1991–92 S.L. Benfica season
1991–92 season | ||
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President | João Santos (until 24 April 1992) Jorge de Brito | |
Head coach | Sven-Göran Eriksson | |
Stadium | Estádio da Luz | |
Primeira Divisão | 2nd | |
Taça de Portugal | Semi-finals | |
European Cup | Group stage | |
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | Runners-up | |
Top goalscorer | League: Isaías (12) All: Isaías (17) | |
Highest home attendance | 90,000 vs Porto (22 March 1992) | |
Lowest home attendance | 15,000 vs União da Madeira (3 May 1992) | |
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The 1991–92 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 88th season in existence and the club's 58th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1992. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal, and participated in the European Cup by winning the previous league.[1]
Entering the season as defending champions, the third year of Sven-Göran Eriksson was less successful than before. During the transfer season, Benfica lost two important players – Ricardo Gomes and Valdo to Paris Saint-Germain. As new signings, the club brought in Russians Vasili Kulkov and Sergei Yuran, and promoted youth graduates Paulo Madeira and Rui Costa to regular starters. In the league race, Benfica competed with Porto until January, when a three-point gap opened, and a subsequent home loss against them two months later, ended hopes of retaining the title. Still, the team made history when it defeated Arsenal in Highbury to qualify for the new format of the European Cup, now with a group stage.
Season summary
In his fifth year at Benfica, Swedish manager Sven-Göran Eriksson had to rebuild a new eleven, following the departures of Ricardo Gomes and Valdo to Paris Saint-Germain.[2] After two seasons as back-up, Paulo Madeira had its breakthrough season alongside William, amassing 47 appearances, second-best in the squad.[3] To replace Valdo, Eriksson opted for the 19 year-old, Rui Costa, which had just returned from a successful loan spell at AD Fafe.[4] Benfica also made a few signings, notably Vasili Kulkov and Sergei Yuran, both internationals for the Soviet Union.
Benfica entered their league campaign with a home loss to Boavista. In the following weeks, they recovered the lost ground, and finished September in fourth place, only a point from first.[5] In the same month, the team started their European Cup run with a 10–0 win on aggregate over Hamrun Spartans.[6] On 3 November, Benfica draws the first Clássico of the year, at Estádio das Antas, as the two teams were now matched in second. Three days later, in the second round of the European Cup, Benfica visited Highbury and knocked Arsenal out of the competition, with a 3–1 win, in part due to the individual efforts from Isaías, who bagged a double.[7] It was the first time since 1961–62 that the club defeated a team from England, and granted a spot on the newly created group stages of the tournament.[7] November ended with mixed results, they were joint-first on the league, but lost their European Cup opening game against Dynamo Kyiv.[6]
In December, the team collected two wins and two draws in the domestic league, making them trail Porto by a point at the New Year.[8] Similar situation happened in Europe, after a home draw to Barcelona, they were last at their group after the second match-day.[6] However, in the other competitions, they opened the Portuguese Cup with a win and beat Porto on the first leg of the Supercup.[9] In January, three win less match-days that spread from 29 December to 19 January, which included a second loss to Boavista, increased Porto's gap to three points on the title race, while on the second league of the Supercup, a one-nil loss, postponed the trophy decision until September.[8]
After a fruitful February, in which the team bagged 9 points out of 10 possible, they entered March still chasing Porto who retained the same lead.[10] After a second home draw in the European Cup, on 4 March against Sparta Prague, Benfica postponed the league match of 15th, to better focus in the return leg to Czechoslovakia. However the contend ended in another draw, and the three points in four match-days, Barcelona qualified for the final, as they had seven points.[9] On the following Sunday in a decisive game for the title race, an 89th-minute goal from Ion Timofte gave Porto a 3–2 win at Estádio da Luz and increased their lead to five points.[10] As consolation, the team beat Sporting de Espinho by 6–0 win in the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup, thus ensuring a third game against Boavista, on the semi-finals.[6]
April ended any hopes of a silverware, as competitions dropped in succession. Despite recording a first win in the European Cup on 1 April, the closing match of the competition, at the Camp Nou, began a dark spell. With a 2–1 loss to Barcelona on the 15th, Benfica started a win less spree that cost them the two remaining competitions.[9] On Saturday the 18th, the team draws to Farense at home.[11] Four days later, Boavista knocks Benfica out of the Portuguese Cup final, beating them for a third time in the season.[6] Next in consecutive away games, Benfica loses to Beira-Mar on the 26th and then awards the title to Porto on the 30th, after losing to Desportivo de Chaves, the delayed game from March.[11] Benfica ended in second, 10 points away from Porto, with nine points dropped at home, from two losses to Boavista and Porto, and draws to Estori-Praia, Penafiel, Torreense, Salgueiros and Farense. Eriksson departed to Sampdoria at the end of season.[7]
Competitions
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Overall record
Competition | First match | Last match | Record | ||||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Source | |||
Primeira Divisão | 17 August 1991 | 17 May 1992 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 62 | 23 | +39 | 50.00 | [3] |
Taça de Portugal | 15 December 1991 | 22 April 1992 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 66.67 | [3] |
European Cup | 18 September 1991 | 15 April 1992 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 40.00 | [3] |
Supertaça | 18 December 1991 | 29 January 1992 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 | [3] |
Total | 52 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 100 | 35 | +65 | 50.00 |
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
18 December 1991 First leg | Benfica | 2–1 | Porto | Luz, Lisbon |
Yuran 16' William 76' |
Report | Magalhães 61' | Attendance: 70,000 Referee: José Pratas (Évora) |
29 January 1992 Second leg | Porto | 1–0 | Benfica | Antas, Porto |
Timofte 67' | Report | Paneira 0' 26' | Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Bento Marques (Évora) |
Primeira Divisão
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Porto (C) | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 58 | 11 | +47 | 56 | Qualification to Champions League first round |
2 | Benfica | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 62 | 23 | +39 | 46 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Boavista | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 44 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
4 | Sporting CP | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 26 | +30 | 44 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
5 | Vitória de Guimarães | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 41 |
Rules for classification: 1st points, 2nd head-to-head, 3rd goals average
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Boavista qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Portuguese Cup winners
Results by round
Matches
17 August 1991 1 | Benfica | 0–1 | Boavista | Lisbon |
19:45 | Report | Casaca 13' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 35,000 Referee: José Pratas |
24 August 1991 2 | Gil Vicente | 0–1 | Benfica | Barcelos |
20:15 | Report | Pacheco 41' (pen.) | Stadium: Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Miranda de Sousa |
1 September 1991 3 | Benfica | 2–0 | Vitória Guimarães | Lisbon |
20:30 | Pacheco 43' Rui Águas 64' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Carlos Valente |
14 September 1991 4 | Sporting | 0–0 | Benfica | Lisbon |
21:00 | Report | Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Vítor Correia |
22 September 1991 5 | Benfica | 2–2 | Estoril-Praia | Lisbon |
20:00 | Pacheco 51' Rui Águas 78' |
Report | Voynov 55' Passos 89' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Fernando Correia |
29 September 1991 6 | Torreense | 1–3 | Benfica | Torres Vedras |
20:30 | Bigu 87' | Report | Magnusson 33', 40' Isaías 81' |
Stadium: Campo Manuel Marques Attendance: 3,000 Referee: António Marçal |
5 October 1991 7 | Benfica | 2–0 | Marítimo | Lisbon |
19:00 | Yuran 6', 37' | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 25,000 Referee: João Simãozinho |
19 October 1991 8 | Paços de Ferreira | 1–1 | Benfica | Paços de Ferreira |
20:00 | Adalberto 61' | Report | César Brito 79' | Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Donato Ramos |
27 October 1991 9 | Benfica | 4–1 | Desportivo de Chaves | Lisbon |
20:00 | José Carlos 11' Yuran 29' Isaías 64' Magnusson 75' |
Report | Marito 89' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Carlos Carvalho |
3 November 1991 10 | Porto | 0–0 | Benfica | Porto |
20:30 | Report | Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Fortunato Azevedo |
