1996–97 UEFA Champions League group stage

The group stage of the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League began on 11 September 1996 and ended on 4 December 1996. Eight teams qualified automatically for the group stage, while eight more qualified via a preliminary round. The 16 teams were divided into four groups of four, and the teams in each group played against each other on a home-and-away basis, meaning that each team played a total of six group matches. For each win, teams were awarded three points, with one point awarded for each draw. At the end of the group stage, the two teams in each group with the most points advanced to the quarter-finals.

Groups

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France Auxerre 640287+112
Netherlands Ajax 640284+412
Switzerland Grasshopper 630385+39
Scotland Rangers 6105513-83

Auxerre France 0–1 Netherlands Ajax
Report Litmanen  4'
Attendance: 17,000

Grasshopper Switzerland 3–0 Scotland Rangers
Yakin  18'
Türkyilmaz  28', 79'		 Report
Attendance: 20,030

Rangers Scotland 1–2 France Auxerre
Gascoigne  71' Report Deniaud  55', 69'
Attendance: 31,344

Ajax Netherlands 0–1 Switzerland Grasshopper
Report Yakin  60'
Attendance: 47,000

Auxerre France 1–0 Switzerland Grasshopper
Deniaud  43' Report
Attendance: 19,000

Ajax Netherlands 4–1 Scotland Rangers
Dani  25', 41'
Babangida  83'
Wooter  90'		 Report Durrant  88'
Attendance: 47,000

Rangers Scotland 0–1 Netherlands Ajax
Report Scholten  39'
Attendance: 42,265
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Grasshopper Switzerland 3–1 France Auxerre
Moldovan  17', 29'
Gren  59'		 Report Gren  48' (o.g.)
Attendance: 19,200
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

Rangers Scotland 2–1 Switzerland Grasshopper
McCoist  67', 73' Report Berger  77'
Attendance: 34,192

Ajax Netherlands 1–2 France Auxerre
Babangida  44' Report Diomède  11'
Marlet  56'
Attendance: 48,700

Auxerre France 2–1 Scotland Rangers
Laslandes  20'
Marlet  32'		 Report Gough  36'
Attendance: 21,300

Grasshopper Switzerland 0–1 Netherlands Ajax
Report Kluivert  32'
Attendance: 19,200

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Atlético Madrid 6411124+813
Germany Borussia Dortmund 6411148+613
Poland Widzew Łódź 6114610-44
Romania Steaua București 6114515-104

Atlético Madrid Spain 4–0 Romania Steaua București
Esnáider  33', 45'
Simeone  64', 84'		 Report
Attendance: 47,000

Borussia Dortmund Germany 2–1 Poland Widzew Łódź
Herrlich  45', 68' Report Citko  84'
Attendance: 39,600

Widzew Łódź Poland 1–4 Spain Atlético Madrid
Citko  45' Report Pantić  25'
Simeone  32', 58'
Kiko  60'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Steaua București Romania 0–3 Germany Borussia Dortmund
Report Ricken  6'
Heinrich  37'
Chapuisat  77'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

Atlético Madrid Spain 0–1 Germany Borussia Dortmund
Report Reuter  51'
Attendance: 50,000

Steaua București Romania 1–0 Poland Widzew Łódź
Bogusz  51' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Greece)

Widzew Łódź Poland 2–0 Romania Steaua București
Majak  40'
Czerwiec  48'		 Report
Attendance: 6,000

Borussia Dortmund Germany 1–2 Spain Atlético Madrid
Herrlich  17' Report Fresnedoso  37'
Pantić  42'
Attendance: 45,000

Widzew Łódź Poland 2–2 Germany Borussia Dortmund
Dembiński  15', 20' Report Lambert  14'
Kohler  65'
Attendance: 18,000

Steaua București Romania 1–1 Spain Atlético Madrid
Ilie  46' Report Pantić  24'
Attendance: 10,000

Atlético Madrid Spain 1–0 Poland Widzew Łódź
Pantić  83' Report
Attendance: 40,000

