1987 UEFA Cup final
Event1986–87 UEFA Cup
IFK Göteborg Dundee United
Sweden Scotland
2 1
on aggregate
First leg
IFK Göteborg Dundee United
1 0
Date6 May 1987
VenueUllevi, Gothenburg
RefereeSiegfried Kirschen (East Germany)
Attendance50,023
Second leg
Dundee United IFK Göteborg
1 1
Date20 May 1987
VenueTannadice Park, Dundee
RefereeIoan Igna (Romania)
Attendance20,911

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]

Route to the final

IFK Göteborg Round Dundee United
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Czechoslovakia Sigma Olomouc 5–1 1–1 (A) 4–0 (H) First round France Lens 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
East Germany Stahl Brandenburg 3–1 2–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Second round Romania Universitatea Craiova 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
Belgium Gent 5–0 1–0 (A) 4–0 (H) Third round Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split 2–0 2–0 (H) 0–0 (A)
Italy Internazionale 1–1 (a) 0–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Quarter-finals Spain Barcelona 3–1 1–0 (H) 2–1 (A)
Austria Swarovski Tirol 5–1 4–1 (H) 1–0 (A) Semi-finals West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 0–0 (H) 2–0 (A)

Match details

First leg

IFK Göteborg Sweden1–0Scotland Dundee United
Pettersson 38' Report

Overview (archive)

Overview
Attendance: 50,023
IFK Göteborg
Dundee United
GK1Sweden Thomas Wernerson
DF2Sweden Mats-Ola Carlsson
DF3Sweden Glenn Hysén (c)
DF4Sweden Peter Larsson
DF5Sweden Stig Fredriksson
MF6Sweden Magnus Johanssondownward-facing red arrow 67'
MF7Sweden Tord Holmgrendownward-facing red arrow 89'
MF8Sweden Michael Andersson
MF9Sweden Tommy Holmgren
FW10Sweden Stefan Pettersson
FW11Sweden Lennart Nilsson
Substitutes:
DF12Sweden Roland Nilssonupward-facing green arrow 67'
MF14Sweden Lars Zetterlundupward-facing green arrow 89'
MF15Norway Per Edmund Mordt
FW16Finland Jari Rantanen
GK13Sweden Ove Tobiasson
Manager:
Sweden Gunder Bengtsson


Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:
GK1Scotland Billy Thomson
DF2Scotland Maurice Malpas
DF3Scotland David Narey (c)
DF4Scotland Paul Hegartydownward-facing red arrow 54'
DF5Scotland John Holt
MF6Scotland Jim McInally
MF7Scotland Billy Kirkwood
MF8Scotland Dave Bowman
MF9Scotland Eamonn Bannon
FW10Scotland Paul Sturrockdownward-facing red arrow 89'
FW11Scotland Ian Redford
Substitutes:
DF12Scotland John Clarkupward-facing green arrow 54'
MF14Scotland Dave Beaumontupward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Scotland Jim McLean

Second leg

Dundee United
IFK Göteborg
GK1Scotland Billy Thomson
DF2Scotland Maurice Malpas
DF3Scotland John Clark
DF4Scotland David Narey (c)
DF5Scotland John Holtdownward-facing red arrow 46'
MF6Scotland Jim McInally
MF7Scotland Iain Ferguson
MF8Scotland Billy Kirkwood
FW9Scotland Paul Sturrock
FW10Scotland Ian Redforddownward-facing red arrow 71'
FW11Scotland Kevin Gallacher
Substitutes:
DF12Scotland Paul Hegartyupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF14Scotland Eamonn Bannonupward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Scotland Jim McLean


Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:
GK1Sweden Thomas Wernersson
DF2Sweden Mats-Ola Carlsson
DF3Sweden Glenn Hysén (c)
DF4Sweden Peter Larsson
DF5Sweden Stig Fredriksson
MF6Sweden Roland Nilssondownward-facing red arrow 69'
MF7Sweden Tord Holmgren
MF8Sweden Michael Andersson
MF9Sweden Tommy Holmgrendownward-facing red arrow 78'
FW10Sweden Stefan Pettersson
FW11Sweden Lennart Nilsson
Substitutes:
MF12Sweden Magnus Johanssonupward-facing green arrow 69'
MF14Norway Per Edmund Mordt
MF15Sweden Lars Zetterlundupward-facing green arrow 78'
FW16Finland Jari Rantanen
GK13Sweden Ove Tobiasson
Manager:
Sweden Gunder Bengtsson

See also

References

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.
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