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1992–93 UEFA Champions League

European football tournament


European football tournament

FieldValue
tourney_nameUEFA Champions League
year1992–93
image2014_Olympiastadion_Munich.jpg
size320px
captionThe [final](1993-uefa-champions-league-final) was played at the Olympiastadion in Munich.
dates*Qualifying:*
19 August – 2 September 1992
*Competition proper:*
16 September 1992 – 26 May 1993
num_teams*Competition proper:* 32
*Total:* 36
champion_otherMarseille
count1
second_otherMilan
matches74
goals194
attendance1896787
top_scorerRomário (PSV Eindhoven)
7 goals
prevseason[1991–92](1991-92-european-cup) *(European Cup)*
nextseason[1993–94](1993-94-uefa-champions-league)

19 August – 2 September 1992 Competition proper: 16 September 1992 – 26 May 1993 Total: 36 7 goals

The 1992–93 UEFA Champions League, originally known as the 1992–93 European Cup, was the 38th European Cup, the premier European club football tournament, and the first season with the UEFA Champions League branding (originally adopted only in the group stage).

It was the second season of the competition in which the eight second round winners would be split into two groups, with the winner of each one meeting in the final. In addition, a preliminary round was required as this was the first season after the break-up of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, resulting in many new countries eligible to enter the champions of their own leagues into the competition. Israel and the Faroe Islands were also represented for the first time.

The tournament was won for the first time by Marseille, defeating Milan in the final, becoming the first French team to win the European Cup/Champions League.

However, soon after Marseille's victory allegations of match fixing were levelled at them and their president Bernard Tapie. This involved a league game that took place 6 days before the final where Marseille, it emerged, had fixed their title-clinching Division 1 game against Valenciennes so they could concentrate on the final against Milan. It is believed that Tapie bribed Valenciennes to lose so that Marseille would win the French league earlier, and above all that they would not injure the Marseille players before the final against Milan. Before the 1991 European Cup final against Red Star Belgrade, Marseille had a few injured players, Tapie did not want to repeat this mistake. This resulted in Marseille being stripped of their league title by the French Football Federation (although not the European Cup, as the match in question was not in that competition). They were banned from defending their European title in the 1993–94 season, and contesting the Intercontinental Cup and Super Cup. During the 1995 trial over Marseille's financial accounts, it was revealed that they had an annual budget of Fr5 million (about €760,000) dedicated to the purchase of matches from 1989 to 1993. UEFA, along with the French Federation and French authorities, investigated several Marseille matches during the 1992–93 season. These investigations have not established any formal proof concerning alleged match-fixing in the Champions League. Therefore, Marseille's status as 1993 European champion was not affected.

Barcelona, the defending champions, were eliminated in the second round by CSKA Moscow.

Teams

In total, 36 national champions participated in 1992–93 UEFA Champions League season. The 8 lowest-ranked champions according to the 1992 club seeding coefficients entered in the preliminary round, while the 28 best-ranked champions entered in the first round.

Distribution

RoundTeams entering in this roundTeams advancing from the previous roundPreliminary round
(8 teams)First round
(32 teams)Second round
(16 teams)Group stage
(8 teams)Final
(2 teams)

Since the title holders (Barcelona) qualified via their domestic league, the title holder spot was vacated and the following changes to the default access list were made:

  • The champions ranked 27th and 28th (APOEL and Union Luxembourg) were promoted from the preliminary round to the first round.

Ranking

The teams were ranked according to their 1992 UEFA seeding coefficients, which took into account performances in European competitions from 1987–88 to 1991–92. Each club and national association had a seeding coefficient calculated (total points divided by total matches), with both values added together to determine the club's final coefficient. This ranking then determined the round each team would enter.

