1987–88 Yugoslav First League


The 1987–88 Yugoslav First League season was the 42nd season of the First Federal League, 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.

Teams

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 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.
TeamLocationFederal RepublicPosition
in 1986–87
BudućnostTitograd0077th
ČelikZenica01212th
Dinamo ZagrebZagreb0066th
Hajduk SplitSplit0088th
OsijekOsijek01111th
PartizanBelgrade0011st
PrištinaPriština01414th
RadBelgrade
Radnički NišNiš01616th
Red StarBelgrade0033rd
RijekaRijeka0044th
SarajevoSarajevo01313th
SlobodaTuzla01515th
SutjeskaNikšić01010th
VardarSkopje0055th
VeležMostar0022nd
VojvodinaNovi Sad
ŽeljezničarSarajevo0099th

League table

Top scorers

The top goalscorers in the 1987–88 Yugoslav First League were as follows:
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Duško MilinkovićRad16
2 Mirko MihićSloboda15
2 Dragan StojkovićRed Star15
2 Kujtim ShalaPriština15
5 Haris ŠkoroDinamo Zagreb14
6 Dragiša BinićRed Star13
6 Semir TuceVelež13
6 Zvonimir BobanDinamo Zagreb13
6 Darko PančevVardar13
10 Radmilo MihajlovićŽeljezničar12
10 Dragan JakovljevićSarajevo12
10 Vladislav ĐukićPriština / Partizan 12