Maksymov 77' | Report | Ivanov 20', 40'
Kühbauer 29'
Holovko 62' (o.g.)

NSK Olimpiyskyi, Kyiv

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

Rapid Wien won 6–2 on aggregate.

## References

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1. ^ "Fenerbahçe - Maccabi Tel Aviv 1:1 (Champions League Qual. 1996/1997, 1. Round)".
2. ^ "ЛИГА ЧЕМПИОНОВ. КВАЛИФИКАЦИОННЫЙ РАУНД. Первые матчи• ГРАССХОППЕР Швейцария - СЛАВИЯ Чехия - 5:0 (2:0)• МАККАБИ Т-А Израиль - ФЕНЕРБАХЧЕ Турция- 0:1 (0:1)• ПАНАТИНАИКОС Греция - РУСЕНБОРГ Норвегия - 1:0 (1:0)• ГЕТЕБОРГ Швеция - ФЕРЕНЦВАРОШ Венгрия - 3:0 (1:0)• ВИДЗЕВ Польша - БРОНДБЮ Дания - 2:1 (0:0)• БРЮГГЕ Бельгия - СТЯУА Румыния - 2:2 (1:1)• Ответные матчи состоятся 21 августа".
3. ^ "Panathinaikos - Rosenborg (Mesterliga-kvalik 1996/97)". YouTube. January 2009.
4. ^ "СТЯУА Румыния - БРЮГГЕ Бельгия - 3:0 (2:0)• СЛАВИЯ Чехия - ГРАССХОППЕР Швейцария - 0:1 (0:0)• РУСЕНБОРГ Норвегия - ПАНАТИНАИКОС Греция - 3:0 (0:0, 1:0, 2:0)• ФЕРЕНЦВАРОШ Венгрия - ГЕТЕБОРГ Швеция - 1:1 (1:0)• ФЕНЕРБАХЧЕ Турция - МАККАБИ Т-А Израиль - 1:1 (1:О)• БРОНДБЮ Дания - ВИДЗЕВ Польша - 3:2 (2:0)".
5. ^ "СТЯУА Румыния - БРЮГГЕ Бельгия - 3:0 (2:0)• СЛАВИЯ Чехия - ГРАССХОППЕР Швейцария - 0:1 (0:0)• РУСЕНБОРГ Норвегия - ПАНАТИНАИКОС Греция - 3:0 (0:0, 1:0, 2:0)• ФЕРЕНЦВАРОШ Венгрия - ГЕТЕБОРГ Швеция - 1:1 (1:0)• ФЕНЕРБАХЧЕ Турция - МАККАБИ Т-А Израиль - 1:1 (1:О)• БРОНДБЮ Дания - ВИДЗЕВ Польша - 3:2 (2:0)".
6. ^ "Rapid Wien - Dynamo Kiew 2:0 - CL Quali 1996/97 - Schluss & Interviews". YouTube. 14 May 2018.

## External links

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* Qualifying round at UEFA.com

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UEFA Champions League phases

Qualifying /
early rounds|

* 1991–92
* first
* second
* 1992–93
* prelim.
* first
* second
* 1993–94
* prelim.
* first
* second
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Group /
league phases|

* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* first
* second
* 2000–01
* first
* second
* 2001–02
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* second
* 2002–03
* first
* second
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Knockout phases|

* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

* Note: In 1991–92, the competition was still known as the European Cup, but is included as it was the first to use a group stage format. In that season and 1992–93, there was no knockout phase between the group stage and final.

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1996–97 in European football (UEFA)

Domestic leagues|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus '96 '97
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herzeg-Bosnia, Republika Srpska)
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands '96 '97
* Finland '96 '97
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '96 '97
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan '96 '97
* Latvia '96 '97
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '96 '97
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Russia '96 '97
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden '96 '97
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales
* FR Yugoslavia

Domestic cups|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands '96 '97
* Finland '96 '97
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '96 '97
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia '96 '97
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '96 '97
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales
* FR Yugoslavia

League cups|

* England
* Finland '96 '97
* France
* Iceland '96 '97
* Israel
* Northern Ireland
* Republic of Ireland
* Scotland
* Wales

Supercups|

* England
* Germany

UEFA competitions|

* Champions League (Qualifying, Group stage, knockout stage, Final)
* Cup Winners' Cup (Final)
* UEFA Cup (Final)
* Intertoto Cup
* Super Cup

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