Handball Regional League West 1987/88
The 1987/1988 season of the men's regional handball league was the 18th in its history. A total of 24 teams in a north and a south relay played for the West German championship. The two best-placed teams of their season played for the title of West German champion in 1988 after 22 match days. This was achieved by LTV Wuppertal .
Four teams had to relegate to the upper leagues: Sportfreunde Hamborn 07 (Lower Rhine), TuS Derschlag (Middle Rhine), Eschweiler SG (Middle Rhine) and TV Rheinbach (Middle Rhine). Furthermore, the DJK TB Ratingen (Niederrhein) withdrew its team.
table
North season
| Pl. | society | Sp | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | LTV Wuppertal | 22nd | 482: 368 | +114 | 37: 7 |
| 2. | VfL Eintracht Hagen | 22nd | 462: 399 | +63 | 35: 9 |
| 3. | TSG Herdecke | 22nd | 468: 439 | +29 | 31:13 |
| 4th | Union 73 Bad Salzuflen (M) | 22nd | 419: 398 | +21 | 25:19 |
| 5. | TuS Spenge | 22nd | 440: 449 | −9 | 22:22 |
| 6th | TV Aldekerk | 22nd | 461: 472 | −11 | 20:24 |
| 7th | DJK TB Ratingen | 22nd | 483: 484 | −1 | 19:25 |
| 8th. | TV Sachsenroß Hille (N) | 22nd | 493: 512 | −19 | 17:27 |
| 9. | TV oppum | 22nd | 424: 457 | −33 | 15:29 |
| 10. | SC Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 22nd | 461: 496 | −35 | 15:29 |
| 11. | HSG Haltern Sythes | 22nd | 394: 443 | −49 | 14:30 |
| 12. | Sportfreunde Hamborn 07 (N) | 22nd | 407: 457 | −50 | 14:30 |
Season south
| Pl. | society | Sp | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wermelskirchener TV (M) | 22nd | 507: 405 | +102 | 38: 6 |
| 2. | TV Vallendar | 22nd | 479: 437 | +74 | 30:14 |
| 3. | DJK Hürth-Gleuel | 22nd | 460: 436 | +24 | 28:16 |
| 4th | HSG Mülheim-Kärlich | 22nd | 433: 422 | +11 | 26:18 |
| 5. | HSV Bocklemünd | 22nd | 408: 417 | −9 | 23:21 |
| 6th | TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2nd | 22nd | 389: 386 | +3 | 20:24 |
| 7th | TV Bassenheim (N) | 22nd | 422: 455 | −33 | 20:24 |
| 8th. | SG Düren 99 | 22nd | 418: 450 | −32 | 19:25 |
| 9. | TSC Euskirchen | 22nd | 403: 392 | +11 | 18:26 |
| 10. | TuS Derschlag | 22nd | 400: 426 | −26 | 16:28 |
| 11. | Eschweiler SG | 22nd | 425: 458 | −33 | 16:28 |
| 12. | TV Rheinbach (N) | 22nd | 379: 439 | −60 | 10:34 |
West German championship
Wermelskirchener TV - VfL Eintracht Hagen
West German champion + promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga :
decisions
| Qualification finals for the West German Championship | |
| Relegation to the major leagues | |
| (M) | Relay winner last season |
|---|---|
| (N) | Promoted last season |
Newcomers from the major leagues :