The 1988 season of the African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by CA Bizertin in two-legged final victory against Ranchers Bees. This was the fourteenth season that the tournament took place for the winners of each African country's domestic cup. Thirty-six sides entered the competition, with Dragons de l'Ouémé, Hearts of Oak, Al Madina and KAC Marrakech all withdrawing before the 1st leg of the first round.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April - December 1988 |
| Teams | 36 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  CA Bizertin (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Ranchers Bees |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 58 |
| Goals scored | 131 (2.26 per match) |
← 1987 1989 → | |
Preliminary round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Matlama FC 
|
2-5 |  Maxaquene
|
2-1 | 0-4 |
Mukura Victory Sports FC 
|
5-4 |  Mbabane Highlanders
|
5-1 | 0-3 |
AS Sigui 
|
0-01 |  Real Republicans
|
0-0 | 0-0 |
Wallidan F.C. 
|
w/o2 |  AS Amical Douane
|
3-02 | n/p |
- 1: Real Republicans won 4-3 PSO
- 2: First leg abandoned with score at 3-0. Second leg not played.
First round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AFC Leopards 
|
5-1 |  CAPS United
|
1-1 | 4-0 |
ASC Bouaké 
|
w/o1 |  Dragons de l'Ouémé
|
w/o | w/o |
ASFAG 
|
w/o2 |  Hearts of Oak
|
w/o | w/o |
Atlético Malabo 
|
3-6 |  Diamant Yaoundé
|
3-1 | 0-5 |
BTM Antananarivo 
|
3-1 |  Miembeni S.C.
|
3-1 | 0-0 |
| CA Bizerte
|
1-13 |  Union d'El Harrach
|
0-1 | 1-0 |
Horseed FC 
|
1-14 |  Al-Mourada
|
0-0 | 1-1 |
ASC Jeanne d'Arc 
|
5-1 |  ASKO Kara
|
3-0 | 2-1 |
Kampala City Council FC 
|
0-2 |  AS Kalamu
|
0-1 | 0-1 |
| Maxaquene
|
1-4 |  Power Dynamos
|
1-3 | 0-1 |
USM Libreville 
|
1-15 |  Inter Club
|
1-1 | 0-05 |
| Mukura Victory Sports FC
|
0-2 | Gor Mahia
|
0-1 | 0-1 |
Muzinga FC 
|
1-2 |  Ferroviário da Huíla
|
0-1 | 1-1 |
| Ranchers Bees
|
5-2 |  Mighty Barolle
|
4-1 | 1-1 |
| Real Republicans
|
w/o6 |  Al-Madina
|
w/o | w/o |
| Wallidan F.C.
|
w/o7 |  KAC Marrakech
|
w/o | w/o |
- 1: Dragons de l'Ouémé withdrew.
- 2: Hearts of Oak withdrew.
- 3: CA Bizerte won 6-5 on PSO.
- 4: Horseed FC won on away goals.
- 5: Second leg abandoned with score at 0-0. Inter Club won on away goals.
- 6: Al-Medina withdrew.
- 7: KAC Marrakech withdrew.
Second round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Leopards
|
4-3 | AS Kalamu
|
4-1 | 0-2 |
| Gor Mahia
|
3-1 | BTM Antananarivo
|
2-1 | 1-0 |
| Horseed FC
|
0-9 | CA Bizerte
|
0-2 | 0-7 |
| Inter Club
|
2-1 | ASC Bouaké
|
1-0 | 1-1 |
| ASC Jeanne d'Arc
|
2-4 | Diamant Yaoundé
|
1-2 | 1-2 |
| Power Dynamos
|
3-5 | Ferroviário da Huíla
|
1-0 | 2-5 |
| Ranchers Bees
|
2-1 | ASFAG
|
1-0 | 1-1 |
| Real Republicans
|
0-1 | Wallidan F.C.
|
0-0 | 0-1 |
Quarter finals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Leopards
|
1-11 | Diamant Yaoundé
|
1-0 | 0-1 |
| CA Bizerte
|
w/o2 | Wallidan F.C.
|
w/o | w/o |
| Ferroviário da Huíla
|
3-5 | Ranchers Bees
|
1-1 | 2-4 |
| Gor Mahia
|
3-5 | Inter Club
|
2-1 | 1-4 |
- 1: Diamant Yaoundé won 5-3 on PSO.
- 2: Wallidan withdrew.
Semi finals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamant Yaoundé
|
1-3 | CA Bizerte
|
1-0 | 0-3 |
| Inter Club
|
1-2 | Ranchers Bees
|
1-0 | 0-2 |
Final
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranchers Bees
|
0-1 | CA Bizerte
|
0-0 | 0-1 |
| African Cup Winners' Cup Winners |
|---|
 CA Bizerte First title |