The Draw for '96-'97 The Draw for '96-'97
The draws for the qualifying round of the European Cup and the European Cup Winners Cup as well as the draw for the preliminary round of the UEFA Cup were made in Geneva on Saturday, July 6. The stars following the names of countries in the following tables indicate that these countries' champions are seeded in the the pertinent draw.
| European Cup (EC1) | European Cup Winners Cup (EC2) | UEFA Cup (EC3) |
This year, for the first time, teams who lose in the qualifying round will have their names entered in the draw for the 1st Round of the UEFA Cup as consolation. The draw for the Champion's League itself will take place on August 23 following completion of the qualifying round.
| Champion League Qualifiers | Qualifying Round (August 7/21) | |
|---|---|---|
| Juventus (Champions) | Panathinaikos (Greece)* vs Rosenborg (Norway) | |
| Milan (Italy) | Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) vs Alaniya(Russia)* | |
| Auxerre (France) | Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) vs Fenerbahçe *(Turkey)* | |
| Atletico Madrid (Spain) | Widzew Lodz (Poland) vs Brøndby (Denmark)* | |
| Borussia Dortmund (Germany) | Rapid Wien (Austria)* vs Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) | |
| Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) | IFK Göteborg (Sweden)* vs Ferencváros (Hungary) | |
| Porto (Portugal) | Grasshoppers Zurich (Switz.)* vs Slavia Praha (Czech Republic) | |
| Manchester United (England) | Club Brugge (Belgium)* vs Steaua Bucuresti (Romania) | |
| 1st Round Qualifiers | Qualifying Round (August 8/22) |
|---|---|
| Llansantffraid (Wales) vs Ruch Chorzow (Poland)* | |
| Paris St.Germain (Champions) | Sadam Tallinn (Estonia) vs Niva Vinnitsa (Ukraine)* |
| Fiorentina *(Italy) | MyPa-47 (Finland)* vs Karabakh Agdam (Azerbaijan) |
| Nîmes(France) | Brann (Norway)* vs Shelbourne (Ireland) |
| Barcelona (Spain) | Glentoran (Northern Ireland) vs Sparta Praha * (Czech Republic)* |
| Kaiserslautern (Germany) | Kispest Honved (Hungary)* vs Sloga Jugomagnat (FYROM) |
| PSV * (Netherlands) | FC Constructorul (Moldova) vs Ironi Rishon Lezion (Israel)* |
| Benfica (Portugal) | Kotaik Abovian (Armenia) vs AEK Larnaca (Cyprus)* |
| Liverpool (England) | Valletta (Malta) vs Gloria Bistrita (Romania)* |
| Cercle Brugge (Belgium) | Sion (Switzerland) vs Kareda Siauliai (Lithuania) |
| AEK (Greece) | Varteks Varazdin (Croatia)* vs US Luxembourg (Luxembourg) |
| Lokomotiv Moscow(Russia) | FC Universitate (Latvia)* vs FC Vaduz (Liechtenstein) |
| Galatasaray (Turkey) | Chemlon Humenne (Slovakia)* vs Flamurtari (Albania) |
| AGF* (Denmark) | Olimpija (Slovenia)* vs Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) |
| Sturm Graz (Austria) | Dinamo Batumi (Georgia)* vs Havnar Boltfelag (Faroe Islands) |
| AIK Solna(Sweden) | Crvena Zvezda (Yugoslavia) vs Hearts (Scotland)* |
| MPCC Mozyr (Belarus) vs KR Reykjavik (Iceland)* |
| 1st Round Qualifiers - 64 teams | Qualifying Round - 58 teams | Preliminary Round - 66 teams |
|---|---|---|
| 29 teams from Qualifying Round | 33 teams from Preliminary Round | 54 teams from UEFA 22-48) |
| 8 EC1 Qualifying Round losers | 25 teams from UEFA 9-21 | 12 teams from Intertoto Cup |
| 27 teams from UEFA 1-9 |
The following are the teams which will be involved in the competition this year.
