1981 Soviet First League

The 1981 Soviet First League was the eleventh season of the Soviet First League and the 41st season of the Soviet second tier league competition.

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Metalist Kharkiv (C, P) 46 25 12 9 68 33 +35 62 Promotion to Top League
2 Torpedo Kutaisi (P) 46 26 4 16 57 46 +11 56
3 Lokomotiv Moscow 46 21 15 10 65 41 +24 54[lower-alpha 1]
4 Shinnik Yaroslavl 46 21 10 15 68 58 +10 52
5 Kolos Nikopol 46 20 11 15 68 53 +15 51
6 Žalgiris Vilnius 46 17 15 14 48 39 +9 46[lower-alpha 1]
7 Iskra Smolensk 46 17 12 17 48 45 +3 46
8 Nistru Kishinev 46 17 12 17 54 51 +3 46
9 Pamir Dushanbe 46 17 11 18 52 54 −2 45
10 Fakel Voronezh 46 17 10 19 45 44 +1 44
11 Karpaty Lvov 46 17 10 19 57 60 −3 44
12 Spartak Kostroma 46 16 16 14 49 50 −1 44[lower-alpha 1]
13 Metallurg Zaporozhia 46 16 14 16 57 51 +6 44[lower-alpha 1]
14 Guria Lanchkhuti 46 16 13 17 50 56 −6 44[lower-alpha 1]
15 Zarya Voroshilovgrad 46 16 13 17 44 53 −9 44[lower-alpha 1]
16 SKA Odessa 46 16 13 17 62 54 +8 44[lower-alpha 1]
17 SKA Kiev 46 16 10 20 59 71 −12 42
18 Buston Dzhizak 46 16 9 21 47 63 −16 41
19 SKA Khabarovsk 46 16 8 22 50 58 −8 40
20 Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk[lower-alpha 2] (R) 46 14 13 19 44 56 −12 40[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to Second League
21 Spartak Ordjonikidze (R) 46 14 12 20 36 49 −13 40
22 Kuzbass Kemerovo (R) 46 14 12 20 47 51 −4 40
23 Dinamo Stavropol (R) 46 13 14 19 45 60 −15 38[lower-alpha 1]
24 Traktor Pavlodar (R) 46 12 15 19 41 65 −24 36[lower-alpha 1]
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 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.
  2. Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk was called Spartak.
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