Games
| date | competition | season | round | team | score | team | venue | referee | attendance | sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 7, 1996 | MLS | 1996 | Dallas Burn | 0 - 2 | New England Revolution | Cotton Bowl | 18582 | 2 | ||
| Sept. 7, 1996 | MLS | 1996 | Columbus Crew | 5 - 1 | Kansas City Wiz | Arrowhead Stadium | 12141 | 2 | ||
| Sept. 7, 1996 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | Newcastle United | 2 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | White Hart Lane | — | 1 | |
| Sept. 7, 1996 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Nottingham Forest | The City Ground | — | 1 | |
| Sept. 7, 1996 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | Liverpool | 2 - 1 | Southampton | Anfield | — | 1 | |
| Sept. 7, 1996 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | Arsenal | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | Villa Park | — | 1 | |
| Sept. 7, 1996 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | Coventry City | 0 - 4 | Middlesbrough | Riverside Stadium | — | 1 | |
| Sept. 7, 1996 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | Leeds United | 0 - 4 | Manchester United | Elland Road | — | 1 | |
| Sept. 7, 1996 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | Everton | 0 - 4 | Wimbledon FC | Selhurst Park | — | 1 | |
| Sept. 7, 1996 | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | Chelsea | 2 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough Stadium | — | 1 |
Standings
| team | competition | season | GP | W | T | L | gf | ga | gf/ga |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Dallas | MLS | 1996 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 42 | 1.10 |
| Sporting Kansas City | MLS | 1996 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 61 | 63 | 0.97 |
| Columbus Crew | MLS | 1996 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 59 | 0.95 |
| New England Revolution | MLS | 1996 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 50 | 0.80 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1.60 |
| Aston Villa | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1.75 |
| Chelsea | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2.67 |
| Liverpool | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2.00 |
| Newcastle United | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1.17 |
| Arsenal | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.29 |
| Leeds United | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.56 |
| Manchester United | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2.40 |
| Middlesbrough | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2.00 |
| Wimbledon FC | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0.83 |
| Everton | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.57 |
| Leicester City | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.60 |
| Nottingham Forest | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Coventry City | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.09 |
| Southampton | EPL | 1996-1997 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.63 |