1988 in Soviet football

The 1988 Soviet football championship was the 56th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union. Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk won the Top League championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the second time.

Football in the Soviet Union
Season1988
Men's football
Top LeagueDnepr Dnepropetrovsk
First LeaguePamir Dushanbe
Second LeagueNistru Kishinev (Finals 1)
Torpedo Kutaisi (Finals 2)
Fakel Voronezh (Finals 3)
Soviet CupMetallist Kharkov
← 1987 Soviet Union 1989 →

Honours

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Competition Winner Runner-up
Top League Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk (2) Dinamo Kiev
First League Pamir Dushanbe (1) Rotor Volgograd
Second League Finals 1 Nistru Kishinev Neftianik Fergana
Group 2 Torpedo Kutaisi Tsement Novorossiysk
Group 3 Fakel Voronezh Bukovina Chernovtsy
Soviet Cup Metallist Kharkov (1) Torpedo Moscow

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Soviet Union football championship

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Top League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (C) 30 18 10 2 49 23 +26 46 Qualification for European Cup first round
2   Dynamo Kyiv 30 17 9 4 43 19 +24 43 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3   Torpedo Moscow 30 17 8 5 39 23 +16 42 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
4   Spartak Moscow 30 14 11 5 40 26 +14 39[a] Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
5   Žalgiris Vilnius 30 14 7 9 39 35 +4 35
6   Zenit Leningrad 30 11 9 10 35 34 +1 31
7   Lokomotiv Moscow 30 10 12 8 35 29 +6 30[b]
8   Shakhtar Donetsk 30 9 10 11 30 28 +2 28
9   Ararat Erevan 30 9 9 12 21 28 −7 27
10   Dinamo Moscow 30 9 8 13 32 38 −6 26
11   Metalist Kharkiv 30 8 10 12 29 36 −7 26
12   Dinamo Minsk 30 7 11 12 29 34 −5 25[a]
13   Chornomorets Odessa 30 9 6 15 24 37 −13 24
14   Dinamo Tbilisi 30 9 5 16 28 37 −9 23
15   Neftchi Baku (R) 30 5 7 18 28 46 −18 17 Relegation to First League
16   Kairat Alma-Ata (R) 30 6 4 20 25 53 −28 16
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b No draw limit for Spartak M and Dinamo Mn
  2. ^ 2 points deducted (10 draw limited)

First League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Pamir Dushanbe (C, P) 42 24 10 8 78 44 +34 58 Promotion to Top League
2   Rotor Volgograd (P) 42 25 7 10 76 37 +39 57
3   CSKA Moscow 42 23 10 9 69 35 +34 56
4   Guria Lanchkhuti 42 23 7 12 71 44 +27 53
5   Pakhtakor Tashkent 42 21 10 11 64 38 +26 52
6   Dynamo Stavropol 42 18 11 13 59 46 +13 47
7   SKA Karpaty Lviv 42 18 8 16 51 39 +12 44
8   Daugava Riga 42 18 7 17 56 54 +2 43
9   SKA Rostov-on-Don 42 16 10 16 57 64 −7 42
10   Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don 42 16 8 18 59 67 −8 40
11   Shinnik Yaroslavl 42 16 8 18 48 48 0 40
12   Geolog Tyumen 42 17 5 20 46 58 −12 39
13   Spartak Ordjonikidze 42 15 9 18 57 60 −3 39
14   Tavriya Simferopol 42 13 14 15 34 43 −9 38[a]
15   Kuzbass Kemerevo 42 13 14 15 38 39 −1 38[a]
16   Dinamo Batumi 42 15 6 21 40 53 −13 36
17   Metalurh Zaporizhia 42 12 13 17 30 43 −13 36[a]
18   Kotayk Abovyan 42 14 7 21 55 83 −28 35
19   Kuban Krasnodar 42 12 11 19 41 56 −15 35
20   Zarya Voroshylovhrad (R) 42 11 10 21 44 59 −15 32 Relegation to Second League
21   Zvezda Perm (R) 42 10 12 20 37 69 −32 32
22   Kolos Nikopol (R) 42 10 7 25 31 62 −31 27
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c 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.

Second League (finals)

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Group 1

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Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 MDA Nistru Kishinev 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Promoted
2 UZB Neftyanik Fergana 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 5
3 RUS Irtysh Omsk 4 0 0 4 2 7 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 GEO Torpedo Kutaisi 4 1 3 0 6 3 +3 5[a] Promoted
2 RUS Cement Novorossiysk 4 1 2 1 4 6 −2 4
3 KAZ Traktor Pavlodar 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 3
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ -

Group 3

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Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 RUS Fakel Voronezh 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 6[a] Promoted
2 UKR Bukovina Chernovtsy 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 RUS UralMash Sverdlovsk 4 0 0 4 1 10 −9 0
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ -

Top goalscorers

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Top League

First League

References

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