1988–89 European Cup (handball)

{{Infobox sport tournament

| name = European Cup

| year = 1988–89

| image =

| caption =

| sport = Handball

| location =

| start_date = 27 October 1988

| end_date = 8 June 1989

| administrator = IHF

| tournament_format =

| host =

| venues =

| participants = 28

| purse =

| champions = {{flagicon|USSR}} SKA Minsk

| runners-up1 = {{flagicon|ROM}} Steaua București

| matches =

| previous = 1987–88

| next = 1989–90

}}

The 1988–89 European Cup was the 29th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament. SKA Minsk won their second title, beating Steaua București in the final.

Knockout stage

=Round 1=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Dukla Prague|Czechoslovakia| 70–30 |Fola Esch|Luxembourg|30–16|40–14}}

{{TwoLegResult|Wybrzeże Gdańsk|Poland| 50–39 |IF Urædd|Norway|22–16|28–23}}

{{TwoLegResult|Wagner Biro Graz|Austria| 33–47 |SC Magdeburg|East Germany|17–25|16–22}}

{{TwoLegResult|USAM Nîmes|France| 42–39 |ABC Braga|Portugal|27–21|15–18}}

{{TwoLegResult|Kyndil Tórshavn|Faroe Islands| 33–51 |Valur Reykjavík|Iceland|16–27|17–24}}

{{TwoLegResult|Amicitia Zürich|Switzerland| 44–39 |Sporting Neerpelt|Belgium|25–19|19–20}}

{{TwoLegResult|Raba ETO Györ|Hungary| 52–35 |Kwantum/Blauw-Wit Neerbeek|Netherlands|26–12|26–23}}

{{TwoLegResult|HK Drott Halmstad|Sweden| 54–38 |BK46 Karis|Finland|32–16|22–22}}

{{TwoLegResult|Hapoel Rishon LeZion|Israel| 47–48 |Filippos Verias|Greece|28–23|19–25}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ortigia Siracusa|Italy| W.O. |KN Anthoupolis|Cyprus||}}

{{TwoLegResult|KIF Kolding|Denmark| 62–24 |HB Liverpool|Great Britain|32–12|30–12}}

{{TwoLegResult|Steaua București|ROU| 68–42 |Turkye Halk Ankara|Turkey|40–19|28–23}}

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=Round 2=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|SKA Minsk|Soviet Union| 55–43 |RK Metaloplastika|SFR Yugoslavia|30–21|25–22}}

{{TwoLegResult|Dukla Prague|Czechoslovakia| 56–44 |Wybrzeże Gdańsk|Poland|31–19|25–25}}

{{TwoLegResult|SC Magdeburg|East Germany| 48–38 |USAM Nîmes|France|23–13|25–25}}

{{TwoLegResult|Amicitia Zürich|Switzerland| 38–40 |Valur Reykjavík|Iceland|16–15|22–25}}

{{TwoLegResult|VfL Gummersbach|Germany| 32–35 |FC Barcelona|Spain|17–15|15–20}}

{{TwoLegResult|HK Drott Halmstad|Sweden| 45–41 |Raba ETO Györ|Hungary|23–18|22–23}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ortigia Siracusa|Italy| 48–48 |Filippos Verias|Greece|25–19|23–29}}

{{TwoLegResult|KIF Kolding|Denmark| 42–53 |Steaua București|ROU|21–25|21–28}}

|}

=Quarterfinals=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|SKA Minsk|Soviet Union| 62–42 |Dukla Prague|Czechoslovakia|32–19|30–23}}

{{TwoLegResult|Valur Reykjavík|Iceland| 37–37 |SC Magdeburg|East Germany|22–16|15–21}}

{{TwoLegResult|HK Drott Halmstad|Sweden| 48–44 |FC Barcelona|Spain|22–20|26–24}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ortigia Siracusa|Italy| 43–53 |Steaua București|ROU|22–26|21–27}}

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=Semifinals=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|SC Magdeburg|East Germany| 46–55 |SKA Minsk|Soviet Union|26–25|20–30}}

{{TwoLegResult|HK Drott Halmstad|Sweden| 45–53 |Steaua București|ROU|23–24|22–29}}

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=Finals=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Steaua București|ROU| 53–61 |SKA Minsk|Soviet Union|30–24|23–37}}

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