The 1988–89 season was the 78th season in Hajduk Split’s history and their 43rd in the Yugoslav First League. Their 13th place finish in the 1987–88 season meant it was their 43rd successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.
Source: rsssf.org Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (C) Champion Notes:
^In November 1987, UEFA banned Hajduk Split from European competitions for two seasons. The immediate catalyst for the punishment was crowd trouble during the club's 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cupsecond round return leg at home against Marseille on 5 November 1987. However, repeated prior incidents at Hajduk's European home matches throughout early-to-mid 1980s (such as the 1983–84 UEFA Cupsemifinal first leg infamous 'rooster incident' against Tottenham Hotspur) also contributed to the decision. Since Hajduk's 1987-88 Yugoslav Leagueperformance failed to qualify the club for 1988-89 European competition, the punishment was enacted for seasons when Hajduk did manage to qualify: 1989-90 and 1990-91.
