1987–88 Bundesliga Explained

Competition:Bundesliga
Season:1987–88
Dates:31 July 1987 – 21 May 1988
Winners:Werder Bremen
2nd Bundesliga title
2nd German title
Relegated:FC Homburg
FC Schalke 04
Continentalcup1:European Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:SV Werder Bremen
Continentalcup2:Cup Winners' Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Eintracht Frankfurt
Continentalcup3:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:FC Bayern Munich
1. FC Köln
VfB Stuttgart
1. FC Nürnberg
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (title holders)
League Topscorer:Jürgen Klinsmann (19)
Biggest Home Win:FC Bayern 8–1 Schalke 04 (9 April 1988)
Biggest Away Win:Hamburg 0–4 Karlsruhe (26 August 1987)
Homburg 0–4 Nürnberg (5 September 1987)
Highest Scoring:M'gladbach 8–2 Hamburg (10 goals) (26 September 1987)
Total Goals:945
Prevseason:1986–87
Nextseason:1988–89

The 1987–88 Bundesliga was the 25th season of the Bundesliga, the premier football league in West Germany. It began on 31 July 1987[1] and ended on 21 May 1988.[2] FC Bayern Munich were the defending champions.

Competition modus

Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the fewest points were relegated to 2. Bundesliga. The third-to-last team had to compete in a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off against the third-placed team from 2. Bundesliga.

Team changes to 1986–87

Fortuna Düsseldorf and SpVgg Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin were directly relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by Hannover 96 and Karlsruher SC. Relegation/promotion play-off participant FC Homburg won on aggregate against FC St. Pauli and thus retained their Bundesliga status.

Team overview

ClubLocationGround[3] Capacity
BochumRuhrstadion40,000
BremenWeserstadion32,000
DortmundWestfalenstadion54,000
FrankfurtWaldstadion62,000
HamburgVolksparkstadion62,000
HanoverNiedersachsenstadion60,400
HomburgWaldstadion24,000
KaiserslauternFritz-Walter-Stadion42,000
KarlsruheWildparkstadion50,000
CologneMüngersdorfer Stadion61,000
LeverkusenUlrich-Haberland-Stadion20,000
LudwigshafenSüdweststadion75,000
MönchengladbachBökelbergstadion34,500
MunichOlympiastadion80,000
NurembergStädtisches Stadion64,238
GelsenkirchenParkstadion70,000
StuttgartNeckarstadion72,000
KrefeldGrotenburg Stadion35,700

League table

Relegation play-offs

SV Waldhof Mannheim and third-placed 2. Bundesliga team SV Darmstadt 98 had to compete in a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off. After a two-leg series, both teams were tied 4–4 on aggregate, so a deciding third match had to be scheduled. Mannheim won this match in a penalty shootout and retained their Bundesliga status.--------

Top goalscorers

19 goals
18 goals
17 goals
16 goals
15 goals
14 goals
13 goals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schedule Round 1 . DFB . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110608112955/https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=325450 . 8 June 2011 .
  2. Web site: Archive 1987/1988 Round 34 . DFB . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110608113013/https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=325812 . 8 June 2011 .
  3. Book: Grüne, Hardy. Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs, Band 7: Vereinslexikon. AGON Sportverlag. Kassel. 2001. 3-89784-147-9. de.