1988–89 FIBA European Champions Cup explained

1988–89 FIBA European Champions Cup
League:	FIBA European Champions Cup
Sport:	Basketball
Season:	Regular Season
Mvp Link:	Euroleague MVP
Top Scorer Link:	Alphonso Ford Trophy
Finals:	Final Four
Finals Link:	FIBA European Champions Cup 1988–89 Final Four
Finals Champ:	Jugoplastika
Finals Runner-Up:	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Final Four Mvp:	Dino Rađa (Jugoplastika)
Final Four Mvp Link:	Euroleague Final Four MVP
Seasonslistnames:	FIBA European Champions Cup
Prevseason Link:	1987–88 FIBA European Champions Cup
Prevseason Year:	1987–88
Nextseason Year:	1989–90
Nextseason Link:	1989–90 FIBA European Champions Cup

The 1988–89 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 32nd season of the European top-tier level professional FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague), which was won by Jugoplastika, after they beat Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 75-69. The culminating 1989 EuroLeague Final Four was held at Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germany, on 4–6 April 1989. Dino Rađja was named Final Four MVP.

Competition system

27 teams (European national domestic league champions only), playing in a tournament system, played knock-out rounds on a home and away basis. The aggregate score of both games decided the winner.
The eight remaining teams after the knock-out rounds entered a 1/4 Final Group Stage, which was played as a round-robin. The final standing was based on individual wins and defeats. In the case of a tie between two or more teams after the group stage, the following criteria were used to decide the final classification: 1) number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average between the teams; 3) general basket average within the group.
The top four teams after the 1/4 Final Group Stage qualified for the Final Stage (Final Four), which was played at a predetermined venue.

Key to colors
	Top four places in the group advance to Final four

April 4, Olympiahalle, Munich|}

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April 6, Olympiahalle, Munich|}