title: 1988–89 European Cup (handball)
text: # 1988–89 European Cup (handball)
  
  The 1988–89 European Cup was the 29th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  ### Round 1
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | 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 Verias | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Steaua București | 53–61 | SKA Minsk | 30–24 | 23–37 |
  