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}}
|}
=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}}
|}
=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}}
|}
=Finals=
External links
- [http://www.ehfcl.com/men/ EHF Champions League website]
- [http://todor66.com/handball/Euro_Cups/Men_CC_1989.html European Cup 1989 edition]
{{EHF Champions League seasons}}
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