| Season | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk |
| Relegated | Torpedo Kutaisi, Nistru Kishinev |
| European Cup | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Dinamo Moscow |
| UEFA Cup | Spartak Moscow Dinamo Minsk |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 725 (2.37 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | (18) Yuri Gavrilov (Spartak) |
← 1982 1984 → | |
Statistics of Soviet Top League for the 1983 season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 49 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 45 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 43 | |
| 4 | | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 40 [a] | |
| 5 | | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 39 | |
| 6 | | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 38 [a] | |
| 7 | | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 38 | |
| 8 | | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 37 | |
| 9 | | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 37 | |
| 10 | | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 35 | |
| 11 | | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 32 | |
| 12 | | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 32 [b] | |
| 13 | | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 30 | |
| 14 | | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 29 | |
| 15 | | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 28 [a] | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 16 | | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 27 | |
| 17 | | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 18 | Relegation to First League |
| 18 | | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 73 | −54 | 10 |
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)