1986-87 Club Football

The completed 1986-87 season: the club power ranking and UEFA country coefficients, the European and continental competitions with qualifying, group, league-phase and knockout results, every final domestic table across the confederations, and every cup final.

512 clubs ranked · 58 leagues · 13 cup finals

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1986-87Club football

Club power ranking

Score = 0.65 form + 0.35 five-year pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Filter by country (ordered by coefficient rank), or switch to the country coefficient table.

World #1 · Champion of the season

Real Madrid

Spain · score 1.009 · form 0.86 · pedigree 0.96 · 24-10-8 in 42

★ La Liga

Ranked #1 in the season power ranking.

Overachiever

AC Milan

form 0.79 vs ped 0.12 · +0.67

Underachiever

Hajduk Split

form 0.48 vs ped 0.62 · -0.14

Biggest riser

Coventry City

▲ 154 places

Biggest faller

Aston Villa

▼ 180 places

Best outside top 5

FC Porto

#4 · Portugal

Best outside the 8

RSC Anderlecht

#5 · Belgium

Top 10 by league

England 2Portugal 2Spain 1Germany 1Belgium 1Italy 1Scotland 1Sweden 1

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Real Madrid▲1

Spain · 42 P · 24-10-8 · +0.06 trophy

1.009

score

Bayern Munich▲5

Germany · 46 P · 26-16-4 · +0.06 trophy

0.997

score

Everton▲5

England · 50 P · 32-8-10 · +0.07 trophy

0.988

score

FC Porto▲20

Portugal · 39 P · 27-7-5 · +0.13 trophy

0.977

score

RSC Anderlecht

Belgium · 40 P · 27-9-4 · +0.03 trophy

0.965

score

Liverpool▼5

England · 54 P · 29-12-13 · +0.01 trophy

0.931

score

Juventus▼4

Italy · 34 P · 17-11-6

0.914

score

Dundee United▲23

Scotland · 59 P · 32-15-12 · +0.01 trophy

0.889

score

IFK Göteborg▲13

Sweden · 34 P · 20-10-4 · +0.06 trophy

0.836

score

Benfica▲2

Portugal · 37 P · 25-10-2 · +0.04 trophy

0.826

score

Internazionale▼1

Italy · 38 P · 19-11-8

0.789

score

Steaua Bucureşti▼3

Romania · 36 P · 26-9-1 · +0.08 trophy

0.711

score

Borussia Mönchengladbach▲31

Germany · 49 P · 27-11-11

0.699

score

FC Barcelona▼10

Spain · 42 P · 21-15-6

0.690

score

SSC Napoli▲11

Italy · 35 P · 19-12-4 · +0.07 trophy

0.690

score

Hamburger SV▼3

Germany · 40 P · 25-9-6 · +0.01 trophy

0.668

score

AS Roma▼6

Italy · 32 P · 13-9-10

0.648

score

Tottenham Hotspur▼3

England · 57 P · 32-9-16 · +0.01 trophy

0.646

score

SK Rapid Wien▼3

Austria · 26 P · 13-8-5 · +0.04 trophy

0.639

score

FC Girondins de Bordeaux▲109

France · 49 P · 28-14-7 · +0.09 trophy

0.636

score

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1	▲1	Real Madrid	Spain	42	24	10	8	0.86	0.96	+0.06	score 1.009
2	▲5	Bayern Munich	Germany	46	26	16	4	1.00	0.62	+0.06	score 0.997
3	▲5	Everton	England	50	32	8	10	0.90	0.85	+0.07	score 0.988
4	▲20	FC Porto	Portugal	39	27	7	5	0.94	0.41	+0.13	score 0.977
5	–	RSC Anderlecht	Belgium	40	27	9	4	0.84	1.00	+0.03	score 0.965
6	▼5	Liverpool	England	54	29	12	13	0.84	1.00	+0.01	score 0.931
7	▼4	Juventus	Italy	34	17	11	6	0.87	1.00	—	score 0.914
8	▲23	Dundee United	Scotland	59	32	15	12	0.83	0.71	+0.01	score 0.889
9	▲13	IFK Göteborg	Sweden	34	20	10	4	0.76	0.51	+0.06	score 0.836
10	▲2	Benfica	Portugal	37	25	10	2	0.87	0.62	+0.04	score 0.826
11	▼1	Internazionale	Italy	38	19	11	8	0.79	0.78	—	score 0.789
12	▼3	Steaua Bucureşti	Romania	36	26	9	1	0.80	0.32	+0.08	score 0.711
