The 1985–86
European Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European association football, football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The competition's official name was originally the European Cup Winners' Cup; it was renam ...
was won by
Dynamo Kyiv
The Football Club 'Dynamo Kyiv', also known as Dynamo Kyiv, or simply Dynamo, ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Dynamo Sports Society ...
in the final against
Atlético Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...
. It was their second title in the competition, and first since
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
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Reigning champions
Everton, who initially qualified for the European Cup instead as the
1984–85 Football League champions, and 1985
FA Cup
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winners
Manchester United
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missed out on European football due to the newly enacted five-year ban on English clubs participating in Europe, following the
Heysel Stadium disaster
The Heysel Stadium disaster ( ; ; ) was a crowd disaster on 29 May 1985, when Juventus fans were escaping from an attack by Liverpool fans while they were pressed against a wall in the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, before the start of ...
on 29 May 1985.
CSKA Sofia
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were barred from entering after the riots during the Bulgarian Cup final.
Benfica were given a bye in the 1st round.
First round
First leg
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Second leg
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''Dynamo Kyiv won 5–3 on aggregate.''
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Second round
First leg
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Second leg
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''Dynamo Kyiv won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Dynamo Kyiv won 9–2 on aggregate.''
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''2–2 on aggregate. Dukla Prague won on away goals.''
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Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Dynamo Kyiv won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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Final
Top scorers
See also
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1985–86 European Cup
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1985–86 UEFA Cup
The 1985–86 UEFA Cup was the 15th season of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The final was played over two legs at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, ...
External links
1985–86 competition at UEFA website*
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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup seasons