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

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

Teams

Relegated teams

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic 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[lower-alpha 1]
3 Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Daugava Riga 42 19 15 8 65 35 +30 50[lower-alpha 1]
4 Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic Pamir Dushanbe 42 19 8 15 55 45 +10 46
5 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic SKA Karpaty Lvov 42 17 12 13 62 46 +16 46
6 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Kuzbass Kemerevo 42 16 14 12 46 36 +10 44[lower-alpha 1]
7 Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic Pakhtakor Tashkent 42 16 12 14 47 44 +3 44
8 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Kolos Nikopol 42 15 10 17 58 63 5 40
9 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic 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[lower-alpha 1]
11 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 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 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Dynamo Stavropol 42 13 15 14 46 52 6 38[lower-alpha 1]
16 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Zarya Voroshilovgrad 42 13 15 14 46 60 14 38[lower-alpha 1]
17 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Rotor Volgograd 42 13 10 19 45 50 5 36
18 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 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[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to Second League
21 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Torpedo Kutaisi (R) 42 11 12 19 30 51 21 34
22 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Krylya Sovetov Kuybyshev (R) 42 10 12 20 40 60 20 32
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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

#PlayerClubGoals
1Viktor PimushinKuzbass Kemerevo23 (3)
2Serhiy N. MorozovMetallurg Zaporozhye22 (5)
3Aleksandr AzimovPamir Dushanbe21 (8)
4Jevgeņijs MiļevskisDaugava Riga19 (3)
5Mykola FedorenkoKolos Nikopol18 (5)
Seyran OsipovDynamo Stavropol18 (5)
7Aleksandrs StarkovsDaugava Riga16 (1)
Marat KabayevPakhtakor Tashkent16 (5)
9Sergei BorisovRotor Volgograd14
10Aleksandr KalashnikovLokomotiv Moscow13

Number of teams by union republic

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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