Borussia Dortmund Germany 5–3 Romania Steaua București
Chapuisat  13', 22'
Tretschok  43'
Riedle  63'
Zorc  65'		 Report Ilie  17'
Baciu  52'
Călin  79'
Attendance: 40,000

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Juventus 6510111+1016
England Manchester United 630363+39
Turkey Fenerbahçe 621336-37
Austria Rapid Wien 6024212-102

Rapid Wien Austria 1–1 Turkey Fenerbahçe
Stumpf  71' Report Bolić  30'
Attendance: 41,500

Juventus Italy 1–0 England Manchester United
Bokšić  34' Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Fenerbahçe Turkey 0–1 Italy Juventus
Report Bokšić  22'
Attendance: 28,000

Manchester United England 2–0 Austria Rapid Wien
Solskjær  20'
Beckham  27'		 Report
Attendance: 51,831
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)

Rapid Wien Austria 1–1 Italy Juventus
Lesiak  20' Report Vieri  9'
Attendance: 46,500

Fenerbahçe Turkey 0–2 England Manchester United
Report Beckham  55'
Cantona  60'
Attendance: 26,000

Juventus Italy 5–0 Austria Rapid Wien
Bokšić  5', 61'
Montero  28'
Del Piero  29', 75'		 Report
Attendance: 26,143

Manchester United England 0–1 Turkey Fenerbahçe
Report Bolić  78'
Attendance: 53,297

Manchester United England 0–1 Italy Juventus
Report Del Piero  36' (pen.)
Attendance: 53,529

Fenerbahçe Turkey 1–0 Austria Rapid Wien
Høgh  76' Report
Attendance: 19,000

Juventus Italy 2–0 Turkey Fenerbahçe
Padovano  42'
Amoruso  85'		 Report
Attendance: 12,900

Rapid Wien Austria 0–2 England Manchester United
Report Giggs  24'
Cantona  72'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

Manchester United's defeat to Fenerbahce at Old Trafford was their first home defeat in European football.

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Portugal Porto 6510124+816
Norway Rosenborg 6303711-49
Italy Milan 62131311+27
Sweden IFK Göteborg 6105713-63

IFK Göteborg Sweden 2–3 Norway Rosenborg
Erlingmark  38', 49' Report Jakobsen  32'
Iversen  52'
Brattbakk  64'
Attendance: 23,682

Milan Italy 2–3 Portugal Porto
Simone  14'
Weah  69'		 Report Artur  52'
Jardel  75', 83'
Attendance: 24,024

Porto Portugal 2–1 Sweden IFK Göteborg
Artur  27', 51' Report Jorge Costa  71' (o.g.)
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

Rosenborg Norway 1–4 Italy Milan
Soltvedt  15' Report Simone  6', 21', 24'
Weah  55'
Attendance: 20,849

IFK Göteborg Sweden 2–1 Italy Milan
Wahlstedt  75'
Alexandersson  84'		 Report Weah  52'
Attendance: 42,450

Rosenborg Norway 0–1 Portugal Porto
Report Jardel  90'
Attendance: 20,412
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

Porto Portugal 3–0 Norway Rosenborg
Zahovič  32'
Drulović  41'
Artur  60'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000

Milan Italy 4–2 Sweden IFK Göteborg
Boban  4'
Albertini  14' (pen.)
Locatelli  44'
Baggio  90+2'		 Report Blomqvist  27'
A. Andersson  32'
Attendance: 29,803
Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Porto Portugal 1–1 Italy Milan
Edmilson  71' Report Davids  56'
Attendance: 50,000

Rosenborg Norway 1–0 Sweden IFK Göteborg
Skammelsrud  66' Report
Attendance: 19,849
Referee: Eric Blareau (Belgium)

IFK Göteborg Sweden 0–2 Portugal Porto
Report Jardel  64'
Edmilson  89'
Attendance: 19,448

Milan Italy 1–2 Norway Rosenborg
Dugarry  45' Report Brattbakk  29'
Heggem  70'
Attendance: 28,965
Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Greece)
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