| Season | 1987–88 |
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| Champions | Red Star (16th title) |
| Relegated | Sutjeska Priština |
| European Cup | Red Star |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Borac Banja Luka |
| UEFA Cup | Partizan Velež Dinamo Zagreb |
| Top goalscorer | Duško Milinković (16) |
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The 1987–88 Yugoslav First League season was the 42nd season of the First Federal League (Serbo-Croatian: Prva savezna liga), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. The season began on 2 August 1987 and ended on 12 June 1988. Red Star led by Velibor Vasović won their 16th title with a single points ahead of previous season's champions Partizan.
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A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the 1986–87 season and two sides promoted from the 1986–87 Yugoslav Second League (YSL) as winners of the two second level groups East and West. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.
Dinamo Vinkovci and Spartak were relegated from the 1986–87 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in bottom two places of the league table. The two clubs promoted to top level were Vojvodina and Rad.
| Team | Location | Federal Republic | Position in 1986–87 |
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| Budućnost | Titograd | SR Montenegro | 7th |
| Čelik | Zenica | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12th |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb | SR Croatia | 6th |
| Hajduk Split | Split | SR Croatia | 8th |
| Osijek | Osijek | SR Croatia | 11th |
| Partizan | Belgrade | SR Serbia | 1st |
| Priština | Priština | SR Serbia | 14th |
| Rad | Belgrade | SR Serbia | N/A |
| Radnički Niš | Niš | SR Serbia | 16th |
| Red Star | Belgrade | SR Serbia | 3rd |
| Rijeka | Rijeka | SR Croatia | 4th |
| Sarajevo | Sarajevo | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13th |
| Sloboda | Tuzla | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15th |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | SR Montenegro | 10th |
| Vardar | Skopje | SR Macedonia | 5th |
| Velež | Mostar | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2nd |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | SR Serbia | N/A |
| Željezničar | Sarajevo | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9th |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 1 | Red Star (C) | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 45 | 1988–89 European Cup |
| 2 | Partizan | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 44 | 1988–89 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Velež | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 42 | |
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 42 | |
| 5 | Sloboda | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 38 | |
| 6 | Vardar | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 37 | |
| 7 | Radnički Niš | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 32 | |
| 8 | Rijeka | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 32 | |
| 9 | Budućnost | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 32 | |
| 10 | Vojvodina | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 32 | 1988 Intertoto Cup |
| 11 | Osijek | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 31 | |
| 12 | Željezničar | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 30 | |
| 13 | Hajduk Split | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 30 | |
| 14 | Sarajevo | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 30 | |
| 15 | Rad | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 30 | 1988 Intertoto Cup |
| 16 | Čelik | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 29 | |
| 17 | Sutjeska (R) | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 29 | 1988–89 Yugoslav Second League |
| 18 | Prishtina (R) | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 27 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (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; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
The top goalscorers in the 1987–88 Yugoslav First League were as follows:
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Duško Milinković | Rad | 16 |
| 2 | Mirko Mihić | Sloboda | 15 |
| Dragan Stojković | Red Star | 15 | |
| Kujtim Shala | Priština | 15 | |
| 5 | Haris Škoro | Dinamo Zagreb | 14 |
| 6 | Dragiša Binić | Red Star | 13 |
| Semir Tuce | Velež | 13 | |
| Zvonimir Boban | Dinamo Zagreb | 13 | |
| Darko Pančev | Vardar | 13 | |
| 10 | Radmilo Mihajlović | Željezničar | 12 |
| Dragan Jakovljević | Sarajevo | 12 | |
| Vladislav Đukić | Priština (6) / Partizan (6) | 12 |
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