| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 August 1990 – 15 May 1991 |
| Teams | 33 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Manchester United (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Barcelona |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 160 (2.54 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,112,484 (17,658 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Roberto Baggio (Juventus) 9 goals |
| ← 1989–90 1991–92 → | |
The 1990–91 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Manchester United against Barcelona. The victory for United was 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.
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sampdoria
|
Juventus (CW)
|
 1. FC Kaiserslautern (CW)
|
Barcelona (CW)
|
 Dynamo Kyiv (CW)
|
 Liège (CW)
|
 PSV Eindhoven (CW)
|
 Estrela da Amadora (CW)
|
 Steaua București (CR)
|
 Aberdeen (CW)
|
 Djurgårdens IF (CW)
|
 Montpellier (CW)
|
 Austria Wien (CW)
|
 PSV Schwerin (CR)
|
 Dukla Prague (CW)
|
 Pécsi Mecsek (CW)
|
 Olympiacos (CW)
|
 Neuchâtel Xamax (CW)
|
 Lyngby BK (CW)
|
 Wrexham (CR)
|
 KuPS (CW)
|
 Legia Warsaw (CW)
|
 Sliven (CW)
|
Manchester United (CW)
|
 KS Flamurtari (CR)
|
 Viking FK (CW)
|
 Glentoran (CW)
|
 Nea Salamis (CW)
|
 Fram Reykjavík (CW)
|
 Sliema Wanderers (CW)
|
 Swift Hesperange (CW)
| |
| Qualifying round | |||
 Trabzonspor (CR)
|
 Bray Wanderers (CW)
|
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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.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bray Wanderers
|
1–3 | Trabzonspor
|
1–1 | 0–2 |
First leg
| Bray Wanderers | 1–1 | Trabzonspor |
|---|---|---|
Nugent  51' |
Report | Đukić 2' |
Second leg
| Trabzonspor | 2–0 | Bray Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Đukić 48' Aslan 62' |
Report |
Trabzonspor won 3–1 on aggregate.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nea Salamis
|
0–5 | Aberdeen
|
0–2 | 0–3 |
| Legia Warsaw
|
6–0 | Swift Hesperange
|
3–0 | 3–0 |
| Olympiacos
|
5–1 | Flamurtari
|
3–1 | 2–0 |
| Kaiserslautern
|
1–2 | Sampdoria
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Manchester United
|
3–0 | Pécsi Munkás
|
2–0 | 1–0 |
| Wrexham
|
1–0 | Lyngby
|
0–0 | 1–0 |
| Montpellier
|
1–0 | PSV Eindhoven
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
| Glentoran
|
1–6 | Steaua București
|
1–1 | 0–5 |
| KuPS
|
2–6 | Dynamo Kyiv
|
2–2 | 0–4 |
| Sliema Wanderers
|
1–4 | Dukla Prague
|
1–2 | 0–2 |
| Fram
|
4–1 | Djurgårdens IF
|
3–0 | 1–1 |
| Trabzonspor
|
3–7 | Barcelona
|
1–0 | 2–7 |
| Viking
|
0–5 | RFC Liège
|
0–2 | 0–3 |
| Estrela da Amadora
|
2–2 (4–3 p) | Neuchâtel Xamax
|
1–1 | 1–1 (aet) |
| PSV Schwerin
|
0–2 | Austria Wien
|
0–2 | 0–0 |
| Sliven
|
1–8 | Juventus
|
0–2 | 1–6 |
Order of legs reversed after original draw
First leg
| Sliema Wanderers | 1–2 | Dukla Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Walker 54' |
Report | V. Rada 32' J. Kostelník 87' |
| Nea Salamis | 0–2 | Aberdeen |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mason 62' Gillhaus 81' |
| Legia Warsaw | 3–0 | Swift Hesperange |
|---|---|---|
| Kosecki 48', 79' Pisz 90' |
Report |
| Olympiacos | 3–1 | Flamurtari |
|---|---|---|
| Anastopoulos 9', 69' Hantzidis 25' |
Report | Ziu 75' |
| Kaiserslautern | 1–0 | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|
| Kuntz 75' |
Report |
| Manchester United | 2–0 | Pécsi Munkás |
|---|---|---|
