1997

1997 saw a new name on the European Cup trophy as the cup returned to Germany for the first time in 14 years. Having beaten both Manchester United and Juventus, Borussia Dortmund were worthy winners as they won the final in Munich in fine style.


Final, Olympia-Stadion, München, 28 May 1997

Borussia Dortmund  3    Juventus 1
29' 1-0  B: Riedle
34' 2-0  B: Riedle
64' 2-1  J: Del Piero
71' 3-1  B: Ricken

Borussia Dortmund (trainer Hitzfeld)
Klos, Kohler, Sammer, Kree, Reuter, Lambert, Paulo Sousa, Heinrich,
Möller (Zorc 89), Riedle (Herrlich 67), Chapuisat (Ricken 70)
Juventus (trainer Lippi)
Peruzzi, Porrini (Del Piero 46), Ferrara, Montero, Iuliano, Di Livio,
Jugovic, Deschamps, Zidane, Boksic (Tacchinardi 88), Vieri (Amoruso 73)
Referee: Puhl (Hungary)



Champions' League (Sep 11, Sep 25, Oct 16, Oct 30, Nov 20, Dec 4)
Consists of four groups of four clubs playing each other home and away.
The top two teams in each group qualify for the Quarter-Finals.


Group A
Sep 11: AJ Auxerroise           0 (0)     Ajax                    1 (1)
Sep 11: Grasshopper-Club Zürich 3 (2)     Rangers                 0 (0)
Sep 25: Rangers                 1 (0)     AJ Auxerroise           2 (0)
Sep 25: Ajax                    0 (0)     Grasshopper-Club Zürich 1 (0)
Oct 16: AJ Auxerroise           1 (1)     Grasshopper-Club Zürich 0 (0)
Oct 16: Ajax                    4 (2)     Rangers                 1 (0)
Oct 30: Rangers                 0 (0)     Ajax                    1 (1)
Oct 30: Grasshopper-Club Zürich 3 (2)     AJ Auxerroise           1 (0)
Nov 20: Rangers                 2 (0)     Grasshopper-Club Zürich 1 (0)
Nov 20: Ajax                    1 (1)     AJ Auxerroise           2 (1)
Dec 4:  AJ Auxerre              2 (2)     Rangers                 1 (1)
Dec 4:  Grasshopper-Club Zürich 0 (0)     Ajax                    1 (1)

P  W  D  L  F  A Pts
AJ Auxerroise             6  4  0  2  8  7 12
Ajax                      6  4  0  2  8  4 12
Grasshopper Club          6  3  0  3  8  5  9
Rangers                   6  1  0  5  5 13  3

Group B
Sep 11: Atlético Madrid         4 (2)     Steaua Bucuresti        0 (0)
Sep 11: Borussia Dortmund       2 (1)     Widzew Lodz             1 (0)
Sep 25: Widzew Lodz             1 (1)     Atlético Madrid         4 (2)
Sep 25: Steaua Bucuresti        0 (0)     Borussia Dortmund       3 (2)
Oct 16: Atlético Madrid         0 (0)     Borussia Dortmund       1 (0)
Oct 16: Steaua Bucuresti        1 (0)     Widzew Lodz             0 (0)
Oct 30: Widzew Lodz             2 (1)     Steaua Bucuresti        0 (0)
Oct 30: Borussia Dortmund       1 (1)     Atlético Madrid         2 (2)
Nov 20: Widzew Lodz             2 (2)     Borussia Dortmund       2 (1)
Nov 20: Steaua Bucuresti        1 (0)     Atlético Madrid         1 (1)
Dec 4:  Atlético Madrid         1 (0)     Widzew Lodz             0 (0)
Dec 4:  Borussia Dortmund       5 (3)     Steaua Bucuresti        3 (1)

P  W  D  L  F  A Pts
Atlético Madrid           6  4  1  1 12  4 13
Borussia Dortmund         6  4  1  1 14  8 13
Widzew Lodz               6  1  1  4  6 10  4
Steaua Bucuresti          6  1  1  4  5 15  4

Group C
Sep 11: SK Rapid (Wien)         1 (0)    Fenerbahçe              1 (1)
Sep 11: Juventus                1 (1)    Manchester United       0 (0)
Sep 25: Manchester United       2 (2)    SK Rapid (Wien)         0 (0)
Sep 25: Fenerbahçe              0 (0)    Juventus                1 (1)
Oct 16: SK Rapid (Wien)         1 (1)    Juventus                1 (1)
Oct 16: Fenerbahçe              0 (0)    Manchester United       2 (0)
Oct 30: Manchester United       0 (0)    Fenerbahçe              1 (0)
Oct 30: Juventus                5 (3)    SK Rapid (Wien)         0 (0)
Nov 20: Manchester United       0 (0)    Juventus                1 (1)
Nov 20: Fenerbahçe              1 (0)    SK Rapid (Wien)         0 (0)
Dec 4:  SK Rapid (Wien)         0 (0)    Manchester United       2 (1)
Dec 4:  Juventus                2 (1)    Fenerbahçe              0 (0)

P  W  D  L  F  A Pts
Juventus                  6  5  1  0 11  1 16
Manchester United         6  3  0  3  6  3  9
Fenerbahçe                6  2  1  3  3  6  7
SK Rapid (Wien)           6  0  2  4  2 12  2

Group D
Sep 11: IFK Göteborg            2 (1)    Rosenborg BK            3 (1)
Sep 11: Milan                   2 (1)    FC Porto                3 (0)
Sep 25: FC Porto                2 (1)    IFK Göteborg            1 (0)
Sep 25: Rosenborg BK            1 (1)    Milan                   4 (3)
Oct 16: IFK Göteborg            2 (0)    Milan                   1 (0)
Oct 16: Rosenborg BK            0 (0)    FC Porto                1 (0)
Oct 30: FC Porto                3 (2)    Rosenborg BK            0 (0)
Oct 30: Milan                   4 (3)    IFK Göteborg            2 (2)
Nov 20: FC Porto                1 (0)    Milan                   1 (0)
Nov 20: Rosenborg BK            1 (0)    IFK Göteborg            0 (0)
Dec 4:  IFK Göteborg            0 (0)    FC Porto                2 (0)
Dec 4:  Milan                   1 (1)    Rosenborg BK            2 (1)

P  W  D  L  F  A Pts
FC Porto                  6  5  1  0 12  4 16
Rosenborg BK              6  3  0  3  7 11  9
Milan                     6  2  1  3 13 11  7
IFK Göteborg              6  1  0  5  7 13  3
FC Porto qualify

Quarter-Finals (Mar 5 & 19)
Borussia Dortmund        Ger  AJ Auxerroise            Fra   3-1  1-0  4-1
Ajax                     Ned  Atlético Madrid          Esp   1-1  3-2  4-3  aet
Rosenborg BK             Nor  Juventus                 Ita   1-1  0-2  1-3
Manchester United        Eng  FC Porto                 Por   4-0  0-0  4-0

Semi-Finals (Apr 9 & 23)
Borussia Dortmund        Ger  Manchester United        Eng   1-0  1-0  2-0
Ajax                     Ned  Juventus                 Ita   1-2  1-4  2-6