1996–97 UEFA Cup

1996–97 UEFA Cup
Dates17 July 1996 – 21 May 1997
Final positions
ChampionsGermany Schalke 04 (1st title)
Runners-upItaly Internazionale
Tournament statistics
Matches played126
Goals scored327 (2.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Maurizio Ganz (Internazionale)
8 goals

The 1996–97 UEFA Cup was the 26th season of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It was won by German side Schalke 04, who beat Internazionale of Italy on penalties after the two-legged final finished 1–1 on aggregate. Defending champions Bayern Munich were eliminated in the first round by Valencia.

This was the last year in which the UEFA Cup final was played in a two-legged, home-and-away format. From 1998, the final was played as a single match at a neutral venue.

Format

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According to 1995 UEFA ranking, Bulgaria ceded a slot to Norway.

The access list was finally increased to 117 clubs:

  • all the 47 federations obtained a UEFA place,
  • all the 24 national champions excluded from the Champions League entered in the UEFA Cup,
  • all the 8 national champions that failed to qualify for the Champions League group stage entered in the UEFA Cup First round
  • a third winner of the UEFA Intertoto Cup was added,
  • 3 clubs of the UEFA Fair Play ranking were confirmed.

A second qualifying round was consequently added for the first time in the history of the European competitions.

Teams

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The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • TH: Title holders
  • LC: League Cup winners
  • Nth: League position
  • IC: Intertoto Cup
  • FP: Fair play
  • CLQ: Relegated from the Champions League
First round
Italy Lazio (3rd) Spain Tenerife (5th) England Newcastle United (2nd) Russia Alania Vladikavkaz (CLQ)
Italy Roma (5th) Germany Bayern MunichTH (2nd) England Aston Villa (LC) Denmark Brøndby (CLQ)
Italy Parma (6th) Germany Schalke 04 (3rd) England Arsenal (5th) Czech Republic Slavia Prague (CLQ)
Italy Internazionale (7th) Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach (4th) Belgium Anderlecht (2nd) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (CLQ)
France Monaco (3rd) Germany Hamburg (5th) Belgium Germinal Ekeren (3rd) Hungary Ferencváros (CLQ)
France Metz (LC) Netherlands Feyenoord (3rd) Belgium Molenbeek (4th) Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv (CLQ)
France Lens (5th) Netherlands Roda (4th) Greece Olympiacos (3rd) France Guingamp (IC)
France Montpellier (6th) Portugal Sporting CP (3rd) Belgium Club Brugge (CLQ) Germany Karlsruhe (IC)
Spain Valencia (2nd) Portugal Boavista (4th) Greece Panathinaikos (CLQ) Denmark Silkeborg (IC)
Spain Espanyol (4th) Portugal Vitória Guimarães (5th)
Qualifying round
Greece Iraklis (4th) Denmark Lyngby (4th) Switzerland Aarau (4th) Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa (2nd)
Russia Spartak Moscow (3rd) Austria Tirol Innsbruck (3rd) Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc (2nd) Hungary Budapesti VSC (2nd)
Russia Dynamo Moscow (4th) Austria GAK (4th) Scotland Celtic (2nd) Romania Național București (2nd)
Russia Torpedo Moscow (5th) Sweden Helsingborg (2nd) Scotland Aberdeen (3rd) Romania Rapid București (3rd)
Turkey Trabzonspor (2nd) Sweden Halmstad (3rd) Norway Molde (2nd) Russia CSKA Moscow (FP)
Turkey Beşiktaş (3rd) Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax (3rd) Norway Bodø/Glimt (3rd) Sweden Malmö (FP)
Denmark Odense (3rd)
Preliminary round
Poland Legia Warsaw (2nd) Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi (1st) Moldova Zimbru Chișinău (1st) Faroe Islands B71 (4th)
Poland Hutnik Kraków (3rd) Georgia (country) Margveti Zestaponi (2nd) Moldova Tiligul Tiraspol (2nd) Wales Barry Town (1st)
Israel Maccabi Haifa (2nd) Iceland ÍA (1st) Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic (1st) Wales Newtown (2nd)
Israel Beitar Jerusalem (3rd) Iceland ÍBV (3rd) Republic of Ireland Bohemians (2nd) Armenia Pyunik (1st)
Cyprus APOEL (1st) Finland Haka (1st) Malta Sliema Wanderers (1st) Armenia Shirak (2nd)
Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta (2nd) Finland HJK (3rd) Malta Floriana (3rd) Estonia Lantana Tallinn (1st)
Croatia Croatia Zagreb (1st) Bulgaria Slavia Sofia (1st) Lithuania Inkaras Kaunas (1st) Estonia Flora (2nd)
Croatia Hajduk Split (2nd) Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia (3rd) Lithuania Žalgiris Vilnius (3rd) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan (1st)
Latvia Skonto (1st) Belarus Dinamo Minsk (1st) Albania Tirana (1st) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina (3rd)
Latvia Dinaburg (2nd) Belarus Dinamo-93 Minsk (3rd) Albania Teuta Durrës (2nd) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bečej (4th)
Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (1st) Northern Ireland Portadown (1st) Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch (1st) Azerbaijan Neftçi (1st)
Slovakia Košice (2nd) Northern Ireland Crusaders (2nd) Luxembourg Grevenmacher (2nd) Azerbaijan Khazri Buzovna (2nd)
Slovenia Gorica (1st) North Macedonia Sileks (1st) Faroe Islands GÍ (1st) Finland Jazz (FP)
Slovenia Mura (3rd) North Macedonia Vardar (3rd)

Preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 6–2 Luxembourg Grevenmacher 4–0 2–2
Dinamo-93 Minsk Belarus 4–2 Moldova Tiligul Tiraspol 3–1 1–1
Croatia Zagreb Croatia 10–2 Albania Tirana 4–0 6–2
Sliema Wanderers Malta 4–3 Georgia (country) Margveti Zestaponi 1–3 3–0
Jazz Finland 4–1 Faroe Islands GÍ 3–1 1–0
Gorica Slovenia 1–3 North Macedonia Vardar 0–1 1–2
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 6–2 Armenia Shirak 4–0 2–2
Portadown Northern Ireland 1–5 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina 0–1 1–4
Pyunik Armenia 5–6 Finland HJK 3–1 2–5 (aet)
Lantana Tallinn Estonia 2–1 Iceland ÍBV 2–1 0–0
Bohemians Republic of Ireland 1–1 (a) Belarus Dinamo Minsk 1–1 0–0
Beitar Jerusalem Israel 8–2 Malta Floriana 3–1 5–1
Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg 2–7 Poland Legia Warsaw 2–4 0–3
Slavia Sofia Bulgaria 5–4 Lithuania Inkaras Kaunas 4–3 1–1
ÍA Iceland 2–1 North Macedonia Sileks 2–0 0–1
Neftçi Azerbaijan 2–7 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 2–1 0–6
Newtown Wales 1–7 Latvia Skonto 1–4 0–3
Zimbru Chișinău Moldova 1–6 Croatia Hajduk Split 0–4 1–2
B71 Faroe Islands 3–9 Cyprus APOEL 1–5 2–4
Barry Town Wales 2–1 Latvia Dinaburg 0–0 2–1
Žalgiris Vilnius Lithuania 3–2 Northern Ireland Crusaders 2–0 1–2
Teuta Durrës Albania 2–6 Slovakia Košice 1–4 1–2
Haka Finland 3–2 Estonia Flora 2–2 1–0
Bečej Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 0–2 Slovenia Mura 0–0 0–2
Hutnik Kraków Poland 11–2 Azerbaijan Khazri Buzovna 9–0 2–2
Maccabi Haifa Israel 1–4 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 0–1 1–3
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland 3–5 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 3–4 0–1

First leg

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Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country)4–0Luxembourg Grevenmacher
Iashvili 38', 69'
Gogichaishvili 75'
Demetradze 86'		 Report
Attendance: 13,800
Dinamo-93 Minsk Belarus3–1Moldova Tiligul Tiraspol
Sinkovets 5', 10'
Arlowski 7'		 Report Cosse 87'
Attendance: 2,500
Croatia Zagreb Croatia4–0Albania Tirana
Slišković 25'
Krznar 42'
I. Cvitanović 53', 78' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 6,694
Sliema Wanderers Malta1–3Georgia (country) Margveti Zestaponi
Turner 65' (pen.) Report Gongadze 24'
Endeladze 77'
Ukleba 86'
Attendance: 1,332
Referee: Mike Reed (England)
Jazz Finland3–1Faroe Islands GÍ
Suikkanen 38'
Leivo-Jokimäki 49'
Piracaia 77'		 Report H. Heinason 89'
Attendance: 3,196
Gorica Slovenia0–1North Macedonia Vardar
Report Trajčev 43'
Attendance: 2,230
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus4–0Armenia Shirak
V. Mihajlović 51', 84'
Gogić 62' (pen.), 74' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 4,546
Portadown Northern Ireland0–1Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina
Report Cilinšek 27'
Attendance: 1,171
Pyunik Armenia3–1Finland HJK
A. Avetisyan 22', 52'
Mkhitaryan 73'		 Report Lehtinen 40' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,500
Lantana Tallinn Estonia2–1Iceland ÍBV
Bragin 60'
Gruznov 80'		 Report Guðmundsson 57'
Attendance: 500
Bohemians Republic of Ireland1–1Belarus Dinamo Minsk
Swan 1' Report U. Makowski 63'
Attendance: 2,200
Beitar Jerusalem Israel3–1Malta Floriana
Sallói 18'
Harazi 29'
Pisont 42'		 Report Stefanović 55'
Attendance: 7,020
Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg2–4Poland Legia Warsaw
Ganser 31'
Theis 43' (pen.)		 Report Pisz 3'
Sokołowski 38'
Staniek 40' (pen.), 60' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,580
Slavia Sofia Bulgaria4–3Lithuania Inkaras Kaunas
Panayotov 31', 70'
Totev 41'
Pramatarov 84'		 Report Poderis 8'
Maciulevičius 16', 74'
Attendance: 4,000
ÍA Iceland2–0North Macedonia Sileks
Guðjónsson 44'
Biberčić 72'		 Report
Attendance: 800
Neftçi Azerbaijan2–1Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia
Rzayev 54'
Vahabzade 88'		 Report Borisov 8'
Attendance: 20,000
Newtown Wales1–4Latvia Skonto
Brown 89' Report Astafjevs 37', 71'
Lobaņovs 77', 81'
Attendance: 2,012
Zimbru Chișinău Moldova0–4Croatia Hajduk Split
Report Skoko 15', 55', 70'
Vučko 28'
Attendance: 6,000
B71 Faroe Islands1–5Cyprus APOEL
Hentze 33' (pen.) Report Sotiriou 6', 26'
Fasouliotis 12'
Alexandrou 35', 69'
Attendance: 297
Žalgiris Vilnius Lithuania2–0Northern Ireland Crusaders
Vencevičius 82'
Pukelevičius 84'		 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Teuta Durrës Albania1–4Slovakia Košice
Begeja 2' Report Sovič 45', 66'
Obšitník 85'
Kožlej 87'
Attendance: 3,500
Haka Finland2–2Estonia Flora
Ristilä 56', 81' Report M. Rooba 22'
Zdančius 90'
Attendance: 1,645
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
Bečej Federal Republic of Yugoslavia0–0Slovenia Mura
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Hutnik Kraków Poland9–0Azerbaijan Khazri Buzovna
Yahaya 29'
Romuzga 38', 66'
Wojnecki 64', 73'
Zając 68', 70'
Shipovskiy 85' (pen.)
Jamróz 90'		 Report
Attendance: 2,500
Maccabi Haifa Israel0–1Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Report Svetličić 8'
Attendance: 6,460
Barry Town Wales0–0Latvia Dinaburg
Report
Attendance: 2,500
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland3–4Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
Glynn 44'
O'Flaherty 64'
McDonnell 73'		 Report Németh 11', 40'
Maixner 19'
Karasy 78'
Attendance: 2,464

Second leg

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Grevenmacher Luxembourg2–2Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
Scholten 37'
Lauer 55'		 Report Kiknadze 49'
Kerdzevadze 68'
Attendance: 450

Dinamo Tbilisi won 6–2 on aggregate.

Dinaburg Latvia1–2Wales Barry Town
Tarasovs 61' Report Pike 37'
C. Evans 86'
Attendance: 1,100

Barry Town won 2–1 on aggregate.

Tiligul Tiraspol Moldova1–1Belarus Dinamo-93 Minsk
Pogorelov 50' Report Labanaw 10'
Attendance: 5,100

Dinamo-93 Minsk won 4–2 on aggregate.

Tirana Albania2–6Croatia Croatia Zagreb
Fortuzi 25'
Gallo 29'		 Report I. Cvitanović 1'
D. Šimić 35'
Marić 39'
Gašpar 55'
Rukavina 60'
Šarić 81'
Attendance: 3,500

Croatia Zagreb won 10–2 on aggregate.

