1987–88 Albanian National Championship

The 1987–88 Albanian National Championship was the 49th season of the Albanian National Championship, the top professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930. == Overview == It was contested by 14 teams, and 17 Nëntori won the championship. == First phase == === League table === Note 1: After the regular season, Tomori and 31 Korriku were relegated immediately, while the other 12 teams were divided in 2 groups in the final phase === Results === == Final phase == === Championship round === ==== Results ==== === Relegation round === Note 2: '17 Nëntori' is Tirana, 'Labinoti' is Elbasani, 'Lokomotiva Durrës' is Teuta ==== Results ==== == Promotion/relegation playoffs and Qyteti Stalin riots == Naftëtari Qyteti Stalin qualified for a promotion/relegation playoff after finishing runners-up to second tier champions Traktori Lushnja. After losing the first match 1–0 away to Albanian giants and Ministry of Interior club Dinamo Tirana, the second match in Qyteti Stalin on 5 June 1988 ended in riots and burning of the Dinamo team bus partly because the game was led by a referee and assistants from Tirana. Dinamo also won the second leg 1-0- and the subsequent riots led to the suspension of Naftëtari from playing football for a year and demotion to the third tier. Their coach Pandi Angjeli and players Meta and Makashi were suspended for life and club manager Fatmir Ismaili was dismissed. == Season statistics == === Top scorers === == References == == External links == Albania - List of final tables (RSSSF) Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine