The 1996 UEFA Cup final was a two-legged association football match contested by Bayern Munich of Germany and Bordeaux of France to determine the winner of the 1995–96 UEFA Cup. This was the only UEFA Cup final during the 1990s to not feature any Italian sides and Bordeaux—in its only ever European final as of 2026—became the only team in the competition's history to reach the final from qualifying through the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
The first leg was played at the Olympiastadion in Munich on 1 May 1996, and the second leg was played two weeks later at Parc Lescure in Bordeaux. Bayern won the first leg 2–0 and the second leg 3–1 to record a 5–1 aggregate victory. With this victory, Bayern became the third club to have won all three major European trophies at the time (European Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, and the Cup Winners' Cup).
Route to the final
Bayern Munich BordeauxOpponentResultLegsRoundOpponentResultLegs Lokomotiv Moscow5–10–1 home; 5–0 awayFirst round Vardar3–12–0 away; 1–1 home Raith Rovers4–12–0 away; 2–1 homeSecond round Rotor Volgograd3–12–1 home; 1–0 away Benfica7–24–1 home; 3–1 awayThird round Real Betis3–22–0 home; 1–2 away Nottingham Forest7–22–1 home; 5–1 awayQuarter-finals Milan3–20–2 away; 3–0 home Barcelona4–32–2 home; 2–1 awaySemi-finals Slavia Prague2–01–0 away; 1–0 home
Match details First leg
GK 1 Oliver KahnSW 10 Lothar Matthäus (c) CB 4 Oliver KreuzerCB 5 Thomas HelmerRWB 2 Markus BabbelLWB 3 Christian ZiegeCM 6 Dietmar HamannCM 8 Ciriaco SforzaAM 7 Mehmet SchollCF 9 Jürgen KlinsmannCF 11 Jean-Pierre Papin Substitutes:GK 12 Michael ProbstMF 13 Andi HerzogMF 14 Christian NerlingerMF 15 Dieter Frey FW 16 Marcel Witeczek Manager: Franz Beckenbauer GK 1 Gaëtan HuardRB 2 François GrenetCB 4 Jakob Friis-HansenCB 5 Jean-Luc Dogon LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu (c)RM 7 Laurent Croci CM 6 Philippe Lucas CM 8 Daniel DutuelLM 10 Richard Witschge CF 11 Anthony BancarelCF 9 Didier Tholot Substitutes:GK 16 Franck FontanDF 12 Yannick FischerMF 13 Joachim FernandezMF 14 Régis CastantMF 15 Cédric Anselin Manager: Gernot Rohr
Assistant referees: Ernst Felder (Switzerland) Martin Freiburghaus (Switzerland) Fourth official: Urs Meier (Switzerland)Match rules 90 minutes. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
Second leg
GK 1 Gaëtan HuardRB 2 Anthony BancarelCB 4 Jakob Friis-HansenCB 5 Jean-Luc DogonLB 3 Bixente Lizarazu (c) RM 8 Laurent Croci CM 6 Philippe Lucas CM 7 Zinedine ZidaneLM 10 Richard Witschge CF 9 Didier Tholot CF 11 Christophe Dugarry Substitutes:GK 16 Franck FontanDF 15 François Grenet MF 12 Cédric Anselin MF 13 Joachim FernandezMF 14 Daniel Dutuel Manager: Gernot Rohr GK 1 Oliver KahnSW 10 Lothar Matthäus (c)CB 2 Markus Babbel CB 5 Thomas Helmer RWB 4 Thomas StrunzLWB 3 Christian ZiegeCM 6 Dieter Frey CM 8 Ciriaco SforzaAM 7 Mehmet SchollCF 9 Jürgen KlinsmannCF 11 Emil Kostadinov Substitutes:GK 12 Michael ProbstMF 13 Andi HerzogMF 14 Christian NerlingerFW 15 Marcel Witeczek FW 16 Alexander Zickler Manager: Franz Beckenbauer
Assistant referees: Yuri Dupanov (Belarus) Aleh Chykun (Belarus) Fourth official: Kazimir Znaydinsky (Belarus)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 1996 UEFA Champions League final 1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final FC Bayern Munich in international football FC Girondins de Bordeaux in European football 1995–96 FC Bayern Munich season 1995–96 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season
External links 1995–96 season at UEFA.com