The 1987-88 Austrian football championship was organized by the Austrian Football Association The top-flight First Division and the second-tier Second Division were merged this season through a playoff format. The third tier consisted of the Regionalliga East (Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland) and West (Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg), as well as the regional leagues of Carinthia, Upper Austria and Styria.
SK Rapid Wien became Austrian football champion for the 29th time this season. Rapid entered the championship playoffs with an eight-point lead over FK Austria Wien. They secured the title four rounds before the season ended. Rapid, however, lost three of the four derbies against Austria. In the whole season they lost only four matches.
Linzer ASK, SK Austria Klagenfurt , VSE St. Pölten , SK Vorwärts Steyr were promoted from the intermediate play off for the 1988-89 season.
Mode
The championship in the 1st and 2nd Divisions was initially contested in the fall with 12 teams. Each team initially played 22 matches. The teams were then divided into the Champion play off (1st to 8th in the 1st Division), the Intermediate play off (9th to 12th in the 1st Division and 1st to 4th in the 2nd Division) and the Relegation play off (5th to 12th in the 2nd Division) for the spring championship. This meant that the Masters Playoff determined the champions and European Cup berths, the Intermediate play off determined promotions and relegations between the 1st and 2nd Divisions. Relegation Playoff determined teams relegated to the regional and state leagues. Games, goals, and points were carried over into the spring for the Masters and Relegation Playoffs.
Initial round table
Table mode (in case of equal points): 1. Goal difference
| Pl. |
Name |
M |
W |
D |
L |
P |
| 1. |
SK Rapid Wien |
22 |
15 |
6 |
1 |
36 |
| 2. |
FK Austria Wien |
22 |
11 |
6 |
5 |
28 |
| 3. |
Grazer AK |
22 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
27 |
| 4. |
Admira Wacker |
22 |
11 |
3 |
8 |
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| 5. |
FC Tirol |
22 |
8 |
9 |
5 |
25 [2] |
| 6. |
SK Sturm Graz |
22 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
24 |
| 7. |
First Vienna FC |
22 |
11 |
1 |
10 |
23 |
| 8. |
Wiener Sport-Club |
22 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
22 |
| 9. |
VOEST Linz |
22 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
19 |
| 10. |
LASK |
22 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
13 |
| 11. |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
22 |
4 |
4 |
14 |
12 |
| 12. |
VFB Mödling |
22 |
2 |
6 |
14 |
10 |
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Champion play off table
Table mode (in case of equal points): 1. Goal difference
| Pl. |
Name |
M |
W |
D |
L |
P |
| 1. |
SK Rapid Wien |
36 |
22 |
10 |
4 |
54 |
| 2. |
FK Austria Wien |
36 |
19 |
8 |
9 |
46 |
| 3. |
SK Sturm Graz |
36 |
15 |
12 |
9 |
42 |
| 4. |
First Vienna FC |
36 |
18 |
3 |
15 |
39 |
| 5. |
Admira Wacker |
36 |
16 |
6 |
14 |
38 |
| 6. |
FC Tirol |
36 |
11 |
15 |
10 |
37 |
| 7. |
Grazer AK |
36 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
35 |
| 8. |
Wiener Sport-Club |
36 |
9 |
13 |
14 |
31 |
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Matches initial round
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Round 1
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 21 July 1987 |
Admira Wacker |
SK Sturm Graz |
0-1 |
| 21 July 1987 |
Grazer AK |
FC Tirol |
2-0 |
| 21 July 1987 |
Linzer ASK |
