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1993–94 UEFA Champions League
European football tournament
European football tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | UEFA Champions League |
| year | 1993–94 |
| image | Panathinaikos Inter CL2008 09 b.jpg |
| size | 300px |
| caption | The Olympic Stadium in Athens hosted the final. |
| dates | *Qualifying:* |
| 18 August – 1 September 1993 | |
| *Competition proper:* | |
| 15 September 1993 – 18 May 1994 | |
| num_teams | *Competition proper:* 32 |
| *Total:* 42 | |
| champion_other | Milan |
| count | 5 |
| second_other | Barcelona |
| matches | 75 |
| goals | 217 |
| attendance | 2082730 |
| top_scorer | Ronald Koeman (Barcelona) |
| Wynton Rufer (Werder Bremen) | |
| 8 goals each | |
| prevseason | [1992–93](1992-93-uefa-champions-league) |
| nextseason | [1994–95](1994-95-uefa-champions-league) |
18 August – 1 September 1993 Competition proper: 15 September 1993 – 18 May 1994 Total: 42 Wynton Rufer (Werder Bremen) 8 goals each The 1993–94 UEFA Champions League, originally known as the 1993–94 European Cup, was the 39th season of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier club football tournament, and the second season with the UEFA Champions League logo (it was adopted in the group stage and semi-finals, the rest of the tournament continued to be called "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup"). The competition was won by Italian club Milan, their fifth title, beating Spanish club Barcelona 4–0 in the final. Marseille were the defending champions, but were not allowed to enter the competition due their involvement in a match-fixing scandal in Division 1 the season prior. This saw them stripped of their league title and demoted to Division 2 at the end of 1993–94. This was the first and only time which the defending champions did not participate in the following season of the competition. Third-placed Monaco took the vacated French berth (second-placed Paris Saint-Germain, who refused the defaulted French title, competed in the Cup Winners' Cup instead as Coupe de France winners).
There were changes made to the UEFA Champions League's format from the previous year. After two seasons, with the groups, it introduced one legged semi-finals taking place after the group stage, meaning the two sides qualified from each group as group winners playing the semi-finals at home.
This edition was marked by the absence of Yugoslav participants because Yugoslavia was under UN economic sanctions. Yugoslav participants were frequently present in advanced stages of the competition with Red Star Belgrade having won the European Cup in 1991 and finished second in the group the following season. Partizan were to represent Yugoslavia in this edition, but were not allowed to participate. Meanwhile, Croatia, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia and Wales entered their champions for the first time in this edition.
Teams
In total, 42 national champions participated in 1993–94 UEFA Champions League season. The 20 lowest-ranked champions according to the 1993 club seeding coefficients entered in the preliminary round, while the 22 best-ranked champions entered in the first round.
Distribution
| Round | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round | Preliminary round |
|---|---|---|---|
| (20 teams) | First round | ||
| (32 teams) | Second round | ||
| (16 teams) | Group stage | ||
| (8 teams) | Knockout stage | ||
| (4 teams) |
Since the title holders (Marseille) originally 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 21st and 22nd (Dinamo Minsk and Levski Sofia) were promoted from the preliminary round to the first round.
Ranking
The teams were ranked according to their 1993 UEFA seeding coefficients, which took into account performances in European competitions from 1988–89 to 1992–93. 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.
