1988-89 Club Football

The completed 1988-89 season: the club power ranking and UEFA country coefficients, the European and continental competitions with qualifying, group, league-phase and knockout results, every final domestic table across the confederations, and every cup final.

507 clubs ranked · 59 leagues · 15 cup finals

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1988-89Club football

Club power ranking

Score = 0.65 form + 0.35 five-year pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Filter by country (ordered by coefficient rank), or switch to the country coefficient table.

World #1 · Champion of the season

Real Madrid

Spain · score 1.088 · form 0.89 · pedigree 1.00 · 33-14-2 in 49

★ La Liga★ Copa del Rey★ Supercopa de Espana

Ranked #1 in the season power ranking.

Overachiever

RSC Anderlecht

form 0.67 vs ped 0.17 · +0.50

Underachiever

Everton

form 0.53 vs ped 1.00 · -0.47

Biggest riser

Valencia

▲ 140 places

Biggest faller

Heart of Midlothian

▼ 128 places

Best outside top 5

KV Mechelen

#4 · Belgium

Best outside the 8

KV Mechelen

#4 · Belgium

Top 10 by league

Italy 3Spain 2Belgium 1England 1Germany 1Romania 1Sweden 1

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Real Madrid

Spain · 49 P · 33-14-2 · +0.09 trophy

1.088

score

AC Milan▲13

Italy · 43 P · 21-18-4 · +0.13 trophy

1.042

score

Internazionale▲11

Italy · 40 P · 30-7-3 · +0.06 trophy

0.956

score

KV Mechelen▲1

Belgium · 42 P · 31-8-3 · +0.07 trophy

0.940

score

FC Barcelona▲17

Spain · 47 P · 29-14-4 · +0.05 trophy

0.928

score

SSC Napoli▲21

Italy · 49 P · 26-16-7 · +0.06 trophy

0.916

score

Liverpool▼5

England · 50 P · 31-12-7 · +0.03 trophy

0.861

score

Bayern Munich▼1

Germany · 47 P · 27-13-7 · +0.06 trophy

0.799

score

Steaua Bucureşti▼1

Romania · 43 P · 36-5-2 · +0.04 trophy

0.761

score

IFK Göteborg▲23

Sweden · 28 P · 18-5-5

0.725

score

Everton▼7

England · 51 P · 21-16-14 · +0.01 trophy

0.717

score

Werder Bremen▼2

Germany · 46 P · 25-10-11 · +0.02 trophy

0.700

score

VfB Stuttgart▲42

Germany · 51 P · 26-10-15

0.684

score

1. FC Köln▼1

Germany · 42 P · 22-11-9

0.652

score

Sampdoria▲14

Italy · 46 P · 20-14-12 · +0.01 trophy

0.651

score

Juventus▼4

Italy · 42 P · 20-13-9

0.637

score

PSV Eindhoven▼14

Netherlands · 41 P · 28-6-7 · +0.04 trophy

0.617

score

Benfica▼7

Portugal · 45 P · 31-10-4 · +0.04 trophy

0.592

score

Dynamo Kyiv▲13

Soviet Union · 30 P · 17-9-4

0.583

score

Olympique Marseille▲5

France · 41 P · 23-13-5 · +0.07 trophy

0.564

score

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1	–	Real Madrid	Spain	49	33	14	2	0.89	1.00	+0.09	score 1.088
2	▲13	AC Milan	Italy	43	21	18	4	0.97	0.53	+0.13	score 1.042
3	▲11	Internazionale	Italy	40	30	7	3	1.00	0.70	+0.06	score 0.956
4	▲1	KV Mechelen	Belgium	42	31	8	3	0.77	0.82	+0.07	score 0.940
5	▲17	FC Barcelona	Spain	47	29	14	4	0.79	0.75	+0.05	score 0.928
6	▲21	SSC Napoli	Italy	49	26	16	7	0.89	0.48	+0.06	score 0.916
7	▼5	Liverpool	England	50	31	12	7	0.79	0.89	+0.03	score 0.861
8	▼1	Bayern Munich	Germany	47	27	13	7	0.79	0.65	+0.06	score 0.799
9	▼1	Steaua Bucureşti	Romania	43	36	5	2	0.78	0.61	+0.04	score 0.761
10	▲23	IFK Göteborg	Sweden	28	18	5	5	0.59	0.80	—	score 0.725
11	▼7	Everton	England	51	21	16	14	0.53	1.00	+0.01	score 0.717
12	▼2	Werder Bremen	Germany	46	25	10	11	0.73	0.48	+0.02	score 0.700
