1987 Soviet Top League

50th season of top-tier football league in Soviet Union Soviet Top League 1987 March 9 — November 16, 1987 Spartak Moscow(11th title) CSKA MoscowGuria Lanchkhuti European Cup Spartak Moscow Cup Winners' Cup Metalist Kharkiv UEFA Cup Dnepr DnepropetrovskŽalgiris VilniusTorpedo MoscowDinamo Minsk (18) Oleh Protasov (Dnepr) 240 510 1986 1988 In the 1987 season, the Soviet Top Leaguethe top tier of football in the Soviet Union was won by Spartak Moscow interrupting the two year championship run of the Kyiv's team. Dynamo Kyiv, the defending 12-times champions, placed sixth and failed to qualify for the European competitions, while their rivals Dynamo Moscow placed only 10th. This season CSKA Moscow were relegated on additional criteria when they tied on points with Zenit Leningrad at the final standing. Teams Promoted teams FC CSKA Moscow – champion (returning after two seasons) FC Guria Lanchkhuti – 2nd place (debut) Location center 700 500 52.0 50.0 42.094444 42.041667 Guria left Red pog.svg blue 50.45 30.523333 Dynamo K left Red pog.svg blue 40.183333 44.516667 Ararat lef t Red pog.svg blue 53.9 27.566667 Dynamo Mi right Red pog.svg blue 43.2775 76.895833 Kairat top Red pog.svg blue 59.95 30.3 Zenit left Red pog.svg blue 48.45 34.983333 Dnepr left Red pog.svg blue 48.002778 37.805278 Shakhter right Red pog.svg blue 54.683333 25.283333 Žalgiris left Red pog.svg blue 50.004444 36.231389 Metalist right Red pog.svg blue 40.395278 49.882222 Neftchi right Red pog.svg blue 41.716667 44.783333 Dynamo T right Red pog.svg blue 55.75 37.61 CSKA, Dynamo Mo, Spartak, Torpedo right Red pog.svg blue 4 Locations of teams in the 1989 Top League Final standings main WDL QR 2 SPA RSFSR Spartak Moscow DNI Ukrainian SSR Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk ŽAL Lithuanian SSR Žalgiris Vilnius TOR RSFSR Torpedo Moscow DMI Belarusian SSR Dinamo Minsk DK Ukrainian SSR Dynamo Kyiv SHK Ukrainian SSR Shakhtar Donetsk ARA Armenian SSR Ararat Yerevan NEF Azerbaijan SSR Neftchi Baku DMO RSFSR Dinamo Moscow MET Ukrainian SSR Metalist Kharkiv KAI Kazakh SSR Kairat Alma-Ata DTB Georgian SSR Dinamo Tbilisi ZEN RSFSR Zenit Leningrad CSK RSFSR CSKA Moscow GUR Georgian SSR Guria Lanchkhuti 16 11 3 49 26 C 15 9 6 42 22 14 8 8 43 29 12 12 6 35 25 12 9 9 33 25 11 10 9 37 27 10 10 10 29 31 13 3 14 32 45 9 10 11 33 30 9 11 10 27 30 10 7 13 23 32 10 6 14 27 38 9 7 14 31 40 7 10 13 25 37 7 11 12 26 35 R 5 8 17 18 38 R -1 1 point deducted (10 draw limited) -2 2 points deducted (10 draw limited) -1 SPA NEF -1 SPA ZEN Zenit had more head-to-head points than CSKA Neftchi had more head-to-head points than Dynamo Moscow green1 Qualification for European Cup first round CC blue1 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round UC UC UC UC yellow1 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round CWC red1 Relegation to First League R R complete rsssf.com 1) Total points (If two or more teams have equal points for the first place, the winner is determined by additional single round-robin play-off on condition and place determined by the Federation); 2) Total wins; 3) Head-to-head results (3.1. points 3.2. goal difference); 4) Total games scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Draw lotshttp://football.lg.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6600:1987reglament&catid=204:sovietua87&Itemid=759 ФУТБОЛ - 1987. О ПРОВЕДЕНИЕ СОРЕВНОВАНИЙ. (Football – 1987. On conducting the competitions. Центральный стадион им. В.И.Ленина (Tsentralny Stadion imeni V.I.Lenina) 13 March 2023 14 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230314000947/http://football.lg.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6600:1987reglament&catid=204:sovietua87&Itemid=759 live Promotion Lokomotiv Moscow (Russian SFSR) Chornomorets Odessa (Ukrainian SSR) Results main FBR grey ARA CSK DNI DYK DMN DYN DTB GUR KAI MKH NEF SHA TOR SPA ŽAL ZEN Spartak Moscow 2–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–0 Dnipro 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 6–1 0–0 3–1 Žalgiris Vilnius 5–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 Torpedo Moscow 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 Dinamo Minsk 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 Dynamo Kyiv 0–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 7–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 Shakhtar Donetsk 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 Ararat Yerevan 3–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–2 Neftçi Baku 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 6–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 Dynamo Moscow 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 5–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 Metalist Kharkiv 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 Kairat Alma-Ata 