# 1992–93 UEFA Champions League

The 1992–93 UEFA Champions League, originally known as the 1992–93 European Cup, was the 38th European Cup, the premier European club football tournament, and the first season with the UEFA Champions League branding (originally adopted only in the group stage).
It was the second season of the competition in which the eight second round winners would be split into two groups, with the winner of each one meeting in the final. In addition, a preliminary round was required as this was the first season after the break-up of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, resulting in many new countries eligible to enter the champions of their own leagues into the competition. Israel and the Faroe Islands were also represented for the first time.
The tournament was won for the first time by Marseille, defeating Milan in the final, becoming the first and as of 2025 only French team to win the European Cup/Champions League.
However, soon after Marseille's victory allegations of match fixing were levelled at them and their president Bernard Tapie. This involved a league game that took place 6 days before the final where Marseille, it emerged, had fixed their title-clinching Division 1 game against Valenciennes so they could concentrate on the final against Milan. It is believed that Tapie bribed Valenciennes to lose so that Marseille would win the French league earlier, and above all that they would not injure the Marseille players before the final against Milan. Before the 1991 European Cup final against Red Star Belgrade, Marseille had a few injured players, Tapie did not want to repeat this mistake. This resulted in Marseille being stripped of their league title by the French Football Federation (although not the European Cup, as the match in question was not in that competition). They were banned from defending their European title in the 1993–94 season, and contesting the Intercontinental Cup and Super Cup. During the 1995 trial over Marseille's financial accounts, it was revealed that they had an annual budget of Fr5 million (about €760,000) dedicated to the purchase of matches from 1989 to 1993. UEFA, along with the French Federation and French authorities, investigated several Marseille matches during the 1992–93 season. These investigations have not established any formal proof concerning alleged match-fixing in the Champions League. Therefore, Marseille's status as 1993 European champion was not affected.
Barcelona, the defending champions, were eliminated in the second round by CSKA Moscow.

## Teams

In total, 36 national champions participated in 1992–93 UEFA Champions League season. The 8 lowest-ranked champions according to the 1992 club seeding coefficients entered in the preliminary round, while the 28 best-ranked champions entered in the first round.

### Distribution

| Round | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round |
| Preliminary round (8 teams) | 8 champions ranked 29–36 by seeding coefficient | |
| First round (32 teams) | 28 champions ranked 1–28 by seeding coefficient (including title holders) | 4 winners from the qualifying round |
| Second round (16 teams) | | 16 winners from the first round |
| Group stage (8 teams) | | 8 winners from the second round |
| Final (2 teams) | | 2 group winners from the group stage |
Since the title holders (Barcelona) 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 27th and 28th (APOEL and Union Luxembourg) were promoted from the preliminary round to the first round.

### Ranking

The teams were ranked according to their 1992 UEFA seeding coefficients, which took into account performances in European competitions from 1987–88 to 1991–92. 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.
Qualified teams for 1992–93 UEFA Champions League (by ranking) :
| Rank | Association | Team | Coeff. |
| First round ||||
| 3 | Spain | Barcelona (1st) | 2.974 |
| 1 | France | Marseille (1st) | 3.116 |
| 2 | Italy | Milan (1st) | 3.052 |
| 4 | Germany | VfB Stuttgart (1st) | 2.710 |
| 5 | Belgium | Club Brugge (1st) | 2.594 |
| 6 | Portugal | Porto (1st) | 2.476 |
| 7 | Netherlands | PSV Eindhoven (1st) | 2.412 |
| 8 | Poland | Lech Poznań (1st) | 2.339 |
| 9 | Romania | Dinamo București (1st) | 2.323 |
| 10 | Scotland | Rangers (1st) | 2.287 |
| 11 | Russia | CSKA Moscow (1st) | 2.116 |
| 12 | Sweden | IFK Göteborg (1st) | 2.080 |
| 13 | Austria | Austria Wien (1st) | 2.029 |
| 14 | Switzerland | Sion (1st) | 1.993 |
| 15 | Greece | AEK Athens (1st) | 1.974 |
| 16 | Czechoslovakia | Slovan Bratislava (1st) | 1.777 |
| 17 | Bulgaria | CSKA Sofia (1st) | 1.687 |
| 18 | Hungary | Ferencváros (1st) | 1.618 |
| 19 | Denmark | Lyngby (1st) | 1.431 |
| 20 | Turkey | Beşiktaş (1st) | 1.375 |
| 21 | England | Leeds United (1st) | 1.371 |
| 22 | Finland | Kuusysi (1st) | 1.160 |
| 23 | Northern Ireland | Glentoran (1st) | 0.833 |
| 24 | Lithuania | Žalgiris (1st) | 0.666 |
| 25 | Iceland | Víkingur Reykjavík (1st) | 0.468 |
| 26 | Norway | Viking (1st) | 0.433 |
| 27 | Cyprus | APOEL (1st) | 0.352 |
| 28 | Luxembourg | Union Luxembourg (1st) | 0.291 |
| Preliminary round ||||
| 29 | Republic of Ireland | Shelbourne (1st) | 0.269 |
| 30 | Malta | Valletta (1st) | 0.200 |
| 31 | Faroe Islands | KÍ (1st) | 0.000 |
| 31 | Israel | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1st) | 0.000 |
| 31 | Estonia | Norma Tallinn (1st) | 0.000 |
| 31 | Slovenia | Olimpija Ljubljana (1st) | 0.000 |
| 31 | Latvia | Skonto (1st) | 0.000 |
| 31 | Ukraine | Tavriya Simferopol (1st) | 0.000 |
Associations without a participating team :
* Albania
* FR Yugoslavia
* Liechtenstein
* San Marino
* Wales
Notes
* ^ Albania (ALB): Albanian clubs were excluded from European competitions for the 1992–93 season, after the political situation in Albania collapsed and the national team could not complete the UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying. Vllaznia would have qualified as champions of the 1991–92 Albanian National Championship.
* ^ FR Yugoslavia (YUG): 1991–92 Yugoslav First League champions Red Star Belgrade were not admitted as a result of UN economic sanctions imposed on Yugoslavia.

## Round and draw dates

All draws for the competition were held in Geneva, Switzerland.
Schedule for 1992–93 UEFA Champions League :
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | 15 July 1992 | 19 August 1992 | 2 September 1992 |
| First round | First round | 15 July 1992 | 16 September 1992 | 30 September 1992 |
| Second round | Second round | 2 October 1992 | 21 October 1992 | 4 November 1992 |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 6 November 1992 | 25 November 1992 | 25 November 1992 |
| Group stage | Matchday 2 | 6 November 1992 | 9 December 1992 | 9 December 1992 |
| Group stage | Matchday 3 | 6 November 1992 | 3 March 1993 | 3 March 1993 |
| Group stage | Matchday 4 | 6 November 1992 | 17 March 1993 | 17 March 1993 |
| Group stage | Matchday 5 | 6 November 1992 | 7 April 1993 | 7 April 1993 |
| Group stage | Matchday 6 | 6 November 1992 | 21 April 1993 | 21 April 1993 |
| Final | Final | 6 November 1992 | 26 May 1993 at Olympiastadion, Munich | 26 May 1993 at Olympiastadion, Munich |
* ↑ An additional play-off match for the first round was held on 9 October 1992.

## Preliminary round

The first legs were played on 19 August, and the second legs on 2 September 1992.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Shelbourne | 1–2 | Tavriya Simferopol | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Valletta | 1–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| KÍ | 1–6 | Skonto | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 5–0 | Norma Tallinn | 3–0 | 2–0 |

## First round

The first legs were played on 16 September, and the second legs on 30 September 1992. An additional play-off was held on 9 October.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
| IFK Göteborg | 3–2 | Beşiktaş | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Lech Poznań | 2–0 | Skonto | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Rangers | 3–0 | Lyngby | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 4–5 | Leeds United | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 4–1 | Ferencváros | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Milan | 7–0 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Kuusysi | 1–2 | Dinamo București | 1–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Glentoran | 0–8 | Marseille | 0–5 | 0–3 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–4 | Club Brugge | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Austria Wien | 5–4 | CSKA Sofia | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Sion | 7–2 | Tavriya Simferopol | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| Union Luxembourg | 1–9 | Porto | 1–4 | 0–5 |
| AEK Athens | 3–3 (a) | APOEL | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 8–0 | Žalgiris | 6–0 | 2–0 |
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 2–5 | CSKA Moscow | 0–1 | 2–4 |
| Barcelona | 1–0 | Viking | 1–0 | 0–0 |
* 1 2 The second leg originally finished as a 4–1 win for Leeds United (thus 4–4 on aggregate, with VfB Stuttgart winning on away goals). The match was later awarded as a 3–0 victory for Leeds due to Stuttgart's illegal use of foreign players, resulting in a 3–3 aggregate score and a play-off being ordered to determine the winner.

## Second round

The first legs were played on 21 October, and the second legs on 4 November 1992.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| IFK Göteborg | 4–0 | Lech Poznań | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Rangers | 4–2 | Leeds United | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 0–5 | Milan | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| Dinamo București | 0–2 | Marseille | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Club Brugge | 3–3 (a) | Austria Wien | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Sion | 2–6 | Porto | 2–2 | 0–4 |
| AEK Athens | 1–3 | PSV Eindhoven | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| CSKA Moscow | 4–3 | Barcelona | 1–1 | 3–2 |

## Group stage

The group stage began on 25 November 1992 and ended on 21 April 1993. 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 first team in each group advanced to the final.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MAR | RAN | BRU | CSKA |
| 1 | Marseille | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 9 | Advance to final | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Rangers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MIL | GOT | POR | PSV |
| 1 | Milan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 12 | Advance to final | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | IFK Göteborg | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Porto | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — |

## Final

The final was played on 26 May 1993 at the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany.

## Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 1992–93 UEFA Champions League (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Romário | PSV Eindhoven | 7 |
| 2 | Marco van Basten | Milan | 6 |
| 2 | Franck Sauzée | Marseille | 6 |
| 2 | Alen Bokšić | Marseille | 6 |
| 5 | Johnny Ekström | IFK Göteborg | 5 |
| 6 | Marco Simone | Milan | 4 |
| 6 | Gert Verheyen | Club Brugge | 4 |
| 6 | Zé Carlos | Porto | 4 |
| 6 | Emil Kostadinov | Porto | 4 |
| 6 | Túlio | Sion | 4 |