Margveti Zestaponi Georgia (country)0–3Malta Sliema Wanderers
Report Mallia 13'
Muscat 49'
Turner 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,482

Sliema Wanderers won 4–3 on aggregate.

GÍ Faroe Islands0–1Finland Jazz
Report Luiz Antônio 86'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium)

Jazz won 4–1 on aggregate.

Vardar North Macedonia2–1Slovenia Gorica
Trajčev 3'
Jakimovski 77'		 Report Demirović 42'
Attendance: 6,300

Vardar won 3–1 on aggregate.

Shirak Armenia2–2Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
Harutyunyan 16'
Ioannou 52' (o.g.)		 Report Gogić 18' (pen.)
A. Mihajlović 46'
Attendance: 4,350

Anorthosis Famagusta won 6–2 on aggregate.

Vojvodina Federal Republic of Yugoslavia4–1Northern Ireland Portadown
Lerinc 9'
Stojak 15'
Miloševski 59'
Cilinšek 85'		 Report Casey 79'
Attendance: 1,781

Vojvodina won 5–1 on aggregate.

HJK Finland5–2 (a.e.t.)Armenia Pyunik
Vasara 32'
Lehtola 52'
Lehtinen 86'
Aniche 97'
Hyryläinen 109'		 Report Sanamyan 41'
A. Avetisyan 103'
Attendance: 800

HJK won 6–5 on aggregate.

ÍBV Iceland0–0Estonia Lantana Tallinn
Report
Attendance: 850
Referee: Ceri Richards (Wales)

Lantana Tallinn won 2–1 on aggregate.

Dinamo Minsk Belarus0–0Republic of Ireland Bohemians
Report
Attendance: 1,500

1–1 on aggregate. Dinamo Minsk won on away goals.

Floriana Malta1–5Israel Beitar Jerusalem
M. Galea 80' Report Amsalem 19'
Ohana 21'
Harazi 40'
Sallói 72'
Abukasis 81'
Attendance: 610

Beitar Jerusalem won 8–2 on aggregate.

Legia Warsaw Poland3–0Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
Mięciel 20', 63'
Oreshchuk 71'		 Report
Attendance: 2,841

Legia Warsaw won 7–2 on aggregate.

Inkaras Kaunas Lithuania1–1Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
Maciulevičius 14' (pen.) Report Ivanov 84'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Alan Howells (Wales)

Slavia Sofia won 5–4 on aggregate.

Sileks North Macedonia1–0Iceland ÍA
Karanfilovski 41' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 3,000

ÍA won 2–1 on aggregate.

Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria6–0Azerbaijan Neftçi
Pavlov 17', 28'
Mechev 31'
Radivojević 51'
Marinov 71'
Gerov 89'		 Report
Attendance: 6,180

Lokomotiv Sofia won 7–2 on aggregate.

Skonto Latvia3–0Wales Newtown
Astafjevs 44'
Ivanov 71'
Jeļisejevs 80'		 Report
Attendance: 2,500

Skonto won 7–1 on aggregate.

Hajduk Split Croatia2–1Moldova Zimbru Chișinău
Skoko 66'
Butorović 83'		 Report Miterev 70'
Attendance: 8,250

Hajduk Split won 6–1 on aggregate.

APOEL Cyprus4–2Faroe Islands B71
Ioannou 13', 49'
Sotiriou 64'
Kozma 74' (pen.)		 Report Hentze 38' (pen.)
á Reynatúgvu 43'
Attendance: 3,200

APOEL won 9–3 on aggregate.

Crusaders Northern Ireland2–1Lithuania Žalgiris Vilnius
Morgan 87', 90' Report Ražanauskas 17'
Attendance: 850

Žalgiris Vilnius won 3–2 on aggregate.

Košice Slovakia2–1Albania Teuta Durrës
Rusnák 56', 64' Report Dobi 54'
Attendance: 2,762

Košice won 6–2 on aggregate.

Flora Estonia0–1Finland Haka
Report Popovich 15'
Attendance: 980

Haka won 3–2 on aggregate.

Mura Slovenia2–0Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bečej
Škaper 15', 48' Report
Attendance: 3,700

Mura won 2–0 on aggregate.

Khazri Buzovna Azerbaijan2–2Poland Hutnik Kraków
Talıbov 17'
Aliyev 40'		 Report Ziółkowski 22'
Yahaya 84'
Attendance: 500

Hutnik Kraków won 11–2 on aggregate.

