| 1987–88 Elitserien season | |
| League: | Elitserien |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | 29 September 1987 – 24 March 1988 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | League champion |
| Season Champs: | Djurgårdens IF |
| Mvp Link: | Guldpucken |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Playoffs Link: |
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| Finals Champ: | Färjestads BK |
| Finals Runner-Up: | IF Björklöven |
| Nextseason Year: | 1988–89 |
| Prevseason Year: | 1986-87 |
| Seasonslistnames: | SHL |
The 1987–88 Elitserien season was the 13th season of the Elitserien, the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. 12 teams participated in the league, and Farjestads BK won the championship.
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 109 | 49 | 36 | |||
| 2. | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 84 | 73 | 30 | |||
| 3. | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 82 | 66 | 28 | |||
| 4. | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 101 | 77 | 24 | |||
| 5. | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 79 | 73 | 23 | |||
| 6. | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 73 | 83 | 22 | |||
| 7 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 88 | 95 | 21 | |||
| 8. | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 70 | 80 | 20 | |||
| 9. | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 83 | 97 | 20 | |||
| 10. | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 64 | 68 | 19 | |||
| 11. | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 78 | 91 | 18 | |||
| 12. | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 58 | 117 | 3 |
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 40 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 193 | 116 | 56 | ||
| 2. | 40 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 144 | 138 | 49 | ||
| 3. | 40 | 22 | 3 | 15 | 147 | 149 | 47 | ||
| 4. | 40 | 21 | 2 | 17 | 153 | 143 | 44 | ||
| 5. | 40 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 146 | 141 | 43 | ||
| 6. | 40 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 167 | 143 | 40 | ||
| 7 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 149 | 188 | 39 | ||
| 8. | 40 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 142 | 139 | 38 | ||
| 9. | 40 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 154 | 160 | 38 | ||
| 10. | 40 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 125 | 153 | 29 |