The 1987–88

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...

season, the 57th since its establishment, started on August 29, 1987, and finished on May 22, 1988.

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finished the season as champions for the third season running, the runners-up this time being

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, while Barcelona finished a disappointing sixth, though they did at least have

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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

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returned.

League table

Relegation playoff

First leg

Second leg

Results table

Pichichi Trophy

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