1986 Soviet First League

• Demoted from the Soviet Top League: FC Fakel Voronezh and FC SKA Rostov/Donu.
• Promoted from the Soviet Second League: FC Rostselmash Rostov/Donu, FC Iskra Smolensk, and FC Atalantas Klaipėda.
• There is some strange thing about FC Iskra Smolensk as it competed in both Soviet Leagues of 1985 the First and the Second simultaneously.

League standings

Note: 12 draws limit was applied during the season.

Pos	Republic	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Russian SFSR	PFC CSKA Moscow (P)	46	26	9	11	61	35	+26	61
2	Georgian SSR	FC Guria Lanchkhuti (P)	46	28	5	13	80	64	+16	61
3	Latvian SSR	FC Daugava Riga	46	24	14	8	82	46	+36	60[lower-alpha 1]
4	Ukrainian SSR	SKA Karpaty Lviv	46	22	10	14	69	52	+17	54
5	Tajik SSR	FC Pamir Dushanbe	46	21	13	12	62	46	+16	54[lower-alpha 1]
6	Russian SFSR	FC Lokomotiv Moscow	46	21	11	14	63	48	+15	53
7	Russian SFSR	FC Rostselmash Rostov/Donu	46	21	10	15	86	69	+17	52
8	Russian SFSR	FC Rotor Volgograd	46	22	7	17	69	56	+13	51
9	Ukrainian SSR	FC Kolos Nikopol	46	20	11	15	48	45	+3	51
10	Russian SFSR	FC Fakel Voronezh	46	20	8	18	56	44	+12	48
11	Georgian SSR	FC Dinamo Batumi	46	20	8	18	50	59	−9	48
12	Ukrainian SSR	FC Metalurh Zaporizhia	46	17	11	18	59	54	+5	45
13	Russian SFSR	FC Kuzbass Kemerevo	46	16	13	17	63	61	+2	44[lower-alpha 1]
14	Russian SFSR	FC Shinnik Yaroslavl	46	16	14	16	41	45	−4	44[lower-alpha 1]
15	Russian SFSR	FC SKA Rostov/Donu	46	16	11	19	54	51	+3	43
16	Russian SFSR	FC Spartak Ordjonikidze	46	15	12	19	58	66	−8	42
17	Uzbek SSR	FC Pakhtakor Tashkent	46	15	10	21	55	73	−18	40
18	Russian SFSR	FC Dynamo Stavropol	46	14	15	17	66	58	+8	40[lower-alpha 1]
19	Armenian SSR	FC Kotayk Abovyan	46	14	13	19	46	54	−8	40[lower-alpha 1]
20	Russian SFSR	FC Kuban Krasnodar	46	14	14	18	41	48	−7	40[lower-alpha 1]
21	Russian SFSR	FC SKA Khabarovsk	46	12	12	22	49	61	−12	36
22	Russian SFSR	FC Iskra Smolensk	46	11	13	22	30	60	−30	34[lower-alpha 1]
23	Lithuanian SSR	FC Atalantas Klaipėda	46	9	11	26	40	75	−35	29
24	Moldavian SSR	FC Nistru Chisinau	46	6	9	31	31	101	−70	21

Source:
(P) Promoted.
Notes:

1. There was a limit for the draws earned, 12. Only twelve draws earn a point, in contrast, over the limit draws earn no points.

See also

• Soviet First League