The 1987 Estonian SSR Football Championship was won by Tempo.
| Season | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tempo 4th title |
← 1986 1988 → | |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tempo (C) | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 37 |
| 2 | Jõhvi Estonia Kaevandus/RMT | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 19 | +35 | 36 |
| 3 | Zvezda | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 68 | 25 | +43 | 34 |
| 4 | Pärnu Kalakombinaat/MEK | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 30 |
| 5 | Norma | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 24 |
| 6 | Kohtla-Järve Keemik | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 24 |
| 7 | Sillamäe Kalev | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 20 |
| 8 | Tallinna Elektrotehnik | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 17 |
| 9 | FK Viljandi | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 67 | −38 | 13 |
| 10 | Tartu Kalev | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 12 |
| 11 | Narva Baltika (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 10 |
| 12 | Narva Avtomobilist (R) | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 65 | −35 | 7 |