The 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Dynamo Kyiv in the final against Atlético Madrid. It was their second title in the competition, and first since 1975.
Reigning champions Everton, who initially qualified for the European Cup instead as the 1984–85 Football League champions, and 1985 FA Cup winners Manchester United missed out on European football due to the newly enacted five-year ban on English clubs participating in Europe, following the Heysel Stadium disaster on 29 May 1985.
CSKA Sofia were barred from entering after the riots during the Bulgarian Cup final.
Benfica were given a bye in the 1st round.
First round
First leg
Second leg
Dynamo Kyiv won 5–3 on aggregate.
Second round
First leg
Second leg
Dynamo Kyiv won 5–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Dynamo Kyiv won 9–2 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Dukla Prague won on away goals.
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Dynamo Kyiv won 4–1 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers RankNameTeamGoals1 Igor Belanov Dynamo Kyiv5 Oleg Blokhin Dynamo Kyiv5 Frank Lippmann Dynamo Dresden5 Oleksandr Zavarov Dynamo Kyiv55 Sulejman Halilović Rapid Wien46 Thomas Bergman AIK3 Marian Bâcu Universitatea Craiova3 Rudi Bommer Bayer Uerdingen3 Bent Christensen Lyngby BK3 Jorge Orosmán da Silva Atlético Madrid3 Sven Dahlkvist AIK3 Friedhelm Funkel Bayer Uerdingen3 Wolfgang Funkel Bayer Uerdingen3 Lárus Guðmundsson Bayer Uerdingen3 Pavel Korejčík Dukla Prague3 Peter Pacult Rapid Wien3 Stanislav Pelc Dukla Prague3 Hans-Uwe Pilz Dynamo Dresden3 Wolfgang Schäfer Bayer Uerdingen3 Quique Setién Atlético Madrid3 Ladislav Vízek Dukla Prague3 Ivan Yaremchuk Dynamo Kyiv3 Vadym Yevtushenko Dynamo Kyiv3
See also 1985–86 European Cup 1985–86 UEFA Cup
References
External links 1985–86 competition at UEFA website Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Cup Winners Cup Seasons 1985-86–results, protocols