Partizan Federal Republic of Yugoslavia3–1Israel Maccabi Haifa
Trenevski 34' (pen.)
Saveljić 52'
Hristov 83'		 Report Revivo 9'
Attendance: 6,000

Partizan won 4–1 on aggregate.

Slovan Bratislava Slovakia1–0Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
Tittel 82' Report
Attendance: 4,237

Slovan Bratislava won 5–3 on aggregate.

Qualifying round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dynamo Moscow Russia 4–2 Finland Jazz 1–1 3–1
Rapid București Romania 2–0 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 1–0 1–0
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 1–6 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax 1–2 0–4
Halmstad Sweden 1–0 North Macedonia Vardar 0–0 1–0
GAK Austria 7–1 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina 2–0 5–1
Legia Warsaw Poland 4–1 Finland Haka 3–0 1–1
Iraklis Greece 1–3 Cyprus APOEL 0–1 1–2
Helsingborg Sweden 4–1 Belarus Dinamo-93 Minsk 1–1 3–0
ÍA Iceland 1–6 Russia CSKA Moscow 0–2 1–4
Sliema Wanderers Malta 1–9 Denmark Odense 0–2 1–7
Žalgiris Vilnius Lithuania 4–5 Scotland Aberdeen 1–4 3–1
BVSC Hungary 4–4 (2–4 p) Wales Barry Town 3–1 1–3 (aet)
Sigma Olomouc Czech Republic 2–3 Poland Hutnik Kraków 1–0 1–3
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 3–5 Turkey Trabzonspor 2–1 1–4
Partizan Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 0–1 Romania Național București 0–0 0–1
Aarau Switzerland 4–2 Estonia Lantana Tallinn 4–0 0–2
Croatia Zagreb Croatia 3–3 (a) Russia Spartak Moscow 3–1 0–2
Slavia Sofia Bulgaria 2–5 Austria Tirol Innsbruck 1–1 1–4
Hajduk Split Croatia 1–2 Russia Torpedo Moscow 1–0 0–2
Beitar Jerusalem Israel 2–7 Norway Bodø/Glimt 1–5 1–2
Lyngby Denmark 2–0 Slovenia Mura 0–0 2–0
Košice Slovakia 0–1 Scotland Celtic 0–0 0–1
HJK Finland 2–4 Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa 2–2 0–2
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 2–1 Norway Molde 2–1 0–0
Skonto Latvia 1–4 Sweden Malmö FF 0–3 1–1
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 2–3 Turkey Beşiktaş 2–1 0–2

First leg

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Dynamo Moscow Russia1–1Finland Jazz
Kobelev 14' Report Laaksonen 37'
Attendance: 2,500
Rapid București Romania1–0Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia
Mironaș 75' Report
Attendance: 8,750
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus1–2Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax
Stavrou 18' Report Vernier 29'
Leśniak 54'
Attendance: 9,400
Referee: Alan Howells (Wales)
Halmstad Sweden0–0North Macedonia Vardar
Report
Attendance: 2,479
GAK Austria2–0Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina
Vuković 45'
Mužek 55'		 Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
Legia Warsaw Poland3–0Finland Haka
Mosór 9'
Staniek 27'
Oreshchuk 87'		 Report
Attendance: 3,225
Iraklis Greece0–1Cyprus APOEL
Report Sotiriou 73'
Attendance: 6,486
Helsingborg Sweden1–1Belarus Dinamo-93 Minsk
Pringle 45' Report Arlowski 48'
Attendance: 6,007
ÍA Iceland0–2Russia CSKA Moscow
Report Karsakov 34'
Jankauskas 37'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Finn Lambek (Denmark)
Sliema Wanderers Malta0–2Denmark Odense
Report Schjønberg 80'
P. Pedersen 90'
Attendance: 921
Referee: Luc Huyghe (Belgium)
Žalgiris Vilnius Lithuania1–4Scotland Aberdeen
Ražanauskas 49' Report Dodds 44', 81' (pen.)
Glass 70'
Shearer 90'
Attendance: 2,000
BVSC Hungary3–1Wales Barry Town
Bükszegi 5'
Egressy 41'
Farkas 67' (pen.)		 Report T. Evans 14'
Attendance: 1,145
Sigma Olomouc Czech Republic1–0