The 1987–88 European Cup was the 33rd season of the European Cup club football tournament. The competition was won for the first time by PSV Eindhoven, who defeated two-time winners Benfica in the final at Neckarstadion in Stuttgart. PSV became the first Dutch team to win the title in 15 years. They also set a record by winning only three matches on their route to the Cup, including no wins from the quarter-final onwards.
 The Neckarstadion in Stuttgart hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 September 1987 – 25 May 1988 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  PSV Eindhoven (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Benfica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 143 (2.34 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,719,208 (28,184 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Rui Águas (Benfica) Gheorghe Hagi (Steaua București) Rabah Madjer (Porto) Ally McCoist (Rangers) Míchel (Real Madrid) Petar Novák (Sparta Prague) René van der Gijp (Neuchâtel Xamax) 4 goals each |
Porto, the defending champions, were eliminated by Real Madrid in the second round.
English clubs were still banned, following the Heysel Stadium disaster of 1985, so Everton were denied a place in the competition for the second time in three years.
Teams
| Partizani (1st) | Rapid Wien (1st) | Anderlecht (1st) | CSKA Sredets (1st) |
| Omonia (1st) | Sparta Prague (1st) | AGF Aarhus (1st) | Kuusysi (1st) |
| Bordeaux (1st) | BFC Dynamo (1st) | Bayern Munich (1st) | Olympiacos (1st) |
| MTK (1st) | Fram (1st) | Shamrock Rovers (1st) | Napoli (1st) |
| Jeunesse Esch (1st) | Ħamrun Spartans (1st) | PSV Eindhoven (1st) | Linfield (1st) |
| Lillestrøm (1st) | Górnik Zabrze (1st) | Benfica (1st) | Porto (2nd)TH |
| Steaua București (1st) | Rangers (1st) | Real Madrid (1st) | Malmö FF (1st) |
| Neuchâtel Xamax (1st) | Galatasaray (1st) | Dynamo Kyiv (1st) | Vardar (5th) |
Bracket
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 6–2 | Kuusysi | 5–0 | 1–2 |
| Bayern Munich | 5–0 | CSKA Sredets | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Real Madrid | 3–1 | Napoli | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Porto | 6–0 | Vardar | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Lillestrøm | 5–3 | Linfield | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Bordeaux | 4–0 | BFC Dynamo | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Rapid Wien | 7–0 | Ħamrun Spartans | 6–0 | 1–0 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 3–2 | Galatasaray | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Steaua București | 4–2 | MTK | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 0–1 | Omonia | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1–2 | Rangers | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Olympiacos | 2–3 | Górnik Zabrze | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| AGF Aarhus | 4–2 | Jeunesse Esch | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Benfica | 4–0 | Partizani | 4–0 | (w/o)1 |
| Fram | 0–10 | Sparta Prague | 0–2 | 0–8 |
| Malmö FF | 1–2 | Anderlecht | 0–1 | 1–1 |
1 Partizani Tirana were disqualified due to the behaviour of their players and officials, including having four players sent off in their first leg.
First leg
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 5–0 | Kuusysi |
|---|---|---|
| Van der Gijp 9', 20', 75' Hermann 31' Sutter 50' | Report |
| Bayern Munich | 4–0 | CFKA Sredets |
|---|---|---|
| Wegmann 32', 64' Dorfner 37' Brehme 56' | Report |
| Lillestrøm | 1–1 | Linfield |
|---|---|---|
| Olsen 45' | Report | Baxter 74' |
| Bordeaux | 2–0 | BFC Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
| Bijotat 47' Ferreri 57' | Report |
| Rapid Wien | 6–0 | Ħamrun Spartans |
|---|---|---|
| Kranjčar 9' (pen.), 43' Stojadinović 29', 81', 88' Willfurth 78' | Report |
| PSV Eindhoven | 3–0 | Galatasaray |
|---|---|---|
| Gillhaus 56' Koeman 75' Koot 89' | Report |
| Shamrock Rovers | 0–1 | Omonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Theofanous 10' |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1–0 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Mykhaylychenko 74' (pen.) | Report |
| Olympiacos | 1–1 | Górnik Zabrze |
|---|---|---|
| Alexiou 19' | Report | Klemenz 27' |
| AGF Aarhus | 4–1 | Jeunesse Esch |
|---|---|---|
| Beck Andersen 1' Lundkvist 8', 19' Bartram 43' (pen.) | Report | Scholten 73' |
| Fram | 0–2 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Skuhravý 78' Novák 86' |
| Malmö FF | 0–1 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vervoort 37' |
Second leg
| Kuusysi | 2–1 | Neuchâtel Xamax |
|---|---|---|
| Lius 7' Kousa 28' | Report | Van der Gijp 9' |
Neuchâtel Xamax won 6–2 on aggregate.
| CFKA Sredets | 0–1 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kögl 70' |
Bayern Munich won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Napoli | 1–1 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Francini 9' | Report | Butragueño 44' |
Real Madrid won 3–1 on aggregate.
Porto won 6–0 on aggregate.
Lillestrøm won 5–3 on aggregate.
| BFC Dynamo | 0–2 | Bordeaux |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zlatko Vujović 58' Ferreri 87' |
Bordeaux won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Ħamrun Spartans | 0–1 | Rapid Wien |
|---|---|---|
| Report | H. Weber 70' |
Rapid Wien won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Galatasaray | 2–0 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Çolak 5' Nielsen 42' (o.g.) | Report |
PSV Eindhoven won 3–2 on aggregate.
| MTK | 2–0 | Steaua București |
|---|---|---|
| Híres 18' Szeibert 43' | Report |
Steaua București won 4–2 on aggregate.
