The 1986–87 season of the
European Cup Winners' Cup
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was won by
Ajax
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in the final against
Lokomotive Leipzig. The young Ajax side, which included the likes of
Marco van Basten
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,
Frank Rijkaard and
Dennis Bergkamp
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, 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 *
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to
1973
Events January
* January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
. 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; 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; 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
''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
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1986–87 UEFA Cup
External links
1986–87 competition at UEFA website*
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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup seasons