# 1987–88 Divizia A

The 1987–88 Divizia A was the seventieth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Steaua București (C) | 34 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 114 | 18 | +96 | 64 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Dinamo București | 34 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 107 | 25 | +82 | 63 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Victoria București | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 40 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Oțelul Galați | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 39 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 36 | Invitation to Balkans Cup |
| 6 | Flacăra Moreni | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 33 | |
| 7 | Corvinul Hunedoara | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 30 | |
| 8 | FCM Brașov | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 29 | |
| 9 | Argeș Pitești | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 29 | |
| 10 | Universitatea Cluj | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 29 | |
| 11 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 29 | |
| 12 | SC Bacău | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 29 | |
| 13 | Rapid București | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 29 | |
| 14 | Sportul Studenţesc București | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 28 | |
| 15 | Olt Scornicești | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 28 | |
| 16 | Politehnica Timișoara (R) | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 26 | Relegation to Divizia B |
| 17 | Petrolul Ploiești (R) | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 52 | −27 | 26 | Relegation to Divizia B |
| 18 | CSM Suceava (R) | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 36 | 69 | −33 | 25 | Relegation to Divizia B |

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| ASA Târgu Mureș | 13 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Argeș Pitești | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| Bacău | 7 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Brașov | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Suceava | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Corvinul Hunedoara | 17 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Dinamo București | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Flacăra Moreni | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Olt Scornicești | 14 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Oțelul Galați | 9 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 18 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Rapid București | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 |
| Sportul Studențesc București | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| Steaua București | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 10 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| Universitatea Cluj | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 10 |
| Victoria București | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ASA | ARG | BAC | BRA | CSV | COR | UCR | DIN | FLA | OLT | OȚE | PET | RAP | SPO | STE | POL | UCL | VIB |
| ASA Târgu Mureș | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Argeș Pitești | 3–2 | — | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Bacău | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Brașov | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| Suceava | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Corvinul Hunedoara | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–6 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Dinamo București | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 9–1 | 8–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Flacăra Moreni | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Olt Scornicești | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Oțelul Galați | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Rapid București | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Sportul Studențesc București | 6–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Steaua București | 4–1 | 2–0 | 8–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | — | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Universitatea Cluj | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 |
| Victoria București | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — |

## Top goalscorers

| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Victor Pițurcă | Steaua București | 34 |
| 2 | Claudiu Vaişcovici | Victoria București / Dinamo București | 27 |
| 3 | Gheorghe Hagi | Steaua București | 25 |
| 4 | Rodion Cămătaru | Dinamo București | 17 |
| 4 | Dorin Mateuț | Dinamo București | 17 |

## Champion squad

* Steaua București
* Goalkeepers: Dumitru Stângaciu (12 / 0); Gheorghe Liliac (22 / 0).
* Defenders: Ștefan Iovan (30 / 2); Adrian Bumbescu (28 / 2); Miodrag Belodedici (31 / 3); Nicolae Ungureanu (24 / 4); Dan Petrescu (11 / 1); Iosif Rotariu (29 / 6); Adrian Lucaci (2 / 0); Niță Cireașă (13 / 0).
* Midfielders: Lucian Bălan (24 / 1); László Bölöni (14 / 2); Mihail Majearu (24 / 4); Tudorel Stoica (30 / 4); Gheorghe Popescu (13 / 0).
* Forwards: Gabi Balint (24 / 10); Gheorghe Hagi (31 / 25); Marius Lăcătuș (30 / 9); Victor Pițurcă (33 / 34); Sorin Ion Mihai (1 / 0); Ilie Stan (2 / 0); Ion Constantin Cojocar (8 / 0).
* (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)
* Manager: Anghel Iordănescu.