1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1990–91 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Manchester United against Barcelona. The victory for United was made significant as it was the season English clubs returned to European football, after completing a five-year ban as a result of the Heysel Stadium disaster.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 August 1990 – 15 May 1991 |
| Teams | 33 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 160 (2.54 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Roberto Baggio (9 goals) |
Teams
A total of 33 teams participated in the competition. Yugoslav Cup winners Red Star Belgrade won the double, and cup runners-up Hajduk Split were disqualified, so no representative of Yugoslavia participated.
| First round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying round | |||
Notes
- ^ East Germany (GDR): All matches of PSV Schwerin, representing the DFV of East Germany as runners-up of the 1989–90 FDGB-Pokal (as Dynamo Dresden won the double and qualified for the European Cup), on or after German reunification of 3 October show the flag of the reunited nation of Germany. However, those matches and their records were still counted for East Germany, and not for Germany, under UEFA regulations.
Qualifying round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bray Wanderers |
1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
First leg
| Bray Wanderers | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nugent |
Đukić |
Second leg
| Trabzonspor | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Đukić Aslan |
First round

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nea Salamis |
0–5 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| Legia Warsaw |
6–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Olympiacos |
5–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Kaiserslautern |
1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Manchester United |
3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Wrexham |
1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Montpellier |
1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Glentoran |
1–6 | 1–1 | 0–5 | |
| KuPS |
2–6 | 2–2 | 0–4 | |
| Sliema Wanderers |
1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Fram Reykjavík |
4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Trabzonspor |
3–7 | 1–0 | 2–7 | |
| Viking FK |
0–5 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| Estrela da Amadora |
2–2 (4–3 p)† | 1–1 | 1–1 (aet) | |
| PSV Schwerin |
0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Sliven |
1–8 | 0–2 | 1–6 |
† Order of legs reversed after original draw
First leg
| Nea Salamis | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mason Gillhaus |
| Legia Warsaw | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kosecki Pisz |
| Olympiacos | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Anastopoulos Hantzidis |
Ziu |
| Kaiserslautern | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kuntz |
| Manchester United | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Blackmore Webb |
| Montpellier | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ziober |
| Glentoran | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas |
Stan |
| Sliema Wanderers | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Walker |
Rada Kostelník |
| Fram Reykjavík | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ragnarsson Arnthorsson |
| Trabzonspor | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aslan |
| Estrela da Amadora | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ricky |
Sutter |
| PSV Schwerin | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Milevskiy Zsak |
Second leg
| Aberdeen | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Robertson Gillhaus Jess |
| Swift Hesperange | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jóźwiak Łatka Kosecki |
| KS Flamurtari | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Christodoulou Mitropoulos |
| Sampdoria | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mancini Branca |
| Pécsi Mecsek | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| McClair |
| PSV Eindhoven | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Steaua București | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stan Dumitrescu Petrescu |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Salenko Lytovchenko Yuran |
Report |
Dynamo Kyiv won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Dukla Prague | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Walker Záleský |
| Djurgårdens IF | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Martinsson |
Ormslev |
| Barcelona | 7–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Begiristain Amor Koeman Stoichkov |
Mandıralı Boz |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 1–1 (a.e.t.) 3–4 penalties | |
|---|---|---|
| Sutter |
Moreira |
| Austria Wien | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen |
0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Olympiacos |
1–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Manchester United |
5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Montpellier |
8–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
| Dynamo Kyiv |
3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Fram Reykjavík |
1–5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Liège |
2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Austria Wien |
0–8 | 0–4 | 0–4 |
First leg
| Aberdeen | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Olympiacos | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Katanec |
| Montpellier | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ziober Xuereb Blanc Castro |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lytovchenko |
Report |
| Fram Reykjavík | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daðason |
Salinas Stoichkov |
| Liège | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Malbaša Milošević |
Second leg
| Legia Warsaw | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Iwanicki |
| Sampdoria | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lombardo Branca |
Drakopoulos |
| Wrexham | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Robins Bruce |
| Steaua București | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Colleter Garande Guérin |
| Dukla Prague | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Foldyna Bittengel |
Report | Yuran |
Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Barcelona | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eusebio Begiristain Pinilla |
| Estrela da Amadora | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Duílio |
| Juventus | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alessio Baggio |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legia Warsaw |
3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Manchester United |
3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Dynamo Kyiv |
3–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| Liège |
1–6 | 1–3 | 0–3 |
First leg
| Legia Warsaw | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Czykier |
| Manchester United | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| McClair |
Martin |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zayets Salenko |
Report | Bakero Urbano Stoichkov |
Second leg
| Sampdoria | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mancini Vialli |
Kowalczyk |
| Montpellier | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Blackmore Bruce |
| Barcelona | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Amor |
Report | Yuran |
Barcelona won 4–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legia Warsaw |
2–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Barcelona |
3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
First leg
| Legia Warsaw | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cyzio |
McClair Hughes Bruce |
| Barcelona | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stoichkov Goikoetxea |
Casiraghi |
Second leg
| Manchester United | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sharpe |
Kowalczyk |
Manchester United won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final
| Manchester United | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hughes |
Report | Koeman |
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:
References
- "UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: All-time finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 June 2005. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2014.