1987 Soviet Top League

Teams

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
8 goals

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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