1987–88 European Cup

1987–88 European Cup

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)
Top scorer(s)	Rui Águas Gheorghe Hagi Rabah Madjer Ally McCoist Míchel Petar Novák René van der Gijp (4 goals each)
← 1986–87 1988–89 →

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.

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.

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[]

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This match was played behind closed doors due to a UEFA ban for Real Madrid resulting from the incidents during their previous season's semi-final match against Bayern Munich.

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Second leg[]

Neuchâtel Xamax won 6–2 on aggregate.

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Bayern Munich won 5–0 on aggregate.

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Real Madrid won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Porto won 6–0 on aggregate.

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Lillestrøm won 5–3 on aggregate.

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Bordeaux won 4–0 on aggregate.

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Rapid Wien won 7–0 on aggregate.

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PSV Eindhoven won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Steaua București won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Omonia won 1–0 on aggregate.

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Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Górnik Zabrze won 3–2 on aggregate.

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AGF Aarhus won 4–2 on aggregate.

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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.

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Sparta Prague won 10–0 on aggregate.

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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[]

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This match was played in Valencia due to a UEFA stadium ban resulting from the incidents in the match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich the previous season.

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Second leg[]

Bayern Munich won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Bordeaux won 1–0 on aggregate.

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PSV Eindhoven won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Steaua București won 5–1 on aggregate.

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Rangers won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Benfica won 1–0 on aggregate.

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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[]

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Second leg[]

Real Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.

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1–1 on aggregate. PSV Eindhoven won on away goals.

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Steaua București won 3–2 on aggregate.

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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[]

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Second leg[]

1–1 on aggregate. PSV Eindhoven won on away goals.

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Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final[]

Top scorers[]

The top scorers from the 1987–88 European Cup are as follows:^[1]

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

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