1996 Rosenborg BK season

The 1996 season was Rosenborg's 18th consecutive year in Tippeligaen, their 33rd season in the top flight of Norwegian football and 17th season with Nils Arne Eggen as manager. They participated in Tippeligaen, the Cup and the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League, entering at the qualifying round stage.^[1]

Squad at end of season^[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  NOR Jørn Jamtfall — GK  NOR Thomas André Ødegaard — DF  NOR Bjørn Otto Bragstad — DF  NOR Vegard Heggem — DF  NOR Jon Olav Hjelde — DF  NOR Erik Hoftun — DF  NOR Bjørn Tore Kvarme — DF  NOR Karl Petter Løken — DF  NOR Ståle Stensaas — DF  NOR Stian Tømmerdal — MF  NOR Karl Oskar Fjørtoft

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NOR Bent Skammelsrud — MF  NOR Tom Kåre Staurvik — MF  NOR Trond Egil Soltvedt — MF  NOR Kristian Sørli — MF  NOR Roar Strand — MF  NOR Fredrik Winsnes — MF  NOR Johan-Petter Winsnes — FW  NOR Harald Brattbakk — FW  NOR Steffen Iversen — FW  NOR Mini Jakobsen

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NOR Kåre Ingebrigtsen (to Lillestrøm)

• Tom Kåre Staurvik - NAC Breda
• Steffen Iversen - Tottenham Hotspur, £2,500,000, December
• Kåre Ingebrigtsen - Lillestrøm

Panathinaikos v Rosenborg

7 August 1996 1st leg	Panathinaikos	1–0	Rosenborg	Athens, Greece
21:15	Warzycha 19'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 33,095 Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)

Rosenborg v Panathinaikos

21 August 1996 2nd leg	Rosenborg	3–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 agg.)	Panathinaikos	Trondheim, Norway
19:30	Strand 63' Iversen 94' Heggem 97'	Report		Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 18,625 Referee: Paul Durkin (Scotland)

Pos	Team v t e	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

IFK Göteborg v Rosenborg

11 September 1996 1	IFK Göteborg	2–3	Rosenborg	Gothenburg, Sweden
20:30	Erlingmark 38', 49'	Report	Jakobsen 32' Iversen 52' Brattbakk 64'	Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 23,682 Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)

Rosenborg v Milan

25 September 1996 2	Rosenborg	1–4	Milan	Trondheim, Norway
20:30	Soltvedt 15'	Report	Simone 6', 21', 24' Weah 55'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 20,849 Referee: David Elleray (England)

Rosenborg v Porto

16 October 1996 3	Rosenborg	0–1	Porto	Trondheim, Norway
20:30		Report	Jardel 90'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 20,412 Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

Porto v Rosenborg

30 October 1996 4	Porto	3–0	Rosenborg	Porto, Portugal
19:30	Zahovič 32' Drulović 41' Artur 60'	Report		Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Rosenborg v IFK Göteborg

20 November 1996 5	Rosenborg	1–0	IFK Göteborg	Trondheim, Norway
20:30	Skammelsrud 66'	Report		Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 19,849 Referee: Eric Blareau (Belgium)

Milan v Rosenborg

4 December 1996 6	Milan	1–2	Rosenborg	Milan, Italy
20:30	Dugarry 45'	Report	Brattbakk 29' Heggem 70'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 28,965 Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Greece)

Rosenborg v Juventus

5 March 1997 Quarter-finals 1st leg	Rosenborg	1–1	Juventus	Trondheim, Norway
20:30	Soltvedt 51'	Report	Vieri 53'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 20,246 Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Juventus v Rosenborg

19 March 1997 Quarter-finals 2nd leg	Juventus	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	Rosenborg	Turin, Italy
20:30	Zidane 29' Amoruso 89' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 35,371 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)