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Soviet Top League
Season1981
ChampionsDinamo Kiev
RelegatedSKA Rostov-na-Donu, Tavriya Simferopol
European CupDinamo Kiev
Cup Winners' CupSKA Rostov-na-Donu
UEFA CupSpartak Moscow
Dinamo Moscow
Dinamo Tbilisi
Matches306
Goals779 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorer(23) Ramaz Shengelia (Dinamo Tb.)
← 1980
1982 →

Statistics of Soviet Top League for the 1981 season.

Overview

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It was contested by 18 teams, and Dynamo Kyiv won the championship.

League standings

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dynamo Kyiv (C)3422935826+3253Qualification for European Cup first round
2Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Spartak Moscow3419877040+3046Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Tbilisi34161086235+2742
4Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Dynamo Moscow34151094129+1240
5Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Torpedo Moscow34141464129+1238[a]Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
6Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic CSKA Moscow34149113933+637
7Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Shakhtar Donetsk341210125139+1234
8Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk34128144253−1132
9Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Minsk341113104439+532[b]
10Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Neftchi Baku341112113449−1532[c]
11Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Chornomorets Odessa34119143644−831
12Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Kairat Alma-Ata341012124246−430[c]
13Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Kuban Krasnodar34117164254−1229
14Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Ararat Yerevan34109154450−629
15Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Zenit Leningrad34910153343−1028
16Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic SKA Rostov-on-Don (R)34810163958−1926Relegation to First League
17Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Tavria Simferopol (R)3487192754−2723
18Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic Pakhtakor Tashkent[d]3475223458−2419
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ 4 points deducted (10 draw limit)
  2. ^ 3 points deducted (10 draw limit)
  3. ^ a b 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.

Results

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Home \ AwayARACHOCSKDNIDYKDMNDYNDTBKAIKUBNEFPAKSHASKASPATAVTORZEN
Ararat Yerevan2–31–03–01–10–21–11–41–14–26–13–10–04–01–22–13–22–1
Chornomorets Odessa1–02–30–11–33–32–11–11–02–00–01–01–20–11–42–01–10–0
CSKA Moscow0–00–21–12–02–10–21–00–01–01–11–12–11–12–01–01–22–0
Dnipro3–10–12–10–11–11–01–04–30–13–02–11–20–11–12–21–12–1
Dynamo Kyiv1–02–10–03–13–33–01–03–02–11–14–02–13–22–03–11–03–0
Dinamo Minsk1–21–10–12–00–10–21–41–10–21–13–11–13–21–12–01–12–0
Dynamo Moscow0–01–02–14–12–10–01–12–14–21–01–21–12–01–11–02–10–2
Dinamo Tbilisi3–11–12–14–03–11–20–22–12–01–13–01–13–03–15–00–03–1
Kairat Alma-Ata2–13–00–21–12–21–01–01–32–02–02–02–01–00–20–01–21–1
Kuban Krasnodar5–12–02–12–20–20–41–11–12–10–03–02–14–00–22–10–02–2
Neftçi Baku0–02–12–14–21–10–01–01–03–12–13–11–12–01–11–01–21–0
Pakhtakor Tashkent3–11–30–01–21–20–11–10–12–30–13–03–11–23–01–01–10–1
Shakhtar Donetsk1–02–02–15–30–00–10–04–11–12–05–01–14–01–23–01–12–3
SKA Rostov-on-Don0–00–01–41–10–12–32–11–12–26–11–13–22–13–43–00–01–3
Spartak Moscow3–02–23–03–11–21–01–23–13–04–24–15–11–01–16–13–11–1
Tavriya Simferopol2–11–00–10–10–02–21–00–33–33–13–01–00–31–10–21–11–0
Torpedo Moscow2–03–01–10–10–01–00–32–21–11–03–11–03–02–02–21–01–0
Zenit Leningrad1–11–21–31–01–31–10–02–21–10–02–01–22–11–02–00–20–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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

Medal squads

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(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

1. FC Dynamo Kyiv

Goalkeepers: Mykhaylo Mykhaylov (25), Yuriy Romenskyi (9).
Defenders: Volodymyr Lozynskyi (34 / 2), Anatoliy Konkov (31), Sergei Baltacha (29), Anatoliy Demyanenko (29 / 2), Oleksandr Boyko (22), Oleksandr Sorokalet (10 / 1), Serhiy Zhuravlyov (5), Viktor Kaplun (5), Yuriy Makhynya (3).
Midfielders: Andriy Bal (30 / 3), Leonid Buryak (29 / 9), Volodymyr Bezsonov (25 / 2), Volodymyr Veremeyev (24 / 4), Yaroslav Dumanskyi (12), Viktor Kolotov (4), Vasyl Rats (2).
Forwards: Vadym Yevtushenko (31 / 8), Oleg Blokhin (29 / 19), Viktor Khlus (28 / 8), Aleksandr Khapsalis (21), Stepan Yurchyshyn (1).

Manager: Valeriy Lobanovskyi.

Transferred out during the season: .

2. FC Spartak Moscow

Goalkeepers: Rinat Dasayev (34), Aleksei Prudnikov (1).
Defenders: Vladimir Sochnov (32 / 1), Viktor Samokhin (27 / 1), Oleg Romantsev (25), Alexander Mirzoyan (22), Gennady Morozov (14), Gocha Machaidze (1).
Midfielders: Sergey Shavlo (34 / 8), Fyodor Cherenkov (32 / 4), Sergei Shvetsov (25 / 5), Yevgeni Sidorov (21), Boris Pozdnyakov (14), Manuchar Machaidze (2).
Forwards: Yuri Gavrilov (33 / 21), Edgar Gess (33 / 11), Aleksandr Kalashnikov (32 / 9), Sergey Rodionov (29 / 9), Vladimir Safronenko (12 / 1), Sergei Krestenenko (9), Sergei Argudyayev (2).

Manager: Konstantin Beskov.

Transferred out during the season: .

3. FC Dinamo Tbilisi

Goalkeepers: Otar Gabelia (31), Karlo Mchedlidze (5).
Defenders: Nodar Khizanishvili (30), Tengiz Sulakvelidze (29 / 4), Giorgi Tavadze (28 / 1), Aleksandre Chivadze (28 / 2), Shota Khinchagashvili (19), Tamaz Kostava (15), David Mudzhiri (13), Amiran Andguladze (9), Levan Melikia (7), Giorgi Chilaia (4).
Midfielders: Vitaly Daraselia (33 / 2), Zaur Svanadze (33 / 2), Nugzar Kakilashvili (25 / 5), Gocha Dzhohadze (7 / 1), Amiran Minashvili (1).
Forwards: Vladimir Gutsaev (33 / 3), Ramaz Shengelia (31 / 23), Vazha Zhvania (19 / 4), David Kipiani (18 / 8), Revaz Chelebadze (6 / 3), Grigol Tsaava (5).

Manager: Nodar Akhalkatsi.

Transferred out during the season: .

Attendances

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#Football clubAverage
1Dinamo Tbilisi47,271
2Dynamo Kyiv37,259
3Kuban33,824
4Zenit23,871
5Spartak Moscow23,241
6Shakhtar Donetsk22,812
7Dnipro21,100
8Tavriya19,059
9Chornomorets17,171
10Dinamo Minsk16,012
11Ararat15,718
12Kairat15,553
13Rostov-on-Don13,829
14Neftchi13,535
15Dynamo Moscow10,804
16Torpedo Moscow8,176
17PFC CSKA7,929
18Paxtakor6,894

Source:[1]

References

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Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1981_Soviet_Top_League&oldid=1328690632"
    Soviet Top League
    Season1981
    ChampionsDinamo Kiev
    RelegatedSKA Rostov-na-Donu, Tavriya Simferopol
    European CupDinamo Kiev
    Cup Winners' CupSKA Rostov-na-Donu
    UEFA CupSpartak Moscow
    Dinamo Moscow
    Dinamo Tbilisi
    Matches306
    Goals779 (2.55 per match)
    Top goalscorer(23) Ramaz Shengelia (Dinamo Tb.)
    ← 1980
    1982 →

    Statistics of Soviet Top League for the 1981 season.

