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
Soviet Union

Honours
CompetitionWinnerRunner-up
Top LeagueDnepr Dnepropetrovsk (2)Dinamo Kiev
First LeaguePamir Dushanbe (1)Rotor Volgograd
Second LeagueFinals 1Nistru KishinevNeftianik Fergana
Group 2Torpedo KutaisiTsement Novorossiysk
Group 3Fakel VoronezhBukovina 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
Main article: 1988 Soviet Top League

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

First League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic Pamir Dushanbe (C, P) 42 24 10 8 78 44 +34 58 Promotion to Top League
2 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Rotor Volgograd (P) 42 25 7 10 76 37 +39 57
3 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic CSKA Moscow 42 23 10 9 69 35 +34 56
4 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Guria Lanchkhuti 42 23 7 12 71 44 +27 53
5 Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic Pakhtakor Tashkent 42 21 10 11 64 38 +26 52
6 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Dynamo Stavropol 42 18 11 13 59 46 +13 47
7 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic SKA Karpaty Lviv 42 18 8 16 51 39 +12 44
8 Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Daugava Riga 42 18 7 17 56 54 +2 43
9 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic SKA Rostov-on-Don 42 16 10 16 57 64 −7 42
10 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don 42 16 8 18 59 67 −8 40
11 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Shinnik Yaroslavl 42 16 8 18 48 48 0 40
12 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Geolog Tyumen 42 17 5 20 46 58 −12 39
13 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Spartak Ordjonikidze 42 15 9 18 57 60 −3 39
14 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Tavriya Simferopol 42 13 14 15 34 43 −9 38[lower-alpha 1]
15 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Kuzbass Kemerevo 42 13 14 15 38 39 −1 38[lower-alpha 1]
16 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Batumi 42 15 6 21 40 53 −13 36
17 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Metalurh Zaporizhia 42 12 13 17 30 43 −13 36[lower-alpha 1]
18 Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Kotayk Abovyan 42 14 7 21 55 83 −28 35
19 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Kuban Krasnodar 42 12 11 19 41 56 −15 35
20 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Zarya Voroshylovhrad (R) 42 11 10 21 44 59 −15 32 Relegation to Second League
21 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Zvezda Perm (R) 42 10 12 20 37 69 −32 32
22 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Kolos Nikopol (R) 42 10 7 25 31 62 −31 27
Source:
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 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)
Further information: 1988 Soviet Second League

Group 1
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:

Group 2
Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 GEO Torpedo Kutaisi 4 1 3 0 6 3 +3 5[lower-alpha 1] 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:
Notes:
  1. -

Group 3
Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 RUS Fakel Voronezh 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 6[lower-alpha 1] 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

Top League

First League

References
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