1981 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 22 9 3 58 26 +32 53 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Spartak Moscow 34 19 8 7 70 40 +30 46 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Dinamo Tbilisi 34 16 10 8 62 35 +27 42
4 Dynamo Moscow 34 15 10 9 41 29 +12 40
5 Torpedo Moscow 34 14 14 6 41 29 +12 38[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
6 CSKA Moscow 34 14 9 11 39 33 +6 37
7 Shakhtar Donetsk 34 12 10 12 51 39 +12 34
8 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 34 12 8 14 42 53 −11 32
9 Dinamo Minsk 34 11 13 10 44 39 +5 32[lower-alpha 2]
10 Neftchi Baku 34 11 12 11 34 49 −15 32[lower-alpha 3]
11 Chornomorets Odessa 34 11 9 14 36 44 −8 31
12 Kairat Alma-Ata 34 10 12 12 42 46 −4 30[lower-alpha 3]
13 Kuban Krasnodar 34 11 7 16 42 54 −12 29
14 Ararat Yerevan 34 10 9 15 44 50 −6 29
15 Zenit Leningrad 34 9 10 15 33 43 −10 28
16 SKA Rostov-on-Don (R) 34 8 10 16 39 58 −19 26 Relegation to First League
17 Tavria Simferopol (R) 34 8 7 19 27 54 −27 23
18 Pakhtakor Tashkent[lower-alpha 4] 34 7 5 22 34 58 −24 19
Source:
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 4 points deducted (10 draw limit)
  2. 3 points deducted (10 draw limit)
  3. 2 points deducted (10 draw limit)
  4. Pakhtakor Tashkent avoided relegation as it received a three year guarantee of no relegation after the 1979 airplane crash.

Top scorers
23 goals
21 goals
19 goals
16 goals
15 goals
14 goals
13 goals
12 goals

References
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