| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 August 1987 – 11 May 1988 |
| Teams | 32 (first round) 33 (qualifying) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 131 (2.08 per match) |
| Attendance | 957,273 (15,195 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Paulinho Cascavel (Sporting CP) 6 goals |
1988–89 → | |
The1987–88 season of theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup finished with a shock victory byMechelen in the final against defending championsAjax. This led to their1988 European Super Cup title in the club's first ever European campaign (1987–89). As the next season's Belgian league victor it defended its title in a semifinal of the1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup. Financial problems have been keeping this lastBelgian holder of any European cup away from a position to be as successful again.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEL Limassol | 1–6 | 0–1 | 1–5 |
| Dunajská Streda | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mičinec J. Medgyes Pavlík Majoros | Report | Aristotelous |
Dunajská Streda won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechelen | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| St Mirren | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Real Sociedad | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Dinamo Minsk | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Vitosha Sofia | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| ÍA | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 (aet) | |
| Sporting CP | 6–4 | 4–0 | 2–4 | |
| Vllaznia | 6–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| RoPS | 1–1 (a) | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Lokomotive Leipzig | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| AaB | 1–1 (2–4p) | 1–0 | 0–1 (aet) | |
| Újpesti Dózsa | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Dunajská Streda | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Avenir Beggen | 0–8 | 0–5 | 0–3 | |
| Ajax | 6–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Vllaznia | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushati Jera | Report |
| Sporting CP | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sealy Cascavel | Report |
| Vitosha Sofia | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sirakov | Report |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rogers Ceri Williams | Report | Progna |
| AaB | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Boye | Report |
| Újpesti Dózsa | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Herédi | Report |
| Dunajská Streda | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mičinec Kašpar | Report | Zuffi |
1–1 on aggregate. RoPS won on away goals
Vllaznia won 6–0 on aggregate.
Mechelen won 3–0 on aggregate.
St Mirren won 1–0 on aggregate.
Real Sociedad won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Gençlerbirliği | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuncay | Report | Derkach Kondratiev |
Dinamo Minsk won 4–1 on aggregate.
| OFI | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tsimbos Marinakis Charalambidis | Report | Kurdov |
OFI won 3–2 on aggregate.
Atalanta won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Kalmar FF | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandersson | Report |
Kalmar FF won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Swarovski Tirol | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Marko Roscher Pezzey Linzmaier | Report | Sealy Cascavel |
Sporting CP won 6–4 on aggregate.
Marseille won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Asanović | Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| Bursać Dražić Miljuš Asanović | 4–2 | |
1–1 on aggregate. Hajduk Split won 4–2 on penalties.
Den Haag won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Young Boys | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zuffi Weber Maissen | Report | Majoros |
Young Boys won 4–3 on aggregate.
Hamburg won 8–0 on aggregate.
Ajax won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechelen | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Real Sociedad | 1–1 (a) | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| OFI | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Kalmar FF | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–5 | |
| Vllaznia | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Marseille | 7–0 | 4–0 | 3–01 | |
| Den Haag | 2–2 (a) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Hamburg | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Mechelen won 2–0 on aggregate.
Sporting CP won 5–1 on aggregate.
RoPS won 2–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Young Boys won on away goals.
Ajax won 3–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Dinamo Minsk won on away goals.
Atalanta won 2–1 on aggregate.
The match was interrupted in the 10th minute with the score 0–0 due totear gas being thrown in the stands by Hajduk fans. The resulting commotion was accompanied with the same fans throwingflares onto the pitch followed by apitch invasion. The match was resumed some 15 minutes later and completed with Hajduk winning 2–0 on the night and Marseille advancing 4–2 on aggregate. At a disciplinary hearing several days later, UEFA voided the match due to the crowd trouble, awarding a 3–0 win to Marseille and banning Hajduk from European competition for two seasons.
Marseille won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechelen | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Atalanta | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| RoPS | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Young Boys | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Atalanta | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolini Cantarutti | Report |
| Young Boys | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bosman |
| Dinamo Minsk | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kisten | Report | Ohana |
Mechelen won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Sporting CP | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Houtman | Report | Cantarutti |
Atalanta won 3–1 on aggregate.
Marseille won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Ajax | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Larsson | Report |
Ajax won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechelen | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Marseille | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Marseille | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rob Witschge Bergkamp |
Mechelen won 4–2 on aggregate.
Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.
The top scorers from the 1987–88 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are as follows: