The 1992–93
UEFA Cup
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was won by
Juventus
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, who beat
Borussia Dortmund
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6–1 on aggregate in the final, a
record score for a UEFA Cup final. It was the third victory in the competition for the Italian team (first club to reach this record).
Three seasons had now passed since the ban on English clubs in European competitions as a result of the
Heysel disaster (1985) had been lifted, and for this campaign the number of English clubs in the competition was increased from one to two. English
league
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runners-up
Manchester United
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were joined by third placed
Sheffield Wednesday
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, though both teams ultimately had a short-lived run in the competition. Even Poland earned one more seat, while Finland and Hungary lost one.
Ajax
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were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by
Auxerre
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.
First round
Former Soviet Union now Community of Independent States had three places, and clubs qualified according to
1991 Soviet Top League
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, but after that UEFA recognized to Ukraine its own spot in the Cup Winners Cup,
Chornomorets ceded their place in UEFA Cup to
Dynamo Moscow.
Yugoslavia was disqualified after
UN ban: UEFA awarded one of its two places to Scotland, while the other one was given to Romania.
Albanian clubs were excluded from all competitions in the 1992-93 season which allowed Austria to have three entries.
East Germany ceased to participate as an independent association (having merged with the West German association due to the German reunification). This left UEFA one country short for the UEFA Cup, and therefore a new country (Slovenia) were given one spot. East Germany were no longer counted for the 1991 UEFA Country Ranking (decisive for the number of spots in the 1992-93 UEFA Cup). Turkey moved up to 21st place in that ranking and therefore were entitled to enter two clubs.
1: The match was stopped in the 51st minute, while
Paris Saint-Germain
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were leading by 2–0, due to incidents in the stands.
Paris Saint-Germain
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were later awarded a 0–3 walkover win by
UEFA
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.
First leg
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Second leg
''Celtic won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Dynamo Moscow won 5–3 on aggregate.''
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''Panathinaikos won 10–0 on aggregate.''
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''3–3 on aggregate; Dynamo Kyiv won on away goals.''
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''Copenhagen won 10–1 on aggregate.''
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''Roma won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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''Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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''Fenerbahçe won 5–3 on aggregate.''
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''Borussia Dortmund won 8–2 on aggregate.''
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''Galatasaray won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Grasshopper won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''3–3 on aggregate; Anderlecht won on away goals.''
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''Torino won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Juventus won 10–1 on aggregate.''
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''Kaiserslautern won 7–0 on aggregate.''
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''0–0 on aggregate; Torpedo Moscow won 4–3 on penalties.''
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''BK Frem won 6–3 on aggregate.''
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''Match abandoned after 51 mins with Paris Saint-Germain leading 2–0 (
Weah 15',
Sassus 32'), game awarded 3–0 to Paris Saint-Germain.''
''Paris Saint-Germain won 5–0 on aggregate.''
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''Auxerre won 9–3 on aggregate.''
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''Ajax won 6–1 on aggregate.''
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''Sheffield Wednesday won 10–2 on aggregate.''
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''Sigma Olomouc won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Hearts won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Benfica won 9–0 on aggregate.''
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''Real Zaragoza won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Standard Liège won 5–0 on aggregate.''
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''Vác FC-Samsung won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Napoli won 6–1 on aggregate.''
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''Vitesse won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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''Vitória de Guimarães won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Eintracht Frankfurt won 11–2 on aggregate.''
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''KV Mechelen won 2–1 on aggregate.''
Second round
First leg
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Second leg
''Kaiserslautern won 5–3 on aggregate.''
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''Roma won 6–4 on aggregate.''
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''Auxerre won 7–0 on aggregate.''
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''Zaragoza won 6–1 on aggregate.''
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''Borussia Dortmund won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Galatasaray won 1–0 on aggregate.''
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''Sigma Olomouc won 7–2 on aggregate.''
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''Standard Liège won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Juventus won 1–0 on aggregate.''
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''Paris Saint-Germain won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Anderlecht won 7–2 on aggregate.''
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''Real Madrid won 7–5 on aggregate.''
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''Benfica won 6–1 on aggregate.''
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''Dynamo Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Vitesse won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate.''
Third round
First leg
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Second leg
''Roma won 5–4 on aggregate.''
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''Ajax won 3–0 on aggregate.''
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''Borussia Dortmund won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Benfica won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''1–1 on aggregate; Paris Saint-Germain won on away goals.''
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''Juventus won 7–1 on aggregate.''
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''Auxerre won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Real Madrid won 2–0 on aggregate.''
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Borussia Dortmund won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Auxerre won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Paris Saint-Germain won 5–4 on aggregate.''
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''Juventus won 4–2 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''2–2 on aggregate; Borussia Dortmund won 6–5 on penalties.''
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''Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.''
Final
First leg
Second leg
''Juventus won 6–1 on aggregate.''
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1992–93 UEFA Cup are as follows:
See also
*
1992–93 UEFA Champions League
The 1992–93 UEFA Champions League 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 t ...
*
1992-93 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
External links
1992–93 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
* All scorers 1992–93 UEFA Cup according t
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