1991–92 European Cup

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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. 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.

**Notes**

1. **^** **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 December 26 show the flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
2. **^** **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.

## First round

Main article: 1991–92 European Cup first round
1991–92 European Cup first round

## Second round

Main article: 1991–92 European Cup second round
1991–92 European Cup second round

## Group stage

Main article: 1991–92 European Cup group stage
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### Group A

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Source: UEFA
### Group B

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Source: UEFA

## Top scorers

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The top scorers from the 1991–92 European Cup are as follows:

## 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
* 1991/92 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)

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* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia '91 '92
* Faroe Islands '91 '92
* Finland '91 '92
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '91 '92
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia '91 '92
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '91 '92
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Slovenia
* Soviet Union '91 '92
* Spain
* Sweden '91 '92
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
 Domestic cups
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* England
* Faroe Islands '91 '92
* Finland '91 '92
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '91 '92
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia '91 '92
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '91 '92
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Slovenia
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales