1993 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
The track began to dry and everyone pitted for dry tyres. Lehto was fifth, having started from the pit lane, but he retired with handling problems on lap 14. Gerhard Berger took the place but he too retired with suspension problems six laps later. The rain returned and the leaders now pitted for wets. Mark Blundell was forced off by Senna whilst battling Fittipaldi at the Esses and then spun off backwards into the gravel trap whilst attempting to rejoin the track surface.


1993 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Schumacher stayed out and was leading but soon spun out by lap 23 as a result of being on the wrong tyres. The track began to dry and everyone pitted once again with Senna having a problem and losing 20 seconds. Prost now led Senna, Hill, Barrichello, Derek Warwick and Johnny Herbert.


1993 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
It began to rain and the two Williams stopped for wets while Senna stayed out. It was the correct decision because it began to dry again. The Williams stopped yet again for dries. Prost stalled in the pits in his stop and when he rejoined, he was a lap behind and down in fourth. Barrichello was now second but it rained and then stopped again. He went to the pits twice and by now Hill was in second, albeit a lap down. Barrichello, third, had trouble with his fuel pressure and retired, giving the place to Prost.


1993 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Senna set the fastest lap on lap 57, on a lap when he drove into the pit lane but aborted the pit stop, showing that there actually was a shortcut through the pit lane. This is due to the Grand Prix configuration of Donington, which has the pit entry before the final hairpin corner onto the start/finish straight.


1993 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
Senna won from Hill and Prost, having made four pit stops in the wet-dry conditions compared to Prost's seven. Herbert finished fourth for Lotus, stopping only once, while all the other finishing drivers stopped in the pits several times. Riccardo Patrese and Fabrizio Barbazza completed the top six. By the end, Senna had lapped the entire field except for Hill, who finished over a minute behind.


1993 European Grand Prix, Report, Race
At the end of the race, Senna was led onto a podium and given a trophy that depicted Sega's mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog holding a trophy with the Sega logo underneath. A widely circulated image shows Senna holding the trophy. After this marketing photo op, he was given the official award, a trophy that does not depict either Sonic the Hedgehog or the Sega logo. McLaren is still in possession of the Sega trophy; for a long time, it was thought to have been lost until McLaren's official Twitter account revealed that it is in one of their storerooms. On 12 June 2020, McLaren put the trophy in a trophy case in McLaren Technology Center.


1993 European Judo Championships
The 1993 European Judo Championships were the 4th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Athens, Greece on 2 May 1993.


1993 European Junior Badminton Championships
The 1993 European Junior Badminton Championships was the 13th tournament of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, in the month of April. Danish players sweeped all the titles home, the singles, the doubles and mixed team championships as well.


1993 European Karate Championships
The 1993 European Karate Championships, the 28th edition, was held in Prague, Czech Republic from May 2 to 4, 1993.


1993 European League
The 1993 Matchroom European League was a  professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 3 January to 30 May 1993.


1993 European League
Jimmy White won in the final 10–7 against Alan McManus.


1993 European League, League phase
Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4–4 then the player who got to four first was higher.


1993 European Open (1992/1993)
The 1993 Humo European Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place in February 1993 at the Arenahal in Antwerp, Belgium. Only the latter stages, from the last-16, were played in Antwerp.


1993 European Open (1992/1993)
Steve Davis won the tournament, defeating Stephen Hendry 10–4 in the final.


1993 European Open (1993/1994)
The 1993 Humo European Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 19 December 1993 at the Arenahal in Antwerp, Belgium.


1993 European Open (1993/1994)
Stephen Hendry won the tournament, defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–5 in the final. This was the second consecutive ranking final contested between these two players, after the 1993 UK Championship, in which O'Sullivan became the youngest winner of a ranking event.


1993 European Open Water Swimming Championships
The 1993 European Open Water Swimming Championships was the third edition of the European Open Water Swimming Championships and took part from 28 to 29 August 1993 in Slapy, Czech Republic.


1993 European Open-Lucerne
The 1993 European Open-Lucerne was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Tennis Club Lido in Lucerne, Switzerland that was part of the Tier III category of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from 17 May until 23 May 1993. Sixth-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money and 190 ranking points.


1993 European Open-Lucerne, Finals, Doubles
Mary Joe Fernández /  Helena Suková defeated  Lindsay Davenport /  Marianne Werdel 6–2, 6–4


1993 European Promotion Cup for Women
The 1993 European Promotion Cup for Women was the third edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for Women, today known as FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries. The tournament took place in Nicosia, Cyprus, from 14 to 18 December 1993. Austria women's national basketball team won the tournament for the second time.


1993 European Promotion Cup for Women, First round
In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, the other teams will play in the 5th–8th place playoffs.


1993 European Seniors Tour
The 1993 European Seniors Tour was the second season of the European Seniors Tour, the professional golf tour for men aged 50 and above operated by the PGA European Tour.


1993 European Seniors Tour, Tournament results
The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Seniors Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for players who are members of the tour.


1993 European Sprint Swimming Championships
The 1993 European Sprint Swimming Championships were held in Gateshead, United Kingdom, from 11 to 13 November. The championships were organised by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), with events held in a short course pool.


1993 European Sprint Swimming Championships
Only the 50 m individual stroke events, the 100 m individual medley and 4×50 m relay events were held at this edition. Backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly relays were held for the first time in a major international championships. Many of Europe's top swimmers did not attend the meet due to the timing of the World Short Course Championships being held less than three weeks after in Palma de Mallorca.


1993 European Super Cup
The 1993 European Super Cup was contested between Milan (the 1992–93 UEFA Champions League runners-up) and Parma (the 1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup champions). It was won by Parma, 2–1 on aggregate. The final was contested over two legs with a leg at each of the sides' home grounds. The first leg took place at Ennio Tardini, Parma, on 12 January 1994 and ended 0–1. The second leg took place at San Siro, Milan, on 2 February 1994, where Parma won 2–0 after extra time.


1993 European Super Cup, Background
While it was Parma's first appearance in the competition, Milan were making their fourth appearance, having previously contested the 1973, 1989 and 1990 editions. Parma reached the Super Cup as winners of the 1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup, having beaten Royal Antwerp 3–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium, London, while Milan lost 1–0 to Marseille in the 1993 UEFA Champions League Final at the Olympiastadion, Munich, but Marseille's subsequent ban from European football due to match-fixing meant Milan competed in the Super Cup in their place.


1993 European Super Cup, Background
Milan and Parma had never played against each other in European competition, but had previously played seven leagues matches against each other, all within four years of both legs of this tie – Milan had won three matches to Parma's two, with the remaining two matches ending in draws. It was Parma's first match in Europe against a fellow Italian side, but Milan had once previously come up against opposition of the same nationality in Europe when they defeated Sampdoria over two legs (3–1) in the 1990 edition of the Super Cup.


1993 European Tour
The 1993 European Tour was the 22nd official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.


1993 European Tour
The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Colin Montgomerie for the first time, overtaking Nick Faldo with victory in the season ending Volvo Masters.


1993 European Tour, Schedule
The table below shows the 1993 European Tour schedule which was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and five non-counting "Approved Special Events". There were few changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Madeira Island Open and a ProServ tournament in Bologna replacing the Volvo Open di Firenze. A new tournament was planned for South Africa but was not finalised.


1993 European Tour, Schedule
The cancellation of the Monte Carlo Open in February prompted resheduling of the Irish Open to ensure there was no gap in the schedule prior to The Open Championship. The Honda Open, originally scheduled opposite the Dunhill Cup, was later moved to the fill the dates vacated by the Irish Open. In early March, the Kronenbourg Open was added to replace the cancelled ProServ tournament.


1993 European Tour, Order of Merit
The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Volvo Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.


1993 European Weightlifting Championships
The 1993 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria from April 20 to April 25, 1993. It was the 72nd edition of the men's event. There were a total number of 153 athletes competing, from 27 nations. The women competition were held in Valencia, Spain. It was the 6th event for the women.


1993 European Wrestling Championships
The 1993 European Wrestling Championships were held in the Greco-Romane and the men's Freestyle  style in Istanbul 1 – 7 January 1993; and  the women's  Freestyle style in Ivanovo  1 – 3 January 1993.


1993 European Youth Olympic Winter Days
The 1993 European Youth Olympic Winter Days was the inaugural edition of multi-sport event for European youths between the ages of 13 and 18 in winter sports. It was held in Aosta, Italy, between 7 and 10 February 1993.


1993 European Youth Summer Olympic Days
The 1993 European Youth Summer Olympic Days was the second edition of multi-sport event for European youths between the ages of 12 and 18. It was held in Valkenswaard, Netherlands from 3 to 9 July.


1993 European Youth Summer Olympic Days, Sports
A total of ten sports were contested by 1874 athletes representing 43 European nations. Table tennis was dropped from the 1991 program, while cycling and gymnastics made their first appearance.


