The 1987 UEFA Cup Final was a football tie played on 6 and 20 May 1987 between IFK Göteborg of Sweden and Dundee United of Scotland. Göteborg won 2–1 on aggregate, their second UEFA Cup triumph, following victory in 1982. It was Dundee United's first, and so far only, major European final.[1][2]

1987 UEFA Cup final
Event1986–87 UEFA Cup
on aggregate
First leg
Date6 May 1987
VenueUllevi, Gothenburg
RefereeSiegfried Kirschen (East Germany)
Attendance50,023
Second leg
Date20 May 1987
VenueTannadice Park, Dundee
RefereeIoan Igna (Romania)
Attendance20,911
1986
1988

Route to the final edit

IFK Göteborg Round Dundee United
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Sigma Olomouc 5–1 1–1 (A) 4–0 (H) First round   Lens 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
  Stahl Brandenburg 3–1 2–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Second round   Universitatea Craiova 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
  Gent 5–0 1–0 (A) 4–0 (H) Third round   Hajduk Split 2–0 2–0 (H) 0–0 (A)
  Internazionale 1–1 (a) 0–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Quarter-finals   Barcelona 3–1 1–0 (H) 2–1 (A)
  Swarovski Tirol 5–1 4–1 (H) 1–0 (A) Semi-finals   Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 0–0 (H) 2–0 (A)

Match details edit

First leg edit

IFK Göteborg  1–0  Dundee United
Pettersson   38' Report

Overview (archive)

Overview
Attendance: 50,023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IFK Göteborg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dundee United
GK 1   Thomas Wernerson
DF 2   Mats-Ola Carlsson
DF 3   Glenn Hysén (c)
DF 4   Peter Larsson
DF 5   Stig Fredriksson
MF 6   Magnus Johansson   67'
MF 7   Tord Holmgren   89'
MF 8   Michael Andersson
MF 9   Tommy Holmgren
FW 10   Stefan Pettersson
FW 11   Lennart Nilsson
Substitutes:
DF 12   Roland Nilsson   67'
MF 14   Lars Zetterlund   89'
MF 15   Per Edmund Mordt
FW 16   Jari Rantanen
GK 13   Ove Tobiasson
Manager:
  Gunder Bengtsson


Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:

GK 1   Billy Thomson
DF 2   Maurice Malpas
DF 3   David Narey (c)
DF 4   Paul Hegarty   54'
DF 5   John Holt
MF 6   Jim McInally
MF 7   Billy Kirkwood
MF 8   Dave Bowman
MF 9   Eamonn Bannon
FW 10   Paul Sturrock   89'
FW 11   Ian Redford
Substitutes:
DF 12   John Clark   54'
MF 14   Dave Beaumont   89'
Manager:
  Jim McLean

Second leg edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dundee United
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IFK Göteborg
GK 1   Billy Thomson
DF 2   Maurice Malpas
DF 3   John Clark
DF 4   David Narey (c)
DF 5   John Holt   46'
MF 6   Jim McInally
MF 7   Iain Ferguson
MF 8   Billy Kirkwood
FW 9   Paul Sturrock
FW 10   Ian Redford   71'
FW 11   Kevin Gallacher
Substitutes:
DF 12   Paul Hegarty   46'
MF 14   Eamonn Bannon   71'
Manager:
  Jim McLean


Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:

GK 1   Thomas Wernersson
DF 2   Mats-Ola Carlsson
DF 3   Glenn Hysén (c)
DF 4   Peter Larsson
DF 5   Stig Fredriksson
MF 6   Roland Nilsson   69'
MF 7   Tord Holmgren
MF 8   Michael Andersson
MF 9   Tommy Holmgren   78'
FW 10   Stefan Pettersson
FW 11   Lennart Nilsson
Substitutes:
MF 12   Magnus Johansson   69'
MF 14   Per Edmund Mordt
MF 15   Lars Zetterlund   78'
FW 16   Jari Rantanen
GK 13   Ove Tobiasson
Manager:
  Gunder Bengtsson

See also edit

References edit

General

  • Low, Dave. "Dundee Utd reach the UEFA Cup Final 1987". BBC Scotland. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
  • RSSSF - UEFA Cup 1986-87
  • RSSSF - IFK in Europe 1981-1995

Specific

  1. ^ Winton, Richard (20 May 2020). "On This Day: Dundee United reach Uefa Cup final in 1987". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ Strachan, Graeme (20 May 2022). "Dundee United photos found in attic show amazing Uefa Cup final scenes at Tannadice". The Courier. Retrieved 21 May 2022.