RankAssociationTeamCoeff.First round31245678910111213141516171819202122232425262728Preliminary round293031
Barcelona ([1st](1991-92-la-liga))[TH](1991-92-european-cup)2.974
Marseille ([1st](1991-92-french-division-1))3.116
Milan ([1st](1991-92-serie-a))3.052
VfB Stuttgart ([1st](1991-92-bundesliga))2.710
Club Brugge ([1st](1991-92-belgian-first-division))2.594
Porto ([1st](1991-92-primeira-divisao))2.476
PSV Eindhoven ([1st](1991-92-eredivisie))2.412
Lech Poznań ([1st](1991-92-ekstraklasa))2.339
Dinamo București ([1st](1991-92-divizia-a))2.323
Rangers ([1st](1991-92-scottish-premier-division))2.287
CSKA Moscow ([1st](1991-soviet-top-league))2.116
IFK Göteborg ([1st](1991-allsvenskan))2.080
Austria Wien ([1st](1991-92-austrian-football-bundesliga))2.029
Sion ([1st](1991-92-nationalliga-a))1.993
AEK Athens ([1st](1991-92-alpha-ethniki))1.974
Slovan Bratislava ([1st](1991-92-czechoslovak-first-league))1.777
CSKA Sofia ([1st](1991-92-a-group))1.687
Ferencváros ([1st](1991-92-nemzeti-bajnoksag-i))1.618
Lyngby ([1st](1991-92-danish-superliga))1.431
Beşiktaş ([1st](1991-92-1-lig))1.375
Leeds United ([1st](1991-92-football-league))1.371
Kuusysi ([1st](1991-futisliiga))1.160
Glentoran ([1st](1991-92-irish-league))0.833
Žalgiris ([1st](1991-92-lff-lyga))0.666
Víkingur Reykjavík ([1st](1991-urvalsdeild))0.468
Viking ([1st](1991-tippeligaen))0.433
APOEL ([1st](1991-92-cypriot-first-division))0.352
Union Luxembourg ([1st](1991-92-luxembourg-national-division))0.291
Shelbourne ([1st](1991-92-league-of-ireland-premier-division))0.269
Valletta ([1st](1991-92-maltese-premier-league))0.200
KÍ ([1st](1991-1-deild))0.000
Maccabi Tel Aviv ([1st](1991-92-liga-leumit))0.000
Norma Tallinn ([1st](1992-meistriliiga))0.000
Olimpija Ljubljana ([1st](1991-92-slovenian-prvaliga))0.000
Skonto ([1st](1991-latvian-ssr-higher-league))0.000
Tavriya Simferopol ([1st](1992-vyshcha-liha))0.000
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Notes

Round and draw dates

All draws for the competition were held in Geneva, Switzerland.

PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Preliminary round15 July 199219 August 19922 September 1992
First round16 September 199230 September 1992
Second round2 October 199221 October 19924 November 1992
Group stageMatchday 16 November 199225 November 1992
Matchday 29 December 1992
Matchday 33 March 1993
Matchday 417 March 1993
Matchday 57 April 1993
Matchday 621 April 1993
Final26 May 1993 at Olympiastadion, Munich

Preliminary round

Main article: 1992–93 UEFA Champions League preliminary round

First round

Main article: 1992–93 UEFA Champions League first round

Second round

Main article: 1992–93 UEFA Champions League second round

Group stage

Main article: 1992–93 UEFA Champions League group stage

The group stage began on 25 November 1992 and ended on 21 April 1993. The eight teams were divided into two groups of four, and the teams in each group played against each other on a home-and-away basis, meaning that each team played a total of six group matches. For each win, teams were awarded two points, with one point awarded for each draw. At the end of the group stage, the first team in each group advanced to the final.

Group A

Group B

Final

Main article: 1993 UEFA Champions League final

The final was played on 26 May 1993 at the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany.

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 1992–93 UEFA Champions League (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:

RankNameTeamGoals
1BRA RomárioPSV Eindhoven7
2NED Marco van BastenMilan6
FRA Franck SauzéeMarseille6
CRO Alen BokšićMarseille6
5SWE Johnny EkströmIFK Göteborg5
6ITA Marco SimoneMilan4
BEL Gert VerheyenClub Brugge4
BRA Zé CarlosPorto4
BUL Emil KostadinovPorto4
BRA TúlioSion4

References

References

  1. Thibert, Jacques. (1993). "L'album 93 du football". Scaneditons.
  2. Adams, Tom. (10 March 2011). "The shame of Marseille". [[ESPN FC]].
  3. "Seeding for the European Cups (from 1979/80): 1992/93". Pawel Mogielnicki.
  4. "Remarks to the UEFA tables". Pawel Mogielnicki.
  5. (September 1992). "Meetings and Events". [[UEFA.
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