1996-97 Club Football

The completed 1996-97 season: the club power ranking and UEFA country coefficients, the European and continental competitions with qualifying, group, league-phase and knockout results, every final domestic table across the confederations, and every cup final.

747 clubs ranked · 78 leagues · 18 cup finals

← 1995-96 All seasons 1997-98 →

1996-97Club football

Club power ranking

Score = 0.65 form + 0.35 five-year pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Filter by country (ordered by coefficient rank), or switch to the country coefficient table.

World #1 · Champion of the season

Juventus

Italy · score 1.235 · form 1.00 · pedigree 1.00 · 30-18-5 in 53

★ Serie A★ Super Cup★ Intercontinental Cup

Ranked #1 in the season power ranking.

Overachiever

Sampdoria

form 0.75 vs ped 0.15 · +0.60

Underachiever

AC Milan

form 0.60 vs ped 1.00 · -0.40

Biggest riser

SC Bastia

▲ 139 places

Biggest faller

RCD Espanyol

▼ 79 places

Best outside top 5

FC Porto

#4 · Portugal

Best outside the 8

FC Spartak Moscow

#13 · Russia

Top 10 by league

Italy 4Germany 2France 2Spain 1Portugal 1

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Juventus

Italy · 53 P · 30-18-5 · +0.13 trophy

1.235

score

Borussia Dortmund▲5

Germany · 47 P · 28-8-11 · +0.13 trophy

1.109

score

FC Barcelona▲3

Spain · 60 P · 39-12-9 · +0.07 trophy

0.964

score

FC Porto▲6

Portugal · 44 P · 34-6-4 · +0.04 trophy

0.954

score

AS Monaco▲10

France · 53 P · 33-11-9 · +0.06 trophy

0.822

score

Parma▲2

Italy · 37 P · 19-9-9

0.821

score

Paris Saint-Germain▼3

France · 53 P · 25-15-13 · +0.01 trophy

0.810

score

Internazionale▲25

Italy · 53 P · 25-20-8

0.758

score

Bayern Munich▼4

Germany · 40 P · 24-11-5 · +0.06 trophy

0.757

score

AC Milan▼8

Italy · 46 P · 15-14-17

0.730

score

Real Madrid▲7

Spain · 48 P · 31-12-5 · +0.06 trophy

0.698

score

Ajax▼9

Netherlands · 46 P · 22-11-13

0.698

score

FC Spartak Moscow▼4

Russia · 40 P · 24-10-6 · +0.04 trophy

0.659

score

Manchester United▲13

England · 54 P · 28-14-12 · +0.07 trophy

0.618

score

Benfica▼2

Portugal · 42 P · 21-8-13 · +0.01 trophy

0.597

score

AJ Auxerre▲1

France · 50 P · 22-11-17

0.586

score

Bayer Leverkusen▲58

Germany · 35 P · 21-7-7

0.586

score

FC Schalke 04▲28

Germany · 48 P · 18-13-17 · +0.05 trophy

0.585

score

Fiorentina▲2

Italy · 45 P · 15-18-12 · +0.01 trophy

0.582

score

FC Girondins de Bordeaux▲3

France · 47 P · 21-18-8 · +0.01 trophy

0.577

score

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1	–	Juventus	Italy	53	30	18	5	1.00	1.00	+0.13	score 1.235
2	▲5	Borussia Dortmund	Germany	47	28	8	11	0.85	0.91	+0.13	score 1.109
3	▲3	FC Barcelona	Spain	60	39	12	9	0.80	0.82	+0.07	score 0.964
4	▲6	FC Porto	Portugal	44	34	6	4	0.90	0.75	+0.04	score 0.954
5	▲10	AS Monaco	France	53	33	11	9	0.78	0.48	+0.06	score 0.822
6	▲2	Parma	Italy	37	19	9	9	0.86	0.75	—	score 0.821
7	▼3	Paris Saint-Germain	France	53	25	15	13	0.61	0.96	+0.01	score 0.810
8	▲25	Internazionale	Italy	53	25	20	8	0.88	0.28	—	score 0.758
9	▼4	Bayern Munich	Germany	40	24	11	5	0.79	0.53	+0.06	score 0.757
10	▼8	AC Milan	Italy	46	15	14	17	0.60	1.00	—	score 0.730
11	▲7	Real Madrid	Spain	48	31	12	5	0.80	0.34	+0.06	score 0.698