FK Austria Wien |
2-1 |
| 21 July 1987 |
SK Rapid Wien |
VOEST Linz |
2-1 |
| 21 July 1987 |
VfB Mödling |
Wiener Sport-Club |
1-1 |
| 21 July 1987 |
First Vienna FC |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
3-0 |
Round 2
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 24 July 1987 |
Admira Wacker |
VfB Mödling |
3-3 |
| 24 July 1987 |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
Grazer AK |
2-3 |
| 24 July 1987 |
SK Sturm Graz |
FC Tirol |
2-2 |
| 24 July 1987 |
VOEST Linz |
Linzer ASK |
1-1 |
| 24 July 1987 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
SK Rapid Wien |
1-3 |
| 26 July 1987 |
FK Austria Wien |
First Vienna FC |
7-0 |
Round 3
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 31 July 1987 |
FC Tirol |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
1-0 |
| 31 July 1987 |
Grazer AK |
FK Austria Wien |
1-1 |
| 31 July 1987 |
Linzer ASK |
Wiener Sport-Club |
1-1 |
| 31 July 1987 |
SK Rapid Wien |
Admira Wacker |
3-2 |
| 1 August 1987 |
VfB Mödling |
SK Sturm Graz |
2-2 |
| 1 August 1987 |
First Vienna FC |
VOEST Linz |
0-3 |
Round 4
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 4 August 1987 |
FK Austria Wien |
FC Tirol |
3-0 |
| 4 August 1987 |
VOEST Linz |
Grazer AK |
1-1 |
| 4 August 1987 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
First Vienna FC |
1-5 |
| 5 August 1987 |
Admira Wacker |
Linzer ASK |
2-0 |
| 5 August 1987 |
SK Sturm Graz |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
4-0 |
| 5 August 1987 |
VfB Mödling |
SK Rapid Wien |
0-3 |
Round 5
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 7 August 1987 |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
FK Austria Wien |
0-0 |
| 7 August 1987 |
Grazer AK |
Wiener Sport-Club |
2-2 |
| 7 August 1987 |
Linzer ASK |
VfB Mödling |
1-1 |
| 7 August 1987 |
SK Rapid Wien |
SK Sturm Graz |
2-0 |
| 8 August 1987 |
FC Tirol |
VOEST Linz |
3-1 |
| 8 August 1987 |
First Vienna FC |
Admira Wacker |
2-4 |
Round 6
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 14 August 1987 |
SK Rapid Wien |
Linzer ASK |
3-1 |
| 14 August 1987 |
SK Sturm Graz |
FK Austria Wien |
3-4 |
| 14 August 1987 |
VOEST Linz |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
1-0 |
| 15 August 1987 |
Admira Wacker |
Grazer AK |
3-0 |
| 15 August 1987 |
VfB Mödling |
First Vienna FC |
2-3 |
| 15 August 1987 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
FC Tirol |
2-2 |
Round 7
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 21 August 1987 |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
Wiener Sport-Club |
1-3 |
| 21 August 1987 |
Grazer AK |
VfB Mödling |
1-0 |
| 21 August 1987 |
Linzer ASK |
SK Sturm Graz |
1-3 |
| 22 August 1987 |
FC Tirol |
Admira Wacker |
1-1 |
| 22 August 1987 |
First Vienna FC |
SK Rapid Wien |
1-2 |
| 23 August 1987 |
FK Austria Wien |
VOEST Linz |
5-2 |
Round 8
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 28 August 1987 |
Admira Wacker |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
6-2 |
| 28 August 1987 |
Linzer ASK |
First Vienna FC |
0-4 |
| 28 August 1987 |
VfB Mödling |
FC Tirol |
1-3 |
| 29 August 1987 |
SK Rapid Wien |
Grazer AK |
4-0 |
| 29 August 1987 |
SK Sturm Graz |
VOEST Linz |
2-2 |
| 29 August 1987 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
FK Austria Wien |
1-1 |
Round 9
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 1 September 1987 |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
VfB Mödling |
2-1 |
| 1 September 1987 |
FK Austria Wien |
Admira Wacker |
3-2 |
| 1 September 1987 |