| Rank | Association | Team | Coeff. | First round | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Preliminary round | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco ([3rd](1992-93-french-division-1)) | 2.667 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milan ([1st](1992-93-serie-a)) | 3.408 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona ([1st](1992-93-la-liga)) | 2.986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester United ([1st](1992-93-fa-premier-league)) | 2.910 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Werder Bremen ([1st](1992-93-bundesliga)) | 2.848 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anderlecht ([1st](1992-93-belgian-first-division)) | 2.671 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porto ([1st](1992-93-primeira-divisao)) | 2.589 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spartak Moscow ([1st](1992-russian-top-league)) | 2.536 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rangers ([1st](1992-93-scottish-premier-division)) | 2.504 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steaua București ([1st](1992-93-divizia-a)) | 2.366 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feyenoord ([1st](1992-93-eredivisie)) | 2.325 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Galatasaray ([1st](1992-93-1-lig)) | 2.227 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sparta Prague ([1st](1992-93-czechoslovak-first-league)) | 2.205 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lech Poznań ([1st](1992-93-ekstraklasa)) | 2.089 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria Wien ([1st](1992-93-austrian-football-bundesliga)) | 2.076 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copenhagen ([1st](1992-93-danish-superliga)) | 2.053 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AEK Athens ([1st](1992-93-alpha-ethniki)) | 1.994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AIK ([1st](1992-allsvenskan)) | 1.954 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dynamo Kyiv ([1st](1992-93-vyshcha-liha)) | 1.692 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kispest Honvéd ([1st](1992-93-nemzeti-bajnoksag-i)) | 1.573 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dinamo Minsk ([1st](1992-93-belarusian-premier-league)) | 1.250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Levski Sofia ([1st](1992-93-a-group)) | 1.125 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rosenborg ([1st](1992-tippeligaen)) | 0.971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aarau ([1st](1992-93-nationalliga-a)) | 0.939 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HJK ([1st](1992-veikkausliiga)) | 0.855 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Linfield ([1st](1992-93-irish-league)) | 0.833 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia Zagreb ([1st](1992-93-croatian-first-football-league)) | 0.750 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ÍA ([1st](1992-urvalsdeild)) | 0.656 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partizani ([1st](1992-93-albanian-superliga)) | 0.634 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Avenir Beggen ([1st](1992-93-luxembourg-national-division)) | 0.633 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omonia ([1st](1992-93-cypriot-first-division)) | 0.623 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cwmbrân Town ([1st](1992-93-league-of-wales)) | 0.571 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floriana ([1st](1992-93-maltese-premier-league)) | 0.563 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cork City ([1st](1992-93-league-of-ireland-premier-division)) | 0.500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skonto ([1st](1992-latvian-higher-league)) | 0.500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B68 ([1st](1992-1-deild)) | 0.000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beitar Jerusalem ([1st](1992-93-liga-leumit)) | 0.000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dinamo Tbilisi ([1st](1992-93-umaglesi-liga)) | 0.000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ekranas ([1st](1992-93-lff-lyga)) | 0.000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norma Tallinn ([1st](1992-93-meistriliiga)) | 0.000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olimpija Ljubljana ([1st](1992-93-slovenian-prvaliga)) | 0.000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zimbru Chișinău ([1st](1992-93-moldovan-national-division)) | 0.000 |
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;Notes
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows. All draws were held in Geneva, Switzerland.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying round | 14 July 1993 | 18 August 1993 | 1 September 1993 | |
| First round | 15 September 1993 | 29 September 1993 | ||
| Second round | 1 October 1993 | 20 October 1993 | 3 November 1993 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 5 November 1993 | 24 November 1993 | |
| Matchday 2 | 8 December 1993 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 2 March 1994 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 16 March 1994 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 30 March 1994 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 13 April 1994 | |||
| Knockout phase | Semi-finals | 27 April 1994 | ||
| Final | 18 May 1994 at Olympic Stadium, Athens |
Preliminary round
Main article: 1993–94 UEFA Champions League preliminary round
First round
Main article: 1993–94 UEFA Champions League first round
Second round
Main article: 1993–94 UEFA Champions League second round
Group stage
Main article: 1993–94 UEFA Champions League group stage
The group stage began on 24 November 1993 and ended on 13 April 1994. 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 two teams in each group with the most points advanced to the semi-finals.
All teams except Milan and Porto made their group stage debuts. Two of these teams (Barcelona and Anderlecht) had previously contested the 1991–92 group stage, the only season of the European Cup to adopt such a format.
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Main article: 1993–94 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NED Ronald Koeman | Barcelona | 8 |
| NZL Wynton Rufer | Werder Bremen | 8 | |
| 3 | BEL Luc Nilis | Anderlecht | 7 |
| BUL Hristo Stoichkov | Barcelona | 7 | |
| 5 | GER Bernd Hobsch | Werder Bremen | 5 |
| RUS Valery Karpin | Spartak Moscow | 5 | |
| 7 | GER Marco Bode | Werder Bremen | 4 |
| GER Jürgen Klinsmann | Monaco | 4 | |
| ITA Daniele Massaro | Milan | 4 | |
| RUS Viktor Onopko | Spartak Moscow | 4 | |
| FRA Jean-Pierre Papin | Milan | 4 | |
| RUS Nikolai Pisarev | Spartak Moscow | 4 | |
| RUS Sergey Rodionov | Spartak Moscow | 4 | |
| SUI Kubilay Türkyilmaz | Galatasaray | 4 |
References
References
- "Seeding for the European Cups (from 1979/80): 1993/94". Pawel Mogielnicki.
- "Remarks to the UEFA tables". Pawel Mogielnicki.
- (7 September 1993). "Marseille's future in Uefa's hand". [[The Straits Times]].
- (7 September 1993). "Marseille thrown out". [[The Straits Times]].
- (10 September 1993). "Monaco agrees to step in for Marseille". [[The Straits Times]].
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