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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.

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Location of teams of the 1991–92 European Cup group stage.
Blue: Group A; Red: Group B.

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
1   Sampdoria 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 8 Advance to final — 2–0 2–0 1–1
2   Red Star Belgrade 6 3 0 3 9 10 −1 6 1–3 — 3–2 1–0
3   Anderlecht 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 6 3–2 3–2 — 0–0
4   Panathinaikos 6 0 4 2 1 4 −3 4 0–0 0–2 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Anderlecht  0–0  Panathinaikos
Report
Attendance: 16,500[2]
Sampdoria  2–0  Red Star Belgrade
Nedeljković   7' (o.g.)
Vialli   73'		 Report
Attendance: 29,981
Panathinaikos  0–0  Sampdoria
Report
Attendance: 53,841[3]
Red Star Belgrade  3–2  Anderlecht
Ratković   19'
Ivić   68'
Pančev   87'		 Report Lamptey   33'
Nilis   60'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Panathinaikos  0–2  Red Star Belgrade
Report Pančev   70', 86'
Attendance: 55,311
Anderlecht  3–2  Sampdoria
Degryse   54'
Nilis   69', 90'		 Report Vialli   27', 63'
Attendance: 24,000
Sampdoria  2–0  Anderlecht
Lombardo   35'
Mancini   37'		 Report
Attendance: 33,874
Panathinaikos  0–0  Anderlecht
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Joe Worrall (England)
Anderlecht  3–2  Red Star Belgrade
Oliveira   3'
Bosman   44'
Degryse   82'		 Report Pančev   7'
Čula   80'
Attendance: 8,000
Sampdoria  1–1  Panathinaikos
Mancini   36' Report Marangos   27'
Attendance: 39,000

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR PRA BEN [DK] DK
1   Barcelona 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 9 Advance to final — 3–2 2–1 3–0
2   Sparta Prague 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 6 1–0 — 1–1 2–1
3   Benfica 6 1 3 2 8 5 +3 5 0–0 1–1 — 5–0
4  [citation needed] Dynamo Kyiv 6 2 0 4 3 12 −9 4 0–2 1–0 1–0 —
Source: UEFA
Dynamo Kyiv  1–0  Benfica
Salenko   30' Report
Attendance: 41,500[4]
Barcelona  3–2  Sparta Prague
Amor   15'
Laudrup   33'
Bakero   61'		 Report Vrabec   18'
Němeček   64'
Attendance: 82,000
Sparta Prague  2–1  Dynamo Kyiv
Němeček   13'
Vrabec   22'		 Report Sharan   55'
Attendance: 14,639
Benfica  0–0  Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 65,000[5]
Dynamo Kyiv  0–2  Barcelona
Report Stoichkov   32'
Salinas   68'
Attendance: 48,500
Benfica  1–1  Sparta Prague
Pacheco   53' (pen.) Report Novotný   32'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Howard King (Wales)
Sparta Prague  1–1  Benfica
Chovanec   45' Report Vítor Paneira   30'
Attendance: 28,000
Barcelona  3–0  Dynamo Kyiv
Stoichkov   59', 83'
Salinas   87'		 Report
Attendance: 70,000
Sparta Prague  1–0  Barcelona
Siegl   66' Report
Attendance: 27,374
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)
Benfica  5–0  Dynamo Kyiv
César Brito   25', 62'
Isaías   71'
Yuran   83', 87'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Dynamo Kyiv  1–0  Sparta Prague
Salenko   83' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Barcelona  2–1  Benfica
Stoichkov   12'
Bakero   24'		 Report César Brito   28'
Attendance: 115,000

Notes edit

  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 18 March 1992 (matchdays 1–4), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (matchdays 5–6).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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

  1. ^ "Meetings and Events". Bulletin officiel de l'UEFA. No. 137. Union of European Football Associations. December 1991. p. 33.
  2. ^ "Anderlecht v Panathinaikos, 27 November 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Panathinaikos v Sampdoria, 11 December 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Dynamo Kyiv v Benfica, 27 November 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Benfica v Barcelona, 11 December 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

External links edit

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