European and World Champions
Red Star Belgrade is the only Yugoslav club that won The European Champions` Cup (today, it is The European Champions` League) and The Intercontinental "Toyota Cup"). This happened in the year 1991.
The beginning of its campaign to European title, did not promise a triumphant ending, because Red Star, as a host, in the first match of the first round of The European Champions` Cup, drew with Switzerland Grasshoppers-Club Zurich 1-1.
However, in the second-leg match, Belgrade players showed their true colors and with convincing 4-1 victory qualified to the second round.
Dejan Savicevic scores
against Bayern in Munich
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After defeating Scottish Glasgow Rangers and Dynamo Dresden, Red Star met the German Champion Bayern, in the semi-finals.
Goals from Pancev and Savicevic brought victory to the Belgrade team in Munich (2-1). In the second-leg match, Red Star's Mihajlovic opened a scoring from a free-kick, the guests then, scored two goals, and the Yugoslav Champion placed itself into the finals thanks to the own goal by Augentaller it the last minute of the match.
In the final match, in Bari, Red Star defeated Olympique Marseille after penalties and won the trophy of the European Champions` Cup.
Tokyo '91 - World champions
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In December the same year, Red Star also won the Intercontinental "Toyota Cup" in Tokyo, demolishing Chilean Colo-Colo 3:0, although it played the whole second half of the match without Dejan Savicevic who was sent off.
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