1991–92 European Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 September 1991 – 20 May 1992 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Barcelona (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Sampdoria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 73 |
| Goals scored | 192 (2.63 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Sergei Yuran Jean-Pierre Papin (7 goals) |
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.
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: Kaiserslautern and Hansa Rostock are champions of West Germany and East Germany in 1990–91 season 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 |
3–1 |  Hansa Rostock |
3–0 | 0–1 |
| Kaiserslautern |
3–1 |  Etar |
2–0 | 1–1 |
Union Luxembourg  |
0–10 |  Marseille |
0–5 | 0–5 |
Sparta Prague  |
(a)2–2 |  Rangers |
1–0 | 1–2 |
Hamrun Spartans  |
0–10 |  Benfica |
0–6 | 0–4 |
Arsenal  |
6–2 |  Austria Wien |
6–1 | 0–1 |
HJK Helsinki  |
0–4 |  Dynamo Kyiv |
0–1 | 0–3 |
Brøndby  |
4–2 |  Zagłębie Lubin |
3–0 | 1–2 |
Fram Reykjavík  |
2–2(a) |  Panathinaikos |
2–2 | 0–0 |
IFK Göteborg  |
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0–0 | 1–1 |
Beşiktaş  |
2–3 |  PSV Eindhoven |
1–1 | 1–2 |
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4–1 |  Grasshopper |
1–1 | 3–0 |
Red Star Belgrade  |
8–0 |  Portadown |
4–0 | 4–0 |
Universitatea Craiova  |
2–3 |  Apollon Limassol |
2–0 | 0–3 |
Budapest Honvéd  |
3–1 |  Dundalk |
1–1 | 2–0 |
| Sampdoria |
7–1 |  Rosenborg |
5–0 | 2–1 |
First leg
18 September 1991 |
| Hamrun Spartans |
0–6 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pacheco  30'Yuran 32', 35', 50', 83'Rui Águas 75' |
18 September 1991 |
| Fram Reykjavík |
2–2 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Ragnarsson 57' Arnþórsson 62' |
Report | Christodoulou 38', 72' |
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik |
18 September 1991 |
| Union Luxembourg |
0–5 | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Papin 11', 31', 85' (pen.) Xuereb 14'Sauzée 44' |
18 September 1991 |
| Arsenal |
6–1 | Austria Wien |
|---|---|---|
| Linighan 38' Smith 51', 54', 66', 67'Limpar 80' |
Report | Ogris 56' |
Second leg
Brøndby won 4–2 on aggregate.
Apollon Limassol won 3–2 on aggregate.
IFK Göteborg 1–1 Flamurtari Vlorë on aggregate. IFK Göteborg won on away goals.
Kaiserslautern won 3–1 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 4–0 on aggregate.
Marseille won 10–0 on aggregate.
Sampdoria won 7–1 on aggregate.
Fram Reykjavík 2–2 Panathinaikos on aggregate. Panathinaikos won on away goals.
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.
Anderlecht won 4–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 3–1 on aggregate.
Sparta Prague 2–2 Rangers on aggregate. Sparta Prague won on away goals.
Benfica won 10–0 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona |
(a)3–3 | Kaiserslautern |
2–0 | 1–3 |
| Marseille |
4–4(a) | Sparta Prague |
3–2 | 1–2 |
| Benfica |
4–2 | Arsenal |
1–1 | 3–1 (aet) |
| Dynamo Kyiv |
2–1 | Brøndby |
1–1 | 1–0 |
| Panathinaikos |
4–2 | IFK Göteborg |
2–0 | 2–2 |
| PSV Eindhoven |
0–2 | Anderlecht |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Red Star Belgrade |
5–1 | Apollon Limassol |
3–1 | 2–0 |
| Budapest Honvéd |
3–4 | Sampdoria |
2–1 | 1–3 |
First leg
23 October 1991 |
| Red Star Belgrade |
3–1 | Apollon Limassol |
|---|---|---|
| Pančev 16' Lukić 70'Savićević 83' (pen.) |
Report | Ptak 41' |
23 October 1991 |
| Marseille |
3–2 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Waddle 34' Papin 55', 60' |
Report | Vrabec 63' (pen.) Kukleta 80' (pen.) |
Second leg
Marseille 4–4 Sparta Prague on aggregate. Sparta Prague won on away goals.
