UEFA Champions League 1992-93
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The 1992–93 UEFA Champions League was the 38th European Cup
, the premier European club football tournament, and the first season under the current UEFA Champions League format (originally was only the group phase).
It was the second tournament to have a group stage involving the eight second round winners split into two groups, and the winner of each one met in the final. In addition, a preliminary round was required as this was the first season after the break-up of the USSR
and Yugoslavia
, resulting in a large number of new countries eligible to enter the champions of their own leagues into the competition.
The tournament was won for the first time by Marseille
, defeating Milan
in the final. However, soon after Marseille's victory allegations of match fixing
were levelled at them and their president Bernard Tapie
. This involved a league game where Marseille, it emerged, had fixed their title-clinching Division 1
game against Valenciennes
so they could concentrate on the Milan tie. It is believed that Tapie bribed Valenciennes to lose so that Marseille would win the French league earlier, giving them more time to prepare for the Champions League final. This resulted in Marseille being stripped of their league title by the French Football Federation
(although not the Champions League, as the match in question was not in that competition). They were also forcibly relegated
to the second tier in the league
, and banned from defending their European title in the 1993–94 season, and contesting the 1993 Intercontinental Cup
and Super Cup.
Barcelona
, the defending champions, were eliminated in the second round by CSKA Moscow.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Skonto won 6–1 on aggregate.
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Olimpija Ljubljana won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Lech Poznań won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Rangers won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Stuttgart 4–4 Leeds United on aggregate.
Play-off
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Slovan Bratislava won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Milan won 7–0 on aggregate.
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Dinamo Bucureşti won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Marseille won 8–0 on aggregate.
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Club Brugge won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Austria Wien won 5–4 on aggregate.
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Sion won 7–2 on aggregate.
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Porto won 9–1 on aggregate.
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AEK Athens won 3–3 on away goals.
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PSV Eindhoven won 8–0 on aggregate.
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CSKA Moscow won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Barcelona won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Rangers won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Milan won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Marseille won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Club Brugge won 3–3 on away goals.
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Porto won 6–2 on aggregate.
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PSV Eindhoven won 3–1 on aggregate.
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CSKA Moscow won 4–3 on aggregate.
Originally the UEFA Champions League was only the group stage, a specific phase in the European Cup.
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, the premier European club football tournament, and the first season under the current UEFA Champions League format (originally was only the group phase).
It was the second tournament to have a group stage involving the eight second round winners split into two groups, and the winner of each one met in the final. In addition, a preliminary round was required as this was the first season after the break-up of the USSR
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
, resulting in a large number of new countries eligible to enter the champions of their own leagues into the competition.
The tournament was won for the first time by Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
, defeating Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
in the final. However, soon after Marseille's victory allegations of match fixing
Match fixing
In organised sports, match fixing, game fixing, race fixing, or sports fixing occurs as a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. Where the sporting competition in question is a race then the incident is referred to as...
were levelled at them and their president Bernard Tapie
Bernard Tapie
Bernard Tapie is a French businessman, politician and occasional actor, singer, and TV host. He was Ministre de la Ville in the government of Pierre Bérégovoy, a businessman specializing in recovery for bankrupted companies, among which Adidas is the most famous ; and owner of sports teams...
. This involved a league game where Marseille, it emerged, had fixed their title-clinching Division 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
game against Valenciennes
Valenciennes FC
Valenciennes Football Club is a French association football club based in Valenciennes. The club was founded in 1913 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Valenciennes plays its home matches at the recently-built Stade du Hainaut located within the city...
so they could concentrate on the Milan tie. It is believed that Tapie bribed Valenciennes to lose so that Marseille would win the French league earlier, giving them more time to prepare for the Champions League final. This resulted in Marseille being stripped of their league title by the French Football Federation
French Football Federation
The French Football Federation is the governing body of association football in France, as well as the overseas departments and territories . It was formed in 1919 and is based in the capital Paris...
(although not the Champions League, as the match in question was not in that competition). They were also forcibly relegated
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
to the second tier in the league
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
, and banned from defending their European title in the 1993–94 season, and contesting the 1993 Intercontinental Cup
1993 Intercontinental Cup
The 1993 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on December 12, 1993 between A.C. Milan, runners-up of the 1992-93 UEFA Champions League, and São Paulo, winners of the 1993 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo...
and Super Cup.
Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
, the defending champions, were eliminated in the second round by CSKA Moscow.
Preliminary round
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Second leg
Tavriya Simferopol won 2–1 on aggregate.----
Maccabi Tel Aviv won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Skonto won 6–1 on aggregate.
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Olimpija Ljubljana won 5–0 on aggregate.
First round
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Second leg
IFK Göteborg won 3–2 on aggregate.----
Lech Poznań won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Rangers won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Stuttgart 4–4 Leeds United on aggregate.
Play-off
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Slovan Bratislava won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Milan won 7–0 on aggregate.
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Dinamo Bucureşti won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Marseille won 8–0 on aggregate.
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Club Brugge won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Austria Wien won 5–4 on aggregate.