1993 European motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1993 European motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the 4 July 1993, at the Circuit de Catalunya. This was the 500th race to contribute to the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.


1993 European motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Yamaha allows Wayne Rainey to use a chassis from the ROC team.


1993 European motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Mick Doohan on pole. Rainey gets the start from Doohan and Kevin Schwantz.


1993 European motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Àlex Crivillé crashes out of 4th. Shinichi Itoh touches Doug Chandler’s back tire and crashes out, taking Chandler with him.


1993 European motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Rainey gets a gap to Doohan, then a gap to Schwantz. Rainey credits the wind more than the new frame: “The tailwind down the straight helped the Yamaha’s speed, but coming the other way I was able to use the wind to help get the bike to turn in.”


1993 Everest Air Dornier 228 crash
On 31 July 1993, a Dornier 228 passenger turboprop operated by Nepalese airline Everest Air crashed in Tanahun District near Chule Ghopte hill, Nepal. The crash killed all of the 19 passengers and crew on board.


1993 Everest Air Dornier 228 crash, Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a Dornier 228 bearing the registration 9N-ACL. It was built by Dornier Flugzeugwerke in 1984 and was operated by several German airlines and later in the Marshall Islands before being purchased by Everest Air in 1992.


1993 Everest Air Dornier 228 crash, Incident
The aircraft was flying from Kathmandu Airport to Bharatpur Airport. There were sixteen passengers, two pilots and a flight attendant on board. After taking off at 14:29 local time (10:29 UTC), there was normal contact until 14:45. After that time, contact was lost. The plane crashed at 14:51. The wreckage was found on Chule Ghopte hill.


1993 Everest Air Dornier 228 crash, Passengers and crew
The plane was flown by a Nepali captain and an Indian first officer. Another pilot of Nepal Airlines presumed that the co-pilot was unaware of the mountainous terrain of Nepal. Most of the Nepali passengers were employees of the Ministry of Health on their way to Terraiareas affected by the 1993 Nepal floods.


1993 Everest Air Dornier 228 crash, Investigation
The Government of Nepal set up an investigation committee a few days after the accident. It is assumed that the failing Non-Directional Beacon at Bharatpur Airport led to the accident. The device was not working due to recent heavy flooding in the area.


1993 FA Charity Shield
The 1993 Football Association Charity Shield was the 71st FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. It was held at Wembley Stadium on 7 August 1993. The match was played between Arsenal, who beat Sheffield Wednesday to win the 1993 FA Cup Final, and Manchester United, champions of the inaugural Premier League competition. Watched by a crowd of 66,519, Manchester United won the Shield 5–4 on penalties, after the match had finished at 1–1 after 90 minutes. This was the second edition to have penalties to decide the winners. The first being 1974 when Liverpool beat Leeds United on penalties.


1993 FA Charity Shield
This was Arsenal's 12th's Charity Shield appearance and Manchester United's 17th. The 1993 staging of the event was the first to feature players wearing permanent squad numbers; this became common practise in time for the 1993–94 season. Roy Keane made his debut for Manchester United in the match; he partnered Paul Ince in midfield. United began the match the brighter of the two teams and scored after eight minutes of play, through Mark Hughes. Striker Eric Cantona spurned two chances to extend United's lead, by which point Arsenal's midfield started to assert themselves.


1993 FA Charity Shield
Five minutes before the interval, Ian Wright capitalised on a mistake by Ryan Giggs to score the equaliser. Arsenal started the second half strongly, which prompted Ferguson to tweak his formation and bring on Bryan Robson in place of Giggs. Eddie McGoldrick came on for his Arsenal debut in the 74th minute, and two minutes later, United were denied a penalty after Ince was brought down by John Jensen.


1993 FA Charity Shield
As there were no further goals, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. Wright and Denis Irwin missed their penalties; the decisive penalty, taken by Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman, was saved by his opposite number, Peter Schmeichel. Arsenal manager George Graham admitted his surprise over how the game was decided and thought both clubs would share the trophy; his counterpart Alex Ferguson, though delighted with his team's victory, felt the sudden death aspect was unnecessary.


1993 FA Charity Shield, Background
The FA Charity Shield was founded in 1908 as a contest between the top professional and amateur teams of each season. It was played between the Football League champions and FA Cup winners for the first time in 1921; the formation of a new top-tier division, the Premier League, in 1992 meant it displaced the Football League spot. Wembley Stadium acted as the home venue of the Shield, first hosting the event in 1974.


1993 FA Charity Shield, Background
The Arsenal players in the 1993 staging of the Charity Shield were the first in the competition's history to wear permanent squad numbers and names on the back of their shirts, while the Manchester United players used the traditional 1–11 numbering system without the names, which was phased out by the start of the 1993–94 FA Premier League season. The Premier League intended to introduce persistent squad numbers with names at the start of the 1992–93 season, but Manchester United vetoed plans as their laundry room "was too small to handle all the extra shirts".


1993 FA Charity Shield, Background
Arsenal qualified for the 1993 FA Charity Shield by defeating Sheffield Wednesday in a replay match of the 1993 FA Cup Final to win the cup. The club therefore completed a domestic cup double; earlier in the season they beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 to win the 1993 Football League Cup Final. The other Charity Shield place went to Manchester United, winners of the inaugural Premier League competition. It was their first league title in 26 years and goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel felt the signing of striker Eric Cantona was a factor in the team's success: "He has added an element of surprise, imagination, inventiveness."


1993 FA Charity Shield, Background
This was Manchester United's first appearance in the Charity Shield in three years; prior to this event they won 10 Shields outright (1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1983), shared four (1965, 1967, 1977, 1990) and lost three (1948, 1963, 1985). By contrast, Arsenal won seven previous Shields (1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1953), shared one with Tottenham Hotspur in 1991 and lost four (1935, 1936, 1979, 1989). Both clubs had only once met before in the Shield, when Arsenal won by four goals to three in 1948.


1993 FA Charity Shield, Pre-match
Both managers approached the match with a view to win, in spite of the Shield's friendly feel. Arsenal manager George Graham opined "Winning is a good habit, so why not start early?" Graham lambasted those who found his team's playing style tedious: "The criticism that we don't pass the ball and we don't have flair is overdone. We won two championships and in the second lost one game out of 38." However, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said "Winning means keeping your job, and it can be a delicate situation. But I tell myself I'm not going to fail in this game." Ferguson spoke in glowing terms of new signing Roy Keane, a midfielder who gave United "unbelievable options, a real edge to the squad".


1993 FA Charity Shield, Pre-match
The match was scheduled for a 12:30pm kick off since Sky Sports televised the match in both Scotland and England; they were unable to pick an afternoon slot because of the television blackout, which aimed to protect Scottish attendances. UEFA warned The Football Association in the lead-up to the Charity Shield that a 3pm kick-off would result in a minimum fine of £5 million. Deryk Brown of The Sunday Times wrote of the decision: "So, at least, the season is beginning as it will go on, at the mercy of television." Tickets for the game were advertised at a cost of between £10 and £30.


1993 FA Charity Shield, Match, Team selection
Arsenal lined up in a 4–4–2 formation; Eddie McGoldrick was included in the matchday squad, while Kevin Campbell partnered Ian Wright up front. Ferguson deployed a 4–2–4 formation, with Paul Ince partnering debutant Keane in the midfield two. Andrei Kanchelskis was picked in favour of Lee Sharpe on the left wing.


1993 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary
Manchester United began the first half the better of the two teams and led from the eighth minute. Denis Irwin's cross into Arsenal's penalty area found Eric Cantona on the right side; he lobbed the ball in Mark Hughes' direction, who was surrounded by the Arsenal defenders. Hughes instinctively made a connection with the ball with an overhead shot that beat goalkeeper David Seaman at the near post. United fashioned another chance to score moments after; Keane fed the ball to Cantona whose shot was blocked by Seaman.


1993 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary
Kanchelskis created a further chance for Cantona; the Frenchman's effort once more was denied, this time by an Arsenal defender. "These proved costly misses", opined Patrick Barclay, given United's tempo weakened, and Arsenal's John Jensen and Paul Davis started to impose themselves in midfield. United captain Steve Bruce coped well against Campbell and Wright, but the latter striker equalised for Arsenal in the 40th minute. A loose pass from Ryan Giggs was headed-on by Davis and the ball fell to Wright. He, "some 20 yards out", hit the ball first time, which dipped past the underside of the crossbar.


1993 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary
A tackle by Ince on Lee Dixon left the Arsenal defender with a damaged ankle; he came off at half time and was replaced by Martin Keown. Arsenal's performance improved after Wright's goal; Paul Merson, a quiet figure in the first half, influenced their play in the second. Ferguson responded to Arsenal's newfound impetus by substituting Giggs for Bryan Robson. This tweaked United's formation to 4–3–3; in spite of Ince's well-rounded performance, his partner Keane started to tire as the game went on and United's game therefore suffered.


1993 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary
Keane was shifted onto the right to accommodate Robson, who brought control to United's play. In the meantime, Nigel Winterburn prevented Cantona from scoring, following good play by Kanchelskis. Arsenal's service to Wright and Campbell was infrequent throughout the second half, but both players tested Schmeichel in goal. McGoldrick came on for his Arsenal debut in the 74th minute, a versatile player, able to "sweep, score from midfield or play wide". Two minutes later, Seaman denied Keane from scoring with a one-handed save. United continued to attack and a move was broken down after Jensen's tackle brought Ince down in the Arsenal's penalty area. Gerald Ashby refused to award a penalty – "the referee's decision otherwise was not supported by television replays".


1993 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary
No further goals meant the game was decided on a penalty shoot-out. The first four penalties were scored – Ince and Bruce for United and Winterburn and Jensen for Arsenal, before Seaman saved Irwin's effort. Wright missed his penalty, prompting jeers from the United supporters. The shoot-out proceeded to sudden death; Robson scored and Seaman "saw his gentle penalty saved by his opposite number" to give United a 5–4 win and thereby the Shield.


1993 FA Charity Shield, Post-match
The Charity Shield was presented to Bruce by former Arsenal manager Billy Wright. Wright died barely a year later, aged 70. Graham assumed both clubs would share the trophy, so when it came to a penalty shoot-out he entrusted his players to decide their order. He described Wright's goal as "brilliant" and felt it was "unfortunate" that Seaman missed: "For a goalkeeper, he normally takes great penalties. He normally hits them hard but he decided to try and place this one and it didn't work." Wright was unashamed of his penalty miss, "…just as long as I don't do it when it is important".


1993 FA Charity Shield, Post-match
Ferguson remarked the Shield should not have been settled on penalties; to him it was a "celebration of success", though ultimately he was delighted his team won. He was pleased with the team's start – "I thought in the first 25 minutes we were really good and could have tied the match up then" – and considered lining the team up in a 4–3–3 formation to begin with, though wanted to see "how Keane played with Ince, what the balance was like". Ince believed he should have been awarded a penalty after Jensen fouled him: "I was past their last man and there was no way I would have dived from there."


1993 FA Cup Final
The 1993 FA Cup Final was contested by Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley. The original match, played on 15 May 1993, finished 1–1. Arsenal won the replay on 20 May, 2–1 after extra-time.


1993 FA Cup Final
It was Arsenal's sixth FA Cup Final victory, and their first since the 1979 FA Cup Final. They became the first English side to achieve a domestic cup double, having also won the 1993 Football League Cup Final.


1993 FA Cup Final
It was Sheffield Wednesday's first appearance in the FA Cup final since 1966. They also reached the League Cup final that season, also losing 2–1 to Arsenal (though without a replay). This appearance of the same two sides in the final of both of England's domestic knock-out tournaments in the same season is unique. Sheffield Wednesday have not appeared in a domestic cup final since, reaching two League Cup semi-finals since then.


1993 FA Cup Final
The replay is also notable as the last Arsenal appearance by veteran defender David O'Leary, who left shortly afterwards to join Leeds United, after an 18-year spell with Arsenal which had yielded 722 competitive games and six major trophies.


1993 FA Cup Final, Match summary, Original match
Arsenal took the lead in the 20th minute, when Ian Wright headed in a cross. Sheffield Wednesday equalised in the 61st minute, when David Hirst turned in a low drive, past the advancing Arsenal goalkeeper, David Seaman.


1993 FA Cup Final, Match summary, Replay
The replay on a rainy Thursday night was a much better encounter. The kick-off for the replay was delayed by 30 minutes after an accident on the M1 motorway had delayed the arrival of most of Sheffield Wednesday's fans.


1993 FA Cup Final, Match summary, Replay
Once again, Ian Wright opened the scoring for Arsenal, running onto a through ball to prod the ball past Chris Woods, into the corner of the net. This was his fourth goal in FA Cup Finals at Wembley, just one behind the record-holder Ian Rush. Wednesday attacked Arsenal in the second half, and their persistence paid off when Chris Waddle's shot deflected off Arsenal defender Lee Dixon into the net.


1993 FA Cup Final, Match summary, Replay
The game went into extra time, and just when it seemed that the FA Cup Final would need to be decided on penalties, central defender Andy Linighan rose highest from a Paul Merson corner to head the ball goalwards. Goalkeeper Chris Woods fumbled and Graham Hyde could only help the ball into the top of the net. Linighan had played most of the game with a broken nose after Mark Bright had struck him in the face with his elbow and fittingly, it was Bright who Linighan outjumped in order to score.


1993 FA Cup Final, Firsts and lasts
The matches were notable for several reasons; uniquely, the two clubs had already contested the season's League Cup Final, a match which Arsenal had won 2–1.


1993 FA Cup Final, Firsts and lasts
It was also dubbed the 'longest' FA Cup final. It had not only gone to extra-time in the replay – a match which was delayed by thirty minutes – but was just one minute away from the first ever FA Cup final penalty shoot-out. It was also the last FA Cup final to go to a replay; from 1999 onwards, it was decided that all FA Cup finals would be decided on the day.


1993 FA Cup Final, Firsts and lasts
This was the first FA Cup final in which squad numbers had been used, having been trialled in the League Cup final. Players from both clubs retained the same numbers for the three matches. The system was fully adopted by the Premier League for the following season.


1993 FA Cup Final, Firsts and lasts
Steve Morrow became the first player to receive a winner's medal before a cup final. He had scored the winning goal in the League Cup final, but suffered a broken arm in celebrations afterwards, and missed the subsequent presentation.


1993 FA Cup Final, Firsts and lasts
For Arsenal, David O'Leary played his last two official matches after joining the club as an apprentice in 1973. His testimonial took place between the final and the replay, on 17 May 1993. During extra-time in the replay Alan Smith received the only yellow card of his professional career.


1993 FA Cup Final, Firsts and lasts
In league matches between the two clubs that season, Arsenal won 2–1 at home on 29 August 1992, while Wednesday won their home fixture 1–0 on 6 May 1993.


1993 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup
The 1993 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup was the first season of the FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created for cars with engine size below 2 Litres.


1993 FIA Touring Car Challenge
The 1993 FIA Touring Car Challenge was the first running of the FIA Touring Car World Cup. It was held on 17 October 1993 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Italy. Paul Radisich won the event after winning both races, while Italy was the winning nation.


1993 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
The 1993 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 12th FIBA Africa Championship for Women, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Senegal from December 18 to 28, 1993.


1993 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
Senegal defeated Kenya 89–43 in the final to win their seventh title with both winner and runner-up qualifying for the 1994 FIBA Women's World Cup. Senegal later withdrew.


1993 FIBA Americas Championship for Women
The 1993 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, was the second FIBA Americas Championship for Women regional basketball championship held by FIBA Americas, which also served as Americas qualifier for the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women, granting berths to the top four teams in the final standings. It was held in Brazil between 26 June and 4 July 1993. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Americas, the sport's regional governing body. The city of São Paulo hosted the tournament. The United States won their first title after defeating hosts Brazil in the final.


1993 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, Qualification
Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 1993; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone.


1993 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The 1993 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1993 European Championship for Cadets) was the 12th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Trabzon, Giresun and Samsun, in Turkey, hosted the tournament. Greece won the trophy for the second time.


1993 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Preliminary round
The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.


1993 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes
The 1993 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 10th edition of the European basketball championship for U16 women's teams, today known as FIBA U16 Women's European Championship. 12 teams featured in the competition, held in Poprad, Slovakia, from 17 to 25 July 1993.


1993 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes
Russia won their first title in their first appearance after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.


1993 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Preliminary round
In the Preliminary Round, the twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semifinals. The third and fourth place of each group qualified for the 5th-8th playoffs. The last two teams of each group qualified for the 9th-12th playoffs.


1993 FIBA European League Final Four
The 1993 FIBA European League Final Four, or 1993 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four, was the 1992–93 season's FIBA European League Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.


1993 FIBA European League Final Four
Limoges CSP won its first title, after defeating Benetton Treviso in the final game. It was the first time a French team was the European champion.


1993 FIBA Oceania Championship
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1993 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1994 FIBA World Championship. The tournament was held in Auckland. Australia won its 11th Oceania Championship to qualify for the World Championship.


1993 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Women 1993 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was held in Auckland. New Zealand won its first Oceania Championship to qualify for the World Championship.


1993 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women
The 1993 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women (Korean: 1993 FIBA 19 세 이하 세계 여자 선수권 대회) took place in South Korea from 1 to 8 August 1993. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Korea Basketball Association, the Korean national federation.


1993 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women
Twelve national teams competed for the championship. Australia came away with the Gold medal by defeating Russia 72-54 in the final.


1993 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women, Competing nations
Except Korea, which automatically qualified as the host nation, the 11 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:


1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the fifth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, and Gifu City in Japan between 21 August and 4 September 1993. Players born after 1 August 1976 were allowed to participate in the tournament.


