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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 August 1988 – 10 May 1989 |
| Teams | 32 (first round) 33 (qualifying) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Barcelona (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Sampdoria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 152 (2.41 per match) |
| Attendance | 917,269 (14,560 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hristo Stoichkov (Sredets Sofia) 7 goals |
The 1988–89 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won for the third time by Barcelona in the final against Italian entrants Sampdoria. The two sides would meet again in the 1992 European Cup Final, which Barcelona also won. Wimbledon did not participate due to UEFA's five-year ban on English clubs from European competition. The defending champions Mechelen were eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual runners-up Sampdoria.
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Békéscsabai 
|
4–2 |  Bryne
|
3–0 | 1–2 |
First leg
| Békéscsabai | 3–0 | Bryne |
|---|---|---|
Gruborovics  4', 10'Csató 37' |
Report |
Second leg
Békéscsabai won 4–2 on aggregate.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Derry City 
|
0–4 |  Cardiff City
|
0–0 | 0–4 |
Glenavon 
|
2–7 |  AGF
|
1–4 | 1–3 |
Fram 
|
0–7 | Barcelona
|
0–2 | 0–5 |
Flamurtari Vlorë 
|
2–4 |  Lech Poznań
|
2–3 | 0–1 |
Internacionál Bratislava 
|
2–8 |  Sredets Sofia
|
2–3 | 0–5 |
Omonia 
|
0–3 |  Panathinaikos
|
0–1 | 0–2 |
Roda JC 
|
2–1 |  Vitória de Guimarães
|
2–0 | 0–1 |
Borac Banja Luka 
|
2–4 |  Metalist Kharkiv
|
2–0 | 0–4 |
Grasshopper 
|
0–1 |  Eintracht Frankfurt
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
Sakaryaspor 
|
2–1 | Békéscsabai
|
2–0 | 0–1 |
Mechelen 
|
8–1 |  Avenir Beggen
|
5–0 | 3–1 |
Metz 
|
1–5 | Anderlecht
|
1–3 | 0–2 |
Floriana 
|
0–1 |  Dundee United
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
Dinamo București 
|
6–0 |  Kuusysi Lahti
|
3–0 | 3–0 |
Carl Zeiss Jena 
|
5–1 |  Kremser SC
|
5–0 | 0–1 |
IFK Norrköping 
|
2–3 | Sampdoria
|
2–1 | 0–2 |
First leg
| Omonia | 0–1 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mavridis 13' |
| Flamurtari Vlorë | 2–3 | Lech Poznań |
|---|---|---|
| V. Ruci 40', 76' |
Report | Łukasik 32' Araszkiewicz 67'Głombiowski 89' |
| Internacionál Bratislava | 2–3 | Sredets Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Moravec 45' Weiss 58' (pen.) |
Report | Penev 36', 39' (pen.), 78' |
| Roda JC | 2–0 | Vitória de Guimarães |
|---|---|---|
| Nando 65' (o.g.) Van Loen 87' |
Report |
| Borac Banja Luka | 2–0 | Metalist Kharkiv |
|---|---|---|
| Lemić 43' Lipovac 85' (pen.) |
Report |
| Sakaryaspor | 2–0 | Békéscsabai |
|---|---|---|
| Pešić 35' Yücel 50' |
Report |
| Dinamo București | 3–0 | Kuusysi Lahti |
|---|---|---|
| Jäntti 12' (o.g.) Andone 72'Vaișcovici 74' |
Report |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 5–0 | Kremser SC |
|---|---|---|
| Weber 19' Sträßer 48', 67'Merkel 53'Ludwig 78' |
Report |
Second leg
Mechelen won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–0 | Grasshopper |
|---|---|---|
| Bakalorz 32' |
Report |
Eintracht Frankfurt won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Cardiff City | 4–0 | Derry City |
|---|---|---|
| McDermott 20' Gilligan 47', 65', 76' |
Report |
Cardiff City won 4–0 on aggregate.
| AGF | 3–1 | Glenavon |
|---|---|---|
| Pingel 26' Kristensen 57'Stampe 87' |
Report | McConville 89' |
AGF won 7–2 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 7–0 on aggregate.
Lech Poznań won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Sredets Sofia | 5–0 | Internacionál Bratislava |
|---|---|---|
| Penev 1' Stoichkov 3'Kostadinov 13', 38'Getov 21' |
Report |
Sredets Sofia won 8–2 on aggregate.
| Panathinaikos | 2–0 | Omonia |
|---|---|---|
| Dimopoulos 56' Nielsen 59' |
Report |
Panathinaikos won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Vitória de Guimarães | 1–0 | Roda JC |
|---|---|---|
| Roldão 27' |
Report |
Roda JC won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Metalist Kharkiv | 4–0 | Borac Banja Luka |
|---|---|---|
| Tarasov 25', 62' Adzhoyev 78' (pen.)Yesipov 88' |
Report |
Metalist Kharkiv won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Békéscsabai | 1–0 | Sakaryaspor |
|---|---|---|
| Selçuk 49' (o.g.) |
Report |
Sakaryaspor won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 2–0 | Metz |
|---|---|---|
| Krnčević 47' Van Tiggelen 73' (pen.) |
Report |
Anderlecht won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Dundee United | 1–0 | Floriana |
|---|---|---|
| Meade 69' |
Report |
Dundee United won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Kuusysi Lahti | 0–3 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vaișcovici 11' (pen.) Kousa 34' (o.g.)Răducioiu 71' (pen.) |
Dinamo București won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Kremser SC | 1–0 | Carl Zeiss Jena |
|---|---|---|
| Studeny 27' |
Report |
Carl Zeiss Jena won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Sampdoria | 2–0 | IFK Norrköping |
|---|---|---|
| Salsano 37' Vialli 82' |
Report |
Sampdoria won 3–2 on aggregate.