| 1993–94 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Enrico Mantovani | |||
| Manager | Sven-Göran Eriksson | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | |||
| Serie A | 3rd | |||
| Coppa Italia | Winners (inUEFA Cup Winners' Cup) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ruud Gullit (15) All: Ruud Gullit (17) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 39,735 vsJuventus (23 January 1994)[1] | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 25 122 vsAtalanta B.C. (20 February 1994) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 30 158 (League) | |||
Unione Calcio Sampdoria bounced back from a disappointing season the year before, and scored the most goals of all teams on its way to third inSerie A. It also wonCoppa Italia following a furious second-half offensive againstAncona, winning both the match and on aggregate with a commanding 6–1.
The most influential players were experienced duoRuud Gullit andRoberto Mancini combined with playmakersDavid Platt andAttilio Lombardo, with Sampdoria's strength lying in the offensive department. Nevertheless, the entire team was filled with internationally recognised players, even though the defence was nowhere close to the efficiency of league championsA.C. Milan.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Ruud Gullit | A.C. Milan | loan |
| MF | Alberigo Evani | A.C. Milan | - |
| MF | David Platt | Juventus | - |
| DF | Marco Rossi | Brescia Calcio | - |
| MF | Fausto Salsano | A.S. Roma | - |
| DF | Giovanni Dall'Igna | SPAL | - |
| FW | Nicola Amoruso | - | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | Des Walker | Sheffield Wednesday | - |
| DF | Marco Lanna | A.S. Roma | - |
| MF | Ivano Bonetti | Bologna F.C. | - |
| MF | Nicola Zanini | A.C. Mantova | - |
| FW | Renato Buso | S.S.C. Napoli | - |
| MF | Eugenio Corini | S.S.C. Napoli | loan |
| FW | Enrico Chiesa | Modena F.C. | loan |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Juventus | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 58 | 25 | +33 | 47 | Qualification toUEFA Cup |
| 3 | Lazio | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 44 | |
| 4 | Sampdoria | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 44 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup |
| 5 | Parma | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 41 | Qualification toUEFA Cup |
| 6 | Napoli | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 36 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 62 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 |
Source:Worldfootball
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | D | L |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 August 19931 | Napoli | 1–2 | Sampdoria | Naples |
| Bresciani | Report | Platt Gullit | Stadium:Stadio San Paolo Referee:Pierluigi Pairetto |
| 5 September 19932 | Sampdoria | 2–1 | Piacenza | Genoa |
| Jugovic R. Mancini | Report | Bucchioni | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Roberto Bettin |
| 8 September 19933 | Juventus | 3–1 | Sampdoria | Turin |
| Conte R. Baggio Möller | Report | Gullit | Stadium:Stadio Delle Alpi Referee:Fabio Baldas |
| 12 September 19934 | Sampdoria | 2–1 | Lecce | Genoa |
| Jugovic Platt | Report | Gérson Caçapa | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Libero Brignoccoli |
| 19 September 19935 | Udinese | 0–2 | Sampdoria | Udine |
| Branca Desideri | Report | Mannini Platt Lombardo R. Mancini Jugović | Stadium:Stadio Friuli Attendance: 18,560 Referee:Luciano Luci |
| 26 September 19936 | Sampdoria | 1–1 | Parma | Genoa |
| Lombardo | Report | Sacchetti | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee:Alfredo Trentalange |
| 3 October 19937 | Atalanta | 1–4 | Sampdoria | Bergamo |
| Sauzée | Report | Gullit R. Mancini Platt | Stadium:Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee:Piero Ceccarini |
| 17 October 19938 | Sampdoria | 0–1 | Roma | Genoa |
| Report | Balbo | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee:Pierluigi Collina |
| 24 October 19939 | Torino | 2–3 | Sampdoria | Turin |
| Silenzi Poggi | Report | Sacchetti Gullit Cois | Stadium:Stadio Delle Alpi Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 31 October 199310 | Sampdoria | 3–2 | Milan | Genoa |