Omonia won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Rangers | 2–0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Falco 24' McCoist 50' | Report |
Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Górnik Zabrze | 2–1 | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
| Cyroń 24' Iwan 42' | Report | Kostikos 65' (pen.) |
Górnik Zabrze won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Jeunesse Esch | 1–0 | AGF Aarhus |
|---|---|---|
| Theis 67' | Report |
AGF Aarhus won 4–2 on aggregate.
Partizani were disqualified due to the behaviour of their players and officials, having four players sent off in their first leg. Benfica qualified on a walkover.
Sparta Prague won 10–0 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 1–1 | Malmö FF |
|---|---|---|
| Vervoort 29' | Report | Engqvist 62' |
Anderlecht won 2–1 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 2–3 | Bayern Munich | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Real Madrid | 4–2 | Porto | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Lillestrøm | 0–1 | Bordeaux | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Rapid Wien | 1–4 | PSV Eindhoven | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Steaua București | 5–1 | Omonia | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Rangers | 4–2 | Górnik Zabrze | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| AGF Aarhus | 0–1 | Benfica | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Sparta Prague | 1–3 | Anderlecht | 1–2 | 0–1 |
First leg
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 2–1 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Lüthi 28' Sutter 51' | Report | Matthäus 47' |
| Lillestrøm | 0–0 | Bordeaux |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Rapid Wien | 1–2 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Kranjčar 47' (pen.) | Report | Van Aerle 7' Gillhaus 77' |
| Steaua București | 3–1 | Omonia |
|---|---|---|
| Hagi 14' (pen.), 68' Iovan 43' | Report | Xiourouppas 38' |
| AGF Aarhus | 0–0 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Sparta Prague | 1–2 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Hašek 9' | Report | Vervoort 27' Frimann 50' |
Second leg
| Bayern Munich | 2–0 | Neuchâtel Xamax |
|---|---|---|
| Pflügler 88' Wegmann 90' | Report |
Bayern Munich won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Porto | 1–2 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Sousa 23' | Report | Míchel 54', 69' |
Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Bordeaux | 1–0 | Lillestrøm |
|---|---|---|
| Ferreri 41' | Report |
Bordeaux won 1–0 on aggregate.
| PSV Eindhoven | 2–0 | Rapid Wien |
|---|---|---|
| Lerby 15' Gillhaus 84' | Report |
PSV Eindhoven won 4–1 on aggregate.
Steaua București won 5–1 on aggregate.
Rangers won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Benfica | 1–0 | AGF Aarhus |
|---|---|---|
| Nunes 38' | Report |
Benfica won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 1–0 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Nilis 14' | Report |
Anderlecht won 3–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 3–4 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| Bordeaux | 1–1 (a) | PSV Eindhoven | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Steaua București | 3–2 | Rangers | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Benfica | 2–1 | Anderlecht | 2–0 | 0–1 |
First leg
| Bayern Munich | 3–2 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Pflügler 39' Eder 45' Wohlfarth 47' | Report | Butragueño 85' Sánchez 90' |
| Bordeaux | 1–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Touré 21' | Report | Kieft 40' |
| Steaua București | 2–0 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Pițurcă 2' Iovan 67' | Report |
| Benfica | 2–0 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Magnusson 16' Chiquinho 19' | Report |
Second leg
| Real Madrid | 2–0 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Janković 26' Míchel 41' | Report |
Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; PSV Eindhoven won on away goals.
Steaua București won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 1–0 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Guðjohnsen 63' | Report |
Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 1–1 (a) | PSV Eindhoven | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Steaua București | 0–2 | Benfica | 0–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
| Real Madrid | 1–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Sánchez 6' (pen.) | Report | Linskens 19' |
Second leg
1–1 on aggregate; PSV Eindhoven won on away goals.
| Benfica | 2–0 | Steaua București |
|---|---|---|
| Águas 22', 33' | Report |
Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1987–88 European Cup are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petar Novák | Sparta Prague | 4 | 185 |
| René van der Gijp | Neuchâtel Xamax | 4 | 270 | |
| Rabah Madjer | Porto | 4 | 349 | |
| Ally McCoist | Rangers | 4 | 435 | |
| Rui Águas | Benfica | 4 | 597 | |
| Gheorghe Hagi | Steaua București | 4 | 675 | |
| Míchel | Real Madrid | 4 | 720 | |
| 8 | Jürgen Wegmann | Bayern Munich | 3 | 179 |
| Jean-Marc Ferreri | Bordeaux | 3 | 345 | |
| Ivan Hašek | Sparta Prague | 3 | 360 | |
| Zlatko Kranjčar | Rapid Wien | 3 | 360 | |
| António Sousa | Porto | 3 | 360 | |
| Zoran Stojadinović | Rapid Wien | 3 | 360 | |
| Hugo Sánchez | Real Madrid | 3 | 450 | |
| Patrick Vervoort | Anderlecht | 3 | 495 | |
| Marius Lăcătuș | Steaua București | 3 | 578 | |
| Hans Gillhaus | PSV Eindhoven | 3 | 647 |
Notes
References
External links
- 1987–88 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- All scorers 1987–88 European Cup according to protocols UEFA