13	▲31	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Germany	49	27	11	11	0.76	0.37	—	score 0.699
14	▼10	FC Barcelona	Spain	42	21	15	6	0.77	0.55	—	score 0.690
15	▲11	SSC Napoli	Italy	35	19	12	4	0.95	0.00	+0.07	score 0.690
16	▼3	Hamburger SV	Germany	40	25	9	6	0.79	0.39	+0.01	score 0.668
17	▼6	AS Roma	Italy	32	13	9	10	0.72	0.51	—	score 0.648
18	▼3	Tottenham Hotspur	England	57	32	9	16	0.73	0.46	+0.01	score 0.646
19	▼3	SK Rapid Wien	Austria	26	13	8	5	0.66	0.48	+0.04	score 0.639
20	▲109	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	France	49	28	14	7	0.59	0.30	+0.09	score 0.636
21	▼15	Dynamo Kyiv	Soviet Union	38	18	13	7	0.68	0.39	+0.03	score 0.609
22	▲106	Rangers	Scotland	52	36	9	7	0.85	0.00	+0.04	score 0.594
23	▼4	Sporting Clube de Portugal	Portugal	37	20	8	9	0.70	0.37	+0.01	score 0.591
24	▲61	Dinamo Moscow	Soviet Union	30	14	11	5	0.74	0.32	—	score 0.591
25	▼5	Nottingham Forest	England	49	21	13	15	0.67	0.41	—	score 0.583
26	▲33	VSC Vitória Guimarães	Portugal	38	17	15	6	0.70	0.21	—	score 0.575
27	▲113	KV Mechelen	Belgium	34	24	7	3	0.85	0.00	+0.01	score 0.564
28	▲19	Arsenal	England	55	30	11	14	0.84	0.00	+0.01	score 0.553
29	▲23	AC Milan	Italy	30	13	9	8	0.79	0.12	—	score 0.551
30	▼13	1. FC Köln	Germany	37	15	9	13	0.59	0.46	—	score 0.546
31	▼3	Aberdeen	Scotland	46	22	16	8	0.71	0.23	—	score 0.541
32	▼14	Hajduk Split	Yugoslavia	40	16	10	14	0.48	0.62	+0.01	score 0.538
33	▼19	FK Austria Wien	Austria	26	16	6	4	0.71	0.21	—	score 0.537
34	▲17	Luton Town	England	47	19	15	13	0.83	0.00	—	score 0.537
35	▲42	Hellas Verona	Italy	30	12	12	6	0.81	0.00	—	score 0.526
36	▼11	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Germany	35	15	7	13	0.65	0.30	—	score 0.524
37	▲30	Sampdoria	Italy	30	13	9	8	0.79	0.00	—	score 0.511
38	▼8	Real Sociedad	Spain	37	16	8	13	0.62	0.25	+0.01	score 0.506
39	▲4	Celtic	Scotland	50	30	10	10	0.75	0.00	+0.01	score 0.490
40	▲154	Coventry City	England	53	26	13	14	0.73	0.00	+0.01	score 0.487
41	▼18	Dinamo Bucureşti	Romania	36	17	10	9	0.54	0.37	+0.01	score 0.485
42	·	Wimbledon	England	48	22	11	15	0.74	0.00	—	score 0.478
43	▲59	Ajax	Netherlands	46	35	4	7	0.63	0.00	+0.07	score 0.476
44	·	Norwich City	England	49	20	19	10	0.73	0.00	—	score 0.474
45	▲71	RCD Espanyol	Spain	34	17	9	8	0.72	0.00	—	score 0.471
46	▼8	Neuchâtel Xamax	Switzerland	34	23	8	3	0.55	0.23	+0.03	score 0.470
47	·	FC Swarovski Tirol	Austria	22	13	4	5	0.70	0.00	+0.01	score 0.462
48	▲44	Malmö FF	Sweden	28	19	6	3	0.65	0.00	+0.04	score 0.461
49	▲24	PSV Eindhoven	Netherlands	36	27	6	3	0.65	0.00	+0.03	score 0.455
50	▼21	Werder Bremen	Germany	37	18	7	12	0.69	0.00	—	score 0.449
51	▼30	Universitatea Craiova	Romania	38	13	13	12	0.48	0.39	—	score 0.447
52	▲101	Borussia Dortmund	Germany	36	16	10	10	0.69	0.00	—	score 0.446
53	▼21	Club Brugge	Belgium	36	19	8	9	0.68	0.00	—	score 0.443
54	▲205	KSC Lokeren	Belgium	34	18	8	8	0.68	0.00	—	score 0.443
55	▼8	Heart of Midlothian	Scotland	46	22	14	10	0.68	0.00	—	score 0.440
56	▲44	Avellino	Italy	30	9	12	9	0.67	0.00	—	score 0.438
57	▲17	Bohemians CKD	Czechoslovakia	30	13	9	8	0.48	0.34	—	score 0.434
58	▲5	Watford	England	52	23	12	17	0.66	0.00	—	score 0.426
59	▼1	Bayer Leverkusen	Germany	40	19	9	12	0.65	0.00	—	score 0.422
60	▼23	Manchester United	England	48	17	15	16	0.64	0.00	—	score 0.417
61	▲57	Berliner FC Dynamo	East Germany	30	21	5	4	0.59	0.00	+0.03	score 0.416
