The 1988–89 Asian Club Championship was the 8th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation.
Al-Sadd of Qatar won the final and became Asian champions for the first time.
Qualifying Group round
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Iraq Al-Rasheed | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 5 | Qualify to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Qatar Al-Sadd (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 | Syria Al-Futowa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | |
| 4 | Lebanon Al-Ansar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
All matches were played in Doha, Qatar.
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Qualify to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Kuwait Kazma SC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates Sharjah FC (H) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Oman Fanja1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | |
| 5 | Bahrain West Riffa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |
1 Fanja played only in the GCC Tournament.
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | India Mohun Bagan (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 6 | Qualify to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Oman Fanja | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 4 | |
| 3 | Pakistan Crescent Textile Mills | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 2 |
| 4 | Nepal Kathmandu SC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 |
All matches were played at the Salt Lake Stadium in Calcutta, India.
| Fanja Oman | 5–1 | Nepal Kathmandu SC |
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Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Bangladesh Mohammedan SC (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Qualify to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Iran Persepolis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 2 | |
| 3 | Sri Lanka Saunders SC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
All match were played in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Thailand Royal Thai Air Force (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 8 | Qualify to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Malaysia Pahang FA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 | Indonesia Niac Mitra | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Singapore Geylang International | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 |
| 5 | Brunei Bandaran KB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 0 |
All match were played in Bangkok, Thailand.
Group 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | North Korea April 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 8 | Qualify to Semi-finals |
| 2 | China Guangdong Wanbao (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 |
| 3 | Japan Yamaha Motors | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong South China | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| 5 | Macau Wa Seng | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 0 |
All matches were played in Guangzhou, China PR.
Semi Final Group round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Iraq Al-Rasheed | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | China Guangdong Wanbao (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 | Kuwait Kazma SC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | India Mohun Bagan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
All match were played in Guangzhou, China PR.
| Al-Rasheed Iraq | 1–1 | China Guangdong Wanbao |
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| Salam Meghamis 90'(pen.) | | Liao Yuhua 51' |
| Guangdong Wanbao China | 6–0 | India Mohun Bagan |
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| Aloke Mukherjee 7'(o.g.) Liao Yuhua 18', 31', 87' Xie Yuxin 46' Li Caobo 77' | | |
| Al-Rasheed Iraq | 4–0 | India Mohun Bagan |
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| Amishaki G.Akal Scheherar Amis | | |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Qatar Al-Sadd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | North Korea April 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Bangladesh Mohammedan SC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
| 5 | Malaysia Pahang FA (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
All match were played in Kuantan, Malaysia.
| Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia | 4–1 | Malaysia Pahang FA |
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| Abdullah Al-Dosari 42' Sadoon Al-Swiete 44' Hamed Al-Dubalki 56' Jamal Al-Mubarak 85' | | Basrulkharfi Abdul Hadi 75' |
| Al-Sadd Qatar | 2–1 | North Korea April 25 |
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| Ebrahim Kyumarth (?), 75' | | Han Chang Bok 17' |
| Al-Sadd Qatar | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq |
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| Jawhar 62'(pen.) Salleh Mahamoud 88' | | Jamal Al-Mubarak 89' |
Final
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Al-Sadd Qatar | 3–3 (a) | Iraq Al-Rasheed | 2–3 | 1–0 |
3–3 on aggregate; Al-Sadd won on away goals.
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