1991–92 European Cup

European football tournament handball 1991–92 European Cup (handball) European Cup 1991–92 The old Wembley Stadium (cropped).jpg 275px Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final. 17 September 1991 – 20 May 1992 32 ESP Barcelona 1 ITA Sampdoria 73 192 1725387 Sergei Yuran (Benfica)Jean-Pierre Papin (Marseille)7 goals each 1990–91 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.Lewis Aimee 2017-05-19 The match that changed football https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/19/football/barcelona-1992-european-cup-25th-anniversary/index.html 2023-12-27 CNN 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.https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method1/crank1990.html UEFA Country Ranking 1990 Bert Kassies 29 January 2025 + Qualified teams for 1991–92 European CupYUG Red Star Belgrade (1st)THGER 1. FC Kaiserslautern (1st)Note GER ITA Sampdoria (1st)ESP Barcelona (1st)BEL Anderlecht (1st)POR Benfica (1st)FRA 1974 Marseille (1st)URS Dynamo Kyiv (1st)Note URSNED PSV Eindhoven (1st)ROU Universitatea Craiova (1st)SCO Rangers (1st)SWE IFK Göteborg (1st)AUT Austria Wien (1st)GER Hansa Rostock (1st)Note GER SUI Grasshopper (1st)TCH Sparta Prague (1st)FIN HJK (1st)DEN Brøndby (1st)BUL Etar Veliko Tarnovo (1st)GRE Panathinaikos (1st)HUN Kispest Honvéd (1st)POL Zagłębie Lubin (1st)TUR Beşiktaş (1st)ALB 1946 Flamurtari (1st)NOR Rosenborg (1st)CYP 1960 Apollon Limassol (1st)NIR Portadown (1st)ISL Fram (1st)MLT Hamrun Spartans (1st)LUX Union Luxembourg (1st)IRL Dundalk (1st)ENG Arsenal (1st) +Associations without a participating teamFRO LIE SMR WAL Notes disc 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 26 December show the flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).May 2024 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. Round and draw dates All draws for the competition were held in Geneva, Switzerland.Meetings and Events Bulletin officiel de l'UEFA Union of European Football Associations 33 136 September 1991Meetings and Events Bulletin officiel de l'UEFA Union of European Football Associations 33 137 December 1991 +Schedule for 1991–92 European CupPhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legFirst round11 July 199117–18 September 19912 October 1991Second round4 October 199123 October 19916 November 1991Group stageMatchday 18 November 199127 November 1991Matchday 211–12 December 1991Matchday 34 March 1992Matchday 418 March 1992Matchday 51 April 1992Matchday 615 April 1992Final20 May 1992 at Wembley Stadium, London First round 1991–92 European Cup first round FR Second round 1991–92 European Cup second round SR Group stage 1991–92 European Cup group stage Map Group A Group A yes no_hide_class_rules Group B Group B yes no_hide_class_rules Final 1992 European Cup final The final was played on 20 May 1992 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Top scorers thumb|upright|Hristo Stoichkov was part of the Barcelona team that won the competition. The top scorers from the 1991–92 European Cup are as follows: RankNameTeamGoals1CIS 1992 Sergei YuranPOR Benfica7FRA 1974 Jean-Pierre PapinFRA 1974 Marseille73BEL Luc NilisBEL Anderlecht6YUG Darko PančevYUG Red Star Belgrade6ITA Gianluca VialliITA Sampdoria66BRA 1968 IsaíasPOR Benfica57BUL Hristo StoichkovESP Barcelona4POR César BritoPOR Benfica4BEL Marc DegryseBEL Anderlecht4ITA Attilio LombardoITA Sampdoria4ITA Roberto ManciniITA Sampdoria4YUG Siniša MihajlovićYUG Red Star Belgrade4ENG Alan SmithENG Arsenal4 See also 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup 1991–92 UEFA Cup References 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 https://archive.today/20120708003225/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/history/Season=1991/intro.html 1991/92 European Cup el - results and line-ups (archive) Category:UEFA Champions League seasons 1