62	▼17	FC Spartak Moscow	Soviet Union	36	17	10	9	0.64	0.00	—	score 0.415
63	▲1	KSK Beveren	Belgium	39	17	15	7	0.64	0.00	—	score 0.415
64	▼9	Bayer Uerdingen	Germany	44	18	12	14	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.409
65	▲21	Zenit Leningrad	Soviet Union	30	12	9	9	0.62	0.00	+0.00	score 0.408
66	▲16	FC Torpedo Moscow	Soviet Union	36	14	12	10	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.407
67	▼14	Sporting Gijon	Spain	34	14	9	11	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.405
68	▲52	Dinamo Tbilisi	Soviet Union	30	12	9	9	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.405
69	▲28	AC Sparta Praha	Czechoslovakia	32	18	7	7	0.56	0.00	+0.04	score 0.401
70	▼5	Red Star Belgrade	Yugoslavia	40	20	9	11	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.400
71	▼29	Atlético de Madrid	Spain	41	17	9	15	0.60	0.00	+0.01	score 0.399
72	▲62	GD Chaves	Portugal	30	13	7	10	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.398
73	▼40	Dinamo Minsk	Soviet Union	32	11	8	13	0.52	0.23	—	score 0.398
74	▲21	Dynamo Dresden	East Germany	26	13	10	3	0.52	0.16	—	score 0.395
75	·	RCD Mallorca	Spain	34	14	8	12	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.394
76	▲72	1. FC Nürnberg	Germany	36	13	11	12	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.391
77	▲50	Dundee FC	Scotland	44	18	12	14	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.390
78	▼22	Panathinaikos	Greece	32	16	9	7	0.46	0.25	—	score 0.390
79	▲2	RFC Liège	Belgium	34	14	10	10	0.59	0.00	+0.01	score 0.388
80	▼46	Real Zaragoza	Spain	42	16	12	14	0.59	0.00	—	score 0.386
81	▼27	FK Partizan	Yugoslavia	36	16	11	9	0.55	0.00	+0.03	score 0.385
82	▲64	Southampton	England	51	18	13	20	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.384
83	▲96	Olympiakos CFP	Greece	34	24	6	4	0.55	0.00	+0.03	score 0.384
84	▲36	FC Shakhtar Donetsk	Soviet Union	30	11	9	10	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.381
85	▼10	SK Sturm Graz	Austria	22	8	5	9	0.49	0.21	—	score 0.378
86	▼45	Sheffield Wednesday	England	51	18	15	18	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.375
87	▼19	Real Betis	Spain	34	13	8	13	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.372
88	▼7	Sevilla FC	Spain	34	13	8	13	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.372
89	▼62	West Ham United	England	53	19	14	20	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.371
90	▲106	Brøndby IF	Denmark	32	20	4	8	0.41	0.18	—	score 0.369
91	▼5	Kairat Alma-Ata	Soviet Union	30	11	8	11	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.368
92	▼5	Žalgiris Vilnius	Soviet Union	30	11	8	11	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.368
93	▼53	Chelsea	England	48	15	14	19	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.367
94	▼44	Torino FC	Italy	38	12	13	13	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.364
95	▲31	CF Belenenses	Portugal	30	13	4	13	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.362
96	▲35	Lokomotive Leipzig	East Germany	35	17	11	7	0.54	0.00	+0.01	score 0.361
97	▲6	FK Velež	Yugoslavia	38	21	5	12	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.360
98	▲6	CSKA Sofia	Bulgaria	32	22	5	5	0.46	0.05	+0.04	score 0.357
99	▲14	FC Schalke 04	Germany	34	12	8	14	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.356
100	▲100	Charleroi	Belgium	34	13	9	12	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.352

