Dundee United 1986/87
UEFA Cup round of 64→UEFA Cup runners-up
Dundee United entered the 1986/87 UEFA Cup at the round of 64 and reached the final. It put out Lens of France, Universitatea Craiova of Romania, Hajduk Split of Yugoslavia, Barcelona of Spain and Borussia Mönchengladbach of Germany, then lost the final to IFK Göteborg of Sweden, 0:1 away and 1:1 at home. The season earned Scotland 18 coefficient points.
Coefficient points18earned for Scotland this season
Record6-3-312 matches played
Goals13:5+8 goal difference
Club coefficient6.749the club's own running total
UEFA Cup
Dundee United
| Stage | Date | Match | Score | Outcome | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Cup · R64 · 1st leg | 17 Sep 1986 | Lens – Dundee United | 1:0 | 0 | |
| UEFA Cup · R64 · 2nd leg | 1 Oct 1986 | Dundee United – Lens | 2:0 | Through to the round of 32 (UEFA Cup) | 2 |
| UEFA Cup · R32 · 1st leg | 22 Oct 1986 | Dundee United – Universitatea Craiova | 3:0 | 2 | |
| UEFA Cup · R32 · 2nd leg | 5 Nov 1986 | Universitatea Craiova – Dundee United | 1:0 | Through to the round of 16 (UEFA Cup) | 0 |
| UEFA Cup · R16 · 1st leg | 26 Nov 1986 | Dundee United – Hajduk Split | 2:0 | 2 | |
| UEFA Cup · R16 · 2nd leg | 10 Dec 1986 | Hajduk Split – Dundee United | 0:0 | Through to the quarter-final (UEFA Cup) | 1 |
| Bonus: reached the quarter-final | 1 | ||||
| UEFA Cup · QF · 1st leg | 4 Mar 1987 | Dundee United – Barcelona | 1:0 | 2 | |
| UEFA Cup · QF · 2nd leg | 18 Mar 1987 | Barcelona – Dundee United | 1:2 | Through to the semi-final (UEFA Cup) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the semi-final | 1 | ||||
| UEFA Cup · SF · 1st leg | 8 Apr 1987 | Dundee United – Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0:0 | 1 | |
| UEFA Cup · SF · 2nd leg | 22 Apr 1987 | Borussia Mönchengladbach – Dundee United | 0:2 | Through to the final (UEFA Cup) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the final | 1 | ||||
| UEFA Cup · Final · 1st leg | 6 May 1987 | IFK Göteborg – Dundee United | 1:0 | 0 | |
| UEFA Cup · Final · 2nd leg | 20 May 1987 | Dundee United – IFK Göteborg | 1:1 | Runners-up | 1 |
See also: every Scotland club in 1986/87 · the 1986/87 coefficient table.