1991–92 European Cup#First round
{{Short description|37th season of the UEFA club football tournament}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = European Cup
| year = 1991–92
| other_titles =
| image = The old Wembley Stadium (cropped).jpg
| size = 275px
| caption = Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final.
| country =
| dates = 17 September 1991 – 20 May 1992
| num_teams = 32
| champion_other = {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona
| count = 1
| second_other = {{fbaicon|ITA}} Sampdoria
| matches = 73
| goals = 192
| attendance = 1725387
| top_scorer = Sergei Yuran (Benfica)
Jean-Pierre Papin (Marseille)
7 goals each
| prevseason = 1990–91
| nextseason = 1992–93
(UEFA Champions League)
}}
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.
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. This would mark the first of a total of five European Cup trophies for Barcelona.{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Aimee |date=2017-05-19 |title=The match that changed football |url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/19/football/barcelona-1992-european-cup-25th-anniversary/index.html |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=CNN |language=en}} 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. Teams are ordered below by the 1990 UEFA association coefficients.{{cite web |url=https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method1/crank1990.html |title=UEFA Country Ranking 1990 |publisher=Bert Kassies |access-date=29 January 2025}}
| class="wikitable"
|+ Qualified teams for 1991–92 European Cup |
| {{fbaicon|YUG}} Red Star Belgrade {{small|(1st)}}TH
|{{fbaicon|GER}} 1. FC Kaiserslautern {{small|(1st)}}{{Cref2|Note GER}} |
| {{fbaicon|BEL}} Anderlecht {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|FRA|1974}} Marseille {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|URS}} Dynamo Kyiv {{small|(1st)}}{{Cref2|Note URS}} |
| {{fbaicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|ROU}} Universitatea Craiova {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|SCO}} Rangers {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|SWE}} IFK Göteborg {{small|(1st)}} |
| {{fbaicon|AUT}} Austria Wien {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|GER}} Hansa Rostock {{small|(1st)}}{{Cref2|Note GER}} |{{fbaicon|SUI}} Grasshopper {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|TCH}} Sparta Prague {{small|(1st)}} |
| {{fbaicon|FIN}} HJK {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|DEN}} Brøndby {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|BUL}} Etar Veliko Tarnovo {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|GRE}} Panathinaikos {{small|(1st)}} |
| {{fbaicon|HUN}} Kispest Honvéd {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|POL}} Zagłębie Lubin {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|TUR}} Beşiktaş {{small|(1st)}} |{{fbaicon|ALB|1946}} Flamurtari {{small|(1st)}} |
| {{fbaicon|NOR}} Rosenborg {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|CYP|1960}} Apollon Limassol {{small|(1st)}} |
| {{fbaicon|MLT}} Hamrun Spartans {{small|(1st)}}
|{{fbaicon|LUX}} Union Luxembourg {{small|(1st)}} |
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"
|+Associations without a participating team |
{{plainlist|
}} |
Notes
{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}
{{Cnote2|Note URS|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).{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}}}
{{Cnote2|Note GER|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.}}
{{Cnote2 End}}
Round and draw dates
All draws for the competition were held in Geneva, Switzerland.{{cite magazine |title=Meetings and Events |magazine=Bulletin officiel de l'UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |page=33 |number=136 |date=September 1991}}{{cite magazine |title=Meetings and Events |magazine=Bulletin officiel de l'UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |page=33 |number=137 |date=December 1991}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Schedule for 1991–92 European Cup |
| Phase
!Round !Draw date !First leg !Second leg |
|---|
| colspan="2"|First round
|11 July 1991 |17–18 September 1991 |2 October 1991 |
| colspan="2"|Second round
|4 October 1991 |23 October 1991 |6 November 1991 |
| rowspan="6"|Group stage
|Matchday 1 |rowspan="7"|8 November 1991 |colspan="2"|27 November 1991 |
| Matchday 2
|colspan="2"|11–12 December 1991 |
| Matchday 3
|colspan="2"|4 March 1992 |
| Matchday 4
|colspan="2"|18 March 1992 |
| Matchday 5
|colspan="2"|1 April 1992 |
| Matchday 6
|colspan="2"|15 April 1992 |
| colspan="2"|Final
|colspan="2"|20 May 1992 at Wembley Stadium, London |
First round
{{main|1991–92 European Cup first round}}
{{#section:1991–92 European Cup first round|FR}}
Second round
{{main|1991–92 European Cup second round}}
{{#section:1991–92 European Cup second round|SR}}
Group stage
{{main|1991–92 European Cup group stage}}
{{:1991–92 European Cup group stage|transcludesection=Map}}
{{Clear}}
=Group A=
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=Group B=
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Final
{{main|1992 European Cup final}}
The final was played on 20 May 1992 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
{{:1992 European Cup final}}
Top scorers
File:Hristo Stoichkov with EC cup 2016.jpg was part of the Barcelona team that won the competition.]]
The top scorers from the 1991–92 European Cup are as follows:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
!Name !Team !Goals |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CIS|1992}} Sergei Yuran |align="left"|{{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica |7 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Jean-Pierre Papin
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|FRA|1974}} Marseille |7 |
| rowspan="3"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Luc Nilis |align="left"|{{fbaicon|BEL}} Anderlecht |6 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|YUG}} Darko Pančev
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|YUG}} Red Star Belgrade |6 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluca Vialli
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|ITA}} Sampdoria |6 |
| 6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Isaías |align="left"|{{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica |5 |
| rowspan="7"|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} Hristo Stoichkov |align="left"|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |4 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} César Brito
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica |4 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Marc Degryse
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|BEL}} Anderlecht |4 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Attilio Lombardo
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|ITA}} Sampdoria |4 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Mancini
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|ITA}} Sampdoria |4 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|YUG}} Siniša Mihajlović
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|YUG}} Red Star Belgrade |4 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Alan Smith
|align="left"|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal |4 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1991/matches/ 1991–92 All matches – season at UEFA website]
- [https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ecomp.html European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]
- All scorers 1991–92 European Cup according to [https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1991/ protocols UEFA]
- [https://archive.today/20120708003225/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=1991/intro.html 1991/92 European Cup] - results and line-ups (archive)
{{UEFA Champions League seasons}}
{{1991–92 in European football (UEFA)}}
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