1986-87 Elo race

Every club's Elo each Friday of the season, from the first league match to the Friday after the Champions League final. Drag the slider to see the table on any Friday.

End of the season, Fri, 29 May 1987

Throughfull season

Bayern MunichLiverpoolEvertonWerder BremenDynamo KyivGladbachThe 20 highest peaks of the season, tap or drag any point

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Bayern Munich

Germany

1766

-22

Everton

England

1732

Liverpool

England

1694

Ajax

Netherlands

1671

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Germany

1667

PSV Eindhoven

Netherlands

1666

Hamburger SV

Germany

1657

Juventus

Italy

1653

Real Madrid

Spain

1649

-5

Dynamo Kyiv

Europe only

1642

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1	Bayern Munich	1766	-22	Germany
2	Everton	1732	0	England
3	Liverpool	1694	0	England
4	Ajax	1671	+8	Netherlands
5	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1667	+4	Germany
6	PSV Eindhoven	1666	+9	Netherlands
7	Hamburger SV	1657	+3	Germany
8	Juventus	1653	0	Italy
9	Real Madrid	1649	-5	Spain
10	Dynamo Kyiv	1642	0	Europe only
11	Werder Bremen	1636	-8	Germany
12	FC Porto	1615	+25	Europe only
13	Tottenham Hotspur	1613	0	England
14	FC Barcelona	1607	+6	Spain
15	Internazionale	1596	0	Italy
16	Bayer Leverkusen	1590	0	Germany
17	1. FC Köln	1586	+1	Germany
18	Arsenal	1581	0	England
19	RSC Anderlecht	1579	0	Europe only
20	SSC Napoli	1565	0	Italy

Source: Citizen of Nowhere club Elo, one rating across leagues and Europe. A club's rating is its value after its last match on or before each Friday, through 2026-10-22.

