1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Ronaldo's converted penalty in Rotterdam saw Barcelona beat Paris SG 1–0 and rack up a record fourth Cup Winners' Cup title.
Tournament details
Dates 8 August 1996 – 14 May 1997
Teams 49
Final positions
Champions Spain Barcelona (4th title)
Runners-up France Paris Saint-Germain
Tournament statistics
Matches played 95
Goals scored 252 (2.65 per match)
Top scorer(s) England Robbie Fowler
(7 goals)

The 1996–97 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was won by Barcelona after beating holders Paris Saint-Germain in the final. It was the last of four occasions that the Spanish club won the tournament.

Qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
MPKC Mozyr Belarus 2–3 Iceland KR Reykjavík 2–2 0–1
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland 2–5 Norway Brann 1–3 1–2
Total Network Solutions Wales 1–6 Poland Ruch Chorzów 1–1 0–5
Honvéd Hungary 2–0 Republic of Macedonia Sloga Jugomagnat 1–0 1–0
Varteks Croatia 5–1 Luxembourg Union Luxembourg 2–1 3–0
Universitāte Rīga Latvia 2–2 (2–4 p) Liechtenstein Vaduz 1–1 1–1 (aet)
Glentoran Northern Ireland 1–10 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 1–2 0–8
Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 9–0 Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn 6–0 3–0
Tallinna Sadam Estonia 2–2 (a) Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia 2–1 0–1
Chemlon Humenné Slovakia 3–0 Albania Flamurtari Vlorë 1–0 2–0
Sion Switzerland 4–2 Lithuania Kareda Šiauliai 4–2 0–0
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 1–1 (4–3 p) Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1–0 0–1 (aet)
Red Star Belgrade Serbia and Montenegro 1–1 (a) Scotland Heart of Midlothian 0–0 1–1
Qarabağ Ağdam Azerbaijan 1–2 Finland MyPa 0–1 1–1 (aet)
Kotayk Abovyan Armenia 1–5 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 1–0 0–5
Constructorul Chişinău Moldova 3–3 (a) Israel Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion 1–0 2–3
Valletta Malta 2–4 Romania Gloria Bistriţa 1–2 1–2

First leg

8 August 1996
MPKC Mozyr Belarus 2 – 2 Iceland KR Reykjavík
Yaromko  51'
Skorobogatko  70' 		Report Daðason  51'
Jónsson  90'

8 August 1996
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland 1 – 3 Norway Brann
Geoghegan  43' Report Mjelde  27'
Pedersen  29'
Eftevaag  67' (pen.)

8 August 1996
Varteks Croatia 2 – 1 Luxembourg Union Luxembourg
Mumlek  41'
Maretić  81' (pen.) 		Report Grettnich  87'
Stadion NK Varteks, Varaždin
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Josef Krula (Czech Republic)

8 August 1996
Universitate Riga Latvia 1 – 1 Liechtenstein Vaduz
Zarins  45' Report Pérez  42'

8 August 1996
Glentoran Northern Ireland 1 – 2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Little  53' Report Siegl  49'
Lokvenc  90'

8 August 1996
Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 6 – 0 Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn
Tugushi  11', 23', 55'
Ujmajuridze  27', 70'
Mindadze  88' 		Report

8 August 1996
Tallinna Sadam Estonia 2 – 1 Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia
Krõlov  25' (pen.)
Viikmäe  74' 		Report Romanchuk  77'

8 August 1996
Sion Switzerland 4 – 2 Lithuania Kareda Šiauliai
Chassot  14'
Bonvin  27'
Pančev  35' (pen.)
Vercruysse  88' 		Report Baranauskas  73' (pen.)
Dančenka  87'

8 August 1996
Red Star Belgrade Serbia and Montenegro 0 – 0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian
Report
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

8 August 1996
Kotayk Abovyan Armenia 1 – 0 Cyprus AEK Larnaca
Berberyan  80' Report

8 August 1996
Valletta Malta 1 – 2 Romania Gloria Bistriţa
Dončić  75' Report Matei  52'
Dancus  75'

Second leg

KR Reykjavík won 3–2 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
Brann Norway 2 – 1 Republic of Ireland Shelbourne
Mjelde  10'
Pedersen  72' 		Report Rutherford  5'