12	▼9	Ajax	Netherlands	46	22	11	13	0.62	0.65	—	score 0.698
13	▼4	FC Spartak Moscow	Russia	40	24	10	6	0.56	0.73	+0.04	score 0.659
14	▲13	Manchester United	England	54	28	14	12	0.60	0.28	+0.07	score 0.618
15	▼2	Benfica	Portugal	42	21	8	13	0.56	0.52	+0.01	score 0.597
16	▲1	AJ Auxerre	France	50	22	11	17	0.62	0.38	—	score 0.586
17	▲58	Bayer Leverkusen	Germany	35	21	7	7	0.77	0.23	—	score 0.586
18	▲28	FC Schalke 04	Germany	48	18	13	17	0.55	0.27	+0.05	score 0.585
19	▲2	Fiorentina	Italy	45	15	18	12	0.71	0.16	+0.01	score 0.582
20	▲3	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	France	47	21	18	8	0.66	0.41	+0.01	score 0.577
21	▲42	Rosenborg BK	Norway	36	22	6	8	0.61	0.21	+0.03	score 0.542
22	▼8	Sampdoria	Italy	36	14	12	10	0.75	0.15	—	score 0.538
23	▼4	PSV Eindhoven	Netherlands	41	27	7	7	0.68	0.13	+0.04	score 0.530
24	▼12	Atlético de Madrid	Spain	56	27	14	15	0.70	0.21	—	score 0.526
25	▲29	Liverpool	England	52	28	13	11	0.57	0.22	—	score 0.517
26	▼10	Feyenoord	Netherlands	43	26	9	8	0.65	0.27	—	score 0.515
27	▲9	Galatasaray SK	Turkey	38	28	7	3	0.62	0.21	+0.03	score 0.506
28	▲51	Udinese	Italy	35	15	9	11	0.77	0.00	—	score 0.498
29	▼3	Lazio	Italy	42	19	12	11	0.76	0.00	—	score 0.493
30	▼6	Club Brugge	Belgium	42	25	8	9	0.53	0.31	—	score 0.490
31	▼2	Rangers	Scotland	52	35	5	12	0.45	0.37	+0.04	score 0.478
32	–	Vicenza	Italy	43	16	15	12	0.69	0.00	+0.01	score 0.464
33	▲10	Deportivo de La Coruña	Spain	48	23	16	9	0.67	0.07	—	score 0.463
34	▲25	Olympiakos CFP	Greece	36	26	7	3	0.61	0.10	+0.03	score 0.463
35	▲17	Real Betis	Spain	53	30	15	8	0.69	0.00	+0.01	score 0.454
36	▲68	Grasshopper-Club Zürich	Switzerland	30	15	9	6	0.56	0.15	—	score 0.450
37	·	Olympique Marseille	France	41	13	13	15	0.55	0.31	—	score 0.448
38	▼7	Brøndby IF	Denmark	43	26	9	8	0.52	0.22	+0.03	score 0.445
39	·	Bologna	Italy	40	17	11	12	0.68	0.00	—	score 0.443
40	▼2	Sporting Clube de Portugal	Portugal	38	24	7	7	0.68	0.00	—	score 0.442
41	▼21	AS Roma	Italy	39	13	11	15	0.61	0.16	—	score 0.440
42	▼7	FC Nantes Atlantique	France	41	17	17	7	0.67	0.00	—	score 0.435
43	▲49	VfB Stuttgart	Germany	40	21	10	9	0.64	0.00	+0.01	score 0.434
44	▲34	IFK Göteborg	Sweden	34	19	6	9	0.51	0.19	+0.03	score 0.430
45	▼17	Werder Bremen	Germany	37	15	7	15	0.53	0.23	—	score 0.426
46	▼1	AC Sparta Praha	Czech Republic	36	21	11	4	0.51	0.18	+0.03	score 0.422
47	▲19	SSC Napoli	Italy	42	13	17	12	0.64	0.00	+0.01	score 0.421
48	▲14	Olympique Lyonnais	France	42	18	12	12	0.65	0.00	—	score 0.421
49	▼10	Arsenal	England	46	21	13	12	0.49	0.27	—	score 0.414
50	▲139	SC Bastia	France	41	18	12	11	0.64	0.00	—	score 0.413
51	▲70	Croatia Zagreb	Croatia	34	29	3	2	0.57	0.00	+0.04	score 0.412
52	▲83	Lierse SK	Belgium	34	21	10	3	0.58	0.00	+0.03	score 0.407
53	▲30	Atalanta	Italy	35	11	11	13	0.65	0.00	—	score 0.404
54	▲28	Widzew Łódź	Poland	42	27	7	8	0.51	0.06	+0.03	score 0.401
55	▼44	Panathinaikos	Greece	38	22	4	12	0.48	0.23	+0.01	score 0.398
56	·	VfL Bochum	Germany	38	17	11	10	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.397
57	▲32	RC Strasbourg	France	46	25	4	17	0.59	0.00	+0.01	score 0.395
58	▼18	FC Metz	France	47	20	14	13	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.395
59	▲14	CSKA Moscow	Russia	38	22	7	9	0.52	0.16	—	score 0.393
60	▼35	SK Slavia Praha	Czech Republic	36	20	8	8	0.47	0.21	+0.01	score 0.390