| Blackmore 10' Webb 17' |
Report |
| Wrexham | 0–0 | Lyngby |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Montpellier | 1–0 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Ziober 54' |
Report |
| Glentoran | 1–1 | Steaua București |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas 84' |
Report | Stan 47' (pen.) |
| KuPS | 2–2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| K. Nyyssönen 38' Gayle 90' |
Report | Salenko 11' Yuran 66' |
| Fram | 3–0 | Djurgårdens IF |
|---|---|---|
| Ragnarsson 55', 57' Arnþórsson 89' |
Report |
| Trabzonspor | 1–0 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Aslan 67' |
Report |
| Viking | 0–2 | RFC Liège |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Boffin 15' Ernès 82' |
| Estrela da Amadora | 1–1 | Neuchâtel Xamax |
|---|---|---|
| Ricky 26' |
Report | Sutter 57' |
| PSV Schwerin | 0–2 | Austria Wien |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Miļevskis 34' Zsak 36' |
| Sliven | 0–2 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Schillaci 26' Baggio 88' (pen.) |
Second leg
| Aberdeen | 3–0 | Nea Salamis |
|---|---|---|
| C. Robertson 13' Gillhaus 33'Jess 67' |
Report |
Aberdeen won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Swift Hesperange | 0–3 | Legia Warsaw |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jóźwiak 60' Łatka 82'Kosecki 88' |
Legia Warsaw won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Flamurtari | 0–2 | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Christodoulou 84' Mitropoulos 87' |
Olympiacos won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Sampdoria | 2–0 | Kaiserslautern |
|---|---|---|
| Mancini 6' (pen.) Branca 75' |
Report |
Sampdoria won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Pécsi Munkás | 0–1 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | McClair 78' |
Manchester United won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Lyngby | 0–1 | Wrexham |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Armstrong 10' |
Wrexham won 1–0 on aggregate.
| PSV Eindhoven | 0–0 | Montpellier |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Montpellier won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Steaua București | 5–0 | Glentoran |
|---|---|---|
| Stan 21' Dumitrescu 37', 45'Petrescu 80', 88' |
Report |
Steaua București won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Kyiv | 4–0 | KuPS |
|---|---|---|
| Salenko 14' Lytovchenko 25', 54'Yuran 85' |
Report |
Dynamo Kyiv won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Dukla Prague | 2–0 | Sliema Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Walker 47' (o.g.) Záleský 73' |
Report |
Dukla Prague won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Djurgårdens IF | 1–1 | Fram |
|---|---|---|
| Martinsson 81' |
Report | Ormslev 9' (pen.) |
Fram won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Barcelona | 7–2 | Trabzonspor |
|---|---|---|
| Begiristain 13' Amor 29'Koeman 32', 40', 76' (pen.)Stoichkov 44', 87' |
Report | Hami 7' Boz 68' |
Barcelona won 7–3 on aggregate.
| RFC Liège | 3–0 | Viking |
|---|---|---|
| Boffin 22', 35', 88' |
Report |
RFC Liège won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Estrela da Amadora |
|---|---|---|
| Sutter 49' |
Report | Valério 82' |
| Penalties | ||
Sutter  Gigon Fernandez Froidevaux  Egli |
3–4 | Valério Rui Neves Dimas Paulo Jorge |
2–2 on aggregate. Estrela da Amadora won 4–3 on penalties.
