The 1987–88

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season was the 42nd season of the First Federal League ( sh, Prva savezna liga), the top level

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competition of

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, since its establishment in 1946. The season began on 2 August 1987 and ended on 12 June 1988.

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led by

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won their 16th title with a single points ahead of previous season's champions

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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

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(YSL) as winners of the two second level groups East and West. The league was contested in a

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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.

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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

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and

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League table

Results

Winning squad

Top scorers

The top goalscorers in the 1987–88 Yugoslav First League were as follows:

External links

Yugoslavia Domestic Football Full Tables
{{DEFAULTSORT:1987-88 Yugoslav First League Yugoslav First League seasons

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