| 14:30CEST (UTC+01:00) | Katanec R. Mancini Gullit | Report | Albertini Laudrup | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 38,954 Referee: Marcello Nicchi |
| 7 November 199311 | Sampdoria | 1–2 | Cagliari | Genoa |
| Bertarelli Vierchowod R. Mancini | Report | Allegri Matteoli | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Angelo Amendolia |
| 21 November 199312 | Foggia | 1–2 | Sampdoria | Foggia |
| Roy Stroppa | Report | Gullit R. Mancini Lombardo | Stadium:Stadio Pino Zaccheria Referee: Virginio Quartuccio |
| 28 November 199313 | Sampdoria | 3–1 | Cremonese | Genoa |
| Platt Gullit | Report | Dezotti | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Giuseppe Rosica |
| 5 December 199314 | Genoa | 1–1 | Sampdoria | Genoa |
| Routolo | Report | Platt R. Mancini | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Gianni Beschin |
| 12 December 199315 | Internazionale | 3–0 | Sampdoria | Milan |
| Battistini Jugović Bergkamp | Report | Stadium:San Siro Referee:Alfredo Trentalange |
| 19 December 199316 | Sampdoria | 1–0 | Reggiana | Genoa |
| Lombardo | Report | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 2 January 199417 | Lazio | 1–1 | Sampdoria | Rome |
| Signori | Report | Gullit | Stadium:Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 55,058 Referee: Marcello Nicchi |
| 9 January 199418 | Sampdoria | 4–1 | Napoli | Genoa |
| Platt Lombardo Gullit R. Mancini | Report | Fonseca | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee:Fabio Baldas |
| 16 January 199419 | Piacenza | 2–1 | Sampdoria | Piacenza |
| Piovani Ferrante | Report | Lombardo | Stadium:Stadio Galleana Referee: Roberto Bettin |
| 23 January 199420 | Sampdoria | 1–1 | Juventus | Genoa |
| Lombardo | Report | Ravanelli | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 39,735 Referee:Piero Ceccarini |
| 30 January 199421 | Lecce | 0–3 | Sampdoria | Lecce |
| Report | R. Mancini Vierchowod Lombardo Ceramicola | Stadium:Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
| 6 February 199422 | Sampdoria | 6–2 | Udinese | Genoa |
| Platt Jugović R. Mancini Amoruso | Report | Pizzi Desideri | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 13 February 199423 | Parma | 2–1 | Sampdoria | Parma |
| Minotti Zola | Report | Jugović | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee:Pierluigi Collina |
| 20 February 199424 | Sampdoria | 3–1 | Atalanta | Genoa |
| Gullit Lombardo | Report | Valentini | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25,122 Referee: Loris Stafoggia |
| 27 February 199425 | Roma | 0–1 | Sampdoria | Rome |
| Report | R. Mancini | Stadium:Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 44,539 Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
| 6 March 199426 | Sampdoria | 1–0 | Torino | Genoa |
| Gullit | Report | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 28,336 Referee: Virginio Quartuccio |
| 13 March 199427 | Milan | 1–0 | Sampdoria | Milan |
| 15:00CEST (UTC+01:00) | Massaro | Report | Sacchetti | Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 79,126 Referee: Loris Stafoggia |
| 20 March 199428 | Cagliari | 0–0 | Sampdoria | Cagliari |
| Report | Stadium:Stadio Sant'Elia Referee:Luciano Luci |
| 27 March 199429 | Sampdoria | 6–0 | Foggia | Genoa |
| Nicoli R. Mancini Gullit Platt | Report | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino |
| 2 April 199430 | Cremonese | 0–0 | Sampdoria | Cremona |
| Report | Stadium:Stadio Giovanni Zini Attendance: 9,882 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 10 April 199431 | Sampdoria | 1–1 | Genoa | Genoa |
| Jugović | Report | Vink | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 45,000 Referee:Pierluigi Pairetto |
| 17 April 199432 | Sampdoria | 3–1 | Internazionale | Genoa |
| Vierchowod Evani Amoruso | Report | Battistini | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 27,393 Referee:Pierluigi Collina |
| 24 April 199433 | Reggiana | 1–1 | Sampdoria | Reggio Emilia |
| Esposito | Report | Amoruso | Stadium:Stadio Mirabello Attendance: 14,217 Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
| 1 May 199434 | Sampdoria | 3–4 | Lazio | Genoa |