Red Star Belgrade won 5–1 on aggregate.
6 November 1991 |
| IFK Göteborg |
2–2 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Svensson 23' Ekström 37' |
Report | Saravakos 60', 81' (pen.) |
Panathinaikos won 4–2 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 2–1 on aggregate.
Anderlecht won 2–0 on aggregate.
Barcelona 3–3 Kaiserslautern on aggregate. Barcelona won on away goals.
Benfica won 4–2 on aggregate.
6 November 1991 20:30 |
| Sampdoria |
3–1 | Budapest Honvéd |
|---|---|---|
| Lombardo 10' Vialli 27', 46' |
Report | Pari 65' (o.g.) |
Sampdoria won 4–3 on aggregate.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampdoria |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 8 |
| Red Star Belgrade |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 |
| Anderlecht |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 |
| Panathinaikos |
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 |
12 December 1991 |
| Red Star Belgrade |
3–2 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Ratković 19' Ivić 70'Pančev 88' |
Report | Lamptey 33' Nilis 55' |
Match was played in Budapest, Hungary since UEFA suspended Yugoslav teams from playing their home matches in Yugoslavia due to deteriorating security situation in the country caused by the ethnic incidents that eventually turned into Yugoslav Wars.
18 March 1992 |
| Red Star Belgrade |
1–0 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Mihajlović 53' (pen.) |
Report |
Balgarska Armiya Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 25,000 |
Match was played in Sofia, Bulgaria since UEFA suspended Yugoslav teams from playing their home matches in Yugoslavia due to deteriorating security situation in the country caused by the ethnic incidents that eventually turned into Yugoslav Wars.
1 April 1992 20:15 |
| Red Star Belgrade |
1–3 | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|
| Mihajlović 19' |
Report | Katanec 34' Vasilijević 41' (o.g.)Mancini 76' |
Match was played in Sofia, Bulgaria since UEFA suspended Yugoslav teams from playing their home matches in Yugoslavia due to deteriorating security situation in the country caused by the ethnic incidents that eventually turned into Yugoslav Wars.
15 April 1992 |
| Anderlecht |
3–2 | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Oliveira 3' Bosman 44'Degryse 82' |
Report | Pančev 7' Čula 80' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 |
| Sparta Prague |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Benfica |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 |
| Dynamo Kyiv |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 4 |
27 November 1991 |
| Barcelona |
3–2 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Amor 14' Laudrup 34'Bakero 61' |
Report | Vrabec 19' Němeček 64' |
Final
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1991–92 European Cup (excluding qualifying rounds) are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sergei Yuran |
Benfica |
7 |
| Jean-Pierre Papin |
Olympique Marseille |
7 | |
| 3 | Luc Nilis |
Anderlecht |
6 |
| Darko Pančev |
Red Star Belgrade |
6 | |
| Gianluca Vialli |
Sampdoria |
6 | |
| 6 |  Isaías |
Benfica |
5 |
| 7 | Hristo Stoichkov |
Barcelona |
4 |
| César Brito |
Benfica |
4 | |
| Marc Degryse |
Anderlecht |
4 | |
| Attilio Lombardo |
Sampdoria |
4 | |
| Roberto Mancini |
Sampdoria |
4 | |
| Siniša Mihajlović |
Red Star Belgrade |
4 | |
| Alan Smith |
Arsenal |
4 |
External links
- 1991–92 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- All scorers 1991–92 European Cup according to protocols UEFA
- 1991/92 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)
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