13	▲42	VfB Stuttgart	Germany	51	26	10	15	0.67	0.44	—	score 0.684
14	▼1	1. FC Köln	Germany	42	22	11	9	0.74	0.48	—	score 0.652
15	▲14	Sampdoria	Italy	46	20	14	12	0.72	0.29	+0.01	score 0.651
16	▼4	Juventus	Italy	42	20	13	9	0.76	0.41	—	score 0.637
17	▼14	PSV Eindhoven	Netherlands	41	28	6	7	0.70	0.34	+0.04	score 0.617
18	▼7	Benfica	Portugal	45	31	10	4	0.67	0.34	+0.04	score 0.592
19	▲13	Dynamo Kyiv	Soviet Union	30	17	9	4	0.68	0.41	—	score 0.583
20	▲5	Olympique Marseille	France	41	23	13	5	0.56	0.36	+0.07	score 0.564
21	▲9	Arsenal	England	45	24	13	8	0.78	0.00	+0.06	score 0.564
22	▲18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Germany	36	12	15	9	0.64	0.39	—	score 0.550
23	▼17	FC Porto	Portugal	42	23	14	5	0.61	0.44	—	score 0.547
24	▼8	Ajax	Netherlands	36	22	6	8	0.60	0.41	—	score 0.534
25	▼16	Bayer Leverkusen	Germany	41	14	14	13	0.56	0.48	—	score 0.532
26	▼2	Rangers	Scotland	45	32	5	8	0.64	0.19	+0.05	score 0.530
27	▲16	Real Sociedad	Spain	46	15	16	15	0.57	0.27	—	score 0.526
28	▼5	Dinamo Bucureşti	Romania	40	33	5	2	0.75	0.07	+0.01	score 0.519
29	▼11	RSC Anderlecht	Belgium	38	24	9	5	0.67	0.17	+0.01	score 0.506
30	·	Atalanta	Italy	34	11	14	9	0.65	0.22	—	score 0.498
31	▲15	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Soviet Union	32	18	11	3	0.70	0.00	+0.03	score 0.482
32	▼11	Dundee United	Scotland	40	17	14	9	0.48	0.44	—	score 0.465
33	▲140	Valencia	Spain	38	18	13	7	0.71	0.00	—	score 0.463
34	▲133	Borussia Dortmund	Germany	40	18	13	9	0.68	0.00	+0.01	score 0.458
35	▲35	Hamburger SV	Germany	38	20	9	9	0.70	0.00	—	score 0.455
36	▼16	SK Rapid Wien	Austria	24	11	4	9	0.41	0.51	—	score 0.446
37	▲51	Dynamo Dresden	East Germany	36	21	11	4	0.55	0.17	+0.03	score 0.444
38	▲14	Atlético de Madrid	Spain	40	20	8	12	0.66	0.00	—	score 0.429
39	▼22	Nottingham Forest	England	52	28	15	9	0.64	0.00	+0.01	score 0.429
40	▲17	Sporting Clube de Portugal	Portugal	42	20	10	12	0.54	0.22	—	score 0.424
41	▲51	Real Valladolid	Spain	41	20	7	14	0.63	0.00	+0.01	score 0.420
42	▲19	FC Torpedo Moscow	Soviet Union	32	18	8	6	0.64	0.00	—	score 0.416
43	▲112	Galatasaray SK	Turkey	44	23	11	10	0.42	0.24	—	score 0.413
44	▼10	Panathinaikos	Greece	34	16	9	9	0.37	0.46	+0.01	score 0.413
45	▲70	Real Zaragoza	Spain	38	15	13	10	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.407
46	▲49	FC Swarovski Tirol	Austria	22	15	3	4	0.56	0.00	+0.04	score 0.407
47	▼28	AS Roma	Italy	40	13	12	15	0.56	0.10	—	score 0.406
48	▲1	Brøndby IF	Denmark	28	18	6	4	0.47	0.19	+0.04	score 0.406
49	▲10	AS Monaco	France	47	22	15	10	0.48	0.14	+0.01	score 0.405
50	▼19	FC Spartak Moscow	Soviet Union	34	15	12	7	0.56	0.07	—	score 0.403
51	▲21	Malmö FF	Sweden	26	16	3	7	0.57	0.00	+0.03	score 0.403
52	▲30	Fiorentina	Italy	34	12	10	12	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.398
53	▼16	Hellas Verona	Italy	34	5	19	10	0.52	0.29	—	score 0.397
54	▼6	Athletic Bilbao	Spain	42	17	12	13	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.393
55	▲103	Norwich City	England	47	22	13	12	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.393
56	▲112	Karlsruher SC	Germany	39	15	9	15	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.393
57	▲102	Derby County	England	44	20	8	16	0.59	0.00	—	score 0.383
58	–	Hajduk Split	Yugoslavia	34	15	6	13	0.39	0.36	—	score 0.382
59	▲1	RFC Liège	Belgium	40	20	13	7	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.379
60	▲7	Coventry City	England	42	16	13	13	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.377
