The1992–93 UEFA Champions League first round was the first stage of the competition proper of the1992–93 UEFA Champions League, and featured 32 teams. It began on 16 September and ended on 9 October 1992. The 16 winners advanced to thesecond round.
Each tie was played overtwo legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, theaway goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, thenextra time was played. The away goals rule would be again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided bypenalty shoot-out.
The draw for the first round was held on 15 July 1992 inGeneva, Switzerland.[2] The 32 teams were divided into a seeded and unseeded pot, each containing 16 teams, for the draw.[1][3]
^abThe second leg originally finished as a 4–1 win for Leeds United (thus 4–4 on aggregate, with VfB Stuttgart winning on away goals). The match was later awarded as a 3–0 victory for Leeds due to Stuttgart's illegal use of foreign players, resulting in a 3–3 aggregate score and a play-off being ordered to determine the winner.
^CEST (UTC+2) for dates up to 26 September 1992 (first legs), andCET (UTC+1) for dates thereafter (second legs and play-off).
^abThe Leeds United v VfB Stuttgart second-leg match originally finished as a 4–1 win for Leeds United, with VfB Stuttgart deemed to have won the tie on away goals after finishing 4–4 on aggregate. However, after the second leg it was discovered that VfB Stuttgart had fielded more than the allowed maximum of three foreign players, resulting in the match being awarded as a 3–0 win for Leeds United. As a result, the tie finished 3–3 on aggregate and level on away goals, resulting in a play-off match being ordered at a neutral venue to decide the winner.
Note: In 1991–92, the competition was still known as the European Cup, but is included as it was the first to use a group stage format. In that season and 1992–93, there was no knockout phase between the group stage and final.
Beşiktaş
Skonto
Lyngby
Leeds United
Ferencváros
Olimpija Ljubljana
Dinamo București
Marseille
Club Brugge
CSKA Sofia
Tavriya Simferopol
Porto
APOEL
Žalgiris
CSKA Moscow
Viking