European Cup 1985–86
The Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Seville hosted the final.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 18 September 1985 – 7 May 1986 |
| Teams | 31 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Steaua Bucharest (1st title)
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| Runners-up |
 Barcelona
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 59 |
| Goals scored | 167 (2.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Torbjörn Nilsson (7 goals) |
The 1985–86 European Cup was the 31st season of UEFA's premier club football tournament, the European Cup. The European Champion Clubs' Cup was won by Steaua Bucharest on penalties in a final against Barcelona. Steaua became the first Eastern European side to win the tournament, mainly thanks to the heroics of their goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam, who after keeping a clean sheet in the final saved all four of Barcelona's penalties to win the cup.
No English club was entered into the competition this year, owing to a ban from European competition after the Heysel Stadium disaster. Had the ban not been imposed, then Everton would have represented England in the competition.
Juventus, the defending champions, were eliminated by Barcelona in the quarter-finals.
(w/o) Everton could not fulfill this fixture due to the ban on English clubs entering European competition following the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985.
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