The 1996–97 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was won by Barcelona after beating holders Paris Saint-Germain in the final. It was the last of four occasions that the Spanish club won the tournament. All times are CET/CEST.

Teams

TH Title Holders

Qualifying round

First leg

Second leg

KR won 3–2 on aggregate. Brann won 5–2 on aggregate. Ruch Chorzów won 6–1 on aggregate. Kispest-Honvéd won 2–0 on aggregate. Varteks won 5–1 on aggregate. ''2–2 on aggregate. Vaduz won 4–2 on penalties.'' Sparta Prague won 10–1 on aggregate. Dinamo Batumi won 9–0 on aggregate. ''2–2 on aggregate. Nyva Vinnytsia won on away goals.'' Chemlon Hummené won 3–0 on aggregate. Sion won 4–2 on aggregate. ''1–1 on aggregate. Olimpija Ljubljana won 4–2 on penalties.'' ''1–1 on aggregate. Red Star Belgrade won on away goals.'' MyPa won 2–1 on aggregate. AEK Larnaca won 5–1 on aggregate. ''3–3 on aggregate. Constructorul Chişinău won on away goals.'' Gloria Bistrița won 4–2 on aggregate.

First round

First leg

Second leg

Sion won 6–0 on aggregate. AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate. ''2–2 on aggregate. Lokomotiv Moscow won on away goals.'' Galatasaray won 5–0 on aggregate. AIK won 2–1 on aggregate. ''1–1 on aggregate. Olimpija Ljubljana won on away goals.'' Brann won 6–3 on aggregate. Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate. Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate. ''3–3 on aggregate. Sparta Prague won on away goals.'' Red Star Belgrade won 4–1 on aggregate. Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate. PSV Eindhoven won 4–1 on aggregate. Nîmes won 5–2 on aggregate. Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate. Paris Saint-Germain won 7–0 on aggregate.

Second round

First leg

Second leg

AIK won 3–2 on aggregate. Benfica won 4–2 on aggregate. AEK Athens won 6–0 on aggregate. Brann won 4–3 on aggregate. Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate. Liverpool won 8–4 on aggregate. Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate. Paris Saint-Germain won 6–4 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Paris Saint-Germain won 3–0 on aggregate. Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate. Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate. Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Paris Saint-Germain won 3–2 on aggregate. ''After Barcelona's second goal, Iván de la Peña of Barcelona was hit by an object thrown from the stands and required medical assistance. As a result, Fiorentina received a two-match European competition stadium ban, enforced at the start of their 1998–99 UEFA Cup campaign.'' Barcelona won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are as follows: