The 1986–87 European Cup was the 22nd edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 2, 1986, and finished on September 27, 1987.
The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who won the final group.
Preliminary round
edit| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
HC Steaua București 
|
14:0, 6:2 |  HK CSKA Sofia
|
First round
edit| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
Stjernen 
|
14:3, 9:4 |  Durham Wasps
|
GIJS Groningen 
|
2:2, 3:6 |  Dynamo Berlin
|
| HC Steaua București
|
2:2, 4:5 |  HK Partizan
|
Mont-Blanc 
|
0:5*, 3:3 |  HC Merano
|
* Official score, due to irregular registration of two Mont-Blanc players
Tappara,
HC Lugano,
EC KAC,
TMH Polonia Bytom : bye
Second round
edit| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Stjernen
|
0:10, 0:13 | Tappara
|
| Dynamo Berlin
|
2:5, 1:1 | HC Lugano
|
| HK Partizan
|
2:5, 1:9 | TMH Polonia Bytom
|
| HC Merano
|
9:11, 4:8 | EC KAC
|
Färjestads BK,
Kölner EC,
TJ VSŽ Košice,
CSKA Moscow : bye
Third round
edit| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Tappara
|
2:8, 5:7 | CSKA Moscow
|
| HC Lugano
|
4:2, 4:5 | Kölner EC
|
| TMH Polonia Bytom
|
1:4, 2:3 | TJ VSŽ Košice
|
| EC KAC
|
6:5, 4:6 | Färjestads BK
|
Final Group
edit(Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| CSKA Moscow
|
4:4 | Färjestads BK
|
| HC Lugano
|
4:5 | TJ VSŽ Košice
|
| CSKA Moscow
|
9:0 | TJ VSŽ Košice
|
| HC Lugano
|
3:7 | Färjestads BK
|
| HC Lugano
|
2:10 | CSKA Moscow
|
| TJ VSŽ Košice
|
5:4 | Färjestads BK
|
Final group standings
edit| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | CSKA Moscow
|
5 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | TJ VSŽ Košice
|
4 |
| 3 | Färjestads BK
|
3 |
| 4 | HC Lugano
|
0 |