0–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 Dinamo Tbilisi 1–3 0–2 1–2 2–2 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 Zenit Leningrad 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 CSKA Moscow 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 Guria Lanchkhuti 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–3 2–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 complete Top scorers 18 goals Oleh Protasov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) 16 goals Arminas Narbekovas (Žalgiris) 12 goals Fyodor Cherenkov (Spartak Moscow) Sergei Rodionov (Spartak Moscow) 10 goals Georgi Kondratyev (Dinamo Minsk) Yuri Savichev (Torpedo Moscow) 9 goals Alexei Mikhailichenko (Dynamo Kyiv) Yevstafi Pekhlevanidi (Kairat) Ramaz Shengelia (Dynamo Tbilisi) 8 goals Ihor Belanov (Dynamo Kyiv) Clean sheets 15 matches Andrei Satsunkevich (Dinamo Minsk) 14 matches Rinat Dasayev (Spartak Moscow) 10 matches Viktor Chanov (Dynamo Kyiv) 6 matches Vyacheslav Chanov (CSKA Moscow) 4 matches Dmitri Kharine (Dynamo Moscow) 3 matches Aleksandr Zhidkov (Neftchi Baku) Jurkus Vatslovas (Zalgiris Vilnius) Serhiy Zolotnytskyi (Shakhtar Donetsk) Medal squads (league appearances and goals listed in brackets) 1. FC Spartak Moscow Goalkeepers: Rinat Dasayev (29), Stanislav Cherchesov (2). Defenders: Vagiz Khidiyatullin (29 / 3), Aleksandr Bubnov (28 / 1), Yuri Susloparov (23), Boris Kuznetsov (19), Almir Kayumov (18), Aleksandr Bokiy (15), Yuri Surov (8). Midfielders: Fyodor Cherenkov (27 / 12), Viktor Pasulko (26 / 7), Aleksandr Mostovoi (18 / 6), Yevgeni Kuznetsov (17), Aleksei Yeryomenko (11 / 1), Sergei Novikov (9), Babken Melikian (8 / 1), Andrei Mitin (8), Vladimir Kapustin (3). Forwards: Sergey Rodionov (26 / 12), Valeri Shmarov (26 / 5), Mikheil Meskhi (16 / 1), Oleg Kuzhlev (3), Andrei Rudakov (2), Mikhail Rusyayev (2), Viktor Kolyadko (1). Manager: Konstantin Beskov. Transferred out during the season: Aleksei Yeryomenko (to FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don), Babken Melikian (to FC Kotayk Abovian), Andrei Rudakov (to FC Torpedo Moscow), Mikhail Rusyayev (to FC Lokomotiv Moscow), Viktor Kolyadko (to FC Terek Grozny). 2. FC Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk Goalkeepers: Valeriy Horodov (28), Serhiy Krakovskyi (2). Defenders: Sergei Bashkirov (30), Ivan Vyshnevskyi (29 / 1), Oleksiy Cherednyk (29), Serhiy Puchkov (20), Oleksandr Sorokalet (17), Volodymyr Gerashchenko (2), Oleksandr Lysenko (2), Oleh Fediukov (1). Midfielders: Hennadiy Lytovchenko (28 / 6), Vadym Tyshchenko (26 / 3), Anton Shokh (25 / 3), Mykola Kudrytsky (15), Volodymyr Bahmut (10). Forwards: Oleh Protasov (30 / 18), Oleh Taran (29 / 6), Yevhen Shakhov (28 / 3), Volodymyr Lyutyi (27 / 1), Vasyl Storchak (9 / 1). Manager: Yevhen Kucherevskyi. Transferred out during the season: none. 3. FK Žalgiris Vilnius Goalkeepers: Vaclovas Jurkus (18), Almantas Kalinauskas (13). Defenders: Vyacheslav Sukristov (29 / 6), Sigitas Jakubauskas (29 / 2), Romas Mažeikis (29), Arvydas Janonis (29), Igoris Pankratjevas (27 / 3), Vladimiras Buzmakovas (23), Robertas Tautkus (9), Arūnas Žėkas (2). Midfielders: Vidmantas Rasiukas (30 / 1), Valdas Ivanauskas (25 / 7), Algimantas Mackevičius (20 / 2), Virginijus Baltušnikas (4), Viktoras Bridaitis (4), Stasys Tamulevičius (2). Forwards: Arminas Narbekovas (30 / 16), Stasys Baranauskas (28 / 5), Kęstutis Ruzgys (23 / 1), Gintaras Kviliūnas (5), Gediminas Sugzda (2), Robertas Fridrikas (1). Manager: Benjaminas Zelkevičius. Transferred out during the season: none. Number of teams by union republic Rank Union republic Number of teams Club(s)1 RSFSR5CSKA Moscow, Dinamo Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Torpedo Moscow, Zenit Leningrad2 Ukrainian SSR4Dinamo Kiev, Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, Metallist Kharkov, Shakhter Donetsk3 Georgian SSR2Dinamo Tbilisi, Guria Lanchkhuti4 Armenian SSR1Ararat Yerevan Azerbaijan SSRNeftchi Baku Belarusian SSRDinamo Minsk Kazakh SSRKairat Alma-Ata Lithuanian SSRZhalgiris Vilnius Attendances Source:Historical attendances https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/sov/avesov87.htm 2026-08-10 www.european-football-statistics.co.uk No. Club Average Change Highest 1 Dynamo Kyiv 58,113 71,4% 98,000 2 Ararat 43,127 16,1% 62,300 3 Neftçhi 36,860 188,7% 37,600 4 Spartak Moscow 36,700 83,8% 95,000 5 Shakhtar Donetsk 30,153 21,5% 40,000 6 Dinamo Tbilisi 28,700 -22,8% 42,700 7 Kairat 27,407 176,8% 30,000 8 Dnipro 24,367 18,8% 32,000 9 Dinamo Minsk 22,907 72,6% 50,500 10 Metalist Kharkiv 22,727 42,8% 35,000 11 Zenit 21,333 -12,4% 50,000 12 Guria 20,633 95,1% 23,200 13 Dynamo Moscow 16,507 22,0% 50,000 14 PFC CSKA 14,320 166,6% 47,000 15 Žalgiris 11,540 70,4% 16,000 16 Torpedo Moscow 9,353 13,1% 38,000 References Soviet Union - List of final tables (RSSSF) Category:Soviet Top League seasons 1 Soviet