1987–88 1.Lig

Statistics of Turkish First Football League in season 1987/1988.

Overview

It was performed in 20 teams, and Galatasaray S.K. won the championship. Denizlispor, Kocaelispor, Gençlerbirliği and Zonguldakspor relegated to Second League.

It was also significant as the first season where clubs were awarded 3 points for victories. In previous years a victory had earned the winning club only 2 points.

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Galatasaray (C) 38 27 9 2 86 35 +51 90 1988–89 European Cup First round
2 Beşiktaş 38 22 12 4 68 29 +39 78 1988–89 UEFA Cup First round
3 Malatyaspor 38 17 11 10 64 61 +3 62
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 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup First round
12 Altay 38 13 9 16 60 57 +3 48
13 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
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

Source: [1]
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.

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