European & continental competitions

European Cup1987UEFAWinner: FC Porto

Final2

Bayern MunichFC Porto★

Semi-finals2

Dynamo KyivReal Madrid

Quarter-finals4

Besiktas JKBrøndby IFRSC AnderlechtRed Star Belgrade

Round of 168

APOEL FCBerliner FC DynamoCelticFC VítkoviceFK Austria WienJuventusRosenborg BKSteaua Bucureşti

Group stage15

Avenir BeggenBSC Young BoysBudapest Honvéd FCFC Dinamo CityGórnik ZabrzeHJK HelsinkiLinfield FCPFC Beroe Stara ZagoraPSV EindhovenPanathinaikosParis Saint-GermainRabat AjaxShamrock RoversValur ReykjavíkÖrgryte IS

UEFA Cup1987UEFAWinner: IFK Göteborg

Final2

Dundee UnitedIFK Göteborg★

Semi-finals2

Borussia MönchengladbachFC Swarovski Tirol

Quarter-finals4

FC BarcelonaInternazionaleTorino FCVSC Vitória Guimarães

Round of 168

FC GroningenFC Spartak MoscowFK Dukla PragueHajduk SplitKAA GentKFC UerdingenKSK BeverenRangers

Group stage16

Athletic BilbaoAtlético de MadridBayer LeverkusenBoavista FCBotev PlovdivFeyenoordGyőri ETO FCLegia WarszawaNeuchâtel XamaxSporting Clube de PortugalSportul StudenţescStahl BrandenburgStandard LiègeToulouse FCUniversitatea CraiovaWidzew Łódź

Qualifying32▾

AC OmoniaAC Sparta PrahaAEK AthensCSKA SofiaColeraine FCDinamo MinskFC Carl Zeiss JenaFC DniproFC IlvesFC LucerneFC MagdeburgFC NantesFK PartizanFiorentinaGalatasaray SKGalway UnitedHeart of MidlothianHibernians FCJeunesse d'EschKS FlamurtariKalmar FFLASK LinzLyngby BKNK RijekaOFI CretePécsi MecsekRC LensSK Sigma OlomoucSSC NapoliVålerenga IFWerder BremenÍA

Cup Winners Cup1987UEFAWinner: Ajax

Final2

Ajax★Lokomotive Leipzig

Semi-finals2

FC Girondins de BordeauxReal Zaragoza

Quarter-finals4

FC SionFC Torpedo MoscowMalmö FFPFC Levski Sofia

Round of 168

BenficaFK Velež MostarGKS KatowiceKF TiranaOlympiakos CFPSK Rapid WienVfB StuttgartWrexham

Group stage16

AS RomaAberdeenApollon Limassol FCBoldklubben 1903BursasporClub BruggeDinamo BucureştiFC HakaFC Spartak TrnavaFram ReykjavíkGlentoran FCLillestrøm SKUnion LuxembourgVasas SCWaterford UnitedZurrieq FC

Copa Libertadores1 competition

Copa Libertadores1986CONMEBOLWinner: River Plate

Final2

América de CaliRiver Plate★

Semi-finals4

Argentinos JuniorsBarcelona GuayaquilBolívarOlimpia

Quarter-finals13

BangúBoca JuniorsClub NacionalCobresalCoritiba FCDeportivo CaliDeportivo QuitoJorge WilstermannMontevideo WanderersPeñarolUniversidad CatólicaUniversidad TécnicaUniversitario

Other competitions6 competitions

Oceania Club Championship1987OFCWinner: Wollongong Wolves

Final2

Tafea FCWollongong Wolves★

UEFA Super Cup1986UEFAWinner: Steaua Bucureşti

Final2

Dynamo KyivSteaua Bucureşti★

CONCACAF Champions Cup1986CONCACAFWinner: LD Alajuelense

Final2

LD Alajuelense★SV Transvaal

Asian Club Championship1986AFCWinner: JEF United Chiba

Final2

JEF United Chiba★Liaoning Hongyun

African Cup of Champions1986CAFWinner: Zamalek SC

Final2

Africa SportsZamalek SC★

Intercontinental Cup1986FIFAWinner: River Plate

Final2

River Plate★Steaua Bucureşti

Final domestic tables

Against expectation

Match points earned minus expected, over the season.