1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship, Squads
For the complete list of players, see 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads.


1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship, Goalscorers
Wilson Oruma of Nigeria won the Golden Shoe award for scoring six goals. In total, 107 goals were scored by 56 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.


1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads
This is a list of the squads selected for the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship.


1993 FIFA World Player of the Year
The 1993 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Roberto Baggio.


1993 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship, known as the 1993 FIFA/Coca-Cola World Youth Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 9th staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It took place across five cities in Australia. The tournament was to be held originally in Yugoslavia, but due to the Yugoslav Wars, was moved to Australia.


1993 FIFA World Youth Championship
Brazil won their third World Youth Championship title after beating Ghana 2–1.


1993 FIFA World Youth Championship, Qualification
For the first time ever, Russia competed after the dissolution of Soviet Union. It was also the first time Germany played after the reunification. However, as they are designated as descendant of East Germany and West Germany respectively, they are not considered as tournament debutants.


1993 FIFA World Youth Championship, Group stage
The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams. Four group winners, and four second-place finishers qualify for the knockout round.


1993 FIFA World Youth Championship, Goalscorers
Henry Zambrano of Colombia won the Golden Shoe award for scoring three goals. In total, 82 goals were scored by 56 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.


1993 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
Following is a list of the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship squads. The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The Championship has been awarded every two years since the first tournament in 1977 held in Tunisia.


1993 FIM motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1993 FIM motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 26 September 1993 at the Jarama circuit.


1993 FIM motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Kevin Schwantz takes the start, but John Kocinski is soon through, then it’s Shinichi Itoh, Luca Cadalora, Alex Barros, and Daryl Beattie.


1993 FIM motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Cadalora crashes out, as does Itoh and Kocinski. Kocinski smacks a medic who is trying to help get the Cagiva going again.


1993 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
The 1993 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the eighth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Athens, Greece. Eight teams participated to decide the winner of what would be a bi-annual event until 1999.


1993 FINA Synchronised Swimming World Cup
The 6th FINA Synchronised Swimming World Cup was held July 7–10, 1993 in Lausanne, Switzerland. It featured swimmers from 11 nations, swimming in three events: Solo, Duet and Team.


1993 FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships
The 3rd FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships was held August 27-30, 1993 in Leeds, Great Britain. The synchronised swimmers are aged between 15 and 18 years old, swimming in three events: Solo, Duet and Team.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
The 1st Short Course Swimming World Championships were organized by FINA and held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, December 2–5, 1993. The meet featured competition in a short course (25 meter) pool. During the championships, a total of 12 world records were broken: 10 in the women's events and 2 in men's events, both in relays.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
China won the most events, ten, all in women's events. Le Jingyi won two individual and three relay events to travel home with five golds; Dai Guohong went home with four golds and one silver. In the men's events, the USA and Australia won three events each. Tripp Schwenk of the USA garnered three golds, winning the two backstroke events and also swimming on the USA's winning medley relay team. Also winning 2 events each on the men's side were Fernando Scherer of Brazil (100m freestyle; 400m freestyle relay), Daniel Kowalski of Australia (400m and 1500m freestyles). Belgium and Moldova won their only medals at a Short Course Worlds (through 2006), while Franck Esposito won France's only gold to date when he won the 200 butterfly.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Participating nations
The 1993 SC Worlds featured 313 swimmers from 46 nations:


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre backstroke
These are the official results of the Men's 100 metres Backstroke event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre breaststroke
These are the official results of the Men's 100 metres Breaststroke event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre butterfly
These are the official results of the Men's 100 metres Butterfly event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre freestyle
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 100 metres Freestyle event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships were held on 3 December 1993 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 1500 metres Freestyle event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre backstroke
These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres Backstroke event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres Breaststroke event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre butterfly
These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres Butterfly event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre freestyle
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 200 metres Freestyle event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre individual medley
These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 4×100 metres Freestyle Relay event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 4×100 metres Medley Relay event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 4×200 metres Freestyle Relay event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 400 metre freestyle
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 400 metres Freestyle event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on 2 December 1993 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 400 metre individual medley
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres Individual Medley event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre freestyle
The Men's 50 metres Freestyle event at the 1st Short Course Worlds, held on 2 December 1993 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre backstroke
These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres Backstroke event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre breaststroke
These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres Breaststroke event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre butterfly
These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres Butterfly event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre freestyle
These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres Freestyle event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held on the first day of the competition, on 2 December 1993 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre backstroke
These are the official results of the Women's 200 metres Backstroke event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
These are the official results of the Women's 200 metres Breaststroke event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre butterfly
These are the official results of the Women's 200 metres Butterfly event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre freestyle
These are the official results of the Women's 200 metres Freestyle event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre individual medley
These are the official results of the Women's 200 metres Individual Medley event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 4×100 metres Freestyle Relay event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 4×100 metres Medley Relay event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 4×200 metres Freestyle Relay event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 400 metre freestyle
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 400 metres Freestyle event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 400 metre individual medley
These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres Individual Medley event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre freestyle
These are the official results of the Women's 50 metres Freestyle event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships held on 3 December 1993 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 800 metre freestyle
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 800 metres Freestyle event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.


1993 FIRS Intercontinental Cup
The 1993 FIRS Intercontinental Cup was the sixth edition of the roller hockey tournament known as the Intercontinental Cup, played in April 1993. HC Liceo La Coruña won the cup, defeating CDU Estudiantil.


1993 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup
The 1993 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Japan from 23 to 28 November 1993.


1993 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup, Competition formula
The competition formula of the 1993 Men's World Grand Champions Cup was the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing was determined by the total points gained.


1993 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
The 1993 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in Brasília and Campinas, Brazil from August 13 to 22, 1993. 16 teams participated in the tournament.


1993 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup
The first World Grand Champions Cup women's volleyball was held in Japan from 16 to 21 November 1993.


1993 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup, Competition formula
The competition formula of the 1993 Women's World Grand Champions Cup is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams. Points are accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing is determined by the total points gained.


1993 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 1993 FIVB World Grand Prix was the first edition of the women's volleyball tournament, annually arranged by FIVB. It was played by eight countries from 28 May to 30 June 1993. The final round was staged in Hong Kong.


1993 FIVB Volleyball World League
The 1993 FIVB Volleyball World League was the fourth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 21 May to 31 July 1993. The Final Round was held in São Paulo, Brazil.


1993 Falkland Islands general election
The Falkland Islands general election of 1993 was held on Thursday 14 October 1993 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Eight Councillors were elected through universal suffrage using block voting, four from each constituency (Camp and Stanley).


1993 Falkland Islands general election
It was the last election in which Desire the Right Party, one of the only political parties in the history of the Falkland Islands, fielded candidates.


1993 Falkland Islands general election, Results
Candidates in bold were elected. Candidates in italic were incumbents.


1993 Family Circle Cup
The 1993 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States and was part of Tier I of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and ran from March 29 through April 4, 1993. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her fourth at the event.


1993 Family Circle Cup, Finals, Doubles
Gigi Fernández /  Natasha Zvereva defeated  Katrina Adams /  Manon Bollegraf 6–3, 6–1


1993 Family Circle Cup – Doubles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners.


1993 Family Circle Cup – Doubles
Sánchez Vicario teamed up with Larisa Neiland and lost in semifinals to Katrina Adams and Manon Bollegraf.


1993 Family Circle Cup – Doubles
Zvereva teamed up with Gigi Fernández and successfully defended her title, by defeating Adams and Bollegraf 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


1993 Family Circle Cup – Doubles, Seeds
The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.


1993 Family Circle Cup – Singles
Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion, but lost in semifinals to Steffi Graf.


1993 Family Circle Cup – Singles
Steffi Graf won the title by defeating Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–6(10–8), 6–1 in the final.


1993 Family Circle Cup – Singles, Seeds
The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


1993 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
The 1993 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards ceremony, presented by Fangoria magazine and Creation Entertainment, honored the best horror films of 1992 and took place on May 1, 1993, at the Sheraton Grand Los Angeles (711 S Hope St; formerly Hyatt Regency) in Los Angeles, California.


1993 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1993 Federation Cup was the 31st edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. Spain defeated Australia in the final, giving Spain their 2nd title. This was Australia's first final since 1984.


1993 Federation Cup (tennis), Qualifying Rounds, Europe/Africa Zone
Venue: City of Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, England (outdoor hard)


1993 Federation Cup (tennis), World Group Play-offs
The sixteen teams that lost in the World Group first round ties played off in eight randomly drawn ties. The winners remained in the World Group, while the losers were relegated to Zonal Competition in 1994.


1993 Federation Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional Federation Cup qualifying competition in 1993. All ties were played at the Palmas del Mar in Humacao, Puerto Rico on hard courts.