FC Tirol |
SK Rapid Wien |
3-3 |
| 1 September 1987 |
Grazer AK |
Linzer ASK |
2-1 |
| 1 September 1987 |
VOEST Linz |
Wiener Sport-Club |
4-1 |
| 1 September 1987 |
First Vienna FC |
SK Sturm Graz |
0-1 |
Round 10
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 4 September 1987 |
Admira Wacker |
VOEST Linz |
2-0 |
| 4 September 1987 |
Linzer ASK |
FC Tirol |
0-2 |
| 4 September 1987 |
SK Rapid Wien |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
3-0 |
| 4 September 1987 |
VfB Mödling |
FK Austria Wien |
3-3 |
| 5 September 1987 |
SK Sturm Graz |
Wiener Sport-Club |
2-2 |
| 5 September 1987 |
First Vienna FC |
Grazer AK |
2-1 |
Round 11
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 11 September 1987 |
FK Austria Wien |
SK Rapid Wien |
1-2 |
| 11 September 1987 |
FC Tirol |
First Vienna FC |
4-1 |
| 11 September 1987 |
VOEST Linz |
VfB Mödling |
3-2 |
| 12 September 1987 |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
Linzer ASK |
2-1 |
| 12 September 1987 |
Grazer AK |
SK Sturm Graz |
3-0 |
| 13 September 1987 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
Admira Wacker |
3-2 |
Round 12
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 15 September 1987 |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
First Vienna FC |
0-5 |
| 18 September 1987 |
VOEST Linz |
SK Rapid Wien |
1-1 |
| 19 September 1987 |
FK Austria Wien |
Linzer ASK |
2-0 |
| 19 September 1987 |
FC Tirol |
Grazer AK |
2-2 |
| 19 September 1987 |
SK Sturm Graz |
Admira Wacker |
3-1 |
| 19 September 1987 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
VfB Mödling |
2-1 |
Round 13
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 25 September 1987 |
Linzer ASK |
VOEST Linz |
2-1 |
| 25 September 1987 |
VfB Mödling |
Admira Wacker |
2-5 |
| 26 September 1987 |
FC Tirol |
SK Sturm Graz |
3-0 |
| 26 September 1987 |
Grazer AK |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
2-0 |
| 26 September 1987 |
SK Rapid Wien |
Wiener Sport-Club |
3-3 |
| 26 September 1987 |
First Vienna FC |
FK Austria Wien |
1-1 |
Round 14
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 3 October 1987 |
Admira Wacker |
SK Rapid Wien |
1-2 |
| 3 October 1987 |
VOEST Linz |
First Vienna FC |
3-1 |
| 3 October 1987 |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
FC Tirol |
3-1 |
| 3 October 1987 |
SK Sturm Graz |
VfB Mödling |
1-0 |
| 3 October 1987 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
Linzer ASK |
4-0 |
| 4 October 1987 |
FK Austria Wien |
Grazer AK |
0-2 |
Round 15
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 10 October 1987 |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
SK Sturm Graz |
0-1 |
| 10 October 1987 |
FC Tirol |
FK Austria Wien |
1-0 |
| 10 October 1987 |
Grazer AK |
VOEST Linz |
3-1 |
| 10 October 1987 |
Linzer ASK |
Admira Wacker |
0-4 |
| 10 October 1987 |
SK Rapid Wien |
VfB Mödling |
5-1 |
| 10 October 1987 |
First Vienna FC |
Wiener Sport-Club |
2-0 |
Round 16
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 16 October 1987 |
VOEST Linz |
FC Tirol |
1-1 |
| 16 October 1987 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
Grazer AK |
1-1 |
| 17 October 1987 |
Admira Wacker |
First Vienna FC |
2-0 |
| 17 October 1987 |
SK Sturm Graz |
SK Rapid Wien |
0-2 |
| 17 October 1987 |
VfB Mödling |
Linzer ASK |
3-2 |
| 18 October 1987 |
FK Austria Wien |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
2-0 |
Round 17
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 23 October 1987 |
First Vienna FC |
VfB Mödling |
3-1 |
