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Benfica
1991–92 season
PresidentJoão Santos
(until 24 April 1992)
Jorge de Brito
Head coachSven-Göran Eriksson
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão2nd
Taça de PortugalSemi-finals
European CupGroup stage
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Isaías (12)
All: Isaías (17)
Highest home attendance90,000 vs Porto
(22 March 1992)
Lowest home attendance15,000 vs União da Madeira
(3 May 1992)

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
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Source
Primeira Divisão 17 August 1991 17 May 1992 34 17 12 5 62 23 +39 050.00 [3]
Taça de Portugal 15 December 1991 22 April 1992 6 4 1 1 14 3 +11 066.67 [3]
European Cup 18 September 1991 15 April 1992 10 4 4 2 22 7 +15 040.00 [3]
Supertaça 18 December 1991 29 January 1992 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00 [3]
Total 52 26 17 9 100 35 +65 050.00

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Main article: 1991 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 Yellow card 0' Yellow-red card 26' Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Bento Marques (Évora)

Primeira Divisão

Main article: 1991–92 Primeira Divisão

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: Primeira Divisão
Rules for classification: 1st points, 2nd head-to-head, 3rd goals average
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Boavista qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Portuguese Cup winners

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultLWWDDWWDWDWWDWWDDLWWWWDWWLLDWDLWDD
Position15966543433322222222222222222222222
Source: ForaDeJogo
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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 Red card 37'
César Brito Red card 90'
Pacheco Red card 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 Yellow card 0' Yellow-red card 64'
William 74'
Yuran 85'		 Report João Pinto 64' (pen.)
Kostadinov 84'
Jaime Magalhães Yellow card 0' Yellow-red card 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 Red card 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 Yellow card 0' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 0' Yellow-red card 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

Main article: 1991–92 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

Main article: 1991–92 European Cup

First round

18 September 1991 First leg Hamrun Spartans Malta 0–6 Portugal 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 Portugal 4–0
(10–0 agg.)		 Malta 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 Portugal 1–1 England 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 England 1–3 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 agg.)		 Portugal Benfica London
20:00 Pates 20' Report Isaías 36', 109'
Kulkov 100'		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (Germany)

Group B

1991–92 European Cup
Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates17 September 1991 – 20 May 1992
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Barcelona (1st title)
Runners-upItaly Sampdoria
Tournament statistics
Matches played73
Goals scored192 (2.63 per match)
Attendance1,725,387 (23,635 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sergei Yuran (Benfica)
Jean-Pierre Papin (Marseille)
7 goals each
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.

Qualified teams for 1991–92 European Cup
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade (1st)TH Germany Kaiserslautern (1st)[Note GER] Italy Sampdoria (1st) Spain Barcelona (1st)
Belgium Anderlecht (1st) Portugal Benfica (1st) France Marseille (1st) Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv (1st)[Note URS]
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (1st) Romania Universitatea Craiova (1st) Scotland Rangers (1st) Sweden IFK Göteborg (1st)
Austria Austria Wien (1st) Germany Hansa Rostock (1st)[Note GER] Switzerland Grasshopper (1st) Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague (1st)
Finland HJK (1st) Denmark Brøndby (1st) Bulgaria Etar Veliko Tarnovo (1st) Greece Panathinaikos (1st)
Hungary Kispest Honvéd (1st) Poland Zagłębie Lubin (1st) Turkey Beşiktaş (1st) Albania Flamurtari (1st)
Norway Rosenborg (1st) Cyprus Apollon Limassol (1st) Northern Ireland Portadown (1st) Iceland Fram (1st)
Malta Ħamrun Spartans (1st) Luxembourg Union Luxembourg (1st) Republic of Ireland Dundalk (1st) England Arsenal (1st)

Notes

  1. ^
    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]
  2. ^
    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

Main article: 1991–92 European Cup first round

The first legs were played on 17 and 18 September, and the second legs on 2 October 1991.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Spain 3–1 East Germany Hansa Rostock 3–0 0–1
Kaiserslautern Germany 3–1 Bulgaria Etar Veliko Tarnovo 2–0 1–1
Union Luxembourg Luxembourg 0–10 France Marseille 0–5 0–5
Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia 2–2 (a) Scotland Rangers 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Ħamrun Spartans Malta 0–10 Portugal Benfica 0–6 0–4
Arsenal England 6–2 Austria Austria Wien 6–1 0–1
HJK Finland 0–4 Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 0–1 0–3
Brøndby Denmark 4–2 Poland Zagłębie Lubin 3–0 1–2
Fram Iceland 2–2 (a) Greece Panathinaikos 2–2 0–0
IFK Göteborg Sweden 1–1 (a) Albania Flamurtari 0–0 1–1
Beşiktaş Turkey 2–3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1–1 1–2
Anderlecht Belgium 4–1 Switzerland Grasshopper 1–1 3–0
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 8–0 Northern Ireland Portadown 4–0 4–0
Universitatea Craiova Romania 2–3 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 2–0 0–3
Kispest Honvéd Hungary 3–1 Republic of Ireland Dundalk 1–1 2–0
Sampdoria Italy 7–1 Norway Rosenborg 5–0 2–1

Second round

Main article: 1991–92 European Cup second round

The first legs were played on 23 October, and the second legs on 6 November 1991.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Spain 3–3 (a) Germany Kaiserslautern 2–0 1–3
Marseille France 4–4 (a) Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 3–2 1–2
Benfica Portugal 4–2 England Arsenal 1–1 3–1 (a.e.t.)
Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union 2–1 Denmark Brøndby 1–1 1–0
Panathinaikos Greece 4–2 Sweden IFK Göteborg 2–0 2–2
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 0–2 Belgium Anderlecht 0–0 0–2
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 5–1 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 3–1 2–0
Kispest Honvéd Hungary 3–4 Italy Sampdoria 2–1 1–3

Group stage

Main article: 1991–92 European Cup group stage
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Location of teams of the 1991–92 European Cup group stage.
Blue: Group A; Red: Group B.