    Overview

    It was contested by 18 teams, and Dynamo Kyiv won the championship.

    League standings

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
    1Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dynamo Kyiv (C)3422935826+3253Qualification for European Cup first round
    2Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Spartak Moscow3419877040+3046Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
    3Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Tbilisi34161086235+2742
    4Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Dynamo Moscow34151094129+1240
    5Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Torpedo Moscow34141464129+1238[a]Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
    6Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic CSKA Moscow34149113933+637
    7Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Shakhtar Donetsk341210125139+1234
    8Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk34128144253−1132
    9Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Minsk341113104439+532[b]
    10Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Neftchi Baku341112113449−1532[c]
    11Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Chornomorets Odessa34119143644−831
    12Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Kairat Alma-Ata341012124246−430[c]
    13Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Kuban Krasnodar34117164254−1229
    14Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Ararat Yerevan34109154450−629
    15Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Zenit Leningrad34910153343−1028
    16Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic SKA Rostov-on-Don (R)34810163958−1926Relegation to First League
    17Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Tavria Simferopol (R)3487192754−2723
    18Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic Pakhtakor Tashkent[d]3475223458−2419
    Source: [citation needed]
    (C) Champions; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. ^ 4 points deducted (10 draw limit)
    2. ^ 3 points deducted (10 draw limit)
    3. ^ a b 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.

    Results

    Home \ AwayARACHOCSKDNIDYKDMNDYNDTBKAIKUBNEFPAKSHASKASPATAVTORZEN
    Ararat Yerevan2–31–03–01–10–21–11–41–14–26–13–10–04–01–22–13–22–1
    Chornomorets Odessa1–02–30–11–33–32–11–11–02–00–01–01–20–11–42–01–10–0
    CSKA Moscow0–00–21–12–02–10–21–00–01–01–11–12–11–12–01–01–22–0
    Dnipro3–10–12–10–11–11–01–04–30–13–02–11–20–11–12–21–12–1
    Dynamo Kyiv1–02–10–03–13–33–01–03–02–11–14–02–13–22–03–11–03–0
    Dinamo Minsk1–21–10–12–00–10–21–41–10–21–13–11–13–21–12–01–12–0
    Dynamo Moscow0–01–02–14–12–10–01–12–14–21–01–21–12–01–11–02–10–2
    Dinamo Tbilisi3–11–12–14–03–11–20–22–12–01–13–01–13–03–15–00–03–1
    Kairat Alma-Ata2–13–00–21–12–21–01–01–32–02–02–02–01–00–20–01–21–1
    Kuban Krasnodar5–12–02–12–20–20–41–11–12–10–03–02–14–00–22–10–02–2
    Neftçi Baku0–02–12–14–21–10–01–01–03–12–13–11–12–01–11–01–21–0
    Pakhtakor Tashkent3–11–30–01–21–20–11–10–12–30–13–03–11–23–01–01–10–1
    Shakhtar Donetsk1–02–02–15–30–00–10–04–11–12–05–01–14–01–23–01–12–3
    SKA Rostov-on-Don0–00–01–41–10–12–32–11–12–26–11–13–22–13–43–00–01–3
    Spartak Moscow3–02–23–03–11–21–01–23–13–04–24–15–11–01–16–13–11–1
    Tavriya Simferopol2–11–00–10–10–02–21–00–33–33–13–01–00–31–10–21–11–0
    Torpedo Moscow2–03–01–10–10–01–00–32–21–11–03–11–03–02–02–21–01–0
    Zenit Leningrad1–11–21–31–01–31–10–02–21–10–02–01–22–11–02–00–20–1
    Source: [citation needed]
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Top scorers

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

    Medal squads

    (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

    1. FC Dynamo Kyiv

    Goalkeepers: Mykhaylo Mykhaylov (25), Yuriy Romenskyi (9).
    Defenders: Volodymyr Lozynskyi (34 / 2), Anatoliy Konkov (31), Sergei Baltacha (29), Anatoliy Demyanenko (29 / 2), Oleksandr Boyko (22), Oleksandr Sorokalet (10 / 1), Serhiy Zhuravlyov (5), Viktor Kaplun (5), Yuriy Makhynya (3).
    Midfielders: Andriy Bal (30 / 3), Leonid Buryak (29 / 9), Volodymyr Bezsonov (25 / 2), Volodymyr Veremeyev (24 / 4), Yaroslav Dumanskyi (12), Viktor Kolotov (4), Vasyl Rats (2).
    Forwards: Vadym Yevtushenko (31 / 8), Oleg Blokhin (29 / 19), Viktor Khlus (28 / 8), Aleksandr Khapsalis (21), Stepan Yurchyshyn (1).

    Manager: Valeriy Lobanovskyi.

    Transferred out during the season: .

    2. FC Spartak Moscow

    Goalkeepers: Rinat Dasayev (34), Aleksei Prudnikov (1).
    Defenders: Vladimir Sochnov (32 / 1), Viktor Samokhin (27 / 1), Oleg Romantsev (25), Alexander Mirzoyan (22), Gennady Morozov (14), Gocha Machaidze (1).
    Midfielders: Sergey Shavlo (34 / 8), Fyodor Cherenkov (32 / 4), Sergei Shvetsov (25 / 5), Yevgeni Sidorov (21), Boris Pozdnyakov (14), Manuchar Machaidze (2).
    Forwards: Yuri Gavrilov (33 / 21), Edgar Gess (33 / 11), Aleksandr Kalashnikov (32 / 9), Sergey Rodionov (29 / 9), Vladimir Safronenko (12 / 1), Sergei Krestenenko (9), Sergei Argudyayev (2).

    Manager: Konstantin Beskov.

    Transferred out during the season: .

    3. FC Dinamo Tbilisi

    Goalkeepers: Otar Gabelia (31), Karlo Mchedlidze (5).
    Defenders: Nodar Khizanishvili (30), Tengiz Sulakvelidze (29 / 4), Giorgi Tavadze (28 / 1), Aleksandre Chivadze (28 / 2), Shota Khinchagashvili (19), Tamaz Kostava (15), David Mudzhiri (13), Amiran Andguladze (9), Levan Melikia (7), Giorgi Chilaia (4).
    Midfielders: Vitaly Daraselia (33 / 2), Zaur Svanadze (33 / 2), Nugzar Kakilashvili (25 / 5), Gocha Dzhohadze (7 / 1), Amiran Minashvili (1).
    Forwards: Vladimir Gutsaev (33 / 3), Ramaz Shengelia (31 / 23), Vazha Zhvania (19 / 4), David Kipiani (18 / 8), Revaz Chelebadze (6 / 3), Grigol Tsaava (5).

    Manager: Nodar Akhalkatsi.

    Transferred out during the season: .

    Attendances

    #Football clubAverage
    1Dinamo Tbilisi47,271
    2Dynamo Kyiv37,259
    3Kuban33,824
    4Zenit23,871
    5Spartak Moscow23,241
    6Shakhtar Donetsk22,812
    7Dnipro21,100
    8Tavriya19,059
    9Chornomorets17,171
    10Dinamo Minsk16,012
    11Ararat15,718
    12Kairat15,553
    13Rostov-on-Don13,829
    14Neftchi13,535
    15Dynamo Moscow10,804
    16Torpedo Moscow8,176
    17PFC CSKA7,929
    18Paxtakor6,894

    Source:[1]

    References

    1. ^ https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/sov/avesov81.htm
    • Soviet Union - List of final tables (RSSSF)
    • 1981. Higher League. (1981. Высшая лига.) Luhansk Our Futbol portal.
    • 44th USSR Championship, 1981 Higher League (44-й чемпионат СССР, 1981г. Высшая лига). Wildstat website.
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