Panini Fussball 92 (Austria)

 

Österreich Fussball 92 is the fifth installment in Panini’s Austrian football series, following the editions of Fussball 83, Fussball 85, Fussball 87, and Österreich Fussball 91. Maintaining the same overall layout as its predecessor, this album provides a complete portrait of Austrian football for the 1991/1992 season, covering both the 1. Division and the 2. Division. The collection consists of 260 stickers, a balanced and consistent format that became typical of Panini’s Austrian issues from the early 1990s.

The album opens with a two-sticker introduction page, including the metallic sticker of the Bundesliga logo and trophy, followed by the section with the clubs of First Division. Each of the 12 top-flight clubs is featured with 18 stickers:  a two-piece team photo and 16 players. 

The club badge stickers of the First Division are collected in a two-page section under the title “Die Wappen der 1. Division”. These metallic emblems once again represent one of the most visually appealing parts of the collection, even though they are not integrated in the club pages. 

The 2. Division is again treated more modestly, with 2.5 stickers per team — a half-sized badge and a two-part team photo. This structure keeps the focus on the 1. Division but still ensures that the second tier of Austrian football is represented within the same album.

The album ends with a page dedicated to the Argentinian star Mario Kempes in his last season in the Austrian league, after he played for First Vienna (1986-1987), St.Polten (1987-1990) and Kremser SC (1990-1992). This section has no sticker. However, there are four additional extra stickers with slogan that could be found in sticker packets, just as in the previous year’s release.

From a football perspective, the 1991/92 campaign saw FK Austria Wien claim the championship title, confirming their dominance in the domestic scene. The top scorer of the season was Christoph Westerthaler (FC Swarovski Tirol) with 17 goals, just one ahead of his teammate Peter Pacult and the Norwegia striker Jan Åge Fjørtoft (Rapid Wien).

Back cover of the album

The four extra "slogan" stickers

The championship top scorer Christoph Westerthaler with 17 goals and the goalkeeper Michael Konsel, who played in Italy for Roma (1997-1999) and Venezia (1999-2000)

International players: Fjortoft from Norway and Mario Kempes from Argentina

Album details:

Full name: Österreich Fussball 92

Publisher: Panini

League: Austrian (1.Division and 2.Division)

Season: 1991/1992

Number of clubs and stickers per club:

• 1.Division (12 clubs, 18 stickers)
• 2.Division (12 clubs, 2.5 stickers)

Other sections:

• Introduction (2 stickers)
• Die Wappen der 1.Division (Club badges, 12 stickers)

Extra: Slogan stickers (4 stickers)

Checklist: click here

Total number of stickers (album): 260

Panini Fussball 92

Fussball 92 is the official sticker album of the German Bundesliga. In 1991/1992, the Bundesliga was extended to 20 competing teams, incorporating two teams from former East Germany. Stuttgart won the title with the same points of Borussia Dortmund, but better goal difference. Fritz Walter (Stuttgart) was the top goalscorer with 22 goals.

The sticker album begins with an introductory page featuring two shiny stickers: the German Federation logo and the Bundesliga trophy. The 20 Bundesliga teams are then shown in alphabetical order with 18 stickers displaced over two pages: the team photo composed by two stickers and 16 player portrait stickers. 

The club badges are separate stickers that can find space on a poster with the Bundesliga table. On this poster there are the metallic stickers of the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga club badges. These stickers are numbered from W1 to W31. The badges of Borussia Dortmund (not numbered) and Schalke 04 (numbered W16) are already printed on the poster. The 24 metallic badges of the 2.Bundesliga are half stickers (A+B) and they go from W20 to W31. In addition to the poster, there are 14 extra stickers of football slogans, numbered from A to N. 

The 2.Bundesliga is also included in this collection with three stickers composing the team photo of each club, and the club badges (half sticker), which are part of the poster. 

International strikers: Chapuisat (20 goals in the 1991/92 Bundesliga) and Anthony Yeboah (15 goals)

Star goalkeepers: Oliver Kahn and Jens Lehmann

Matthias Sammer won the Bundesliga title in 1991/92, whereas the Brazilian midfielder Jorginho played his last season in Leverkusen (87 caps and 9 goals in total)

Album details:

Full name: Fussball 92

Publisher: Panini

League: German (Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga)

Season: 1991/1992

Number of clubs and stickers per club:

• Bundesliga (20 clubs, 18 stickers)
• 2.Bundesliga (24 clubs, 3 stickers)

Other sections: 

• Introduction (2 stickers)

Poster: Yes (31 stickers, W1-W31)

Extra: Fussball-Sprüchen (14 stickers, A-N)

Checklist: click here

Total number of stickers: 434 + poster

 

Panini Scottish Football 1992

 

Scottish Football 1992 is the first Panini sticker album solely dedicated to the Scottish league. In a simple but linear structure, the collection shows all of the 12 competing clubs in the Premier Division with three extra sections at the end of the album.

After an introductory page with no stickers, the clubs are shown in alphabetical order with 12 stickers of players in action displaced over two pages. The team photo and club badge stickers find place at the end of the album with two special sections of two pages each. The club badge stickers are the only special stickers of this collection, printed on metallic foil. The last section is "Scots in England", with 12 stickers of Scottish players in action in the English league.  

Glasgow Rangers won the 1991/1992 Scottish Premier Division with 34 goals of the league top scorer Ally McCoist. After a break of two seasons, Panini continued the series dedicated to the Scottish football with the album SPL 95.

Back cover of the album

Rangers international players: the Dutch Huistra and the Russian Mikhailichenko

The metallic stickers of the club badges are grouped together at the end of the album

The stickers of two Scots in England: Steve Nicol (343 caps and 36 goals for Liverpool) and Brian McClair (355 caps and 88 goals for Manchester United

Album details:

Full name: Scottish Football 1992

Publisher: Panini

League: Scottish Premier Division

Season: 1991/1992

Number of clubs: 12

Stickers per club: 12

Other sections:

• Squad Shots! (12 stickers)
• Club Crest Foils (12 stickers)
• Scots in England (12 stickers)

Cheklist: click here

Total number of stickers: 180