| Group A | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AFC Ajax | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
AJ Auxerre | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
Grasshoppers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
 Rangers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 3 |
Wednesday 4 December 1996 | |||||||
| Grasshoppers | 0 | - | 1 | AFC Ajax | 18:30 | STATS» | |
| AJ Auxerre | 2 | - | 1 | Rangers | 18:30 | STATS» | |
Wednesday 20 November 1996 | |||||||
| Rangers | 2 | - | 1 | Grasshoppers | 18:30 | STATS» | |
| AFC Ajax | 1 | - | 2 | AJ Auxerre | 18:30 | STATS» | |
Wednesday 30 October 1996 | |||||||
| Grasshoppers | 3 | - | 1 | AJ Auxerre | 18:30 | STATS» | |
| Rangers | 0 | - | 1 | AFC Ajax | 18:30 | STATS» | |
Wednesday 16 October 1996 | |||||||
| AFC Ajax | 4 | - | 1 | Rangers | 18:30 | STATS» | |
| AJ Auxerre | 1 | - | 0 | Grasshoppers | 18:30 | STATS» | |
Wednesday 25 September 1996 | |||||||
| Rangers | 1 | - | 2 | AJ Auxerre | 18:30 | STATS» | |
| AFC Ajax | 0 | - | 1 | Grasshoppers | 18:30 | STATS» | |
Wednesday 11 September 1996 | |||||||
| Grasshoppers | 3 | - | 0 | Rangers | 18:30 | STATS» | |
| AJ Auxerre | 0 | - | 1 | AFC Ajax | 18:30 | STATS» | |