| Dates | 11 September 1985 – 6 May 1986 | 
|---|---|
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 126 | 
| Goals scored | 374 (2.97 per match) | 
| Attendance | 3,058,332 (24,272 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | Klaus Allofs (Köln) 9 goals  | 
The 1985–86 UEFA Cup was the 15th season of the UEFA Cup, an annual club football tournament organised by UEFA. It was won by Real Madrid, who beat 1. FC Köln 5–3 on aggregate in the final. It was the first season in which English clubs were serving an indefinite ban from European football competitions, which meant two-time UEFA Cup winners Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, as well as Southampton and Norwich City were unable to compete.
Slot Allocation
Following UEFA ranking changes and the English ban, Italy, Portugal, Soviet Union and Netherlands gained a third berth. Greece took a place from Denmark.
For the 1985–86 UEFA Cup, the associations are allocated places according to their 1984 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1979–80 to 1983–84.
(*) As England banned.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln  | 
2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| AEK Athens  | 
1–5 | 1–0 | 0–5 | |
| Auxerre  | 
3–4 | 3–1 | 0–3 | |
| APOEL  | 
4–6 | 2–2 | 2–4 (aet) | |
| Athletic Bilbao  | 
5–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| Boavista  | 
5–6 | 4–3 | 1–3 | |
| Bohemians  | 
4–7 | 2–5 | 2–2 | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach  | 
3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Coleraine  | 
1–6 | 1–1 | 0–5 | |
| Dinamo București  | 
2–2 (a) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Avenir Beggen  | 
0–6 | 0–2 | 0–4 | |
| Chornomorets Odesa  | 
4–4 (a) | 2–1 | 2–3 | |
| Wismut Aue  | 
2–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Spartak Moscow  | 
4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Győri ETO  | 
4–5 | 3–1 | 1–4 (aet) | |
| Hajduk Split  | 
7–3 | 5–1 | 2–2 | |
| Internazionale  | 
5–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | |
| Waregem  | 
6–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | |
| Dinamo Tirana  | 
1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| LASK  | 
3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Legia Warsaw  | 
4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Neuchâtel Xamax  | 
7–4 | 3–0 | 4–4 | |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad  | 
1–7 | 1–3 | 0–4 | |
| Portimonense  | 
1–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | |
| RFC Liège  | 
4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Rangers  | 
1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Slavia Prague  | 
1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 (aet) | |
| Sparta Rotterdam  | 
2–2 (p) | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Sporting CP  | 
4–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Torino  | 
3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Valur  | 
2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Videoton  | 
3–3 (a) | 1–0 | 2–3 | 
First leg
| Avenir Beggen  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Thoresen  Lokhoff  | 
| Slavia Prague  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kouřil  | 
Report | 
| Valur  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Þorbjörnsson  | 
Report | Touré  | 
| Chornomorets Odesa  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yurchenko  Scherbakov  | 
Report | Meier  | 
| Wismut Aue  | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Schmidt  | 
Report | Lytovchenko  Protasov Kuznetsov  | 
| Coleraine  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wade  | 
Report | Liebers  | 
| Spartak Moscow  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cherenkov  | 
Report | 
| Videoton SC  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Végh  | 
Report | 
| Hajduk Split  | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Petrinović  Zl. Vujović  | 
Report | Bocandé  | 
| LASK  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Małnowicz  Köstenberger  | 
Report | 
| APOEL  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Prokopis  McDermott  | 
Report | Velichkov  Vasilev  | 
| AEK Athens  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Papaioannou  | 
Report | 
| Borussia Mönchengladbach  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mill  | 
Report | Łukasik  | 
| RFC Liège  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Thans  | 
Report | 
| Sparta Rotterdam  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lengkeek  Schmidt  | 
Report | 
| Waregem  | 5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Veyt  Povlsen Dekenne Desmet De Craeye  | 
Report | Lundkvist  Mortensen  | 
| Neuchâtel Xamax  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jacobacci  Ryf Stielike  | 
Report | 
| Legia Warsaw  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dziekanowski  Arceusz Buda  | 
Report | 
| Internazionale  | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Altobelli  Marangon Mandorlini Rummenigge  | 
Report | Pellegrini  | 
| Portimonense  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Efigénia  | 
Report | 
| Sporting CP  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Fernandes  Rui Jordão  | 
Report | Duut  | 
| Boavista  | 4–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| José Rafael  Tonanha José Coelho  | 
Report | Papin  Ceulemans Van der Elst  | 
Second leg
| Baník Ostrava  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lehermayr  | 
LASK won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Lokomotiv Sofia  | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Velichkov  Petkov  | 
Report | Moores  Ioannou  | 
Lokomotiv Sofia won 6–4 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tirana won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Vardar  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zdravkov  | 
Report | 
2–2 on aggregate; Vardar won on away goals.
| Lech Poznań  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Niewiadomski  Lienen  | 
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 3–1 on aggregate.
