1981 in Soviet football

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Football in the Soviet Union
Season1981
Men's football
Top League Dinamo Kiev
First League Metallist Kharkov
Second League Daugava Riga (Finals 1)
Dinamo Kirov (Finals 2)
Rotor Volgograd (Finals 3)
Soviet Cup SKA Rostov-na-Donu
  1980 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1982  

The 1981 Soviet football championship was the 50th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union. Dinamo Kiev won the Top League championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the tenth time.

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Honours

CompetitionWinnerRunner-up
Top League Dinamo Kiev (10) Spartak Moscow
First League Metallist Kharkov (1) Torpedo Kutaisi
Second League Finals 1 Daugava Riga Kotayk Abovian
Finals 2 Dynamo Kirov Krivbass Krivoi Rog
Finals 3 Rotor Volgograd Dinamo Barnaul
Soviet Cup SKA Rostov-na-Donu (1) Spartak Moscow

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

Soviet Union football championship

Top League

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Kyiv (C)3422935826+3253Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Spartak Moscow 3419877040+3046Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dinamo Tbilisi 34161086235+2742
4 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Moscow 34151094129+1240
5 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Torpedo Moscow 34141464129+1238 [lower-alpha 1] Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
6 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg CSKA Moscow 34149113933+637
7 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Shakhtar Donetsk 341210125139+1234
8 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 341281442531132
9 Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951-1991).svg Dinamo Minsk 341113104439+532 [lower-alpha 2]
10 Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1956-1991).svg Neftchi Baku 3411121134491532 [lower-alpha 3]
11 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Chornomorets Odessa 34119143644831
12 Flag of the Kazakh SSR.svg Kairat Alma-Ata 341012124246430 [lower-alpha 3]
13 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Kuban Krasnodar 341171642541229
14 Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Ararat Yerevan 34109154450629
15 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Zenit Leningrad 349101533431028
16 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg SKA Rostov-on-Don (R)348101639581926Relegation to First League
17 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Tavria Simferopol (R)34871927542723
18 Flag of the Uzbek SSR.svg Pakhtakor Tashkent [lower-alpha 4] 34752234582419
Source: [ citation needed ]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 4 points deducted (10 draw limit)
  2. 3 points deducted (10 draw limit)
  3. 1 2 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.

First League

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Metalist Kharkiv (C, P)46251296833+3562Promotion to Top League
2 Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Torpedo Kutaisi (P)46264165746+1156
3 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Lokomotiv Moscow 462115106541+2454 [lower-alpha 1]
4 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Shinnik Yaroslavl 462110156858+1052
5 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Kolos Nikopol 462011156853+1551
6 Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Žalgiris Vilnius 461715144839+946 [lower-alpha 1]
7 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Iskra Smolensk 461712174845+346
8 Flag of Moldavian SSR.svg Nistru Kishinev 461712175451+346
9 Flag of Tajik SSR.svg Pamir Dushanbe 461711185254245
10 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Fakel Voronezh 461710194544+144
11 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Karpaty Lvov 461710195760344
12 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Spartak Kostroma 461616144950144 [lower-alpha 1]
13 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Metallurg Zaporozhia 461614165751+644 [lower-alpha 1]
14 Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Guria Lanchkhuti 461613175056644 [lower-alpha 1]
15 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Zarya Voroshilovgrad 461613174453944 [lower-alpha 1]
16 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg SKA Odessa 461613176254+844 [lower-alpha 1]
17 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg SKA Kiev 4616102059711242
18 Flag of the Uzbek SSR.svg Buston Dzhizak 461692147631641
19 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg SKA Khabarovsk 46168225058840
20 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk [lower-alpha 2] (R)4614131944561240 [lower-alpha 1] Relegation to Second League
21 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Spartak Ordjonikidze (R)4614122036491340
22 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Kuzbass Kemerovo (R)461412204751440
23 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dinamo Stavropol (R)4613141945601538 [lower-alpha 1]
24 Flag of the Kazakh SSR.svg Traktor Pavlodar (R)4612151941652436 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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.

Second League (finals)

[Oct 26 – Nov 12]

Finals 1

PosRepTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1LVADaugava Riga4301115+66Promoted
2ARMKotaik Abovyan42027924
3UZBNeftyanik Fergana41033742
Source: [ citation needed ]

Finals 2

PosRepTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1RUSDinamo Kirov430194+56Promoted
2UKRKrivbass Krivoi Rog4301106+46
3KAZAktyubinets Aktyubinsk400431290
Source: [ citation needed ]

Finals 3

PosRepTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1RUSRotor Volgograd430174+36Promoted
2RUSDinamo Barnaul41125723
3RUSTextilshchik Ivanovo41124513
Source: rsssf.com

Top goalscorers

Top League

First League

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