Chile. The First Division was reduced to 16 teams, three relegated – and three promoted from Second Division. The championship started in July 1987 and ended in January 1988, but but still counts as 1987 season. Second Division was divided into 2 zones of 14 teams each. The winners were directly promoted, the 2nd placed teams went to promotion/relegation play-offs with the 14th in First Division. The last two in each zone were relegated to third level. The only strange rule was that teams reaching semi-finals or finals in the Copa Polla Gol got bonus points included in their league records.
North Zone
Quintero Unido – last with 13 points and relegated.
Ivan Mayo – 13th with 18 points and relegated. Standing from left: Valencia, Agresta, Zavala, Díaz, Gatica, Kirk. First row: Longoni, López, Benzi, Verdejo. Puntarell.
Soinca Bata – 12th with 19 points.
Union La Calera – 11th with 21 points. Standing from left: Miranda, Ortega, Fernández, Jélvez, Figueroa, Sandoval. Crouching: Leiva, Valenzuela, Ríos, Rivera, Tapia.
Cobreandino – 10th with 23 points. Trasandino was renamed Cobreandino in 1985 and played under the new name until 1992.
Union San Felipe – 9th with 26 points.
Audax Italiano – 8th with 27 points.
Deportes Arica – 7th with 28 points.
Santiago Wanderers – 6th with 29 points.
Deportes Ovalle – 5th with 30 points.
Coquimbo Unido – 4th with 31 points.They had 1 bonus point added for reaching the semi-finals of Copa Polla Gol.
Antofagasta – 3rd with 32 points.
Regional Atacama – 2nd with 33 points. Going to promotion/relegation play-offs.
Deportes La Serena – champions of North Zone with 37 points. 12 wins, 11 ties, 3 losses, 45-22 goal-difference. Promoted to the top division, which was a return to top flight for the club.