1991–92 European Cup group stage
International football competition group stage
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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.
Blue: Group A; 
Red: Group B.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.
Teams and draw
The eight winners of the second round advanced to the group stage. The draw for the group stage was held on 8 November 1991 in Geneva, Switzerland.[1] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. The draw was open, with no seedings or pots used.[2]
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| Team | Notes | Coeff.[3] |
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 Red Star Belgrade | [TH] | 1.586 |
 Sampdoria | 1.625 | |
 Benfica | 1.518 | |
 Barcelona | 1.447 | |
 Anderlecht | 1.424 | |
 Dynamo Kyiv | 1.363 | |
 Panathinaikos | 0.850 | |
 Sparta Prague | 0.785 |
Notes
- TH European Cup title holders
Groups
Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA.
Group A
| Sampdoria | 2–0 | Red Star Belgrade |
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| Panathinaikos | 0–2 | Red Star Belgrade |
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| Red Star Belgrade | 1–0 | Panathinaikos |
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| Red Star Belgrade | 1–3 | Sampdoria |
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| Sampdoria | 1–1 | Panathinaikos |
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Group B
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1–0 | Benfica |
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| Sparta Prague | 2–1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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| Sparta Prague | 1–1 | Benfica |
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| Sparta Prague | 1–0 | Barcelona |
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| Benfica | 5–0 |  Dynamo Kyiv |
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| Dynamo Kyiv | 1–0 | Sparta Prague |
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Notes
- 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.