1990–91_European_Cup
1990–91 European Cup
36th season of the UEFA club football tournament
The 1990–91 European Cup was the 36th season of the European Cup, a tournament for men's football clubs in nations affiliated to the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It was won for the first time by Red Star Belgrade on penalties in the final against Marseille; both were first-time finalists. This was only the second time that an Eastern European side had won the competition, after Steaua București of Romania in 1986. It was also the last tournament to be solely knock-out based, with a group stage added for the next season. Red Star won the tournament as the only Yugoslav club shortly before the breakup of Yugoslavia. This was also the last season to feature a team from East Germany, since the East and its West counterpart reunified in October 1990.
Stadio San Nicola in Bari hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 September 1990 – 29 May 1991 |
| Teams | 31 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Red Star Belgrade (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Marseille |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 59 |
| Goals scored | 190 (3.22 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,614,372 (27,362 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Peter Pacult (Swarovski Tirol) Jean-Pierre Papin (Marseille) 6 goals each |
← 1989–90 1991–92 → | |
Although 1990–91 marked the return of English clubs to the Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Cup, after a five-year ban resulting from the Heysel Stadium disaster, Liverpool had been banned for an additional year, so could not participate in the European Cup as English champions.
Ajax, the Dutch champions, were not allowed to participate in a European Cup competition because of the poor behaviour of their fans during a game the previous season, so their spot in the qualification was simply vacated, giving the two-time defending champions Milan a first-round bye.
Milan were eliminated by Marseille in the quarter-finals after the second leg had been awarded as a 3–0 win for Marseille when the eventual runners-up were leading 1–0, and 2–1 on aggregate, in injury time, when the floodlights failed. Milan refused to play on when floodlights were fixed and were banned, giving Marseille a 3–0 automatic win.
A total of 31 teams participated in the competition.
| Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Milan (2nd)TH |
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| First round | |||
| Napoli (1st) |
 Bayern Munich (1st) |
 Real Madrid (1st) |
 Spartak Moscow (1st) |
 Club Brugge (1st) |
 Porto (1st) |
 Dinamo București (1st) |
 Rangers (1st) |
 Malmö FF (1st) |
Marseille (1st) |
Red Star Belgrade (1st) |
 Swarovski Tirol (1st) |
 Dynamo Dresden (1st)[Note GDR] |
 Sparta Prague (1st) |
 Újpesti Dózsa (1st) |
 Panathinaikos (1st) |
 Grasshopper (1st) |
 OB (1st) |
 Kuusysi (1st) |
 Lech Poznań (1st) |
 CSKA Sofia (1st) |
 Beşiktaş (1st) |
 Dinamo Tirana (1st) |
 Lillestrøm (1st) |
 Portadown (1st) |
 APOEL (1st) |
 KA (1st) |
 St Patrick's Athletic (1st) |
 Valletta (1st) |
 Union Luxembourg (1st) |
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Notes
- ^ East Germany (GDR): All matches of Dynamo Dresden, who were representing the DFV of East Germany as champions of the 1989–90 DDR-Oberliga, on or after German reunification of 3 October show the flag of the reunited nation of Germany. However, those matches and their records were still counted for East Germany, and not for Germany, under UEFA regulations.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APOEL |
2–7 | Bayern Munich |
2–3 | 0–4 |
| KA |
1–3 | CSKA Sofia |
1–0 | 0–3 |
| Dinamo București |
5–1 | St Patrick's Athletic |
4–0 | 1–1 |
| Porto |
13–1 | Portadown |
5–0 | 8–1 |
| Red Star Belgrade |
5–2 | Grasshopper |
1–1 | 4–1 |
| Valletta |
0–10 | Rangers |
0–4 | 0–6 |
| Union Luxembourg |
1–6 | Dynamo Dresden |
1–3 | 0–3 |
| Malmö FF |
5–4 | Beşiktaş |
3–2 | 2–2 |
| Napoli |
5–0 | Újpesti Dózsa |
3–0 | 2–0 |
| Sparta Prague |
0–4 | Spartak Moscow |
0–2 | 0–2 |
| OB |
1–10 | Real Madrid |
1–4 | 0–6 |
| Swarovski Tirol |
7–1 | Kuusysi |
5–0 | 2–1 |
| Milan |
Bye | – | – | |
| Lillestrøm |
1–3 | Club Brugge |
1–1 | 0–2 |
| Lech Poznań |
5–1 | Panathinaikos |
3–0 | 2–1 |
| Marseille |
5–1 | Dinamo Tirana |
5–1 | 0–0 |
First leg
| OB | 1–4 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
Pedersen  22' |
Report | Aldana 18' Sánchez 26'Villarroya 83'Maqueda 87' |
| APOEL | 2–3 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Gogić 5' Pantziaras 78' |
Report | Reuter 71' McInally 87'Strunz 89' |
| Dinamo București | 4–0 | St Patrick's Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Doboș 2' Damaschin 19'Mateuț 24'Cheregi 80' |
Report |
| Red Star Belgrade | 1–1 | Grasshopper |
|---|---|---|
| Binić 43' |
Report | Közle 14' |
| Union Luxembourg | 1–3 | Dynamo Dresden |
|---|---|---|
| Morocutti 45' |
Report | Gütschow 47' Birsens 79' (o.g.)Ratke 90' |
| Sparta Prague | 0–2 | Spartak Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Shalimov 25' Shmarov 57' |
| Swarovski Tirol | 5–0 | Kuusysi |
|---|---|---|
| Gorosito 29' Prudlo 35'Pacult 41', 58', 80' |
Report |
| Lech Poznań | 3–0 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Jakołcewicz 2' (pen.), 19' Rzepka 62' |
Report |
| Marseille | 5–1 | Dinamo Tirana |
|---|---|---|
| Papin 44' (pen.), 63', 75' Cantona 70'Vercruysse 90' |
Report | Tahiri 89' (pen.) |
Second leg
| Bayern Munich | 4–0 | APOEL |
|---|---|---|
| Augenthaler 48' Mihajlović 64', 89', 90' |
Report |
Bayern Munich won 7–2 on aggregate.
Rangers won 10–0 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 10–1 on aggregate.
CSKA Sofia won 3–1 on aggregate.
| St Patrick's Athletic | 1–1 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Fenlon 36' |
Report | Mateuț 76' |
Dinamo București won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Portadown | 1–8 | Porto |
|---|---|---|
| Fraser 36' |
Report | Madjer 9', 15', 33', 55' Semedo 40'Paille 50', 79'Jorge Couto 68' |
Porto won 13–1 on aggregate.
| Grasshopper | 1–4 | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Közle 62' (pen.) |
Report | Pančev 11' Prosinečki 49' (pen.), 84' (pen.)Radinović 58' |
Red Star Belgrade won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Dresden | 3–0 | Union Luxembourg |
|---|---|---|
| Jähnig 18', 45' Gütschow 34' |
Report |
Dynamo Dresden won 6–1 on aggregate.
Malmö FF won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Újpesti Dózsa | 0–2 | Napoli |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Incocciati 13' Alemão 35' |
Napoli won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Spartak Moscow | 2–0 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Perepadenko 33' O. Ivanov 51' |
Report |
Spartak Moscow won 4–0 on aggregate.
Swarovski Tirol won 7–1 on aggregate.
Club Brugge won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Panathinaikos | 1–2 | Lech Poznań |
|---|---|---|
| Saravakos 44' (pen.) |
Report | Pachelski 68' Moskal 85' |
Lech Poznań won 5–1 on aggregate.
Marseille won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich |
7–0 | CSKA Sofia |
4–0 | 3–0 |
| Dinamo București |
0–4 | Porto |
0–0 | 0–4 |
| Red Star Belgrade |
4–1 | Rangers |
3–0 | 1–1 |
| Dynamo Dresden |
2–2 (5–4 p) | Malmö FF |
1–1 | 1–1 |
| Napoli |
0–0 (3–5 p) | Spartak Moscow |
0–0 | 0–0 |
| Real Madrid |
11–3 | Swarovski Tirol |
9–1 | 2–2 |
| Milan |
1–0 | Club Brugge |
0–0 | 1–0 |
| Lech Poznań |
4–8 | Marseille |
3–2 | 1–6 |
First leg
| Bayern Munich | 4–0 | CSKA Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Reuter 3', 63' (pen.) Wohlfarth 28'Augenthaler 54' |
Report |
| Red Star Belgrade | 3–0 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Brown 8' (o.g.) Prosinečki 65'Pančev 74' |
Report |
| Dynamo Dresden | 1–1 | Malmö FF |
|---|---|---|
| Gütschow 45' |
Report | Engqvist 18' |
| Real Madrid | 9–1 | Swarovski Tirol |
|---|---|---|
| Butragueño 4', 31', 48' Sánchez 7', 13', 73', 85'Hierro 37'Tendillo 80' |
Report | Pacult 16' |
Second leg
| CSKA Sofia | 0–3 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wohlfarth 17' Effenberg 79'McInally 84' |
Bayern Munich won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Porto | 4–0 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Kostadinov 3', 22' Geraldão[disambiguation needed] 48' (pen.)Domingos 63' |
Report |
Porto won 4–0 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Malmö FF | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Dynamo Dresden |
|---|---|---|
| Persson 52' (pen.) |
Report | Gütschow 17' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
Persson  Skammelsrud  Ågren Nylén Engqvist |
4–5 | Lieberam Schößler Wagenhaus Kern Gütschow |
2–2 on aggregate. Dynamo Dresden won 5–4 on penalties.
| Spartak Moscow | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Napoli |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Karpin Shalimov Shmarov Kulkov Mostovoi |
5–3 | Ferrara Mauro Baroni Maradona |
0–0 on aggregate. Spartak Moscow won 5–3 on penalties.
| Swarovski Tirol | 2–2 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Hörtnagl 13' Linzmaier 90' |
Report | Losada 33', 44' |
Real Madrid won 11–3 on aggregate.
Milan won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Marseille | 6–1 | Lech Poznań |
|---|---|---|
| Papin 20' Vercruysse 28', 45', 85'Tigana 89'Boli 90' |
Report | Jakołcewicz 60' (pen.) |
Marseille won 8–4 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich |
3–1 | Porto |
1–1 | 2–0 |
| Red Star Belgrade |
6–0 | Dynamo Dresden |
3–0 | 3–01 |
| Spartak Moscow |
3–1 | Real Madrid |
0–0 | 3–1 |
| Milan |
1–4 | Marseille |
1–1 | 0–32 |
1 – Match abandoned due to rioting after 78 mins. With Red Star Belgrade leading 2–1, they were awarded the match 3–0.[22]
2 – With the score at 1–0 to Marseille during stoppage time at the end of the second half, the floodlights failed. Milan refused to play on when lighting was restored and Marseille were awarded the match 3–0.
First leg
| Bayern Munich | 1–1 | Porto |
|---|---|---|
| Bender 30' |
Report | Domingos 65' |
| Red Star Belgrade | 3–0 | Dynamo Dresden |
|---|---|---|
| Prosinečki 21' Binić 43'Savićević 56' |
Report |
Second leg
Bayern Munich won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Dresden | 0–3 Awarded | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Gütschow 3' (pen.) |
Report | Savićević 52' Pančev 69' |
The match was abandoned in the 78th minute as per the decision by the match referee Emilio Soriano Aladrén due to Dynamo Dresden fans causing commotion in the stands and pelting the pitch with objects that landed in the vicinity of Red Star player Robert Prosinečki who was about to take a corner kick and the assistant referee on the sideline. Following several minutes of unsuccessful attempts to calm the fans, the match referee ordered the teams off the pitch and the contest was never resumed. Red Star Belgrade led 2–1 on the night and 5–1 on aggregate at the moment of the stoppage. At a disciplinary hearing several days later, UEFA awarded a 3–0 win to Red Star Belgrade and banned Dynamo Dresden for a year from European competition.
Red Star Belgrade won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 1–3 | Spartak Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Butragueño 9' |
Report | Radchenko 19', 38' Shmarov 63' |
Spartak Moscow won 3–1 on aggregate.
The match was interrupted in injury time due to poor visibility after two of the four floodlights in the stadium failed. Marseille led 1–0 on the night and 2–1 on aggregate at the moment. When power was restored after 15 minutes, Milan director Adriano Galliani decided not to let his team go back on the pitch at which point the contest was abandoned permanently. UEFA awarded a 3–0 win to Marseille and banned Milan for a year from European competition including suspending Galliani from all official club functions for two years.
Marseille won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich |
3–4 | Red Star Belgrade |
1–2 | 2–2 |
| Spartak Moscow |
2–5 | Marseille |
1–3 | 1–2 |
First leg
| Bayern Munich | 1–2 | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Wohlfarth 23' |
Report | Pančev 45' Savićević 70' |
| Spartak Moscow | 1–3 | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Shalimov 56' |
Report | Pele 27' Papin 31'Vercruysse 89' |
Second leg
| Red Star Belgrade | 2–2 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Mihajlović 25' Augenthaler 90' (o.g.) |
Report | Augenthaler 62' Bender 67' |
Red Star Belgrade won 4–3 on aggregate.
Marseille won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Prosinečki Binić Belodedici Mihajlović Pančev |
5–3 | Amoros Casoni Papin Mozer |
The top scorers from the 1990–91 European Cup are as follows:
- "Dinamo București v St Patrick's Athletic, 19 September 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Porto v Portadown, 19 September 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Bayern Munich v APOEL, 2 October 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Real Madrid v OB, 2 October 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "CSKA Sofia v KA, 19 September 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "St Patrick's Athletic v Dinamo București, 3 October 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Portadown v Porto, 3 October 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Beşiktaş v Malmö FF, 3 October 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Újpesti Dózsa v Napoli, 3 October 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Spartak Moscow v Sparta Prague, 3 October 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Panathinaikos v Lech Poznań, 3 October 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Bayern Munich v CSKA Sofia, 24 October 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Dinamo București v Porto, 24 October 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Red Star Belgrade v Rangers, 24 October 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Napoli v Spartak Moscow, 25 October 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Real Madrid v Swarovski Tirol, 25 October 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Lech Poznań v Marseille, 25 October 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "CSKA Sofia v Bayern Munich, 7 November 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Porto v Dinamo București, 7 November 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Spartak Moscow v Napoli, 7 November 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Marseille v Lech Poznań, 7 November 1990" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "20 March 1991 - A Different Kind Of Bombardment In Dresden". www.thisdayinfootballhistory.blogspot.com. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- "Red Star Belgrade v Dynamo Dresden, 6 March 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Spartak Moscow v Real Madrid, 6 March 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Milan v Marseille, 6 March 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Porto v Bayern Munich, 20 March 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Real Madrid v Spartak Moscow, 20 March 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Bayern Munich v Red Star Belgrade, 10 April 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Spartak Moscow v Marseille, 10 April 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Red Star Belgrade v Bayern Munich, 24 April 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Marseille v Spartak Moscow, 24 April 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- 1990–91 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- All scorers 1990–91 European Cup according to protocols UEFA