Brann won 5–2 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
Ruch Chorzów Poland 5 – 0 Wales Total Network Solutions
Bąk  1', 57', 64', 65'
Jones  48' (o.g.) 		Report

Ruch Chorzów won 6–1 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
Sloga Jugomagnat Republic of Macedonia 0 – 1 Hungary Honvéd
Report Ghinda  81'

Budapest Honvéd won 2–0 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
Union Luxembourg Luxembourg 0 – 3 Croatia Varteks
Report Besek  63'
Mumlek  78'
Cvetko  87'
Stade Achille Hammerel, Luxembourg
Attendance: 490
Referee: Roland Beck (Liechtenstein)

Varteks won 5–1 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
Vaduz Liechtenstein 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
4 – 2 penalties 		Latvia Universitate Riga
Polvorino  90' Report Zarins  47'

Vaduz won 4–2 on penalties.

22 August 1996
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 8 – 0 Northern Ireland Glentoran
Gunda  1', 26'
Mistr  19'
Siegl  24', 48', 80'
Svoboda  76'
Gabriel  65' 		Report

Sparta Prague won 10–1 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
HB Tórshavn Faroe Islands 0 – 3 Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi
Report Avtandil Glonti  20', 21'
Ujmajuridze  63'

Dinamo Batumi won 9–0 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
Nyva Vinnytsia Ukraine 1 – 0 Estonia Tallinna Sadam
Romanchuk  66' Report

Nyva Vinnytsia won 2–2 on away goals rule.

Chemlon Hummené won 3–0 on aggregate.

Sion won 4–2 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1 – 0 (a.e.t.)
3 – 4 penalties 		SloveniaOlimpija Ljubljana
Simeonov  58' Report

Olimpija Ljubljana won 3–4 on penalties.

Red Star Belgrade won 1–1 on away goals rule.

22 August 1996
Qarabağ Ağdam Azerbaijan 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Finland MyPa
Musayev  30' Report Keskitalo  120'

MyPa won 2–1 on aggregate.

22 August 1996
AEK Larnaca Cyprus 5 – 0 Armenia Kotayk Abovyan
Kuntić  28'
Alexandrou  41'
Kovačević  60' (pen.)
Kopunović  82'
Markou  84' 		Report

AEK Larnaca won 5–1 on aggregate.

Constructorul Chişinău won 3–3 on away goals rule.

22 August 1996
Gloria Bistriţa Romania 2 – 1 Malta Valletta
Lazăr  32'
Voica  84' 		Report Agius  24'

Gloria Bistriţa won 4–2 on aggregate.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nîmes Olympique France 5–2 Hungary Honvéd 3–1 2–1
Sturm Graz Austria 3–3 (a) Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–2 1–1
Barcelona Spain 2–0 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 2–0 0–0
Constructorul Chişinău Moldova 0–5 Turkey Galatasaray 0–1 0–4
Kaiserslautern Germany 1–4 Serbia and Montenegro Red Star Belgrade 1–0 0–4 (aet)
MyPa Finland 1–4 England Liverpool 0–1 1–3
Sion Switzerland 6–0 Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia 2–0 4–0
AGF Denmark 1–1 (a) Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1 0–0
Cercle Brugge Belgium 3–6 Norway Brann 3–2 0–4
KR Reykjavík Iceland 1–2 Sweden AIK 0–1 1–1
Benfica Portugal 5–1 Poland Ruch Chorzów 5–1 0–0
AEK Athens Greece 3–1 Slovakia Chemlon Humenné 1–0 2–1
Gloria Bistriţa Romania 1–2 Italy Fiorentina 1–1 0–1
Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 1–4 Netherlands PSV 1–1 0–3
Vaduz Liechtenstein 0–7 France Paris Saint-Germain 0–4 0–3
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 2–2 (a) Croatia Varteks 1–0 1–2

First leg

12 September 1996
Nîmes Olympique France 3 – 1 Hungary Honvéd
Jeunechamp  64'
Préget  75'
Meilhac  87' 		Report Tóth  69'
Stade des Costières, Nîmes
Attendance: 7,948
Referee: Richard O'Hanlon (Ireland)

12 September 1996
Sturm Graz Austria 2 – 2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Vastić  8'
Mählich  85' 		Report Řepka  57'
Lokvenc  72'
Sturm-Platz Gruabn, Graz
Attendance: 3,208
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

12 September 1996
Barcelona Spain 2 – 0 Cyprus AEK Larnaca
Ronaldo  19', 77' Report
Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Roland Beck (Liechtenstein)

12 September 1996
Constructorul Chişinău Moldova 0 – 1 Turkey Galatasaray
Report Knup  73'
Stadionul Republican, Chișinău
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Kostadin Guerginov (Bulgaria)

12 September 1996
Kaiserslautern Germany 1 – 0 Serbia and Montenegro Red Star Belgrade
Wegmann  59' Report
Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
Attendance: 25,700
Referee: Kenny Clarke (Scotland)

12 September 1996
MyPa Finland 0 – 1 England Liverpool
Report Bjørnebye  61'
Kymenlaakson Sähkö Stadion, Anjalankoski
Attendance: 4,767
Referee: Gylfi Orasson (Iceland)

12 September 1996
Sion Switzerland 2 – 0 Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia
Colombo  50'
Bonvin  85' 		Report
Stade Tourbillon, Sion
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Andreas Georgiou (Cyprus)

12 September 1996
AGF Denmark 1 – 1 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
Bak  15' Report Bozgo  57'
Aarhus Idrætspark, Aarhus
Attendance: 5,900
Referee: Mikko Vuorela (Finland)

12 September 1996
Cercle Brugge Belgium 3 – 2 Norway Brann
Gernsøe  5'
Vanmaele  26'
Camerman  30' 		Report Flo  38'
Eftevaag  89' (pen.)
Olympiastadion, Brugge
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: John Ashman (Wales)

12 September 1996
KR Reykjavík Iceland 0 – 1 Sweden AIK
Report Nordin  80'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Tore Hollung (Norway)

12 September 1996
Benfica Portugal 5 – 1 Poland Ruch Chorzów
Donizete  25'
João Pinto  26'
Jamir  32'
Valdo  70', 90' 		Report Gęsior  73'
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

12 September 1996
AEK Athens Greece 1 – 0 Slovakia Chemlon Humenné
Batista  45' Report
Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 15,141
Referee: Yuri Chebotarev (Russia)

12 September 1996
Gloria Bistriţa Romania 1 – 1 Italy Fiorentina
Lazăr  3' Report Batistuta  47'
Stadionul Gloria, Bistriţa
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Christer Fällström (Sweden)

12 September 1996
Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 1 – 1 Netherlands PSV
Mujiri  21' Report Nilis  39' (pen.)
Tsentral Stadium, Batumi
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Kurt Zuppinger (Switzerland)

12 September 1996
Vaduz Liechtenstein 0 – 4 France Paris Saint-Germain
Report Le Guen  13'
Dely Valdés  41'
Leonardo  45'
Allou  72'
Gemeindesportplatz, Vaduz
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia)

12 September 1996
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 1 – 0 Croatia Varteks
Cherevchenko  12' Report
Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jacek Granar (Poland)

Second leg

26 September 1996
Honvéd Hungary 1 – 2 France Nîmes Olympique
Piroska  62' Report Ecker  6'
Sabin  38'
Bozsik Stadion, Budapest
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Vladimir Antonov (Moldova)

Nîmes won 5–2 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1 – 1 Austria Sturm Graz
Horňák  85' Report Novotný  76' (o.g.)
Stadion Letná, Prague
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Juan Fernández Marin (Spain)

Sparta Prague won 3–3 on away goals rule.

26 September 1996
AEK Larnaca Cyprus 0 – 0 Spain Barcelona
Report
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Claude Colombo (France)

Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
Galatasaray Turkey 4 – 0 Moldova Constructorul Chişinău
Şükür  49', 80'
Arif  73'
Hagi  75' 		Report
Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 16,695
Referee: Miroslav Radoman (Yugoslavia)

Galatasaray won 5–0 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
Red Star Belgrade Serbia and Montenegro 4 – 0 (a.e.t.) Germany Kaiserslautern
Stanković  55', 96'
Njeguš  107'
Pantelić  120' 		Report
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Eric Blareau (Belgium)

Red Star Belgrade won 4–1 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
Liverpool England 3 – 1 Finland MyPa
Berger  18'
Collymore  59'
Barnes  78' 		Report Keskitalo  64'
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 39,013
Referee: Sergey Shmolik (Belarus)

Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
Nyva Vinnytsia Ukraine 0 – 4 Switzerland Sion
Report Lukić  3'
Vercruysse  9', 66'
Milton  54'
Tsentralnyi Stadion, Vinnitsa
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Manfred Schüttengruber (Austria)

Sion won 6–0 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 0 – 0 Denmark AGF
Report
Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana
Attendance: 1,433
Referee: Sotorios Vorgias (Greece)

Olimpija Ljubljana won 1–1 on away goals rule.

