1987–88 2. Bundesliga

In the season 1987/88 Bundesliga 2 Stuttgarter Kickers and FC St. Pauli achieved promotion to the Bundesliga. The SV Darmstadt 98 failed in the relegation games.

Final Table

Cross Table

The cross table presents the results of all games this season represents the home team is listed in the left column and the visiting team in the top row.

Rise

The FC St. Pauli came ten years after the first Bundesliga year back to the top flight. The Stuttgarter Kickers went on for the first time.

Descent

The DFB withdrew on June 27, 1988 Red-White Oberhausen the license. The DFB Arbitration Court confirmed this decision on 11 July 1988. SpVgg Bayreuth therefore remained as Seventeenth in the league. Besides Oberhausen newbie Remscheid and Ulm and ex- Bundesliga club Bielefeld had to dismount in the league.

Top scorers

Top Scorer of the season was Souleymane Sane from SC Freiburg with 21 goals.

Expulsion

In the relegation matches the Sixteenth Bundesliga SV Waldhof Mannheim and the third in the 2nd Bundesliga SV Darmstadt 98 clashed.

First leg

Return

If after 2 x 90 minutes of entering a point- and Torgleichheit, a third game will be charged.

Decision-making

This leaves Waldhof Mannheim in the German Bundesliga. For the second time after 1986 had a third game will be played for the first time the decision was made after a penalty shoot-out. A special feature of this game was that the long-time coach of Waldhof Klaus Schlappner as coach of Darmstadt had 98 compete against his old club.

Climber

Coach: Manfred Krafft

Without the use remained: Erwin Waldner

Team Change during the season: Arrivals: Kari Laukkanen ( Kuopio PS)

Coach: Willi Reimann ( 1 - 17.Match ), Helmut Schulte ( from 18 Matchday)

Remained without use: Morten Jensen, Matthias Timm

Team Change during the season: Arrivals: André Bistram (FC Schalke 04)