The 1989–90 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won for the only time by Sampdoria in the final against Anderlecht, 2–0 at Nya Ullevi in Gothenburg, on 9 May 1990. They went on to win 1990–91 Serie A, also being runners-up in the 1991–92 European Cup and in the 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup. English clubs were still banned from Europe following the Heysel Stadium disaster, meaning Liverpool missed out on a place, but would have a representative again the following season.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 August 1989 – 9 May 1990 |
| Teams | 32 (first round) 33 (qualifying) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sampdoria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Anderlecht |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 165 (2.62 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,006,432 (15,975 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Gianluca Vialli (Sampdoria) 7 goals |
Preliminary round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chernomorets 
|
3–5 |  Dinamo Tirana
|
3–1 | 0–4 |
First leg edit
| Chernomorets | 3–1 | Dinamo Tirana |
|---|---|---|
Petkov  25'V. Stoyanov 53'Pumpalov 71' (pen.) |
Report | Demollari 69' |
Second leg edit
| Dinamo Tirana | 4–0 | Chernomorets |
|---|---|---|
| Canaj 46' Abazi 62'Jançe 68'Demollari 71' |
Report |
Dinamo Tirana won 5–3 on aggregate.
First round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Real Valladolid 
|
6–0 |  Ħamrun Spartans
|
5–0 | 1–0 |
Union Luxembourg 
|
0–5 |  Djurgården
|
0–0 | 0–5 |
Belenenses 
|
1–4 |  Monaco
|
1–1 | 0–3 |
Valur 
|
2–4 |  BFC Dynamo
|
1–2 | 1–2 |
Beşiktaş 
|
1–3 |  Borussia Dortmund
|
0–1 | 1–2 |
Brann 
|
0–3 | Sampdoria
|
0–2 | 0–1 |
Torpedo Moscow 
|
6–0 |  Cork City
|
5–0 | 1–0 |
Slovan Bratislava 
|
3–4 |  Grasshopper
|
3–0 | 0–4 (aet) |
| Anderlecht
|
10–0 |  Ballymena United
|
6–0 | 4–0 |
| Barcelona
|
2–1 |  Legia Warsaw
|
1–1 | 1–0 |
Admira Wacker 
|
3–1 |  AEL
|
3–0 | 0–1 |
Ferencváros 
|
6–2 |  Haka
|
5–1 | 1–1 |
Panathinaikos 
|
6–5 |  Swansea City
|
3–2 | 3–3 |
| Dinamo Tirana
|
1–2 |  Dinamo București
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
Groningen 
|
3–1 |  Ikast
|
1–0 | 2–1 |
Partizan 
|
6–6 (a) |  Celtic
|
2–11 | 4–5 |
- 1 The first leg of the Partizan—Celtic tie was played at Bijeli Brijeg Stadium in Mostar instead of FK Partizan's home ground in Belgrade due to the club being punished by UEFA as a result of crowd trouble during their 1988–89 UEFA Cup second round first leg match vs AS Roma. Part of the punishment for FK Partizan was playing home matches at least 300 km away from home.
First leg edit
| Real Valladolid | 5–0 | Ħamrun Spartans |
|---|---|---|
| Albis 22', 70' Valverde 38', 46'Ayarza 59' |
Report |
| Belenenses | 1–1 | Monaco |
|---|---|---|
| Chiquinho Conde 55' |
Report | Díaz 70' |
| Slovan Bratislava | 3–0 | Grasshopper |
|---|---|---|
| Timko 35' Vankovič 53' (pen.)Tittel 88' (pen.) |
Report |
| Beşiktaş | 0–1 | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mill 13' |
| Torpedo Moscow | 5–0 | Cork City |
|---|---|---|
| Grechnyov 24', 40' (pen.) Y. Savichev 27'Chugunov 34'Afanasyev 72' |
Report |
| Anderlecht | 6–0 | Ballymena United |
|---|---|---|
| Ukkonen 11' Nilis 16', 35'Van Der Linden 47', 52'Guðjohnsen 85' |
Report |
| Admira Wacker | 3–0 | AEL |
|---|---|---|
| Schaub 80' Walter Knaller 86'Rodax 89' |
Report |
| Panathinaikos | 3–2 | Swansea City |
|---|---|---|
| Vlachos 4', 53' Saravakos 38' |
Report | Raynor 63' Salako 80' |
| Dinamo Tirana | 1–0 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Canaj 52' |
Report |
| Groningen | 1–0 | Ikast |
|---|---|---|
| Koevermans 49' |
Report |
Second leg edit
| Ħamrun Spartans | 0–1 | Real Valladolid |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hidalgo 37' |
Real Valladolid won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Monaco | 3–0 | Belenenses |
|---|---|---|
| Weah 30', 35' Mège 40' |
Report |
Monaco won 4–1 on aggregate.
