IIHF European Cup 1997

The 1996-1997 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===
(Beograd, FR Yugoslavia)
Team #1 	Score	Team #2
Dunaferr SE 	33:1 	Kavaklıdere Belediyesi
KHK Crvena Zvezda	3:1 	HK Slavia Sofia
KHK Crvena Zvezda	9:2 	Kavaklıdere Belediyesi
Dunaferr SE 	12:0 	HK Slavia Sofia
HK Slavia Sofia 	10:1 	Kavaklıdere Belediyesi
KHK Crvena Zvezda	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)
Team #1 	Score	Team #2
EHC Kloten 	9:0 	KHL Zagreb
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	9:3 	KHL Zagreb
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	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, United Kingdom)
Team #1 	Score	Team #2
HC Steaua Bucureşti	5:2 	Tilburg Trappers
Sheffield Steelers 	16:0 	CH Jaca
HC Steaua Bucureşti	7:1 	CH Jaca
Sheffield Steelers 	5:1 	Tilburg Trappers
Tilburg Trappers 	12:8 	CH Jaca
Sheffield Steelers 	4:1 	HC Steaua Bucureşti
===Group C standings===
Rank	Team 	Points
1 	Sheffield Steelers 	6
2 	HC Steaua Bucureşti	4
3 	Tilburg Trappers 	2
4 	CH Jaca 	0
===Group D===
(Novopolotsk, Belarus)
Team #1 	Score	Team #2
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)
Team #1 	Score	Team #2
Podhale Nowy Targ	11:2 	Jerusalem Lions
Sokil Kyiv 	7:4 	SC Energija
Sokil Kyiv 	9:1 	Jerusalem Lions
Podhale Nowy Targ	12:1 	SC Energija
Jerusalem Lions 	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 	Jerusalem Lions 	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)
Team #1 	Score	Team #2
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	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
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)
Team #1 	Score	Team #2
TJ VSŽ Košice	6:1 	EHC Kloten
HC Bolzano 	15:2 	HC Steaua Bucureşti
TJ VSŽ Košice	10:1 	HC Steaua Bucureşti
HC Bolzano 	1:4 	EHC Kloten
EHC Kloten 	7:0 	HC Steaua Bucureşti
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 Bucureşti	0
===Group H===
(Hämeenlinna, Finland)
Team #1 	Score	Team #2
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 	2
4 	Sheffield Steelers 	1
===Group J===
(Feldkirch, Austria)
Team #1 	Score	Team #2
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)
Team #1 	Score	Team #2
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, Germany)
===Third round===
===Group L===
Team #1 	Score	Team #2
Lada Togliatti 	5:0 	TJ VSŽ Košice
Düsseldorfer EG	7:2 	TJ VSŽ Košice
Düsseldorfer EG	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===
Team #1 	Score	Team #2
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===
Team #1 	Score	Team #2
Düsseldorfer EG	5:3 	VEU Feldkirch
===Final===
Team #1 	Score	Team #2
Lada Togliatti	4:3 	Modo
==References==
* Season 1997
Category:1997 in ice hockey
Category:IIHF European Cup