1987 Belgian Cup final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 1987 Belgian Cup final

| image =

| event = 1986–87 Belgian Cup

| team1 = Mechelen

| team1score = 1

| team2 = RFC Liège

| team2score = 0

| details =

| date = 14 June 1987

| stadium = Constant Vanden Stock Stadium

| city = Anderlecht, Brussels

| man_of_the_match1a =

| referee = Frans Van Den Wijngaert

| attendance = 26,117

| weather =

| previous = 1986

| next = 1988

}}

The 1987 Belgian Cup final, took place on 14 June 1987 between Mechelen and RFC Liège. It was the 32nd Belgian Cup final. Mechelen won the match with 1–0.

Route to the final

{{see also|1986–87 Belgian Cup}}

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!colspan=3 style="width:1*"|Mechelen

!

!colspan=3 style="width:1*"|RFC Liège

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|Opponent

|Result

|Legs

| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Round

|Opponent

|Result

|Legs

Seraing

|3–0

|3–0 home; 0–0 away

| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Last 16

|Club Brugge

|3–2

|2–1 home; 1–1 away

Beveren

|2–1

|2–1 home; 0–0 away

| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Quarter-finals

|Anderlecht

|2–1

|1–0 away; 1–1 home

Winterslag

|4–0

|1–0 away; 3–0 home

| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Semi-finals

|Cercle Brugge

|3–2

|1–2 away; 2–0 home

Match

=Details=

{{Football box

| date = 14 June 1987

| time = 16:00 CET

| team1 = Mechelen

| team2 = RFC Liège

| score = 1–0

| report =

| goals1 = Den Boer {{goal|30}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht, Brussels

| attendance = 26,117

| referee = Frans Van Den Wijngaert

}}

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|body = FED801

|rightarm = FF0000

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| title = RFC Liège

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GK{{flagicon|BEL}} Michel Preud'homme
RB{{flagicon|BEL}} Albert Cluytens (c)
CB{{flagicon|BEL}} Karel Kesselaers{{yel}}
CB{{flagicon|NED}} Graeme Rutjes
LB{{flagicon|BEL}} Geert Deferm
RM{{flagicon|NED}} Wim Hofkens
MF{{flagicon|GER}} Joachim Benfeld
MF{{flagicon|NED}} Erwin Koeman
LM{{flagicon|BEL}} Paul De Mesmaeker{{suboff|88}}
FW{{flagicon|NED}} Piet den Boer
FW{{flagicon|BEL}} Koen Wijns{{suboff|59}}
colspan=4|Substitutes:
CB{{flagicon|BEL}} Lei Clijsters{{yel}}{{subon|59}}
FW{{flagicon|BEL}} Ronny Martens{{subon|88}}
colspan=4|Manager:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|NED}} Aad de Mos

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GK{{flagicon|BEL}} Pierre Drouguet
RB{{flagicon|BEL}} Bernard Wegria
CB{{flagicon|BEL}} Moreno Giusto
CB{{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-François De Sart{{yel}}
LB{{flagicon|BEL}} Raphaël Quaranta
RM{{flagicon|BEL}} Guy François
CM{{flagicon|BEL}} Didier Quain{{yel}}
CM{{flagicon|BEL}} Vincent Machiels
LM{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Waseige{{suboff|82}}
FW{{flagicon|YUG}} Zvonko Varga{{yel}}
FW{{flagicon|BEL}} Luc Ernes
colspan=4|Substitutes:
MF{{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-Marie Houben{{subon|82}}
colspan=4|Manager:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Robert Waseige

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Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.