Memories of Youth – Ajax, winner of the 1987 European Cup Winners' Cup

In the 1986–87 season, the second season of Ajax legend Cruyff returning to Amsterdam to coach, a group of talented stars was on the rise, and the youth storm with Van Basten Rijkaard as the backbone began to sweep through the European arena, and this year's European Cup Winners' Cup was the best gift to this group of young talents.

Under Cruyff's leadership, Ajax eliminated Turkey's Bursa Sport, Olympiacos, Malmö and Real Zaragoza to reach the 1987 European Cup Winners' Cup final, waiting for them at the Olympic Stadium in Athens was the unknown Lokomotiv Leipzig, and Lokomotiv Leipzig from Germany was lucky enough to reach the final after a penalty defeat to Bordeaux after a bitter battle.

Ajax vs Bursa Sport

Van Basten poses with Bursa sports fans

General Ajax smiled happily

Tickets for Ajax vs Malmö

Ajax soldiers on their way to Zaragoza

Ajax vs Zaragoza

Zaragoza starts

Ajax started

Rain war

Flag of Ajax vs Zaragoza

On 13 May 1987, the Final of the European Cup winners' Cup opened at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, and the progress of the match was also expected, 21 minutes Van Basten took the lead in knocking on the Goal of Lokomotiv Leipzig, and the progress of the match has been in the hands of Ajax players since then, the 1:0 score has not changed until the final game, and the cheering Ajax geniuses stood on the podium to lift the first European Cup Winners' Cup in team history.

Both sides started in the 1987 European Cup Winners' Cup final

The referee tossed a coin

Van Basten led the team into the field

Ajax scored instantly

The Ajax players lifted the trophy

The Ajax players cheered

Van Basten in the final

Ajax players circled the field

Ajax vs Locomotive Leipzig

The young Bergkamp in the final

Ajax wins the championship family portrait

Champion Ajax

The Ajax players who won the championship in 1987 were later selected for the Dutch national team together, and Van Basten and Rijkaard were called ☞ the Dutch Three Musketeers together with Gullit of Eindhoven, becoming the absolute main force of the Dutch team under Michels to win the 1988 European Championship, and this group of geniuses supported the hope of a revival of Dutch football, and Dutch fans are now full of praise as long as they mention these Ajax stars.

Goalkeeper - Stanley Menzo

Defender Chloe

Defender Villatt (back row, second from right)

Defender Rijkaard

Defender Pov

Midfielder Waters (Center)

Midfielder Winter

Midfielder Muhren

Striker Van Schipp

Striker Van Basten

Striker Witzger

Defender Spielbus

Young Dennis Bergkamp

Midfielder Skoltten

Ajax legend Cruyff