| Season | 1988 (1988)–89 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 September 1988 – 25 June 1989 |
| Champions | Real Madrid (24th title) |
| Relegated | Real Betis Murcia Elche |
| European Cup | Real Madrid |
| UEFA Cup | Valencia Atlético Madrid Zaragoza |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Barcelona Valladolid |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 868 (2.28 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Baltazar (35 goals) |
1989–90 → | |
The1988–89La 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, whileBarcelona recovered under new coachJohan Cruyff to finish second.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid(C) | 38 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 91 | 37 | +54 | 62 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Barcelona | 38 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 80 | 26 | +54 | 57 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 3 | Valencia | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 49 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 46 | |
| 5 | Zaragoza | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 43 | |
| 6 | Valladolid | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 43 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round[b] |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 42 | |
| 8 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 39 | |
| 9 | Sevilla | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 38 | |
| 10 | Osasuna | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 37 | |
| 11 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 36 | |
| 12 | Oviedo | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 35 | |
| 13 | Sporting Gijón | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 35 | |
| 14 | Logroñés | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 34 | |
| 15 | Cádiz | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 33 | |
| 16 | Málaga | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 33 | |
| 17 | Español(R) | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 30 | Qualification for therelegation playoffs |
| 18 | Real Betis(R) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 29 | |
| 19 | Murcia(R) | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 58 | −31 | 24 | Relegation to theSegunda División |
| 20 | Elche(R) | 38 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 71 | −42 | 15 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Español | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Mallorca | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Tenerife | 4–1 | Real Betis | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| 28 June 1989 | Español | 1–0 | Mallorca | Barcelona |
| Golobart | Report(in Spanish) | Stadium:Sarrià Attendance: 37,000 Referee:Victoriano Sánchez Arminio |
| 28 June 1989 | Tenerife | 4–0 | Real Betis | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Rommel Fernández Julio El Ghareff | Report(in Spanish) | Stadium:Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 20,000 Referee:José María Enriquez Negreira |
| 2 July 1989 | Mallorca | 2–0 (a.e.t.) (2–1agg.) | Español | Palma |
| Nadal Vidal | Report & Report(in Spanish) | Stadium:Lluís Sitjar Attendance: 16,500 Referee:Joaquín Urío Velázquez |
| 2 July 1989 | Real Betis | 1–0 (1–4agg.) | Tenerife | Seville |
| Chano | Report(in Spanish) | Stadium:Benito Villamarín Attendance: 47,000 Referee:Joaquín Ramos Marco |
| Home \ Away | ATH | ATM | FCB | BET | CÁD | CEL | ELC | ESP | LOG | MCF | MUR | OSA | RMA | ROV | RSO | SFC | RSG | VCF | VLD | ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 0–1 | 1–3 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| Barcelona | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Betis | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Cádiz | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Celta de Vigo | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Elche | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | |
| Espanyol | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Logroñés | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Málaga | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Murcia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Osasuna | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | |
| Real Madrid | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | |
| Oviedo | 0–3 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Real Sociedad | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Sevilla | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | |
| Sporting Gijón | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Valencia | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Valladolid | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Zaragoza | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| La Liga 1988–89 winners |
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| Real Madrid 24th title |