In 1988, the Dutch football was at its highest level, with the victory in the European Championship. The Eredivisie was very competitive and clubs like Ajax and PSV were very successful in Europe. In the season 1987/1988, PSV won both the Eredivisie title and the Champions League, defeating Benfica in the final. Ajax got the second place in the league and reached the final of the European Cup winners' Cup, losing against Mechelen.
The Panini collection Voetbal 88 begins with an introduction including five metallic stickers: the map of the Netherlands, Rinus Michels (coach of the National team), Gullit and Van Basten (players of A.C. Milan), and Eric Willaarts (Borussia M.).
The collection continues with the clubs of Eredivisie. Each club is displaced over two pages with a total of 18 stickers: the team photo (two stickers) and 16 players. The downside of this album is the lack of club badge stickers for the clubs of Eredivisie. Inexplicably only the clubs of Eerste Divisie have their own badge sticker.
The Eerste Divisie includes 19 clubs. Each club includes three stickers: the club badge (metallic) and the team photo (two stickers).
The last part of the album includes a section with 11 European clubs that won the National championship the season before and are thus taking part in the Champions League 1987/1988. For each club there are three stickers: the club badge (regular sticker) and the team photo (two stickers). Among the clubs included we find Everton, Bordeaux, Real Madrid, Benfica, Bayern Munchen, Benfica, and Napoli.
Club badge stickers of International clubs from the album Voetbal 88
Album details
Full name: Voetbal 88
Publisher: Panini
League: Dutch (Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie)
Season: 1987/1988
Number of clubs: 18 of Eredivisie and 19 of Eerste Divisie
Stickers per club: 18 for Eredivisie and 3 for Eerste Divisie
Other sections:
- Introduction (5 stickers)
- International clubs (33)
Checklist: click here
Total number of stickers: 419
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