1995–96 UEFA Cup
The 1995–96 UEFA Cup was the 25th season of Europe's then-tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA. It was won by German club Bayern Munich on aggregate over Bordeaux of France. Girondins de Bordeaux went to the finals all the way from the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup, its first season, being the only Intertoto Cup entrant to reach this far of the UEFA Cup. With this victory, Bayern became the third club to have won all three major European trophies. The finals itself was the only UEFA Cup final during the 1990s to not feature any Italian sides.
The 1995–96 season also saw the return of Yugoslav clubs on the international scene after three years of ban due to UN embargo. However, Yugoslav national champion, Red Star Belgrade, was eliminated as early as in the qualifying round.
Format
According to 1994 UEFA ranking, the Netherlands and Hungary lost a slot, while Israel gained one. Under UEFA special decision, Czech Republic and Slovakia were still considered as a single country.The access list was finally increased to 96 clubs:
- the federations with a UEFA place rose from the traditional number of 32 to 36,
- the national champions excluded from the Champions League were 23,
- two winners of the new UEFA Intertoto Cup entered into the UEFA Cup,
- 3 clubs of the UEFA Fair Play ranking were added.
Teams
- TH: Title holders
- LC: League Cup winners
- Nth: League position
- IC: Intertoto Cup
- FP: Fair play
Preliminary round
First leg
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Second leg
Omonia won 5–1 on aggregate.----
Sparta Prague won 4–2 on aggregate.
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RAF Jelgava won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Olimpija Ljubljana won 2–3 on aggregate.
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Widzew Łódź won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Brøndby IF won 6–0 on aggregate.
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Silkeborg IF won 6–1 on aggregate.
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Levski Sofia won 1–2 on aggregate.
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Malmö FF won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Lugano won 4-0 on aggregate.
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Újpest won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Universitatea Craiova 0–0 Dinamo Minsk on aggregate. Dinamo Minsk won 3–1 on penalties.
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Fenerbahçe won 0–6 on aggregate.
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Vardar won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Glenavon won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Chornomorets Odessa won 7–2 on aggregate.
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Austria Wien won 9–1 on aggregate.
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Lillestrøm SK won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Motherwell 3–3 MyPa on aggregate. MyPa won on away goals rule.
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Örebro SK 1–1 Avenir Beggen on aggregate. Örebro won on away goals rule.
But Örebro fielded an ineligible player, match awarded 3–0 to Avenir Beggen.
Avenir Beggen won 0–3 on aggregate.
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Botev Plovdiv won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Olympiacos won 0–3 on aggregate.
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Raith Rovers won 6–2 on aggregate.
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Neuchâtel Xamax won 0–1 on aggregate.
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IA won 0–6 on aggregate.
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Slovan Bratislava won 6–0 on aggregate.
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Slavia Prague won 1–2 on aggregate.
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Hapoel Be'er Sheva won 0–3 on aggregate.
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Maribor won 1–2 on aggregate.
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Viking FK won 1–7 on aggregate.
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Zagłębie Lubin won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Zimbru Chișinău won 2–0 on aggregate.
First round
First leg
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Second leg
AC Lugano won 2–1 on aggregate.----
Milan won 8–1 on aggregate.
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Sparta Prague 2–2 Silkeborg IF on aggregate. Sparta Prague won on away goals rule.
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Leeds United won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Bayern Munich won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Brøndby IF won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Chornomorets Odessa 1–1 Widzew Łódź on aggregate. Chornomorets Odessa won 5–6 on penalties.
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Liverpool won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Real Betis won 1–4 on aggregate.
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Dinamo Minsk won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Bordeaux won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Werder Bremen won 7–0 on aggregate.
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Barcelona won 12–0 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Malmö FF 2–2 Nottingham Forest on aggregate. Nottingham Forest won on away goals rule.
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PSV won 8–2 on aggregate.
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Roma won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Olympiacos won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Eendracht Aalst won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Raith Rovers won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Lens won 13–0 on aggregate.
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Strasbourg won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Roda JC won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Lyon won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Slavia Prague won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Manchester United 2–2 Rotor on aggregate. Rotor won on away goals rule.
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Sevilla won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Kaiserslautern won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Lazio won 7–1 on aggregate.
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Auxerre won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Vitória de Guimarães won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Zimbru Chișinău won 3–1 on aggregate.
Second round
First leg
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Second leg
Real Betis won 1–4 on aggregate.----
Slavia Prague won 1–3 on aggregate.
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Sparta Prague won 6–3 on aggregate.
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Nottingham Forest won 0–1 on aggregate.
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Roma won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Brøndby IF won 0–1 on aggregate.
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Barcelona won 7–0 on aggregate.
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Lens won 0–4 on aggregate.
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Bordeaux won 3–1 on aggregate.
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PSV won 3–8 on aggregate.
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Lyon won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Bayern Munich won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Milan won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Sevilla 2-2 Olympiacos F.C. on aggregate. Sevilla won on away goals rule.
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Benfica won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Werder Bremen won 6–2 on aggregate.
Third round
First leg
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Second leg
Milan won 2–0 on aggregate.----
Bayern Munich won 7–2 on aggregate.
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Roma won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Bordeaux won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Nottingham Forest won 1–0 on aggregate.
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PSV won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Barcelona won 2–4 on aggregate.
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Slavia Prague won 1–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
Bordeaux won 3–2 on aggregate.----
Barcelona won 5–4 on aggregate.
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Roma 3–3 Slavia Prague on aggregate. Slavia Prague won on away goals rule.
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Bayern Munich won 7–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
First leg
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Bordeaux won 2–0 on aggregate.----
Bayern Munich won 4–3 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
Second leg
Bayern Munich won 5–1 on aggregate.Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1995–96 UEFA Cup are as follows:| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 |  Jürgen Klinsmann | Bayern Munich | 15 |
| 2 |  Ronaldo |  PSV | 6 |
| 3 |  Luc Nilis | PSV | 5 |
| 3 |  Pavel Nedvěd | Sparta Prague | 5 |
| 3 | Mehmet Scholl | Bayern Munich | 5 |
| 6 |  Abel Balbo |  Roma | 4 |
| 6 | Pierluigi Casiraghi | Lazio | 4 |
| 6 | Bernd Hobsch | Werder Bremen | 4 |
| 6 |  Danny Lennon |  Raith Rovers | 4 |
| 6 |  Peter Møller | Brøndby IF | 4 |
| 6 |  Roger | Barcelona | 4 |
| 6 |  Davor Šuker | Sevilla | 4 |
| 6 |  Joël Tiéhi |  Lens | 4 |