| Austria Wien | 0–0 | PSV Schwerin |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Austria Wien won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Juventus | 6–1 | Sliven |
|---|---|---|
| Baggio 15' (pen.), 18' Schillaci 25'Corini 49'Bonetti 52'Júlio César 56' |
Report | Kelepov 85' |
Juventus won 8–1 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen
|
0–1 | Legia Warsaw
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Olympiacos
|
1–4 | Sampdoria
|
0–1 | 1–3 |
| Manchester United
|
5–0 | Wrexham
|
3–0 | 2–0 |
| Montpellier
|
8–0 | Steaua București
|
5–0 | 3–0 |
| Dynamo Kyiv
|
3–2 | Dukla Prague
|
1–0 | 2–2 |
| Fram
|
1–5 | Barcelona
|
1–2 | 0–3 |
| RFC Liège
|
2–1 | Estrela da Amadora
|
2–0 | 0–1 |
| Austria Wien
|
0–8 | Juventus
|
0–4 | 0–4 |
First leg
| Manchester United | 3–0 | Wrexham |
|---|---|---|
| McClair 42' Bruce 44' (pen.)Pallister 59' |
Report |
| Fram | 1–2 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Daðason 60' |
Report | Salinas 32' Stoichkov 86' |
| Aberdeen | 0–0 | Legia Warsaw |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Olympiacos | 0–1 | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Katanec 53' |
| Montpellier | 5–0 | Steaua București |
|---|---|---|
| Ziober 27', 63' Xuereb 51'Blanc 56' (pen.)Castro 81' |
Report |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1–0 | Dukla Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Lytovchenko 65' |
Report |
| RFC Liège | 2–0 | Estrela da Amadora |
|---|---|---|
| Malbaša 7' Milošević 86' |
Report |
| Austria Wien | 0–4 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Casiraghi 30', 45' Baggio 49'Schillaci 70' (pen.) |
Second leg
| Legia Warsaw | 1–0 | Aberdeen |
|---|---|---|
| Iwanicki 85' |
Report |
Legia Warsaw won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Sampdoria | 3–1 | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
| Lombardo 17' Branca 29', 66' |
Report | Drakopoulos 62' |
Sampdoria won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Wrexham | 0–2 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Robins 31' Bruce 35' |
Manchester United won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Steaua București | 0–3 | Montpellier |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Colleter 52' Garande 71'Guérin 82' |
Montpellier won 8–0 on aggregate.
| Dukla Prague | 2–2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Foldyna 51' Bittengel 72' |
Report | Yuran 6', 60' |
Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Barcelona | 3–0 | Fram |
|---|---|---|
| Eusebio 17' Begiristain 33'Pinilla 69' |
Report |
Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Estrela da Amadora | 1–0 | RFC Liège |
|---|---|---|
| Duílio 32' |
Report |
RFC Liège won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Juventus | 4–0 | Austria Wien |
|---|---|---|
| Alessio 3' Baggio 25' (pen.), 46', 52' |
Report |
Juventus won 8–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legia Warsaw
|
3–2 | Sampdoria
|
1–0 | 2–2 |
| Manchester United
|
3–1 | Montpellier
|
1–1 | 2–0 |
| Dynamo Kyiv
|
3–4 | Barcelona
|
2–3 | 1–1 |
| RFC Liège
|
1–6 | Juventus
|
1–3 | 0–3 |
First leg
| Legia Warsaw | 1–0 | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|
| Czykier 44' |
Report |
| Manchester United | 1–1 | Montpellier |
|---|---|---|
| McClair 1' |
Report | Martin 7' (o.g.) |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2–3 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Zayets 33' Salenko 81' (pen.) |
Report | Bakero 5' Urbano 45'Stoichkov 63' (pen.) |
| RFC Liège | 1–3 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Houben 83' |
Report | Wégria 32' (o.g.) Baggio 43'Júlio César 47' |
Second leg
| Montpellier | 0–2 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Blackmore 45' Bruce 49' (pen.) |
Manchester United won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Sampdoria | 2–2 | Legia Warsaw |
|---|---|---|
| Mancini 67' Vialli 88' |
Report | Kowalczyk 19', 54' |
Legia Warsaw won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Barcelona | 1–1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Amor 90' |
Report | Yuran 62' |
Barcelona won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Juventus | 3–0 | RFC Liège |
|---|---|---|
| Casiraghi 9' Houben 18' (o.g.)Häßler 22' |
Report |
Juventus won 6–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legia Warsaw
|
2–4 | Manchester United
|
1–3 | 1–1 |
| Barcelona
|
3–2 | Juventus
|
3–1 | 0–1 |
First leg
| Legia Warsaw | 1–3 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Cyzio 37' |
Report | McClair 38' Hughes 54'Bruce 68' |
| Barcelona | 3–1 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Stoichkov 58', 61' Goikoetxea 77' |
Report | Casiraghi 13' |
Second leg
| Manchester United | 1–1 | Legia Warsaw |
|---|---|---|
| Sharpe 29' |
Report | Kowalczyk 56' |
Manchester United won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Juventus | 1–0 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Baggio 61' |
Report |
Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup final| Manchester United | 2–1 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Hughes 67', 74' |
Report | Koeman 79' |
Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:
References
External links
- 1990-91 competition at UEFA website
- Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation