1996 IIHF European Cup explained

The 1996 European Cup was the 32nd and last edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 11, 1996, and finished on December 30, 1996.

The tournament was won by Lada Togliatti, who beat Modo in the final.

First group round

Group A

(Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia)

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Dunaferr SE	33:1	Kavaklıdere Belediyesi
	3:1	HK Slavia Sofia
	9:2	Kavaklıdere Belediyesi
Dunaferr SE	12:0	HK Slavia Sofia
	10:1	Kavaklıdere Belediyesi
	2:4	Dunaferr SE

Group A standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Dunaferr SE	6
2	KHK Crvena Zvezda	4
3	HK Slavia Sofia	2
4	Kavaklıdere Belediyesi	0

Group B

(Ljubljana, Slovenia)

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	9:0	KHL Zagreb
	9:3	KHL Zagreb
	3:4	EHC Kloten

Group B standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	EHC Kloten	4
2	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	2
3	KHL Zagreb	0

Group C

(Sheffield, England, United Kingdom)

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HC Steaua București	5:2	Tilburg Trappers
	16:0	CH Jaca
HC Steaua București	7:1	CH Jaca
	5:1	Tilburg Trappers
Tilburg Trappers	12:8	CH Jaca
	4:1	HC Steaua București

Group C standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Sheffield Steelers	6
2	HC Steaua București	4
3	Tilburg Trappers	2
4	CH Jaca	0

Group D

(Novopolotsk, Belarus)

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Polymir Novopolotsk	19:1	Narva Kreenholm
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	14:1	Narva Kreenholm
Polymir Novopolotsk	2:4	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk

Group D standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	4
2	Polymir Novopolotsk	2
3	Narva Kreenholm	0

Group E

(Nowy Targ, Poland)

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Podhale Nowy Targ	11:2	Lions Jerusalem
Sokil Kyiv	7:4	SC Energija
Sokil Kyiv	9:1	Lions Jerusalem
Podhale Nowy Targ	12:1	SC Energija
Lions Jerusalem	7:4	SC Energija
Podhale Nowy Targ	0:4	Sokil Kyiv

Group E standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Sokil Kyiv	6
2	Podhale Nowy Targ	4
3	Lions Jerusalem	2
4	SC Energija	0

VEU Feldkirch, HC Nik's Brih, Storhamar, HC Bolzano, Brest HC, HPK, TJ VSŽ Košice, HC Petra Vsetín, Lada Togliatti, Modo : bye

Second group round

Group F

(Togliatti, Russia)

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	5:1	HC Nik's Brih
Lada Togliatti	8:1	Dunaferr SE
Dunaferr SE	8:4	HC Nik's Brih
Lada Togliatti	6:0	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
	5:3	Dunaferr SE
Lada Togliatti	6:0	HC Nik's Brih

Group F standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Lada Togliatti	6
2	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	4
3	Dunaferr SE	2
4	HC Nik's Brih	0

Group G

(Bolzano, Italy)

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TJ VSŽ Košice	6:1	EHC Kloten
HC Bolzano	15:2	HC Steaua București
TJ VSŽ Košice	10:1	HC Steaua București
HC Bolzano	1:4	EHC Kloten
	7:0	HC Steaua București
HC Bolzano	2:1	TJ VSŽ Košice

Group G standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	TJ VSŽ Košice	4 (+4)
2	EHC Kloten	4 (-2)
3	HC Bolzano	4 (-2)
4	HC Steaua București	0

Group H

(Hämeenlinna, Finland)

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Storhamar	7:5	Sheffield Steelers
HPK	3:2	Polymir Novopolotsk
Storhamar	1:1	Polymir Novopolotsk
HPK	2:2	Sheffield Steelers
Polymir Novopolotsk	5:4	Sheffield Steelers
HPK	3:0	Storhamar

Group H standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	HPK	5
2	Polymir Novopolotsk	3
3	Storhamar	3
4	Sheffield Steelers	1

Group J

(Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria)

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HC Petra Vsetín	8:1	Podhale Nowy Targ
VEU Feldkirch	7:5	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
VEU Feldkirch	9:2	Podhale Nowy Targ
HC Petra Vsetín	9:3	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	6:1	Podhale Nowy Targ
VEU Feldkirch	5:2	HC Petra Vsetín

Group J standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	VEU Feldkirch	6
2	HC Petra Vsetín	4
3	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	2
4	Podhale Nowy Targ	0

Group K

(Bordeaux, France)

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Sokil Kyiv	7:0	KHK Crvena Zvezda
Brest HC	3:4	Modo
Brest HC	17:0	KHK Crvena Zvezda
Modo	4:2	Sokil Kyiv
Modo	17:0	KHK Crvena Zvezda
Brest HC	3:2	Sokil Kyiv

Group K standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Modo	6
2	Brest HC	4
3	Sokil Kyiv	2
4	KHK Crvena Zvezda	0

Düsseldorfer EG : bye

Final stage

(Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Group L

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Lada Togliatti	5:0	TJ VSŽ Košice
	7:2	TJ VSŽ Košice
	2:7	Lada Togliatti

Group L standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Lada Togliatti	4
2	Düsseldorfer EG	2
3	TJ VSŽ Košice	0

Group M

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Modo	5:3	VEU Feldkirch
VEU Feldkirch	4:2	HPK
HPK	4:3	Modo

Group M standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Modo	2 (+1)
2	VEU Feldkirch	2 (0)
3	HPK	2 (-1)

Third place match

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Düsseldorfer EG	5:3	VEU Feldkirch

Final

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Lada Togliatti	4:3	Modo

References

• Web site: Coupe d'Europe des clubs champions 1996/97. 2019-11-19. Hockey Archives. fr.