1987 Soviet First League

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The 1987 Soviet First League was the 48th season of the second tier of association football in the Soviet Union.

Soviet First League
Season1987
ChampionsChernomorets Odessa
PromotedChernomorets Odessa
Lokomotiv Moscow
RelegatedFakel Voronezh
Torpedo Kutaisi
Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev
1986
1988

Teams

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Relegated teams

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League standings

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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: RSSSF
(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.

Top scorers

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# Player Club Goals
1 Viktor Pimushin Kuzbass Kemerevo 23 (3)
2 Serhiy N. Morozov Metallurg Zaporozhye 22 (5)
3 Aleksandr Azimov Pamir Dushanbe 21 (8)
4 Jevgeņijs Miļevskis Daugava Riga 19 (3)
5 Mykola Fedorenko Kolos Nikopol 18 (5)
Seyran Osipov Dynamo Stavropol 18 (5)
7 Aleksandrs Starkovs Daugava Riga 16 (1)
Marat Kabayev Pakhtakor Tashkent 16 (5)
9 Sergei Borisov Rotor Volgograd 14
10 Aleksandr Kalashnikov Lokomotiv Moscow 13

Number of teams by union republic

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Rank Union republic Number of teams Club(s)
1   RSFSR 11 Lokomotiv Moscow, Kuzbass Kemerovo, Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu, SKA Rostov-na-Donu, Geolog Tyumen, Shinnik Yaroslavl, Dinamo Stavropol, Rotor Volgograd, Spartak Vladikavkaz, Fakel Voronezh, Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev
2   Ukrainian SSR 5 Chernomorets Odessa, SKA Karpaty Lvov, Kolos Nikopol, Metallurg Zaporozhye, Zaria Voroshilovgrad
3   Georgian SSR 2 Torpedo Kutaisi, Dinamo Batumi
4   Uzbek SSR 1 Pakhtakor Tashkent
  Latvian SSR Daugava Riga
  Tajik SSR Pamir Dushanbe
  Armenian SSR Kotaik Abovian

See also

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