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAM RSB AND PAN
1 Italy Sampdoria 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 8 Advance to final — 2–0 2–0 1–1
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 6 3 0 3 9 10 −1 6 1–3 — 3–2 1–0
3 Belgium Anderlecht 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 6 3–2 3–2 — 0–0
4 Greece Panathinaikos 6 0 4 2 1 4 −3 4 0–0 0–2 0–0 —
Source: UEFA

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR PRA BEN [DK] DK
1 Spain Barcelona 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 9 Advance to final — 3–2 2–1 3–0
2 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 6 1–0 — 1–1 2–1
3 Portugal Benfica 6 1 3 2 8 5 +3 5 0–0 1–1 — 5–0
4 Commonwealth of Independent States[citation needed] Dynamo Kyiv 6 2 0 4 3 12 −9 4 0–2 1–0 1–0 —
Source: UEFA

Final

Main article: 1992 European Cup Final
Sampdoria Italy0–1 (a.e.t.)Spain Barcelona
Report Koeman 112'
Attendance: 70,827

Top scorers

Hristo Stoichkov was part of the Barcelona team that won the competition.

The top scorers from the 1991–92 European Cup are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Commonwealth of Independent States Sergei Yuran Portugal Benfica 7
France Jean-Pierre Papin France Marseille 7
3 Belgium Luc Nilis Belgium Anderlecht 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Darko Pančev Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 6
Italy Gianluca Vialli Italy Sampdoria 6
6 Brazil Isaías Portugal Benfica 5
7 Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov Spain Barcelona 4
Portugal César Brito Portugal Benfica 4
Belgium Marc Degryse Belgium Anderlecht 4
Italy Attilio Lombardo Italy Sampdoria 4
Italy Roberto Mancini Italy Sampdoria 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Siniša Mihajlović Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 4
England Alan Smith England Arsenal 4

References

  1. ^ "Squad 1991/92". ForaDeJogo.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b c d e Tovar 2012, p. 515.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 509.
  6. ^ a b c d e Tovar 2012, p. 513.
  7. ^ a b c Tovar 2012, p. 508.
  8. ^ a b Tovar 2012, p. 510.
  9. ^ a b c Tovar 2012, p. 514.
  10. ^ a b Tovar 2012, p. 511.
  11. ^ a b Tovar 2012, p. 512.
  12. ^ Lewis, Aimee (19 May 2017). "The match that changed football". CNN. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

External links

27 November 1991 1 Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union 1–0 Portugal Benfica Kyiv
19:45 Salenko 29' Report Stadium: Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Keith Hackett (England)
11 December 1991 2 Benfica Portugal 0–0 Spain Barcelona Lisbon
19:45 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)
4 March 1992 3 Benfica Portugal 1–1 Czechoslovakia 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 Czechoslovakia 1–1 Portugal 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 Portugal 5–0 Ukraine 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 Spain 2–1 Portugal Benfica Barcelona
20:00 Stoichkov 10'
Bakero 25'		 Report César Brito 27' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)

Friendlies

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25 July 1991 Alnö 1–6 Benfica Alnön
Roger Wermer 4' Stadium: Släda IP
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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Portugal POR Manuel Bento 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 GK Portugal POR Silvino 9 -5 1 -1 6 -3 1 0 1 -1
1 GK Portugal POR Neno 44 -30 34 -22 0 0 9 -7 1 -1
2 DF Portugal POR António Veloso 49 0 32 0 6 0 9 0 2 0
2 DF Portugal POR José Carlos 42 1 29 1 5 0 6 0 2 0
4 DF Brazil BRA William 28 4 18 3 4 0 4 0 2 1
4 MF Portugal POR Rui Bento 37 0 24 0 4 0 7 0 2 0
4‡ DF Portugal POR Pedro Valido 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF Portugal POR Paulo Madeira 47 4 32 1 4 2 9 1 2 0
5 MF Sweden SWE Stefan Schwarz 28 0 16 0 3 0 9 0 0 0
6 MF Portugal POR Paulo Sousa 32 1 23 1 5 0 3 0 1 0
6‡ MF Russia RUS Vasili Kulkov 30 5 19 3 3 1 6 1 2 0
6 MF Portugal POR Hernâni Neves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Portugal POR Vítor Paneira 44 3 29 0 5 2 8 1 2 0
8 MF Sweden SWE Jonas Thern 42 3 27 2 5 1 8 0 2 0
8 MF Portugal POR António Pacheco 41 11 27 7 5 2 8 2 1 0
9 FW Portugal POR Rui Águas 18 6 14 5 1 0 3 1 0 0
9‡ FW Russia RUS Sergei Yuran 35 15 21 6 3 1 9 7 2 1
9‡ FW Portugal POR João Pires 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10‡ MF Portugal POR Rui Costa 32 4 21 4 3 0 7 0 1 0
11 FW Sweden SWE Mats Magnusson 30 11 22 9 4 2 3 0 1 0
11 MF Brazil BRA Isaías 40 17 26 12 5 0 8 5 1 0
11 FW Portugal POR César Brito 37 13 23 7 6 2 7 4 1 0

Transfers

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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

  1. ^ António Manuel Morais; Carlos Perdigão; João Loureiro; José de Oliveira Santos (1994). Benfica: 90 Anos de História (in Portuguese). SOGAPAL. p. 260.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference squad was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Tovar 2012, p. 515.

Bibliography

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