SampdoriaRed StarAnderlechtPanathinaikos
BarcelonaSparta PragueBenficaDynamo Kyivclass=notpageimage| Location of teams of the 1991–92 European Cup group stage.
Blue: Group A; 
Red: Group B.
The 1991–92 European Cup group stage began on 27 November 1991 and ended on 15 April 1992. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage to decide the two finalists of the 1991–92 European Cup. This was the first use of a group stage in the history of the competition.
Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 8 November 1991 in Geneva, Switzerland. The eight teams that advanced from the second round were drawn into two groups of four.
Format
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a double round-robin format. The winner of each group then faced each other in the final.
Groups
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAM | RSB | AND | PAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sampdoria
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 8 | Advance to final | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| 2 |  Red Star Belgrade
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 |  Anderlecht
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | 3–2 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 |  Panathinaikos
|
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — |
| Anderlecht | 0–0 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Sampdoria | 2–0 | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
Nedeljković  7' (o.g.)Vialli 73' |
Report |
| Panathinaikos | 0–0 | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Red Star Belgrade | 3–2 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Ratković 19' Ivić 68'Pančev 87' |
Report | Lamptey 33' Nilis 60' |
| Panathinaikos | 0–2 | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pančev 70', 86' |
| Anderlecht | 3–2 | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|
| Degryse 54' Nilis 69', 90' |
Report | Vialli 27', 63' |
| Red Star Belgrade | 1–0 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Mihajlović 53' (pen.) |
Report |
| Sampdoria | 2–0 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Lombardo 35' Mancini 37' |
Report |
| Panathinaikos | 0–0 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Red Star Belgrade | 1–3 | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|
| Mihajlović 19' |
Report | Katanec 34' Vasilijević 41' (o.g.)Mancini 76' |
| Anderlecht | 3–2 | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Oliveira 3' Bosman 44'Degryse 82' |
Report | Pančev 7' Čula 80' |
| Sampdoria | 1–1 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Mancini 36' |
Report | Marangos 27' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | SPP | BEN | DKV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | Advance to final | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 |  Sparta Prague
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 |  Benfica
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 4 |  Dynamo Kyiv
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — |
Dynamo Kyiv  | 1–0 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Salenko 30' |
Report |
| Barcelona | 3–2 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Amor 15' Laudrup 33'Bakero 61' |
Report | Vrabec 18' Němeček 64' |
| Sparta Prague | 2–1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Němeček 13' Vrabec 22' |
Report | Sharan 55' |
| Benfica | 0–0 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 0–2 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Stoichkov 32' Salinas 68' |
| Benfica | 1–1 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Pacheco 53' (pen.) |
Report | Novotný 32' |
| Sparta Prague | 1–1 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Chovanec 45' |
Report | Vítor Paneira 30' |
| Barcelona | 3–0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Stoichkov 59', 83' Salinas 87' |
Report |
| Sparta Prague | 1–0 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Siegl 66' |
Report |
| Benfica | 5–0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| César Brito 25', 62' Isaías 71'Yuran 83', 87' |
Report |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1–0 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Salenko 83' |
Report |
| Barcelona | 2–1 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Stoichkov 12' Bakero 24' |
Report | César Brito 28' |
Notes
- CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 18 March 1992 (matchdays 1–4), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (matchdays 5–6).
- Match was played in Hungary since UEFA suspended Yugoslav teams from playing their home matches in Yugoslavia due to the deteriorating security situation in the country caused by the ethnic incidents that eventually turned into the Yugoslav Wars.
- ^ Match was played in Bulgaria since UEFA suspended Yugoslav teams from playing their home matches in Yugoslavia due to the deteriorating security situation in the country caused by the ethnic incidents that eventually turned into the Yugoslav Wars.
References
- "Meetings and Events". Bulletin officiel de l'UEFA. No. 137. Union of European Football Associations. December 1991. p. 33.
- "Anderlecht v Panathinaikos, 27 November 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- "Panathinaikos v Sampdoria, 11 December 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- "Dynamo Kyiv v Benfica, 27 November 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- "Benfica v Barcelona, 11 December 1991" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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