1987-88 Club Football

The completed 1987-88 season: the club power ranking and UEFA country coefficients, the European and continental competitions with qualifying, group, league-phase and knockout results, every final domestic table across the confederations, and every cup final.

512 clubs ranked · 57 leagues · 13 cup finals

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1987-88Club football

Club power ranking

Score = 0.65 form + 0.35 five-year pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Filter by country (ordered by coefficient rank), or switch to the country coefficient table.

World #1 · Champion of the season

Real Madrid

Spain · score 1.093 · form 0.94 · pedigree 1.00 · 32-9-5 in 46

★ La Liga

Ranked #1 in the season power ranking.

Overachiever

AC Milan

form 0.89 vs ped 0.12 · +0.77

Underachiever

Hajduk Split

form 0.34 vs ped 0.70 · -0.35

Biggest riser

Royal Antwerp FC

▲ 249 places

Biggest faller

1. FC Kaiserslautern

▼ 126 places

Best outside top 5

PSV Eindhoven

#3 · Netherlands

Best outside the 8

KV Mechelen

#5 · Belgium

Top 10 by league

Germany 3England 2Spain 1Netherlands 1Belgium 1Portugal 1Romania 1

Country100 shown

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Real Madrid

Spain · 46 P · 32-9-5 · +0.06 trophy

1.093

score

Liverpool▲4

England · 50 P · 32-14-4 · +0.07 trophy

1.087

score

PSV Eindhoven▲46

Netherlands · 46 P · 33-10-3 · +0.17 trophy

0.931

score

Everton▼1

England · 55 P · 25-19-11 · +0.01 trophy

0.878

score

KV Mechelen▲22

Belgium · 43 P · 28-9-6 · +0.05 trophy

0.831

score

FC Porto▼2

Portugal · 45 P · 34-8-3 · +0.12 trophy

0.791

score

Bayern Munich▼5

Germany · 45 P · 29-5-11 · +0.01 trophy

0.786

score

Steaua Bucureşti▲4

Romania · 42 P · 34-5-3 · +0.04 trophy

0.783

score

Bayer Leverkusen▲50

Germany · 47 P · 16-17-14 · +0.05 trophy

0.746

score

Werder Bremen▲40

Germany · 50 P · 30-12-8 · +0.06 trophy

0.745

score

Benfica▼1

Portugal · 46 P · 23-16-7

0.729

score

Juventus▼5

Italy · 34 P · 14-9-11

0.712

score

1. FC Köln▲17

Germany · 36 P · 19-12-5

0.697

score

Internazionale▼3

Italy · 36 P · 13-12-11

0.687

score

AC Milan▲14

Italy · 34 P · 18-12-4 · +0.06 trophy

0.680

score

Ajax▲27

Netherlands · 43 P · 30-4-9

0.679

score

Nottingham Forest▲8

England · 48 P · 25-14-9

0.676

score

RSC Anderlecht▼13

Belgium · 40 P · 22-10-8 · +0.01 trophy

0.672

score

AS Roma▼2

Italy · 30 P · 15-8-7

0.645

score

SK Rapid Wien▼1

Austria · 26 P · 17-6-3 · +0.03 trophy

0.637

score

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1	–	Real Madrid	Spain	46	32	9	5	0.94	1.00	+0.06	score 1.093
2	▲4	Liverpool	England	50	32	14	4	1.00	1.00	+0.07	score 1.087
3	▲46	PSV Eindhoven	Netherlands	46	33	10	3	0.88	0.34	+0.17	score 0.931
4	▼1	Everton	England	55	25	19	11	0.77	0.99	+0.01	score 0.878
5	▲22	KV Mechelen	Belgium	43	28	9	6	0.80	0.46	+0.05	score 0.831
6	▼2	FC Porto	Portugal	45	34	8	3	0.81	0.43	+0.12	score 0.791
7	▼5	Bayern Munich	Germany	45	29	5	11	0.84	0.65	+0.01	score 0.786
8	▲4	Steaua Bucureşti	Romania	42	34	5	3	0.73	0.60	+0.04	score 0.783
9	▲50	Bayer Leverkusen	Germany	47	16	17	14	0.64	0.48	+0.05	score 0.746
10	▲40	Werder Bremen	Germany	50	30	12	8	0.78	0.31	+0.06	score 0.745
11	▼1	Benfica	Portugal	46	23	16	7	0.73	0.50	—	score 0.729
12	▼5	Juventus	Italy	34	14	9	11	0.64	0.84	—	score 0.712
13	▲17	1. FC Köln	Germany	36	19	12	5	0.81	0.48	—	score 0.697
14	▼3	Internazionale	Italy	36	13	12	11	0.62	0.81	—	score 0.687
15	▲14	AC Milan	Italy	34	18	12	4	0.89	0.12	+0.06	score 0.680
16	▲27	Ajax	Netherlands	43	30	4	9	0.68	0.41	—	score 0.679
17	▲8	Nottingham Forest	England	48	25	14	9	0.81	0.43	—	score 0.676
18	▼13	RSC Anderlecht	Belgium	40	22	10	8	0.70	0.60	+0.01	score 0.672
19	▼2	AS Roma	Italy	30	15	8	7	0.81	0.34	—	score 0.645
20	▼1	SK Rapid Wien	Austria	26	17	6	3	0.66	0.50	+0.03	score 0.637
21	▼13	Dundee United	Scotland	51	20	16	15	0.52	0.74	+0.01	score 0.609
22	▼8	FC Barcelona	Spain	49	21	11	17	0.60	0.58	+0.01	score 0.604
23	▲18	Dinamo Bucureşti	Romania	36	30	3	3	0.72	0.34	+0.01	score 0.589
24	▼2	Rangers	Scotland	52	31	9	12	0.71	0.19	+0.01	score 0.583
25	▲89	Olympique Marseille	France	46	24	6	16	0.57	0.36	—	score 0.578
26	▲13	Celtic	Scotland	49	35	10	4	0.81	0.00	+0.04	score 0.574
27	▼12	SSC Napoli	Italy	32	18	7	7	0.88	0.00	—	score 0.573
28	▲32	Manchester United	England	48	29	12	7	0.88	0.00	—	score 0.573
29	▲8	Sampdoria	Italy	33	16	11	6	0.83	0.00	+0.01	score 0.557
30	▼2	Arsenal	England	52	28	12	12	0.82	0.00	+0.01	score 0.537
31	▲31	FC Spartak Moscow	Soviet Union	34	18	11	5	0.76	0.00	+0.04	score 0.529
32	▼11	Dynamo Kyiv	Soviet Union	32	12	10	10	0.58	0.41	—	score 0.519
33	▼24	IFK Göteborg	Sweden	24	9	9	6	0.46	0.53	+0.03	score 0.514
34	▲44	Panathinaikos	Greece	38	18	7	13	0.46	0.46	+0.01	score 0.513
35	▲7	Wimbledon	England	50	22	16	12	0.76	0.00	+0.01	score 0.507
36	▼5	Aberdeen	Scotland	50	24	18	8	0.64	0.24	+0.01	score 0.502
37	▼2	Hellas Verona	Italy	38	11	14	13	0.54	0.29	—	score 0.501
38	▲15	Club Brugge	Belgium	44	28	6	10	0.72	0.00	+0.03	score 0.500
39	▲62	Queens Park Rangers	England	47	22	12	13	0.75	0.00	—	score 0.489
40	▼27	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Germany	39	15	6	18	0.57	0.38	—	score 0.483
41	▼22	Tottenham Hotspur	England	45	14	11	20	0.55	0.48	—	score 0.483
42	▲249	Royal Antwerp FC	Belgium	34	20	9	5	0.73	0.00	—	score 0.476
43	▼5	Real Sociedad	Spain	45	25	10	10	0.71	0.00	+0.01	score 0.471
44	▼20	Dinamo Moscow	Soviet Union	34	11	12	11	0.53	0.34	—	score 0.464
45	▲28	Dinamo Minsk	Soviet Union	36	14	12	10	0.58	0.24	—	score 0.460
46	▲91	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Soviet Union	30	15	9	6	0.70	0.00	—	score 0.459
47	▲8	Heart of Midlothian	Scotland	44	23	16	5	0.70	0.00	—	score 0.457
48	▲67	Athletic Bilbao	Spain	38	17	12	9	0.66	0.07	—	score 0.452
49	▲41	Brøndby IF	Denmark	30	24	4	2	0.55	0.19	+0.03	score 0.452
50	▲44	Torino FC	Italy	33	10	15	8	0.68	0.00	+0.01	score 0.450
51	▼31	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	France	44	21	13	10	0.52	0.31	—	score 0.449
52	▲19	Atlético de Madrid	Spain	38	19	10	9	0.69	0.00	—	score 0.445
53	▼19	Luton Town	England	54	25	13	16	0.67	0.00	+0.01	score 0.445
54	▼8	Neuchâtel Xamax	Switzerland	26	15	5	6	0.51	0.24	+0.03	score 0.443
55	▲74	VfB Stuttgart	Germany	35	16	8	11	0.67	0.00	—	score 0.438
56	▲50	TJ Vítkovice	Czechoslovakia	38	14	10	14	0.45	0.24	—	score 0.432
57	▼34	Sporting Clube de Portugal	Portugal	44	19	14	11	0.53	0.22	+0.01	score 0.432
58	▼26	Hajduk Split	Yugoslavia	38	9	14	15	0.34	0.70	—	score 0.431
59	▲86	AS Monaco	France	38	20	12	6	0.57	0.00	+0.06	score 0.428
60	▲19	RFC Liège	Belgium	34	14	16	4	0.66	0.00	—	score 0.427
61	▲30	Žalgiris Vilnius	Soviet Union	30	14	8	8	0.65	0.00	—	score 0.423
62	▲5	FC Torpedo Moscow	Soviet Union	30	12	12	6	0.65	0.00	—	score 0.423
63	▲78	Newcastle United	England	46	17	14	15	0.65	0.00	—	score 0.419
64	▼19	RCD Espanyol	Spain	50	18	14	18	0.64	0.00	—	score 0.417
65	▲4	AC Sparta Praha	Czechoslovakia	34	24	5	5	0.57	0.00	+0.04	score 0.410
66	▲20	Sheffield Wednesday	England	49	18	12	19	0.64	0.00	—	score 0.409
67	▼27	Coventry City	England	45	16	14	15	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.408
68	▲27	CF Belenenses	Portugal	40	19	12	9	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.408
69	▲16	SK Sturm Graz	Austria	22	9	6	7	0.51	0.22	—	score 0.404
70	▼54	Hamburger SV	Germany	43	19	11	13	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.403
71	▲5	1. FC Nürnberg	Germany	38	15	12	11	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.403
72	▼24	Malmö FF	Sweden	24	14	7	3	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.402
73	▲179	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany	40	16	11	13	0.58	0.00	+0.01	score 0.393
74	▼4	Red Star Belgrade	Yugoslavia	38	19	12	7	0.54	0.00	+0.04	score 0.387
75	▲117	Boavista FC	Portugal	38	16	14	8	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.380
76	▲31	KSV Waregem	Belgium	34	16	7	11	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.379
77	▼44	FK Austria Wien	Austria	24	11	7	6	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.375
78	▲27	PFC Levski Sofia	Bulgaria	32	21	8	3	0.45	0.12	+0.04	score 0.375
79	▲155	CA Osasuna	Spain	38	15	10	13	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.371
80	▲2	Southampton	England	44	13	15	16	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.371
81	▲244	Grazer AK	Austria	22	10	7	5	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.369
82	▲28	Fiorentina	Italy	30	9	10	11	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.369
83	▲260	AE Larisa	Greece	30	18	7	5	0.52	0.00	+0.03	score 0.368
84	▲127	Budapest Honvéd FC	Hungary	36	21	8	7	0.51	0.00	+0.04	score 0.364
85	·	Celta de Vigo	Spain	38	14	11	13	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.362
86	▲109	FC Twente	Netherlands	34	16	9	9	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.358
87	▲106	Fortuna Sittard	Netherlands	34	11	13	10	0.47	0.14	—	score 0.356
88	▼21	Sporting Gijon	Spain	40	15	10	15	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.355
89	▼14	Dynamo Dresden	East Germany	28	13	9	6	0.46	0.17	—	score 0.355
90	▼64	VSC Vitória Guimarães	Portugal	47	16	12	19	0.45	0.22	+0.01	score 0.354
91	▼7	FC Shakhtar Donetsk	Soviet Union	30	10	10	10	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.353
92	▲40	Real Valladolid	Spain	38	13	12	13	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.352
93	▲110	IFK Norrköping	Sweden	22	11	7	4	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.350
94	▼47	FC Swarovski Tirol	Austria	22	8	9	5	0.53	0.00	+0.01	score 0.347
95	▼34	Berliner FC Dynamo	East Germany	28	15	7	6	0.47	0.00	+0.04	score 0.346
96	▲119	HJK Helsinki	Finland	22	15	3	4	0.48	0.00	+0.03	score 0.343
97	▼16	FK Partizan	Yugoslavia	36	18	10	8	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.341
98	▲24	Dinamo Zagreb	Yugoslavia	34	16	10	8	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.336
99	▼12	Sevilla FC	Spain	38	13	11	14	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.335
100	·	Willem II Tilburg	Netherlands	34	14	10	10	0.51	0.00	—	score 0.332

1987-88 Elo race

Every club's Elo each Friday of the season, from the first league match to the Friday after the Champions League final. Drag the slider to see the table on any Friday.

End of the season, Fri, 27 May 1988

Throughfull season

Bayern MunichLiverpoolReal MadridEvertonAjaxWerder BremenThe 20 highest peaks of the season, tap or drag any point

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Liverpool

England

1754

Real Madrid

Spain

1751

Bayern Munich

Germany

1733

PSV Eindhoven

Netherlands

1680

-4

Werder Bremen

Germany

1674

+11

Everton

England

1661

Ajax

Netherlands

1649

Manchester United

England

1646

1. FC Köln

Germany

1636

+13

Dynamo Kyiv

Europe only

1619

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1	Liverpool	1754	0	England
2	Real Madrid	1751	+1	Spain
3	Bayern Munich	1733	+8	Germany
4	PSV Eindhoven	1680	-4	Netherlands
5	Werder Bremen	1674	+11	Germany
6	Everton	1661	0	England
7	Ajax	1649	0	Netherlands
8	Manchester United	1646	0	England
9	1. FC Köln	1636	+13	Germany
10	Dynamo Kyiv	1619	0	Europe only
11	FC Porto	1610	0	Europe only
12	Nottingham Forest	1609	0	England
13	RSC Anderlecht	1601	0	Europe only
14	Hamburger SV	1597	+4	Germany
15	Arsenal	1595	0	England
16	SSC Napoli	1595	0	Italy
17	Bayer Leverkusen	1590	-8	Germany
18	Juventus	1572	0	Italy
19	Benfica	1567	+4	Europe only
20	AC Milan	1566	0	Italy

Source: Citizen of Nowhere club Elo, one rating across leagues and Europe. A club's rating is its value after its last match on or before each Friday, through 2026-10-22.

European & continental competitions

European Cup1988UEFAWinner: PSV Eindhoven

Final2

BenficaPSV Eindhoven★

Semi-finals2

Real MadridSteaua Bucureşti

Quarter-finals4

Bayern MunichFC Girondins de BordeauxRSC AnderlechtRangers

Round of 168

AC OmoniaAC Sparta PrahaAGF ÅrhusFC PortoGórnik ZabrzeLillestrøm SKNeuchâtel XamaxSK Rapid Wien

Group stage16

Berliner FC DynamoCSKA SofiaDynamo KyivFC KuusysiFK VardarFram ReykjavíkGalatasaray SKHamrun SpartansJeunesse d'EschKF PartizaniLinfield FCMTK Hungária FCMalmö FFOlympiakos CFPSSC NapoliShamrock Rovers

UEFA Cup1988UEFAWinner: Bayer Leverkusen

Final2

Bayer Leverkusen★RCD Espanyol

Semi-finals2

Club BruggeWerder Bremen

Quarter-finals4

FC BarcelonaFC VítkoviceHellas VeronaPanathinaikos

Round of 168

Borussia DortmundBudapest Honvéd FCDinamo TbilisiFeyenoordInternazionaleKS FlamurtariSportul StudenţescVSC Vitória Guimarães

Group stage16

AC MilanAberdeenBrøndby IFDinamo MoscowDundee UnitedFC Erzgebirge AueFC Spartak MoscowFC UtrechtFK Velež MostarGD ChavesJuventusKSK BeverenRed Star BelgradeTPS TurkuToulouse FCVictoria Bucureşti

Qualifying32▾

AIK FotbollAJ AuxerreBesiktas JKBohemians 1905Bohemians FCBorussia MönchengladbachBotev PlovdivCA Spora LuxembourgCF BelenensesCelticColeraine FCDynamo DresdenEPA LarnacaFC Admira Wacker MödlingFC SionFK Austria WienFK PartizanGKS KatowiceGrasshopper-Club ZürichIFK GöteborgKSC LokerenLASK LinzLokomotiv SofiaMjøndalen IFPanionios NFCPogon SzczecinSporting GijonTatabanyai BanyaszUniversitatea CraiovaValletta FCValur ReykjavíkZenit St. Petersburg

Cup Winners Cup1988UEFAWinner: KV Mechelen

Final2

AjaxKV Mechelen★

Semi-finals2

AtalantaOlympique Marseille

Quarter-finals4

BSC Young BoysDinamo MinskRoPS RovaniemiSporting Clube de Portugal

Round of 168

ADO Den HaagHajduk SplitHamburger SVKS VllazniaKalmar FFOFI CreteReal SociedadSt. Mirren

Group stage16

Aalborg BKAvenir BeggenDAC Dunajska StredaDinamo BucureştiDundalk FCFC Swarovski TirolGençlerbirliğiGlentoran FCLokomotive LeipzigMerthyr TydfilPFC Levski SofiaSliema Wanderers FCTromsø ILÍAÚjpest FCŚląsk Wrocław

