| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 August 1987 – 11 May 1988 |
| Teams | 32 (first round) 33 (qualifying) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mechelen (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Ajax |
| 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 |
| ← 1986–87 1988–89 → | |
The 1987–88 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup finished with a shock victory by Mechelen in the final against defending champions Ajax. This led to their 1988 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 the 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup. Financial problems have been keeping this last Belgian holder of any European cup away from a position to be as successful again.
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AEL Limassol 
|
1–6 |  Dunajská Streda
|
0–1 | 1–5 |
First leg
| AEL Limassol | 0–1 | Dunajská Streda |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Majoros  66' |
Second leg
| Dunajská Streda | 5–1 | AEL Limassol |
|---|---|---|
| Mičinec 6', 39' J. Medgyes 20'Pavlík 27'Majoros 85' (pen.) |
Report | Aristotelous 69' |
Dunajská Streda won 6–1 on aggregate.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechelen
|
3–0 |  Dinamo București
|
1–0 | 2–0 |
St Mirren 
|
1–0 |  Tromsø
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
Real Sociedad 
|
2–0 |  Śląsk Wrocław
|
0–0 | 2–0 |
Dinamo Minsk 
|
4–1 |  Gençlerbirliği
|
2–0 | 2–1 |
Vitosha Sofia 
|
2–3 |  OFI
|
1–0 | 1–3 |
Merthyr Tydfil 
|
2–3 |  Atalanta
|
2–1 | 0–2 |
ÍA 
|
0–1 |  Kalmar FF
|
0–0 | 0–1 (aet) |
Sporting CP 
|
6–4 |  Swarovski Tirol
|
4–0 | 2–4 |
Vllaznia 
|
6–0 |  Sliema Wanderers
|
2–0 | 4–0 |
RoPS 
|
1–1 (a) |  Glentoran
|
0–0 | 1–1 |
Lokomotive Leipzig 
|
0–1 |  Marseille
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
AaB 
|
1–1 (2–4 p) |  Hajduk Split
|
1–0 | 0–1 (aet) |
Újpesti Dózsa 
|
2–3 | Den Haag
|
1–0 | 1–3 |
| Dunajská Streda
|
3–4 |  Young Boys
|
2–1 | 1–3 |
Avenir Beggen 
|
0–8 |  Hamburg
|
0–5 | 0–3 |
| Ajax
|
6–0 |  Dundalk
|
4–0 | 2–0 |
First leg
| Vllaznia | 2–0 | Sliema Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Bushati 53' Jera 68' |
Report |
| ÍA | 0–0 | Kalmar FF |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Sporting CP | 4–0 | Swarovski Tirol |
|---|---|---|
| Sealy 7', 41' Cascavel 24' (pen.), 83' |
Report |
| Avenir Beggen | 0–5 | Hamburg |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Labbadia 9', 70' Laubinger 44'Okoński 58'Dittmer 83' |
| Mechelen | 1–0 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| den Boer 50' |
Report |
| St Mirren | 1–0 | Tromsø |
|---|---|---|
| McDowall 3' |
Report |
| Real Sociedad | 0–0 | Śląsk Wrocław |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Dinamo Minsk | 2–0 | Gençlerbirliği |
|---|---|---|
| Zygmantovich 83' Gotsmanov 88' |
Report |
| Vitosha Sofia | 1–0 | OFI |
|---|---|---|
| Sirakov 87' (pen.) |
Report |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 2–1 | Atalanta |
|---|---|---|
| Rogers 34' Ceri Williams 82' |
Report | Progna 41' |
| RoPS | 0–0 | Glentoran |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Lokomotive Leipzig | 0–0 | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| AaB | 1–0 | Hajduk Split |
|---|---|---|
| Boye 63' |
Report |
| Újpesti Dózsa | 1–0 | Den Haag |
|---|---|---|
| Herédi 31' (pen.) |
Report |
| Dunajská Streda | 2–1 | Young Boys |
|---|---|---|
| Mičinec 9' Kašpar 37' |
Report | Zuffi 22' |
| Ajax | 4–0 | Dundalk |
|---|---|---|
| Rijkaard 65' Blind 73'Winter 81'Stapleton 85' |
Report |
Second leg
| Glentoran | 1–1 | RoPS |
|---|---|---|
| Caskey 65' |
Report | Kallio 63' |
1–1 on aggregate. RoPS won on away goals
| Sliema Wanderers | 0–4 | Vllaznia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pashaj 15' Vukatana 59'Rragami 70' (pen.)Fakja 83' |
Vllaznia won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Dinamo București | 0–2 | Mechelen |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hofkens 39' den Boer 71' |
Mechelen won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Tromsø | 0–0 | St Mirren |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
St Mirren won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Śląsk Wrocław | 0–2 | Real Sociedad |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Loren 76' Begiristain 82' |
Real Sociedad won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Gençlerbirliği | 1–2 | Dinamo Minsk |
|---|---|---|
| Tuncay 29' |
Report | Derkach 69' Kondratiev 84' |
Dinamo Minsk won 4–1 on aggregate.
| OFI Crete | 3–1 | Vitosha Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Tsimbos 26' Marinakis 48'Charalambidis 68' |
Report | Kurdov 71' |
OFI Crete won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Atalanta | 2–0 | Merthyr Tydfil |
|---|---|---|
| Garlini 16' Cantarutti 21' |
Report |
Atalanta won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Kalmar FF | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | ÍA |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandersson 102' |
Report |
Kalmar FF won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Swarovski Tirol | 4–2 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Marko 16' Roscher 53'Pezzey 69'Linzmaier 85' |
Report | Sealy 57' Cascavel 67' |
Sporting CP won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Marseille | 1–0 | Lokomotive Leipzig |
|---|---|---|
| Allofs 8' |
Report |
Marseille won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | AaB |
|---|---|---|
| Asanović 43' (pen.) |
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
Bursać  Dražić Miljuš Asanović |
4–2 | Simonsen Dissing Boye Henrik P. Hansen |
1–1 on aggregate. Hajduk Split won 4–2 on penalties.
| Den Haag | 3–1 | Újpesti Dózsa |
|---|---|---|
| Boere 22', 24' Varga 82' (o.g.) |
Report | Rostás 89' |
Den Haag won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Young Boys | 3–1 | Dunajská Streda |
|---|---|---|
| Zuffi 63' Weber 67'Maissen 88' |
Report | Majoros 78' |
Young Boys won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Hamburg | 3–0 | Avenir Beggen |
|---|---|---|
| Kroth 9' Kaltz 72'Labbadia 82' |
Report |
Hamburg won 8–0 on aggregate.
| Dundalk | 0–2 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Newe 71' (o.g.) Meijer 87' |
Ajax won 6–0 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechelen
|
2–0 | St Mirren
|
0–0 | 2–0 |
| Real Sociedad
|
1–1 (a) | Dinamo Minsk
|
1–1 | 0–0 |
| OFI
|
1–2 | Atalanta
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Kalmar FF
|
1–5 | Sporting CP
|
1–0 | 0–5 |
| Vllaznia
|
0–2 | RoPS
|
0–1 | 0–1 |
| Marseille
|
7–0 | Hajduk Split
|
4–0 | 3–0 |
| Den Haag
|
2–2 (a) | Young Boys
|
2–1 | 0–1 |
| Hamburg
|
0–3 | Ajax
|
0–1 | 0–2 |
- Notes
- Note 1: With Hajduk Split winning 2–0, the match was interrupted for 15 minutes due to tear gas being thrown onto the stands The match was voided and awarded 3–0 to Marseille due to the crowd trouble.
First leg
| Mechelen | 0–0 | St Mirren |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Real Sociedad | 1–1 | Dinamo Minsk |
|---|---|---|
| Gajate 87' |
Report | Kondratiev 5' |
| OFI | 1–0 | Atalanta |
|---|---|---|
| Persias 17' |
Report |
| Kalmar FF | 1–0 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| T. Arvidsson 88' |
Report |
| Vllaznia | 0–1 | RoPS |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Polack 27' |
| Den Haag | 2–1 | Young Boys |
|---|---|---|
| de Roode 3' Boere 71' |
Report | Zuffi 62' |
| Hamburg | 0–1 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Meijer 52' |
| Marseille | 4–0 | Hajduk Split |
|---|---|---|
| Papin 30' Diallo 48'Allofs 69'Giresse 89' |
Report |
Second leg
| St Mirren | 0–2 | Mechelen |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ohana 34', 50' |
Mechelen won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Sporting CP | 5–0 | Kalmar FF |
|---|---|---|
| Cascavel 34' (pen.), 53', 57' Sealy 62'Duílio 73' |
Report |
Sporting CP won 5–1 on aggregate.