61	▼21	Tottenham Hotspur	England	44	17	14	13	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.373
62	▼11	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	France	44	15	15	14	0.40	0.32	—	score 0.371
63	▼24	Queens Park Rangers	England	47	18	14	15	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.370
64	▲21	Celta de Vigo	Spain	38	14	11	13	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.369
65	▲117	FC Groningen	Netherlands	43	18	9	16	0.44	0.12	+0.01	score 0.367
66	·	Millwall	England	43	17	11	15	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.366
67	▼31	Aberdeen	Scotland	40	19	15	6	0.56	0.00	+0.01	score 0.366
68	▼42	Celtic	Scotland	43	25	5	13	0.54	0.00	+0.01	score 0.365
69	▼31	Club Brugge	Belgium	38	19	9	10	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.365
70	▲92	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Germany	38	13	13	12	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.364
71	▲19	VSC Vitória Guimarães	Portugal	40	15	10	15	0.42	0.22	+0.01	score 0.359
72	▲27	Sevilla FC	Spain	38	13	12	13	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.359
73	▲73	CSKA Sofia	Bulgaria	38	25	9	4	0.48	0.00	+0.05	score 0.357
74	▼6	CF Belenenses	Portugal	45	18	16	11	0.52	0.00	+0.01	score 0.355
75	–	Boavista FC	Portugal	38	19	11	8	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.354
76	▲30	VfB Admira Wacker	Austria	22	13	5	4	0.53	0.00	+0.01	score 0.349
77	▼16	Žalgiris Vilnius	Soviet Union	32	15	7	10	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.349
78	▲29	Feyenoord	Netherlands	34	15	10	9	0.51	0.05	—	score 0.347
79	▲102	SV Waldhof Mannheim	Germany	37	12	11	14	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.345
80	▼38	Royal Antwerp FC	Belgium	36	16	10	10	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.345
81	▼37	Dinamo Moscow	Soviet Union	30	9	8	13	0.41	0.34	—	score 0.344
82	▼47	Wimbledon	England	47	19	10	18	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.344
83	▼18	AC Sparta Praha	Czechoslovakia	32	19	8	5	0.47	0.00	+0.04	score 0.344
84	▼56	Manchester United	England	48	18	15	15	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.343
85	▼6	CA Osasuna	Spain	38	13	11	14	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.342
86	▲255	Fenerbahçe SK	Turkey	36	29	6	1	0.47	0.00	+0.04	score 0.339
87	▲32	AEK Athens	Greece	32	20	6	6	0.47	0.00	+0.03	score 0.338
88	▲169	Paris Saint-Germain	France	38	19	13	6	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.338
89	·	US Lecce	Italy	34	8	15	11	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.337
90	▲13	Bayer Uerdingen	Germany	38	13	11	14	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.336
91	▼4	Fortuna Sittard	Netherlands	34	11	12	11	0.43	0.14	—	score 0.331
92	·	FC St. Pauli	Germany	35	9	14	12	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.331
93	▲3	HJK Helsinki	Finland	24	17	2	5	0.46	0.00	+0.03	score 0.331
94	▼10	Budapest Honvéd FC	Hungary	32	23	1	8	0.45	0.00	+0.04	score 0.331
95	▼9	FC Twente	Netherlands	34	11	18	5	0.51	0.00	—	score 0.330
96	·	Lokomotiv Moscow	Soviet Union	30	10	12	8	0.50	0.00	—	score 0.327
97	·	Djurgårdens IF	Sweden	22	9	9	4	0.50	0.00	—	score 0.325
98	▲36	Victoria Bucureşti	Romania	42	24	6	12	0.50	0.00	—	score 0.325
99	·	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	France	38	19	11	8	0.50	0.00	—	score 0.324
100	▲109	FK Vojvodina	Yugoslavia	34	18	5	11	0.45	0.00	+0.03	score 0.320

