1988–89 European Cup (handball)

European Cup
1988–89
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates27 October 1988–8 June 1989
AdministratorIHF
Participants28
Final positions
Champions SKA Minsk
Runner-up Steaua București

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dukla Prague 70–30 Fola Esch 30–16 40–14
Wybrzeże Gdańsk 50–39 IF Urædd 22–16 28–23
Wagner Biro Graz 33–47 SC Magdeburg 17–25 16–22
USAM Nîmes 42–39 ABC Braga 27–21 15–18
Kyndil Tórshavn 33–51 Valur Reykjavík 16–27 17–24
Amicitia Zürich 44–39 Sporting Neerpelt 25–19 19–20
Raba ETO Györ 52–35 Kwantum/Blauw-Wit Neerbeek 26–12 26–23
HK Drott Halmstad 54–38 BK46 Karis 32–16 22–22
Hapoel Rishon LeZion 47–48 Filippos Veria H.C. 28–23 19–25
Ortigia Siracusa W.O. KN Anthoupolis
KIF Kolding 62–24 HB Liverpool 32–12 30–12
Steaua București 68–42 Turkye Halk Ankara 40–19 28–23

Round 2

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SKA Minsk 55–43 RK Metaloplastika 30–21 25–22
Dukla Prague 56–44 Wybrzeże Gdańsk 31–19 25–25
SC Magdeburg 48–38 USAM Nîmes 23–13 25–25
Amicitia Zürich 38–40 Valur Reykjavík 16–15 22–25
VfL Gummersbach 32–35 FC Barcelona 17–15 15–20
HK Drott Halmstad 45–41 Raba ETO Györ 23–18 22–23
Ortigia Siracusa 48–48 Filippos Verias 25–19 23–29
KIF Kolding 42–53 Steaua București 21–25 21–28

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SKA Minsk 62–42 Dukla Prague 32–19 30–23
Valur Reykjavík 37–37 SC Magdeburg 22–16 15–21
HK Drott Halmstad 48–44 FC Barcelona 22–20 26–24
Ortigia Siracusa 43–53 Steaua București 22–26 21–27

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SC Magdeburg 46–55 SKA Minsk 26–25 20–30
HK Drott Halmstad 45–53 Steaua București 23–24 22–29

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Steaua București 53–61 SKA Minsk 30–24 23–37