The 1986–87 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Ajax in the final against Lokomotive Leipzig. The young Ajax side, which included the likes of Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard and Dennis Bergkamp, was guided to victory by its coach Johan Cruyff. It was Ajax's only title in the competition, and was added to a hat-trick of European Cup wins from 1971 to 1973. They also went on to win another European Cup and a UEFA Cup in the 1990s.
First round
First leg
Second leg
2–2 on aggregate; Zaragoza won 4–3 on penalties.
Wrexham won 7–0 on aggregate.
Vitosha Sofia won 2–1 on aggregate.
Velež Mostar won 5–4 on aggregate.
17 Nëntori won 3–1 on aggregate.
Malmö FF won 7–2 on aggregate.
Ajax won 7–0 on aggregate.
Olympiacos won 6–0 on aggregate.
Benfica won 4–1 on aggregate.
Bordeaux won 6–1 on aggregate.
Torpedo Moscow won 5–3 on aggregate.
VfB Stuttgart won 1–0 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 7–6 on aggregate.
Lokomotive Leipzig won 3–1 on aggregate.
Katowice won 4–0 on aggregate.
Sion won 4–2 on aggregate.
Second round
First leg
Second leg
2–2 on aggregate; Zaragoza won on away goals.
Vitosha Sofia won 5–4 on aggregate.
Malmö FF won 3–0 on aggregate.
Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate.
Bordeaux won 2–1 on aggregate.
Torpedo Moscow won 7–3 on aggregate.
Lokomotive Leipzig won 3–2 on aggregate.
Sion won 5–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Zaragoza won 4–0 on aggregate.
Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate; Bordeaux won on away goals.
Lokomotive Leipzig won 2–0 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Ajax won 6–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Lokomotive Leipzig won 6–5 on penalties.
Final
Top scorers NameTeamGoals John Bosman Ajax8 Marco van Basten Ajax6 Marek Koniarek GKS Katowice5 Lars Larsson Malmö FF4 Steve Massey Wrexham4 Nikolai Savichev Torpedo Moscow4 Yuri Savichev Torpedo Moscow4 Nasko Sirakov Vitosha Sofia4 Semir Tuce Velež Mostar4 Zlatko Vujović Bordeaux4
See also 1986–87 European Cup 1986–87 UEFA Cup
External links 1986–87 competition at UEFA website Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Cup Winners Cup Seasons 1986–87 – results, protocols