1987–88 Eerste Divisie
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1987–88 season was contested by 19 teams. RKC Waalwijk won the championship.
New entrants
Relegated from the 1986–87 EredivisiePromotion competition
In the promotion competition, four period winners played for promotion to the eredivisie.Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
| 1 | Cambuur | 5,281 |
| 2 | Veendam | 3,747 |
| 3 | De Graafschap | 3,644 |
| 4 | Heerenveen | 3,503 |
| 5 | RKC | 3,226 |
| 6 | MVV | 3,199 |
| 7 | Emmen | 2,241 |
| 8 | NAC | 2,212 |
| 9 | Wageningen | 2,208 |
| 10 | RBC | 2,189 |
| 11 | NEC | 2,000 |
| 12 | Eindhoven | 1,938 |
| 13 | Go Ahead | 1,589 |
| 14 | Telstar | 1,549 |
| 15 | Vitesse | 1,372 |
| 16 | Helmond | 1,333 |
| 17 | Heracles | 1,017 |
| 18 | Excelsior | 769 |
| 19 | SVV | 611 |
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