1981 Soviet First League

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Soviet First League
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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 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Metalist Kharkiv (C, P) 46 25 12 9 68 33 +35 62 Promotion to Top League
2 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Torpedo Kutaisi (P) 46 26 4 16 57 46 +11 56
3 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Lokomotiv Moscow 46 21 15 10 65 41 +24 54[a]
4 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Shinnik Yaroslavl 46 21 10 15 68 58 +10 52
5 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Kolos Nikopol 46 20 11 15 68 53 +15 51
6 Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic Žalgiris Vilnius 46 17 15 14 48 39 +9 46[a]
7 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Iskra Smolensk 46 17 12 17 48 45 +3 46
8 Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic Nistru Kishinev 46 17 12 17 54 51 +3 46
9 Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic Pamir Dushanbe 46 17 11 18 52 54 −2 45
10 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Fakel Voronezh 46 17 10 19 45 44 +1 44
11 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Karpaty Lvov 46 17 10 19 57 60 −3 44
12 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Spartak Kostroma 46 16 16 14 49 50 −1 44[a]
13 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Metallurg Zaporozhia 46 16 14 16 57 51 +6 44[a]
14 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Guria Lanchkhuti 46 16 13 17 50 56 −6 44[a]
15 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Zarya Voroshilovgrad 46 16 13 17 44 53 −9 44[a]
16 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic SKA Odessa 46 16 13 17 62 54 +8 44[a]
17 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic SKA Kiev 46 16 10 20 59 71 −12 42
18 Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic Buston Dzhizak 46 16 9 21 47 63 −16 41
19 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic SKA Khabarovsk 46 16 8 22 50 58 −8 40
20 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk[b] (R) 46 14 13 19 44 56 −12 40[a] Relegation to Second League
21 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Spartak Ordjonikidze (R) 46 14 12 20 36 49 −13 40
22 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Kuzbass Kemerovo (R) 46 14 12 20 47 51 −4 40
23 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Dinamo Stavropol (R) 46 13 14 19 45 60 −15 38[a]
24 Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Traktor Pavlodar (R) 46 12 15 19 41 65 −24 36[a]
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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.

Top scorers

# Player Club Goals
1 Ravil Sharipov Metallurg Zaporozhye 26 (6)
2 Vladimir Mukhanov Lokomotiv Moscow 22 (1)
3 Gennady Smirnov Fakel Voronezh 21 (2)
Viktor Nastashevskyi SKA Kiev 21 (2)
5 Oleh Taran SKA Odessa 20
6 Devizi Dardzhania Torpedo Kutaisi 19 (1)
7 Nodar Bachiashvili Metallist Kharkov 17
8 Yuriy Koryukov Nistru Kishenev 15
9 Valeriy Tursunov Pamir Dushanbe 14 (1)

Number of teams by union republic

Rank Union republic Number of teams Club(s)
1  RSFSR 9 Lokomotiv Moscow, Shinnik Yaroslavl, Iskra Smolensk, Fakel Voronezh, Spartak Kostroma, SKA Khabarovsk, Spartak Ordzhonikidze, Kuzbass Kemerevo, Dinamo Stavropol
2  Ukrainian SSR 8 Metallist Kharkov, Kolos Nikopol, Karpaty Lvov, Metallurg Zaporozhye, Zaria Voroshilovgrad, SKA Odessa, SKA Kiev, Prykarpatye Ivano-Frankovsk
3  Georgian SSR 2 Torpedo Kutaisi, Guria Lanchkhuti
4  Lithuanian SSR 1 Žalgiris Vilnius
 Moldavian SSR Nistru Kishinev
 Tajik SSR Pamir Dushanbe
 Uzbek SSR Zvezda Dzhizak
 Kazakh SSR Traktor Pavlodar