1987–88 UEFA Cup
17th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1987–88 UEFA Cup was the 17th season of the UEFA Cup, the secondary club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The final was played over two legs at the Estadi de Sarriá, Barcelona, Spain, and at Ulrich-Haberland Stadion, Leverkusen, Germany. The competition was won by Bayer Leverkusen of Germany, who defeated Español of Spain on penalty kicks with an aggregate result of 3–3.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 15 September 1987 – 18 May 1988 |
Teams | 64 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Bayer Leverkusen (1st title) |
Runners-up | Español |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 126 |
Goals scored | 308 (2.44 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Kenneth Brylle Larsen (Club Brugge) Kálmán Kovács (Honved) Dimitris Saravakos (Panathinaikos) 6 goals each |
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In only their second season of European football, Bayer Leverkusen earned their first major title in professional competition. This was also the second UEFA Cup final decided on penalty kicks, four years after the first one. This was the third season in which all English clubs were banned from European football competitions