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1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup

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Champions
  
Mechelen (1st title)

Dates
  
23 Aug 1987 – 1 May 1988

Champion
  
KV Mechelen

Matches played
  
63

Runners-up
  
Ajax

Top scorer
  
Paulinho Cascavel

Goals scored
  
131

Teams
  
32 (First Round) 33 (Qualifying)

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1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup

The 1987–88 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup finished with a shock victory by Mechelen in the final against defending champions Ajax. It was their first ever European campaign and their only European title, and although they won the Belgian league the next season financial problems meant that they were never in a position to be as successful again.

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Second round

Notes
  • Note 1: With Hajduk Split winning 2–0, the match was interrupted for 15 minutes due to flares being thrown onto the pitch followed by a pitch invasion by Hajduk fans. The match was voided and awarded 3–0 to Marseille due to the crowd trouble.

    • The match was interrupted for 15 minutes due to flares being thrown onto the pitch followed by a pitch invasion by Hajduk fans. The match was voided and awarded 0-3 to Marseille due to the crowd trouble.

    Top scorers

    The top scorers from the 1987-88 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:

    References

    1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup Wikipedia
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