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1987–88 La Liga
57th season of La Liga
57th season of La Liga
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | La Liga |
| winners | Real Madrid |
| 23rd title | |
| relegated | Mallorca |
| Sabadell | |
| Las Palmas | |
| continentalcup1 | European Cup |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Real Madrid |
| continentalcup2 | Cup Winners' Cup |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Barcelona |
| continentalcup3 | UEFA Cup |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Real Sociedad |
| Atlético Madrid | |
| Athletic Bilbao | |
| matches | 380 |
| dates | 29 August 1987 – 22 May 1988 |
| total goals | 909 |
| league topscorer | Hugo Sánchez |
| (29 goals) | |
| prevseason | 1986–87 |
| nextseason | 1988–89 |
23rd title Sabadell Las Palmas Atlético Madrid Athletic Bilbao (29 goals) The 1987–88 La Liga season was the 57th since its establishment. It began on 29 August 1987, and concluded on 22 May 1988.
Real Madrid finished the season as champions for the third season running, the runners-up this time being Real Sociedad, while Barcelona finished a disappointing sixth, though they did at least have Copa del Rey success as consolation for their lack of form in the league.
Teams and location
This season, the league was expanded to 20 teams and the relegation playoffs returned.
| Team | Home city | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vicente Calderón |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Nou Camp |
| Cádiz | Cádiz | Ramón de Carranza |
| Celta Vigo | Vigo | Balaídos |
| Español | Barcelona | Sarrià |
| Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Insular |
| Logroñés | Logroño | Las Gaunas |
| Mallorca | Palma | Lluís Sitjar |
| Murcia | Murcia | La Condomina |
| Osasuna | Pamplona | El Sadar |
| Real Betis | Seville | Benito Villamarín |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Atocha |
| Sabadell | Sabadell | Nova Creu Alta |
| Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
| Sporting Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón |
| Valencia | Valencia | Luis Casanova |
| Valladolid | Valladolid | José Zorrilla |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda |
League table
Relegation playoff
First leg
Carlos
Juanjo
Manolo
Second leg
Results table
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEX Hugo Sánchez | Real Madrid | ||
| URU Rubén Sosa | Zaragoza | ||
| ESP José Mari Bakero | Real Sociedad | ||
| ENG Gary Lineker | Barcelona | ||
| ESP Julio Salinas | Atlético Madrid | ||
| ESP Joaquín | Sporting Gijón | ||
| ESP Pedro Uralde | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| ESP Míchel | Real Madrid | ||
| URU Pablo Bengoechea | Sevilla | ||
| ESP Emilio Butragueño | Real Madrid | ||
| CHI Jorge Contreras | Las Palmas | ||
| ESP Joaquín Villa | Sporting Gijón |
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