1980 Soviet Top League

Overview

It was contested by 18 teams, and Dynamo Kyiv won the championship.

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dynamo Kyiv (C) 34 21 9 4 63 23 +40 51 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Spartak Moscow 34 18 9 7 49 26 +23 45 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Zenit Leningrad 34 16 10 8 51 42 +9 42
4 Dinamo Tbilisi 34 16 7 11 51 32 +19 39 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
5 CSKA Moscow 34 13 12 9 36 32 +4 36[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
6 Shakhtar Donetsk 34 13 9 12 45 40 +5 35
7 Chornomorets Odessa 34 13 9 12 37 37 0 35
8 Dinamo Minsk 34 11 12 11 41 42 −1 32[lower-alpha 2]
9 Ararat Yerevan 34 11 11 12 39 43 −4 32[lower-alpha 3]
10 SKA Rostov-on-Don 34 11 10 13 41 47 −6 32 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
11 Torpedo Moscow 34 10 11 13 28 32 −4 30[lower-alpha 3]
12 Kairat Alma-Ata 34 10 11 13 33 44 −11 30[lower-alpha 3]
13 Neftchi Baku 34 10 9 15 29 41 −12 29
14 Dynamo Moscow 34 9 14 11 32 33 −1 28[lower-alpha 4]
15 Kuban Krasnodar 34 9 10 15 32 43 −11 28
16 Pakhtakor Tashkent 34 9 8 17 26 43 −17 26
17 Karpaty Lviv (R) 34 9 8 17 23 46 −23 26 Relegation to First League
18 Lokomotiv Moscow (R) 34 8 9 17 34 44 −10 25
Source:
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Dinamo Tbilisi qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as defending champions.
  2. 2 points deducted (10 draw limit)
  3. 1 point deducted (10 draw limit)
  4. 4 points deducted (10 draw limit)

Top scorers
20 goals
19 goals
17 goals
14 goals
12 goals
11 goals
10 goals

References
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