| Tourney Name: | European Cup Winners' Cup |
| Year: | 1986–87 |
| Dates: | 17 September 1986 – 13 May 1987 |
| Num Teams: | 32 |
| Champion Other: | Ajax |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second Other: | Lokomotive Leipzig |
| Matches: | 61 |
| Goals: | 172 |
| Attendance: | 1174667 |
| Top Scorer: | John Bosman (Ajax) 8 goals |
| Prevseason: | 1985–86 |
| Nextseason: | 1987–88 |
The 1986–87 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Ajax in the final against Lokomotive Leipzig. The young Ajax side, which included the likes of Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard and Dennis Bergkamp, was guided to victory by its coach Johan Cruyff. It was Ajax's only title in the competition, and was added to a hat-trick of European Cup wins from 1971 to 1973. They also went on to win another European Cup and a UEFA Cup in the 1990s.
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2–2 on aggregate; Real Zaragoza won 4–3 on penalties.----Wrexham won 7–0 on aggregate.----Vitosha Sofia won 2–1 on aggregate.----Velež Mostar won 5–4 on aggregate.----17 Nëntori won 3–1 on aggregate.----Malmö FF won 7–2 on aggregate.----Ajax won 7–0 on aggregate.----Olympiacos won 6–0 on aggregate.----Benfica won 4–1 on aggregate.----Bordeaux won 6–1 on aggregate.----Torpedo Moscow won 5–3 on aggregate.----VfB Stuttgart won 1–0 on aggregate.----Rapid Wien won 7–6 on aggregate.----Lokomotive Leipzig won 3–1 on aggregate.----Katowice won 4–0 on aggregate.----Sion won 4–2 on aggregate.
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2–2 on aggregate; Real Zaragoza won on away goals.----Vitosha Sofia won 5–4 on aggregate.----Malmö FF won 3–0 on aggregate.----Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate.----Bordeaux won 2–1 on aggregate.----Torpedo Moscow won 7–3 on aggregate.----Lokomotive Leipzig won 3–2 on aggregate.----Sion won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Real Zaragoza won 4–0 on aggregate.----Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate.----3–3 on aggregate; Bordeaux won on away goals.----Lokomotive Leipzig won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Ajax won 6–2 on aggregate.----1–1 on aggregate; Lokomotive Leipzig won 6–5 on penalties.
See main article: 1987 European Cup Winners' Cup Final.
