Galatasaray reached the happy end with 90 points in the 1987-1988 season, while Beşiktaş, which was in second place, had 78 points. The 12 points gap made history as the highest difference between champion and runner-up so far.
Trabzonspor did not lose against Istanbul teams this season.
The Bordeaux-Blues won 6 wins and 5 draws in 11 matches they played against the representatives of Istanbul, not losing, and they scored 23 points.