10 November 1991 11 | Benfica | 2–1 | Famalicão | Lisbon |
19:30 | Rui Costa 6' Rui Águas 72' |
Report | Dane 53' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Bento Marques |
23 November 1991 12 | Braga | 0–2 | Benfica | Braga |
19:45 | Report | Thern 6' Rui Águas 61' |
Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Carlos Valente |
1 December 1991 13 | Farense | 2–2 | Benfica | Faro |
19:45 | Ricardo 60' Teffo 79' |
Report | Lemajic 35' (o.g.) Kulkov 83' |
Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Veiga Trigo |
7 December 1991 14 | Benfica | 3–0 | Beira Mar | Lisbon |
19:45 | Yuran 38' Kulkov 57' Isaías 72' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mário Leal |
21 December 1991 15 | União da Madeira | 0–1 | Benfica | Funchal |
19:00 | Report | Pacheco 75' | Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros Attendance: 4,000 Referee: José Silvano |
29 December 1991 16 | Benfica | 1–1 | Penafiel | Lisbon |
19:45 | Magnusson 42' | Report | Rebelo 43' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Serafim Alvito |
4 January 1992 17 | Salgueiros | 1–1 | Benfica | Porto |
19:45 | Joaquim Soares 9' | Report | Isaías 6' | Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 5,000 Referee: José Pratas |
19 January 1992 18 | Boavista | 1–0 | Benfica | Porto |
20:00 | Ricky 21' | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Carlos Valente |
25 January 1992 19 | Benfica | 5–0 | Gil Vicente | Lisbon |
19:00 | Pacheco 29' Paulo Madeira 60' César Brito 64' Rui Costa 74' Magnusson 88' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Donato Ramos |
2 February 1992 20 | Vitória Guimarães | 1–3 | Benfica | Guimarães |
19:00 | Ziad 82' | Report | César Brito 35' Kulkov 67' Isaías 69' |
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Veiga Trigo |
9 February 1992 21 | Benfica | 2–0 | Sporting | Lisbon |
20:00 | William 57' (pen.) Pacheco 83' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Fortunato Azevedo |
16 February 1992 22 | Estoril Praia | 0–2 | Benfica | Estoril |
20:00 | Report | Isaías 3' César Brito 64' |
Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Fernando Correia |
23 February 1992 23 | Benfica | 0–0 | Torreense | Lisbon |
19:45 | Paulo Sousa 37' César Brito 90' Pacheco 90' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Jorge Coroado |
29 February 1992 24 | Marítimo | 0–4 | Benfica | Funchal |
19:00 | Report | Rui Costa 29', 59' Magnusson 56', 72' |
Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Veiga Trigo |
8 March 1992 25 | Benfica | 4–0 | Paços de Ferreira | Lisbon |
20:00 | Pacheco 29' César Brito 42', 83' Thern 75' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Adão Mendes |
15 March 1992 26 | Desportivo de Chaves | Postponed | Benfica | Chaves |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Chaves |
22 March 1992 27 | Benfica | 2–3 | Porto | Lisbon |
20:00 | Rui Bento 0' 64' William 74' Yuran 85' |
Report | João Pinto 64' (pen.) Kostadinov 84' Jaime Magalhães 0' 87' Timofte 89' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Fortunato Azevedo |
5 April 1992 28 | Famalicão | 0–0 | Benfica | Famalicão |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 7,500 Referee: José Pratas |
11 April 1992 29 | Benfica | 2–0 | Braga | Lisbon |
19:00 | César Brito 3' Isaías 16' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 25,000 Referee: José Silvano |
18 April 1992 30 | Benfica | 1–1 | Farense | Lisbon |
20:00 | Yuran 89' | Report | Luizão 76' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Lourenço Ferreira |
26 April 1992 31 | Beira-Mar | 2–1 | Benfica | Aveiro |
19:00 | Miranda 44', 62' | Report | Isaías 28' César Brito 83' |
Stadium: Estádio Mário Duarte Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Carlos Carvalho |
30 April 1992 26 | Desportivo de Chaves | 1–0 | Benfica | Chaves |
19:00 | Rudež 74' | Report | José Carlos 0' 38' | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Chaves Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Neves Fernandes |
3 May 1992 32 | Benfica | 6–0 | União da Madeira | Lisbon |
20:00 | Rui Águas 14' Paulo Sousa 16' Isaías 27', 81' Magnusson 51', 63' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 15,000 Referee: João Mesquita |
10 May 1992 33 | Penafiel | 2–2 | Benfica | Penafiel |
19:00 | Szuster 38' Vasco 86' |
Report | William 68' Isaías 70' Neno 0' 85' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Mário Leal |
17 May 1992 34 | Benfica | 1–1 | Salgueiros | Lisbon |
19:45 | Isaías 80' | Report | Abílio Novais 65' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 25,000 Referee: José Filipe |
Taça de Portugal
15 December 1991 Fourth Rd | Alverca | 0–2 | Benfica | Lisbon |
19:45 | Report | Magnusson 15', 87' | Stadium: Desportivo de Alverca Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Vítor Correia |
