The 1995–96 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was won by Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 in the final against Austrian entrants Rapid Wien in Brussels on 8 May 1996. The 1995–96 season also saw the return of Yugoslav clubs on the international scene after a three-year ban due to a UN embargo. However, the finalist of Yugoslav national cup, FK Obilić, was eliminated in the qualifying round.

Teams

TH Title Holders

Qualifying round

First leg

''DAG Liepāja awarded victory 3–0, due to Lantana Tallinn fielding an ineligible player, Andrei Borissov. The score at the moment was 1–2.''

Second leg

KR won 4–3 on aggregate. Sion won 3–2 on aggregate. Sileks won 4–2 on aggregate. Teuta Durrës won 3–1 on aggregate. Hradec Králové won 14–1 on aggregate. APOEL won 3–0 on aggregate. Petrolul Ploiești won 1–0 on aggregate. Inter Bratislava won 5–2 on aggregate. Shakhtar Donetsk won 5–1 on aggregate. Žalgiris Vilnius won 3–2 on aggregate. ''2–2 on aggregate. Ararat Yerevan won 5–4 on penalties.'' Dinamo Batumi won 3–2 on aggregate. Lokomotiv Sofia won 2–1 on aggregate. Maccabi Haifa won 6–3 on aggregate. Molde won 3–2 on aggregate. DAG Liepāja won 3–0 on aggregate.

First round

First leg

Second leg

Trabzonspor won 3–2 on aggregate. Deportivo La Coruña won 8–0 on aggregate. Real Zaragoza won 5–1 on aggregate. Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate. ''3–3 on aggregate. Halmstad won on away goals.'' Parma won 4–0 on aggregate. Paris Saint-Germain won 6–2 on aggregate. Celtic won 7–2 on aggregate. Borussia Mönchengladbach won 6–2 on aggregate. AEK Athens won 4–2 on aggregate. Everton won 6–3 on aggregate. Feyenoord won 13–0 on aggregate. Dynamo Moscow won 4–1 on aggregate. Hradec Králové won 7–2 on aggregate. Sporting CP won 4–0 on aggregate. Rapid Wien won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round

First leg

Second leg

Deportivo La Coruña won 4–0 on aggregate. Real Zaragoza won 3–1 on aggregate. Parma won 4–3 on aggregate. Paris Saint-Germain won 4–0 on aggregate. Borussia Mönchengladbach won 5–1 on aggregate. Feyenoord won 1–0 on aggregate. ''1–1 on aggregate. Dynamo Moscow won 3–1 on penalties.'' Rapid Wien won 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Deportivo La Coruña won 2–1 on aggregate. Paris Saint-Germain won 3–2 on aggregate. Feyenoord won 3–2 on aggregate. Rapid Wien won 4–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Paris Saint-Germain won 2–0 on aggregate. Rapid Wien won 4–1 on aggregate.

Final

Top goalscorers

The top goalscorers from the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are as follows: