| Competition: | Primeira Liga |
| Season: | 1987-88 |
| Winners: | F.C. Porto 10th title |
| Relegated: | O Elvas Varzim Salgueiros Rio Ave Académica Covilhã |
| Continentalcup1: | European Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Porto (first round) |
| Continentalcup2: | Cup Winners' Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | V. Guimarães (first round) |
| Continentalcup3: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Benfica (first round) Belenenses (first round) Sporting CP (first round) |
| Matches: | 342 |
| Total Goals: | 863 |
| League Topscorer: | Paulinho Cascavel (21 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 1986–87 |
| Nextseason: | 1988–89 |
Statistics of Portuguese Liga in the 1987/1988 season.
It was contested by 20 teams, and F.C. Porto won the championship.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paulinho Cascavel | Sporting | 23 |
| 2 | Fernando Gomes | Porto | 21 |
| Radoslav Zdravkov | Chaves | ||
| 4 | Manuel Fernandes | Vitória de Setúbal | 16 |
| Aparício | Vitória de Setúbal | ||
| 6 | Ademir Alcântara | Vitória de Guimarães | 15 |
| César | Penafiel | ||
| 8 |  Mats Magnusson | Benfica | 13 |
| Chico Faria | Belenenses | ||
| 10 | Rui Águas | Benfica | 12 |
| Rui Barros | Porto | ||
| António Sousa | Porto | ||
 Forbs | Portimonense |