1987 Soviet Top League

In the 1987 season, the Soviet Top League – the top tier of football in the Soviet Union – was won by Spartak Moscow.

Soviet Top League
Season1987
ChampionsSpartak Moscow
RelegatedCSKA Moscow
Guria Lanchkhuti
European CupSpartak Moscow
Cup Winners' CupMetalist Kharkiv
UEFA CupDnepr Dnepropetrovsk
Žalgiris Vilnius
Torpedo Moscow
Dinamo Minsk
Top goalscorer(18) Oleh Protasov (Dnepr)
← 1986
1988 →

Teams
  • FC CSKA Moscow – champion (returning after two seasons)
  • FC Guria Lanchkhuti – 2nd place (debut)

Location
Locations of teams in the 1989 Top League

Final standings
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[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2]
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[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to First League
16 Guria Lanchkhuti (R) 30 5 8 17 18 38 −20 18
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 1 point deducted (10 draw limited)
  2. 2 points deducted (10 draw limited)

Promotion

Top scorers
18 goals
16 goals
12 goals
10 goals
9 goals
  • Alexei Mikhailichenko (Dynamo Kiev)
  • Yevstafi Pekhlevanidi (Kairat)
  • Ramaz Shengelia (Dynamo Tbilisi)
8 goals
  • Ihor Belanov (Dynamo Kiev)

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  RSFSR 5 CSKA Moscow, Dinamo Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Torpedo Moscow, Zenit Leningrad
2  Ukrainian SSR 4 Dinamo Kiev, Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, Metallist Kharkov, Shakhter Donetsk
3  Georgian SSR 2 Dinamo Tbilisi, Guria Lanchkhuti
4  Armenian SSR 1 Ararat Yerevan
 Azerbaijan SSR Neftchi Baku
 Belarusian SSR Dinamo Minsk
 Kazakh SSR Kairat Alma-Ata
 Lithuanian SSR Zhalgiris Vilnius

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