1989–90 European Cup

1989–90 European Cup

Tournament details
Dates	13 September 1989 – 23 May 1990
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Milan (4th title)
Runners-up	Benfica
Tournament statistics
Matches played	61
Goals scored	169 (2.77 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jean-Pierre Papin and Romário (6 goals)

The 1989–90 European Cup was the 35th edition of Europe's premier club football tournament, the European Cup. The final was played at the Praterstadion in Vienna on 23 May 1990. The final was contested by Italian defending champions Milan and Portuguese two-time former winners Benfica. Milan successfully defended their title with a 1–0 victory, securing their fourth European Cup trophy. Milan remain, as of 2016, the last team to successfully defend their trophy.

Bracket

First round						Second round						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
Milan	4	1	5
HJK Helsinki	0	0	0			Milan	2	0	2
Real Madrid	3	6	9			Real Madrid	0	1	1
Spora Luxembourg	0	0	0									Milan	0	2	2
KV Mechelen	0	5	5									KV Mechelen	0	0	0
Rosenborg	0	0	0			KV Mechelen	0	4	4
Malmö FF	1	1	2			Malmö FF	0	1	1
Internazionale	0	1	1															Milan (a)	1	1	2
Bayern Munich	3	0	3															Bayern Munich	0	2	2
Rangers	1	0	1			Bayern Munich	3	3	6
17 Nëntori Tirana	0	5	5			17 Nëntori Tirana	1	0	1
Sliema Wanderers	1	0	1									Bayern Munich	2	1	3
PSV Eindhoven	3	2	5									PSV Eindhoven	1	0	1
Lucerne	0	0	0			PSV Eindhoven	0	5	5
Steaua București	4	1	5			Steaua București	1	1	2
Fram	0	0	0																					Milan	1
Benfica	2	4	6																					Benfica	0
Derry City F.C.	1	0	1			Benfica	2	7	9
Budapest Honvéd	1	1	2			Budapest Honvéd	0	0	0
Vojvodina	0	2	2									Benfica	1	3	4
Dnipro	2	1	3									Dnipro	0	0	0
Linfield	1	0	1			Dnipro	2	2	4
Swarovski Tirol	6	3	9			Swarovski Tirol	0	2	2
Omonia	0	2	2															Benfica (a)	1	1	2
Marseille	3	1	4															Marseille	2	0	2
Brøndby	0	1	1			Marseille	2	1	3
AEK Athens	0	5	5			AEK Athens	0	1	1
Dynamo Dresden	1	3	4									Marseille	1	3	4
CSKA Sofia	1	5	6									CSKA Sofia	0	1	1
Ruch Chorzów	1	1	2			CSKA Sofia	2	3	5
Sparta Prague	3	2	5			Sparta Prague	2	0	2
Fenerbahçe	1	1	2

First round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Malmö FF	2–1	Internazionale	1–0	1–1
Rosenborg	0–5	KV Mechelen	0–0	0–5
Milan	5–0	HJK Helsinki	4–0	1–0
Spora Luxembourg	0–9	Real Madrid	0–3	0–6
Rangers	1–3	Bayern Munich	1–3	0–0
Sliema Wanderers	1–5	17 Nëntori Tirana	1–0	0–5
Steaua Bucureşti	5–0	Fram	4–0	1–0
PSV Eindhoven	5–0	Lucerne	3–0	2–0
Sparta Prague	5–2	Fenerbahçe	3–1	2–1
Ruch Chorzów	2–6	CSKA Sofia	1–1	1–5
Marseille	4–1	Brøndby	3–0	1–1
Dynamo Dresden	4–5	AEK Athens	1–0	3–5
Budapest Honvéd	2–2	Vojvodina	1–0	1–2
Derry City	1–6	Benfica	1–2	0–4
Linfield	1–3	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	1–2	0–1
Swarovski Tirol	9–2	Omonia	6–0	3–2

First leg

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Second leg

Malmö FF won 2–1 on aggregate.

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KV Mechelen won 5–0 on aggregate.

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Milan won 5–0 on aggregate.

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Real Madrid won 9–0 on aggregate.

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Bayern Munich won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Nëntori Tirana won 5–1 on aggregate.

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Steaua Bucureşti won 5–0 on aggregate.

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PSV Eindhoven won 5–0 on aggregate.

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Sparta Prague won 5–2 on aggregate.

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CSKA Sofia won 6–2 on aggregate.

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Marseille won 4–1 on aggregate.

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AEK Athens won 5–4 on aggregate.

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Budapest Honvéd 2–2 Vojvodina on aggregate. Budapest Honvéd won on away goals.

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Benfica won 6–1 on aggregate.

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Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Swarovski Tirol won 9–2 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Malmö FF	1–4	KV Mechelen	0–0	1–4
Milan	2–1	Real Madrid	2–0	0–1
Bayern Munich	6–1	17 Nëntori Tirana	3–1	3–0
Steaua Bucureşti	2–5	PSV Eindhoven	1–0	1–5
Sparta Prague	2–5	CSKA Sofia	2–2	0–3
Marseille	3–1	AEK Athens	2–0	1–1
Budapest Honvéd	0–9	Benfica	0–2	0–7
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	4–2	Swarovski Tirol	2–0	2–2

First leg

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This game was Sparta forced to play at least 300 km from Prague due to a UEFA ban resulting from the incidents in the 13 September 1989 game in the previous round of the European Cup between Sparta and Fenerbahce.

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Second leg

KV Mechelen won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Milan won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Bayern Munich won 6–1 on aggregate.

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PSV Eindhoven won 5–2 on aggregate.

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CSKA Sofia won 5–2 on aggregate.

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Marseille won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Benfica won 9–0 on aggregate.

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Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
KV Mechelen	0–2	Milan	0–0	0–2 (aet)
Bayern Munich	3–1	PSV Eindhoven	2–1	1–0
CSKA Sofia	1–4	Marseille	0–1	1–3
Benfica	4–0	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	1–0	3–0

First leg

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Second leg

Milan won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Bayern Munich won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Marseille won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Benfica won 4–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Milan	2–2 (a)	Bayern Munich	1–0	1–2 (aet)
Marseille	2–2 (a)	Benfica	2–1	0–1

First leg

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Second leg

Marseille 2–2 Benfica on aggregate. Benfica won on away goals.

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Milan 2–2 Bayern Munich on aggregate. Milan won on away goals.

Final

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1989–90 European Cup are as follows:

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Jean-Pierre Papin	Marseille	6
	Romário	PSV Eindhoven	6
3	Mats Magnusson	Benfica	4
	Peter Pacult	Swarovski Tirol	4
	Vata	Benfica	4
6	John Bosman	KV Mechelen	3
	Juul Ellerman	PSV Eindhoven	3
	Lima	Benfica	3
	Ricardo Gomes	Benfica	3
	Franck Sauzée	Marseille	3
	Eduard Son	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	3
	Hristo Stoitchkov	CSKA Sofia	3
	Marco van Basten	Milan	3
	Christoph Westerthaler	Swarovski Tirol	3

External links

• 1989–90 All matches – season at UEFA website
• European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• All scorers 1989–90 European Cup according to protocols UEFA
• The European Champions' Cup 1989/90 – FC Bayern München (FRG)
• 1989/90 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)