| Corino Lombardo Bertarelli | Report | Casiraghi Dall'Igna Signori | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 26,146 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 6 October 1993First leg | Sampdoria | 0–0 | Pisa | Genoa |
| 20:30CEST (UTC+01:00) | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Loris Stafoggia |
| 27 October 1993Second leg | Pisa | 0–0 (0–0agg.) (1–3p) | Sampdoria | Pisa |
| 20:30CEST (UTC+01:00) | Stadium:Stadio Arena Garibaldi Attendance: 6,000 Referee:Pierluigi Pairetto | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Cristallini Farris Rotella Bosco | ||||
| 1 December 1993First leg | Sampdoria | 2–1 | Roma | Genoa |
| 18:00CEST (UTC+01:00) | Lombardo Salsano | Benedetti | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee:Luciano Luci |
| 16 December 1993Second leg | Roma | 2–1 (4–4agg.) (6–7p) | Sampdoria | Rome |
| Cappioli | Platt | Stadium:Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Loris Stafoggia | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Comi Cappioli Carboni Festa Giannini Bonacina Benedetti Garzya | ||||
| 6 January 1994First leg | Sampdoria | 1–0 | Internazionale | Genoa |
| Lombardo | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 15,643 Referee:Pierluigi Pairetto |
| 27 January 1994Second leg | Internazionale | 1–1 (1–2agg.) | Sampdoria | Milan |
| Jonk Fontolan Tramezzani | Vierchowod Katanec Jugović Evani Gullit | Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 12,017 Referee:Pierluigi Collina |
| 8 February 1994First leg | Sampdoria | 2–1 | Parma | Genoa |
| Sacchetti Lombardo Platt | Ballotta Asprilla Benarrivo | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 17,558 Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 23 February 1994Second leg | Parma | 0–1 (1–3agg.) | Sampdoria | Parma |
| Benarrivo | Gullit Mannini Vierchowod | Stadium:Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Gianni Beschin |
| 6 April 1994First leg | Ancona | 0–0 | Sampdoria | Ancona |
| Sogliano Centofanti | Sacchetti Dall'Igna | Stadium:Stadio del Conero Attendance: 16,871 Referee:Alfredo Trentalange |
| 20 April 1994Second leg | Sampdoria | 6–1 (6–1agg.) | Ancona | Genoa |
| Vecchiola Lombardo Vierchowod Bertarelli Evani | Fontana De Angelis Sogliano Lupo | Stadium:Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 39,000 Referee:Luciano Luci |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Gianluca Pagliuca | 44 | -45 | 34 | -39 | 10 | -6 | ||
| DF | Moreno Mannini | 36 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | Pietro Vierchowod | 40 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ||
| DF | Stefano Sacchetti | 37 | 1 | 27+3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| DF | Michele Serena | 41 | 0 | 26+5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| MF | Attilio Lombardo | 44 | 13 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 5 | ||
| MF | David Platt | 38 | 11 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 2 | ||
| MF | Alberigo Evani | 40 | 2 | 30+1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| MF | Vladimir Jugović | 33 | 6 | 26+1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| FW | Ruud Gullit | 41 | 17 | 30+1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | ||
| FW | Roberto Mancini | 36 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 0 | ||
| GK | Giulio Nuciari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Marco Rossi | 22 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| MF | Giovanni Invernizzi | 20 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| FW | Mauro Bertarelli | 19 | 3 | 5+11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| MF | Fausto Salsano | 27 | 1 | 4+16 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| DF | Giovanni Dall'Igna | 15 | -1 | 4+7 | -1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | Srečko Katanec | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| FW | Nicola Amoruso | 10 | 3 | 3+5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Roberto Bucchioni | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Claudio Bellucci | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| GK | Matteo Sereni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||