The 1991–92 European Cup was the 37th season of the
European Cup football
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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
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.
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
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after
extra time
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in the final against
Sampdoria, the first victory in the tournament by a team from Spain since
1966
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. This would mark the first of a total of five
European Cup trophies for Barcelona. The winning goal was scored by
Ronald Koeman
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with a
free kick.
The
defending champions,
Red Star Belgrade
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, did not have an opportunity to play at their own ground because of the
Yugoslav Wars
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, 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
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. The
1990 Football League champions
Liverpool
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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. Teams are ordered below by the 1990
UEFA association coefficients.
Notes
Round and draw dates
All draws for the competition were held in
Geneva
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, Switzerland.
First round
Second round
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Final
The final was played on 20 May 1992 at
Wembley Stadium
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in
London
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, England.
Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1991–92 European Cup are as follows:
See also
*
1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup
*
1991–92 UEFA Cup
References
External links
1991–92 All matches – season at UEFA website* All scorers 1991–92 European Cup according t
protocols UEFA- results and line-ups (archive)
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UEFA Champions League seasons
European Cup
Cup
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