1987 UEFA Cup final

Football match

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

Match details

First leg

6 May 1987

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 50,023

Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)

Second leg

20 May 1987

Tannadice Park, Dundee

Attendance: 20,911

Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)

See also

• 1986–87 UEFA Cup
• Dundee United F.C. in European football
• IFK Göteborg in European football

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.