IIHF European Cup 1988

The 1987-1988 European Cup was the twenty-third edition of the European Cup, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)'s premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 8, 1987, and finished on October 16, 1988. The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, capturing their eleventh straight title and eighteenth overall.

Preliminary round

Team #1 Score Team #2
Slavia Sofia Bulgaria 5:8, 3:11 United Kingdom Murrayfield Racers

Group round

Group A

(Megève, France)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Tappara Finland 5:1 Romania HC Steaua Bucureşti
Mont-Blanc France 5:3 Poland Podhale Nowy Targ
Podhale Nowy Targ Poland 3:2 Romania HC Steaua Bucureşti
Mont-Blanc France 2:11 Finland Tappara
Mont-Blanc France 7:0 Romania HC Steaua Bucureşti
Tappara Finland 5:1 Poland Podhale Nowy Targ

Group A standings

Rank Team Points
1 Finland Tappara 6
2 France Mont-Blanc 4
3 Poland Podhale Nowy Targ 2
4 Romania HC Steaua Bucureşti 0

Group B

(Varese, Italy)

Team #1 Score Team #2
AS Mastini Varese Italy 0:6 Czechoslovakia Tesla Pardubice
HC Lugano Switzerland 5:1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HK Jesenice
AS Mastini Varese Italy 3:1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HK Jesenice
HC Lugano Switzerland 4:5 Czechoslovakia Tesla Pardubice
Tesla Pardubice Czechoslovakia 8:3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HK Jesenice
AS Mastini Varese Italy 2:2 Switzerland HC Lugano

Group B standings

Rank Team Points
1 Czechoslovakia Tesla Pardubice 6
2 Switzerland HC Lugano 3
3 Italy AS Mastini Varese 3
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HK Jesenice 0

Group C

(Oslo, Norway)

Team #1 Score Team #2
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 13:0 East Germany Dynamo Berlin
Vålerenga Norway 12:3 Denmark Herning IK
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 13:0 Denmark Herning IK
Vålerenga Norway 3:2 East Germany Dynamo Berlin
Dynamo Berlin East Germany 5:3 Denmark Herning IK
Vålerenga Norway 0:5 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow

Group C standings

Rank Team Points
1 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 6
2 Norway Vålerenga 4
3 East Germany Dynamo Berlin 2
4 Denmark Herning IK 0

Group D

(Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Team #1 Score Team #2
IF Björklöven Sweden 3:1 West Germany Kölner EC
Rotterdam Panda's Netherlands 17:2 United Kingdom Murrayfield Racers
IF Björklöven Sweden 8:3 United Kingdom Murrayfield Racers
Rotterdam Panda's Netherlands 3:8 West Germany Kölner EC
Kölner EC West Germany 24:0 United Kingdom Murrayfield Racers
Rotterdam Panda's Netherlands 1:10 Sweden IF Björklöven

Group D standings

Rank Team Points
1 Sweden IF Björklöven 6
2 West Germany Kölner EC 4
3 Netherlands Rotterdam Panda's 2
4 United Kingdom Murrayfield Racers 0

Final Group

(Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Tesla Pardubice Czechoslovakia 2:2 Sweden IF Björklöven
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 8:2 Finland Tappara
Tesla Pardubice Czechoslovakia 5:2 Finland Tappara
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 6:1 Sweden IF Björklöven
Tappara Finland 12:4 Sweden IF Björklöven
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 2:1 Czechoslovakia Tesla Pardubice

Final group standings

Rank Team Points
1 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 6
2 Czechoslovakia Tesla Pardubice 3
3 Finland Tappara 2
4 Sweden IF Björklöven 1

References