The 1987 Libyan Premier League was the 20th edition of the competition since its inception in 1963. The league consisted of 18 teams, who played each other just once. The first round of matches were played on March 20, 1987, and the final round of games was played on August 28, 1987. Benghazi club Nasr won their first title by one point, from Madina.

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Nasr1712413113+1845
2Madina1712323011+1944
3Ittihad1711333311+2242
4Ahly Benghazi179712512+1342
5Ahly Tripoli175120136+739
6Darnes176742618+836
7Suqoor1741031716+135
8Wahda175751316−334
9Afriqi175571114−332
10Dhahra175571520−532
11Mahalla175571521−632
12Rafik Sorman174761320−732
13Akhdar175481822−431
14Sweahly17386914−531
15Tahaddy173681722−529
16Hilal171106921−1229
17Shabaab al Arabi172510924−1526
18Olomby1704131033−2321