1987–88 SM-liiga season
# 1987–88 SM-liiga season

The 1987–88 SM-liiga season was the 13th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Tappara Tampere won the championship.

## Standings

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Ilves Tampere | 44 | 30 | 3 | 11 | 227 | 143 | 63 |
| 2. | HIFK Helsinki | 44 | 29 | 1 | 14 | 192 | 127 | 59 |
| 3. | Tappara Tampere | 44 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 195 | 147 | 54 |
| 4. | Lukko Rauma | 44 | 24 | 1 | 19 | 168 | 140 | 49 |
| 5. | TPS Turku | 44 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 206 | 182 | 47 |
| 6. | Kärpät Oulu | 44 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 187 | 172 | 46 |
| 7 | Ässät Pori | 44 | 19 | 4 | 21 | 183 | 195 | 42 |
| 8. | KalPa Kuopio | 44 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 164 | 220 | 36 |
| 9. | JyP HT Jyväskylä | 44 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 132 | 199 | 29 |
| 10. | KooKoo Kouvola | 44 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 123 | 252 | 15 |

## Playoffs

### Semifinals

* Ilves - Lukko 0:3 (1:4, 3:4, 2:6)
* HIFK - Tappara 2:3 (4:1, 0:5, 6:2, 3:15, 5:6 P)

### 3rd place

* Ilves - HIFK 2:6

### Final

* Tappara - Lukko 4:1 (2:3, 4:1, 3:1, 3:0, 5:2)

## Relegation

* KooKoo - Kiekkoreipas 3:2 (4:3, 1:5, 3:4, 4:3, 8:5)
