1987 in Soviet football

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Football in the Soviet Union
Season1987
Men's football
Top LeagueSpartak Moscow
First LeagueChernomorets Odessa
Second LeagueTavriya Simferopol (Finals 1)
Zvezda Perm (Finals 2)
Kuban Krasnodar (Finals 3)
Soviet CupDinamo Kiev
← 1986 Soviet Union 1988 →

The 1987 Soviet football championship was the 56th seasons of competitive

football in the Soviet Union. Spartak Moscow
won the Top League championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the eleventh time.

Honours

Competition Winner Runner-up
Top League Spartak Moscow (11) Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk
First League Chernomorets Odessa (3) Lokomotiv Moscow
Second League Finals 1 Tavriya Simferopol Iskra Smolensk
Group 2 Zvezda Perm Meliorator Chimkent
Group 3 Kuban Krasnodar
Nistru Kishinev
Soviet Cup Dinamo Kiev (8) Dinamo Minsk

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Soviet Union football championship

Top League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Spartak Moscow (C) 30 16 11 3 49 26 +23 42[a] Qualification for European Cup first round
2
Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk
30 15 9 6 42 22 +20 39 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3
Žalgiris Vilnius
30 14 8 8 43 29 +14 36
4 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Torpedo Moscow 30 12 12 6 35 25 +10 34[b]
5 Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Minsk 30 12 9 9 33 25 +8 33
6 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dynamo Kiev 30 11 10 9 37 27 +10 32
7 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Shakhtar Donetsk 30 10 10 10 29 31 −2 30
8
Ararat Erevan
30 13 3 14 32 45 −13 29
9
Neftchi Baku
30 9 10 11 33 30 +3 28
10
Dinamo Moscow
30 9 11 10 27 30 −3 28[a]
11 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Metalist Kharkov 30 10 7 13 23 32 −9 27 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
12
Kairat Alma-Ata
30 10 6 14 27 38 −11 26
13 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Tbilisi 30 9 7 14 31 40 −9 25
14 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Zenit Leningrad 30 7 10 13 25 37 −12 24
15 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic CSKA Moscow (R) 30 7 11 12 26 35 −9 24[a] Relegation to First League
16 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Guria Lanchkhuti (R) 30 5 8 17 18 38 −20 18
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c 1 point deducted (10 draw limited)
  2. ^ 2 points deducted (10 draw limited)

First League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1
Chernomorets Odessa
(C, P)
42 25 12 5 68 31 +37 62 Promotion to Top League
2 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Lokomotiv Moscow (P) 42 23 13 6 59 26 +33 58[a]
3 Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Daugava Riga 42 19 15 8 65 35 +30 50[a]
4
Pamir Dushanbe
42 19 8 15 55 45 +10 46
5
SKA Karpaty Lvov
42 17 12 13 62 46 +16 46
6
Kuzbass Kemerevo
42 16 14 12 46 36 +10 44[a]
7
Pakhtakor Tashkent
42 16 12 14 47 44 +3 44
8
Kolos Nikopol
42 15 10 17 58 63 −5 40
9
Metallurg Zaporozhia
42 14 12 16 54 53 +1 40
10 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don 42 14 13 15 49 55 −6 40[a]
11
SKA Rostov-on-Don
42 16 7 19 40 56 −16 39
12 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Geolog Tyumen 42 15 9 18 45 54 −9 39
13 Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Kotayk Abovyan 42 15 8 19 55 59 −4 38
14 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Shinnik Yaroslavl 42 15 8 19 26 42 −16 38
15
Dynamo Stavropol
42 13 15 14 46 52 −6 38[a]
16 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Zarya Voroshilovgrad 42 13 15 14 46 60 −14 38[a]
17 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Rotor Volgograd 42 13 10 19 45 50 −5 36
18
Spartak Ordjonikidze
42 12 12 18 37 46 −9 36
19 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Batumi 42 12 11 19 38 45 −7 35
20 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Fakel Voronezh (R) 42 11 16 15 35 37 −2 34[a] Relegation to Second League
21 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Torpedo Kutaisi (R) 42 11 12 19 30 51 −21 34
22
Krylya Sovetov Kuybyshev
(R)
42 10 12 20 40 60 −20 32
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f g There was a draw limit for the draws earned, 12. Only twelve draws earn a point, in contrast, over the limit draws earn no points. Note that this year Fakel was forced to relegation because of this rule.

Second League (finals)

Group 1

Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 UKR Tavria Simferopol 4 2 1 1 15 7 +8 5 Promoted
2 RUS Iskra Smolensk 4 2 1 1 7 8 −1 5[a]
3 GEO Lokomotiv Samtredia 4 1 0 3 5 12 −7 2
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ -

Group 2

Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 RUS Zvezda Perm 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Promoted
2 KAZ Meliorator Chimkent 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 3
3 RUS SKA Khabarovsk 4 0 2 2 1 4 −3 2[a]
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ -

Group 3

Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 RUS Kuban Krasnodar 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 5[a] Promoted
2 MDA Nistru Kishinev 4 2 0 2 5 3 +2 4[a]
3 UZB Neftyanik Fergana 4 1 1 2 2 8 −6 3
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ a b -

Top goalscorers

Top League

First League

References

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