1993–94 FC Barcelona season

FC Barcelona had one of its most successful seasons in the club's history, retaining the domestic league supremacy and reaching the final of the UEFA Champions League; however they collapsed 0-4 against AC Milan (goals from Daniele Massaro, Dejan Savićević and Marcel Desailly). Their progress to the final in Athens had been virtually flawless. Indeed on their way the Catalans had won four group games and drawn two to reach the semifinals, where they defeated FC Porto in a single-game tie at Camp Nou.

FC Barcelona

1993–94 season
President	Josep Lluís Núñez
Head Coach	Johan Cruyff
Stadium	Camp Nou
La Liga	1st
Copa del Rey	Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League	Runners-up
Supercopa de España	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Romário (30) All: Romário (32)
Home colours Away colours

Romário and Hristo Stoichkov and Ronald Koeman were the main reasons for Barcelona' success. Rather than relying on the tight defence of the previous season, Barcelona had four of the league's top scorers.

Squad

Correct as of 23 October 2009.[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Jesús Angoy — GK  ESP Carles Busquets — GK  ESP Andoni Zubizarreta — DF  ESP Albert Ferrer — DF  ESP Juan Carlos — DF  NED Ronald Koeman — DF  ESP Miguel Ángel Nadal — DF  ESP Sergi — MF  ESP Guillermo Amor — MF  ESP José Mari Bakero (captain) — MF  ESP Eusebio — MF  ESP Pep Guardiola

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP Iván Iglesias — MF  CRO Goran Vučević — FW  ESP Txiki Begiristain — FW  DEN Ronnie Ekelund — FW  ESP Quique Estebaranz — FW  ESP Andoni Goikoetxea — FW  ESP Julio Salinas — FW  DEN Michael Laudrup — FW  ESP Óscar — FW  BRA Romário — FW  BUL Hristo Stoichkov

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Barcelona (C)	38	25	6	7	91	42	+49	56[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Deportivo La Coruña	38	22	12	4	54	18	+36	56[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Zaragoza	38	19	8	11	71	47	+24	46	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
4	Real Madrid	38	19	7	12	61	50	+11	45	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	Athletic Bilbao	38	16	11	11	61	47	+14	43

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. DEP 1–0 BAR; BAR 3–0 DEP
2. Zaragoza entered UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as winners of 1993–94 Copa del Rey.

Friendlies

GAMES

24-5-1994 Copa Catalunya SANT ANDREU-BARCELONA 0-2 30-5-1994 Copa Catalunya BARCELONA-ANDORRA 1-2 28-7-1993 FRIENDLY VV BUITEMPOST-BARCELONA 0-13 29-7-1993 FRIENDLY TWENTE-BARCELONA 1-0 31-7-1993 FRIENDLY FEYENOORD-BARCELONA 4-2 2-8-1993 FRIENDLY SC HEERENVEEN-BARCELONA 5-4 4-8-1993 FRIENDLY AJAX-BARCELONA 2-4 6-8-1993 Trofeo Ciudad de Oviedo OVIEDO-BARCELONA 0-1 /3-5/ PENALS 8-8-1993 Trofeo Ciudad de Oviedo MILAN-BARCELONA 3-0 12-8-1993 Teresa Herrera Trophy DEPORTIVO-BARCELONA 0-1 14-8-1993 Teresa Herrera Trophy SAO PAULO-BARCELONA 0-1 16-8-1993 TROFEO FORTA-Antena3 TV SEVILLA-BARCELONA 1-2 16-8-1993 TROFEO FORTA-Antena3 TV ATLETICO MADRID-BARCELONA 0-2 18-8-1993 FRIENDLY BENFICA - BARCELONA 2-1 24-8-1993 Joan Gamper Trophy BARCELONA-HAJDUK SPLIT 4-0 25-8-1993 Joan Gamper Trophy BARCELONA-TENERIFE 1-3 28-8-1993 ISLA DE TENERIFE BOCA JUNIORS-BARCELONA 1-0 /6-5/ PENALS 28-8-1993 ISLA DE TENERIFE TENERIFE-BARCELONA 1-5 31-8-1993 Trofeo Olímpico SEVILLA-BARCELONA 1-5 31-8-1993 Trofeo Olímpico PARMA-BARCELONA 0-0 26-10-1993 FRIENDLY COPENHAGEN-BARCELONA 2-3 8-2-1994 FRIENDLY BARCELONA-BORUSSIA DORTMUND 3-0 8-3-1994 FRIENDLY BARCELONA-BAYERN MUNICH 1-0 21-5-1994 TROFEO DE LAS TELEVISIONES AUTONÓMICAS ATHLETIC DE BILBAO-BARCELONA 2-1 25-5-1994 TROFEO DE LAS TELEVISIONES AUTONÓMICAS CELTA - BARCELONA 3-0 1-6-1994 TROFEO DE LAS TELEVISIONES AUTONÓMICAS BARCELONA - ATHLETIC 1-0 4-6-1994 TROFEO DE LAS TELEVISIONES AUTONÓMICAS BARCELONA - CELTA DE VIGO 2-1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W
Position	4	4	5	3	2	1	1	1	4	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1