| 24 October 1987 |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
VOEST Linz |
2-1 |
| 24 October 1987 |
FC Tirol |
Wiener Sport-Club |
1-1 |
| 24 October 1987 |
Grazer AK |
Admira Wacker |
1-0 |
| 24 October 1987 |
Linzer ASK |
SK Rapid Wien |
1-3 |
| 25 October 1987 |
FK Austria Wien |
SK Sturm Graz |
2-0 |
Round 18
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 30 October 1987 |
SK Rapid Wien |
First Vienna FC |
3-1 |
| 30 October 1987 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
2-0 |
| 31 October 1987 |
Admira Wacker |
FC Tirol |
3-1 |
| 31 October 1987 |
SK Sturm Graz |
Linzer ASK |
1-3 |
| 31 October 1987 |
VOEST Linz |
FK Austria Wien |
1-3 |
| 31 October 1987 |
VfB Mödling |
Grazer AK |
1-2 |
Round 19
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 7 November 1987 |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
Admira Wacker |
0-0 |
| 7 November 1987 |
FK Austria Wien |
Wiener Sport-Club |
5-1 |
| 7 November 1987 |
FC Tirol |
VfB Mödling |
2-1 |
| 7 November 1987 |
Grazer AK |
SK Rapid Wien |
1-1 |
| 7 November 1987 |
VOEST Linz |
SK Sturm Graz |
0-3 |
| 7 November 1987 |
First Vienna FC |
Linzer ASK |
3-2 |
Round 20
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 13 November 1987 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
VOEST Linz |
4-2 |
| 14 November 1987 |
Linzer ASK |
Grazer AK |
2-1 |
| 14 November 1987 |
SK Rapid Wien |
FC Tirol |
0-0 |
| 15 November 1987 |
Admira Wacker |
FK Austria Wien |
3-1 |
| 15 November 1987 |
SK Sturm Graz |
First Vienna FC |
2-1 |
| 15 November 1987 |
VfB Mödling |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
2-1 |
Round 21
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 21 November 1987 |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
SK Rapid Wien |
1-1 |
| 21 November 1987 |
FC Tirol |
Linzer ASK |
0-0 |
| 21 November 1987 |
Grazer AK |
First Vienna FC |
0-4 |
| 21 November 1987 |
VOEST Linz |
Admira Wacker |
1-0 |
| 21 November 1987 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
SK Sturm Graz |
1-1 |
| 22 November 1987 |
FK Austria Wien |
VfB Mödling |
0-0 |
Round 22
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 28 November 1987 |
Linzer ASK |
SK Austria Klagenfurt |
0-0 |
| 28 November 1987 |
SK Rapid Wien |
FK Austria Wien |
1-2 |
| 28 November 1987 |
SK Sturm Graz |
Grazer AK |
1-1 |
| 28 November 1987 |
First Vienna FC |
FC Tirol |
3-1 |
| 29 November 1987 |
Admira Wacker |
Wiener Sport-Club |
6-2 |
| 29 November 1987 |
VfB Mödling |
VOEST Linz |
1-6 |
Matches Champion play off
Round 23
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 12 March 1988 |
FC Tirol |
Admira Wacker |
1-0 |
| 12 March 1988 |
SK Sturm Graz |
First Vienna FC |
1-1 |
| 13 March 1988 |
FK Austria Wien |
Grazer AK |
5-1 |
| 23 March 1988 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
SK rapid Wien |
0-0 |
Round 24
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 19 March 1988 |
Admira Wacker |
FK Austria Wien |
3-1 |
| 19 March 1988 |
Grazer AK |
Wiener Sport-Club |
2-2 |
| 19 March 1988 |
SK Rapid Wien |
SK Sturm Graz |
1-1 |
| 19 March 1988 |
First Vienna FC |
FC Tirol |
3-0 |
Round 25
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 26 March 1988 |
FK Austria Wien |
First Vienna FC |
1-2 |
| 26 March 1988 |
FC Tirol |
SK Rapid Wien |
0-0 |
| 26 March 1988 |
Grazer AK |
Admira Wacker |
4-1 |
| 27 March 1988 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
SK Sturm Graz |
1-2 |
Round 26
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 1 April 1988 |
Admira Wacker |