| BFC Dynamo | 2–1 | Valur |
|---|---|---|
| Ernst 25' Lenz 83' |
Report | Kristjánsson 53' |
BFC Dynamo won 4–2 on aggregate.
Borussia Dortmund won 3–1 on aggregate.
Sampdoria won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Cork City | 0–1 | Torpedo Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Y. Savichev 12' |
Torpedo Moscow won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Grasshopper | 4–0 (a.e.t.) | Slovan Bratislava |
|---|---|---|
| Gren 10', 115' Egli 59' (pen.)Strudal 84' |
Report |
Grasshopper won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Ballymena United | 0–4 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vervoort 27', 87' Degryse 54'Guðjohnsen 83' |
Anderlecht won 10–0 on aggregate.
| Legia Warsaw | 0–1 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Laudrup 11' |
Barcelona won 2–1 on aggregate.
| AEL | 1–0 | Admira Wacker |
|---|---|---|
| Sofokleous 43' |
Report |
Admira Wacker won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Swansea City | 3–3 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| James 31' (pen.) Melville 46', 66' |
Report | Dimopoulos 50' Saravakos 71' (pen.), 89' |
Panathinaikos won 6–5 on aggregate.
| Dinamo București | 2–0 | Dinamo Tirana |
|---|---|---|
| Mateuț 8' Mihăescu 13' |
Report |
Dinamo București won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Ikast | 1–2 | Groningen |
|---|---|---|
| Kristensen 83' (pen.) |
Report | Meijer 35' Eijkelkamp 70' |
Groningen won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Djurgården | 5–0 | Union Luxembourg |
|---|---|---|
| Martinsson 54', 85' Nilsson 60'Galloway 80', 90' |
Report |
Djurgården won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Haka | 1–1 | Ferencváros |
|---|---|---|
| Paavola 75' |
Report | Keller 47' |
Ferencváros won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Celtic | 5–4 | Partizan |
|---|---|---|
| Dziekanowski 25', 47', 55', 80' Walker 65' |
Report | Vujačić 8' Đorđević 50'Ǵurovski 61'Šćepović 86' |
6–6 on aggregate; Partizan won on away goals.
Second round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Valladolid
|
4–2 | Djurgården
|
2–0 | 2–2 |
| Monaco
|
1–1 (a) | BFC Dynamo
|
0–0 | 1–1 |
| Borussia Dortmund
|
1–3 | Sampdoria
|
1–1 | 0–2 |
| Torpedo Moscow
|
1–4 | Grasshopper
|
1–1 | 0–3 |
| Anderlecht
|
3–2 | Barcelona
|
2–0 | 1–2 |
| Admira Wacker
|
2–0 | Ferencváros
|
1–0 | 1–0 |
| Panathinaikos
|
1–8 | Dinamo București
|
0–2 | 1–6 |
| Groningen
|
5–6 | Partizan
|
4–3 | 1–3 |
First leg edit
| Monaco | 0–0 | BFC Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Borussia Dortmund | 1–1 | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|
| Wegmann 64' |
Report | Mancini 88' |
| Real Valladolid | 2–0 | Djurgården |
|---|---|---|
| Kullberg 30' (o.g.) Moya 33' |
Report |
| Torpedo Moscow | 1–1 | Grasshopper |
|---|---|---|
| Y. Savichev 29' |
Report | Strudal 88' |
| Anderlecht | 2–0 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Janković 12' Degryse 46' |
Report |
| Admira Wacker | 1–0 | Ferencváros |
|---|---|---|
| Rodax 88' |
Report |
| Panathinaikos | 0–2 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Răducioiu 57' Mateuț 66' |
| Groningen | 4–3 | Partizan |
|---|---|---|
| Meijer 16' ten Caat 35'Roossien 48'Koevermans 74' |
Report | Milorad Bajović 32' Ǵurovski 45', 83' |
Second leg edit
| Djurgården | 2–2 | Real Valladolid |
|---|---|---|
| Skoog 41' Martinsson 55' |
Report | Alberto 65', 72' |
Real Valladolid won 4–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Monaco won on away goals.