1993 Federation Cup Americas Zone
The eighteen teams were divided into two pools of four and two pools of five to compete in round-robin matches. After each of the ties had been played, the teams that finished first and second in each of the respective pools would then move on to the play-off stage of the competition. The four teams that won a play-off match would go on to advance to the World Group.


1993 Federation Cup Americas Zone – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 1993 Federation Cup Americas Zone were the final stages of the Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.


1993 Federation Cup Americas Zone – Play-offs
The eight teams were then randomly paired up to compete in four play-off ties, with the winners qualifying for the World Group.


1993 Federation Cup Americas Zone – Pool A
Group A of the 1993 Federation Cup Americas Zone was one of four pools in the Americas zone of the 1993 Federation Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs.


1993 Federation Cup Americas Zone – Pool B
Group B of the 1993 Federation Cup Americas Zone was one of four pools in the Americas zone of the 1993 Federation Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs.


1993 Federation Cup Americas Zone – Pool C
Group C of the 1993 Federation Cup Americas Zone was one of four pools in the Americas zone of the 1993 Federation Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs.


1993 Federation Cup Americas Zone – Pool D
Group D of the 1993 Federation Cup Americas Zone was one of four pools in the Americas zone of the 1993 Federation Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs.


1993 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional Federation Cup qualifying competition in 1993. All ties were played at the National Tennis Centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka on clay courts.


1993 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
The nine teams were divided into three pools of three to compete in round-robin matches. After each of the ties had been played, the teams that finished first and second in each of the respective pools would then move on to the play-off stage of the competition. The team that won the knockout stage would go on to advance to the World Group.


1993 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 1993 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone were the final stages of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.


1993 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone – Play-offs
The six teams were then randomly paired up to compete in three play-off ties, with the winners qualifying for the World Group.


1993 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone – Pool A
Group A of the 1993 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three pools in the Asia/Oceania zone of the 1993 Federation Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs.


1993 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone – Pool B
Group B of the 1993 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three pools in the Asia/Oceania zone of the 1993 Federation Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs.


1993 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone – Pool C
Group C of the 1993 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three pools in the Asia/Oceania zone of the 1993 Federation Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs.


1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional Federation Cup qualifying competition in 1993. All ties were played at the City of Nottingham Tennis Centre in Nottingham, England on hard courts.


1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The twenty-two teams were divided into three pools of four and two pools of five to compete in round-robin matches. After each of the ties had been played, the teams that finished first and second in each of the respective pools would then move on to the play-off stage of the competition. The five teams that won a play-off match would go on to advance to the World Group.


1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone were the final stages of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.


1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone – Play-offs
The ten teams were then randomly paired up to compete in five play-off ties, with the winners qualifying for the World Group.


1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone – Pool A
Group A of the 1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone was one of five pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 1993 Federation Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs.


1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone – Pool B
Group B of the 1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone was one of five pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 1993 Federation Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs.


1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone – Pool C
Group C of the 1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone was one of five pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 1993 Federation Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs.


1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone – Pool D
Group D of the 1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone was one of five pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 1993 Federation Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs.


1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone – Pool E
Group E of the 1993 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone was one of five pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 1993 Federation Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs.


1993 Federation Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of Federation Cup competition in 1993. Thirty-two nations competed in a five-round knockout competition from 19–25 July. Germany was the defending champion, but they were shocked in the first round by Australia, in what was the first time in the event's history where the defending team was defeated without winning a match. The defeat was especially significant as it involved a loss for then singles World No. 1 Steffi Graf at the hands of Nicole Provis. Prior to this match, Graf had defeated Provis in straight at their four meetings, and had never lost a Fed Cup tie.


1993 Federation Cup World Group
The Australian team reached the final, but they were defeated by the Spanish team, in what was their third consecutive final.


1993 Federation Cup World Group Play-offs
The World Group Play-offs for the 1993 Federation Cup was held during 22 July at the Waldstadion T.C. in Frankfurt, Germany, on clay courts.


1993 Federation Cup World Group Play-offs
The sixteen teams that were defeated in the first round of the World Group played off in eight ties, with the winning teams remaining in the World Group for 1994.


1993 Fermanagh District Council election
Elections to Fermanagh District Council were held on 19 May 1993 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.


1993 Fermanagh District Council election, Districts results, Enniskillen
1989: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Workers' Party1993 : 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Socialist1989-1993 Change: Independent Socialist leaves Workers' Party


1993 Fermanagh District Council election, Districts results, Erne East
1989: 3 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP1993: 3 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist1989-1993 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from Sinn Féin


1993 Fermanagh District Council election, Districts results, Erne North
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP1989-1993 Change: No change


1993 Fermanagh District Council election, Districts results, Erne West
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist1993: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist1989-1993 Change: No change


1993 Fiesta Bowl
The 1993 IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl, played on January 1, 1993, was the 22nd edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game featured the Colorado Buffaloes and the Syracuse Orangemen.


1993 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary, 1st half
Syracuse opened up a 6–0 lead following field goals of 46 and 34 yards from John Biskup. In the second quarter, quarterback Kordell Stewart threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Sean Embree to give Colorado a 7–6 lead. That would close out the first half scoring.


1993 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary, 2nd half
With 6:22 left in the third quarter, tailback David Walker scored on a 13-yard touchdown run. Up 12–7, Syracuse opted for two, but failed, leaving the score at 12–7, Syracuse. Colorado's Mitch Berger connected on a 38-yard field goal with 3:10 left in the quarter, to cut the lead to 12–10.


1993 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary, 2nd half
Facing a third and 10 on Colorado's 28-yard line, Marvin Graves took it himself, and ran 28 yards for a touchdown, increasing Syracuse's lead to 19–10 with 1:33 in the quarter. Colorado running back James Hill ran for 61 yards a few plays later, to set up a 16-yard slant pass from Stewart to Charles Johnson. The all-important extra point was missed, and Syracuse held on to a 19–16 lead.


1993 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary, 2nd half
On the ensuing kickoff, Kirby Dar Dar took a reverse handoff from Qadry Ismail and scored on a dazzling 100 yard kickoff return, increasing the lead to 26–16. Following a 6-yard touchdown run, Colorado pulled to within 26–22, but the extra point missed. The kicking game decided the outcome of the game.


1993 Finchley Road bombings
The Finchley Road bombings occurred on 2 October 1993, when the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonated three time bombs on Finchley Road in north London, England. Telephoned warnings were sent six minutes beforehand, at approximately 00:26 UTC, but five people were injured from falling glass as a result of the blasts, and damage was caused to some shops and flats in the surrounding area. The three bombs were planted outside a Domino's Pizza restaurant, a travel agent, and offices of the St. Pancras Building Society.


1993 Finchley Road bombings
Later, anti-terrorist officers discovered and subsequently safely detonated a fourth bomb in a controlled environment, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the initial bombings, in Golders Green. Two days later, on 4 October, the IRA detonated four more bombs in north London, two in Tottenham Lane and two more in Archway Road resulting in four injuries.


1993 Finchley Road bombings
The bombings were branded as "cowardly" by Home Secretary Michael Howard. They were the first IRA bombings in the capital for over five months. Following the bombings, the IRA phoned a Dublin radio station claiming responsibility for the attack.


1993 Finchley Road bombings, Background
The IRA had carried out many bomb attacks on military and civilian targets in England since the beginning of its campaign in the 1970s. These attacks were carried out with a goal of putting pressure on the British government to withdraw from Northern Ireland. In early 1993, the Northern Ireland peace process was at a delicate stage, with attempts to broker an IRA ceasefire ongoing. In 1994, talks were continuing between the two largest Irish nationalists in Northern Ireland; John Hume of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), and Gerry Adams of Sinn Féin (SF).


1993 Finchley Road bombings, Background
There was a high risk of IRA attacks in London in light of the refusal of political talks between the British prime minister, John Major and Sinn Féin, and all British police forces were told to remain prepared for further attacks. In the week after the attack, the Conservative Party was due to host their annual conference. Just over seven months earlier, on 27 February 1993, the IRA detonated a similar bomb in Camden Town, injuring 18 people. Prior to the bombings, there had not been any IRA terrorist attacks in London since they bombed Bishopsgate just over five months earlier.


1993 Finchley Road bombings, Bombings
At 00:20 UTC on 2 October 1993, a telephone warning was sent to a Domino's Pizza on Finchley Road, a major dual carriageway in north London. Six minutes later, at 00:26, one bomb was detonated outside the Domino's Pizza restaurant. At 00:30, another bomb was detonated outside a travel agency and the final bomb was detonated outside the offices of the St. Pancras Building Society. The three blasts injured four men and one woman in their twenties, with all injuries caused by from falling glass. Police sealed off Finchley Road from Swiss Cottage to West End Lane.


1993 Finchley Road bombings, Bombings
A fourth bomb was then found and subsequently defused by anti-terrorism officers a mile upwards of Finchley Road in Golders Green. All of the bombs had been placed in doorways. As a result of the blasts, dozens of shops were damaged. Following the bombing, the IRA phoned a Dublin radio station and claimed responsibility for the attacks.