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Sion won 7–2 on aggregate.
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Porto won 9–1 on aggregate.
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AEK Athens won 3–3 on away goals.
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PSV Eindhoven won 8–0 on aggregate.
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CSKA Moscow won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Barcelona won 1–0 on aggregate.
Second round
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Second leg
IFK Göteborg won 4–0 on aggregate.----
Rangers won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Milan won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Marseille won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Club Brugge won 3–3 on away goals.
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Porto won 6–2 on aggregate.
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PSV Eindhoven won 3–1 on aggregate.
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CSKA Moscow won 4–3 on aggregate.
UEFA Champions League
The group stage of the 1992–93 UEFA Champions League began on 25 November 1992 and ended on 21 April 1993. The 8 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.Originally the UEFA Champions League was only the group stage, a specific phase in the European Cup.
Group A
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Final
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1992–93 UEFA Champions League (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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| 1 |  RomárioRomário Romário de Souza Faria , better known simply as Romário , is a former footballer who played striker,manager and current politician where is currently running for a mayor like position in his hometown... |
 PSV Eindhoven |
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| 2 | Marco van Basten |
 MilanA.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others... |
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 Franck SauzéeFranck Sauzée Franck Sauzée is a former French international footballer and manager. He played 39 times for the French national team between 1988 and 1993, scoring nine goals and captaining the team several times... |
Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In... |
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 Alen BokšićAlen Bokšic Alen Bokšić is a former football attacker from Croatia. He was a renowned forward known for his technique.-Career:Bokšić was born in Makarska and started his career in the club Zmaj from Makarska. As a young player he moved to Hajduk Split and was introduced into the first team . With Hajduk, he... |
Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In... |
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| 5 |  Johnny EkströmJohnny Ekström Johnny Ekström is a Swedish former footballer.He is most noted for his career in IFK Göteborg, where he was highly successful. As a professional he was less successful, often just staying a year in the team... |
Göteborg IFK Göteborg IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, the club has won 18 national championship titles, five national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups.... |
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| 6 | Marco Simone Marco Simone Marco Simone is an Italian former professional football player in the striker or winger position. He most prominently played for AC Milan, with whom he won four Italian Serie A championships, as well as French clubs Paris Saint-Germain and AS Monaco. He played four games for the Italian national... |
Milan A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others... |
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 Gert Verheyen |
Club Brugge |
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| Zé Carlos |
 Porto |
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 Emil KostadinovEmil Kostadinov Emil Lubtchov Kostadinov is a former Bulgarian football striker, former member of the Bulgaria national team for which he played in two World Cups. He shares his birthdate with another legendary Bulgarian footballer Dimitar Nikolov Yakimov... |
Porto |
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| 10 |  Ian DurrantIan Durrant Ian Durrant is a former Scottish professional footballer who played for Rangers, Kilmarnock and the Scotland national team... |
Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
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 Mark HateleyMark Hateley Mark Wayne Hateley is a retired English football player who played as a centre-forward. He was capped 32 times for the English national team , and played in top-level football leagues in England, Italy, France and Scotland... |
Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
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 Dmitri KarsakovDmitri Karsakov Dmitri Borisovich Karsakov is a retired Russian-Belarusian football midfielder.He capped for USSR U-20 team at 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.-Honours:* Soviet Top League champion: 1991.... |
CSKA Moscow |
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| Mikael Nilsson |
Göteborg IFK Göteborg IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, the club has won 18 national championship titles, five national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups.... |
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| Arthur Numan Arthur Numan Arthur Numan is a retired Dutch footballer. He played as a left back and was a regular fixture in Netherlands national football team... |
PSV Eindhoven |
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| Jean-Pierre Papin Jean-Pierre Papin Jean-Pierre Papin is a former French professional football player who was European Footballer of the Year in 1991.Papin achieved his greatest success while playing for Olympique Marseille between 1986 and 1992... |
Milan A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others... |
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 Abedi PeléAbédi Pelé Abedi Ayew, known professionally as Abedi Pele is a former Ghana International football player and captain. Having been given the nickname "Pelé" in recognition of his superior ability that evoked comparisons to Brazilian great Pelé, he found fame in France's Ligue 1 with Lille OSC and Olympique... |
Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In... |
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| Frank Rijkaard Frank Rijkaard Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard is a Dutch football manager of Dutch and Surinamese descent and former player. Rijkaard has played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan, and represented his national side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his coaching career, he has been at the helm of the Dutch national side,... |
Milan A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others... |
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| Juul Ellerman |
PSV Eindhoven |
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| Toni |
Porto |
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| Túlio Costa Túlio Costa Túlio Humberto Pereira Costa , sometimes simply referred as Túlio or Túlio Maravilha for his great creativity on the field and for his charisma, is a former Brazilian international football forward. He has scored more than 900 goals and intends to score the 1000th with Botafogo... |
Sion FC Sion FC Sion is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909, and play their home games at the Stade Tourbillon. They have won the Swiss Super League twice, and the Swiss Cup in each of their twelve appearances in the final, the most recent being in 2011.The first team also... |
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