The 1986–87 season of the
European Cup Winners' Cup
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was won by
Ajax
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* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
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in the final against
Lokomotive Leipzig
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. The young Ajax side, which included the likes of
Marco van Basten
Marcel "Marco" van Basten (; born 31 October 1964) is a Dutch football manager and retired professional player, who played for Ajax and AC Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team, as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pl ...
,
Frank Rijkaard
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and
Dennis Bergkamp, was guided to victory by its coach
Johan Cruyff
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. It was Ajax's only title in the competition, and was added to a hat-trick of
European Cup
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wins from
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
to
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
. They also went on to win another European Cup and a
UEFA Cup
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in the 1990s.
First round
First leg
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Second leg
''2–2 on aggregate; Real Zaragoza won 4–3 on penalties.''
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''Wrexham won 7–0 on aggregate.''
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''Vitosha Sofia won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Velež Mostar won 5–4 on aggregate.''
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''17 Nëntori won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Malmö FF won 7–2 on aggregate.''
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''Ajax won 7–0 on aggregate.''
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''Olympiacos won 6–0 on aggregate.''
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''Benfica won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Bordeaux won 6–1 on aggregate.''
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''Torpedo Moscow won 5–3 on aggregate.''
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''VfB Stuttgart won 1–0 on aggregate.''
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''Rapid Wien won 7–6 on aggregate.''
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''Lokomotive Leipzig won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Katowice won 4–0 on aggregate.''
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''Sion won 4–2 on aggregate.''
Second round
First leg
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Second leg
''2–2 on aggregate; Real Zaragoza won on away goals.''
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''Vitosha Sofia won 5–4 on aggregate.''
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''Malmö FF won 3–0 on aggregate.''
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''Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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''Bordeaux won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Torpedo Moscow won 7–3 on aggregate.''
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''Lokomotive Leipzig won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Sion won 5–2 on aggregate.''
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Real Zaragoza won 4–0 on aggregate.''
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''Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''3–3 on aggregate; Bordeaux won on away goals.''
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''Lokomotive Leipzig won 2–0 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Ajax won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''1–1 on aggregate; Lokomotive Leipzig won 6–5 on penalties.''
Final
Top scorers
See also
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1986–87 European Cup
The 1986–87 season was the 32nd season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football competition. The tournament was won by Porto, who came from behind in the final against Bayern Munich to give a Portuguese club its first title since 1 ...
*
1986–87 UEFA Cup
External links
1986–87 competition at UEFA website*
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