title: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League group stage
text: # 1995–96 UEFA Champions League group stage
  
  The group stage of the 1995–96 UEFA Champions League began on 13 September 1995 and ended on 6 December 1995. Eight teams qualified automatically for the group stage, while eight more qualified via a preliminary round. The 16 teams were divided into four groups of four, and the teams in each group played against each other on a home-and-away basis, meaning that each team played a total of six group matches. For each win, teams were awarded three points (the first time this was in place), with one point awarded for each draw. At the end of the group stage, the two teams in each group with the most points advanced to the quarter-finals.
  
  ## Groups
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 2 | Nantes | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 3 | Porto | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
  | 4 | AaB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | |
  
  * ↑ After matchday 1 in the group, Aalborg BK replaced Dynamo Kyiv, who were banned following a failed attempt to bribe a referee.
  
  Dynamo Kyiv initially beat Panathinaikos 1–0 on matchday one. This result was annulled when Dynamo Kyiv were expelled from the competition and Aalborg were allowed to play a replacement fixture.
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Spartak Moscow | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 18 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 2 | Legia Warsaw | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 3 | Rosenborg | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 6 | |
  | 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
  
  ### Group C
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Juventus | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 3 | Steaua București | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 6 | |
  | 4 | Rangers | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 | |
  
  ### Group D
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ajax | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 2 | Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 3 | Ferencváros | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 5 | |
  | 4 | Grasshopper | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 2 | |
  