| Season | 1987–88 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Galatasaray 8th title |
| Relegated | Denizlispor Kocaelispor Gençlerbirliği Zonguldakspor |
| European Cup | Galatasaray |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Sakaryaspor |
| UEFA Cup | Beşiktaş |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,032 (2.72 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tanju Çolak (39 goals) |
1988–89 → | |
Statistics ofTurkish First Football League in season 1987–88.
Twenty clubs participated, andGalatasaray S.K. won the championship.Denizlispor,Kocaelispor,Gençlerbirliği andZonguldakspor were relegated toSecond League.
This was the first season where clubs were awarded 3 points for victories, in contrast to previous years where a victory had earned the winning club only 2 points.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galatasaray(C) | 38 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 86 | 35 | +51 | 90 | Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Beşiktaş | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 68 | 29 | +39 | 78 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Malatyaspor | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 62 | Invitation toBalkans Cup |
| 4 | Samsunspor | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 60 | |
| 5 | Bursaspor | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 57 | |
| 6 | Trabzonspor | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 57 | |
| 7 | Karşıyaka | 38 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 56 | |
| 8 | Fenerbahçe | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 55 | |
| 9 | Sarıyer | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 52 | |
| 10 | Adana Demirspor | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 52 | |
| 11 | Sakaryaspor | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 51 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 12 | Altay | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 57 | +3 | 48 | |
| 13 | MKE Ankaragücü | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 46 | |
| 14 | Boluspor | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 46 | |
| 15 | Eskişehirspor | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 46 | |
| 16 | Çaykur Rizespor | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 46 | |
| 17 | Denizlispor(R) | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 45 | Relegation toTurkish Second Football League |
| 18 | Kocaelispor(R) | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 34 | |
| 19 | Gençlerbirliği(R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 30 | |
| 20 | Zonguldakspor(R) | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 27 |
| Home \ Away | ADS | ALT | BJK | BOL | BUR | DEN | ESK | FNB | GAL | GEN | KSK | KOC | MAL | AGÜ | RİZ | SAK | SAM | SAR | TRA | ZON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adana Demirspor | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 7–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | |
| Altay | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Beşiktaş | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Boluspor | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | |
| Bursaspor | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Denizlispor | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Eskişehirspor | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Fenerbahçe | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Galatasaray | 3–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Gençlerbirliği | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | |
| Karşıyaka | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Kocaelispor | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Malatyaspor | 2–7 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| MKE Ankaragücü | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | |
| Rizespor | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Sakaryaspor | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | |
| Samsunspor | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sarıyer | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Trabzonspor | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Zonguldakspor | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 |