UEFA Champions League 1996-97
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 7 – 21 August 1996 (qualifying) 11 September 1996 – 28 May 1997 (competition proper) |
| Teams | 16 (group stage) 24 (total) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Borussia Dortmund (1st title)
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| Runners-up |
 Juventus
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 161 (2.64 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,093,228 (34,315 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Milinko Pantić(5 goals) |
The 1996–97 UEFA Champions League was the 42nd season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the fifth since its rebranding as the UEFA Champions League, and the last involving only clubs that were champions of their domestic leagues. The tournament was won by Borussia Dortmund in a 3–1 final victory against defending champions Juventus. It was their only title in the tournament to date, and the first title for Germany since its reunification in 1990.
The winners of each tie in the preliminary round entered the Champions League group stage, whilst the losers entered the UEFA Cup first round.
Atlético Madrid, Auxerre, Fenerbahçe, Rapid Wien and Widzew Łódź made their debut in the group stage.
The top scorers from the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying round) are as follows:
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