1994–95 FC Barcelona season

FC Barcelona did not repeat its successful season in 1993–94, and fell back to fourth in La Liga, as well as knocked out of the Champions League in the quarterf-finals by Paris Saint-Germain.

FC Barcelona
1994–95 season
PresidentJosep Lluís Núñez
Head CoachJohan Cruyff
StadiumCamp Nou
La Liga4th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarterfinals
Supercopa de EspañaWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordi Cruyff
Hristo Stoichkov,
Ronald Koeman (9)

All: Hristo Stoichkov (17)

Barcelona did not perform well in the mid season and lost the league title to Real Madrid by 10 points behind included an humiliating defeat by 0-5 in Madrid, despite this Johan Cruyff was not let go by the club, taking over to the 1995-96 season.

The side managed to win the Supercopa defeating 1994 Copa del Rey winners Real Zaragoza.

Romário left the club in January transferred out to Flamengo. At the end of the season Hristo Stoichkov was transferred out to Parma and Ronald Koeman left the club after 5 seasons.

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 Julen Lopetegui
DF  ESP Albert Ferrer
DF  NED Ronald Koeman
20 DF  ESP Miguel Ángel Nadal
DF  ESP Sergi
5 DF  ESP Abelardo
DF  ESP Gonzalo Sánchez Moreno
DF  ESP Sanchez Jara
MF  ESP Guillermo Amor
MF  NED Jordi Cruyff
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ESP José Mari Bakero (captain)
MF  ESP Pep Guardiola
MF  ESP Iván Iglesias
MF  ESP Eusebio Sacristan
MF  ESP Sánchez Jara
MF  ESP Xabier Eskurza
MF  ESP Óscar Arpón
MF  ESP Roger
MF  ROU Gheorghe Hagi
MF  ESP José Mari
FW  ESP Txiki Begiristain
FW  ESP Xavier Escaich
FW  RUS Igor Korneev
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
2 Deportivo La Coruña 38 20 11 7 68 32 +36 51 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Betis 38 15 16 7 46 25 +21 46[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Barcelona 38 18 10 10 60 45 +15 46[lower-alpha 2]
5 Sevilla[lower-alpha 3] 38 16 11 11 55 41 +14 43[lower-alpha 4]
6 Espanyol[lower-alpha 5] 38 14 15 9 51 35 +16 43[lower-alpha 4]
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.
Notes:
  1. Deportivo entered UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as winners of 1994–95 Copa del Rey.
  2. BAR 1–1 BET; BET 1–1 BAR
  3. On July 31, 1995, Sevilla and Celta Vigo were relegated to Segunda División B for not provide documentation (audit) neither making their payments to the Royal Spanish Football Federation at time limit. Then, the two best qualified teams to be relegated, Albacete and Valladolid were readmitted to La Liga. Later, Sevilla and Celta Vigo claimed that according to the law[2] they had another 15 working days more because they made allegations days before. Finally, the solution[3] was to not relegate any involved team and expanding the league to 22 teams for next two seasons.
  4. SEV: 7 pts; ESP: 3 pts; ZAR: 2 pts
  5. RCD Español was renamed RCD Espanyol in February 1995.

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultLWDWLWWWDWWLDWDLWDWWLWWWLDLDDWLLDDWWLW
Position159969754443444444433332222333335553344
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

16 September 1994 3 RCD Español 0-0 FC Barcelona Barcelona
Report Stadium: Estadio Montjuic
8 October 1994 6 FC Barcelona 4-3 Atletico de Madrid Barcelona
Romario 10'
Guardiola 33'
Stoichkov 40'
Romario 77'
Report Pirri Mori 25'
Kiko 80'
Valencia 86'
Stadium: Camp Nou
6 January 1995 16 Real Madrid 5-0 FC Barcelona Madrid
Zamorano 5'
Zamorano 21'
Zamorano 39'
Luis Enrique 68'
Amavisca 70'
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu
Referee: Francisco Santamaria Uzqueda
10 February 1995 21 Racing de Santander 5-0 FC Barcelona Santander
Esteban Torre 44'
Quique Setien 52'
Merino 68'
Radchenko 73'
Radchenko 89' (pen)
Report Stadium: El Sardinero
29 April 1995 31 Sevilla FC 4-2 FC Barcelona Sevilla
Report Stadium: Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan
26 May 1995 35 FC Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid Barcelona
Miguel Angel Nadal 62' Report Stadium: Camp Nou

Goalscorers

9.Hristo Stoichkov
9.Jordi Cruyff
9.Ronald Koeman
6.Begiristain
4.Guillermo Amor
4.Jose Mari Bakero
4.Abelardo
4.Gheorghe Hagi
4.Romario
2.Miguel Angel Nadal
2.Pep Guardiola
1.Sergi Barjuan
1.Iván Iglesias
1.Escaich

