1991–92 European Cup

1991–92 European Cup
Tournament details
Dates 18 September 1991 – 20 May 1992
Teams 32
Final positions
Champions Spain Barcelona (1st title)
Runners-up Italy Sampdoria
Tournament statistics
Matches played 73
Goals scored 192 (2.63 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sergei Yuran
Jean-Pierre Papin
(7 goals each)

The 1991–92 season of the European Cup football club tournament 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. This was the last tournament before the competition was re-branded as the UEFA Champions League. It was the first to have a group stage involving the eight second-round winners split into two groups, and the winner of each one met in the final. In addition, it was the last time an East Germany team competed in European Cup until RB Leipzig's qualification for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League.

This tournament also marked the first appearance of English clubs after a six-year absence resulting from the ban they received following the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985. They would have returned one year earlier had any club other than Liverpool won the 1990 Football League championship, but Liverpool were unable to participate in the 1990–91 competition because they had been banned for an additional year beyond the five-year ban to which all English clubs had been subjected. Arsenal represented England this season and reached the second round.

The previous season's champions, Red Star Belgrade, did not have an opportunity to play at their own ground because of war in the former Yugoslavia, thereby reducing their chances of defending their title. Red Star themselves were eliminated in the group stage. It was also the final season in which the clubs from that country were able to participate in any European football competition. While the clubs from some other former Yugoslav republics were allowed to compete as early as in the 1993–94 season, due to UN embargo it was only in the 1997–98 season when the clubs from Federal Republic of Yugoslavia returned to the European football elite.

First round

Note: As Kaiserslautern and Hansa Rostock of Germany were champions of the 1990–91 Bundesliga and 1990–91 NOFV-Oberliga, respectively, both qualified for European Cup. As German reunification has occurred, all flags here show Germany instead of West/East Germany.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Spain 3–1 Germany Hansa Rostock 3–0 0–1
Kaiserslautern Germany 3–1 Bulgaria Etar 2–0 1–1
Union Luxembourg Luxembourg 0–10 France Marseille 0–5 0–5
Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia (a)2–2 Scotland Rangers 1–0 1–2
Hamrun Spartans Malta 0–10 Portugal Benfica 0–6 0–4
Arsenal England 6–2 Austria Austria Wien 6–1 0–1
HJK Helsinki Finland 0–4 Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 0–1 0–3
Brøndby Denmark 4–2 Poland Zagłębie Lubin 3–0 1–2
Fram Reykjavík Iceland 2–2(a) Greece Panathinaikos 2–2 0–0
IFK Göteborg Sweden (a)1–1 Albania Flamurtari Vlorë 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
Budapest Honvéd Hungary 3–1 Republic of Ireland Dundalk 1–1 2–0
Sampdoria Italy 7–1 Norway Rosenborg 5–0 2–1

First leg

17 September 1991
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 4–0 Northern Ireland Portadown
Tanjga  15'
Stošić  37'
Mihajlović  77', 85'
Report
Vasutas stadion, Szeged
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Hasan Ceylan (Turkey)

17 September 1991
Kaiserslautern Germany 2–0 Bulgaria Etar
Funkel  38' (pen.), 73' Report
Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
Attendance: 24,700
Referee: Fortunato Azevedo (Portugal)

18 September 1991
Universitatea Craiova Romania 2–0 Cyprus Apollon Limassol
Popescu  22' (pen.)
Agalliu  68'
Report
Central, Craiova
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Victor Filipov (Soviet Union)

18 September 1991
Hamrun Spartans Malta 0–6 Portugal Benfica
Report Pacheco  30'
Yuran  32', 35', 50', 83'
Rui Águas  75'

18 September 1991
Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia 1–0 Scotland Rangers
Němec  20' Report

18 September 1991
Fram Reykjavík Iceland 2–2 Greece Panathinaikos
Ragnarsson  57'
Arnþórsson  62'
Report Christodoulou  38', 72'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik

18 September 1991
Beşiktaş Turkey 1–1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Özdilek  80' (pen.) Report Ellerman  27'


18 September 1991
Budapest Honvéd Hungary 1–1 Republic of Ireland Dundalk
Negrau  82' Report McEvoy  30'



18 September 1991
Anderlecht Belgium 1–1 Switzerland Grasshopper
Degryse  44' Report Nemtsoudis  65'


18 September 1991
20:30
Sampdoria Italy 5–0 Norway Rosenborg
Lombardo  11', 84'
Dossena  26', 57'
Silas  76'
Report

18 September 1991
Barcelona Spain 3–0 Germany Hansa Rostock
Laudrup  25', 47'
Goikoetxea  77'
Report
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Alphonse Constantin (Belgium)

18 September 1991
Arsenal England 6–1 Austria Austria Wien
Linighan  38'
Smith  51', 54', 66', 67'
Limpar  80'
Report Ogris  56'

Second leg

2 October 1991
Zagłębie Lubin Poland 2–1 Denmark Brøndby
Czachowski  60'
Grech  73'
Report Vilfort  28'

Brøndby won 4–2 on aggregate.


