1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup explained

Tourney Name:UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Year:1994–95
Dates:11 August 1994 – 10 May 1995
Num Teams:44
Champion Other: Real Zaragoza
Count:1
Second Other: Arsenal
Matches:85
Goals:261
Attendance:1196492
Top Scorer:Ian Wright (Arsenal)
9 goals
Prevseason:1993–94
Nextseason:1995–96

The 1994–95 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was won by Real Zaragoza in the final against defending champions Arsenal, the Spanish club winning thanks to a last-minute goal from midfielder Nayim with a shot from 40 yards. Moldova joined the competition for the first time. It was the first season under a new name as the tournament used to be known as the European Cup Winners' Cup.

Qualifying round

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First leg

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Second leg

Pirin Blagoevgrad won 4–0 on aggregate.----HJK won 7–0 on aggregate.----Tatran Prešov won 5–0 on aggregate.----Žalgiris Vilnius won 7–0 on aggregate.----Bodø/Glimt won 6–0 on aggregate.----4–4 on aggregate. SK Tirana won on away goals.----Ferencváros won 12–2 on aggregate.----Sligo Rovers won 3–2 on aggregate.----Maccabi Tel Aviv won 6–2 on aggregate.----Maribor won 14–1 on aggregate.----Omonia won 4–1 on aggregate.----Viktoria Žižkov won 4–3 on aggregate.

First round

For the 1994–95 season, England had two representatives in the tournament, neither of which was the domestic cup winners. The first was Arsenal, who were the Cup Winners' Cup holders, and the second was Chelsea, who had lost the 1994 FA Cup final to double winners Manchester United. Both teams were eliminated from competition by eventual winners Real Zaragoza of Spain.|}

First leg

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Second leg

Feyenoord won 3–2 on aggregate.----Werder Bremen won 2–0 on aggregate.----Tatran Prešov won 5–4 on aggregate.----Real Zaragoza won 5–2 on aggregate.----Club Brugge won 5–2 on aggregate.----Panathinaikos won 8–1 on aggregate.----Chelsea won 4–2 on aggregate.----Austria Wien won 4–1 on aggregate.----Brøndby won 4–0 on aggregate.----Arsenal won 6–1 on aggregate.----Beşiktaş won 3–1 on aggregate.----Auxerre won 4–3 on aggregate.----Sampdoria won 4–3 on aggregate.----Grasshopper won 3–1 on aggregate.----Porto won 3–0 on aggregate.----3–3 on aggregate. Ferencváros won 7–6 on penalties.

Second round

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First leg

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Second leg

Feyenoord won 5–3 on aggregate.----Real Zaragoza won 6–1 on aggregate.----Club Brugge won 1–0 on aggregate.----1–1 on aggregate. Chelsea won on away goals.----Arsenal won 4–3 on aggregate.----Auxerre won 4–2 on aggregate.----Sampdoria won 5–3 on aggregate.----Porto won 6–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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Second leg

Real Zaragoza won 2–1 on aggregate.----Chelsea won 2–1 on aggregate.----Arsenal won 2–1 on aggregate.----1–1 on aggregate. Sampdoria won 5–3 on penalties.

Semi-finals

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Second leg

Real Zaragoza won 4–3 on aggregate.----5–5 on aggregate. Arsenal won 3–2 on penalties.

Final

See main article: 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final.

Top goalscorers

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Ian Wright Arsenal9
2 Juan Esnáider Real Zaragoza8
3 Henrik Larsson Feyenoord7
4 Kliton Bozgo Maribor5
5 Péter Lipcsei Ferencváros4
Bent Inge Johnsen Bodø/Glimt
Róbert Kociš Tatran Prešov
8 Indrit Fortuzi KF Tirana3
Lorenzo Staelens Club Brugge
Paul Furlong Chelsea
Sabri Lamouchi Auxerre
Alexis Alexoudis Panathinaikos
Milko Gjurovski Maribor
Krzysztof Warzycha Panathinaikos
Eugen Neagoe Ferencváros
Ljubinko Drulović Porto
Vladislav Zvara Tatran Prešov
Ante Šimundža Maribor
Miguel Pardeza Real Zaragoza
Gus Poyet Real Zaragoza

See also

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