| Dates | 29 August 1987 – 22 May 1988 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 380 |
| Goals | 909 (2.39 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hugo Sánchez (29 goals) |
1988–89 → | |
The1987–88La 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 beingReal Sociedad, whileBarcelona finished a disappointing sixth, though they did at least haveCopa del Rey success as consolation for their lack of form in the league.
This season, the league was expanded to 20 teams and therelegation playoffs returned.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid(C) | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 95 | 26 | +69 | 62 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 51 | Qualification for theUEFA 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 theCup 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 therelegation 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 theSegunda División |
| 20 | Las Palmas(R) | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 29 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oviedo | 2–1 | Mallorca | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Murcia | 4–1 | Rayo Vallecano | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| 29 May 1988 | Oviedo | 2–1 | Mallorca | Oviedo |
| Julià Carlos | Report(in Spanish) | García Cortés | Stadium:Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 22,000 Referee:José María Enríquez Negreira |
| 29 May 1988 | Murcia | 3–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Murcia |
| Mejías Juanjo Manolo | Report(in Spanish) | Stadium:La Condomina Attendance: 16,500 Referee:José Donato Pes Pérez |
| 4 June 1988 | Mallorca | 0–0 (1–2agg.) | Oviedo | Majorca |
| 20:00 | Report(in Spanish) | Stadium:Lluís Sitjar Attendance: 25,000 Referee:Victoriano Sánchez Arminio |
| 5 June 1988 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–1 (1–4agg.) | Murcia | Madrid |
| Brown | Report(in Spanish) | Cordero | Stadium:Vallecas Attendance: 15,000 Referee:Ildefonso Urizar Azpitarte |
| Home \ Away | ATH | ATM | FCB | BET | CÁD | CEL | ESP | LPA | LOG | MLL | MUR | OSA | RMA | RSO | SAB | SFC | RSG | VCF | VLD | ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Bilbao | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Barcelona | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | |
| Betis | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Cádiz | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Celta de Vigo | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Espanyol | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |
| Las Palmas | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| Logroñés | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Mallorca | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Murcia | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Osasuna | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
| Real Madrid | 5–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Real Sociedad | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Sabadell | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Sevilla | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sporting Gijón | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Valencia | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Valladolid | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Zaragoza | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–7 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 8–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| La Liga 1987–88 winners |
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| Real Madrid 23rd title |