How this is measured

Every match in these leagues is scored against a pre-game probability, and a club's surplus is the match points it took (a win 1, a draw 0.5) minus the points that model expected of it. Zero is a club that finished exactly where its results said it should.

Surplus is comparable within a league and only loosely across leagues, because league size and era differ.

1986-87 covers 6 leagues: Primera División (Spain), Serie A (Italy), Bundesliga (Germany), Ligue 1 (France), Eredivisie (Netherlands), English top flight (England). A club whose season the ledger does not carry has no figure here, and none is guessed.

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Beat expectation by most

Norwich City

English top flight · England

+5.96

pts vs exp

Fell short by most

FC Nantes

Ligue 1 · France

−5.24

pts vs exp

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

England

First Division1987Tier 1

Second Division1987Tier 2

Third Division1987Tier 3

Fourth Division1987Tier 4

Football Conference1987Tier 5

Italy

Serie A1987Tier 1

Serie B1987Tier 2

Serie C1 Girone A1987Tier 3

Germany

Bundesliga1987Tier 1

2.Bundesliga1987Tier 2

Spain

La Liga1987Tier 1

Segunda Division1987Tier 2

Segunda División B Group 41987Tier 3

Scotland

Premier Division1987Tier 1

Scottish First Division1987Tier 2

Scottish Second Division1987Tier 3

Portugal

Primeira Divisão1987Tier 1

II Divisão1987Tier 2

France

Division 11987Tier 1

Division 21987Tier 2

Netherlands

Eredivisie1987Tier 1

Eerste Divisie1987Tier 2

Cup competitions

Coventry City

FA Cup · England · v Tottenham Hotspur

Arsenal

League Cup · England · v Liverpool

FC Girondins de Bordeaux

Coupe de France · France · v Olympique Marseille

Hamburger SV

DFB-Pokal · Germany · v Stuttgarter Kickers

SSC Napoli

Coppa Italia · Italy · v Atalanta

Ajax

KNVB Beker · Netherlands · v ADO Den Haag

Benfica

Taca de Portugal · Portugal · v Sporting Clube de Portugal

St. Mirren

Scottish Cup · Scotland · v Dundee United

Rangers

Scottish League Cup · Scotland · v Celtic

Real Sociedad

Copa del Rey · Spain · v Atlético de Madrid

Everton

Community Shield · England · v

FC Girondins de Bordeaux

Trophee des Champions · France · v Paris Saint-Germain

Competition	Country	Winner	Final
FA CupDomestic cup	England	Coventry City	v Tottenham Hotspur
League CupDomestic cup	England	Arsenal	v Liverpool
Coupe de FranceDomestic cup	France	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	v Olympique Marseille
DFB-PokalDomestic cup	Germany	Hamburger SV	v Stuttgarter Kickers
Coppa ItaliaDomestic cup	Italy	SSC Napoli	v Atalanta
KNVB BekerDomestic cup	Netherlands	Ajax	v ADO Den Haag
Taca de PortugalDomestic cup	Portugal	Benfica	v Sporting Clube de Portugal
Scottish CupDomestic cup	Scotland	St. Mirren	v Dundee United
Scottish League CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Rangers	v Celtic
Copa del ReyDomestic cup	Spain	Real Sociedad	v Atlético de Madrid
Community ShieldSuper cup	England	Everton	v
Trophee des ChampionsSuper cup	France	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	v Paris Saint-Germain
SupertacaSuper cup	Portugal	FC Porto	v Benfica

← 1985-86 All seasons 1987-88 →

Club power ranking: 0.65 opponent- & stage-weighted quality per match + 0.35 pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Country coefficients are the full 5-year UEFA window (the era's team-coefficient method).