# 1987–88 Atlético Madrid season

The 1987–88 season was Atlético Madrid's 47th season since foundation in 1903 and the club's 41th season in La Liga, the top league of Spanish football. Atlético competed in La Liga, and the Copa del Rey.

## Summary

During summer of 1987, Construction Businessman Jesus Gil was elected club president and his first signing was that of 21-year-old Portuguese winger Paulo Futre. Forward Julio Salinas moved from Athletic Bilbao, and he found the net at an impressive rate (this included a brace on 7 February 1988 in a 7–0 home thrashing of RCD Mallorca).Also, Gil appointed a new coach being his choice Cesar Luis Menotti. He won 4–0 away at Real Madrid in the Madrid derby on 7 November. After 23 games of the season, Atlético were second to Real Madrid, but went on a six-game winless run culminating in a 3–1 home loss to their city rivals on 20 March 1988. Chairman Jesús Gil had already had talks with Menotti – including about the players' nightlife before their draw away to Real Sociedad in October – and subsequently dismissed him.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ESP | Abel Resino |
| — | GK | ESP | Agustín Elduayen |
| — | DF | ESP | Sergio Morgado |
| — | DF | ESP | Marcos Alonso |
| — | DF | ESP | Andoni Goikoetxea |
| — | DF | ESP | Tomás Reñones |
| — | DF | ESP | Carlos Aguilera |
| — | DF | ESP | Antonio Rivas Martínez |
| — | DF | ESP | José Armando |
| — | DF | ESP | Arteche |
| — | MF | ESP | Jesus Landaburu |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BRA | Alemão |
| — | MF | ESP | Quique Ramos |
| — | MF | ESP | Quique Setién |
| — | MF | ESP | Joaquín Parra |
| — | MF | ESP | Roberto Marina |
| — | MF | ESP | Eusebio Sacristán |
| — | FW | POR | Paulo Futre |
| — | FW | ESP | Julio Salinas |
| — | FW | ESP | Roberto López Ufarte |
| — | FW | ESP | Juan Carlos |
| — | FW | ESP | Julián Romero |
| — | FW | ESP | Pedraza |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from |
| FW | Paulo Futre | FC Porto |
| MF | Joaquín Parra | Real Betis |
| MF | Eusebio Sacristán | Real Valladolid |
| FW | López Ufarte | Real Sociedad |
| MF | Marcos Alonso | FC Barcelona |
| DF | Andoni Goikoetxea | Athletic Bilbao |
| FW | Juan Carlos | Real Valladolid |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To |
| MF | Julio Prieto | Celta Vigo |
| DF | Miguel Ángel Ruiz | CD Malaga |
| FW | Pedro Uralde | Athletic Bilbao |
| FW | Jorge da Silva | River Plate |
| DF | Clemente Villaverde | CD Malaga |
| MF | Mínguez | CD Tenerife |
| FW | Juan Jose Rubio | CE Sabadell |

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 95 | 26 | +69 | 62 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 51 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 48 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Osasuna | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 40 | |

#### Position by round

| 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 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | D |
| Position | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Matches
### Copa del Rey
#### Quarterfinals
## Statistics
### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ESP | Abel Resino | 38 | -37 | 32 | -30 | 6 | -7 |
| | DF | ESP | Tomás Reñones | 43 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Sergio Morgado | 28 | 0 | 22+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Arteche | 41 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Jesus Landaburu | 42 | 6 | 31+5 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | MF | BRA | Alemão | 35 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Joaquín Parra | 38 | 6 | 26+7 | 5 | 3+2 | 1 |
| | MF | ESP | Eusebio Sacristán | 32 | 4 | 23+4 | 3 | 4+1 | 1 |
| | FW | ESP | Roberto López Ufarte | 33 | 9 | 20+7 | 8 | 5+1 | 1 |
| | FW | ESP | Julio Salinas | 42 | 18 | 36+1 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| | FW | POR | Paulo Futre | 39 | 9 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| | GK | ESP | Agustín Elduayen | 6 | -8 | 6 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Quique Ramos | 28 | 0 | 18+6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Marcos Alonso | 30 | 2 | 16+10 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Andoni Goikoetxea | 17 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Juan Carlos | 15 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | José Armando | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| | MF | ESP | Quique Setién | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Roberto Marina | 14 | 1 | 4+6 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Carlos Aguilera | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Antonio Rivas Martínez | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 |
| | FW | ESP | Julián Romero | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | ESP | Pedraza | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| | GK | ESP | Angel Mejias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1987-887.html