1993 Finchley Road bombings, Investigation and aftermath
Home Secretary Michael Howard branded the attacks as "cowardly and contemptible". Chief Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police Tony Buchanan called the attack "murderous", citing that there had been "no opportunity whatever to effect an evacuation". He also condemned the telephone warnings as "totally inadequate" claiming that there was "every possibility a large number of people could've been seriously injured". The five people injured were sent to the Royal Free Hospital, and discharged the next day. The IRA said the bombings had been carried out by a number of active service units.


1993 Finchley Road bombings, Investigation and aftermath
On 2 October, police confirmed the locations of the bombings, and also noted that the effects of the bombings could have been much worse had it not been for a bus arriving early to collect passengers. On 4 October, police issued an artist's impression of a suspect for the blast, The suspect was said to be wearing a duffel coat-type garment with distinctive yellow bands around it.


1993 Finisterre earthquakes
The 1993 Finisterre Range earthquakes occurred in October 1993, beneath the Finisterre Range, north of Markham Valley in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. The earthquake sequence began on October 13 with a Mw  6.9 mainshock, followed by Mw  6.5 and 6.7 mainshocks. The complex earthquake sequence seriously damaged many villages in the rural Eastern Papua New Guinea region, generating landslides and killing at least 60 people.


1993 Finisterre earthquakes, Tectonic setting
Papua New Guinea is situated in a region where the Pacific, Australian, Caroline and several microplates are converging. At the Huon Peninsula, the Woodlark Plate is moving north, converging beneath the South Bismarck Plate along the Markham Valley. The tectonic motion forms a complex zone of subduction and continental collision zones which affect the region. Due to the location at a major plate boundary zone, Papua New Guinea is struck by earthquakes and tsunamis frequently, and is one of the world's most seismically active regions.


1993 Finisterre earthquakes, Tectonic setting
The Finisterre Range, where the earthquakes occurred, is predominantly volcanic in origin, consisting of volcaniclastics and volcanic strata. The range formed as a result of thrusting which began 3.7 million years ago, and has an elevation of 4,000 meters. Bedrock landsliding are frequent within the range, caused by rainfall and earthquakes associated with the nearby thrust faults.


1993 Finisterre earthquakes, Earthquake
The earthquake with a hypocenter beneath the Finisterre Range occurred on the Ramu Markham Fault. This fault runs along the southern flanks of the Finisterre Range in the Markham Valley, where the range is the hanging wall. Characterised as a thrust fault, it has a shallow northeast-dipping angle of 40° beneath the range. The fault is also a suture zone where the Finisterre Terrane; a fragment of crust, joins the larger tectonic plates in the region. The suture dips to a depth of 90 km. The 6.9 and 6.7 mainshocks are the largest to have occurred on the fault, considered a doublet earthquake due to their close magnitude, location and timing. GPS measurements at the surface reflected significant vertical dislacement, indicating the rupture propagated to or near the surface.


1993 Finisterre earthquakes, Earthquake
Historical earthquakes near the mountains dates back to 1876 when locals described feeling strong shaking at the coast and in the mountains. Europeans in Papua New Guinea also detailed the absence of egetation on the range, seeing only bare rock. Another earthquake caused major damage in 1922.


1993 Finisterre earthquakes, Impact
The mainshocks, along with several large aftershocks measuring greater than magnitude 6.0 generated major landslide events over an area of 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi). It seriously damaged two airstrips, forcing a closure. At least 58 vilages were so badly affected that an evacuation of its 8,000 residents was carried out. Many homes and schools constructed of wood in the mountains survived the earthquake with slight to moderate damage due to their flexibility. Food-producing gardens were destroyed by the ground effects which threatened the food supply of the residents. A total of 1,224 homes were demolished by the quake, and 24 schools had to close. An initial report stated that the quake killed four people and left over 40 missing, but the death toll climbed to over 60, and later 65 when officials conducted their search and rescue operations.


1993 Finisterre earthquakes, Impact
Landslides blocked many rivers flowing southwards from the range, forming quake lakes, many of which were breached. A breached lake sent debris rolling down the mountains and destroyed two bridges on the Lae-Madang highway. Further landslides were triggered when dozens of small aftershocks shook the already unstable ground left by the mainshocks. One landslide began along a steep hillside near the Leron River, burying 19 people. The Leron River was dammed by slides which quickly formed quake lakes and were breached. Some of the largest debris avalanches caused windblasts that blew down and stripping the leaves off trees.


1993 Finisterre earthquakes, Impact
In the months ahead of the quake, numerous quake lakes were breached by rainfall but caused limited damage and no casualties. A total of 680 landslides were identified via satellite imagery in January 1994. A more recent analysis in 2008 found over 4,700 landslides in thr mountains. An earthquake on April 25, 1995 breached a lake, destroying a bridge rebuilt after the 1993 quake.


1993 Finisterre earthquakes, Impact
The Yonki Dam and hydropower station on the Ramu river ceased operations, as part of its fail-safe procedure. Operations resumed after inspections by the Papua New Guinea Electricity Commission found no serious damage. The quake was felt in Lae, Madang and Goroka, where no serious damage was reported. Slight damage such as cracked concrete roofing sheets and water tanks occurred in Ramu Sugar.


1993 Finisterre earthquakes, Impact
The Papua New Guinea government created an educational program for the evacuated inhabitants on the risks of landslides. The inhabitants returned to their rebuilt or relocated villages a month later.


1993 First Union 400
The 1993 First Union 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on April 18, 1993, at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The Grand Marshall of the event was former NASCAR Cup Series driver Jim Roper. Jim was the father of Dean Roper and grandfather of Tony Roper. Both were killed in racing accidents in the early 2000s. Rick Mast would serve his 100th NASCAR Cup Series start at this event.


1993 First Union 400, Race report
Rusty Wallace managed to defeat Kyle Petty by a margin of 1.66 seconds with four cautions handed out for 38 laps; Wallace's pit crew had undergone a stringent workout routine and had emphasized more on physical fitness between the 1992 and 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series seasons. Kyle Petty would get his final second place finish at this event. The race took two hours and forty-one minutes to reach its full conclusion with vehicles going an average of 92.602 miles per hour (149.028 km/h). Brett Bodine achieved the pole position with a speed of 117.017 miles per hour (188.321 km/h).


1993 First Union 400, Race report
The winning driver drove a Pontiac machine to the finish line. Jeff Gordon would acquire a last-place finish during this racing event. Out of the 34-car grid, only three of them would fail to finish the race due to engine issues and a one-man crash by Jeff Gordon. Stanley Smith, Dave Marcis, Jimmy Horton, James Hylton, and Jay Hedgecok all failed to qualify for this race.


1993 First Union 400, Race report
Kyle Petty and Davey Allison both had a fine double save while they tapped each other racing for second late in the race. Neither driver hit the wall or anything else, nor went around. Both drivers continued and there was no caution.


1993 First Union 400, Race report
Rusty Wallace would retain the championship points lead after this race. The winner would win $43,535 in total winnings ($77,994 when adjusted for inflation) while the last place driver would walk away with a mere $4,180 ($7,489 when adjusted for inflation). Most of the entries were either Ford or Chevrolet; Pontiac only fielded six entries for the race.


1993 First Union 400, Race report, Qualifying
Failed to qualify: Stanley Smith (#49), Dave Marcis (#71), Jimmy Horton (#32), James Hylton (#48), Jay Hedgecock (#78)


1993 Five Nations Championship
The 1993 Five Nations Championship was the 64th series of the Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams. The tournament consisted of ten matches held between 16 January and 20 March 1993.


1993 Five Nations Championship
The tournament was the 64th in its then format as the Five Nations. Including the competition's former incarnation as the Home Nations Championship, the 1993 Five Nations Championship was the 99th Northern Hemisphere rugby union championship.


1993 Five Nations Championship
The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. France won the tournament, although a 16–15 opening defeat by England meant they failed to win the Grand Slam. The overall result was, however, France's tenth outright victory in the Five Nations, excluding seven titles shared with other countries. Scotland, England and Ireland placed second, third and fourth respectively with two wins each, while Wales placed last with a one-point victory over England. England won the Calcutta Cup, while none of the Home Nations achieved the Triple Crown.


1993 Five Nations Championship
For the first time, a trophy was awarded to the winning team.


1993 Fivemiletown ambush
On 12 December 1993, a Provisional IRA active service unit of the East Tyrone Brigade ambushed a two-men unmarked mobile patrol of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) in Fivemiletown, County Tyrone. The two constables in the vehicle were shot and killed instantly. A military helicopter was also fired at by a second IRA unit in the aftermath of the incident, during a search operation launched in the surroundings of the town by both the British Army and the RUC. A number of suspects were questioned, but the perpetrators made good their escape. The action occurred just three days before the Downing Street Declaration.


1993 Fivemiletown ambush, Previous incidents in the region
Fivemiletown lays in the western edge of the Clogher Valley, near the border between County Fermanagh and County Tyrone. No deaths directly related with paramilitary activity had occurred there during The Troubles before the 1993 IRA shootings, though there were a number of incidents in the region in the previous months.


1993 Fivemiletown ambush, Previous incidents in the region
On 7 May 1992, members of the IRA South Fermanagh Brigade detonated a 1,000 pounds (450 kg) bomb delivered by a tractor after crossing through a hedge outside the local RUC part-time barracks. The huge explosion left ten civilians wounded, and caused widespread damage to the surrounding property. The security base itself was heavily damaged, and the blast was heard from 30 miles away. According to a later IRA's statement, the destruction of the security base compelled the British forces to organised their patrols from the nearby RUC barracks at Clogher, allowing the East Tyrone Brigade to study their pattern and carry out the 1993 ambush at Fivemiletown.


1993 Fivemiletown ambush, Previous incidents in the region
A secondary incident took place on 9 May, when a British soldier killed his company's sergeant major in a blue-on-blue shooting at the same place, while taking part of a security detail around the wrecked facilities.


1993 Fivemiletown ambush, Previous incidents in the region
On 20 January 1993 the RUC base in Clogher was hit and severely damaged by a Mark-15 “barrack-buster” mortar launched by the IRA's East Tyrone Brigade. A number of constables received minor injuries.


1993 Fivemiletown ambush, IRA ambush and search operation
Constable Andrew Beacom and Reserve Constable Ernest Smith were patrolling Fivemiletown's Main  Street on a civilian-type, unmarked Renault 21 on the early hours of 12 December 1993. Both men were part of the RUC Operational Support Unit, which surveilled the border along with the British Army. The constables were based at Clogher RUC barracks.


1993 Fivemiletown ambush, IRA ambush and search operation
The IRA reported that two active service units from the East Tyrone Brigade had taken up positions in the centre of Fivemiletown and identified the RUC unmarked vehicle before the ambush.


1993 Fivemiletown ambush, IRA ambush and search operation
At 1:30 am, up to the junction of Main Street and Coneen Street, at least two IRA volunteers, opened fire from both sides of the road with automatic weapons, hitting the vehicle with more than 20 rounds. Beacom and Smith died on the spot. Constable Beacom lived in Fivemiletown, just a hundred metres from the site of the ambush, where his wife owned a restaurant. She was one of the first persons to arrive to the scene of the shooting. Smith resided with his family at Augher.


1993 Fivemiletown ambush, IRA ambush and search operation
According to a colleague in the Operational Support Unit, himself a reserve constable deployed at Linaskea and a former UDR soldier, their deaths “hit the unit very hard”. The men were appreciated for their in-depth knowledge of the area.


1993 Fivemiletown ambush, IRA ambush and search operation
A “major” follow up security operation was mounted between Fivemiletown and the border with the Republic of Ireland, supported by airborne troops and RUC reinforcements, in an attempt to block the attackers getaway.


1993 Fivemiletown ambush, IRA ambush and search operation
Approximately an hour after the ambush, an Army Air Corps Lynx helicopter came upon a number of IRA volunteers in the searching area, just a few miles from the site of the shooting, but  the aircraft became the target of automatic rifle fire and was forced to disengage. Though the helicopter wasn't hit, the assailants broke contact successfully.


1993 Fivemiletown ambush, IRA ambush and search operation
The IRA East Tyrone Brigade report claims that the attack on the Lynx was carried out by a second active service unit, which set up a firing position on the predicted path of the British helicopters carrying reinforcements into Fivemiletown after the initial shooting. A number of people was arrested and questioned about the killings, but the perpetrators managed to slip away.


1993 Fivemiletown ambush, Aftermath
The shootings were widely condemned. RUC Chief Constable Sir Hugh Annesley said that “At a time when the whole community is looking toward peace, the Provisional IRA has yet again shown they have absolutely nothing to offer but deaths and suffering. ”


1993 Fivemiletown ambush, Aftermath
Presbyterian Moderator Rev. Andrew Rodgers called on the governments to break any contact with Sinn Féin and other “men of blood in both sections of the community.”


1993 Fivemiletown ambush, Aftermath
A former IRA member cited instead the answer of an IRA volunteer in the area when questioned by him about the futility of the actions at Fivemiletown. He replied that “The war must go on”.


1993 Fivemiletown ambush, Aftermath
The ambush and killing of the two constables at Fivemiletown was mentioned by Member of Parliament Ken Maginnis and Prime Minister John Major during the latter's speech to the House of Commons right after the joint Downing Street Declaration with Albert Reynolds, the Irish Taoiseach, that set the basis of the Northern Ireland peace process, on 15 December 1993, just three days after the attack.


1993 Florida Citrus Bowl
The 1993 Florida Citrus Bowl was a college football bowl game played between the Big Ten Conference's Ohio State Buckeyes and the Southeastern Conference's Georgia Bulldogs. The game was dominated by the running back. Georgia's Garrison Hearst had two touchdowns and was named the game's MVP. Ohio State's Robert Smith had a touchdown and ran for over 100 yards. Georgia won 21–14.


1993 Florida Gators football team
The 1993 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was the fourth for Steve Spurrier as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators compiled a 10–2 overall record.


1993 Florida Gators football team
The Gators used coach Spurrier's pass-heavy "fun 'n gun" offense". Although the Gators fell short of their hopes for a national championship, the 1993 season marked the first time that they were ranked in the top ten of the Associated Press Poll during every week of the season, and they were ranked fifth in the final AP Poll, following their 41–7 Sugar Bowl victory over the 11-0, 3rd ranked West Virginia Mountaineers.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Before the season
The players' and fans' preseason expectations for the Gators' fourth season under Spurrier were high, and some commentators began to speak openly about the possibility of the Gators making a run for the national title.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Arkansas State
The season opened in the Swamp with a 44–6 defeat of Arkansas State.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Arkansas State
Arkansas State scored first, but Florida responded with 44 unanswered, including a 35-yard touchdown pass from Terry Dean to Jack Jackson.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, at Kentucky
In the second week of play, Florida managed a close 24–20 win over Kentucky. Quarterbacks Danny Wuerffel and Terry Dean combined to throw a total of seven interceptions.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, at Kentucky
With eight seconds left, Wuerffel threw a pass down the middle to walk-on receiver Chris Doering for the game-winning touchdown; Gator play-by-play announcer Mick Hubert shouted, "Doering's got a touchdown!"


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
In a "shootout" the Gators defeated the Vols by a single touchdown, 41 to 34.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
Heath Shuler completed 25 of 41 passes for 355 yards and five touchdowns; and Danny Wuerffel completed 19 of 38 for 231 yards and three touchdowns. Errict Rhett rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
A group of Tennessee fans, including coach Phillip Fulmer's wife, complained to the SEC about the behavior of Gators fans. They claim cups of urine were thrown on them during the game.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
The next week saw a 38–24   win over Mississippi State. Wuerffel and Doering teamed up for three touchdown passes.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
Down 21–17, Jack Jackson had a 100-yard kickoff return to put the Gators up 24–21.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, LSU
In Baton Rouge, Florida scored 58 unanswered to beat the LSU Tigers 58–3. Wuerffel completed 14 passes for 221 yards and four touchdowns.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, LSU
It was the largest margin of victory over a road opponent under Spurrier and the worst loss in LSU football history.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, at Auburn
Coach Terry Bowden's undefeated Auburn Tigers upset the Gators 38–35. On a cold, drizzling, dreary day in Auburn, the fourth-ranked Gators amassed 560 yards of total offense, including 386 yards passing by quarterback Danny Wuerffel and 196 yards rushing by tailback Errict Rhett.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, at Auburn
But the Gators' offensive fireworks were not enough for the win, as Auburn's defense sacked Wuerffel four times and made two key interceptions. The two teams were tied at 35 with 1:21 left in the game, when Tigers placekicker Scott Etheridge booted a 41-yard field to beat the Gators, 38–35. Auburn dropped the Gators to their lowest ranking (10th) of the season.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Georgia
Florida beat rival Georgia 33–26. In constant rain, the usually prolific passing game of coach Steve Spurrier's Gators was stymied. Instead, the Gators relied on tailback Errict Rhett to amass 183 yards and two touchdowns to build a 33–26 fourth-quarter lead.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Georgia
Led by quarterback Eric Zeier, the Georgia Bulldogs mounted a drive into Florida territory in the final minute and a half. Zeier completed what appeared to be the game-tying touchdown to Jerry Jerman with five seconds remaining in the game.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Georgia
However, Gators cornerback Anthone Lott had called a timeout just before the ball was snapped, forcing the Bulldogs to play the down again. Lott was called for pass interference on the ensuing play, giving Georgia one last untimed chance to score. Zeier's final pass fell incomplete, and the Gators won a hard-fought, but controversial 33–26 victory.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Southwestern Louisiana
Florida piled up a 61–14 score on the Ragin' Cajuns. Terry Dean burned the Cajun defense for 6 touchdown passes, "one of the most productive halves by a quarterback in UF history."


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, South Carolina
In Columbia, the Gators beat the South Carolina Gamecocks 37–26. The Gamecocks jumped out to a 17–0 lead, but the Gators cut the lead to 23–20 by halftime.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, South Carolina
Down 26–23, Jack Jackson avoided a safety and ran free for 76 yards. After a roughing the passer penalty, Errict Rhett scored and the Gators never relinquished the lead.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
Florida clinched another SEC east title, shutting out the Vanderbilt Commodores 52–0. The offense sputtered despite the score, but Ron Zook's defense provided the shutout.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Florida State
Florida also lost to the national champion and rival Florida State Seminoles 33–21. The Florida offense was stymied early, and Dean subbed for Wuerffel by the second half. The Gators never led, although they had cut the score to 27–21 late.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, Florida State
With just under six minutes left and the crowd roaring, the Seminoles faced third down at its 21-yard-line. Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Charlie Ward hit freshman running back Warrick Dunn on a drag route, who turned up the sideline for a 79-yard touchdown and a 33–21 FSU win.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Postseason, SEC Championship Game: Alabama
The Gators finished the regular season with a conference record of 7–1, and in first place among the six teams of the SEC Eastern Division, thus earning a berth in the second SEC Championship Game in Birmingham, Alabama. The Gators were paired against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the championship game—a rematch of the 1992 SEC Championship Game.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Postseason, SEC Championship Game: Alabama
The Gators defeated the Crimson Tide 28–13, winning their first SEC Championship Game and their second SEC football championship in three seasons.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Postseason, Sugar Bowl: West Virginia
The Gators then defeated third-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers 41–7 in the Sugar Bowl, finishing fifth in the AP Poll. After a quick touchdown from Jake Kelchner to Jay Kearney to put West Virginia up 7–0 early, the Gators came right back and answered with a touchdown by Errict Rhett to tie the score at 7.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Postseason, Sugar Bowl: West Virginia
It seemed the half would end that way, but just before halftime, Gator defensive back Lawrence Wright picked off an errant pass from West Virginia QB Darren Studstill right on the midfield logo. He first made his way to his right side, but when he ran out of blocking help just inside the WVU 40, he turned around and backtracked, circling back to the 45 before finding some running room, and he sprinted into the end zone from there to cap a 51-yard interception return touchdown. That put Florida up 14–7, and crushed the Mountaineers' competitive spirit, as Florida's defense proceeded to force a quick three and out, which gave Terry Dean time to connect with Jack Jackson for a 39-yard touchdown to make it 21–7 at halftime.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Postseason, Sugar Bowl: West Virginia
From there, the Gators cruised in the second half. Errict Rhett ran in two more touchdowns and Judd Davis added two insurance field goals in the fourth quarter to make the final score a convincing 41–7.


1993 Florida Gators football team, Postseason
The 1993 team set a then-record for wins in a season. Halfback Errict Rhett, offensive tackle Reggie Green, and defensive tackle William Gaines were first-team All-SEC. Placekicker Judd Davis won the Lou Groza Award.


1993 Florida Marlins season
The 1993 Florida Marlins season was the inaugural year for the team, part of the 1993 Major League Baseball expansion. Their manager was Rene Lachemann. They played home games at Joe Robbie Stadium. They finished 33 games behind the NL Champion Philadelphia Phillies, with a record of 64-98, sixth in the National League East, ahead of only the New York Mets.


1993 Florida Marlins season, Offseason, Expansion draft
The 1992 MLB Expansion Draft was held on November 17, 1992. As opposed to previous expansion drafts such as the 1961 draft, players from both leagues were available to the expansion clubs. Each existing club could protect fifteen players on their roster from being drafted and only one player could be drafted from each team in the first round. Then for each additional round National League teams could protect an additional 3 players and American League teams could protect 4 more. All unprotected major and minor League players were eligible except those chosen in the amateur drafts of 1991 or 1992 and players who were 18 or younger when signed in 1990.


1993 Florida Marlins season, Offseason, 1992 MLB June amateur draft and minor league affiliates
The Marlins and Colorado Rockies, set to debut in 1993, were allowed to participate in all rounds of the June 1992 MLB first-year player draft. The Marlins selected 28th overall in the first round, with catcher Charles Johnson their top (and most successful) pick. Of the 50 amateur free agents selected, only one other, pitcher Andy Larkin, reached the major leagues. The Marlins affiliated with two minor league clubs during 1992 to develop drafted players.


1993 Florida Marlins season, Regular season
Due to the summer heat, the Marlins played in only 35 day games, the fewest in the majors.


1993 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1993 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1993 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1993 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1993 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1993 Florida State Seminoles football team
The 1993 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University and were the national champions of the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.


1993 Florida State Seminoles football team
The season gave the Seminoles their first national title as well as their first Heisman winner in quarterback Charlie Ward.


1993 Florida State Seminoles football team, Season
FSU beat its first five opponents by an average score of 46–3, during which linebacker Derrick Brooks outscored all five opponents combined. The Seminoles' first real contest didn't come until October 9, when the third ranked Miami Hurricanes came to Tallahassee with a 31-game regular season win streak. That game was sealed when FSU safety Devin Bush picked off a Frank Costa pass and ran it back 40 yards for a Florida State touchdown, making the score 28–10 with 4:59 to play.


1993 Florida State Seminoles football team, Season
On November 13, 1993, Florida State played Notre Dame in a matchup of unbeaten teams. FSU was ranked #1 and Notre Dame was ranked #2. In a matchup hailed as the "Game of the Century", the Seminoles bid for a perfect season fell short as Notre Dame prevailed, 31–24. The Irish had leads of 24–7 and 31–17 before the Seminoles scored late (on a pass tipped in the end zone) to cut the final margin to seven points. After that game, Notre Dame was voted #1 and FSU was voted #2.


1993 Florida State Seminoles football team, Season
However, #1 Notre Dame lost at home the following week to #17 Boston College 41–39 on a 41-yard field goal as time expired. The voters returned the Seminoles to the #1 spot, and they were matched against Nebraska (now #2) in the Orange Bowl. Florida State rallied late to eke out an 18–16 win, as Nebraska missed a potential game-winning 45-yard field goal on the game's final play. After the bowl games, 12–1 Florida State was voted #1 and 11–1 Notre Dame was voted #2 in both polls.


1993 Florida State Seminoles football team, 1993 team players in the NFL
The following would play in the NFL in later years.


1993 Florida State vs. Notre Dame football game
The 1993 Florida State vs. Notre Dame Game was a regular season college football game between the unbeaten Florida State Seminoles (ranked #1 in the nation), and the unbeaten Notre Dame Fighting Irish (ranked #2 in the nation). The game took place at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. The game is one of the 20th-century college football games to be coined a "Game of the Century."


1993 Florida State vs. Notre Dame football game, The build up
Florida State entered the game as the #1 team in the country, led by quarterback Charlie Ward who would go on to win the Heisman Trophy that season. Notre Dame came into the game ranked #2 in the country. Though Notre Dame was home they entered the game as the underdog to a powerful Bobby Bowden-led Florida State Squad. Notre Dame was led by head coach Lou Holtz. This was the fourth time that Notre Dame had taken part in a Game of the Century. Notre Dame's 1935 showdown with Ohio State was their first appearance in one of these historic games. Their 1946 match up against the Army Black Knights was the second instance and their 1966 match up against the Michigan State Spartans was the third.


1993 Florida State vs. Notre Dame football game, Television coverage
NBC had exclusive rights to all Fighting Irish home games, and marketed the game as a "Game of the Century." The media coverage leading up to the game was so intense that ESPN decided to broadcast College Gameday on-location at The Edmund P. Joyce Athletic & Convocation Center for the first time in its history. ESPN also showed footage in the week leading up to the game of FSU players touring the Notre Dame campus wearing green hats with shamrocks and gold-embroidered FSU initials on the front.


1993 Florida State vs. Notre Dame football game, The game
Notre Dame outplayed Florida State the entire game to the tune of a 31–17 lead in the fourth quarter. The offense had hung its shoulders around their junior back Lee Becton who had yet another 100+ yard afternoon. With 1:39 left, Ward drove Florida State down the field and hit Kez McCorvey on 4th-and-20 for a touchdown. The pass bounced off of Notre Dame safety Brian McGee and into McCorvey's hands. Notre Dame then went three-and-out on their next possession, giving Florida State one last shot. In just three plays, Ward led Florida State to the Notre Dame 14 with three seconds to play. On the last play of the game, Ward rolled out and had his final pass attempt batted down by Notre Dame cornerback Shawn Wooden, giving the Irish a 31–24 victory.