Copa del Rey

Round of 16

Supercopa de España


UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 IFK Göteborg 6 4 1 1 10 7 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Barcelona 6 2 2 2 11 8 +3 6
3 Manchester United 6 2 2 2 11 11 0 6
4 Galatasaray 6 1 1 4 3 9 6 3
Source: UEFA
14 September 1994 Barcelona 2–1 Galatasaray Barcelona
20:30 Koeman  30'
Amor  50'
Report Türkyilmaz  14' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
28 September 1994 IFK Göteborg 2–1 Barcelona Ullevi, Gothenburg
20:30 Erlingmark  74'
Blomqvist  89'
Report Stoichkov  10' Attendance: 32,215
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)
19 October 1994 Manchester United 2–2 Barcelona Manchester
19:30 Hughes  19'
Sharpe  80'
Report Romário  34'
Bakero  49'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 40,064
Referee: Ion Crăciunescu
2 November 1994 Barcelona 4–0 Manchester United Barcelona
20:30 Stoichkov  9', 52'
Romário  45'
Ferrer  88'
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 114,273
Referee: Joël Quiniou
23 November 1994 Galatasaray 2–1 Barcelona Istanbul
21:30 Şükür  71' (pen.)
Busquets  87' (o.g.)
Report Romário  15' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Attendance: 18,375
Referee: Vadim Zhuk
7 December 1994 Barcelona 1–1 IFK Göteborg Barcelona
20:30 Bakero  81' Report Rehn  88' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Frans van den Wijngaert

Quarterfinals

1 March 1995 Barcelona 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Camp Nou, Barcelona
21:00 Korneev  48' Report Weah  54' Attendance: 115,000
Referee: Vaclav Krondl (Czech Republic)
15 March 1995 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Barcelona Parc des Princes, Paris
21:15 Raí  72'
Guérin  83'
Report Bakero  49' Attendance: 45,604
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

Friendlies

GAMES 1994–1995

2-8-1994 FRIENDLY GRONINGEN-BARCELONA 5-5

3-8-1994 FRIENDLY DE GRAAFSCHAP-BARCELONA 1-4

4-8-1994 FRIENDLY BAYER LEVERKUSEN-BARCELONA 1-0

6-8-1994 FRIENDLY PSV EINHOVEN-BARCELONA 0-1

8-8-1994 FRIENDLY UTRECHT-BARCELONA 2-2

10-8-1994 FRIENDLY BAYERN MUNICH-BARCELONA 3-0

11-8-1994 FRIENDLY PSV EINHOVEN-BARCELONA 3-1

14-8-1994 CITY OF SALAMANCA TROPHY ATLÉTICO DE MADRID-BARCELONA 1-2

14-8-1994 CITY OF SALAMANCA TROPHY UD SALAMANCA-BARCELONA 1-2

15-8-1994 CITY OF OVIEDO TROPHY REAL OVIEDO-BARCELONA 1-1/5-3/ PENALTY

18-8-1994 ORANGE TROPHY VALLADOLID-BARCELONA 0-1

19-8-1994 ORANGE TROPHY VALENCIA-BARCELONA 1-0

23-8-1994 Joan Gamper Trophy BARCELONA-BRESCIA 4-0

24-8-1994 Joan Gamper Trophy BARCELONA-VALENCIA 1-4

4-10-1994 FRIENDLY ROMA-BARCELONA 3-3

12-10-1994 FRIENDLY PREMIÀ-BARCELONA 1-4

8-11-1994 FRIENDLY BLACKBURN ROVERS-BARCELONA 3-1

15-11-1994 COPA CATALUNYA FIGUERES-BARCELONA 2-2/5-4/ PENALTY

16-5-1995 FRIENDLY LLEIDA-BARCELONA 2-2

21-6-1995 FRIENDLY FIGUERES-BARCELONA 3-6

25-11-1995 FRIENDLY SELECCIÓ CATALUNYA-BARCELONA 5-2

Statistics

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total1994-95 La Liga1994-95 Copa del Rey1994-95 UEFA Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Carles Busquets 32-3632-36
DF Albert Ferrer 310310
5 DF Abelardo 304304
DF Ronald Koeman 329329
20 DF Miguel Ángel Nadal 292292
DF Sergi 341341
MF José Mari Bakero 344344
MF Pep Guardiola 242242
MF Guillermo Amor 344344
FW Hristo Stoichkov 279279
FW Txiki Begiristain 246246
GK Jesús Angoy 5-35-3
GK Julen Lopetegui 3-63-6
DF Sanchez Jara 6060
MF Jordi Cruyff 289289
MF Iván Iglesias 241241
MF Eusebio Sacristan 160160
MF Xabier Eskurza 150150
MF Óscar Arpón 3030
MF Roger 5050
MF Gheorghe Hagi 174174
MF José Mari 120120
FW Xavier Escaich 3131
FW Igor Korneev 120120
FW Romário 134134
DF Gonzalo Sánchez Moreno

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See also

References

  1. "Squad of Barcelona 1993-94". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved Mar 16, 2020.
  2. "Ley de Procedimiento Administrativo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  3. "Temporada 1994-95 (nota aclaratoria de la ampliación a 22 equipos)" (in Spanish). futbolme.com. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  4. RCD Español changed its official name to RCD Espanyol on February 1995."Por qué el Espanyol se llamó Español". elpais.com.
  5. RCD Español changed its official name to RCD Espanyol on February 1995."Por qué el Espanyol se llamó Español". elpais.com.
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