Qualifying1▾

AEL Limassol

Copa Libertadores1 competition

Copa Libertadores1987CONMEBOLWinner: Peñarol

Other competitions5 competitions

UEFA Super Cup1987UEFAWinner: FC Porto

Final2

AjaxFC Porto★

CONCACAF Champions Cup1987CONCACAFWinner: CF América

Final2

CF América★Defense Force

Asian Club Championship1987AFCWinner: Tokyo Verdy

Final2

Al-HilalTokyo Verdy★

African Cup of Champions1987CAFWinner: Al-Ahly

Final2

Al-Ahly★Al-Hilal Omdurman

Intercontinental Cup1987FIFAWinner: FC Porto

Final2

FC Porto★Peñarol

Final domestic tables

Against expectation

Match points earned minus expected, over the season.

How this is measured

Every match in these leagues is scored against a pre-game probability, and a club's surplus is the match points it took (a win 1, a draw 0.5) minus the points that model expected of it. Zero is a club that finished exactly where its results said it should.

Surplus is comparable within a league and only loosely across leagues, because league size and era differ.

1987-88 covers 6 leagues: Primera División (Spain), Serie A (Italy), Bundesliga (Germany), Ligue 1 (France), Eredivisie (Netherlands), English top flight (England). A club whose season the ledger does not carry has no figure here, and none is guessed.

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Beat expectation by most

AC Milan

Serie A · Italy

+5.63

pts vs exp

Fell short by most

Watford

English top flight · England

−6.09

pts vs exp

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

England

First Division1988Tier 1

Second Division1988Tier 2

Third Division1988Tier 3

Fourth Division1988Tier 4

Football Conference1988Tier 5

Italy

Serie A1988Tier 1

Serie B1988Tier 2

Serie C1 Girone A1988Tier 3

Germany

Bundesliga1988Tier 1

2.Bundesliga1988Tier 2

Spain

La Liga1988Tier 1

Segunda Division1988Tier 2

Segunda División B Group 11988Tier 3

Portugal

Primeira Divisão1988Tier 1

II Divisão1988Tier 2

Scotland

Premier Division1988Tier 1

Scottish First Division1988Tier 2

Scottish Second Division1988Tier 3

Netherlands

Eredivisie1988Tier 1

Eerste Divisie1988Tier 2

France

Division 11988Tier 1

Division 21988Tier 2

Cup competitions

Milton Keynes Dons

FA Cup · England · v Liverpool

Luton Town

League Cup · England · v Arsenal

FC Metz

Coupe de France · France · v FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

Eintracht Frankfurt

DFB-Pokal · Germany · v VfL Bochum

Sampdoria

Coppa Italia · Italy · v Torino FC

PSV Eindhoven

KNVB Beker · Netherlands · v Roda JC

FC Porto

Taca de Portugal · Portugal · v VSC Vitória Guimarães

Celtic

Scottish Cup · Scotland · v Dundee United

Rangers

Scottish League Cup · Scotland · v Aberdeen

FC Barcelona

Copa del Rey · Spain · v Real Sociedad

Everton

Community Shield · England · v Coventry City

Bayern Munich

DFL-Supercup · Germany · v Hamburger SV

Competition	Country	Winner	Final
FA CupDomestic cup	England	Milton Keynes Dons	v Liverpool
League CupDomestic cup	England	Luton Town	v Arsenal
Coupe de FranceDomestic cup	France	FC Metz	v FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
DFB-PokalDomestic cup	Germany	Eintracht Frankfurt	v VfL Bochum
Coppa ItaliaDomestic cup	Italy	Sampdoria	v Torino FC
KNVB BekerDomestic cup	Netherlands	PSV Eindhoven	v Roda JC
Taca de PortugalDomestic cup	Portugal	FC Porto	v VSC Vitória Guimarães
Scottish CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Celtic	v Dundee United
Scottish League CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Rangers	v Aberdeen
Copa del ReyDomestic cup	Spain	FC Barcelona	v Real Sociedad
Community ShieldSuper cup	England	Everton	v Coventry City
DFL-SupercupSuper cup	Germany	Bayern Munich	v Hamburger SV
SupertacaSuper cup	Portugal	Sporting Clube de Portugal	v Benfica

← 1986-87 All seasons 1988-89 →

Club power ranking: 0.65 opponent- & stage-weighted quality per match + 0.35 pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Country coefficients are the full 5-year UEFA window (the era's team-coefficient method).