The 1990–91
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competition organised by the
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was played over two legs at
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, and at the
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. The competition was won by
Internazionale, who defeated fellow Italian team
Roma by an aggregate result of 2–1 to claim their first UEFA Cup title.
For the second consecutive year, two Italian teams reached the final of the UEFA Cup, This was the first European title for Internazionale in 26 years, after their two consecutive European Cup triumphs in
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. This tournament also marked the return of
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Association team allocation
A total of 64 teams from 32
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member associations participated in the 1990–91 UEFA Cup, all entering from the first round over six knock-out rounds. The association ranking based on the
UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:
* Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify.
* Associations 4–8 each have three teams qualify.
* Associations 9–21 each have two teams qualify.
* Associations 22–32 each have one team qualify.
Association ranking
For the 1990–91 UEFA Cup, the associations are allocated places according to their 1989
UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1984–85 to 1988–89. Having returned to European competitions after serving its five-year ban, England's score was limited to the first of the five seasons accounted for in the ranking, and only one English club competed in the UEFA Cup, from a previous total of four.
Teams
The labels in parentheses show how each team qualified for competition:
* TH: Title holders
* CW: Cup winners
* CR: Cup runners-up
* LC: League Cup winners
* 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
* P-W: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners
Notes
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches exceptionally took place on Tuesdays or Thursdays.
First round
First leg
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Second leg
''Borussia Dortmund won 4–0 on aggregate.''
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''3–3 on aggregate; Real Sociedad won on away goals.''
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''Admira Wacker won 4–0 on aggregate.''
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''Luzern won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Vitesse won 1–0 on aggregate.''
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''Bordeaux won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''1. FC Magdeburg won 1–0 on aggregate.''
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''Roma won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Aston Villa won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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''1–1 on aggregate; Atalanta won on away goals.''
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''Bayer Leverkusen won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Brøndby won 6–4 on aggregate.''
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''Inter Bratislava won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''Chornomorets Odesa won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Heart of Midlothian won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Torpedo Moscow won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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''Politehnica Timișoara won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Fenerbahçe won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''Dundee United won 5–3 on aggregate.''
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''GKS Katowice won 4–0 on aggregate.''
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''Partizan won 5–0 on aggregate.''
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''Köln won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Valencia won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Universitatea Craiova won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Omonia won 5–4 on aggregate.''
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''Ferencváros won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Anderlecht won 4–0 on aggregate.''
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''Monaco won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''0–0 on aggregate; Sevilla won 4–3 on penalties.''
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''Internazionale won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Sporting CP won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Bologna won 2–0 on aggregate.''
Second round
First leg
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Second leg
''Köln won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Borussia Dortmund won 4–0 on aggregate.''
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''Bordeaux won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Anderlecht won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Internazionale won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Brøndby won 4–0 on aggregate.''
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''Monaco won 1–0 on aggregate.''
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''Admira Wacker won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Torpedo Moscow won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Atalanta won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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''Bayer Leverkusen won 6–1 on aggregate.''
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''Bologna won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Sporting CP won 7–2 on aggregate.''
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''Roma won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Vitesse won 5–0 on aggregate.''
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''1–1 on aggregate; Partizan won 4–3 on penalties.''
Third round
First leg
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Second leg
''Brøndby won 3–0 on aggregate.''
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''Torpedo Moscow won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Atalanta won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Roma won 7–0 on aggregate.''
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''Internazionale won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''2–2 on aggregate; Anderlecht won on away goals.''
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''3–3 aggregate; Bologna won 6–5 on penalties.''
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''Sporting CP won 4–1 on aggregate.''
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Roma won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''Internazionale won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Sporting CP won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''1–1 on aggregate; Brøndby won 4–2 on penalties.''
Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Roma won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Internazionale won 2–0 on aggregate.''
Final
First leg
Second leg
''Internazionale won 2–1 on aggregate.''
External links
1990–91 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
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