2 October 1991
Apollon Limassol Cyprus 3–0 Romania Universitatea Craiova
Ptak  10' (pen.)
Beširević  56', 79'
Report
Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Dimitar Momirov (Bulgaria)

Apollon Limassol won 3–2 on aggregate.


2 October 1991
Flamurtari Vlorë Albania 1–1 Sweden IFK Göteborg
Daullja  25' Report Ekström  68'

IFK Göteborg 1–1 Flamurtari Vlorë on aggregate. IFK Göteborg won on away goals.


2 October 1991
Etar Bulgaria 1–1 Germany Kaiserslautern
Chervenkov  43' Report Degen  90'

Kaiserslautern won 3–1 on aggregate.


Dynamo Kyiv won 4–0 on aggregate.


2 October 1991
Marseille France 5–0 Luxembourg Union Luxembourg
Papin  15', 46'
Angloma  56'
Eyraud  60'
Xuereb  75'
Report

Marseille won 10–0 on aggregate.


Sampdoria won 7–1 on aggregate.


Fram Reykjavík 2–2 Panathinaikos on aggregate. Panathinaikos won on away goals.


2 October 1991
Dundalk Republic of Ireland 0–2 Hungary Budapest Honvéd
Report Pisont  24', 29'

Budapest Honvéd won 3–1 on aggregate.


Red Star Belgrade won 8–0 on aggregate.


Arsenal won 6–2 on aggregate.


PSV Eindhoven won 3–2 on aggregate.


2 October 1991
Grasshopper Switzerland 0–3 Belgium Anderlecht
Report Nilis  8', 24', 82'

Anderlecht won 4–1 on aggregate.


2 October 1991
Hansa Rostock Germany 1–0 Spain Barcelona
Spies  66' Report
Ostseestadion, Rostock
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Pier Luigi Pairetto (Italy)

Barcelona won 3–1 on aggregate.


2 October 1991
Rangers Scotland 2–1 (a.e.t.) Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague
McCall  48', 94' Report Nisbet  98' (o.g.)

Sparta Prague 2–2 Rangers on aggregate. Sparta Prague won on away goals.


2 October 1991
Benfica Portugal 4–0 Malta Hamrun Spartans
Isaías  52'
Brito  70'
Yuran  73'
Paulo Madeira  75'
Report

Benfica won 10–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Spain (a)3–3 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 (aet)
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
Budapest Honvéd Hungary 3–4 Italy Sampdoria 2–1 1–3

First leg

23 October 1991
Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union 1–1 Denmark Brøndby
Salenko  77' (pen.) Report Nielsen  12'

23 October 1991
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 3–1 Cyprus Apollon Limassol
Pančev  16'
Lukić  70'
Savićević  83' (pen.)
Report Ptak  41'
Vasutas stadion, Szeged
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Soviet Union)




23 October 1991
Marseille France 3–2 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague
Waddle  34'
Papin  55', 60'
Report Vrabec  63' (pen.)
Kukleta  80' (pen.)

23 October 1991
Barcelona Spain 2–0 Germany Kaiserslautern
Begiristain  41', 53' Report

23 October 1991
Benfica Portugal 1–1 England Arsenal
Isaías  15' Report Campbell  18'

Second leg

6 November 1991
Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia 2–1 France Marseille
Frýdek  36'
Siegl  70'
Report Pelé  86'

Marseille 4–4 Sparta Prague on aggregate. Sparta Prague won on away goals.


6 November 1991
Apollon Limassol Cyprus 0–2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Report Savićević  48'
Lukić  79' (pen.)
Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Heinz Holzmann (Austria)

Red Star Belgrade won 5–1 on aggregate.


6 November 1991
IFK Göteborg Sweden 2–2 Greece Panathinaikos
Svensson  23'
Ekström  37'
Report Saravakos  60', 81' (pen.)

Panathinaikos won 4–2 on aggregate.


6 November 1991
Brøndby Denmark 0–1 Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv
Report Yakovenko  6'

Dynamo Kyiv won 2–1 on aggregate.


Anderlecht won 2–0 on aggregate.