1988-89 Elo race

Every club's Elo each Friday of the season, from the first league match to the Friday after the Champions League final. Drag the slider to see the table on any Friday.

End of the season, Fri, 26 May 1989

Throughfull season

Real MadridBayern MunichLiverpoolFC KölnMilanNapoliThe 20 highest peaks of the season, tap or drag any point

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Liverpool

England

1753

-7

Bayern Munich

Germany

1741

+15

Real Madrid

Spain

1737

-1

AC Milan

Italy

1698

+20

SSC Napoli

Italy

1698

Internazionale

Italy

1697

+12

1. FC Köln

Germany

1686

-16

FC Barcelona

Spain

1655

-7

Arsenal

England

1653

+16

Nottingham Forest

England

1649

#
1	Liverpool	1753	-7	England
2	Bayern Munich	1741	+15	Germany
3	Real Madrid	1737	-1	Spain
4	AC Milan	1698	+20	Italy
5	SSC Napoli	1698	+5	Italy
6	Internazionale	1697	+12	Italy
7	1. FC Köln	1686	-16	Germany
8	FC Barcelona	1655	-7	Spain
9	Arsenal	1653	+16	England
10	Nottingham Forest	1649	0	England
11	Werder Bremen	1646	+7	Germany
12	PSV Eindhoven	1638	+10	Netherlands
13	Hamburger SV	1630	+4	Germany
14	VfB Stuttgart	1611	+1	Germany
15	Juventus	1605	+3	Italy
16	Ajax	1596	+2	Netherlands
17	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1580	+6	Germany
18	Everton	1579	-4	England
19	FC Porto	1570	0	Europe only
20	Manchester United	1566	0	England

Source: Citizen of Nowhere club Elo, one rating across leagues and Europe. A club's rating is its value after its last match on or before each Friday, through 2026-10-22.

European & continental competitions

European Cup1989UEFAWinner: AC Milan

Final2

AC Milan★Steaua Bucureşti

Semi-finals2

Galatasaray SKReal Madrid

Quarter-finals4

AS MonacoIFK GöteborgPSV EindhovenWerder Bremen

Round of 168

CelticClub BruggeFC PortoFC Spartak MoscowGórnik ZabrzeKF TiranaNeuchâtel XamaxRed Star Belgrade

Group stage15

AC Sparta PrahaAEL 1964Berliner FC DynamoBrøndby IFBudapest Honvéd FCDundalk FCGlentoran FCHJK HelsinkiHamrun SpartansJeunesse d'EschMoss FKPFC Levski SofiaPezoporikos Larnaca FCSK Rapid WienValur Reykjavík