26 September 1996
Brann Norway 4 – 0 Belgium Cercle Brugge
Mjelde  5', 82'
Eftevaag  79'
Helland  88' 		Report
Brann Stadion, Bergen
Attendance: 6,104
Referee: Valeriy Onufer (Ukraine)

Brann won 6–3 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
AIK Sweden 1 – 1 Iceland KR Reykjavík
Simpson  79' Report Benediktsson  90'
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 3,267
Referee: Stephen Lodge (England)

AIK won 2–1 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
Ruch Chorzów Poland 0 – 0 Portugal Benfica
Report
Stadion Ruchu, Chorzów
Attendance: 4,547
Referee: Mika Peltola (Finland)

Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
Chemlon Humenné Slovakia 1 – 2 Greece AEK Athens
Diňa  1' Report Nikolaidis  19'
Batista  44'
Chemlon Stadion, Humenné
Attendance: 14,600
Referee: Mateo Beusan (Croatia)

AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
Fiorentina Italy 1 – 0 Romania Gloria Bistriţa
Orlando  22' Report
Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
Attendance: 18,607
Referee: Ladislav Gádoši (Slovakia)

Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
PSV Netherlands 3 – 0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi
Nilis  15' (pen.)
Eijkelkamp  53'
Marcelo Ramos  83' 		Report
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

PSV Eindhoven won 4–1 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
Paris Saint-Germain France 3 – 0 Liechtenstein Vaduz
Allou  22'
Roche  40'
Mboma  48' 		Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 15,973
Referee: Bujar Pregja (Albania)

Paris Saint-Germain won 7–0 on aggregate.

26 September 1996
Varteks Croatia 2 – 1 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
Vugrinec  63', 79' Report Kosolapov  40'
Stadion NK Varteks, Varaždin
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Georg Dardenne (Germany)

Lokomotiv Moscow won 2–2 on away goals rule.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sion Switzerland 4–8 England Liverpool 1–2 3–6
Nîmes Olympique France 2–3 Sweden AIK 1–3 1–0
Fiorentina Italy 3–2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–1 1–1
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 0–6 Greece AEK Athens 0–2 0–4
Brann Norway 4–3 Netherlands PSV 2–1 2–2
Barcelona Spain 4–2 Serbia and Montenegro Red Star Belgrade 3–1 1–1
Benfica Portugal 4–2 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 3–2
Galatasaray Turkey 4–6 France Paris Saint-Germain 4–2 0–4

First leg

17 October 1996
Sion Switzerland 1–2 England Liverpool
Bonvin  11' Report Fowler  24'
Barnes  60'
Stade Tourbillon, Sion
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

17 October 1996
Nîmes Olympique France 1–3 Sweden AIK
Fidani  89' Report Simpson  9'
Pacha  12'
Johansson  70'

17 October 1996
Brann Norway 2–1 Netherlands PSV
Mjelde  29', 34' (pen.) Report Cocu  90'
Brann Stadion, Bergen
Attendance: 7,842
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

17 October 1996
Barcelona Spain 3–1 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Giovanni  33', 34'
Figo  54' 		Report Živković  21'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)

17 October 1996
Benfica Portugal 1–0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
João Pinto  8' Report
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

Second leg

31 October 1996
Liverpool England 6–3 Switzerland Sion
McManaman  28'
Bjørnebye  54'
Barnes  65'
Fowler  70', 71'
Berger  89' 		Report Chassot  19', 64'
Bonvin  23'
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 38,514
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

Liverpool won 8–4 on aggregate.

31 October 1996
AIK Sweden 0–1 France Nîmes Olympique
Report Brundin  69' (o.g.)
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 5,620
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

AIK won 3–2 on aggregate.

31 October 1996
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1–1 Italy Fiorentina
Lokvenc  4' Report Robbiati  63'
Stadion Letná, Prague
Attendance: 16,021
Referee: David Elleray (England)

Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.

