1994–95 FC Barcelona season

FC Barcelona did not repeat its successful season in 1993–94, and fell back to fourth in La Liga, as well as knocked out of the Champions League in the quarterf-finals by Paris Saint-Germain.

FC Barcelona
1994–95 season
PresidentJosep Lluís Núñez
Head CoachJohan Cruyff
StadiumCamp Nou
La Liga4th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarterfinals
Supercopa de EspañaWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordi Cruyff
Hristo Stoichkov,
Ronald Koeman (9)
All: Hristo Stoichkov (17)

Barcelona did not perform well in the mid season and lost the league title to Real Madrid by 10 points behind included an humiliating defeat by 0-5 in Madrid, despite this Johan Cruyff was not let go by the club, taking over to the 1995-96 season.

The side managed to win the Supercopa defeating 1994 Copa del Rey winners Real Zaragoza.

Romário left the club in January transferred out to Flamengo. At the end of the season Hristo Stoichkov was transferred out to Parma and Ronald Koeman left the club after 5 seasons.

Squad

Correct as of 23 October 2009.[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ESP Jesús Angoy
— GK  ESP Carles Busquets
— GK  ESP Julen Lopetegui
— DF  ESP Albert Ferrer
— DF  NED Ronald Koeman
20 DF  ESP Miguel Ángel Nadal
— DF  ESP Sergi
5 DF  ESP Abelardo
— DF  ESP Gonzalo Sánchez Moreno
— DF  ESP Sanchez Jara
— MF  ESP Guillermo Amor
— MF  NED Jordi Cruyff
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ESP José Mari Bakero (captain)
— MF  ESP Pep Guardiola
— MF  ESP Iván Iglesias
— MF  ESP Eusebio Sacristan
— MF  ESP Sánchez Jara
— MF  ESP Xabier Eskurza
— MF  ESP Óscar Arpón
— MF  ESP Roger
— MF  ROU Gheorghe Hagi
— MF  ESP José Mari
— FW  ESP Txiki Begiristain
— FW  ESP Xavier Escaich
— FW  RUS Igor Korneev
— FW  BRA Romário
— FW  BUL Hristo Stoichkov

Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 1994–95 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Deportivo La Coruña 38 20 11 7 68 32 +36 51 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Betis 38 15 16 7 46 25 +21 46[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Barcelona 38 18 10 10 60 45 +15 46[lower-alpha 2]
5 Sevilla[lower-alpha 3] 38 16 11 11 55 41 +14 43[lower-alpha 4]
6 Espanyol[lower-alpha 5] 38 14 15 9 51 35 +16 43[lower-alpha 4]
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Deportivo entered UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as winners of 1994–95 Copa del Rey.
  2. BAR 1–1 BET; BET 1–1 BAR
  3. On July 31, 1995, Sevilla and Celta Vigo were relegated to Segunda División B for not provide documentation (audit) neither making their payments to the Royal Spanish Football Federation at time limit. Then, the two best qualified teams to be relegated, Albacete and Valladolid were readmitted to La Liga. Later, Sevilla and Celta Vigo claimed that according to the law[2] they had another 15 working days more because they made allegations days before. Finally, the solution[3] was to not relegate any involved team and expanding the league to 22 teams for next two seasons.
  4. SEV: 7 pts; ESP: 3 pts; ZAR: 2 pts
  5. RCD Español was renamed RCD Espanyol in February 1995.

