1990–91 Red Star Belgrade season

Red Star Belgrade

1990–91 season
Manager	Ljupko Petrović
Yugoslav First League	1st
Yugoslav Cup	Runners-up
European Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	Darko Pančev (34)
← 1989–90 1991–92 →

During the 1990–91 season, Red Star Belgrade participated in the 1990–91 Yugoslav First League, 1990–91 Yugoslav Cup and 1990–91 European Cup.

Season summary

Red Star became the first and only Yugoslavian team to win the European Cup, defeating Marseille in the final in Bari.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Milić Jovanović GK Željko Kaluđerović GK Zvonko Milojević GK Marko Simeunovič[1] GK Stevan Stojanović DF Aleksandar Ilić DF Goran Jurić[2] DF Slobodan Marović DF Ilija Najdoski[3] DF Duško Radinović DF Refik Šabanadžović DF Rade Tošić DF Goran Vasilijević DF Miodrag Belodedici MF Đorđe Aćimović MF Ivan Adžić

No. Position Player MF Enes Bešić MF Dejan Joksimović MF Vladimir Jugović MF Siniša Mihajlović MF Ivica Momčilović MF Mitar Mrkela MF Robert Prosinečki[4] MF Milorad Ratković MF Duško Savić MF Dejan Savićević MF Vlada Stošić FW Dragiša Binić FW Slaviša Čula FW Vladan Lukić FW Ljubiša Milojević FW Darko Pančev[5]

Results

European Cup

First round

Red Star Belgrade v Grasshopper

19 September 1990	Red Star Belgrade	1–1	Grasshopper	Stadion Crvene Zvezde, Belgrade
	Binić  44'	Gamesheet	Kozle  14'

Grasshopper v Red Star Belgrade

3 October 1990	Grasshopper	1–4	Red Star Belgrade
	Kozle  62' (pen.)	Gamesheet	Pančev  12' Prosinečki  49' (pen.), 83' (pen.) Radinovic  59'

Second round

Red Star Belgrade v Rangers

24 October 1990	Red Star Belgrade	3–0	Rangers	Stadion Crvene Zvezde, Belgrade
	Brown  8' (o.g.) Prosinečki  65' Pančev  74'	Gamesheet

Rangers v Red Star Belgrade

7 November 1990	Rangers	1–1	Red Star Belgrade
	McCoist  76'	Gamesheet	Pančev  51'

Quarter-final

Red Star Belgrade v Dynamo Dresden

6 March 1991	Red Star Belgrade	3–0	Dynamo Dresden	Stadion Crvene Zvezde, Belgrade
	Prosinečki  20' Binić  42' Savićević  56'	Gamesheet

Dynamo Dresden v Red Star Belgrade

20 March 1991	Dynamo Dresden	1–2	Red Star Belgrade	Glücksgas Stadion, Dresden
	Gütschow  3' (pen.)	Gamesheet	Savićević  51' Pančev  71'	Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)

The match was stopped in the 78th minute by the match referee Emilio Soriano Aladrén, due to Dynamo Dresden fans causing commotion in the stands and throwing objects onto the field. Red Star Belgrade led 2–1 at the time. UEFA awarded a 3–0 win to Red Star Belgrade. Red Star Belgrade won 6–0 on aggregate.

Semi-final

Bayern Munich v Red Star Belgrade

10 April 1991	Bayern Munich	1–2	Red Star Belgrade	Olympiastadion, Munich
	Wohlfarth  22'	Gamesheet	Pančev  45' Savićević  70'

Red Star Belgrade v Bayern Munich

24 April 1991	Red Star Belgrade	2–2	Bayern Munich	Stadion Crvene Zvezde, Belgrade
	Mihajlović  25' Augenthaler  90' (o.g.)	Gamesheet	Augenthaler  65' Bender  70'	Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

Final

Red Star Belgrade v Marseille

29 May 1991	Red Star Belgrade	0–0 (5–3 p)	Marseille	Stadio San Nicola, Bari
20:15 (UTC+2)		Gamesheet		Attendance: 56,000 Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)
		Penalties
	Prosinečki Binić Belodedici Mihajlović Pančev		Amoros Casoni Papin Mozer

References

1. Simeunovič was born in Maribor, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia). Following the break-up of Yugoslavia, he would go to represent Slovenia internationally, making his international debut in 1992.
2. Jurić was born in Mostar, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) and made his international debut for Yugoslavia in 1988. Following the break-up of Yugoslavia, he would go to represent Croatia internationally, making his international debut in 1997.
3. Najdoski was born in Kruševo, Yugoslavia (now Macedonia) and made his international debut for Yugoslavia in 1990. Following the break-up of Yugoslavia, he would go to represent Macedonia internationally, making his international debut in 1993.
4. Prosinečki was born in Schwenningen, West Germany (now Germany), but was raised in Yugoslavia and made his international debut for Yugoslavia in 1989. Following the break-up of Yugoslavia, he would go to represent Croatia internationally, making his international debut in 1994.
5. Pančev was born in Skopje, Yugoslavia (now Macedonia) and made his international debut for Yugoslavia in 1984. Following the break-up of Yugoslavia, he would go to represent Macedonia internationally, making his international debut in 1993.