title: 1989 African Cup Winners' Cup
text: # 1989 African Cup Winners' Cup
  
  The 1989 season of the African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Al Merreikh in two-legged final victory against Bendel United F.C. This was the fifteenth season that the tournament took place for the winners of each African country's domestic cup. Thirty-three sides entered the competition, with UDIB, Al Ahly (Tripoli) and Nakivubo Villa SC all withdrawing before the 1st leg of the first round.
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Moneni Pirates | 2-1 | Lesotho Defence Force FC | 2-0 | 0-1 |
  
  ## First round
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ASI Abengourou | $w/o^1$ | Internacional | w/o | w/o |
  | Al-Merrikh | $w/o^2$ | Al-Ahly (Tripoli) | w/o | w/o |
  | Kamsar | 0-1 | CA Bizerte | 0-0 | 0-1 |
  | Coastal Union | 2-5 | Costa do Sol | 2-3 | 0-2 |
  | Diamond Stars F.C. | 0-2 | Bendel United | 0-0 | 0-2 |
  | Dynamos F.C. | 1-2 | FC BFV | 1-1 | 0-1 |
  | Etincelles FC | 2-1 | Vital'O | 1-1 | 1-0 |
  | ASF Bobo | $2-2^3$ | ASC Linguère | 1-0 | 1-2 |
  | Gor Mahia | $w/o^4$ | Nakivubo Villa | w/o | w/o |
  | Liberté FC | 1-4 | Union d'Alger | 1-0 | 0-4 |
  | Moneni Pirates | 1-6 | Power Dynamos | 1-1 | 0-5 |
  | Panthère du Ndé | 1-2 | LPRC Oilers | 0-0 | 1-2 |
  | Stade Malien | 3-0 | CO Transports | 3-0 | 0-0 |
  | TP USCA Bangui | 3-5 | AS Kalamu | 3-3 | 0-2 |
  | Union Vesper | 0-3 | Patronage Sainte-Anne | 0-1 | 0-2 |
  | Vantour Mangoungou | 2-3 | Sagrada Esperança | 1-0 | 1-3 |
  
  * 1: UDIB withdrew.
  * 2: Al-Ahly withdrew.
  * 3: ASF Bobo won on away goals.
  * 4: Nakivubo Villa withdrew.
  
  ## Second round
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ASI Abengourou | 3-4 | LPRC Oilers | 3-2 | 0-2 |
  | FC BFV | 4-3 | Power Dynamos | 1-2 | 3-1 |
  | CA Bizerte | 1-2 | Al-Merrikh | 1-0 | 0-2 |
  | Costa do Sol | 1-2 | Gor Mahia | 1-2 | 0-0 |
  | Etincelles FC | 0-1 | AS Kalamu | 0-0 | 0-1 |
  | ASF Bobo | 1-5 | Bendel United | 1-3 | 0-2 |
  | Patronage Sainte-Anne | 2-1 | Sagrada Esperança | 2-1 | 0-0 |
  | Stade Malien | $1-1^1$ | Union d'Alger | 1-0 | 0-1 |
  
  * 1: Union d'Alger won 4-3 PSO.
  
  ## Quarter-finals
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Al-Merrikh | 3-1 | Patronage Sainte-Anne | 2-0 | 1-1 |
  | Bendel United | 3-0 | AS Kalamu | 2-0 | 1-0 |
  | Gor Mahia | 3-1 | LPRC Oilers | 0-0 | 3-1 |
  | USM Alger | $1-2^1$ | FC BFV | 1-3 | n/p |
  
  * 1: USM Alger withdrew after the first leg.
  
  ## Semifinals
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bendel United | 4-1 | FC BFV | 4-1 | 0-0 |
  | Gor Mahia | 1-2 | Al-Merrikh | 1-0 | 0-2 |
  
  ## Final
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Al-Merrikh | 1-0 | Bendel United | 1-0 | 0-0 |
  
  ## Champions
  
  * African Cup Winners' Cup Winners
  * Al-Merrikh First title
  