1987 in Soviet football

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.

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 →

Honours edit

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 edit

Top League edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   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   Torpedo Moscow 30 12 12 6 35 25 +10 34[b]
5   Dinamo Minsk 30 12 9 9 33 25 +8 33
6   Dynamo Kiev 30 11 10 9 37 27 +10 32
7   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   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   Dinamo Tbilisi 30 9 7 14 31 40 −9 25
14   Zenit Leningrad 30 7 10 13 25 37 −12 24
15   CSKA Moscow (R) 30 7 11 12 26 35 −9 24[a] Relegation to First League
16   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 edit

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   Lokomotiv Moscow (P) 42 23 13 6 59 26 +33 58[a]
3   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   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   Geolog Tyumen 42 15 9 18 45 54 −9 39
13   Kotayk Abovyan 42 15 8 19 55 59 −4 38
14   Shinnik Yaroslavl 42 15 8 19 26 42 −16 38
15   Dynamo Stavropol 42 13 15 14 46 52 −6 38[a]
16   Zarya Voroshilovgrad 42 13 15 14 46 60 −14 38[a]
17   Rotor Volgograd 42 13 10 19 45 50 −5 36
18   Spartak Ordjonikidze 42 12 12 18 37 46 −9 36
19   Dinamo Batumi 42 12 11 19 38 45 −7 35
20   Fakel Voronezh (R) 42 11 16 15 35 37 −2 34[a] Relegation to Second League
21   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) edit

Group 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Top League

First League

References edit

External links edit