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.
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | 18 September 1991 – 20 May 1992 |
Teams | 32 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 73 |
Goals scored | 192 (2.63 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (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. The clubs from some other former Yugoslav republics were allowed to compete as early as in the 1993–94 season, but due to UN embargo it was only in 1997–98 when the clubs from Federal Republic of Yugoslavia returned to what was now the UEFA Champions League.
In addition, it was the last time an East German team competed in the European Cup, F.C. Hansa Rostock. After the reunification of Germany and its football leagues, the first eastern club to qualify was RB Leipzig, 26 years later, in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League.
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.
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Notes
- ^ 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 West/East Germany. However, Hansa Rostock matches and their records were still counted for East Germany, and not for Germany, under UEFA regulations.
First round

Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Barcelona ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 0–1 |
Kaiserslautern ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–1 |
Union Luxembourg ![]() |
0–10 | ![]() |
0–5 | 0–5 |
Sparta Prague ![]() |
2–2 (a) | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 |
Ħamrun Spartans ![]() |
0–10 | ![]() |
0–6 | 0–4 |
Arsenal ![]() |
6–2 | ![]() |
6–1 | 0–1 |
HJK Helsinki ![]() |
0–4 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–3 |
Brøndby ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
3–0 | 1–2 |
Fram Reykjavík ![]() |
2–2 (a) | ![]() |
2–2 | 0–0 |
IFK Göteborg ![]() |
1–1 (a) | ![]() |
0–0 | 1–1 |
Beşiktaş ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 |
Anderlecht ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
1–1 | 3–0 |
Red Star Belgrade ![]() |
8–0 | ![]() |
4–0 | 4–0 |
Universitatea Craiova ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–3 |
Budapest Honvéd ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–0 |
Sampdoria ![]() |
7–1 | ![]() |
5–0 | 2–1 |
First leg
Red Star Belgrade ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Tanjga ![]() Stošić ![]() Mihajlović ![]() |
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Kaiserslautern ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Funkel ![]() |
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Universitatea Craiova ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Popescu ![]() Agalliu ![]() |
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Ħamrun Spartans ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() |
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Report | Pacheco ![]() Yuran ![]() Rui Águas ![]() |
Sparta Prague ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Němec ![]() |
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Fram Reykjavík ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Ragnarsson ![]() Arnþórsson ![]() |
Report | Christodoulou ![]() |
Brøndby ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Christofte ![]() Ekelund ![]() Okechukwu ![]() |
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Budapest Honvéd ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Negrău ![]() |
Report | McEvoy ![]() |
IFK Göteborg ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
HJK Helsinki ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Kovalets ![]() |
Anderlecht ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Degryse ![]() |
Report | Nemtsoudis ![]() |
Barcelona ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Laudrup ![]() Goikoetxea ![]() |
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Second leg
Zagłębie Lubin ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Czachowski ![]() Grech ![]() |
Report | Vilfort ![]() |
Brøndby won 4–2 on aggregate.
Apollon Limassol ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Ptak ![]() Beširević ![]() |
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Apollon Limassol won 3–2 on aggregate.
Flamurtari ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Daullja ![]() |
Report | Ekström ![]() |
IFK Göteborg 1–1 Flamurtari Vlorë on aggregate. IFK Göteborg won on away goals.
Etar ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Chervenkov ![]() |
Report | Degen ![]() |
Kaiserslautern won 3–1 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Kovalets ![]() Moroz ![]() Hrytsyna ![]() |
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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.
Dundalk ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Pisont ![]() |
Budapest Honvéd won 3–1 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 8–0 on aggregate.
Austria Wien ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Stöger ![]() |
Report |
Arsenal won 6–2 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 3–2 on aggregate.
Grasshopper ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Nilis ![]() |
Anderlecht won 4–1 on aggregate.
Hansa Rostock ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Spies ![]() |
Report |
Barcelona won 3–1 on aggregate.
Sparta Prague 2–2 Rangers on aggregate. Sparta Prague won on away goals.
Benfica ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Isaías ![]() Brito ![]() Yuran ![]() Paulo Madeira ![]() |
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Benfica won 10–0 on aggregate.
Second round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Barcelona ![]() |
3–3 (a) | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–3 |
Marseille ![]() |
4–4 (a) | ![]() |
3–2 | 1–2 |
Benfica ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
1–1 | 3–1 (aet) |
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–0 |
Panathinaikos ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–2 |
PSV Eindhoven ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–2 |
Red Star Belgrade ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
3–1 | 2–0 |
Budapest Honvéd ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–3 |
First leg
Panathinaikos ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Saravakos ![]() Marangos ![]() |
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Budapest Honvéd ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Pisont ![]() Cservenkai ![]() |
Report | Toninho Cerezo ![]() |
Barcelona ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Begiristain ![]() |
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Second leg
Sparta Prague ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Frýdek ![]() Siegl ![]() |
Report | Pelé ![]() |
Marseille 4–4 Sparta Prague on aggregate. Sparta Prague won on away goals.
Apollon Limassol ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Savićević ![]() Lukić ![]() |
Red Star Belgrade won 5–1 on aggregate.
IFK Göteborg ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Svensson ![]() Ekström ![]() |
Report | Saravakos ![]() |
Panathinaikos won 4–2 on aggregate.
Brøndby ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Yakovenko ![]() |
Dynamo Kyiv won 2–1 on aggregate.
Anderlecht ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Degryse ![]() Boffin ![]() |
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Anderlecht won 2–0 on aggregate.
Barcelona 3–3 Kaiserslautern on aggregate. Barcelona won on away goals.
Benfica won 4–2 on aggregate.
Sampdoria won 4–3 on aggregate.
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 8 | Advance to final |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 |
Sampdoria ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Nedeljković ![]() Vialli ![]() |
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Red Star Belgrade ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Ratković ![]() Ivić ![]() Pančev ![]() |
Report | Lamptey ![]() Nilis ![]() |
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.
Panathinaikos ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Pančev ![]() |
Red Star Belgrade ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Mihajlović ![]() |
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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.
Sampdoria ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Lombardo ![]() Mancini ![]() |
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Red Star Belgrade ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Mihajlović ![]() |
Report | Katanec ![]() Vasilijević ![]() Mancini ![]() |
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.
Anderlecht ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Oliveira ![]() Bosman ![]() Degryse ![]() |
Report | Pančev ![]() Čula ![]() |
Sampdoria ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Mancini ![]() |
Report | Marangos ![]() |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | Advance to final |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 | |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 4 |
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Salenko ![]() |
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Sparta Prague ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Němeček ![]() Vrabec ![]() |
Report | Sharan ![]() |
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Stoichkov ![]() Salinas ![]() |
Benfica ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Pacheco ![]() |
Report | Novotný ![]() |
Sparta Prague ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Chovanec ![]() |
Report | Vítor Paneira ![]() |
Barcelona ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Stoichkov ![]() Salinas ![]() |
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Sparta Prague ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Siegl ![]() |
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Dynamo Kyiv ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Salenko ![]() |
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Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1991–92 European Cup are as follows:
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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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)