2nd division (Poland) 1987/88

2nd division (Poland) 1987/88
Climbers	Ruch Chorzów , FKS Stal Mielec , GKS 1962 Jastrzębie , Wisła Kraków
Relegation ↑	GKS 1962 Jastrzębie, Piast Nowa Ruda , Wisła Krakau, Górnik Knurów
Relegation ↓	Gwardia Warsaw , Ślęza Wrocław , Odra Opole , Stal Stocznia Szczecin , Włokniarz Pabianice , Błękitni Kielce , GKS Bełchatów , Broń Radom
Relegated	Urania Ruda Śląska , Gwardia Szczytno , Stoczniowiec Gdańsk , Odra Opole , Włokniarz Pabianice, Błękitni Kielce, Olimpia Elbląg , Stal Stocznia Szczecin,
Teams	32 (in 2 groups)
Games	480 + 4 play-off games  + 8 relegation games
Gates	972  (ø 2.01 per game)
← 2nd division 1986/87 2nd division 1988/89 →
↑ 1st league 1987/88 3rd league 1987/88 ↓

The 2nd league 1987/88 was the 40th season of the second highest Polish soccer division of men. It started in August 1987 and ended in June 1988.

mode

The 32 teams were divided into two groups of 16 teams each. These played against each other twice on a total of 30 match days, divided into a round trip. The two group winners rose directly to the first division , while the second and third placed were able to advance through the play-offs.

The last two clubs were relegated directly to the third division . The teams in places 11 to 14 played in the relegation against relegation.

The team that won by three goals or more received an extra point, while one point was deducted from the losing team.

societies

Bydgoszcz Bytom Chorzów Gdańsk Gliwice Knurów Szczecin Gorzów Wielkopolski Jastrzębie- Zdrój Nowa Ruda Opole Radome Ruda Śląska Wałbrzych Warsaw Wodzisław Śląski Wroclaw Bełchatów Dębica Elbląg Kielce Krakow Mielec Lublin Pabianice Rzeszów Sosnowiec Świdnik Szczytno

Venues of the 2nd league 1987/88 = West = East0000000000

Group west

society	city
Zawisza Bydgoszcz	Bydgoszcz
Polonia Bytom	Bytom
Ruch Chorzów	Chorzów
Stoczniowiec Gdańsk	Gdańsk
Piast Gliwice	Gliwice
Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski	Gorzów Wielkopolski
GKS 1962 Jastrzębie	Jastrzębie-Zdrój
Piast Nowa Ruda	Nowa Ruda
Odra Opole	Opole
Radomiac Radoma	Radome
Urania Ruda Śląska	Ruda Śląska
Stal Stocznia Szczecin	Szczecin
Zagłębie Wałbrzych	Wałbrzych
Gwardia Warsaw	Warsaw
Odra Wodzisław Śląski	Wodzisław Śląski
Ślęza Wrocław	Wroclaw

Group east

society	city
GKS Bełchatów	Bełchatów
Igloopol Dębica	Dębica
Olimpia Elbląg	Elbląg
Błękitni Kielce	Kielce
Górnik Knurów	Knurów
Wisła Krakow	Krakow
Hutnik Kraków	Krakow
Motor Lublin	Lublin
FKS Stal Mielec	Mielec
Włokniarz Pabianice	Pabianice
Broń Radom	Radome
Resovia Rzeszów	Rzeszów
Stal Rzeszów	Rzeszów
Zagłębie Sosnowiec	Sosnowiec
Avia Świdnik	Świdnik
Gwardia Szczytno	Szczytno

Closing tables

Group west

Pl.	society	Sp.	0S 00(3)	U	0N 00(3)	Gates	Diff.	Points
01.	Ruch Chorzów (A)	30th	21 0(3)	07th	02 0(0)	52:17	+35	52
02.	GKS 1962 Jastrzębie	30th	14 0(4)	11	05 0(0)	46:22	+24	43
03.	Piast Nowa Ruda	30th	14 0(4)	09	07 0(0)	46:31	+15	41
04th	Polonia Bytom (A)	30th	13 0(4)	09	08 0(1)	35:22	+13	38
05.	Zagłębie Wałbrzych (N)	30th	13 0(1)	08th	09 0(0)	33:25	0+8	35
06th	Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski	30th	12 0(3)	08th	10 0(3)	30:27	0+3	32
07th	Odra Wodzisław Śląski	30th	12 0(2)	06th	12 0(1)	28:27	0+1	31
08th.	Piast Gliwice	30th	11 0(1)	09	10 0(1)	34:35	0-1	31
09.	Radomiac Radoma	30th	11 0(2)	09	10 0(2)	30:33	0-3	31
10.	Zawisza Bydgoszcz	30th	10 0(4)	07th	13 0(1)	34:29	0+5	30th
11.	Gwardia Warsaw	30th	11 0(1)	08th	11 0(1)	24:22	0+2	30th
12.	Ślęza Wrocław	30th	10 0(1)	10	10 0(2)	29:29	0± 0	29
13.	Odra Opole (N)	30th	10 0(0)	05	15 0(2)	25:34	0–9	23
14th	Stal Stocznia Szczecin (N)	30th	04 0(0)	09	17 0(1)	11:34	−23	16
15th	Urania Ruda Śląska	30th	06 0(0)	08th	16 0(9)	15:51	−36	11
16.	Stoczniowiec Gdańsk (N)	30th	04 0(0)	05	21 0(6)	14:48	−34	07th

S  : total wins ( 3 = wins with at least three goals difference) - N  : total losses ( 3 = losses with at least three goals difference)
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

Promoted to the 1st division in 1988/89

Participation in the play-offs for promotion

Participation in the relegation against relegation

Relegation to the 3rd division

(A)	Relegated from the 1st division in 1986/87
(N)	Newcomers from the 3rd division

Group east

Pl.	society	Sp.	0S 00(3)	U	0N 00(3)	Gates	Diff.	Points
01.	FKS Stal Mielec (A)	30th	17 0(3)	11	02 0(0)	44:19	+25	48
02.	Wisła Krakow	30th	14 0(3)	09	07 0(0)	41:22	+19	40
03.	Górnik Knurów	30th	11 0(2)	13	06 0(0)	39:26	+13	37
04th	Stal Rzeszów (N)	30th	13 0(3)	07th	10 0(1)	41:32	0+9	35
05.	Zagłębie Sosnowiec	30th	11 0(3)	11	08 0(1)	32:25	0+7	35
06th	Igloopol Dębica	30th	10 0(2)	11	09 0(2)	31:26	0+5	31
07th	Avia Świdnik	30th	08 0(1)	13	09 0(0)	30:30	0± 0	30th
08th.	Resovia Rzeszów	30th	10 0(1)	09	11 0(0)	21:22	0-1	30th
09.	Motor Lublin (A)	30th	08 0(4)	11	11 0(2)	32:33	0-1	29
10.	Hutnik Kraków	30th	08 0(1)	12	10 0(0)	32:35	0−3	29
11.	Włokniarz Pabianice	30th	08 0(0)	11	11 0(1)	20:27	0−7	26th
12.	Błękitni Kielce (N)	30th	07 0(0)	14th	09 0(3)	26:35	0−9	25th
13.	GKS Bełchatów (N)	30th	07 0(0)	12	11 0(2)	22:28	0−6	24
14th	Broń Radom	30th	08 0(0)	11	11 0(3)	28:38	−10	24
15th	Olimpia Elbląg	30th	06 0(0)	13	11 0(3)	21:37	−16	22nd
16.	Gwardia Szczytno (N)	30th	06 0(0)	08th	16 0(5)	26:51	−25	15th

S  : total wins ( 3 = wins with at least three goals difference) - N  : total losses ( 3 = losses with at least three goals difference)
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

Promoted to the 1st division in 1988/89

Participation in the play-offs for promotion

Participation in the relegation against relegation

Relegation to the 3rd division

(A)	Relegated from the 1st division in 1986/87
(N)	Newcomers from the 3rd division

Play-offs

In each group, the second played against the third for promotion to the first division . The games took place on June 25 and 28, 1988.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Piast Nowa Ruda	0: 1	GKS 1962 Jastrzębie	0-0	0: 1
Górnik Knurów	3: 4	Wisła Krakow	1-0	2: 4

Relegation

In both groups the 11th played against the 14th and the 12th against the 13th.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Stal Stocznia Szczecin	2: 4	Gwardia Warsaw	1: 3	1: 1
Odra Opole	0: 3	Ślęza Wrocław	0: 1	0: 2
Broń Radom	1-0	Włokniarz Pabianice	1-0	0-0
GKS Bełchatów	2: 2 (4: 3 on account)	Błękitni Kielce	2-0	0: 2 a.d.

Web links

• Results and tables on rsssf.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 1987/88 season. In: hppn.pl. Retrieved October 30, 2018 .