Lokomotive Leipzig won 6–1 on aggregate.
Bohemians Praha won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Dnipro  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Protasov  | 
Report | Lorenz  | 
Dnipro won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Partizan  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vučićević  Đukić  | 
Report | 
Partizan won 4-1 on aggregate.
Spartak Moscow won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Viking  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hammer  | 
Report | Dziekanowski  | 
Legia Warsaw won 4–1 on aggregate.
Hammarby won 7-1 on aggregate.
| Malmö  | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eminovski  Erlandsson Larsson  | 
Report | Csuhay  Szabó  | 
3–3 on aggregate; Videoton won on away goals.
| PSV Eindhoven  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| McDonald  Thoresen Van der Gijp  | 
Report | 
PSV Eindhoven won 6–0 on aggregate.
RFC Liège won 4-1 on aggregate.
Waregem won 6–2 on aggregate.
Nantes won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Werder Bremen  | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kutzop  Pezzey Neubarth  | 
Report | Pasulko  Morozov  | 
4–4 on aggregate; Chornomorets Odesa won on away goals.
| Metz  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Markov  Zappia  | 
Report | Zl. Vujović  | 
Hajduk Split won 7–3 on aggregate.
| St. Gallen  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Internazionale won 5–1 on aggregate.
Sporting CP won 4-3 on aggregate.
Torino won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Hamburger SV  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Schröder  von Heesen  | 
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| 3–4 | ||
2–2 on aggregate; Sparta Rotterdam won 4–3 on penalties.
| Club Brugge  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Papin  | 
Report | José Coelho  | 
Club Brugge won 6–5 on aggregate.
St Mirren won 3-1 on aggregate.
Dundee United won 7–4 on aggregate.
Köln won 2–1 on aggregate.
Osasuna won 2-1 on aggregate.
Milan won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid  | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Georgamlis  Butragueño Chendo Valdano Sánchez  | 
Report | 
Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Beşiktaş  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Noriega  | 
Athletic Bilbao won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Sportul Studențesc  | 4–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hagi  Sandu  | 
Report | Ryf  Lüthi Givens Stielike  | 
Neuchâtel Xamax won 7-4 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln  | 
8–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | |
| Milan  | 
3–3 (a) | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| Dundee United  | 
3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Spartak Moscow  | 
4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Partizan  | 
1–5 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
| Hammarby  | 
5–4 | 3–3 | 2–1 | |
| Waregem  | 
3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Dinamo Tirana  | 
0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| LASK  | 
1–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia  | 
1–1 (a) | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| PSV Eindhoven  | 
2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| RFC Liège  | 
1–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Real Madrid  | 
2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Sparta Rotterdam  | 
2–6 | 1–1 | 1–5 | |
| Torino  | 
2–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Videoton  | 
1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 
First leg
| Lokomotiv Sofia  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bontchev  | 
Report | Perret  | 
| Videoton  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Araszkiewicz  | 
| Spartak Moscow  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cherenkov  | 
Report | 
| LASK  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gröss  | 
Report | 
| Köln  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Littbarski  Geils Van de Korput  | 
Report | 
| RFC Liège  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | De Andres  | 
| Dundee United  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Redford  Gough  | 
Report | 
| Torino  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Schachner  | 
Report | Slišković  | 
| Real Madrid  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gordillo  Valdano  | 
Report | Bagapov  | 
Second leg
| Vardar  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pančev  | 
Report | Hegarty  | 
Dundee United won 3–1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Legia Warsaw  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dziekanowski  | 
Report | Novath  | 
Legia Warsaw won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Bohemians Praha  | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Janečka  Mičinec  | 
Report | Mennie  Dickel Littbarski  | 
Köln won 8–2 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Asanović  Slišković Zl. Vujović  | 
Report | Júnior  | 
Hajduk Split won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Dnipro  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lytovchenko  | 
Report | 
Dnipro won 3–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Neuchâtel Xamax won on away goals.
