1987–88 Yugoslav Second League

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Yugoslav Second League
Season1987–88
ChampionsSpartak Subotica (West Division)
Napredak Kruševac (East Division)
PromotedSpartak Subotica
Napredak Kruševac
Relegated18 teams

The 1987–88

SFR Yugoslavia
, since its establishment in 1946. The league was contested in two regional groups (West Division and East Division), with 18 clubs each. This was the last season under that format as the following season featured unified second league with 20 clubs.

West Division

Teams

A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including twelve sides from the 1986–87 season, two clubs relegated from the

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 Subotica were relegated from the 1986–87 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the bottom two places of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were Borac Travnik, Kabel, Olimpija Ljubljana and Šparta Beli Manastir. At the end of season, Olimpija Ljubljana was spared from relegation as representative of Slovenia.

Locations of teams' home cities in the 1987–88 Yugoslav Second League West
Team Location Federal subject Position
in 1986–87
Borac Banja Luka Banja Luka  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0066th
Borac Travnik Travnik  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dinamo Vinkovci Vinkovci  SR Croatia
GOŠK-Jug
Dubrovnik  SR Croatia 01111th
Famos Hrasnica Hrasnica  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0055th
Iskra Bugojno  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 01010th
Jedinstvo Brčko
Brčko
 SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0099th
Kabel Novi Sad Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina
Kikinda Kikinda Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina 0033rd
Leotar Trebinje  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0044th
Mladost Petrinja Petrinja  SR Croatia 0088th
Novi Sad
Novi Sad Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina 0022nd
Olimpija Ljubljana Ljubljana  SR Slovenia
Proleter Zrenjanin Zrenjanin Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina 0077th
Rudar Ljubija Prijedor  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 01212th
Spartak Subotica Subotica Socialist Republic of Serbia SAP Vojvodina
Šibenik Šibenik  SR Croatia 01111th
Šparta Beli Manastir Beli Manastir  SR Croatia

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Spartak Subotica (C, P) 34 21 6 7 56 23 +33 48 Promotion to Yugoslav First League
2
GOŠK-Jug
34 17 10 7 45 33 +12 44
3 Dinamo Vinkovci 34 18 7 9 61 38 +23 43
4 Kikinda 34 17 6 11 53 39 +14 40
5 Šibenik 34 17 4 13 43 32 +11 38
6 Proleter Zrenjanin 34 15 7 12 46 36 +10 37
7 Leotar 34 16 5 13 60 52 +8 37
8 Borac Banja Luka 34 13 10 11 47 35 +12 36 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
9 Iskra (R) 34 15 6 13 48 43 +5 36
10 Rudar Ljubija (R) 34 15 5 14 38 28 +10 35 Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues
11 Šparta Beli Manastir (R) 34 14 6 14 44 50 −6 34
12 Olimpija 34 12 8 14 43 42 +1 32
13 Mladost Petrinja (R) 34 9 12 13 31 38 −7 30 Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues
14
Novi Sad
(R)
34 8 11 15 29 45 −16 27
15 Famos Hrasnica (R) 34 9 8 17 37 50 −13 26
16 Kabel (R) 34 9 8 17 41 56 −15 26
17 Jedinstvo Brčko (R) 34 11 4 19 26 56 −30 26
18 Borac Travnik (R) 34 6 5 23 30 82 −52 17
Source: fsgzrenjanin.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

East Division

Teams

A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including fourteen sides from the 1986–87 season and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1986–87 season. 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.

There were no teams relegated from the

.

Locations of teams' home cities in the 1987–88 Yugoslav Second League East