12 January 1992 Fifth Rd | Vitória de Setúbal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Benfica | Setúbal |
20:15 | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Bento Marques |
22 January 1992 5R Replay | Benfica | 4–1 | Vitória de Setúbal | Lisbon |
20:30 | Paulo Madeira 14' César Brito 15' Kulkov 67' Vítor Paneira 81' |
Report | 9' Sobrinho | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 20,000 Referee: José Filipe |
19 February 1992 Sixth Rd | Famalicão | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Benfica | Famalicão |
21:00 | Report | Thern 119' | Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 2,000 Referee: João Simãozinho |
29 March 1992 Quarter-final | Benfica | 6–0 | Espinho | Lisbon |
20:00 | Pacheco 16' Vítor Paneira 18' Eliseu 25' (o.g.) Yuran 44' César Brito 61' Paulo Madeira 88' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bento Marques |
22 April 1992 Semi-final | Benfica | 1–2 | Boavista | Lisbon |
20:00 | Pacheco 78' (pen.) | Report | Ricky 73', 90' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Mário Leal |
European Cup
First round
18 September 1991 First leg | Hamrun Spartans | 0–6 | Benfica | Malta |
19:45 | Report | Pacheco 30' Yuran 32', 35', 50', 83' Rui Águas 75' |
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Alfred Wieser (Austria) |
2 October 1991 Second Leg | Benfica | 4–0 (10–0 agg.) | Hamrun Spartans | Lisbon |
19:45 | Isaías 52' César Brito 70' Yuran 73' Paulo Madeira 75' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Erny Kesseler (Luxembourg) |
Second round
23 October 1991 First leg | Benfica | 1–1 | Arsenal | Lisbon |
20:00 | Isaías 15' | Report | Campbell 18' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy) |
6 November 1991 Second leg | Arsenal | 1–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 agg.) | Benfica | London |
20:00 | Pates 20' | Report | Isaías 36', 109' Kulkov 100' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (Germany) |
Group B
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 17 September 1991 – 20 May 1992 |
Teams | 32 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Barcelona (1st title) |
Runners-up | Sampdoria |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 73 |
Goals scored | 192 (2.63 per match) |
Attendance | 1,725,387 (23,635 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Sergei Yuran (Benfica) Jean-Pierre Papin (Marseille) 7 goals each |
← 1990–91 1992–93 (UEFA Champions League) → |
The 1991–92 European Cup was the 37th season of the European Cup football 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.
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 after extra time in the final against Sampdoria, the first victory in the tournament by a team from Spain since 1966. This would mark the first of a total of five European Cup trophies for Barcelona.[12] The winning goal was scored by Ronald Koeman with a free kick.
The defending champions, Red Star Belgrade, did not have an opportunity to play at their own ground because of the Yugoslav Wars, 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. The 1990 Football League champions Liverpool 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.
Red Star Belgrade (1st)TH | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (1st)[Note GER] | Sampdoria (1st) | Barcelona (1st) |
Anderlecht (1st) | Benfica (1st) | Marseille (1st) | Dynamo Kyiv (1st)[Note URS] |
PSV Eindhoven (1st) | Universitatea Craiova (1st) | Rangers (1st) | IFK Göteborg (1st) |
Austria Wien (1st) | Hansa Rostock (1st)[Note GER] | Grasshopper (1st) | Sparta Prague (1st) |
HJK (1st) | Brøndby (1st) | Etar Veliko Tarnovo (1st) | Panathinaikos (1st) |
Kispest Honvéd (1st) | Zagłębie Lubin (1st) | Beşiktaş (1st) | Flamurtari (1st) |
Rosenborg (1st) | Apollon Limassol (1st) | Portadown (1st) | Fram (1st) |
Ħamrun Spartans (1st) | Union Luxembourg (1st) | Dundalk (1st) | Arsenal (1st) |
Notes
- ^ Soviet Union (URS): All matches of Dynamo Kyiv, representing the Football Federation of the Soviet Union as champions of the 1990 Soviet Top League, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union on December 26 show the flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).[citation needed]
- ^ Germany (GER): The original slot allocation of the former West/East Germany still applied. 1. FC Kaiserslautern qualified as champions of the 1990–91 Bundesliga, while Hansa Rostock qualified as champions of the 1990–91 NOFV-Oberliga. Due to the reunification of Germany in October 1990, all flags show Germany instead of East/West Germany. However, Hansa Rostock matches and records were still counted for East Germany, and not for Germany, under UEFA regulations.
