1991–92 European Cup

The 1991–92 European Cup was the 37th season of the European Cup football club tournament. It was the first European Cup to have a group stage, from which the winning clubs progressed to the final. 1991–92 was the tournament's last edition before it was re-branded as the UEFA Champions League.

1991–92 European Cup
Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates17 September 1991 – 20 May 1992
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Barcelona (1st title)
Runners-upItaly Sampdoria
Tournament statistics
Matches played73
Goals scored192 (2.63 per match)
Attendance1,725,387 (23,635 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sergei Yuran (Benfica)
Jean-Pierre Papin (Marseille)
7 goals each

The group stage involved the eight winning clubs from round 2. The clubs were split into two groups of four, playing each other home and away, and the winning club from each group met in the 1992 European Cup Final.

The competition was won for the first time by Barcelona after extra time in the final against Sampdoria, the first victory in the tournament by a team from Spain since 1966. The winning goal was scored by Ronald Koeman with a free kick.

The defending champions, Red Star Belgrade, did not have an opportunity to play at their own ground because of the Yugoslav Wars, thereby reducing their chances of defending their title. Red Star were eliminated in the group stage. It was also the final season in which the clubs from that country were able to participate in the primary European football competition since the summer of 1991 Slovenia and Croatia announced their independence.

In addition, it was the last time an East German team competed in the European Cup, Hansa Rostock.

English clubs returned to the European Cup, after their five-year ban from European competitions following the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985. The 1990 Football League champions Liverpool had been unable to participate in the 1990–91 European Cup because they had been banned for an additional sixth year. Arsenal represented England in 1991–92, and reached the second round.

Teams

A total of 32 teams participated in the competition, all entering into the first round.

Qualified teams for 1991–92 European Cup
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade (1st)TH Germany Kaiserslautern (1st)[Note GER] Italy Sampdoria (1st) Spain Barcelona (1st)
Belgium Anderlecht (1st) Portugal Benfica (1st) France Marseille (1st) Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv (1st)[Note URS]
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (1st) Romania Universitatea Craiova (1st) Scotland Rangers (1st) Sweden IFK Göteborg (1st)
Austria Austria Wien (1st) Germany Hansa Rostock (1st)[Note GER] Switzerland Grasshopper (1st) Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague (1st)
Finland HJK (1st) Denmark Brøndby (1st) Bulgaria Etar Veliko Tarnovo (1st) Greece Panathinaikos (1st)
Hungary Kispest Honvéd (1st) Poland Zagłębie Lubin (1st) Turkey Beşiktaş (1st) Albania Flamurtari (1st)
Norway Rosenborg (1st) Cyprus Apollon Limassol (1st) Northern Ireland Portadown (1st) Iceland Fram (1st)
Malta Ħamrun Spartans (1st) Luxembourg Union Luxembourg (1st) Republic of Ireland Dundalk (1st) England Arsenal (1st)

Notes

  1. ^
    Soviet Union (URS): All matches of Dynamo Kyiv, representing the Football Federation of the Soviet Union as champions of the 1990 Soviet Top League, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union on December 26 show the flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
  2. ^
    Germany (GER): The original slot allocation of the former West/East Germany still applied. 1. FC Kaiserslautern qualified as champions of the 1990–91 Bundesliga, while Hansa Rostock qualified as champions of the 1990–91 NOFV-Oberliga. Due to the reunification of Germany in October 1990, all flags show Germany instead of East/West Germany. However, Hansa Rostock matches and records were still counted for East Germany, and not for Germany, under UEFA regulations.

First round
Main article: 1991–92 European Cup first round

The first legs were played on 17 and 18 September, and the second legs on 2 October 1991.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Spain 3–1 Germany Hansa Rostock 3–0 0–1
Kaiserslautern Germany 3–1 Bulgaria Etar Veliko Tarnovo 2–0 1–1
Union Luxembourg Luxembourg 0–10 France Marseille 0–5 0–5
Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia 2–2 (a) Scotland Rangers 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Ħamrun Spartans Malta 0–10 Portugal Benfica 0–6 0–4
Arsenal England 6–2 Austria Austria Wien 6–1 0–1
HJK Finland 0–4 Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 0–1 0–3
Brøndby Denmark 4–2 Poland Zagłębie Lubin 3–0 1–2
Fram Iceland 2–2 (a) Greece Panathinaikos 2–2 0–0
IFK Göteborg Sweden 1–1 (a) Albania Flamurtari 0–0 1–1
Beşiktaş Turkey 2–3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1–1 1–2
Anderlecht Belgium 4–1 Switzerland Grasshopper 1–1 3–0
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 8–0 Northern Ireland Portadown 4–0 4–0
Universitatea Craiova Romania 2–3 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 2–0 0–3
Kispest Honvéd Hungary 3–1 Republic of Ireland Dundalk 1–1 2–0
Sampdoria Italy 7–1 Norway Rosenborg 5–0 2–1

Second round
Main article: 1991–92 European Cup second round

The first legs were played on 23 October, and the second legs on 6 November 1991.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Spain 3–3 (a) Germany Kaiserslautern 2–0 1–3
Marseille France 4–4 (a) Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 3–2 1–2
Benfica Portugal 4–2 England Arsenal 1–1 3–1 (a.e.t.)
Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union 2–1 Denmark Brøndby 1–1 1–0
Panathinaikos Greece 4–2 Sweden IFK Göteborg 2–0 2–2
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 0–2 Belgium Anderlecht 0–0 0–2
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 5–1 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 3–1 2–0
Kispest Honvéd Hungary 3–4 Italy Sampdoria 2–1 1–3

Group stage
Main article: 1991–92 European Cup group stage
Location of teams of the 1991–92 European Cup group stage.
Blue: Group A; Red: Group B.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAM RSB AND PAN
1 Italy Sampdoria 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 8 Advance to final — 2–0 2–0 1–1
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 6 3 0 3 9 10 −1 6 1–3 — 3–2 1–0
3 Belgium Anderlecht 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 6 3–2 3–2 — 0–0
4 Greece Panathinaikos 6 0 4 2 1 4 −3 4 0–0 0–2 0–0 —
Source: UEFA

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR PRA BEN DK
1 Spain Barcelona 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 9 Advance to final — 3–2 2–1 3–0
2 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 6 1–0 — 1–1 2–1
3 Portugal Benfica 6 1 3 2 8 5 +3 5 0–0 1–1 — 5–0
4 Commonwealth of Independent States Dynamo Kyiv 6 2 0 4 3 12 −9 4 0–2 1–0 1–0 —
Source: UEFA

Final
Main article: 1992 European Cup Final
Sampdoria Italy0–1 (a.e.t.)Spain Barcelona
Report Koeman 112'
Attendance: 70,827

Top scorers
Hristo Stoichkov was part of the Barcelona team that won the competition.

The top scorers from the 1991–92 European Cup are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Commonwealth of Independent States Sergei Yuran Portugal Benfica 7
France Jean-Pierre Papin France Marseille 7
3 Belgium Luc Nilis Belgium Anderlecht 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Darko Pančev Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 6
Italy Gianluca Vialli Italy Sampdoria 6
6 Brazil Isaías Portugal Benfica 5
7 Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov Spain Barcelona 4
Portugal César Brito Portugal Benfica 4
Belgium Marc Degryse Belgium Anderlecht 4
Italy Attilio Lombardo Italy Sampdoria 4
Italy Roberto Mancini Italy Sampdoria 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Siniša Mihajlović Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 4
England Alan Smith England Arsenal 4
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