The 1987–88 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season is the 37th tournament of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of the National League system in 1948. The tournament was scheduled to end in December 1988. Aguila were crowned champions without the need of playing a final, as they were the best team in the regular and championship round.
| Season | 1987–88 |
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| Champions | Aguila (10th Titles) |
| Relegated | Once Lobos |
← 1986-87 1988–89 → | |
Teams
edit| Team | City | Stadium | Head coach | Captain |
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| Acajutla | TBD | Estadio |  TBD
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| Atletico Marte | TBD | Estadio Cuscutlan |
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| Aguila | TBD | Estadio | TBD
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| Alianza | TBD | Estadio | TBD
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| Chalatenango | TBD | Estadio | TBD
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| Cojutepeque | TBD | Estadio | TBD
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| FAS | TBD | Estadio |  Orlando De León
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| Firpo | TBD | Estadio | TBD
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| Metapan | TBD | Estadio | TBD
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| Once Lobos | TBD | Estadio | TBD
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Managerial changes
editDuring the season
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Sacked | 1989 |
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1990 | |
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Sacked | 1989 |
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1990 |
League standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | C.D. Águila | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 38 | Qualified to finals. Won the right to play a Championship Game if they fail to win the final round. |
| 2 | Acajutla | 29 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 33 | Qualified to finals. |
| 3 | C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 29 | |
| 4 | C.D. FAS | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 28 | |
| 5 | C.D. Chalatenango | 27 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 26 | |
| 6 | Metapán | 27 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 26 | |
| 7 | Cojutepeque | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 26 | |
| 8 | Alianza F.C. | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 24 | |
| 9 | Atlético Marte | 27 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 23 | |
| 10 | Once Lobos | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 21 | Relegated to Segunda Division. |
Final round standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | C.D. Águila | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 8 | Champions |
| 2 | C.D. FAS | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Acajutla | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 |
Top scorers
edit| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1. | Ruben Alonso
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Alianza F.C. | 15 |
| 2 | Clemente Gussoni
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Metapan F.C. | 12 |
| 3. | Amilcar Palacios Lozano
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Alianza F.C. | 11 |
| 4. | TBD
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TBD | TBD |
| 5. | TBD
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TBD | TBD |
| 6. | TBD
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TBD | TBD |
| 7. | TBD
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TBD | TBD |
| 8. | TBD
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TBD | TBD |
| 9. | TBD
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TBD | TBD |
| 10. | TBD
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TBD | TBD |
List of foreign players in the league
editThis is a list of foreign players in 1987-1988. The following players:
- have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
- have not been capped for the El Salvador national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
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Acajutla
C.D. Águila
Alianza F.C.
Atletico Marte Chalatenango
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Cojutepeque C.D. FAS
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Metapan
Once lobos
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