1993–94 UEFA Champions League

European football tournament UEFA Champions League 1993–94 Panathinaikos Inter CL2008 09 b.jpg 300px The Olympic Stadium in Athens hosted the final. Qualifying:18 August – 1 September 1993Competition proper:15 September 1993 – 18 May 1994 Competition proper: 32Total: 42 ITA Milan 5 ESP Barcelona 75 217 2082730 Ronald Koeman (Barcelona)Wynton Rufer (Werder Bremen)8 goals each 1992–93 1994–95 The 1993–94 UEFA Champions League, originally known as the 1993–94 European Cup, was the 39th season of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier club football tournament, and the second season with the UEFA Champions League logo (it was adopted in the group stage and semi-finals, the rest of the tournament continued to be called "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup"). The competition was won by Italian club Milan, their fifth title, beating Spanish club Barcelona 4–0 in the final. Marseille were the defending champions, but were not allowed to enter the competition due their involvement in a match-fixing scandal in Division 1 the season prior. This saw them stripped of their league title and demoted to Division 2 at the end of 1993–94. This was the first and only time when the defending champions did not participate in the following season of the competition. Third-placed Monaco took the vacated French berth (second-placed Paris Saint-Germain, who refused the defaulted French title, competed in the Cup Winners' Cup instead as Coupe de France winners). There were changes made to the UEFA Champions League's format from the previous year. After two seasons, with the groups, it introduced one legged semi-finals taking place after the group stage, meaning the two sides qualified from each group as group winners playing the semi-finals at home. This edition was marked by the absence of Yugoslav participants because Yugoslavia was under UN economic sanctions. Yugoslav participants were frequently present in advanced stages of the competition with Red Star Belgrade having won the European Cup in 1991 and finished second in the group the following season. Partizan were to represent Yugoslavia in this edition, but were not allowed to participate. Meanwhile, Croatia, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia and Wales entered their champions for the first time in this edition. Teams In total, 42 national champions participated in 1993–94 UEFA Champions League season. The 20 lowest-ranked champions according to the 1993 club seeding coefficients entered in the preliminary round, while the 22 best-ranked champions entered in the first round. Distribution RoundTeams entering in this roundTeams advancing from the previous roundPreliminary round(20 teams) 20 champions ranked 23–42 by seeding coefficientFirst round(32 teams) 22 champions ranked 1–22 by seeding coefficient(originally including title holders)Note FRA 10 winners from the qualifying roundSecond round(16 teams) 16 winners from the first roundGroup stage(8 teams) 8 winners from the second roundKnockout stage(4 teams) 2 group winners from the group stage 2 group runners-up from the group stage Since the title holders (Marseille) originally qualified via their domestic league, the title holder spot was vacated and the following changes to the default access list were made: The champions ranked 21st and 22nd (Dinamo Minsk and Levski Sofia) were promoted from the preliminary round to the first round. Ranking Europe 600 right Location of teams of the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League. 8px Purple: Eliminated in the preliminary round;8px Yellow: Eliminated in the first round; 8px Orange: Eliminated in the second round; 8px Red: Qualified for group stage. Europe 41.318943 19.811222 Partizani Purple pog.svg Europe 48.162345 16.387138 Austria Orange pog.svg Europe 50.834194 4.298361 Anderlecht Red pog.svg Europe 53.895186 27.560056 Din Minsk Yellow pog.svg Europe 42.705467 23.363197 Levski Orange pog.svg Europe 45.816667 15.983333 Zagreb Yellow pog.svg right Europe 35.114542 33.362864 Omonia Purple pog.svg Europe 50.099803 14.415911 Sparta Orange pog.svg Europe 55.702469 12.572203 Copenhagen Orange pog.svg Europe 53.463056 -2.291389 Man. United Orange pog.svg Europe 41.38087 2.122802 Barcelona Red pog.svg Europe 59.421292 24.73205 Norma Tallinn Purple pog.svg Europe 60.1875 24.9225 HJK Yellow pog.svg Europe 43.727606 7.415614 Monaco Red pog.svg Europe 62.099722 -6.736111 B68 Purple pog.svg Europe 41.723008 44.789761 Din. Tbilisi Purple pog.svg Europe 53.066394 8.837628 Bremen Red pog.svg Europe 38.036092 23.787633 AEK Yellow pog.svg Europe 47.4425 19.155103 Honvéd Yellow pog.svg Europe 51.885528 -8.46775 Cork Yellow pog.svg Europe 64.317656 -22.059753 ÍA Yellow pog.svg Europe 31.751167 35.190617 Beitar Yellow pog.svg Europe 45.484461 9.147675 Milan Red pog.svg left Europe 55.739167 24.359444 Ekranas Purple pog.svg Europe 49.646389 6.135278 Avenir Purple pog.svg Europe 56.961372 24.116408 Skonto Yellow pog.svg Europe 46.980273 28.868013 Zimbru Chișinău Purple pog.svg Europe 35.894444 14.505278 Floriana Yellow pog.svg Europe 51.893894 4.523253 Feyenoord Orange pog.svg Europe 54.582625 -5.955189 Linfield Yellow pog.svg Europe 52.3975 16.857778 Lech Orange pog.svg Europe 63.41233 10.404464 Rosenborg Yellow pog.svg Europe 41.161758 -8.583933 Porto Red pog.svg Europe 44.412806 26.040444 Steaua Orange pog.svg Europe 55.817865 37.440238 Spartak Red pog.svg Europe 55.853206 -4.309258 Rangers Yellow pog.svg Europe 47.383333 8.06 Aarau Yellow pog.svg Europe 46.069122 14.5085 Olimpija Purple pog.svg left Europe 59.3725 18 AIK Yellow pog.svg Europe 41.102869 28.990419 Galatasaray Red pog.svg Europe 50.433439 30.522114 Dyn. Kyiv Yellow pog.svg Europe 51.642778 -3.02 Cwmbrân Town Purple pog.svg The teams were ranked according to their 1993 UEFA seeding coefficients, which took into account performances in European competitions from 1988–89 to 1992–93. Each club and national association had a seeding coefficient calculated (total points divided by total matches), with both values added together to determine the club's final coefficient. This ranking then determined the round each team would enter.http://www.mogiel.net/EC/seeding.php#1993/94 Seeding for the European Cups (from 1979/80): 1993/94 Pawel Mogielnicki 29 January 2025http://www.mogiel.net/EC/remarks.php Remarks to the UEFA tables Pawel Mogielnicki 29 January 2025 + Qualified teams for 1993–94 UEFA Champions League (by ranking)Rank Ranking based on the club seeding coefficientAssociationTeamCoeff. UEFA club seeding coefficientFirst round6FRA 1974Monaco (3rd)Note FRA2.6671ITAMilan (1st)3.4082ESPBarcelona (1st)2.9863ENGManchester United (1st)2.9104GERWerder Bremen (1st)2.8485BELAnderlecht (1st)2.6717PORPorto (1st)2.5898RUS 1991Spartak Moscow (1st)2.5369SCORangers (1st)2.50410ROUSteaua București (1st)2.36611NEDFeyenoord (1st)2.32512TURGalatasaray (1st)2.22713TCHSparta Prague (1st)Note CZE2.20514POLLech Poznań (1st)2.08915AUTAustria Wien (1st)2.07616DENCopenhagen (1st)2.05317GREAEK Athens (1st)1.99418SWEAIK (1st)1.95419UKRDynamo Kyiv (1st)1.69220HUNKispest Honvéd (1st)1.57321BLR 1991Dinamo Minsk (1st)1.25022BULLevski Sofia (1st)1.125Preliminary round23NORRosenborg (1st)0.97124SUIAarau (1st)0.93925FINHJK (1st)0.85526NIRLinfield (1st)0.83327CROCroatia Zagreb (1st)0.75028ISLÍA (1st)0.65629ALB 1992Partizani (1st)0.63430LUXAvenir Beggen (1st)0.63331CYP 1960Omonia (1st)0.62332WALCwmbrân Town (1st)0.57133MLTFloriana (1st)0.56334IRLCork City (1st)0.500LVASkonto (1st)0.50036FROB68 (1st)0.000ISRBeitar Jerusalem (1st)0.000GEO 1990Dinamo Tbilisi (1st)0.000LTU 1988Ekranas (1st)0.000ESTNorma Tallinn (1st)0.000SVNOlimpija Ljubljana (1st)0.000MDAZimbru Chișinău (1st)0.000 +Associations without a participating teamARM FRYNote YUG LIE SMR Notes disc Note FRA France (FRA): Champions League title holders Marseille (who also finished 1st in 1992–93 French Division 1) were disqualified from the competition by the UEFA Executive Committee on 6 September 1993 due to their involvement in a match-fixing scandal in Division 1.Zurich https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19930907-1.2.46.20 Marseille's future in Uefa's hand The Straits Times Associated Press 7 September 1993 29 January 2025 33https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19930907-1.2.46.7.1 Marseille thrown out The Straits Times 7 September 1993 29 January 2025 30 They were subsequently stripped of their league title and demoted to Division 2 at the end of the 1993–94 season. Third-placed Monaco took the vacated French berth on 8 September since league runners-up Paris Saint-Germain refused to take the title from Marseille on commercial grounds, instead participating in the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup as 1992–93 Coupe de France winners.Paris https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19930910-1.2.53.9 Monaco agrees to step in for Marseille The Straits Times 10 September 1993 29 January 2025 38 Monaco accepted reluctantly an invitation to take Marseille's place in the European Cup on Wednesday as the defending champion continued its fight to stay in the competition. Therefore, in the access list, Monaco effectively took the spot of Marseille (who were ranked 2nd with a coefficient of 3.145, but were automatically top as title holders). Note CZE Czech Republic (CZE): Sparta Prague qualified as winners of Czechoslovakia domestic league, but represented its successor association Czech Republic. Note YUG FR Yugoslavia (YUG): 1992–93 First League of FR Yugoslavia champions Partizan not admitted as a result of UN economic sanctions imposed on Yugoslavia. Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition was as follows. All draws were held in Geneva, Switzerland. PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifying round14 July 199318 August 19931 September 1993First round15 September 199329 September 1993Second round1 October 199320 October 19933 November 1993Group stageMatchday 15 November 199324 November 1993Matchday 28 December 1993Matchday 32 March 1994Matchday 416 March 1994Matchday 530 March 1994Matchday 613 April 1994Knockout phaseSemi-finals27 April 1994Final18 May 1994 at Olympic Stadium, Athens Preliminary round 1993–94 UEFA Champions League preliminary round PR First round 1993–94 UEFA Champions League first round FR Second round 1993–94 UEFA Champions League second round SR Group stage 1993–94 UEFA Champions League group stage Europe 600 right Location of teams of the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League.8px Brown: Group A; 8px Red: Group B; Europe 50.834194 4.298361 Anderlecht Red pog.svg Europe 41.38087 2.122802 Barcelona Brown pog.svg Europe 43.727606 7.415614 Monaco Brown pog.svg Europe 53.066394 8.837628 Bremen Red pog.svg Europe 45.484461 9.147675 Milan Red pog.svg Europe 41.161758 -8.583933 Porto Red pog.svg Europe 55.817865 37.440238 Spartak Brown pog.svg Europe 41.102869 28.990419 Galatasaray Brown pog.svg The group stage began on 24 November 1993 and ended on 13 April 1994. The eight teams were divided into two groups of four, and the teams in each group played against each other on a home-and-away basis, meaning that each team played a total of six group matches. For each win, teams were awarded two points, with one point awarded for each draw. At the end of the group stage, the two teams in each group with the most points advanced to the semi-finals. All teams except Milan and Porto made their group stage debuts. Two of these teams (Barcelona and Anderlecht) had previously contested the 1991–92 group stage, the only season of the European Cup to adopt such a format. Group A Group A yes no_hide_class_rules Group B Group B yes no_hide_class_rules Knockout stage 1993–94 UEFA Champions League knockout stage Bracket Bracket Semi-finals SF Final F Top goalscorers The top scorers from the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League (excluding preliminary round) are as follows: RankNameTeamGoals1NED Ronald KoemanESP Barcelona8NZL Wynton RuferGER Werder Bremen83BEL Luc NilisBEL Anderlecht7BUL Hristo StoichkovESP Barcelona75GER Bernd HobschGER Werder Bremen5RUS Valery KarpinRUS Spartak Moscow57GER Marco BodeGER Werder Bremen4GER Jürgen KlinsmannFRA 1974 Monaco4ITA Daniele MassaroITA Milan4RUS Viktor OnopkoRUS Spartak Moscow4FRA 1974 Jean-Pierre PapinITA Milan4RUS Nikolai PisarevRUS Spartak Moscow4RUS Sergey RodionovRUS Spartak Moscow4SUI Kubilay TürkyilmazTUR Galatasaray4 See also 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup 1993–94 UEFA Cup References External links 1993–94 All matches – season at UEFA website European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation All scorers 1993–94 UEFA Champions League (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers preliminary round https://archive.today/20120709110540/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=1993/intro.html 1993/94 UEFA Champions League el - results and line-ups (archive) Category:UEFA Champions League seasons 1