1987–88 UEFA Cup
| Dates | 15 September 1987 – 18 May 1988 |
|---|---|
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Bayer Leverkusen (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Espanyol |
The 1987–88 UEFA Cup was won by Bayer Leverkusen on penalty kicks over Espanyol.
It was the third season of English clubs being barred from this and indeed all European competitions as the sequel of the Heysel disaster of May 1985. The English clubs who missed out on this season of the UEFA Cup were Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Norwich City.
First round
First leg
16 September 1987 |
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3–2 |  Chaves |
|---|---|---|
Ciurea  63' (pen.)Vancea 65'N.Ghiță 85' |
Gilberto 19' Vermelhinho 52' |
Second leg
Internazionale won 3–1 on aggregate.
30 September 1987 |
Verona  |
3–1 |  Pogoń Szczecin |
|---|---|---|
| Elkjær Larsen 32', 40' Di Gennaro 43' (pen.) |
Hawrylewicz 81' |
Verona won 4–2 on aggregate.
Milan won 3–1 on aggregate.
The game was played in Lecce because of the ban on the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
Juventus won 7–0 on aggregate.
30 September 1987 |
Botev Plovdiv  |
2–2 |  Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Atanas Pashev 56' (pen.) Georgi Georgiev 67' |
Djurovic 11' Binić 82' |
Red Star Belgrade won 5–2 on aggregate.
Victoria won 4–0 on aggregate.
Chaves 4–4 Universitatea on aggregate. Chaves won on away goals rule.
30 September 1987 |
AIK  |
0–2 |  TJ Vítkovice |
|---|---|---|
| Dostál 62' Houška 76' |
Referee: James Duncan ([Scottish Football Association |
Vítkovice won 3–1 on aggregate.
Sportul won 3–1 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan |
0–2 | Espanyol |
0–2 (Report) | 0–0 (Report) |
Aberdeen F.C.  |
2–2(a) |  Feyenoord Rotterdam |
2–1 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) |
| Borussia Dortmund |
3–2 | Velez |
2–0 (Report) | 1–2 (Report) |
Brøndby IF  |
3–3(p) |  Sportul Studenţesc |
3–0 (Report) | 0–3 (Report) |
| Desportivo de Chaves |
2–5 |  Budapest Honved FC |
1–2 (Report) | 1–3 (Report) |
| Dundee United |
2–3 | TJ Vitkovice |
1–2 (Report) | 1–1 (Report) |
| Utrecht |
2–3 | Verona |
1–1 (Report) | 1–2 (Report) |
| FC Barcelona |
2–0 |  FC Dynamo Moscow |
2–0 (Report) | 0–0 (Report) |
Wismut Aue  |
1–2 |  KS Flamurtari |
1–0 (Report) | 0–2 (Report) |
| FC Spartak Moscow |
6–7 | Werder Bremen |
4–1 (Report) | 2–6(aet) (Report) |
| Internazionale |
2–1 |  TPS |
0–1 (Report) | 2–0 (Report) |
Panathinaikos  |
(a)3–3 | Juventus |
1–0 (Report) | 2–3 (Report) |
| Red Star Belgrade |
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3–1 (Report) | 0–4 (Report) |
Toulouse FC  |
1–2 | Bayer Leverkusen |
1–1 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) |
| Victoria Bucureşti |
1–2 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi |
1–2 (Report) | 0–0 (Report) |
| Vitoria SC |
(p)1-1 | K.S.K. Beveren |
1–0 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) |
First leg
The game was played in Lecce because of the ban on the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
21 October 1987 |
| Brøndby IF |
3–0 | Sportul Studențesc |
|---|---|---|
| L.Olsen 16' Pet Steffensen 30' (pen.)Christensen 86' |
Second leg
Espanyol won 2–0 on aggregate.
Vítkovice won 3–2 on aggregate.
Verona won 3–2 on aggregate.
Internazionale won 2–1 on aggregate.
4 November 1987 |
| Juventus |
3–2 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Cabrini 49', 71' (pen.) Alessio 59' |
Saravakos 47' Dimopoulos 53' |
Juventus 3–3 Panathinaikos on aggregate. Panathinaikos won on away goals rule.
4 November 1987 |
| Sportul Studențesc |
3–0 | Brøndby IF |
|---|---|---|
| Munteanu II 7' Bozeșan 78'Pană 89' |
||
| Penalties | ||
Iorgulescu  Țicleanu Bozeșan |
3-0 |  Christensen L.Olsen Nielsen |
An aggregate score of 3-3, Sportul won 3-0 on penalties
Dinamo won 2–1 on aggregate.
Third round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borussia Dortmund |
3–5 | Club Brugge |
3–0 (Report) | 0–5(aet) (Report) |
| Budapest Honved FC |
6–7 | Panathinaikos |
5–2 (Report) | 1–5 (Report) |
| FC Barcelona |
4–2 | KS Flamurtari |
4–1 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam |
2–3 | Bayer Leverkusen |
2–2 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) |
| Verona |
4–1 | Sportul Studenţesc |
3–1 (Report) | 1–0 (Report) |
| Internazionale |
1–2 | Espanyol |
1–1 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) |
| Vitoria SC |
2–2(p) | TJ Vitkovice |
2–0 (Report) | 0–2 (Report) |
| Werder Bremen |
3–2 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi |
2–1 (Report) | 1–1 (Report) |
First leg
25 November 1987 |
| Verona |
3–1 | Sportul Studenţesc |
|---|---|---|
| Fontolan 25' Pacione 28'Elkjær Larsen 82' (pen.) |
Coraş 62' |
Second leg
Verona won 4–1 on aggregate.
Espanyol won 2–1 on aggregate.
9 December 1987 |
| TJ Vítkovice |
2–0 | Vitoria SC |
|---|---|---|
| Kovačík 32' Grussmann 87' |
Referee: Gerassimos Germanakos (Greece) |
Vitkovice 2–2 Vitoria on aggregate. Vitkovice won 5–4 on penalties.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer Leverkusen |
1–0 | FC Barcelona |
0–0 (Report) | 1–0 (Report) |
| Verona |
1–2 | Werder Bremen |
0–1 (Report) | 1–1 (Report) |
| Panathinaikos |
2–3 | Club Brugge |
2–2 (Report) | 0–1 (Report) |
| Espanyol |
2–0 | TJ Vitkovice |
2–0 (Report) | 0–0 (Report) |
First leg
Second leg
Bayer Leverkusen won 1–0 on aggregate.
Werder Bremen won 2–1 on aggregate.
Espanyol won 2–0 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer Leverkusen |
1–0 | Werder Bremen |
1–0 (Report) | 0–0 (Report) |
| Club Brugge |
2–3 | Espanyol |
2–0 (Report) | 0–3(aet) (Report) |
Final
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espanyol |
3–3 (2–3p) | Bayer Leverkusen |
3–0 (Report) | 0–3 (Report) |
External links
- 1987–88 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
- Official Site
- Results at RSSSF.com
- All scorers 1987–88 UEFA Cup according to protocols UEFA
- 1987/88 UEFA Cup - results and line-ups (archive)