| Dates | 4 September 1988 – 17 May 1989 |
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The 1988–89 UEFA Cup was won by Napoli over Stuttgart.
It was the fourth season for which English clubs were banned from European competitions as a result of the Heysel disaster in May 1985. The clubs who missed out this time were Manchester United, Nottingham Forest, Everton, and Luton Town.