| 1st Round | Qualifying Round | Preliminary Round |
|---|---|---|
| (September 10/24) | (August 6/20) | (July 17/24) |
| Lazio (Italy) | Iraklis (Greece) | Jeunesse d'Esch (Luxembourg) v Legia Warsaw (Poland) |
| Roma (Italy) | Spartak Moscow (Russia) | Lantana (Estonia) v Vestmannaeyja (Iceland) |
| Parma (Italy) | Dinamo Moscow (Russia) | Becej (Yugoslavia) v Mura (Slovenia) |
| Inter Milan (Italy) | CSKA Moscow(Russia) | Zalgiris Vilnius (Lithuania) v Crusaders (Northern Ireland) |
| Monaco (France) | Torpedo Moscow (Russia) | Newtown (Wales) v Skonto (Latvia) |
| Metz (France) | Trabzonspor (Turkey) | Tiligul Tiraspol (Moldova) v Dinamo-93 Minsk (Belarus) |
| Lens (France) | Besiktas (Turkey) | Khazri Buzovna (Azerbaijan) v Hutnik Krakow (Poland) |
| Montpellier (France) | OB Odense (Denmark) | Portadown (Northern Ireland) v Vojvodina (Yugoslavia) |
| Valencia (Spain) | Lyngby (Denmark) | Gotu Itrottarfelag (Faroe Islands) v Jazz (Finland) |
| Español (Spain) | Grazer AK (Austria) | Akranes (Iceland) v Sileks (Macedonia) |
| Tenerife (Spain) | FC Tirol (Austria) | Bohemians (Ireland) v Dinamo Minsk (Belarus) |
| Bayern München (Germany) | Helsingborgs IF(Sweden) | Haka Ry (Finland) v Flora Tallinn (Estonia) |
| Schalke '04 (Germany) | Halmstads BK(Sweden) | Barry Town (Wales) v Dinaburg (Latvia) |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany) | Malmo (Sweden) | Dynamo Tbilisi (Georgia) v Grevenmacher (Luxembourg) |
| Hamburger SV (Germany) | Neuchatel Xamax (Switzerland) | Maccabi Haifa (Israel) v Partizan Belgrade (Yugoslavia) |
| Feyenoord (Neths.) | FC Aarau (Switzerland) | Hit Gorica (Slovenia) v Vardar (Macedonia) |
| Roda JC (Neths.) | Sigma Olomouc (Czech Republic) | Croatia Zagreb (Croatia) v Tirana (Albania) |
| Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) | Glasgow Celtic (Scotland) | Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) v Floriana (Malta) |
| Boavista (Portugal) | Aberdeen (Scotland) | Pyunic Yerevan (Armenia) v HJK Helsinki (Finland) |
| Vitoria Guimaraes (Portugal) | Molde (Norway) | Sandoyar (Faroe Islands) v Apoel Nicosia (Cyprus) |
| Newcastle United (England) | Bodo/Glimt (Norway) | Zimbru Chisinau (Moldova) v Hajduk Split (Croatia) |
| Aston Villa (England) | Chernomorets Odessa (Ukraine) | Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) v St Patrick's Athletic (Ireland) |
| Arsenal (England) | BVSC (Hungary) | Kosice (Slovakia) v Teuta (Albania) |
| Anderlecht (Belgium) | National Bucaresti (Romania) | Anorthosis (Cyprus) v Shirak Gyumris (Armenia) |
| Germinal Ekeren (Belgium) | Rapid Bucaresti (Romania) | Margveti Zestaphoni (Georgia) v Sliema Wanderers (Malta) |
| RWD Molenbeek (Belgium) | Intertoto Final #1 | Slavia Sofia (Bulgaria) v Inkaras-Grifas (Lithuania) |
| Olympiakos (Greece) | Intertoto Final #1 | Lokomotiv Sofia (Bulgaria) v Neftchi Baku (Azerbaijan) |
| EC1 QR Loser | Intertoto Final #1 | Intertoto Semi-Final #1 |
| EC1 QR Loser | Intertoto Semi-Final #2 | |
| EC1 QR Loser | Intertoto Semi-Final #3 | |
| EC1 QR Loser | Intertoto Semi-Final #4 | |
| EC1 QR Loser | Intertoto Semi-Final #5 | |
| EC1 QR Loser | Intertoto Semi-Final #6 | |
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