1987–88 UEFA Cup

Association team allocation

A total of 64 teams from 31 UEFA member associations participated in the 1987–88 UEFA Cup, all entering from the first round over six knock-out rounds. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:

• Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify.
• Associations 4–8 each have three teams qualify.
• Associations 9–21 each have two teams qualify.
• Associations 22–32 each have one team qualify.

Due to the ongoing ban on English clubs, their three berths were allocated to associations 9–11, each gaining a third berth.

Association ranking

For the 1987–88 UEFA Cup, the associations are allocated places according to their 1986 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1981–82 to 1985–86.

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Teams

The labels in parentheses show how each team qualified for competition:

• TH: Title holders
• CW: Cup winners
• CR: Cup runners-up
• LC: League Cup winners
• 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
• P-W: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners

Notes

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches exceptionally took place on Tuesdays, Thursdays or Saturdays.

First round

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First leg

Christensen

Whyte

Víctor

Cherenkov

Vancea Ghiță Vermelhinho

Zheludkov

Mitchell Van Herpen Elstrup

Karatayev

Iljadhi

Ordenewitz Sauer Wolter

Vlachos

Šabanadžović Cvetković

Stopyra Rocheteau Márcico

Alessio

Šišić

Stoev Todorov

Second leg

Serena Internazionale won 3–1 on aggregate.

Aberdeen won 1–0 on aggregate.

Iñaki Golobart Pineda Español won 5–1 on aggregate.

Brøndby won 2–1 on aggregate.

Budapesti Honvéd won 1–0 on aggregate.

Borussia Dortmund won 3–2 on aggregate.

Sturrock Clark Dundee United won 4–1 on aggregate.

Augustin Victoria București won 4–0 on aggregate.

Barcelona won 2–1 on aggregate.

1–1 on aggregate; Wismut Aue won on away goals.

Spartak Moscow won 3–1 on aggregate.

Vermelhinho 4–4 on aggregate; Chaves won on away goals.

Houška TJ Vítkovice won 3–1 on aggregate.

Ceulemans Club Brugge won 5–2 on aggregate.

Jeitz Hoekstra Wijnstekers Heus Feyenoord won 10–2 on aggregate.

Schreier Hörster Cha Bum-kun Bayer Leverkusen won 5–1 on aggregate.

Dynamo Moscow won 5–0 on aggregate.

Beveren won 2–1 on aggregate.

Vokrri Flamurtari won 3–2 on aggregate.

Steinmann Utrecht won 2–0 on aggregate.

Werder Bremen won 5–1 on aggregate.

Cantona Courtet Saravakos Panathinaikos won 4–3 on aggregate.

Guruli Chivadze Dinamo Tbilisi won 4–3 on aggregate.

Di Gennaro Hellas Verona won 4–2 on aggregate.

Georgiev Binić Red Star Belgrade won 5–2 on aggregate.

Gullit Milan won 3–1 on aggregate. The game was played in Lecce because of the ban on San Siro.

Cristea Sportul Studențesc won 3–1 on aggregate.

Vitória de Guimarães won 2–1 on aggregate.

Toulouse won 6–1 on aggregate.

TPS won 2–1 on aggregate.

Vignola Rush Juventus won 7–0 on aggregate.

Bouderbala Balet Velež Mostar won 5–3 on aggregate.

Second round

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First leg

Alonso

J. Miller

Dickel

Steffensen Christensen

Fodor

Dostál

Schuster

Cvetković Stojković

Shengelia

Rodionov Pasulko

Second leg

Ordenewitz Sauer Riedle Burgsmüller Pasulko Werder Bremen won 7–6 on aggregate.

Español won 2–0 on aggregate.

2–2 on aggregate; Feyenoord won on away goals.

Jurić Borussia Dortmund won 3–2 on aggregate.

Bozeșan Pană Țicleanu Bozeșan Olsen K. Nielsen 3–3 on aggregate; Sportul Studențesc won 3–0 on penalties.

Fitos Kovács Budapesti Honvéd won 5–2 on aggregate.

TJ Vítkovice won 3–2 on aggregate.

Verrips Verona won 3–2 on aggregate.

Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate.

V. Ruci Flamurtari won 2–1 on aggregate.

Altobelli Internazionale won 2–1 on aggregate.

Alessio C. Dimopoulos 3–3 on aggregate; Panathinaikos won on away goals.

Ceulemans Radovanović Beyens Club Brugge won 5–3 on aggregate.

Bayer Leverkusen won 2–1 on aggregate.

Dinamo Tbilisi won 2–1 on aggregate.

Kusto Lemoine Schmedding Stalmans Adão Miguel Bené Alcântara 1–1 on aggregate; Vitória de Guimarães won 5–4 on penalties.

Third round

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First leg

Anderbrügge

Fodor

Lineker Carrasco

Hoekstra Falkenmayer

Pacione Elkjær

Caio

Riedle

Second leg

L. Van Der Elst F. Van Der Elst Club Brugge won 5–3 on aggregate.

Antoniou Mavridis Batsinilas Panathinaikos won 7–6 on aggregate.

Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.

Bayer Leverkusen won 3–2 on aggregate.

Hellas Verona won 4–1 on aggregate.

Español won 2–1 on aggregate.

Grussmann Bartl Kadlec Grussmann Kovačík Weber Miguel N'Dinga Bené 2–2 on aggregate; TJ Vítkovice won 5–4 on penalties.

Werder Bremen won 3–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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First leg

Antoniou Degryse

Pineda

Second leg

Bayer Leverkusen won 1–0 on aggregate.

Werder Bremen won 2–1 on aggregate.

Club Brugge won 3–2 on aggregate.

Español won 2–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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First leg

Gallart

Second leg

Bayer Leverkusen won 1–0 on aggregate.

Losada Alonso Español won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 1988 UEFA Cup final

First leg

Soler

Second leg

Götz Cha Bum-kun Rolff Waas Täuber Job Urquiaga Zúñiga Losada

3–3 on aggregate; Bayer Leverkusen won 3–2 on penalties.

Notes

References

1. "LASK vs. Utrecht". UEFA.
2. "Utrecht vs. LASK". UEFA.
3. The game was played in [[Lecce]] because of the ban on [[San Siro]].
4. "Utrecht vs. Hellas Verona". UEFA.
5. "Hellas Verona vs. Utrecht". UEFA.