Season 1987–88 Start date 1987 | Average goals/game 3.09 Goals scored 945 | |
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Similar 1980–81 Bundesliga, 1973–74 Bundesliga, 1967–68 Bundesliga, 1991–92 Bundesliga | ||
The 1987–88 Bundesliga was the 25th season of the Bundesliga, the premier football league in West Germany. It began on 31 July 1987 and ended on 21 May 1988. FC Bayern Munich were the defending champions.
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Competition modus
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the least points were relegated to 2. Bundesliga. The third-to-last team had to compete in a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off against the third-placed team from 2. Bundesliga.
Team changes to 1986–87
Fortuna Düsseldorf and SpVgg Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin were directly relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by Hannover 96 and Karlsruher SC. Relegation/promotion play-off participant FC Homburg won on aggregate against FC St. Pauli and thus retained their Bundesliga status.
Team overview
League table
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Bayer Leverkusen !Bayer Leverkusen won the UEFA Cup and thereby automatically qualified as title holders.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Relegation/Promotion play-off
SV Waldhof Mannheim and third-placed 2. Bundesliga team SV Darmstadt 98 had to compete in a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off. After a two-leg series, both teams were tied 4–4 on aggregate, so a deciding third match had to be scheduled. Mannheim won this match in a penalty shootout and retained their Bundesliga status.
Results
Source: www.dfb.de
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.