1987–88 European Cup
The Neckarstadion in Stuttgart hosted the final.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 16 September 1987 – 25 May 1988 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 PSV Eindhoven (1st title)
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| Runners-up |
 Benfica
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 143 (2.34 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Petar Novák René van der Gijp Rabah Madjer Ally McCoist Rui Águas Gheorghe Hagi Míchel(4 goals each) |
The 1987–88 European Cup was the 33rd season of the European Cup club football tournament. The competition was won for the first time by PSV Eindhoven, who beat two-time winners Benfica in the final at Neckarstadion in Stuttgart, Germany. PSV became the first Dutch team to win the title in 15 years. They also set a record by winning only 3 games on their route to the Cup (including no wins from the quarter-final onwards).
Porto, the defending champions, were eliminated by Real Madrid in the second round.
English clubs were still banned, following the Heysel Stadium disaster of 1985, so Everton were denied a place in the competition for the second time in three years.
1 Partizani Tirana were disqualified from the competition by UEFA because they had four players sent off in their first leg.
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