1988 Soviet Top League

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Soviet Top League
Season1988
ChampionsDnipro Dnepropetrovsk
RelegatedNeftchi Baku
Kairat Alma-Ata
European CupDnipr Dniprotervosk
Cup Winners' CupTorpedo Moscow
UEFA CupSpartak Moscow
Dynamo Kiev
Žalgiris Vilnius
Zenit Leningrad
Matches played240
Goals scored526 (2.19 per match)
Top goalscorer(16) Aleksandr Borodyuk (Dynamo Moscow), Yevgeniy Shakhov (Dnipro Dneprotervosk)
← 1987
1989 →

Teams[]

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  • FC Chernomorets Odessa – champion (returning after a seasons)
  • FC Lokomotiv Moscow – 2nd place (returning after seven seasons)

Location[]

[Interactive fullscreen map]
Locations of teams in the 1988 Top League

Final standings[]

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[a] 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[b]
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[a]
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) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b No draw limit for Spartak M and Dinamo Mn
  2. ^ 2 points deducted (10 draw limited)

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Results[]

Home \ Away DNI DYK TOR SPA ŽAL ZEN LOK SHA ARA DYN MKH DMN CHO DTB NEF KAI
Dnipro 0–0 2–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 4–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 4–3 2–1 0–0 3–2 3–0
Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 3–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–0
Torpedo Moscow 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–0
Spartak Moscow 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 2–0
Žalgiris Vilnius 2–2 0–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–0
Zenit Leningrad 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 5–4 2–0 2–1
Lokomotiv Moscow 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–0
Shakhtar Donetsk 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 5–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 0–2 2–0
Ararat Yerevan 0–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–0
Dynamo Moscow 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–2 0��0 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 4–3
Metalist Kharkiv 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1
Dinamo Minsk 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 3–1
Chornomorets Odessa 1–3 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0
Dinamo Tbilisi 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–1
Neftçi Baku 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 4–2
Kairat Alma-Ata 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–1
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers[]

16 goals
15 goals
12 goals
  • Sergei Rodionov (Spartak Moscow)
11 goals
  • Oleg Protasov (Dynamo Kyiv)
10 goals
9 goals
  • Sergei Dmitriyev (Zenit)
  • Vladimir Grechnev (Torpedo Moscow)
  • Gija Guruli (Dinamo Tbilisi)
  • Vladimir Liuty (Dnipro)
  • Arminas Narbekovas (Žalgiris)
  • Andrei Rudakov (Torpedo Moscow)

Medal squads[]

(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

1. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Goalkeepers: Valeriy Horodov (25), Serhiy Krakovskyi (4), (1).
Defenders: (29 / 1), Ivan Vyshnevskyi (28), Oleksandr Sorokalet (27 / 1), Oleksiy Cherednyk (24 / 3), Serhiy Puchkov (22), Volodymyr Gerashchenko (7), Peter Neustädter (4), Serhiy Bezhenar (3), Oleksandr Chervonyi (1 / 1), Petro Buts (1), (1).
Midfielders: Volodymyr Bahmut (28 / 2), Mykola Kudrytsky (27 / 3), Anton Shokh (22 / 1), Vadym Yevtushenko (20), Vadym Tyshchenko (6), (2), Yevhen Pokhlebayev (1).
Forwards: Eduard Son (29 / 8), Yevhen Shakhov (28 / 16), Volodymyr Lyutyi (21 / 9), Igor Shkvyrin (10 / 2), Andriy Sydelnykov (8 / 1), Oleh Taran (4), Vasyl Storchak (2), Oleh Koshelyuk (1 / 1), Konstantin Yeryomenko (1), (1), Valentyn Moskvyn (1).

Manager: Yevhen Kucherevskyi.

Transferred out during the season: Vadym Yevtushenko (to FC Dynamo Kyiv reserves), Peter Neustädter (to SC Tavriya Simferopol), Vasyl Storchak (to FC SKA Karpaty Lviv).

2. FC Dynamo Kyiv

Goalkeepers: Viktor Chanov (25), Aleksandr Zhidkov (5).
Defenders: Anatoliy Demyanenko (30 / 1), Oleh Kuznetsov (26 / 1), Andriy Bal (23), Serhiy Shmatovalenko (21), Volodymyr Bezsonov (19), Ihor Korniyets (13), Sergei Baltacha (12), Vladimir Gorilyi (11 / 1).
Midfielders: Vasyl Rats (30 / 2), Hennadiy Lytovchenko (29 / 7), Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (23 / 6), Oleksandr Zavarov (18 / 4), Ivan Yaremchuk (11), Andrei Kanchelskis (7 / 1), Pavlo Yakovenko (6 / 1), Serhiy Pohodin (3), Mykhaylo Stelmakh (1).
Forwards: Oleh Protasov (29 / 11), Ihor Belanov (27 / 8).

Manager: Valeriy Lobanovskyi.

Transferred out during the season: Oleksandr Zavarov (to Italy Juventus).

3. FC Torpedo Moscow

Goalkeepers: Valeri Sarychev (26), Aleksei Prudnikov (5).
Defenders: Aleksandr Polukarov (29), (26 / 1), Sergei Prigoda (15), Sergei Bodak (3), Maksim Cheltsov (3), Dmitri Chugunov (2).
Midfielders: Sergey Agashkov (30), Vladimir Grechnyov (29 / 9), Oleg Shirinbekov (29 / 2), Gennadi Grishin (27 / 1), Nikolai Savichev (25 / 6), Sergei Zhukov (19), Aleksei Yeryomenko (9 / 1), Sergei Shustikov (1).
Forwards: Vadim Rogovskoy (29), Nikolai Pisarev (19 / 1), Andrei Rudakov (18 / 9), Yuri Savichev (17 / 6), Aleksandr Gitselov (13 / 2), Vladimir Kobzev (8 / 1), Yuri Tishkov (1).

Manager: Valentin Ivanov.

Transferred out during the season: Aleksei Yeryomenko (to FC Dynamo Moscow), Vladimir Kobzev (to FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don).

Number of teams by union republic[]

Rank Union republic Number of teams Club(s)
1  RSFSR 5 Dinamo Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Torpedo Moscow, Zenit Leningrad
 Ukrainian SSR Chernomorets Odessa, Dinamo Kiev, Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, Metallist Kharkov, Shakhter Donetsk
3  Armenian SSR 1 Ararat Yerevan
 Azerbaijan SSR Neftchi Baku
 Belarusian SSR Dinamo Minsk
 Georgian SSR Dinamo Tbilisi
 Kazakh SSR Kairat Alma-Ata
 Lithuanian SSR Zhalgiris Vilnius

See also[]

  • 1988 Soviet First League
  • 1988 Soviet Second League

References[]

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