Updated to match(es) played on 12 December. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

5 September 1993 1	FC Barcelona	3-0	Real Sociedad	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

11 September 1993 2	Albacete Balompie	0-0	FC Barcelona	Albacete
		Report

19 September 1993 3	Athletic de Bilbao	0-0	FC Barcelona	Bilbao
		Report		Stadium: Estadio San Mames

26 September 1993 4	FC Barcelona	4-1	Real Zaragoza	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

3 October 1993 5	Osasuna	2-3	FC Barcelona	Pamplona
		Report

6 October 1993 6	FC Barcelona	3-0	Real Valladolid	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

16 October 1993 7	Deportivo La Coruña	1-0	FC Barcelona	La Coruña
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Riazor

24 October 1993 8	FC Barcelona	1-0	Real Oviedo	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

30 October 1993 9	Atletico de Madrid	4-3	FC Barcelona	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon

7 November 1993 10	FC Barcelona	2-1	Racing de Santander	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

10 November 1993 11	CD Tenerife	2-3	FC Barcelona	Santa Cruz de la Palma
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez

20 November 1993 12	FC Barcelona	0-1	UE Lleida	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

28 November 1993 13	Rayo Vallecano	2-4	FC Barcelona	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Campo Vallecas

4 December 1993 14	FC Barcelona	2-2	CD Logroñes	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

11 December 1993 15	Valencia CF	0-4	FC Barcelona	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Mestalla

19 December 1993 16	FC Barcelona	1-0	Celta de Vigo	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

2 January 1994 17	Sporting de Gijon	2-0	FC Barcelona	Gijon
		Report		Stadium: Estadio El Molinon

8 January 1994 18	FC Barcelona	5-0	Real Madrid	Barcelona
	Romario 24' Koeman 47' Romario 56' Romario 81' Iván Iglesias 86'	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Joaquin Urio Velazquez

16 January 1994 19	Sevilla CF	0-0	FC Barcelona	Sevilla
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan

22 January 1994 20	Real Sociedad	2-1	FC Barcelona	San Sebastian
		Report

30 January 1994 21	FC Barcelona	2-1	Albacete Balompie	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

6 February 1994 22	FC Barcelona	2-3	Athletic de Bilbao	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

13 February 1994 23	Real Zaragoza	6-3	FC Barcelona	Zaragoza
		Report		Stadium: La Romareda

19 February 1994 24	FC Barcelona	8-1	Osasuna	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

22 February 1994 25	Real Valladolid	1-3	FC Barcelona	Valladolid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Jose Zorrilla

27 February 1994 26	FC Barcelona	3-0	Deportivo La Coruña	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

6 March 1994 27	Real Oviedo	1-3	FC Barcelona	Oviedo
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere

12 March 1994 28	FC Barcelona	5-3	Atletico de Madrid	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

19 March 1994 29	Racing de Santander	1-1	FC Barcelona	Santander
		Report		Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero

26 March 1994 30	FC Barcelona	2-1	CD Tenerife	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

2 April 1994 31	Lleida	1-2	FC Barcelona	Lleida
		Report

6 April 1994 32	FC Barcelona	1-0	Rayo Vallecano	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

9 April 1994 33	CD Logroñes	0-0	FC Barcelona	Logroño
		Report

16 April 1994 34	FC Barcelona	3-1	Valencia CF	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

23 April 1994 35	Celta de Vigo	0-4	FC Barcelona	Vigo
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Balaidos

1 May 1994 36	FC Barcelona	4-0	Sporting de Gijon	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

7 May 1994 37	Real Madrid	0-1	FC Barcelona	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

14 May 1994 38	FC Barcelona	5-2	Sevilla CF	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp Nou

Copa del Rey

Round of 16

4 January 1994 First Leg	Sporting de Gijón	0–3	Barcelona	El Molinón, Gijón
20:30			Amor  2' Sergi  8' Salinas  28'	Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Brito Arceo

12 January 1994 Second Leg	Barcelona	1–1	Sporting de Gijón	Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45	Salinas  3'		Ablanedo  11'	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Merino González

Quarter-finals

26 January 1994 First Leg	Real Betis	0–0	Barcelona	Estadio Benito Villamarín, Sevilla
21:00				Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Raúl García de Loza

3 February 1994 Second Leg	Barcelona	0–1	Real Betis	Camp Nou, Barcelona
21:00			Juanito  29'	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Juan Manuel Brito Arceo

Supercopa de España

2 December 1993	Real Madrid	3–1	Barcelona	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
21:00	Alfonso  35', 89' Zamorano  55'		Stoichkov  17'	Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Ansuátegui Roca

16 December 1993	Barcelona	1–1	Real Madrid	Camp Nou, Barcelona
21:15	Bakero  65'		Zamorano  21'	Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega

European Cup

First round

15 September 1993 First Leg	Dynamo Kyiv	3–1	Barcelona	Republikan, Kiev
19:00	Shkapenko  5' Leonenko  45' (pen.), 56'	Report	Koeman  28' (pen.)	Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Philip Don (England)

29 September 1993 Second Leg	Barcelona	4–1	Dynamo Kyiv	Camp Nou, Barcelona
21:00	Laudrup  9' Bakero  17', 47' Koeman  67'	Report	Rebrov  28'	Attendance: 88,600 Referee: Angelo Amendolia (Italy)

Second round

20 October 1993 First Leg	Barcelona	3–0	Austria Wien	Camp Nou, Barcelona
21:00	Koeman  37' (pen.), 73' Estebaranz  89'	Report		Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

3 November 1993 Second Leg	Austria Wien	1–2	Barcelona	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
19:35	Ogris  39'	Report	Stoichkov  5', 77'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Jim McCluskey (Scotland)

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Barcelona	6	4	2	0	13	3	+10	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Monaco	6	3	1	2	9	4	+5	7
3	Spartak Moscow	6	1	3	2	6	12	−6	5
4	Galatasaray	6	0	2	4	1	10	−9	2

Source: UEFA

24 November 1993 Round 1	Galatasaray	0–0	Barcelona	Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
21:30		Report		Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Frans van den Wijngaert (Belgium)

8 December 1993 Round 2	Barcelona	2–0	AS Monaco	Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:30	Beguiristain  15', 26'	Report		Attendance: 89,000 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

2 March 1994 Round 3	Spartak Moscow	2–2	Barcelona	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
20:00	Rodionov  77' Karpin  88'	Report	Stoichkov  11' Romário  67'	Attendance: 61,000 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

16 March 1994 Round 4	Barcelona	5–1	Spartak Moscow	Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:30	Stoichkov  33' Amor  75' Koeman  77', 80' Romário  86' (pen.)	Report	Karpin  3'	Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

30 March 1994 Round 5	Barcelona	3–0	Galatasaray	Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:30	Amor  21' Koeman  70' (pen.) Eusebio  77'	Report		Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Les Mottram (Scotland)

13 April 1994 Round 6	AS Monaco	0–1	Barcelona	Stade Louis II, Monaco
20:30		Report	Stoichkov  13'	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ion Crăciunescu (Romania)

Semi-final

27 April 1994	Barcelona	3–0	Porto	Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:30	Stoichkov  10', 35' Koeman  72'	Report		Attendance: 98,000 Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

Final

18 May 1994	Milan	4–0	Barcelona	Olympic Stadium, Athens
21:15	Massaro  22', 45+2' Savićević  47' Desailly  58'	Report		Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Philip Don (England)

Chronology

• Thursday, July 1 — PSV Eindhoven accepts a 400 million transfer for Romário, mostly financed with Witschge's 360 million transfer to Girondins.[2]

References

1. http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1993-941.html
2. Perearnau, Francesc (2 July 1993). "Hay acuerdo por Romario" (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). p. 13.

See also

• FC Barcelona
• 1993–94 La Liga
• Copa del Rey
• Spanish Super Cup

References

External links

• FC Barcelona at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2010-08-23) Official Site
• FCBarcelonaweb.co.uk English Speaking FC Barcelona Supporters
• ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page
• FC Barcelona (Spain) profile
• uefa.com - UEFA Champions League
• Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional
• FIFA.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-12-25)
• Federació Catalana de Futbol at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-12-23)