1994 European Cup Winners' Cup final

December 2020 1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final 1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final programme.jpg Match programme cover 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup Arsenal ENG 30px 1 Parma ITA 30px 0 4 May 1994 Parken Stadium Copenhagen Václav Krondl (Czech Republic) 33,765 1993 1995 The 1994 European Cup Winners' Cup final was a football match on 4 May 1994 contested between Arsenal of England and title holders Parma of Italy. It was the final match of the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 34th European Cup Winners' Cup final. The final was held at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, and Arsenal won 1–0 with the goal coming from Alan Smith. It is widely considered as the peak of Arsenal's famous defence. Arsenal became the fourth London club to win the trophy after Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and West Ham United. Background Having beaten Antwerp in the same competition in the previous year, Parma were aiming to become the first side to win consecutive finals; five sides had previously failed to do so after reaching the final for a consecutive year. The final was the first time that Parma had come up against English opposition. On the other hand, Arsenal had three times played out two-legged affairs with Italian clubs. The first meeting was in the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, when they overcame Lazio 4–2 on aggregate, drawing the first leg in Rome and winning the second leg 2–0 at Highbury. Arsenal had also faced Italians in the 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup at the semi-final stage; Arsenal won 2–1 on aggregate. The most recent meeting was in the quarter-finals of this year's competition, where they overcame Torino 1–0 over two legs.https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec199394.html European Competitions 1993–94 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2014-05-06 It was the first time Parken Stadium had hosted the major European competition's final and the first time any European competition's final had been held in Denmark. The stadium had opened only recently – in 1992 – and was the home of Copenhagen and the Denmark national team, taking two years to construct at the cost of 640 million Danish kroner. It was built on the site of the national team's previous home, Idrætsparken.http://www.stadiumguide.com/parken/ Parken The Stadium Guide 2014-05-06 Route to the final 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup ENG ArsenalITA ParmaOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legDEN Odense3–22–1 (A)1–1 (H)First roundSWE Degerfors4–12–1 (A)2–0 (H)BEL Standard Liège10–03–0 (H)7–0 (A)Second roundISR Maccabi Haifa1–1 (3–1 p)1–0 (A)0–1 (a.e.t.) (H)ITA Torino1–00–0 (A)1–0 (H)Quarter-finalsNED Ajax2–00–0 (A)2–0 (H)FRA 1974 Paris Saint-Germain2–11–1 (A)1–0 (H)Semi-finalsPOR Benfica2–2 (a)1–2 (A)1–0 (H) Match Summary A crowd of 33,765 witnessed a tactical match. Parma's Tomas Brolin hit the post early on but, in the 20th minute, Lorenzo Minotti miss-hit an overhead clearance and Alan Smith capitalized, beating Luca Bucci with a left-footed volley.January 2025 Arsenal then invited pressure from Parma but, by controlling Gianfranco Zola and Faustino Asprilla, defended their lead and became the fourth London club to win the trophy.https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec2.html European Cup Winners' Cup Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2000-01-26 2014-05-06 The final was noted for Arsenal fans singing "one nil to the Arsenal" throughout the match.JOE LOVEJOY https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football--european-cupwinners-cup-smiths-strike-brings-arsenal-european-glory-battling-londoners-make-light-of-the-loss-of-wright-and-jensen-1433888.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football--european-cupwinners-cup-smiths-strike-brings-arsenal-european-glory-battling-londoners-make-light-of-the-loss-of-wright-and-jensen-1433888.html 1 May 2022 subscription live European Cup-Winners Cup: Smith's strike brings Arsenal European glory: Battling Londoners make light of the loss of Wright and Jensen The Independent 1994-05-05 2014-05-06 Arsenal were without their leading goalscorer Ian Wright, who missed the final through suspension as well as the injured John Jensen, Martin Keown, and David Hillier.http://www.goal.com/en-gb/slideshow/5595/1/title/was-winning-in-dortmund-arsenals-greatest-european-away 1. May 1994: Arsenal 1–0 Parma Goal.com 7 November 2013 6 May 2014 Arsenal were fielding a starting midfield of Ian Selley, Steve Morrow and Paul Davis. The famous back five of Seaman, Dixon, Adams, Bould and Winterburn was safely in place but with Wright suspended, Alan Smith was given a lone role up front with Merson and Kevin Campbell instructed to play wide in a 4-5-1. Details 4 May 1994 20:15 CEST Arsenal ENG 1–0 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=0/matches/round=140/match=51003/lineups/index.html ITA Parma Smith 20 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen 33,765 Václav Krondl (Czech Republic) _arsenal9293h _arsenal9293h _arsenal9293h _redstripes _fcb0910h FFFFFF DD0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 Arsenal _parma9395a _parma9395a _parma9395a _parma9395a _parma9395a 000080 fffc00 000080 fffc00 eee02a Parma GK 1 ENG David SeamanRB 2 ENG Lee DixonCB 6 ENG Tony Adams (c) 25CB 5 ENG Steve BouldLB 3 ENG Nigel WinterburnRM 8 NIR Steve MorrowCM 4 ENG Paul DavisCM 11ENG Ian Selley 51LM 7 ENG Kevin Campbell 78AM 10ENG Paul Merson 86CF 9 ENG Alan SmithSubstitutes:DF 12ENG Andy LinighanGK 13ENG Alan MillerMF 14IRL Eddie McGoldrick 86MF 15ENG Ray ParlourFW 16SCO Paul DickovManager:SCO George Graham300px GK 1 ITA Luca BucciSW 4 ITA Lorenzo Minotti (c)CB 6 ARG Roberto SensiniCB 5 ITA Luigi ApolloniRWB 2 ITA Antonio BenarrivoLWB 3 ITA Alberto Di ChiaraCM 8 ITA Gabriele Pin 71CM 9 ITA Massimo Crippa 44AM 10ITA Gianfranco ZolaCF 7 SWE Tomas BrolinCF 11COL Faustino Asprilla 45Substitutes:GK 12ITA Marco BallottaDF 13ITA Roberto MaltagliatiDF 14ITA David BalleriMF 15ITA Daniele ZorattoFW 16ITA Alessandro Melli 71Manager:ITA Nevio Scala Assistant referees: CZE Josef Zvonic (Czech Republic) CZE Otakar Draštík (Czech Republic) Fourth official: CZE Lubomír Puček (Czech Republic)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of two substitutions. See also 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup 1994 UEFA Champions League Final 1994 UEFA Cup Final 1994 European Super Cup Arsenal F.C. in European football Parma Calcio 1913 in European football References External links 1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Final 1994 Category:1993–94 in English men's football Category:1993–94 in Italian football Category:1993–94 in Danish football Category:Arsenal F.C. matches Category:Parma Calcio 1913 matches Category:1990s in Copenhagen Category:Football matches in Copenhagen Category:May 1994 sports events in Europe Category:Italy–United Kingdom sports relations