# 1987–88 Yugoslav Second League

The 1987–88 Yugoslav Second League season was the 42nd season of the Second Federal League (Serbo-Croatian: Druga savezna liga), the second level association football competition of 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 1985–86 Yugoslav First League 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.
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.
| 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 | SAP Vojvodina | — |
| Kikinda | Kikinda | SAP Vojvodina | 0033rd |
| Leotar | Trebinje | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0044th |
| Mladost Petrinja | Petrinja | SR Croatia | 0088th |
| Novi Sad | Novi Sad | SAP Vojvodina | 0022nd |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | Ljubljana | SR Slovenia | — |
| Proleter Zrenjanin | Zrenjanin | SAP Vojvodina | 0077th |
| Rudar Ljubija | Prijedor | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 01212th |
| Spartak Subotica | Subotica | 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 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 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 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 15 | Famos Hrasnica (R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 26 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 16 | Kabel (R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 26 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 17 | Jedinstvo Brčko (R) | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 26 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 18 | Borac Travnik (R) | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 30 | 82 | −52 | 17 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |

## 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 1986–87 Yugoslav First League. The four clubs promoted to the second level were Liria, Mačva Šabac, Metalurg Skopje and OFK Titograd.
| Team | Location | Federal subject | Position in 1986–87 |
| OFK Belgrade | Belgrade | SR Serbia | 0022nd |
| Borac Čačak | Čačak | SR Serbia | 0099th |
| Ivangrad | Ivangrad | SR Montenegro | 01111th |
| Liria | Prizren | SAP Kosovo | — |
| Mačva Šabac | Šabac | SR Serbia | — |
| Majdanpek | Majdanpek | SR Serbia | 0055th |
| Metalurg Skopje | Skopje | SR Macedonia | — |
| Napredak Kruševac | Kruševac | SR Serbia | 01515th |
| Novi Pazar | Novi Pazar | SR Serbia | 0033rd |
| Pelister | Bitola | SR Macedonia | 0044th |
| Pobeda | Prilep | SR Macedonia | 01313th |
| Radnički Kragujevac | Kragujevac | SR Serbia | 01212th |
| Radnički Pirot | Pirot | SR Serbia | 0066th |
| Crvena Zvezda Gnjilane | Gnjilane | SAP Kosovo | 01414th |
| Sloboda Titovo Užice | Titovo Užice | SR Serbia | 0077th |
| Teteks | Tetovo | SR Macedonia | 0088th |
| OFK Titograd | Titograd | SR Montenegro | — |
| Vlaznimi Đakovica | Đakovica | SAP Kosovo | 01010th |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Napredak Kruševac (C, P) | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 43 | Promotion to Yugoslav First League |
| 2 | OFK Belgrade | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 40 | |
| 3 | Pelister | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 39 | |
| 4 | Radnički Kragujevac | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 38 | |
| 5 | Liria | 34 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 38 | |
| 6 | Novi Pazar | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 38 | |
| 7 | Mačva Šabac | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 37 | |
| 8 | Sloboda Titovo Užice | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 37 | |
| 9 | Borac Čačak | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 37 | |
| 10 | Pobeda (R) | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 36 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 11 | Teteks (R) | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 32 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 12 | Radnički Pirot (R) | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 32 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 13 | Ivangrad (R) | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 30 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 14 | Metalurg (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 28 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 15 | Crvena Zvezda Gnjilane (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 28 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 16 | OFK Titograd (R) | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 28 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 17 | Vlaznimi Đakovica (R) | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 27 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |
| 18 | Majdanpek (R) | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 24 | Relegation to Inter-Republic Leagues |