61	▼31	Cagliari	Italy	37	10	11	16	0.55	0.23	—	score 0.388
62	▼40	SK Rapid Wien	Austria	44	20	14	10	0.48	0.22	—	score 0.388
63	▼21	AEK Athens	Greece	40	26	7	7	0.56	0.04	+0.01	score 0.388
64	▲3	Newcastle United	England	52	24	13	15	0.47	0.12	—	score 0.385
65	▲58	FC Twente	Netherlands	39	24	6	9	0.59	0.00	—	score 0.385
66	▲30	Chelsea	England	48	23	12	13	0.48	0.16	+0.01	score 0.385
67	▼30	RSC Anderlecht	Belgium	42	18	14	10	0.46	0.21	+0.01	score 0.378
68	▼3	Steaua Bucureşti	Romania	42	25	6	11	0.45	0.12	+0.04	score 0.376
69	▲7	Montpellier HSC	France	49	17	19	13	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.371
70	▼8	Karlsruher SC	Germany	45	20	10	15	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.371
71	▲55	Dinamo Tbilisi	Georgia	38	30	6	2	0.51	0.00	+0.04	score 0.369
72	▲165	MTK Hungária FC	Hungary	34	26	7	1	0.51	0.00	+0.04	score 0.368
73	▲156	Rotor Volgograd	Russia	34	21	7	6	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.368
74	▲171	Casino Salzburg	Austria	36	19	12	5	0.52	0.00	+0.03	score 0.368
75	▲39	Athletic Bilbao	Spain	48	19	18	11	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.366
76	▼4	Roda JC	Netherlands	41	21	8	12	0.54	0.00	+0.01	score 0.364
77	▼20	Trabzonspor	Turkey	40	25	7	8	0.53	0.04	+0.01	score 0.363
78	▼27	Legia Warszawa	Poland	42	28	7	7	0.48	0.12	+0.01	score 0.360
79	▼11	Dinamo Moscow	Russia	38	21	8	9	0.51	0.09	—	score 0.360
80	▼11	Real Sociedad	Spain	44	18	10	16	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.359
81	▼25	Real Zaragoza	Spain	46	14	15	17	0.46	0.22	—	score 0.359
82	▲54	Sporting Braga	Portugal	34	15	10	9	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.358
83	▼2	TSV 1860 München	Germany	37	15	10	12	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.356
84	▼7	VSC Vitória Guimarães	Portugal	38	16	10	12	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.356
85	▲76	Real Valladolid	Spain	46	19	11	16	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.354
86	▼37	Fenerbahçe SK	Turkey	42	25	9	8	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.354
87	▼43	FC Alania Vladikavkaz	Russia	38	23	6	9	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.353
88	▲11	Piacenza	Italy	35	7	17	11	0.59	0.00	—	score 0.351
89	▲11	Besiktas JK	Turkey	42	25	11	6	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.347
90	▼34	Hamburger SV	Germany	45	17	12	16	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.344
91	▲130	SC Salgueiros	Portugal	34	14	10	10	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.340
92	▼42	CD Tenerife	Spain	54	20	13	21	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.339
93	▼59	Valencia	Spain	52	19	14	19	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.339
94	▲131	PAOK Thessaloniki	Greece	34	19	9	6	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.336
95	▼25	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Germany	40	16	7	17	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.336
96	▼38	En Avant Guingamp	France	47	16	15	16	0.50	0.00	+0.01	score 0.334
97	▲31	FC Sion	Switzerland	28	12	11	5	0.41	0.07	+0.04	score 0.332
98	▼57	Dynamo Kyiv	Ukraine	34	23	5	6	0.46	0.00	+0.03	score 0.329
99	▲13	OFI Crete	Greece	34	20	6	8	0.51	0.00	—	score 0.329
100	▼6	Skonto Riga	Latvia	32	25	5	2	0.45	0.00	+0.04	score 0.328

1996-97 Elo race

Every club's Elo each Friday of the season, from the first league match to the Friday after the Champions League final. Drag the slider to see the table on any Friday.

End of the season, Fri, 30 May 1997

Throughfull season

PortoJuventusAjaxMilanBayern MunichDortmundThe 20 highest peaks of the season, tap or drag any point

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FC Porto

Europe only

1815

Juventus

Italy

1787

-31

Bayern Munich

Germany

1779

Borussia Dortmund

Germany

1775

+21

FC Barcelona

Spain

1766

AS Monaco

France

1705

Internazionale

Italy

1699

Real Madrid

Spain

1697

-8

Manchester United

England

1685

Bayer Leverkusen

Germany

1661

-15

#
1	FC Porto	1815	+5	Europe only
2	Juventus	1787	-31	Italy
3	Bayern Munich	1779	+6	Germany
4	Borussia Dortmund	1775	+21	Germany
5	FC Barcelona	1766	+3	Spain
6	AS Monaco	1705	+4	France
7	Internazionale	1699	+3	Italy
8	Real Madrid	1697	-8	Spain
9	Manchester United	1685	0	England
10	Bayer Leverkusen	1661	-15	Germany
11	Rangers	1657	0	Europe only
12	Ajax	1654	-11	Netherlands
13	PSV Eindhoven	1653	+3	Netherlands
14	Parma	1651	+4	Italy
15	Lazio	1646	+5	Italy
16	Paris Saint-Germain	1640	+3	France
17	AC Milan	1636	-9	Italy
18	Liverpool	1636	0	England
19	Real Betis	1631	+1	Spain
20	Sampdoria	1624	+8	Italy

Source: Citizen of Nowhere club Elo, one rating across leagues and Europe. A club's rating is its value after its last match on or before each Friday, through 2026-10-22.

European & continental competitions

Champions League1997UEFAWinner: Borussia Dortmund

Final2

Borussia Dortmund★Juventus

Semi-finals2

AjaxManchester United

Quarter-finals4

AJ AuxerreAtlético de MadridFC PortoRosenborg BK

Round of 168

AC MilanFenerbahçe SKGrasshopper-Club ZürichIFK GöteborgRangersSK Rapid WienSteaua BucureştiWidzew Łódź

Group stage8

Brøndby IFClub BruggeDynamo KyivFC Alania VladikavkazFerencvárosi TCMaccabi Tel-AvivPanathinaikosSK Slavia Praha

UEFA Cup1997UEFAWinner: FC Schalke 04

Final2

FC Schalke 04★Internazionale

Semi-finals2

AS MonacoCD Tenerife

Quarter-finals4

Brøndby IFNewcastle UnitedRSC AnderlechtValencia

Round of 168

Besiktas JKBoavista FCClub BruggeFC MetzFeyenoordHamburger SVHelsingborgs IFKarlsruher SC

Group stage16

AS RomaAberdeenBorussia MönchengladbachDinamo TbilisiFC Progresul BucureştiFC Spartak MoscowFerencvárosi TCGrazer AKLazioLegia WarszawaNeuchâtel XamaxRCD EspanyolSK Slavia PrahaSporting Clube de PortugalTrabzonsporVSC Vitória Guimarães