Wiener Sport-Club |
1-0 |
| 1 April 1988 |
First Vienna FC |
Grazer AK |
2-1 |
| 2 April 1988 |
FK Austria Wien |
SK Rapid Wien |
4-2 |
| 2 April 1988 |
SK Sturm Graz |
FC Tirol |
2-0 |
Round 27
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 8 April 1988 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
FC Tirol |
5-3 |
| 9 April 1988 |
Admira Wacker |
First Vienna FC |
4-2 |
| 9 April 1988 |
Grazer AK |
SK Rapid Wien |
0-0 |
| 10 April 1988 |
FK Austria Wien |
SK Sturm Graz |
5-1 |
Round 28
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 15 April 1988 |
SK Rapid Wien |
Admira Wacker |
2-1 |
| 16 April 1988 |
FC Tirol |
FK Austria Wien |
2-1 |
| 16 April 1988 |
SK Sturm Graz |
Grazer AK |
5-2 |
| 16 April 1988 |
First Vienna FC |
Wiener Sport-Club |
3-0 |
Round 29
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 22 April 1988 |
Admira Wacker |
SK Sturm Graz |
0-0 |
| 23 April 1988 |
Grazer AK |
FC Tirol |
0-0 |
| 23 April 1988 |
First Vienna FC |
SK Rapid Wien |
1-3 |
| 24 April 1988 |
FK Austria Wien |
Wiener Sport-Club |
2-0 |
Round 30
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 29 April 1988 |
SK Rapid Wien |
First Vienna FC |
3-1 |
| 29 April 1988 |
SK Sturm Graz |
Admira Wacker |
2-0 |
| 30 April 1988 |
FC Tirol |
Grazer AK |
0-0 |
| 30 April 1988 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
FK Austria Wien |
1-6 |
Round 31
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 6 May 1988 |
SK Rapid Wien |
Wiener Sport-Club |
3-0 |
| 7 May 1988 |
Admira Wacker |
FC Tirol |
1-1 |
| 7 May 1988 |
Grazer AK |
FK Austria Wien |
1-2 |
| 7 May 1988 |
First Vienna FC |
SK Sturm Graz |
1-4 |
Round 32
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 14 May 1988 |
FK Austria Wien |
Admira Wacker |
2-2 |
| 14 May 1988 |
FC Tirol |
First Vienna FC |
0-1 |
| 14 May 1988 |
SK Sturm Graz |
SK Rapid Wien |
2-1 |
| 14 May 1988 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
Grazer AK |
8-2 |
Round 33
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 20 May 1988 |
SK Rapid Wien |
FC Tirol |
4-2 |
| 21 May 1988 |
Admira Wacker |
Grazer AK |
2-0 |
| 21 May 1988 |
SK Sturm Graz |
Wiener Sport-Club |
1-1 |
| 21 May 1988 |
First Vienna FC |
FK Austria Wien |
2-0 |
Round 34
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 27 May 1988 |
SK Rapid Wien |
FK Austria Wien |
2-4 |
| 28 May 1988 |
FC Tirol |
SK Sturm Graz |
0-0 |
| 28 May 1988 |
Grazer AK |
First Vienna FC |
2-2 |
| 28 May 1988 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
Admira Wacker |
1-4 |
Round 35
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 3 June 1988 |
Admira Wacker |
SK Rapid Wien |
1-2 |
| 4 June 1988 |
FK Austria Wien |
FC Tirol |
1-1 |
| 4 June 1988 |
Grazer AK |
SK Sturm Graz |
1-1 |
| 4 June 1988 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
First Vienna FC |
5-0 |
Round 36
| Date |
Team 1 |
Team2 |
|
| 7 June 1988 |
FC Tirol |
Wiener Sport-Club |
2-0 |
| 7 June 1988 |
SK Rapid Wien |
Grazer AK |
6-1 |
| 7 June 1988 |
SK Sturm Graz |
FK Austria Wien |
0-2 |
| 7 June 1988 |
First Vienna FC |
Admira Wacker |
3-2 |
Champion squad
| SK Rapid Wien |
|
Michael Konsel, Herbert Feurer – Heribert Weber (C), Kurt Garger, Franz Weber, Robert Pecl – Reinhard Kienast, Andreas Heraf, Andreas Herzog, Karl Brauneder, Rudolf Weinhofer, Peter Schöttel, Peter Hrstic, Leo Lainer, Gerald Willfurth – Zlatko Kranjčar, Sulejman Halilović, Sergej Schawlo, Franz Blizenec, Peter Wurz, Zoran Stojadinović – Trainer: Otto Barić |
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