1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final

The 1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Paris Saint-Germain of France and Rapid Wien of Austria. It was the final match of the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the 36th Cup Winners' Cup final. The final was held at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on 8 May 1996, hosting its first European club final since the scenes of the Heysel Stadium disaster eleven years prior. Paris Saint-Germain won the match 1–0, thanks to a free kick from Bruno N'Gotty.

1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Paris Saint-Germain Rapid Wien
1 0
Date8 May 1996
VenueKing Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
RefereePierluigi Pairetto (Italy)
Attendance37,500[1]

Excluding their victory in the 2001 Intertoto Cup, this remains the last occasion in club history where PSG has won a major European competition.

Route to the final
Further information: 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Paris Saint-Germain Round Rapid Wien
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Stages Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Molde 6–2 3–2 (A) 3–0 (H) First round Petrolul Ploiești 3–1 3–1 (H) 0–0 (A)
Celtic 4–0 1–0 (H) 3–0 (A) Second round Sporting CP 4–2 0–2 (A) 4–0 (aet) (H)
Parma 3–2 0–1 (A) 3–1 (H) Quarter-finals Dynamo Moscow 4–0 1–0 (A) 3–0 (H)
Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 1–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Semi-finals Feyenoord 4–1 1–1 (A) 3–0 (H)

Match

Details
Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Rapid Wien
N'Gotty  29' Report
Attendance: 37,500[1]
Paris Saint-Germain
Rapid Wien
GK1 Bernard Lama (c)
CB5 Alain Roche
SW2 Paul Le Guen
CB4 Bruno N'Gotty
RM9 Laurent Fournier 56' 77'
CM7 Daniel Bravo
CM8 Vincent Guérin
LM3 Patrick Colleter
AM10 Raí 12'
SS6 Youri Djorkaeff
CF11 Patrice Loko
Substitutes:
FW12 Pascal Nouma
DF13 Oumar Dieng
RWB14 Francis Llacer 77'
CF15 Julio Dely Valdés 12'
GK16 Richard Dutruel
Manager:
Luis Fernández
GK1 Michael Konsel (c)
CB2 Michael Hatz 54'
SW4 Trifon Ivanov
CB5 Peter Schöttel 37'
LM3 Peter Guggi
RM11 Andreas Heraf 67'
RCM10 Dietmar Kühbauer
LCM8 Stephan Marasek
CM6 Peter Stöger 84'
SS7 Christian Stumpf 46'
CF9 Carsten Jancker 34'
Substitutes:
MF12 Oliver Lederer
DF13 René Haller
CM14 Zoran Barišić 46'
MF15 Sergei Mandreko
GK16 Raimund Hedl
Manager:
Ernst Dokupil

Assistant referees:
Donato Nicoletti (Italy)
Tullio Manfredini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Marcello Nicchi (Italy)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

References
  1. "UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: All-time finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 30 June 2005. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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