First round
The first legs were played on 17 and 18 September, and the second legs on 2 October 1991.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Barcelona | 3–1 | Hansa Rostock | 3–0 | 0–1 |
1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–1 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 2–0 | 1–1 |
Union Luxembourg | 0–10 | Marseille | 0–5 | 0–5 |
Sparta Prague | 2–2 (a) | Rangers | 1–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Ħamrun Spartans | 0–10 | Benfica | 0–6 | 0–4 |
Arsenal | 6–2 | Austria Wien | 6–1 | 0–1 |
HJK | 0–4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Brøndby | 4–2 | Zagłębie Lubin | 3–0 | 1–2 |
Fram | 2–2 (a) | Panathinaikos | 2–2 | 0–0 |
IFK Göteborg | 1–1 (a) | Flamurtari | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Beşiktaş | 2–3 | PSV Eindhoven | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Anderlecht | 4–1 | Grasshopper | 1–1 | 3–0 |
Red Star Belgrade | 8–0 | Portadown | 4–0 | 4–0 |
Universitatea Craiova | 2–3 | Apollon Limassol | 2–0 | 0–3 |
Kispest Honvéd | 3–1 | Dundalk | 1–1 | 2–0 |
Sampdoria | 7–1 | Rosenborg | 5–0 | 2–1 |
Second round
The first legs were played on 23 October, and the second legs on 6 November 1991.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Barcelona | 3–3 (a) | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–0 | 1–3 |
Marseille | 4–4 (a) | Sparta Prague | 3–2 | 1–2 |
Benfica | 4–2 | Arsenal | 1–1 | 3–1 (a.e.t.) |
Dynamo Kyiv | 2–1 | Brøndby | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Panathinaikos | 4–2 | IFK Göteborg | 2–0 | 2–2 |
PSV Eindhoven | 0–2 | Anderlecht | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Red Star Belgrade | 5–1 | Apollon Limassol | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Kispest Honvéd | 3–4 | Sampdoria | 2–1 | 1–3 |
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAM | RSB | AND | PAN | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sampdoria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 8 | Advance to final | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
2 | Red Star Belgrade | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Anderlecht | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | 3–2 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
4 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | SPP | BEN | DKV | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Barcelona | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | Advance to final | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
3 | Benfica | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 5–0 | ||
4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — |
Final
The final was played on 20 May 1992 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1991–92 European Cup are as follows:
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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1 | Sergei Yuran | Benfica | 7 |
Jean-Pierre Papin | Marseille | 7 | |
3 | Luc Nilis | Anderlecht | 6 |
Darko Pančev | Red Star Belgrade | 6 | |
Gianluca Vialli | Sampdoria | 6 | |
6 | Isaías | Benfica | 5 |
7 | Hristo Stoichkov | Barcelona | 4 |
César Brito | Benfica | 4 | |
Marc Degryse | Anderlecht | 4 | |
Attilio Lombardo | Sampdoria | 4 | |
Roberto Mancini | Sampdoria | 4 | |
Siniša Mihajlović | Red Star Belgrade | 4 | |
Alan Smith | Arsenal | 4 |
See also
References
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- ^ "Ricardo Gomes e Valdo novamente lado a lado" [Ricardo Gomes and Valdo side-by-side again]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 September 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Tovar 2012, p. 515.
- ^ Malheiro, João (July 2006). Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias [Benfica Memorial, 100 glories] (in Portuguese) (Third ed.). QuidNovi. pp. 124–125. ISBN 978-972-8998-26-4.
- ^ Tovar 2012, p. 509.
- ^ a b c d e Tovar 2012, p. 513.
- ^ a b c Tovar 2012, p. 508.
- ^ a b Tovar 2012, p. 510.
- ^ a b c Tovar 2012, p. 514.
- ^ a b Tovar 2012, p. 511.
- ^ a b Tovar 2012, p. 512.
