1991 Soviet First League
Season | 1991 |
---|---|
Champions | Rotor Volgograd |
Relegated | none |
Top goalscorer | (25) Serhiy Husyev (Tiligul Tiraspol) |
← 1990 |
Soviet First League 1991 was the last season of the
1992-93 War in Abkhazia
was dissolved.
Due to the
union republics
. Number of cities changed their names returning to their original names.
Teams
Promoted teams
- FC Uralmash Sverdlovsk – Winner of the 1990 Soviet Second League, Zone Center (returning after an absence of 10 seasons)
- FC Bukovina Chernovtsy – Winner of the 1990 Soviet Second League, Zone West (debut)
- FC Neftianik Fergona – Winner of the 1990 Soviet Second League, Zone East (debut)
- FC Novbakhor Namangan – Runner-up of the 1990 Soviet Second League, Zone East (debut)
- FC Textilshchik Kamyshin – Runner-up of the 1990 Soviet Second League, Zone Center (debut)
- FC Daugava Riga – Runner-up of the 1990 Soviet Second League, Zone West (debut)
Relegated teams
- Rotor Volgograd– (Returning after 2 seasons)
Renamed teams
- Prior to the start of the season Tiras Tiraspol was renamed to Tiligul Tiraspol.
- Prior to the start of the season Nistru Kishenev was renamed to Zimbrul Kishinev.
Replaced or withdrawn teams
With
FC Pardaugava Riga that was based on the junior squad of the Latvia national U-21 football team and took part in the 1990 Baltic League
placing only 15th out 17 teams.
Locations
Pardaugava
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rotor Volgograd (C) | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 79 | 44 | +35 | 59 | Promoted to the 1992 Soviet Top League |
2 | Tiligul Tiraspol | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 45 | +19 | 54 | |
3 | Uralmash Yekaterinburg/Sverdlovsk | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 51 | |
4 | Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 50 | |
5 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi
|
42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 48 | Withdrew |
6 | Tavriya Simferopol | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 48 | |
7 | Neftiannik Fergona
|
42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 47 | Promoted to the 1992 Soviet Top League |
8 | Lokomotiv Nizhniy Novgorod
|
42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 47 | |
9 | Novbahor
|
42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 45 | |
10 | Dinamo Sukhumi | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 43 | |
11 | Textilschik Kamyshin | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 43 | |
12 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 41 | |
13 | Fakel Voronezh | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 41 | |
14 | Kairat Almaty
|
42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 40 | Promoted to the 1992 Soviet Top League |
15 | Neftchi Baku
|
42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 39 | |
16 | Dinamo Stavropol
|
42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 39 | |
17 | Kotayk Abovyan | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 37 | Withdrew |
18 | Zenit St. Petersburg/Leningrad | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 36 | Promoted to the 1992 Soviet Top League |
19 | Zimbru Chisinau
|
42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 35 | |
20 | Geolog Tyumen | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 35 | |
21 | Kuban Krasnodar | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 68 | −28 | 26 | |
22 | Pardaugava Riga
|
42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 31 | 73 | −42 | 20 | Withdrew |
Notes:
- On 6 September 1991, the city of Leningrad was renamed into Saint Petersburg
- On 4 September 1991, the city of Sverdlovsk was renamed into Yekaterinburg
Number of teams by union republic
Rank | Union republic
|
Number of teams | Club(s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | RSFSR | 11 | Lokomotiv Nizhniy Novgorod, Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu, Rotor Volgograd, Shinnik Yaroslavl, Tekstilschik Kamyshin, Uralmash Yekaterinburg, Zenit Saint Petersburg
|
2 | Moldavian SSR | 2 | Zimbru Kishenev
|
Ukrainian SSR | Bukovina Chernovtsy, Tavriya Simferopol
| ||
Uzbek SSR | Navbahor Namangan, Neftiannik Fergana
| ||
5 | Armenian SSR | 1 | Kotaik Abovian
|
Azerbaijan SSR | Neftchi Baku
| ||
Georgian SSR / ( Abkhazia) | Dinamo Sukhumi | ||
Kazakh SSR | Kairat Alma-Ata
| ||
Latvian SSR | Pardaugava Riga
|
Top scorers
# | Player | Club | Goals | Games |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Serhiy Husyev | «Tiligul Tiraspol» | 25 | 36 |
2 | Serhiy Shevchenko |
« Tavriya Simferopol » |
21 | 40 |
3 | Valeri Shushlyakov | « Uralmash Yekaterinburg » |
20 | 38 |
4 | Vladislav Lemish | «Kuban Krasnodar» | 20 | 42 |
5 | Rustam Zabirov | « Navbahor Namangan » |
19 | 35 |
6 | Yuri Kalitvintsev |
« Rotor Volgograd » |
18 | 37 |
7 | Aleksandr Tikhonov | «Rostselmash Rostov» | 17 | 40 |
8 | Yunis Hüseynov |
« Neftchi Baku » |
16 | 34 |
9 | Vəli Qasımov | « Neftchi Baku » |
16 | 38 |
10 | Rustem Shaymukhametov | «Textilshchik Kamyshin» | 15 | 38 |
11 | Yuriy Hudymenko | « Rotor Volgograd » |
15 | 39 |
Managers
See also
External links
- 1990 First League at the RSSSF