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultLWDWLWWWDWWLDWDLWDWWLWWWLDLDDWLLDDWWLW
Position159969754443444444433332222333335553344
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
4 September 1994 (1994-09-04) 1Sporting de Gijon2-1FC BarcelonaGijon
Report Stadium: Estadio El Molinon
9 September 1994 2FC Barcelona2-1Racing de SantanderBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
16 September 1994 3RCD Español0-0FC BarcelonaBarcelona
Report Stadium: Estadio Montjuic
23 September 1994 4FC Barcelona4-0SD CompostelaBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
2 October 1994 5Real Zaragoza2-1FC BarcelonaZaragoza
Report
8 October 1994 6FC Barcelona4-3Atletico de MadridBarcelona
Romario 10'
Guardiola 33'
Stoichkov 40'
Romario 77'		 Report Pirri Mori 25'
Kiko 80'
Valencia 86'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
15 October 1994 7Valencia CF1-2FC BarcelonaValencia
Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
23 October 1994 8FC Barcelona1-0CD TenerifeBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
28 October 1994 9Real Sociedad1-1FC BarcelonaSan Sebastian
Report
5 November 1994 10FC Barcelona1-0Real OviedoBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
18 November 1994 11Real Valladolid1-3FC BarcelonaValladolid
Report
26 November 1994 12FC Barcelona0-1Sevilla FCBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
2 December 1994 13FC Barcelona1-1Deportivo La CoruñaBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
10 December 1994 14Celta de Vigo2-4FC BarcelonaVigo
Report Stadium: Estadio Balaidos
20 December 1994 15FC Barcelona1-1Real BetisBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
6 January 1995 16Real Madrid5-0FC BarcelonaMadrid
Zamorano 5'
Zamorano 21'
Zamorano 39'
Luis Enrique 68'
Amavisca 70'		 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu
Referee: Francisco Santamaria Uzqueda
14 January 1995 17FC Barcelona3-0CD LogroñesBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
21 January 1995 18Albacete Balompie2-2FC BarcelonaAlbacete
Report
27 January 1995 19FC Barcelona1-0Athletic de BilbaoBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
4 February 1995 20FC Barcelona3-1Sporting de GijonBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
10 February 1995 21Racing de Santander5-0FC BarcelonaSantander
Esteban Torre 44'
Quique Setien 52'
Merino 68'
Radchenko 73'
Radchenko 89' (pen)		 Report Stadium: El Sardinero
17 February 1995 22FC Barcelona3-0RCD Espanyol[5]Barcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
24 February 1995 23SD Compostela1-2FC BarcelonaCompostela
Report
4 March 1995 24FC Barcelona3-0Real ZaragozaBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
10 March 1995 25Atletico de Madrid2-0FC BarcelonaMadrid
Report Stadium: Vicente Calderon
18 March 1995 26FC Barcelona0-0Valencia CFBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
1 April 1995 27CD Tenerife2-1FC BarcelonaSanta Cruz de la Palma
Report Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez
8 April 1995 28FC Barcelona1-1Real SociedadBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
15 April 1995 29Real Oviedo0-0FC BarcelonaOviedo
Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
22 April 1995 30FC Barcelona4-1Real ValladolidBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
29 April 1995 31Sevilla FC4-2FC BarcelonaSevilla
Report Stadium: Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan
5 May 1995 32Deportivo La Coruña1-0FC BarcelonaLa Coruña
Report Stadium: Estadio Riazor
13 May 1995 33FC Barcelona1-1Celta de vigoBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
20 May 1995 34Real Betis1-1FC BarcelonaSevilla
Report Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin
26 May 1995 35FC Barcelona1-0Real MadridBarcelona
Miguel Angel Nadal 62' Report Stadium: Camp Nou
3 June 1995 36CD Logroñes1-4FC BarcelonaLogroño
Report
9 June 1995 37FC Barcelona0-1Albacete BalompieBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
17 June 1995 38Athletic de Bilbao0-2FC BarcelonaBilbao
Report Stadium: Estadio San Mames

Goalscorers

9.Hristo Stoichkov
9.Jordi Cruyff
9.Ronald Koeman
6.Begiristain
4.Guillermo Amor
4.Jose Mari Bakero
4.Abelardo
4.Gheorghe Hagi
4.Romario
2.Miguel Angel Nadal
2.Pep Guardiola
1.Sergi Barjuan
1.Iván Iglesias
1.Escaich

Copa del Rey
Main article: 1994–95 Copa del Rey

Round of 16

4 January 1994 Barcelona1–4Atletico de MadridBarcelona
20:30 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
14 February 1994 Atletico de Madrid1–3BarcelonaMadrid
20:30 Report Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon

Supercopa de España
Main article: 1994 Supercopa de España


26 August 1994 Real Zaragoza0-2BarcelonaZaragoza
Report
29 August 1994 Barcelona4-5Real ZaragozaBarcelona
Report Stadium: Camp Nou

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 1994–95 UEFA Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 1994–95 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 IFK Göteborg 6 4 1 1 10 7 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Barcelona 6 2 2 2 11 8 +3 6
3 Manchester United 6 2 2 2 11 11 0 6
4 Galatasaray 6 1 1 4 3 9 −6 3
Source: UEFA
14 September 1994 Barcelona 2–1 GalatasarayBarcelona
20:30 Koeman  30'
Amor  50'		 Report Türkyilmaz  14' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
28 September 1994 IFK Göteborg 2–1 BarcelonaUllevi, Gothenburg
20:30 Erlingmark  74'
Blomqvist  89'		 Report Stoichkov  10' Attendance: 32,215
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)
19 October 1994 Manchester United 2–2 BarcelonaManchester
19:30 Hughes  19'
Sharpe  80'		 Report Romário  34'
Bakero  49'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 40,064
Referee: Ion Crăciunescu
2 November 1994 Barcelona 4–0 Manchester UnitedBarcelona
20:30 Stoichkov  9', 52'
Romário  45'
Ferrer  88'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 114,273
Referee: Joël Quiniou
23 November 1994 Galatasaray 2–1 BarcelonaIstanbul
21:30 Şükür  71' (pen.)
Busquets  87' (o.g.)		 Report Romário  15' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Attendance: 18,375
Referee: Vadim Zhuk
7 December 1994 Barcelona 1–1 IFK GöteborgBarcelona
20:30 Bakero  81' Report Rehn  88' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Frans van den Wijngaert

Quarterfinals
Main article: 1994–95 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
1 March 1995 Barcelona 1–1 Paris Saint-GermainCamp Nou, Barcelona
21:00 Korneev  48' Report Weah  54' Attendance: 115,000
Referee: Vaclav Krondl (Czech Republic)
15 March 1995 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 BarcelonaParc des Princes, Paris
21:15 Raí  72'
Guérin  83'		 Report Bakero  49' Attendance: 45,604
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

Statistics

Players statistics
No. Pos Nat Player Total1994-95 La Liga1994-95 Copa del Rey1994-95 UEFA Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Carles Busquets 32-3632-36
DF Albert Ferrer 310310
5 DF Abelardo 304304
DF Ronald Koeman 329329
20 DF Miguel Ángel Nadal 292292
DF Sergi 341341
MF José Mari Bakero 344344
MF Pep Guardiola 242242
MF Guillermo Amor 344344
FW Hristo Stoichkov 279279
FW Txiki Begiristain 246246
GK Jesús Angoy 5-35-3
GK Julen Lopetegui 3-63-6
DF Sanchez Jara 6060
MF Jordi Cruyff 289289
MF Iván Iglesias 241241
MF Eusebio Sacristan 160160
MF Xabier Eskurza 150150
MF Óscar Arpón 3030
MF Roger 5050
MF Gheorghe Hagi 174174
MF José Mari 120120
FW Xavier Escaich 3131
FW Igor Korneev 120120
FW Romário 134134
DF Gonzalo Sánchez Moreno

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See also

References
  1. "Squad of Barcelona 1993-94". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved Mar 16, 2020.
  2. "Ley de Procedimiento Administrativo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  3. "Temporada 1994-95 (nota aclaratoria de la ampliación a 22 equipos)" (in Spanish). futbolme.com. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  4. RCD Español changed its official name to RCD Espanyol on February 1995."Por qué el Espanyol se llamó Español". elpais.com.
  5. RCD Español changed its official name to RCD Espanyol on February 1995."Por qué el Espanyol se llamó Español". elpais.com.
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