Barcelona 3–3 Kaiserslautern on aggregate. Barcelona won on away goals.


6 November 1991
Arsenal England 1–3 (aet) Portugal Benfica
Pates  20' Report Isaías  36', 109'
Kulkov  100'

Benfica won 4–2 on aggregate.


Sampdoria won 4–3 on aggregate.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Sampdoria 6321105+58
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 6303910−16
Belgium Anderlecht 622289−16
Greece Panathinaikos 604214−34

27 November 1991
20:30
Sampdoria Italy 2–0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Nedeljković  7' (o.g.)
Vialli  74'
Report
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Gérard Biguet (France)

11 December 1991
20:00
Panathinaikos Greece 0–0 Italy Sampdoria
Report
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)

12 December 1991
20:15
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 3–2 Belgium Anderlecht
Ratković  19'
Ivić  70'
Pančev  88'
Report Lamptey  33'
Nilis  55'
Bozsik Stadion, Budapest
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

Match was played in Budapest, Hungary since UEFA suspended Yugoslav teams from playing their home matches in Yugoslavia due to the deteriorating security situation in the country caused by the ethnic incidents that eventually turned into the Yugoslav Wars.


4 March 1992
20:00
Panathinaikos Greece 0–2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Report Pančev  70', 87'
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Alexey Spirin (Russia)

4 March 1992
20:15
Anderlecht Belgium 3–2 Italy Sampdoria
Degryse  53'
Nilis  66', 88'
Report Vialli  26', 63'

Match was played in Sofia, Bulgaria since UEFA suspended Yugoslav teams from playing their home matches in Yugoslavia due to the deteriorating security situation in the country caused by the ethnic incidents that eventually turned into the Yugoslav Wars.

18 March 1992
20:30
Sampdoria Italy 2–0 Belgium Anderlecht
Lombardo  33'
Mancini  35'
Report
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

1 April 1992
19:30
Panathinaikos Greece 0–0 Belgium Anderlecht
Report
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Joe Worrall (England)

Match was played in Sofia, Bulgaria since UEFA suspended Yugoslav teams from playing their home matches in Yugoslavia due to the deteriorating security situation in the country caused by the ethnic incidents that eventually turned into the Yugoslav Wars.


Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Barcelona 6411104+69
Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 62227706
Portugal Benfica 613285+35
Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 6204312−94

27 November 1991
18:00
Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union 1–0 Portugal Benfica
Salenko  29' Report
Olimpiyskiy, Kiev
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Keith Hackett (England)

27 November 1991
20:45
Barcelona Spain 3–2 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague
Amor  14'
Laudrup  34'
Bakero  61'
Report Vrabec  19'
Němeček  64'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

11 December 1991
18:00
Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia 2–1 Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv
Němeček  13'
Vrabec  22'
Report Sharan  55'
Letná Stadium, Prague
Attendance: 14,639
Referee: Rosario Lo Bello (Italy)

11 December 1991
22:00
Benfica Portugal 0–0 Spain Barcelona
Report
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

4 March 1992
19:00
Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union 0–2 Spain Barcelona
Report Stoichkov  33'
Salinas  66'
Olimpiyskiy, Kiev
Attendance: 48,500
Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium)

4 March 1992
22:00
Benfica Portugal 1–1 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague
Pacheco  53' (pen.) Report Novotný  31'
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Howard King (Wales)

18 March 1992
18:00
Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia 1–1 Portugal Benfica
Chovanec  45' Report Vítor Paneira  29'
Letná Stadium, Prague
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gérard Biguet (France)

18 March 1992
20:45
Barcelona Spain 3–0 Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv
Stoichkov  60', 81'
Salinas  88'
Report
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Karl-Josef Assenmacher (Germany)

1 April 1992
18:00
Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia 1–0 Spain Barcelona
Siegl  65' Report
Letná Stadium, Prague
Attendance: 27,374
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)

1 April 1992
22:00
Benfica Portugal 5–0 Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv
Brito  25', 62'
Isaías  71'
Yuran  83', 87'
Report

15 April 1992
20:00
Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union 1–0 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague
Salenko  82' Report
Olimpiyskiy, Kiev
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Brian McGinlay (Scotland)

15 April 1992
20:00
Barcelona Spain 2–1 Portugal Benfica
Stoichkov  10'
Bakero  25'
Report Brito  29'
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)

Final

20 May 1992
19:15 BST
Sampdoria Italy 0–1 (a.e.t.) Spain Barcelona
Report Koeman  112'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 70,827
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (Germany)

Top scorers

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 Olympique 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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