| RoPS | 1–0 | Vllaznia |
|---|---|---|
| Polack 47' |
Report |
RoPS won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Young Boys | 1–0 | Den Haag |
|---|---|---|
| Fimian 66' |
Report |
2–2 on aggregate. Young Boys won on away goals.
| Ajax | 2–0 | Hamburg |
|---|---|---|
| Mühren 13' Meijer 83' |
Report |
Ajax won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Minsk | 0–0 | Real Sociedad |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
1–1 on aggregate. Dinamo Minsk won on away goals.
| Atalanta | 2–0 | OFI |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolini 22' Garlini 73' |
Report |
Atalanta won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split | 0–3 Awarded | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Asanović 19' (pen.) Bursać 83' |
Report |
The match was interrupted in the 10th minute with the score 0–0 due to tear gas being thrown in the stands by Hajduk fans. The resulting commotion was accompanied with the same fans throwing flares onto the pitch followed by a pitch 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.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechelen
|
2–1 | Dinamo Minsk
|
1–0 | 1–1 |
| Atalanta
|
3–1 | Sporting CP
|
2–0 | 1–1 |
| RoPS
|
0–4 | Marseille
|
0–1 | 0–3 |
| Young Boys
|
0–2 | Ajax
|
0–1 | 0–1 |
First leg
| Mechelen | 1–0 | Dinamo Minsk |
|---|---|---|
| De Wilde 86' |
Report |
| Atalanta | 2–0 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolini 44' (pen.) Cantarutti 79' |
Report |
| RoPS | 0–1 | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Papin 26' |
| Young Boys | 0–1 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bosman 44' |
Second leg
| Dinamo Minsk | 1–1 | Mechelen |
|---|---|---|
| Kisten 59' |
Report | Ohana 29' |
Mechelen won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Sporting CP | 1–1 | Atalanta |
|---|---|---|
| Houtman 66' |
Report | Cantarutti 82' |
Atalanta won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Marseille | 3–0 | RoPS |
|---|---|---|
| Genghini 18' Allofs 22'Papin 76' (pen.) |
Report |
Marseille won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Ajax | 1–0 | Young Boys |
|---|---|---|
| Larsson 39' |
Report |
Ajax won 2–0 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechelen
|
4–2 | Atalanta
|
2–1 | 2–1 |
| Marseille
|
2–4 | Ajax
|
0–3 | 2–1 |
First leg
| Mechelen | 2–1 | Atalanta |
|---|---|---|
| Ohana 7' den Boer 83' |
Report | Strömberg 8' |
| Marseille | 0–3 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rob Witschge 12', 42' Bergkamp 89' |
Second leg
| Atalanta | 1–2 | Mechelen |
|---|---|---|
| Garlini 39' (pen.) |
Report | Rutjes 57' Emmers 80' |
Mechelen won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Ajax | 1–2 | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Larsson 23' |
Report | Papin 67' Allofs 90' |
Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 1988 European Cup Winners' Cup final| Mechelen | 1–0 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| den Boer 53' |
Report |
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1987–88 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paulinho Cascavel
|
Sporting CP
|
6 |
| 2 | Klaus Allofs
|
Olympique Marseille
|
4 |
| Piet den Boer
|
KV Mechelen
|
4 | |
 Eli Ohana
|
KV Mechelen
|
4 | |
| Jean-Pierre Papin
|
Olympique Marseille
|
4 | |
 Tony Sealy
|
Sporting CP
|
4 | |
| 7 | Remco Boere
|
Den Haag
|
3 |
| Aldo Cantarutti
|
Atalanta
|
3 | |
| Oliviero Garlini
|
Atalanta
|
3 | |
| Bruno Labbadia
|
Hamburg
|
3 | |
| Juraj Majoroš
|
Dunajská Streda
|
3 | |
| Henny Meijer
|
Ajax
|
3 | |
| Dario Zuffi
|
Young Boys
|
3 |
External links
- 1987-88 competition at UEFA website
- Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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