| Sampdoria | 2–0 | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| Vialli 74' (pen.), 88' |
Report |
Sampdoria won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Grasshopper | 3–0 | Torpedo Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Egli 33' Wiederkehr 35'Gren 79' |
Report |
Grasshopper won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Barcelona | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Salinas 50' Begiristain 56' |
Report | Van Der Linden 97' |
Anderlecht won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Ferencváros | 0–1 | Admira Wacker |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Oberhofer 48' |
Admira Wacker won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Dinamo București | 6–1 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Rednic 21' Mateuț 31', 48'Sabău 40', 50'Klein 89' |
Report | Samaras 34' |
Dinamo București won 8–1 on aggregate.
Partizan won 6–5 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Valladolid
|
0–0 (1–3 p) | Monaco
|
0–0 | 0–0 (aet) |
| Sampdoria
|
4–1 | Grasshopper
|
2–0 | 2–1 |
| Anderlecht
|
3–1 | Admira Wacker
|
2–0 | 1–1 |
Dinamo București 
|
4–1 | Partizan
|
2–1 | 2–01 |
Notes
- 1: The return leg of the Dinamo București—Partizan tie was played at the Pod Goricom Stadium in Titograd instead of Partizan's home ground in Belgrade since UEFA barred Partizan again from playing home matches within a 300 km radius of their home ground after more crowd trouble in the previous round's home tie vs FC Groningen.
First leg edit
| Anderlecht | 2–0 | Admira Wacker |
|---|---|---|
| Degryse 32', 37' |
Report |
| Sampdoria | 2–0 | Grasshopper |
|---|---|---|
| Vierchowod 13' Meier 84' (o.g.) |
Report |
| Dinamo București | 2–1 | Partizan |
|---|---|---|
| Răducioiu 18', 57' |
Report | Spasić 68' |
Second leg edit
| Monaco | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Real Valladolid |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Díaz  Touré  Fofana Petit |
3–1 | Janković Albis Moya Ayarza |
0–0 on aggregate; Monaco won 3–1 on penalties.
| Admira Wacker | 1–1 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Rodax 65' |
Report | Nilis 57' |
Anderlecht won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Partizan | 0–2 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lupescu 53' Răducioiu 70' |
Dinamo București won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Grasshopper | 1–2 | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|
| Wyss 67' |
Report | Toninho Cerezo 43' Lombardo 81' |
Sampdoria won 4–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco
|
2–4 | Sampdoria
|
2–2 | 0–2 |
| Anderlecht
|
2–0 | Dinamo București
|
1–0 | 1–0 |
First leg edit
| Anderlecht | 1–0 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Nilis 66' |
Report |
Second leg edit
| Sampdoria | 2–0 | Monaco |
|---|---|---|
| Vierchowod 9' Lombardo 57' |
Report |
Sampdoria won 4–2 on aggregate.
Anderlecht won 2–0 on aggregate.
Final edit
| Sampdoria | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Vialli 105', 107' |
Report |
Top scorers edit
The top scorers from the 1989–90 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:
