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 edit
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
Slavia Sofia 
|
5:6, 1:5 |  HK Jesenice
|
Murrayfield Racers 
|
6:8, 9:10 |  Újpesti TE
|
Group round edit
Group A edit
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
CSKA Moscow 
|
11:1 |  Dynamo Berlin
|
Esbjerg IK 
|
2:4 | Újpesti TE
|
| CSKA Moscow
|
23:2 | Újpesti TE
|
| Esbjerg IK
|
3:8 | Dynamo Berlin
|
| Dynamo Berlin
|
7:3 | Újpesti TE
|
| Esbjerg IK
|
1:21 | CSKA Moscow
|
Group A standings edit
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | CSKA Moscow
|
6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dynamo Berlin
|
4 |
| 3 | Újpesti TE
|
2 |
| 4 | Esbjerg IK
|
0 |
Group B edit
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
TJ VSŽ Košice 
|
8:2 |  HC Steaua București
|
Spitman Nijmegen 
|
7:2 |  Vålerenga IF
|
| TJ VSŽ Košice
|
7:1 | Vålerenga IF
|
| Spitman Nijmegen
|
3:2 | HC Steaua București
|
| HC Steaua București
|
6:5 | Vålerenga IF
|
| Spitman Nijmegen
|
3:14 | TJ VSŽ Košice
|
Group B standings edit
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | TJ VSŽ Košice
|
6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Spitman Nijmegen
|
4 |
| 3 | HC Steaua București
|
2 |
| 4 | Vålerenga IF
|
0 |
Group C edit
(Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
EC KAC 
|
5:2 |  Mont-Blanc
|
Färjestads BK 
|
4:0 |  TMH Polonia Bytom
|
| Färjestads BK
|
13:1 | Mont-Blanc
|
| EC KAC
|
5:6 | TMH Polonia Bytom
|
| TMH Polonia Bytom
|
7:5 | Mont-Blanc
|
| EC KAC
|
2:6 | Färjestads BK
|
Group C standings edit
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Färjestads BK
|
6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | TMH Polonia Bytom
|
4 |
| 3 | EC KAC
|
2 |
| 4 | Mont-Blanc
|
0 |
Group D edit
(Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
Kölner EC 
|
6:1 | HK Jesenice
|
HC Lugano 
|
3:2 |  HC Bolzano
|
| HC Lugano
|
8:0 | HK Jesenice
|
| Kölner EC
|
10:1 | HC Bolzano
|
| HC Bolzano
|
6:2 | HK Jesenice
|
| HC Lugano
|
3:4 | Kölner EC
|
Group D standings edit
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Kölner EC
|
6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | HC Lugano
|
4 |
| 3 | HC Bolzano
|
2 |
| 4 | HK Jesenice
|
0 |
Final Group edit
(Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany)
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Färjestads BK
|
4:3 | CSKA Moscow
|
| Kölner EC
|
3:5 | TJ VSŽ Košice
|
| Kölner EC
|
7:3 | Färjestads BK
|
| CSKA Moscow
|
6:2 | TJ VSŽ Košice
|
| Kölner EC
|
1:9 | CSKA Moscow
|
| TJ VSŽ Košice
|
4:3 | Färjestads BK
|
Final group standings edit
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | CSKA Moscow
|
4 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | TJ VSŽ Košice
|
4 |
| 3 | Kölner EC
|
2 |
| 4 | Färjestads BK
|
2 |