UEFA Cup1989UEFAWinner: SSC Napoli

Final2

SSC Napoli★VfB Stuttgart

Semi-finals2

Bayern MunichDynamo Dresden

Quarter-finals4

Heart of MidlothianJuventusReal SociedadVictoria Bucureşti

Round of 168

1. FC KölnAS RomaFC Girondins de BordeauxFC GroningenFK Velež MostarInternazionaleRFC LiègeTPS Turku

Group stage16

Athletic BilbaoBenficaCF BelenensesDAC Dunajska StredaDinamo MinskDinamo ZagrebFK Austria WienFK PartizanFirst Vienna FCLokomotive LeipzigMalmö FFRangersSV Zulte-WaregemServette FCSporting Clube de PortugalÚjpest FC

Qualifying32▾

1. FC NürnbergAEK AthensAPOEL FCAberdeenAjaxAtlético de MadridBayer LeverkusenBesiktas JKBotev PlovdivFC AarauFC DniproFC Torpedo MoscowFK Dukla PragueGKS KatowiceIK BrageIkast FSLegia WarszawaLinfield FCMolde FKMontpellier HSCOţelul GalaţiPAOK ThessalonikiPFC Slavia SofiaRoyal Antwerp FCSK Sturm GrazSliema Wanderers FCSt. Patrick's AthleticTatabanyai BanyaszUnion LuxembourgÍAÖsters IFŽalgiris Vilnius

Cup Winners Cup1989UEFAWinner: FC Barcelona

Final2

FC Barcelona★Sampdoria

Semi-finals2

CSKA SofiaKV Mechelen

Quarter-finals4

AGF ÅrhusDinamo BucureştiEintracht FrankfurtRoda JC

Round of 168

Cardiff CityDundee UnitedFC Carl Zeiss JenaLech PoznanMetalistPanathinaikosRSC AnderlechtSakaryaspor

Group stage16

AC OmoniaAvenir BeggenBékéscsaba 1912 Előre SEDerry City FCFC KuusysiFC MetzFK Borac Banja LukaFloriana FCFram ReykjavíkGlenavon FCGrasshopper-Club ZürichIFK NorrköpingInter BratislavaKS FlamurtariKremser SCVSC Vitória Guimarães

Qualifying1▾

Bryne FK

Copa Libertadores / Supercopa Libertadores2 competitions

Copa Libertadores1988CONMEBOLWinner: Nacional

Final2

Nacional★Newell's Old Boys

Semi-finals2

América de CaliSan Lorenzo

Quarter-finals2

Oriente PetroleroPeñarol

Round of 165

BolívarColo ColoGuaraníUniversidad CatólicaUniversitario

Group stage10

Alianza LimaBarcelona GuayaquilCerro PorteñoDeportivo TáchiraFilanbancoMillonariosMontevideo WanderersOlimpiaSport MarítimoSport Recife

Supercopa Libertadores1988CONMEBOLWinner: Racing Club

Final2

CruzeiroRacing Club★

Semi-finals2

NacionalRiver Plate

Quarter-finals3

Argentinos JuniorsFlamengoGrêmio

Round of 166

Boca JuniorsEstudiantes de La PlataIndependienteOlimpiaPeñarolSantos FC

Other competitions6 competitions

Recopa Sudamericana1989CONMEBOLWinner: Nacional

Final2

Nacional★Racing Club

Asian Club Championship1989AFCWinner: Al-Sadd

Final2

Al RasheedAl-Sadd★

UEFA Super Cup1988UEFAWinner: KV Mechelen

Final2

KV Mechelen★PSV Eindhoven

CONCACAF Champions Cup1988CONCACAFWinner: CD Olimpia

Final2

CD Olimpia★Defense Force

African Cup of Champions1988CAFWinner: ES Sétif

Final2

ES Sétif★Heartland FC

Intercontinental Cup1988FIFAWinner: Nacional

Final2

Nacional★PSV Eindhoven

Final domestic tables

Against expectation

Match points earned minus expected, over the season.

How this is measured

Every match in these leagues is scored against a pre-game probability, and a club's surplus is the match points it took (a win 1, a draw 0.5) minus the points that model expected of it. Zero is a club that finished exactly where its results said it should.

Surplus is comparable within a league and only loosely across leagues, because league size and era differ.

1988-89 covers 6 leagues: Primera División (Spain), Serie A (Italy), Bundesliga (Germany), Ligue 1 (France), Eredivisie (Netherlands), English top flight (England). A club whose season the ledger does not carry has no figure here, and none is guessed.

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Beat expectation by most

Inter

Serie A · Italy

+7.97

pts vs exp

Fell short by most

RC Lens

Ligue 1 · France

−8.15

pts vs exp

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

England

First Division1989Tier 1

Second Division1989Tier 2

Fourth Division1989Tier 3

Fourth Division1989Tier 4

Football Conference1989Tier 5

Italy

Serie A1989Tier 1

Serie B1989Tier 2

Serie C1 Girone A1989Tier 3

Germany

Bundesliga1989Tier 1

2.Bundesliga1989Tier 2

Spain

La Liga1989Tier 1

Segunda Division1989Tier 2

Segunda División B Group 11989Tier 3

Netherlands

Eredivisie1989Tier 1

Eerste Divisie1989Tier 2

Portugal

Primeira Divisão1989Tier 1

II Divisão1989Tier 2

Scotland

Premier Division1989Tier 1

Scottish First Division1989Tier 2

Scottish Second Division1989Tier 3

France

Division 11989Tier 1

Division 21989Tier 2

Cup competitions

Liverpool

FA Cup · England · v Everton

Nottingham Forest

League Cup · England · v Luton Town

Olympique Marseille

Coupe de France · France · v AS Monaco

Borussia Dortmund

DFB-Pokal · Germany · v Werder Bremen

Sampdoria

Coppa Italia · Italy · v SSC Napoli

PSV Eindhoven

KNVB Beker · Netherlands · v FC Groningen

CF Belenenses

Taca de Portugal · Portugal · v Benfica

Celtic

Scottish Cup · Scotland · v Rangers

Rangers

Scottish League Cup · Scotland · v Aberdeen

Real Madrid

Copa del Rey · Spain · v Real Valladolid

Liverpool

Community Shield · England · v Milton Keynes Dons

Werder Bremen

DFL-Supercup · Germany · v Eintracht Frankfurt

Competition	Country	Winner	Final
FA CupDomestic cup	England	Liverpool	v Everton
League CupDomestic cup	England	Nottingham Forest	v Luton Town
Coupe de FranceDomestic cup	France	Olympique Marseille	v AS Monaco
DFB-PokalDomestic cup	Germany	Borussia Dortmund	v Werder Bremen
Coppa ItaliaDomestic cup	Italy	Sampdoria	v SSC Napoli
KNVB BekerDomestic cup	Netherlands	PSV Eindhoven	v FC Groningen
Taca de PortugalDomestic cup	Portugal	CF Belenenses	v Benfica
Scottish CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Celtic	v Rangers
Scottish League CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Rangers	v Aberdeen
Copa del ReyDomestic cup	Spain	Real Madrid	v Real Valladolid
Community ShieldSuper cup	England	Liverpool	v Milton Keynes Dons
DFL-SupercupSuper cup	Germany	Werder Bremen	v Eintracht Frankfurt
Supercoppa ItalianaSuper cup	Italy	AC Milan	v Sampdoria
SupertacaSuper cup	Portugal	VSC Vitória Guimarães	v FC Porto
Supercopa de EspanaSuper cup	Spain	Real Madrid	v FC Barcelona

← 1987-88 All seasons 1989-90 →

Club power ranking: 0.65 opponent- & stage-weighted quality per match + 0.35 pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Country coefficients are the full 5-year UEFA window (the era's team-coefficient method).