1987–88 European Cup (handball)

{{Infobox sport tournament

| name = European Cup

| year = 1987–88

| image =

| caption =

| sport = Handball

| location =

| start_date = 28 September 1987

| end_date = 23 may 1988

| administrator = IHF

| tournament_format =

| host =

| venues =

| participants = 29

| purse =

| champions = {{flagicon|USSR}} CSKA Moscow

| runners-up1 = {{flagicon|GER}} TUSEM Essen

| matches =

| previous = 1986–87

| next = 1988–89

}}

The 1987–88 European Cup was the 28th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament. CSKA Moscow won the tournament, beating TUSEM Essen in the final.

Knockout stage

=Round 1=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|VÁÉV Bramac Veszprém |HUN| 55–51 |Maccabi Rishon LeZion|Israel|32–24|23–27}}

{{TwoLegResult|Víkingur Reykjavík|Iceland| 67–22 |HB Liverpool|Great Britain|29–13|38–9}}

{{TwoLegResult|Stavanger IF|Norway| 33–50 |KIF Kolding|Denmark|16–25|17–25}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ortigia Siracusa|Italy| 45–46 |Bankası Ankara|Turkey|26–18|19–28}}

{{TwoLegResult|Wagner Biro Graz|Austria| 28–54 |Dukla Prague|Czechoslovakia|15–29|13–25}}

{{TwoLegResult|Amicitia Zürich|Switzerland| 42–36 |ABC Braga|Portugal|26–14|16–22}}

{{TwoLegResult|IKN Larnaca|Cyprus| 41–84 |Ionikos Athens|Greece|23–42|18–42}}

{{TwoLegResult|HV Sittardia|Netherlands| 29–38 |Sporting Neerpelt|Belgium|19–20|10–18}}

{{TwoLegResult|USM Gagny|France| 35–40 |Elgorriaga Bidasoa Irun|Spain|21–21|14–19}}

{{TwoLegResult|Redbergslids IK|Sweden| 62–42 |BK46 Karis|Finland|30–21|32–21}}

{{TwoLegResult|Steaua București|ROU| 48–43 |CSKA Sofia|Bulgaria |26–22|22–21}}

{{TwoLegResult|Fola Esch|Luxembourg| 22–59 |SC Empor Rostock|East Germany|11–29|11–30}}

{{TwoLegResult|VIF Vestmanna|Faroe Islands| 17–28 |TUSEM Essen|Germany||17–28}}

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=Round 2=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|CSKA Moscow|Soviet Union| 46–36 |VÁÉV Bramac Veszprém|HUN|24–14|22–22}}

{{TwoLegResult|Víkingur Reykjavík|Iceland| 44–37 |KIF Kolding|Denmark|19–16|25–21}}

{{TwoLegResult|Bankası Ankara|Turkey| 44–65 |RK Metaloplastika|SFR Yugoslavia|25–28|19–37}}

{{TwoLegResult|Amicitia Zürich|Switzerland| 37–39 |Dukla Prague|Czechoslovakia|21–19|16–20}}

{{TwoLegResult|Wybrzeże Gdańsk|Poland| 57–31 |Ionikos Athens|GRC|30–15|27–16}}

{{TwoLegResult|Elgorriaga Bidasoa Irun|Spain| 33–31 |Sporting Neerpelt|Belgium|15–14|18–17}}

{{TwoLegResult|Redbergslids IK|Sweden| 51–53 |Steaua București|ROU|30–25|21–28}}

{{TwoLegResult|SC Empor Rostock|East Germany| 38–40 |TUSEM Essen|Germany|22–19|16–21}}

|}

=Quarterfinals=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Víkingur Reykjavík|Iceland| 39–49 |CSKA Moscow|Soviet Union|19–24|20–25}}

{{TwoLegResult|RK Metaloplastika|SFR Yugoslavia| 51–44 |Dukla Prague|Czechoslovakia|25–22|26–22}}

{{TwoLegResult|Wybrzeże Gdańsk|Poland| 33–38 |Elgorriaga Bidasoa Irun|Spain|19–19|14–19}}

{{TwoLegResult|TUSEM Essen|Germany| 40–35 |Steaua București|ROU|16–11|24–24}}

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=Semifinals=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|RK Metaloplastika|SFR Yugoslavia| 40–40 |CSKA Moscow|Soviet Union|24–24|16–16}}

{{TwoLegResult|TUSEM Essen|Germany| 34–26 |Elgorriaga Bidasoa Irun|Spain|22–7|12–19}}

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=Finals=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|CSKA Moscow|Soviet Union| 36–36 |TUSEM Essen|Germany|18–15|18–21}}

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