1996 UEFA Champions League Final

1996 UEFA Champions League Final
Event 1995–96 UEFA Champions League
Ajax Juventus
Netherlands Italy
1 1
After extra time
Juventus won 4–2 on penalties
Date 22 May 1996
Venue Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
Attendance 70,000[1]

The 1996 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match played on 22 May 1996 between Juventus of Italy and Ajax of the Netherlands. The match ended in a 1–1 draw after extra time, forcing a penalty shoot-out, which Juventus won 4–2. It was the club's second triumph in the competition.

Route to the final

Netherlands Ajax Round Italy Juventus
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Spain Real Madrid 1–0 (H) Matchday 1 Germany Borussia Dortmund 3–1 (A)
Hungary Ferencváros 5–1 (A) Matchday 2 Romania Steaua București 3–0 (H)
Switzerland Grasshopper 3–0 (H) Matchday 3 Scotland Rangers 4–1 (H)
Switzerland Grasshopper 0–0 (A) Matchday 4 Scotland Rangers 4–0 (A)
Spain Real Madrid 2–0 (A) Matchday 5 Germany Borussia Dortmund 1–2 (H)
Hungary Ferencváros 4–0 (H) Matchday 6 Romania Steaua București 0–0 (A)
Group D winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Netherlands Ajax 6510151+1416
Spain Real Madrid 6312115+610
Hungary Ferencváros 6123919−105
Switzerland Grasshopper 6024313−102
 Final standings Group C winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Juventus 6411154+1113
Germany Borussia Dortmund 62318809
Romania Steaua București 613225−36
Scotland Rangers 6033614−83
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Germany Borussia Dortmund 3–0 2–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Quarter-finals Spain Real Madrid 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
Greece Panathinaikos 3–1 0–1 (H) 3–0 (A) Semi-finals France Nantes 4–3 2–0 (H) 2–3 (A)

Match

Details

Ajax
Juventus
GK1Netherlands Edwin van der Sar
RB2Netherlands Sonny Silooy
CB3Netherlands Danny Blind (c)Yellow card 83'
DM4Netherlands Frank de Boer 69'
LB5Netherlands Winston Bogarde
RM6Netherlands Ronald de Boer 91'
RF7Nigeria Finidi GeorgeYellow card 22'
LM8Netherlands Edgar Davids
CF9Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu
AM10Finland Jari Litmanen
LF11Netherlands Kiki Musampa 46'
Substitutions:
GK12Netherlands Fred Grim
MF13Netherlands Arnold Scholten 69'
MF14Netherlands Dave van den Bergh
FW15Netherlands Patrick Kluivert 46'
MF16Netherlands Nordin WooterYellow card 92' 91'
Manager:
Netherlands Louis van Gaal
GK1Italy Angelo Peruzzi
CB2Italy Ciro Ferrara
LB3Italy Gianluca Pessotto
RB4Italy Moreno TorricelliYellow card 102'
CB5Italy Pietro Vierchowod
CM6Portugal Paulo Sousa 57'
LM7France Didier DeschampsYellow card 87'
RM8Italy Antonio Conte 44'
CF9Italy Gianluca Vialli (c)
LF10Italy Alessandro Del Piero
RF11Italy Fabrizio Ravanelli 77'
Substitutions:
GK12Italy Michelangelo Rampulla
DF13Italy Sergio Porrini
MF14Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vladimir JugovićYellow card 50' 44'
MF15Italy Angelo Di LivioYellow card 106' 57'
FW16Italy Michele Padovano 77'
Manager:
Italy Marcello Lippi

Linesmen:
Joaquín Olmos González (Spain)
Manuel Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)
Reserve referee:
José María García-Aranda (Spain)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2. Finals" (PDF). UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2016/17. Nyon, Switzerland: Union of European Football Associations. 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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