1988 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1988 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between K.V. Mechelen of Belgium

Belgium

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and the defending champions, AFC Ajax of Netherlands

Netherlands

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. It was the final match of the European Cup Winners' Cup 1987–88 and the 28th European Cup Winners' Cup Final. The final was held at Stade de la Meinau

Stade de la Meinau

The Stade de la Meinau, commonly known as "La Meinau" is a football stadium in Strasbourg, France. It is the home ground of RC Strasbourg and has also hosted international matches, including one game of World cup 1938, two games of Euro 1984 and the final of the Cup Winners' Cup in 1988. La Meinau...

in Strasbourg

Strasbourg

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, France

France

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. Mechelen won the match 1–0 thanks to a goal by Piet den Boer, assisted by Eli Ohana

Eli Ohana

Eli Ohana is a former Israeli football player and later a manager. He is currently the manager of the Israel U21 team. He is considered to be one of the greatest Israeli players ever.-Early life and playing career:...

Match details


style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	K.V. MECHELEN:
GK	1	Michel Preud'homme Michel Preud'homme Michel Georges Jean Ghislain Preud’Homme'tönten mannen, , commonly known as Michel Preud'homme, is a Belgian football coach and retired goalkeeper. He is currently head coach of Al-Shabab Riyadh, a role he took after guiding outgoing Dutch Eredivisie champions FC Twente in the 2010–11 season...
DF	5	Wim Hofkens Wim Hofkens Wim Hofkens is a former Dutch football player who played 5 games for the Dutch national side.Hofkens is one of only six Dutch football players to be selected for the Dutch national team while never having played in the Dutch Eredivisie...
DF	3	Lei Clijsters Lei Clijsters Leo Albert Jozef "Lei" Clijsters was a Belgian professional footballer, who played as a central defender.Throughout his extensive senior career, the tough stopper was mainly associated with KV Mechelen, with whom he won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup... (c)
DF	9	Geert Deferm
DF	4	Graeme Rutjes Graeme Rutjes Graeme Wayne Rutjes is a former Australian-born Dutch footballer, who played for Excelsior Rotterdam , Y.R. K.V. Mechelen and R.S.C...
MF	6	Koenraad Sanders
MF	2	Marc Emmers Marc Emmers Marc Jozef Emmers is a retired Belgian footballer. His former clubs include KV Mechelen and R.S.C. Anderlecht....
MF	8	Erwin Koeman Erwin Koeman Erwin Koeman is a former football player and Dutch football manager. Currently he is the manager of FC Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie. He is the son of Dutch international footballer Martin Koeman, and, alongside his younger brother Ronald, has also represented the Netherlands...
FW	11	Piet den Boer
MF	7	Pascal De Wilde
FW	10	Eli Ohana Eli Ohana Eli Ohana is a former Israeli football player and later a manager. He is currently the manager of the Israel U21 team. He is considered to be one of the greatest Israeli players ever.-Early life and playing career:...
Substitutes:
MF		Paul Demesmaeker
MF		Paul Theunis
Manager:
Aad de Mos

style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> AFC AJAX: | GK 1

Stanley Menzo

Stanley Purl Menzo is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a current coach.Most of his professional career was spent at Ajax , appearing in more than 300 official matches with the club and winning nine major titles.Menzo represented the Dutch national team in one World Cup...

DF 2

Danny Blind

Dirk Franciscus "Danny" Blind is a football coach and former Dutch international player. He played as a defender for Sparta Rotterdam, AFC Ajax and the Dutch national team.Blind was born in Oost-Souburg, Netherlands...

DF 4

Peter Larsson DF 5

Frank Verlaat

Frank Verlaat is a Dutch former international football defender, who retired in 2007, after a professional career of 21 years....

MF 6

Arnold Scholten DF 3

Jan Wouters FW 7

John van 't Schip

Johannes Nicolaas "John" van 't Schip is a former Dutch international footballer. He is the manager for the A-League team Melbourne Heart.- Early life :Born in Fort St...

Rob Witschge

Robert "Rob" Witschge is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a midfielder. His younger brother, Richard, was also a footballer and a midfielder....

FW 9

John Bosman

Johannes "John" Jacobus Bosman is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a striker.A prolific goalscorer for both club and country, he played professionally for 19 years, most notably with Ajax and Anderlecht , surpassing the 100-goal mark with both clubs and winning a total of eight major...

MF 8

Aron Winter

Aron Mohamed Winter [VIN-ter] is a retired Dutch football midfielder and current head coach of Toronto FC...

MF 10

Arnold Mühren

Arnold Johannes Hyacinthus Mühren is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. His older brother Gerrie, also a midfield player, won three European Cup titles with Ajax in the early 1970s...

Substitutes: MF 17

Dennis Bergkamp

Dennis Nicolaas Bergkamp , is a former Dutch professional footballer who is currently the assistant manager to Frank de Boer at Ajax. At club level he played for Ajax, Internazionale, and Arsenal, and also represented the Netherlands at international level...

FW 16

Hennie Meijer

Hennie Meijer is a retired Dutch football player.Meijer was born in Paramaribo, Suriname. He is known for scoring the first ever J. League goal in the 19th minute of a game against Yokohama Marinos on 15 May 1993.-Club statistics:...

Manager:

Spitz Kohn

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