1987–88 La Liga
Appearance
Dates | 29 August 1987 – 22 May 1988 |
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Champions | Real Madrid 23rd title |
Relegated | Mallorca Sabadell Las Palmas |
European Cup | Real Madrid |
Cup Winners' Cup | Barcelona |
UEFA Cup | Real Sociedad Atlético Madrid Athletic Bilbao |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 909 (2.39 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Hugo Sánchez (29 goals) |
← 1986–87 1988–89 → |
The 1987–88 La Liga season was the 57th since its establishment. It began on 29 August 1987, and concluded on 22 May 1988.
Real Madrid finished the season as champions for the third season running, the runners-up this time being Real Sociedad, while Barcelona finished a disappointing sixth, though they did at least have Copa del Rey success as consolation for their lack of form in the league.
Teams and location
This season, the league was expanded to 20 teams and the relegation playoffs returned.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Real Madrid (C) | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 95 | 26 | +69 | 62 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 51 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 48 | |
4 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 46 | |
5 | Osasuna | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 40 | |
6 | Barcelona | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 39 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
7 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 39 | |
8 | Valladolid | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 38 | |
9 | Sporting Gijón | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 38 | |
10 | Sevilla | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 37 | |
11 | Zaragoza | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 36 | |
12 | Cádiz | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 35 | |
13 | Logroñés | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 33 | |
14 | Valencia | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 33 | |
15 | Español | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 33 | |
16 | Real Betis | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 33 | |
17 | Murcia (O) | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 31 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
18 | Mallorca (R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 30 | |
19 | Sabadell (R) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 29 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
20 | Las Palmas (R) | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 29 |
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Barcelona qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Rey.
Relegation playoff
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Oviedo | 2–1 | Mallorca | 2–1 | 0–0 |
Murcia | 4–1 | Rayo Vallecano | 3–0 | 1–1 |
First leg
29 May 1988 | Oviedo | 2–1 | Mallorca | Oviedo |
Julià 78' Carlos 90+' |
Report (in Spanish) | García Cortés 89' (pen.) | Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 22,000 Referee: José María Enríquez Negreira |
29 May 1988 | Murcia | 3–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Murcia |
Mejías 20' Juanjo 59' Manolo 86' |
Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: La Condomina Attendance: 16,500 Referee: José Donato Pes Pérez |
Second leg
4 June 1988 | Mallorca | 0–0 (1–2 agg.) | Oviedo | Majorca |
20:00 | Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: Lluís Sitjar Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio |
5 June 1988 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–1 (1–4 agg.) | Murcia | Madrid |
Brown 55' (o.g.) | Report (in Spanish) | Cordero 90' | Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ildefonso Urizar Azpitarte |
Results table
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1
|
Hugo Sánchez | Real Madrid | 29
|
2
|
Rubén Sosa | Zaragoza | 18
|
3
|
José Mari Bakero | Real Sociedad | 17
|
4
|
Gary Lineker | Barcelona | 16
|
Julio Salinas | Atlético Madrid | ||
6
|
Joaquín | Sporting Gijón | 15
|
Pedro Uralde | Athletic Bilbao | ||
8
|
Míchel | Real Madrid | 14
|
9
|
Pablo Bengoechea | Sevilla | 12
|
Emilio Butragueño | Real Madrid | ||
Jorge Contreras | Las Palmas | ||
Joaquín Villa | Sporting Gijón |
La Liga 1987–88 winners |
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Real Madrid 23rd title |