31 October 1996
AEK Athens Greece 4–0 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
Savevski  4', 86'
Batista  34'
Maladenis  80' 		Report
Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 14,482
Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

AEK Athens won 6–0 on aggregate.

31 October 1996
PSV Netherlands 2–2 Norway Brann
Eijkelkamp  74'
Zenden  83' 		Report Hasund  35'
Flo  58'
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Philippe Leduc (France)

Brann won 4–3 on aggregate.

Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.

31 October 1996
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 2–3 Portugal Benfica
Solomatin  9'
Haras  58' 		Report Panduru  47'
Donizete  63'
João Pinto  90'
Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

Benfica won 4–2 on aggregate.

17 October 1996
Paris Saint-Germain France 4–0 Turkey Galatasaray
Leonardo  9'
Dely Valdés  22'
Loko  58'
Raí  78' 		Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 34,032
Referee: Karol Ihring (Slovakia)

Paris Saint-Germain won 6–4 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benfica Portugal 1–2 Italy Fiorentina 0–2 1–0
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–0 Greece AEK Athens 0–0 3–0
Brann Norway 1–4 England Liverpool 1–1 0–3
Barcelona Spain 4–2 Sweden AIK 3–1 1–1

First leg

6 March 1997
Benfica Portugal 0–2 Italy Fiorentina
Report Baiano  45'
Batistuta  90+'
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

6 March 1997
Brann Norway 1–1 England Liverpool
Hasund  47' Report Fowler  9'
Brann Stadion, Bergen
Attendance: 12,700
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

6 March 1997
Barcelona Spain 3–1 Sweden AIK
Popescu  2'
Ronaldo  55'
Pizzi  75' 		Report Simpson  1'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: David Elleray (England)

Second leg

Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.

20 March 1997
AEK Athens Greece 0–3 France Paris Saint-Germain
Report Loko  22', 43', 80'

Paris Saint-Germain won 3–0 on aggregate.

20 March 1997
Liverpool England 3–0 Norway Brann
Fowler  25' (pen.), 77'
Collymore  63' 		Report
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 40,326
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.

20 March 1997
AIK Sweden 1–1 Spain Barcelona
Simpson  25' Report Ronaldo  12'
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Paris SG halted Liverpool's progress at the semi-final stage.
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Spain 3–1 Italy Fiorentina 1–1 2–0
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–2 England Liverpool 3–0 0–2

First leg

10 April 1997
Barcelona Spain 1–1 Italy Fiorentina
Nadal  42' Report Batistuta  62'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 105,000
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

10 April 1997
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–0 England Liverpool
Leonardo  11'
Cauet  43'
Leroy  84' 		Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 35,142
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Second leg

24 April 1997
Fiorentina Italy 0–2 Spain Barcelona
Report Couto  30'
Guardiola  35'
Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

After Barcelona's second goal, de la Peña of Barcelona was hit by an object thrown from the stands and required medical assistance.

Barcelona won 3–1 on aggregate.

24 April 1997
Liverpool England 2–0 France Paris Saint-Germain
Fowler  12'
Wright  79' 		Report
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Paris Saint-Germain won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 England Robbie Fowler England Liverpool 7
2 Norway Mons Ivar Mjelde Norway Brann 6
3 Brazil Ronaldo Spain Barcelona 5
Czech Republic Horst Siegl Czech Republic Sparta Prague 5
Turkey Hakan Şükür Turkey Galatasaray 5
6 Poland Arkadiusz Bąk Poland Ruch Chorzów 4
Argentina Gabriel Batistuta Italy Fiorentina 4
Switzerland Christophe Bonvin Switzerland Sion 4
France Patrice Loko France Paris Saint-Germain 4
Sweden Pascal Simpson Sweden AIK 4
11 England John Barnes England Liverpool 3
Greece Daniel Batista Lima Greece AEK Athens 3
Switzerland Frédéric Chassot Switzerland Sion 3
Panama Julio Dely Valdés France Paris Saint-Germain 3
Norway Claus Eftevaag Norway Brann 3
Brazil Giovanni Spain Barcelona 3
Portugal João Pinto Portugal Benfica 3
Brazil Leonardo France Paris Saint-Germain 3
Czech Republic Vratislav Lokvenc Czech Republic Sparta Prague 3
Georgia (country) Temur Tugushi Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 3
Georgia (country) Davit Ujmajuridze Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 3
France Philippe Vercruysse Switzerland Sion 3

See also

External links

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