1987–88 ACB season

The 1987–88 ACB season was the 5th season of the ACB Primera División, the top Spanish professional basketball league. It started on 26 September 1987 with the first round of the regular season and ended on 24 May 1988 with the finals.

ACB Primera División
Season1987–88
Number of games264
Number of teams16
Regular season
RelegatedNone[lower-alpha 1]
Finals
ChampionsFC Barcelona
2nd ACB title
5th Spanish title
  Runners-upReal Madrid
SemifinalistsCAI Zaragoza
RAM Joventut

FC Barcelona won their second consecutive ACB title, and their fifth Spanish title.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 14 sides from the 1986–87 season and two promoted from the 1986–87 Primera División B.

Teams promoted from Primera División B

Venues and locations
Location of teams in 1987–88 ACB
Location of teams from Barcelona in 1987–88 ACB
Location of teams from the Canary Islands in 1987–88 ACB
Team Home city Arena
Bancobao Villalba Collado Villalba Municipal
Cacaolat Granollers Granollers Municipal
CAI Zaragoza Zaragoza Palacio de Deportes
Caja Ronda Málaga Ciudad Jardín
Cajabilbao Bilbao La Casilla
Cajacanarias San Cristóbal de La Laguna Juan Ríos Tejera
Estudiantes Todagrés Madrid Palacio de Deportes
FC Barcelona Barcelona Palau Blaugrana
Fórum Filatélico Valladolid Valladolid Pisuerga
IFA Espanyol Barcelona Palau dels Esports
Magia de Huesca Huesca Municipal
Oximesa Granada Albolote José Antonio Murado
RAM Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona
Real Madrid Madrid Palacio de Deportes
Taugrés Vitoria-Gasteiz Mendizorrotza
TDK Manresa Manresa Congost

First phase

Group Odd
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Fórum Filatélico Valladolid 14 11 3 1160 1091 +69 25 Qualification to Group A1
2 FC Barcelona 14 11 3 1299 1140 +159 25
3 Estudiantes Todagrés 14 9 5 1215 1142 +73 23
4 CAI Zaragoza 14 7 7 1182 1144 +38 21
5 Cacaolat Granollers 14 6 8 1205 1239 −34 20 Qualification to Group A2
6 Cajabilbao 14 6 8 1213 1219 −6 20
7 Oximesa Granada 14 5 9 1180 1238 −58 19
8 Caja Ronda 14 1 13 972 1213 −241 15
Source: Linguasport

Group Even
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Real Madrid 14 14 0 1350 1099 +251 28 Qualification to Group A1
2 RAM Joventut 14 9 5 1328 1221 +107 23
3 Cajacanarias 14 8 6 1287 1286 +1 22
4 Magia de Huesca 14 7 7 1264 1264 0 21
5 Taugrés 14 7 7 1290 1301 −11 21 Qualification to Group A2
6 TDK Manresa 14 7 7 1275 1298 −23 21
7 IFA Espanyol 14 2 12 1185 1333 −148 16
8 Bancobao Villalba 14 2 12 1179 1356 −177 16
Source: Linguasport

Second phase

Group A1
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 FC Barcelona 14 12 2 1374 1188 +186 26 Qualification to quarterfinals
2 Real Madrid 14 11 3 1347 1174 +173 25
3 CAI Zaragoza 14 9 5 1232 1196 +36 23
4 RAM Joventut 14 8 6 1298 1186 +112 22
5 Estudiantes Todagrés 14 7 7 1160 1218 −58 21 Qualification to first round
6 Cajacanarias 14 5 9 1228 1389 −161 19
7 Fórum Filatélico Valladolid 14 3 11 1064 1226 −162 17
8 Magia de Huesca 14 1 13 1133 1259 −126 15
Source: Linguasport

Group A2
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Cacaolat Granollers 14 11 3 1232 1147 +85 25 Qualification to first round
2 Taugrés 14 9 5 1288 1213 +75 23
3 Oximesa Granada 14 9 5 1249 1168 +81 23
4 Cajabilbao 14 9 5 1213 1180 +33 23
5 TDK Manresa 14 8 6 1169 1152 +17 22 Qualification to relegation playoffs
6 Bancobao Villalba 14 5 9 1225 1284 −59 19
7 IFA Espanyol 14 5 9 1138 1189 −51 19
8 Caja Ronda 14 0 14 1209 1390 −181 14
Source: Linguasport

Playoffs

Championship playoffs
 
First roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
                              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A1–1 FC Barcelona11677
 
 
 
A2–1 Cacaolat Granollers8575
 
A1–8 Magia de Huesca9198
 
 
 
A2–1 Cacaolat Granollers95119
 
A1–1 FC Barcelona9788908086
 
 
A1–4 RAM Joventut7590967467
 
 
 
 
 
A1–4 RAM Joventut10278
 
 
 
A1–5 Estudiantes Todagrés9375
 
A1–5 Estudiantes Todagrés9383
 
 
 
A2–4 Cajabilbao8777
 
A1–1 FC Barcelona7587857893
 
 
A1–2 Real Madrid7377909079
 
 
 
 
 
A1–2 Real Madrid8110390
 
 
 
A2–2 Taugrés895586
 
A1–7 Fórum Valladolid7677
 
 
 
A2–2 Taugrés8484
 
A1–2 Real Madrid938993
 
 
A1–3 CAI Zaragoza848892
 
 
 
 
 
A1–3 CAI Zaragoza104108
 
 
 
A1–6 Cajacanarias9092
 
A1–6 Cajacanarias799888
 
 
A2–3 Oximesa Granada838586
 

Source: Linguasport

Relegation playoffs
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
TDK Manresa 2–3 Caja Ronda 107–100 104–81 93–10588–95110–112
Bancobao Villalba 3–1 IFA Espanyol 95–85 99–100 105–10479–780

Source: Linguasport

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W L Qualification
1 FC Barcelona (C) 40 31 9 Qualification to European Champions Cup
2 Real Madrid 39 32 7 Qualification to European Cup Winners' Cup
3 CAI Zaragoza 33 18 15 Qualification to Korać Cup
4 RAM Joventut 35 21 14
5 Estudiantes Todagrés 32 18 14
6 Cajacanarias 33 15 18
7 Cacaolat Granollers 32 19 13
8 Taugrés 33 19 14
9 Fórum Filatélico Valladolid 30 14 16
10 Magia de Huesca 30 8 22
11 Oximesa Granada 31 15 16
12 Cajabilbao 30 15 15
13 Bancobao Villalba 32 10 22
14 Caja Ronda 33 4 29
15 TDK Manresa 33 17 16
16 IFA Espanyol 32 8 24
Source: Linguasport
(C) Champions

Notes
  1. No relegation occurred after the league was expanded to 24 teams, even though the relegation playoffs were played, but only for decide the final standings.[1][2]

References
  1. "Edición del Saturday 23 January 1988, Página 49 - Hemeroteca - MundoDeportivo.com". hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. "Edición del Friday 6 May 1988, Página 48 - Hemeroteca - MundoDeportivo.com". hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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