The 1988–89 European Cup was the 24th edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 2, 1988, and finished on February 19, 1989.

The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who won the final group.

Preliminary round

Team #1ScoreTeam #2Slavia Sofia 5:6, 1:5 HK Jesenice Murrayfield Racers 6:8, 9:10 Újpesti TE

Group round

Group A (Esbjerg, Denmark)

Team #1ScoreTeam #2CSKA Moscow 11:1 Dynamo BerlinEsbjerg IK 2:4 Újpesti TECSKA Moscow 23:2 Újpesti TEEsbjerg IK 3:8 Dynamo BerlinDynamo Berlin 7:3 Újpesti TEEsbjerg IK 1:21 CSKA Moscow

Group A standings

RankTeamPoints 1 CSKA Moscow 6 2 Dynamo Berlin 4 3 Újpesti TE 2 4 Esbjerg IK 0

Group B (Nijmegen, Netherlands)

Team #1ScoreTeam #2TJ VSŽ Košice 8:2 HC Steaua BucureștiSpitman Nijmegen 7:2 Vålerenga IFTJ VSŽ Košice 7:1 Vålerenga IFSpitman Nijmegen 3:2 HC Steaua BucureștiHC Steaua București 6:5 Vålerenga IF Spitman Nijmegen 3:14 TJ VSŽ Košice

Group B standings

RankTeamPoints 1 TJ VSŽ Košice 6 2 Spitman Nijmegen 4 3 HC Steaua București 2 4 Vålerenga IF 0

Group C (Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria)

Team #1ScoreTeam #2EC KAC 5:2 Mont-BlancFärjestads BK 4:0 TMH Polonia BytomFärjestads BK 13:1 Mont-BlancEC KAC 5:6 TMH Polonia BytomTMH Polonia Bytom 7:5 Mont-BlancEC KAC 2:6 Färjestads BK

Group C standings

RankTeamPoints 1 Färjestads BK 6 2 TMH Polonia Bytom 4 3 EC KAC 2 4 Mont-Blanc 0

Group D (Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland)

Team #1ScoreTeam #2Kölner EC 6:1 HK JeseniceHC Lugano 3:2 HC Bolzano HC Lugano 8:0 HK JeseniceKölner EC 10:1 HC BolzanoHC Bolzano 6:2 HK JeseniceHC Lugano 3:4 Kölner EC

Group D standings

RankTeamPoints 1 Kölner EC 6 2 HC Lugano 4 3 HC Bolzano 2 4 HK Jesenice 0

Final Group (Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany)

Team #1ScoreTeam #2Färjestads BK 4:3 CSKA MoscowKölner EC 3:5 TJ VSŽ KošiceKölner EC 7:3 Färjestads BKCSKA Moscow 6:2 TJ VSŽ KošiceKölner EC 1:9 CSKA MoscowTJ VSŽ Košice 4:3 Färjestads BK

Final group standings

RankTeamPoints 1 CSKA Moscow 4 2 TJ VSŽ Košice 4 3 Kölner EC 2 4 Färjestads BK 2

References Season 1989