Stadio San Nicola inBari hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 September 1990 – 29 May 1991UEFA Beer Cup a cup competition in UEFA |
| Teams | 31 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 59 |
| Goals scored | 188 (3.19 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,614,372 (27,362 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Peter Pacult (Swarovski Tirol) Jean-Pierre Papin (Marseille) 6 goals each |
1991–92 → | |
The1990–91 European Cup was the 36th season of theEuropean Cup, a tournament for men'sfootball clubs in nations affiliated to the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It was won for the first time byRed Star Belgrade on penalties in the final againstMarseille; both were first-time finalists. This was only the second time that an Eastern European side had won the competition, afterSteaua București of Romania in1986. 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 thebreakup of Yugoslavia. This was also the last season to feature a team fromEast Germany, since the East and itsWest counterpartreunified in October 1990. Although this was the first season which English clubs were readmitted to European competition Liverpool did not compete in the European Cup as English champions due to the last year of their six year ban.
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. Teams are ordered below by the 1989UEFA association coefficients.[1]
Although 1990–91 marked the return of English clubs to theCup Winners' Cup andUEFA Cup, after a five-year ban resulting from theHeysel Stadium disaster, Liverpool had been banned for an additional year, so could not participate in the European Cup as English champions.
Ajax, theDutch 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 championsMilan a first-round bye.
Notes
For the first and second round draws, teams were ranked according to their 1990 UEFA club seeding coefficients. The seedings took into account performances in European competitions from 1985–86 to 1989–90, and were calculated by taking the club's totalUEFA coefficient points earned divided by total matches played.[2][3]
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The 30 teams were divided into a seeded and unseeded pot, each containing 15 teams, for the draw.[2]
| Seeded | Unseeded | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APOEL | 2–7 | 2–3 | 0–4 | |
| KA | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Dinamo București | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
| Porto | 13–1 | 5–0 | 8–1 | |
| Red Star Belgrade | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Valletta | 0–10 | 0–4 | 0–6 | |
| Union Luxembourg | 1–6 | 1–3 | 0–3 | |
| Malmö FF | 5–4 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
| Napoli | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Sparta Prague | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| OB | 1–10 | 1–4 | 0–6 | |
| Swarovski Tirol | 7–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
| Milan | Bye | – | – | |
| Lillestrøm | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Lech Poznań | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Marseille | 5–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 |
| OB | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pedersen | Report | Aldana Sánchez Villarroya Maqueda |
| APOEL | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gogić Pantziaras | Report | Reuter McInally Strunz |
| KA | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jakobsson | Report |
| Dinamo București | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Doboș Damaschin Mateuț Cheregi | Report |
| Red Star Belgrade | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Binić | Report | Közle |
| Union Luxembourg | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Morocutti | Report | Gütschow Birsens Ratke |
| Napoli | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Baroni Maradona | Report |
| Lillestrøm | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Halle | Report | Staelens |
| Lech Poznań | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jakołcewicz Rzepka | Report |
| Marseille | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Papin Cantona Vercruysse | Report | Tahiri |
| Bayern Munich | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Augenthaler Mihajlović | Report |
Bayern Munich won 7–2 on aggregate.
Rangers won 10–0 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 10–1 on aggregate.
| CSKA Sofia | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Marashliev Georgiev | Report |
CSKA Sofia won 3–1 on aggregate.
Dinamo București won 5–1 on aggregate.
Porto won 13–1 on aggregate.
| Grasshopper | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Közle | Report | Pančev Prosinečki Radinović |
Red Star Belgrade won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Dresden | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jähnig Gütschow | Report |
Dynamo Dresden won 6–1 on aggregate.
Malmö FF won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Újpesti Dózsa | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Incocciati Alemão |
Napoli won 5–0 on aggregate.
Spartak Moscow won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Kuusysi | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vehkakoski | Report | Pacult |
Swarovski Tirol won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Club Brugge | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Booy Farina | Report |
Club Brugge won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Panathinaikos | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Saravakos | Report | Pachelski Moskal |
Lech Poznań won 5–1 on aggregate.
Marseille won 5–1 on aggregate.
The 16 teams were divided into a seeded and unseeded pot, each containing 8 teams, for the draw.[2]
| Seeded | Unseeded |
|---|---|
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 7–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
| Dinamo București | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–4 | |
| Red Star Belgrade | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Dynamo Dresden | 2–2(5–4p) | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Napoli | 0–0(3–5p) | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Real Madrid | 11–3 | 9–1 | 2–2 | |
| Milan | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Lech Poznań | 4–8 | 3–2 | 1–6 |
| Bayern Munich | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Reuter Wohlfarth Augenthaler | Report |
| Red Star Belgrade | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Prosinečki Pančev | Report |
| Dynamo Dresden | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gütschow | Report | Engqvist |
| Real Madrid | 9–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Butragueño Sánchez Hierro Tendillo | Report | Pacult |
| CSKA Sofia | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wohlfarth Effenberg McInally |
Bayern Munich won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Porto | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kostadinov Geraldão Domingos | Report |
Porto won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Rangers | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| McCoist | Report | Pančev |
Red Star Belgrade won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Malmö FF | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Persson | Report | Gütschow |
| Penalties | ||
| Persson Skammelsrud Ågren Nylén Engqvist | 4–5 | |
2–2 on aggregate. Dynamo Dresden won 5–4 on penalties.
| Spartak Moscow | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Karpin Shalimov Shmarov Kulkov Mostovoi | 5–3 | |
0–0 on aggregate. Spartak Moscow won 5–3 on penalties.
| Swarovski Tirol | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hörtnagl Linzmaier | Report | Losada |
Real Madrid won 11–3 on aggregate.
Milan won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Marseille | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Papin Vercruysse Tigana Boli | Report | Jakołcewicz |
Marseille won 8–4 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Red Star Belgrade | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–01 | |
| Spartak Moscow | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Milan | 1–4 | 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.[25]
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.
| Bayern Munich | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bender | Report | Domingos |
| Porto | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ziege Bender |
Bayern Munich won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Dresden | 0–3 Awarded | |
|---|---|---|
| Gütschow | Report | Savićević Pančev |
The match was abandoned in the 78th minute as per the decision by the match refereeEmilio 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 playerRobert Prosinečki who was about to take acorner 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Butragueño | Report | Radchenko Shmarov |
Spartak Moscow won 3–1 on aggregate.
The match was interrupted in injury time due to poor visibility after two of the fourfloodlights 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 directorAdriano 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 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Spartak Moscow | 2–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Bayern Munich | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wohlfarth | Report | Pančev Savićević |
| Spartak Moscow | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shalimov | Report | Pele Papin Vercruysse |
| Red Star Belgrade | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mihajlović Augenthaler | Report | Augenthaler Bender |
Red Star Belgrade won 4–3 on aggregate.
Marseille won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Prosinečki Binić Belodedici Mihajlović Pančev | 5–3 | |
The top scorers from the 1990–91 European Cup are as follows: