1991–92 European Cup group stage
The 1991–92 European Cup group stage began on 27 November 1991 and ended on 15 April 1992. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage to decide the two finalists of the 1991–92 European Cup. This was the first use of a group stage in the history of the competition.
Draw[edit]
The draw for the group stage was held on 8 November 1991 in Geneva, Switzerland.[1] The eight teams that advanced from the second round were drawn into two groups of four.
Format[edit]
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a double round-robin format. The winner of each group then faced each other in the final.
Groups[edit]
Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA.
Group A[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAM | RSB | AND | PAN | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 8 | Advance to final | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | 3–2 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — |
Source: UEFA
Sampdoria ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Nedeljković ![]() Vialli ![]() |
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Red Star Belgrade ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Ratković ![]() Ivić ![]() Pančev ![]() |
Report | Lamptey ![]() Nilis ![]() |
Panathinaikos ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Pančev ![]() |
Red Star Belgrade ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Mihajlović ![]() |
Report |
Sampdoria ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Lombardo ![]() Mancini ![]() |
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Red Star Belgrade ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Mihajlović ![]() |
Report | Katanec ![]() Vasilijević ![]() Mancini ![]() |
Anderlecht ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Oliveira ![]() Bosman ![]() Degryse ![]() |
Report | Pančev ![]() Čula ![]() |
Sampdoria ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Mancini ![]() |
Report | Marangos ![]() |
Group B[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | PRA | BEN | [DK] DK | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | Advance to final | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 5–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — |
Source: UEFA
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Salenko ![]() |
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Sparta Prague ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Němeček ![]() Vrabec ![]() |
Report | Sharan ![]() |
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Stoichkov ![]() Salinas ![]() |
Sparta Prague ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Chovanec ![]() |
Report | Vítor Paneira ![]() |
Barcelona ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Stoichkov ![]() Salinas ![]() |
Report |
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Karl-Josef Assenmacher (Germany)
Sparta Prague ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Siegl ![]() |
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Benfica ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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César Brito ![]() Isaías ![]() Yuran ![]() |
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Dynamo Kyiv ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Salenko ![]() |
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Notes[edit]
- ^ CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 18 March 1992 (matchdays 1–4), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (matchdays 5–6).
- ^ Match was played in Hungary since UEFA suspended Yugoslav teams from playing their home matches in Yugoslavia due to the deteriorating security situation in the country caused by the ethnic incidents that eventually turned into the Yugoslav Wars.
- ^ a b Match was played in Bulgaria since UEFA suspended Yugoslav teams from playing their home matches in Yugoslavia due to the deteriorating security situation in the country caused by the ethnic incidents that eventually turned into the Yugoslav Wars.
References[edit]
- ^ "Meetings and Events". Bulletin officiel de l'UEFA. No. 137. Union of European Football Associations. December 1991. p. 33.
- ^ "Anderlecht v Panathinaikos, 27 November 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Panathinaikos v Sampdoria, 11 December 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Dynamo Kyiv v Benfica, 27 November 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Benfica v Barcelona, 11 December 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2 March 2022.