Steaua Bucharest 1988/89
European Cup round of 32→European Cup runners-up
Steaua Bucharest entered the 1988/89 European Cup at the round of 32 and reached the final. It put out Sparta Prague of Czechoslovakia, Spartak Moscow of the Soviet Union, IFK Göteborg of Sweden and Galatasaray of Türkiye, then lost the final to AC Milan of Italy, 0:4. The season earned Romania 15 coefficient points.
Coefficient points15earned for Romania this season
Record5-2-29 matches played
Goals22:11+11 goal difference
Club coefficient4.430the club's own running total
EC European Cup
Steaua Bucharest
| Stage | Date | Match | Score | Outcome | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC · R32 · 1st leg | 7 Sep 1988 | Sparta Prague – Steaua Bucharest | 1:5 | 2 | |
| EC · R32 · 2nd leg | 5 Oct 1988 | Steaua Bucharest – Sparta Prague | 2:2 | Through to the round of 16 (EC) | 1 |
| EC · R16 · 1st leg | 26 Oct 1988 | Steaua Bucharest – Spartak Moscow | 3:0 | 2 | |
| EC · R16 · 2nd leg | 9 Nov 1988 | Spartak Moscow – Steaua Bucharest | 1:2 | Through to the quarter-final (EC) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the quarter-final | 1 | ||||
| EC · QF · 1st leg | 1 Mar 1989 | IFK Göteborg – Steaua Bucharest | 1:0 | 0 | |
| EC · QF · 2nd leg | 15 Mar 1989 | Steaua Bucharest – IFK Göteborg | 5:1 | Through to the semi-final (EC) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the semi-final | 1 | ||||
| EC · SF · 1st leg | 5 Apr 1989 | Steaua Bucharest – Galatasaray | 4:0 | 2 | |
| EC · SF · 2nd leg | 19 Apr 1989 | Galatasaray – Steaua Bucharest | 1:1 | Through to the final (EC) | 1 |
| Bonus: reached the final | 1 | ||||
| EC · Final | 24 May 1989 | AC Milan – Steaua Bucharest | 4:0 | Runners-up | 0 |
See also: every Romania club in 1988/89 · the 1988/89 coefficient table.