Qualifying85▾

APOEL FCArsenalAston VillaBarry TownBayern MunichBeerschot ACCSKA MoscowCelticChernomoretsDinamo MoscowDynamo KyivEn Avant GuingampFC AarauFC Alania VladikavkazFC Tirol-InnsbruckFC Torpedo MoscowFK Bodø/GlimtHalmstads BKHutnik KrakowLyngby BKMaccabi Tel-AvivMalmö FFMontpellier HSCOdense BKOlympiakos CFPPanathinaikosParmaRC LensRWD MolenbeekRapid BucureştiRoda JCSilkeborg IFAnorthosis FamagustaBeitar JerusalemBudapesti VSCDinamo MinskDinamo ZagrebFC Dinamo-93 MinskFC HakaFC JazzFK PartizanFK VardarFK VojvodinaHJK HelsinkiHajduk SplitIraklisLantana TallinnLokomotiv SofiaMFK KošiceMolde FKNK MuraPFC Slavia SofiaSK Sigma OlomoucSkonto RigaSliema Wanderers FCÍAŠK Slovan BratislavaŽalgiris VilniusB71 SandoyBohemians FCCS GrevenmacherCrusaders FCDinaburg FCFC Flora TallinnFC ShirakFK Inkaras KaunasFK SileksFloriana FCGÍ GøtaJeunesse d'EschKF TiranaKS Teuta DurrësKhazri BuzovnaMaccabi HaifaMargveti ZestafoniNK GoricaNewtownOFK Bečej 1918PFC NeftchiPortadown FCPyunik YerevanSt. Patrick's AthleticTiligul TiraspolZimbru ChisinauÍBV

Cup Winners Cup1997UEFAWinner: FC Barcelona

Final2

FC Barcelona★Paris Saint-Germain

Semi-finals2

FiorentinaLiverpool

Quarter-finals4

AEK AthensAIK FotbollBenficaSK Brann

Round of 168

AC Sparta PrahaFC SionGalatasaray SKLokomotiv MoscowNK OlimpijaNîmes OlympiquePSV EindhovenRed Star Belgrade

Group stage16

1. FC KaiserslauternAEK LarnacaAGF ÅrhusBudapest Honvéd FCCercle BruggeDinamo BatumiFC TiraspolFC VaduzGloria BistriţaHFC HumennéKR ReykjavíkMyllykosken Pallo-47NK VaraždinNiva VinnytsyaRuch ChorzówSK Sturm Graz

Qualifying17▾

FC Slavia MozyrFK JelgavaFK KarabakhFK Kareda KaunasFK Sloga JugomagnatGlentoran FCHB TórshavnHapoel Ironi Rishon LeZionHeart of MidlothianKS FlamurtariKotaik AbovyanPFC Levski SofiaShelbourne FCTallinna SadamThe New Saints FCUnion LuxembourgValletta FC

Copa Libertadores / Supercopa Libertadores2 competitions

Copa Libertadores1996CONMEBOLWinner: River Plate

Final2

América de CaliRiver Plate★

Semi-finals2

GrêmioUniversidad de Chile

Quarter-finals4

Barcelona GuayaquilCorinthiansJuniorSan Lorenzo

Round of 168

BotafogoCerro PorteñoDefensor SportingEspoliMinervénPeñarolSan JoséSporting Cristal

Group stage5

Caracas FCGuabiráOlimpiaUniversidad CatólicaUniversitario

Supercopa Libertadores1996CONMEBOLWinner: Lanús

Other competitions6 competitions

Recopa Sudamericana1997CONMEBOLWinner: Vélez Sarsfield

Final2

River PlateVélez Sarsfield★

Asian Club Championship1997AFCWinner: Pohang Steelers

Final2

Pohang Steelers★Seongnam FC

UEFA Super Cup1996UEFAWinner: Juventus

Final2

Juventus★Paris Saint-Germain

CONCACAF Champions Cup1996CONCACAFWinner: Cruz Azul

Final1

Cruz Azul★

African Cup of Champions1996CAFWinner: Zamalek SC

Final2

Shooting Stars FCZamalek SC★

Intercontinental Cup1996FIFAWinner: Juventus

Final2

Juventus★River Plate

Final domestic tables

Against expectation

Match points earned minus expected, over the season.

How this is measured

Every match in these leagues is scored against a pre-game probability, and a club's surplus is the match points it took (a win 1, a draw 0.5) minus the points that model expected of it. Zero is a club that finished exactly where its results said it should.

Surplus is comparable within a league and only loosely across leagues, because league size and era differ.

1996-97 covers 6 leagues: Primera División (Spain), Serie A (Italy), Bundesliga (Germany), Ligue 1 (France), Eredivisie (Netherlands), English top flight (England). A club whose season the ledger does not carry has no figure here, and none is guessed.

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Beat expectation by most

Bayer Leverkusen

Bundesliga · Germany

+5.21

pts vs exp

Fell short by most

OGC Nice

Ligue 1 · France

−5.85

pts vs exp

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Italy

Serie A1997Tier 1

Serie B1997Tier 2

Serie C1 Girone A1997Tier 3

Spain

La Liga1997Tier 1

Segunda Division1997Tier 2

Segunda División B Group 11997Tier 3

France

Division 11997Tier 1

Division 21997Tier 2

National 11997Tier 3

Germany

Bundesliga1997Tier 1

2.Bundesliga1997Tier 2

Netherlands

Eredivisie1997Tier 1

Eerste Divisie1997Tier 2

Portugal

Primeira Divisão1997Tier 1

Liga de Honra1997Tier 2

England

Premier League1997Tier 1

First Division1997Tier 2

Second Division1997Tier 3

Third Division1997Tier 4

Football Conference1997Tier 5

Scotland

Premier Division1997Tier 1

Scottish First Division1997Tier 2

Scottish Second Division1997Tier 3

Scottish Third Division1997Tier 4

Cup competitions

Chelsea

FA Cup · England · v Middlesbrough

Leicester City

League Cup · England · v Middlesbrough

OGC Nice

Coupe de France · France · v En Avant Guingamp

RC Strasbourg

Coupe de la Ligue · France · v FC Girondins de Bordeaux

VfB Stuttgart

DFB-Pokal · Germany · v Energie Cottbus

Vicenza

Coppa Italia · Italy · v SSC Napoli

Roda JC

KNVB Beker · Netherlands · v SC Heerenveen

Boavista FC

Taca de Portugal · Portugal · v Benfica

Kilmarnock

Scottish Cup · Scotland · v Falkirk

Rangers

Scottish League Cup · Scotland · v Heart of Midlothian

FC Barcelona

Copa del Rey · Spain · v Real Betis

Manchester United

Community Shield · England · v Newcastle United

Competition	Country	Winner	Final
FA CupDomestic cup	England	Chelsea	v Middlesbrough
League CupDomestic cup	England	Leicester City	v Middlesbrough
Coupe de FranceDomestic cup	France	OGC Nice	v En Avant Guingamp
Coupe de la LigueDomestic cup	France	RC Strasbourg	v FC Girondins de Bordeaux
DFB-PokalDomestic cup	Germany	VfB Stuttgart	v Energie Cottbus
Coppa ItaliaDomestic cup	Italy	Vicenza	v SSC Napoli
KNVB BekerDomestic cup	Netherlands	Roda JC	v SC Heerenveen
Taca de PortugalDomestic cup	Portugal	Boavista FC	v Benfica
Scottish CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Kilmarnock	v Falkirk
Scottish League CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Rangers	v Heart of Midlothian
Copa del ReyDomestic cup	Spain	FC Barcelona	v Real Betis
Community ShieldSuper cup	England	Manchester United	v Newcastle United
Trophee des ChampionsSuper cup	France	Paris Saint-Germain	v FC Nantes
DFL-SupercupSuper cup	Germany	Borussia Dortmund	v 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Supercoppa ItalianaSuper cup	Italy	Fiorentina	v AC Milan
Johan Cruyff ShieldSuper cup	Netherlands	PSV Eindhoven	v Ajax
SupertacaSuper cup	Portugal	FC Porto	v Benfica
Supercopa de EspanaSuper cup	Spain	FC Barcelona	v Atlético de Madrid

← 1995-96 All seasons 1997-98 →

Club power ranking: 0.65 opponent- & stage-weighted quality per match + 0.35 pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Country coefficients are the full 5-year UEFA window (the era's team-coefficient method).