The 1995–96 UEFA Cup was the 25th season of Europe's then-tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA.

It was won by German club Bayern Munich on aggregate over Bordeaux of France.

With this victory, Bayern became the third club to have won all three major European trophies (European Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, and the Cup Winners' Cup).

The 1995–96 season also saw the return of Yugoslav clubs on the international scene after three years of ban due to UN embargo.

However, Yugoslav national champion, Red Star Belgrade, was eliminated as early as in the qualifying round.

[1] According to 1994 UEFA ranking, the Netherlands and Hungary lost a slot, while Israel gained one.

Under a UEFA special decision, Czech Republic and Slovakia were still considered as a single country.

The access list was finally increased to 98 clubs: The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: Omonia won 5–1 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague won 4–2 on aggregate.

Widzew Łódź won 5–0 on aggregate.

Dinamo Minsk won 3–1 on penalties.

Chornomorets Odesa won 7–2 on aggregate.

Örebro fielded an ineligible player, so the match was awarded 3–0 to Avenir Beggen.

Avenir Beggen won 3–0 on aggregate.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva won 3–0 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague won on away goals.

Chornomorets Odesa won 6–5 on penalties.

Nottingham Forest won on away goals.

Rotor Volgograd won on away goals.

Vitória de Guimarães won 3–1 on aggregate.

Slavia Prague won on away goals.

Bayern Munich won 5–1 on aggregate.

The top scorers from the 1995–96 UEFA Cup are as follows: