Football year 1988
International
National teams
- The 1988 European Football Championship took place in Germany from June 10th to 25th. The Netherlands ultimately won the competition.
- Final : Netherlands - Soviet Union 2: 0
- Football Africa Cup of Nations 1988 in Morocco, final: Cameroon - Nigeria 1-0
Olympic games
societies
- European Champion Clubs' Cup 1987/88 : PSV Eindhoven , Final 0-0 aet, 6-5 i. E. against Benfica Lisbon
- European Cup Winners' Cup 1987/88 : KV Mechelen , 1-0 against Ajax Amsterdam
- UEFA Cup 1987/88 : Bayer 04 Leverkusen , finals 0-3 and 3-0 nV, 3-2 i. E. against Espanyol Barcelona
- Copa Libertadores 1988 : Nacional Montevideo , finals 1-0 and 3-0 aet against CA Newell's Old Boys
soccer player of the year
- Ballon d'Or 1988: Marco van Basten
- South American Footballer of the Year : Rubén Paz
- Africa's Footballer of the Year : Kalusha Bwalya
National
Belgium
- Belgian Championship : Champions Club Bruges
Brazil
- Brazilian Championship : Master EC Bahia
Federal Republic of Germany
- Football Bundesliga 1987/88 : Champions Werder Bremen
- DFB Cup 1987/88 : Winner Eintracht Frankfurt
England
- English Championship : Champions Liverpool FC
- FA Cup 1987/88 : Winner FC Wimbledon
Yugoslavia
- Yugoslav Championship : Champion FK Red Star Belgrade
Liechtenstein
- Liechtenstein Cup 1987/88 : Cup winner FC Vaduz
Netherlands
- Dutch championship : Master PSV Eindhoven
Austria
- Austrian Football Championship 1987/88 : Master SK Rapid Vienna
- Austrian Football Cup 1987/88 : Winner Kremser SC
Scotland
- Scottish Championship : Masters Celtic Glasgow
Switzerland
- Swiss Football Championship 1987/88 : Champion Neuchâtel Xamax