| Competition: | La Liga |
| Season: | –89 |
| Dates: | 3 September 1988 – 25 June 1989 |
| Winners: | Real Madrid (24th title) |
| Continentalcup1: | European Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Real Madrid |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Valencia Atlético Madrid Zaragoza |
| Continentalcup3: | Cup Winners' Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Barcelona Valladolid |
| Relegated: | Real Betis Murcia Elche |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 868 |
| League Topscorer: | Baltazar (35 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 1987–88 |
| Nextseason: | 1989–90 |
The 1988–89 La Liga season was the 58th since its establishment. It began on 3 September 1988, and concluded on 25 June 1989.
Real Madrid finished the season as champions for the fourth year running, while Barcelona recovered under new coach Johan Cruyff to finish second.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Baltazar | Atlético Madrid | 35 | |
| 2 |  Hugo Sánchez | Real Madrid | 27 | |
| 3 |  Julio Salinas | Barcelona | 20 | |
| 4 | Amarildo | Celta Vigo | 16 | |
| 5 | Emilio Butragueño | Real Madrid | 15 | |
| 6 | Fernando | Valencia | 14 | |
| 7 | Míchel | Real Madrid | 13 | |
| Pedro Uralde | Athletic Bilbao | |||
| 9 | Txiki Begiristain | Barcelona | 12 | |
| 10 | Roberto | Barcelona | 11 |