3–3 on aggregate; Milan won on away goals.
| Nantes  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Burruchaga  Amisse Bracigliano  | 
Report | 
Nantes won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Borussia Mönchengladbach  | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rahn  Pinkall Herbst Criens  | 
Report | Diliberto  | 
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Club Brugge  | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Papin  | 
Report | Bubnov  Rodionov Shavlo  | 
Spartak Moscow won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Athletic Bilbao  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Urtubi  Noriega  | 
Report | Ernes  | 
Athletic Bilbao won 4–1 on aggregate.
Hammarby won 5–4 on aggregate.
Internazionale won 4–1 on aggregate.
Waregem won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Sporting CP  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Venâncio  | 
Report | 
Sporting CP won 1–0 on aggregate.
Third round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Bilbao  | 
2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach  | 
5–5 (a) | 5–1 | 0–4 | |
| Dundee United  | 
3–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 (aet) | |
| Dnipro  | 
0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Spartak Moscow  | 
1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Hammarby  | 
3–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Internazionale  | 
1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 (aet) | |
| Waregem  | 
3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 
First leg
| Spartak Moscow  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Morice  | 
| Dnipro  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Puchkov  | 
| Hammarby  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Holmberg  | 
Report | Geilenkirchen  | 
| Borussia Mönchengladbach  | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mill  Salguero Rahn Lienen  | 
Report | Gordillo  | 
| Athletic Bilbao  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sarabia  Salinas  | 
Report | Meade  | 
| Dundee United  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dodds  Redford  | 
Report | Stielike  | 
Second leg
| Hajduk Split  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gudelj  | 
Report | 
Hajduk Split won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Legia Warsaw  | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Fanna  | 
Internazionale won 1–0 on aggregate.
Köln won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Nantes  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Touré  | 
Report | Cherenkov  | 
Nantes won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Neuchâtel Xamax  | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Nielsen  Hermann  | 
Report | Redford  | 
Neuchâtel Xamax won 4–3 on aggregate.
Following the referee's controversial decision to award Waregem a penalty in the 44th minute as the foul looked to be outside of the penalty area, Milan fans pelted the pitch with missiles some of which hit several Waregem players. Following the match, as a result of the incident, AC Milan received a two-match European competition stadium ban, enforced at the start of their 1987–88 UEFA Cup campaign.
Waregem won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Valdano  Santillana  | 
Report | 
5–5 on aggregate; Real Madrid won on away goals.
| Sporting CP  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Fernandes  Meade António Sousa  | 
Report | 
Sporting CP won 4–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hajduk Split  | 
1–1 (p) | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Internazionale  | 
6–3 | 3–0 | 3–3 | |
| Real Madrid  | 
3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| Sporting CP  | 
1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 
First leg
| Sporting CP  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Meade  | 
Report | Allofs  | 
| Hajduk Split  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zl. Vujović  | 
Report | 
| Internazionale  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Le Roux  Tardelli Rummenigge  | 
Report | 
| Real Madrid  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sánchez  Míchel Butragueño  | 
Report | 
Second leg
| Köln  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Allofs  Bein  | 
Report | 
Köln won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Waregem  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mutombo  | 
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
1–1 on aggregate; Waregem won 5–4 on penalties.
| Nantes  | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Der Zakarian  Halilhodžić Le Roux  | 
Report | Altobelli  Brady  | 
Internazionale won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Neuchâtel Xamax  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stielike  Jacobacci  | 
Report | 
Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln  | 
7–3 | 4–0 | 3–3 | |
| Internazionale  | 
4–6 | 3–1 | 1–5 (aet) | 
First leg
| Internazionale  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tardelli  Salguero  | 
Report | Valdano  | 
Second leg
Köln won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid  | 5–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Sánchez  Gordillo Santillana  | 
Report | Brady  | 
Real Madrid won 6–4 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
| Real Madrid  | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sánchez  Gordillo Valdano Santillana  | 
Report | Allofs  | 
Second leg
| Köln  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bein  Geilenkirchen  | 
Report | 
Real Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate.
Notes
- 1 2 3 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk played their home matches at Stadion Metalurh, Kryvyi Rih, instead of their regular stadium Meteor Stadium, Dnipropetrovsk, as Dnipropetrovsk was a closed city for foreigners.
 
External links
- 1985–86 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
 - Official Site
 - Results at RSSSF.com
 - All scorers 1985–86 UEFA Cup according to protocols UEFA
 - 1985/86 UEFA Cup - results and line-ups (archive)