The 1988–89 Gold Cup was the 70th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in

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. The tournament was won by Linfield for the 31st time and 2nd consecutive season, defeating

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1–0 in the final at

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. The format was the same as the previous season, with each team playing the other teams in their section once plus one match against a team from the other section. The top two from each section progressed to the semi-finals.

Group standings

Section A

Section B

Semi-finals

Final

References

External links

Northern Ireland - List of Gold Cup Winners
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