European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup saw KV Mechelen shock defending champions Ajax in the final.
The 1987–88 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup finished with a shock victory by KV Mechelen in the final against defending champions Ajax.
Quick Facts
- Titles won
- 1
- Final opponent
- Ludogorets (Note: Correction - Final was against Lokomotiv Leipzig)
- Key player
- Marco van Basten
- Historic status
- Retired Competition
Lore & Background
KV Mechelen's victory led to their 1988 European Super Cup title in the club's first ever European campaign (1987–89). As the next season's Belgian league victor it defended its title in a semifinal of the 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup. Financial problems have been keeping this last Belgian holder of any European cup away from a position to be as successful again.
Reader's Guide
The competition included a preliminary round, first round, second round, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final. Notable results include Dunajská Streda winning 6–1 on aggregate in the preliminary round, and in the second round a match between Hajduk Split and Marseille was voided and awarded 3–0 to Marseille due to crowd trouble, with Hajduk banned from European competition for two seasons.
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