1990 IIHF European Cup explained

Tourney Name:	IIHF European Cup
Year:	1990
Country:	Bulgaria
Country2:	Italy
Country3:	Denmark
Country4:	France
Country5:	Germany
Country6:	Switzerland
City:	Düsseldorf (final stage)
Tournament Format:	Knockout
Num Teams:	20
Venues:	6
Cities:	6
Type:	ih
Winners:	Djurgårdens IF
Count:	1
Second:	Dynamo Moscow
Third:	TPS
Fourth:	Sparta Praha
Games:	37
Goals:	394
Scoring Leader:	Richard Žemlička (final stage)
Prevseason:	1989–90
Nextseason:	1991

The 1990 European Cup was the 26th edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 19, 1990, and finished on December 30, 1990.

The tournament was won by Djurgårdens IF, who beat Dynamo Moscow in the final.

First group round

Group A

(Sofia, Bulgaria)

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	26:1	AS Aris Thessaloniki
HC Steaua București	30:0	AS Aris Thessaloniki
	3:8	HC Steaua București

Group A standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	HC Steaua București	4
2	Levski-Spartak Sofia	2
3	AS Aris Thessaloniki	0

Group B

(Bolzano, Italy)

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VEU Feldkirch	6:5	Lehel HC Jászberény
HC Bolzano	4:4	KHL Medveščak Zagreb
	8:5	VEU Feldkirch
HC Bolzano	5:5	Lehel HC Jászberény
	7:4	Lehel HC Jászberény
HC Bolzano	7:4	VEU Feldkirch

Group B standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	5
2	HC Bolzano	4
3	VEU Feldkirch	2
4	Lehel HC Jászberény	1

Group C

(Rødovre, Denmark)

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TMH Polonia Bytom	3:0	Furuset
	8:11	Cardiff Devils
Furuset	9:4	Cardiff Devils
	1:7	TMH Polonia Bytom
TMH Polonia Bytom	8:3	Cardiff Devils
	7:2	Furuset

Group C standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	TMH Polonia Bytom	6
2	Furuset	2
3	Rødovre SIK	2
4	Cardiff Devils	2

Group D

(Rouen, France)

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Rouen HC	16:2	CHH Txuri Urdin
Gunco Panda's Rotterdam	21:1	CHH Txuri Urdin
Rouen HC	8:6	Gunco Panda's Rotterdam

Group D standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Rouen HC	4
2	Gunco Panda's Rotterdam	2
3	CHH Txuri Urdin	0

HC Lugano, Sparta Praha, TPS, Düsseldorfer EG : bye

Second group round

Group A

(Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

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TPS	4:1	Rouen HC
	7:4	KHL Medveščak Zagreb
	3:4	TPS
	5:3	Rouen HC
TPS	3:1	KHL Medveščak Zagreb
	11:3	Rouen HC

Group A standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	TPS	6
2	Düsseldorfer EG	4
3	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	2
4	Rouen HC	0

Group B

(Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland)

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	7:2	TMH Polonia Bytom
	8:0	HC Steaua București
	5:1	HC Steaua București
	7:5	TMH Polonia Bytom
	4:4	Sparta Praha
TMH Polonia Bytom	4:2	HC Steaua București

Group B standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Sparta Praha	5
2	HC Lugano	5
3	TMH Polonia Bytom	2
4	HC Steaua București	0

Final stage

(Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Third round

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	2:6	Sparta Praha
TPS	5:4	HC Lugano

Fifth place match

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Düsseldorfer EG	6:2	HC Lugano

Djurgårdens IF, Dynamo Moscow : bye

Semifinals

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Dynamo Moscow	3:2	TPS
Djurgårdens IF	3:2	Sparta Praha

Third place match

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TPS	4:3	Sparta Praha

Final

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Djurgårdens IF	3:2	Dynamo Moscow

References

Season 1990