- ^ Lewis, Aimee (19 May 2017). "The match that changed football". CNN. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "5. Finals" (PDF). UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2013/14. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. 16 September 2013. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
External links
- 1991–92 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- All scorers 1991–92 European Cup according to protocols UEFA
- 1991/92 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)
27 November 1991 1 | Dynamo Kyiv | 1–0 | Benfica | Kiev |
19:45 | Salenko 29' | Report | Stadium: Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Keith Hackett (England) |
11 December 1991 2 | Benfica | 0–0 | Barcelona | Lisbon |
19:45 | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland) |
4 March 1992 3 | Benfica | 1–1 | Sparta Prague | Lisbon |
19:45 | Pacheco 53' (pen.) | Report | Novotný 31' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Howard King (Wales) |
18 March 1992 4 | Sparta Prague | 1–1 | Benfica | Prague |
19:45 | Chovanec 45' | Report | César Brito 29' | Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Gérard Biguet (France) |
1 April 1992 5 | Benfica | 5–0 | Dynamo Kyiv | Lisbon |
19:45 | César Brito 25', 62' Isaías 71' Yuran 83', 87' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 78,000 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) |
15 April 1992 6 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Benfica | Barcelona |
20:00 | Stoichkov 10' Bakero 25' |
Report | César Brito 27' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria) |
Friendlies
29 July 1991 | Värnamo | 1–5 | Benfica | Värnamo |
Stadium: Finnvedsvallen |
6 August 1991 Iberian Cup | Benfica | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid | Lisbon |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz |
13 August 1991 Iberian Cup | Atlético Madrid | 3–2 | Benfica | Marbella |
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella |
20 August 1991 | Roma | 2–0 | Benfica | Rome |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico |
24 May 1992 | Toronto Blizzard | 0–2 | Benfica | Toronto |
27 May 1992 | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 0–2 | Benfica | San Jose |
Player statistics
The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Sven-Goran Eriksson (manager) and Toni (assistant manager).[2][3]
Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1991-92 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primeira Divisão | Taça de Portugal | European Cup | Supertaça | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | POR | Manuel Bento | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | GK | POR | Silvino | 9 | -5 | 1 | -1 | 6 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
1 | GK | POR | Neno | 44 | -30 | 34 | -22 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -7 | 1 | -1 |
2 | DF | POR | António Veloso | 49 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2 | DF | POR | José Carlos | 42 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
4 | DF | BRA | William | 28 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
4 | MF | POR | Rui Bento | 37 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
4‡ | DF | POR | Pedro Valido | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | DF | POR | Paulo Madeira | 47 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
5 | MF | SWE | Stefan Schwarz | 28 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | POR | Paulo Sousa | 32 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6‡ | MF | RUS | Vasili Kulkov | 30 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
6 | MF | POR | Hernâni Neves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | POR | Vítor Paneira | 44 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
8 | MF | SWE | Jonas Thern | 42 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
8 | MF | POR | António Pacheco | 41 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
9 | FW | POR | Rui Águas | 18 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
9‡ | FW | RUS | Sergei Yuran | 35 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
9‡ | FW | POR | João Pires | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10‡ | MF | POR | Rui Costa | 32 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
11 | FW | SWE | Mats Magnusson | 30 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
11 | MF | BRA | Isaías | 40 | 17 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
11 | FW | POR | César Brito | 37 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Transfers
In
Entry date | Position | Player | From club |
---|---|---|---|
July 1991 | FW | Sergei Yuran | Dynamo Kyiv |
July 1991 | MF | Vasili Kulkov | Spartak Moscow |
July 1991 | FW | João Pires | Estoril-Praia |
July 1991 | DF | Pedro Valido | Gil Vicente |
July 1991 | AM | Rui Costa | AD Fafe |
Out
Exit date | Position | Player | To club |
---|---|---|---|
July 1991 | CB | Samuel Quina | Boavista |
July 1991 | LB | Fernando Mendes | |
July 1991 | CB | Ricardo Gomes | Paris Saint-Germain |
July 1991 | AM | Valdo Filho | |
July 1991 | FW | Vata | Estrela da Amadora |
July 1991 | FW | Adesvaldo Lima | Internacional |
Out by loan
Exit date | Position | Player | To club | Return date |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 1991 | AM | Erwin Sánchez | Estoril-Praia | 30 June 1992 |
References
Bibliography
- Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
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