1984 Soviet Top League

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Soviet Top League
Season1984
Champions Zenit Leningrad
(1st title)
Relegated Pakhtakor Tashkent, CSKA Moscow
European Cup Zenit Leningrad
Cup Winners' Cup Dinamo Kiev
UEFA Cup Spartak Moscow
Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk
Chernomorets Odessa
Matches played306
Goals scored767 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorer(19) Sergey Andreyev (SKA)
← 1983
1985 →

The 1984 Soviet Top League was the 15th season of the Soviet Top League and 47th since the start of the Soviet top-tier club competitions. It started on March 10 and continued until November 24.

Contents

Zenit Leningrad won their first league title, while the defending champion Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk finished third. The league was composed of 18 teams and draw limit was implemented this season of 10 games. There were only allowed two substitutions. Footballers who were on a team list for one team, during the season were not allowed to compete for another except for those who were demobilized from the Soviet Army (sic) [1] and returned to their home club. Those athletes transferred during the season were not allowed to play against the team for which they played earlier.

Teams

Location

[Interactive fullscreen map]
Locations of teams in the 1984 Top League

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Zenit Leningrad (C)3419966032+2847Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Spartak Moscow 3418975329+2445Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3417895440+1442
4 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Chornomorets Odessa 3416994938+1141
5 Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951-1991).svg Dinamo Minsk [lower-alpha 1] 34151364328+1540 [lower-alpha 2]
6 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Torpedo Moscow 34151094336+740 [lower-alpha 2]
7 Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dinamo Tbilisi 34148123641−536
8 Flag of the Kazakh SSR.svg Kairat Alma-Ata 34138134442+234
9 Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Žalgiris Vilnius [lower-alpha 3] 341211113038−834 [lower-alpha 4]
10 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Kyiv [lower-alpha 1] 34121394630+1634 [lower-alpha 4] Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
11 Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Ararat Yerevan 34127154650−431
12 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Metalist Kharkiv 34125174253−1129
13 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Shakhtar Donetsk 34109154746+129
14 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg SKA Rostov-on-Don 34107174858−1027
15 Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1956-1991).svg Neftchi Baku 3498173050−2026
16 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Moscow 34810163543−826
17 Flag of the Uzbek SSR.svg Pakhtakor Tashkent (R)34105193758−2125Relegation to First League
18 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg CSKA Moscow (R)3459202455−3119
Source: www.rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) Total points (If two or more teams have equal points for the first place, the winner is determined by additional single round-robin play-off on neutral ground); 2) Total wins; 3) Head-to-head results with consideration of draw limit and goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total games scored; 6) Results of reserve squads [2]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 points deducted (10 draw limit)
  2. 1 2 Dinamo Minsk wins head-to-head against Torpedo
  3. ↑ 1 point deducted (10 draw limit)
  4. 1 2 Žalgiris wins head-to-head against Dynamo Kyiv

Results

Home \ Away ARA CHO CSK DNI DYK DMN DYN DTB KAI MKH NEF PAK SHA SKA SPA TOR ŽAL ZEN
Ararat Yerevan 3–32–01–31–11–15–21–02–01–02–04–01–01–21–23–22–01–2
Chornomorets Odessa 2–12–12–11–00–21–14–12–12–12–10–01–23–01–01–02–01–3
CSKA Moscow 2–21–60–01–10–00–00–11–21–30–20–11–02–10–23–40–20–0
Dnipro 2–01–11–01–32–03–24–12–32–12–11–02–16–20–11–02–20–1
Dynamo Kyiv 7–01–22–10–00–12–11–10–04–05–02–02–20–00–31–00–01–0
Dinamo Minsk 1–01–11–00–11–10–01–14–23–11–11–02–23–01–13–03–01–1
Dynamo Moscow 1–00–00–12–31–00–10–01–14–12–35–01–03–20–00–11–20–0
Dinamo Tbilisi 2–01–12–01–00–32–01–12–11–03–12–01–02–10–01–22–02–3
Kairat Alma-Ata 1–02–01–01–21–10–12–04–01–02–06–22–12–10–01–13–01–1
Metalist Kharkiv 1–02–14–02–12–21–12–10–13–04–02–02–31–00–20–23–21–1
Neftçi Baku 0–22–12–00–21–00–11–21–11–02–01–03–00–20–20–00–02–2
Pakhtakor Tashkent 2–14–11–02–20–11–33–23–01–10–10–01–04–02–10–14–11–4
Shakhtar Donetsk 0–01–11–24–21–12–00–12–32–04–13–13–22–11–21–14–11–1
SKA Rostov-on-Don 1–22–23–30–00–10–02–11–03–13–02–22–23–21–22–41–02–1
Spartak Moscow 2–00–11–11–13–13–20–03–03–02–02–12–02–21–60–01–22–3
Torpedo Moscow 1–11–01–21–12–20–24–01–02–12–20–03–11–02–10–40–00–1
Žalgiris Vilnius 1–11–01–12–31–00–01–01–12–00–01–02–00–01–02–10–21–0
Zenit Leningrad 6–40–13–02–02–04–11–01–01–14–14–13–01–02–10–21–21–1
Source: football.lg.ua
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

19 goals
18 goals
17 goals
14 goals
13 goals
12 goals

Medal squads

(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

1. FC Zenit Leningrad

Goalkeepers: Mikhail Biryukov (34).
Defenders: Aleksei Stepanov (32 / 2), Sergei Vedeneyev (28 / 1), Anatoli Davydov (27 / 1), Vladimir Dolgopolov (27), Sergey Kuznetsov (22), Valeri Zolin (13), Nikolai Vorobyov (8), Gennadi Timofeyev (6).
Midfielders: Valeri Broshin (32 / 4), Yuri Zheludkov (31 / 17), Arkadi Afanasyev (28 / 1), Vyacheslav Melnikov (21 / 3), Dmitri Barannik (19), Nikolay Larionov (9 / 2), Igor Komarov (5 / 2).
Forwards: Sergey Dmitriev (30 / 8), Vladimir Klementyev (29 / 10), Boris Chukhlov (28 / 7), Yuri Gerasimov (7 / 1), Aleksandr Zakharikov (6).

Manager: Pavel Sadyrin.

Transferred out during the season: none.

2. FC Spartak Moscow

Goalkeepers: Rinat Dasayev (34), Stanislav Cherchesov (2), Andrei Mikhalychev (1).
Defenders: Vladimir Sochnov (33 / 2), Aleksandr Bubnov (33 / 1), Gennady Morozov (31), Boris Pozdnyakov (30 / 2), Sergei Bazulev (16), Sergei Shvetsov (11), Sergei Shulgin (3), Almir Kayumov (1).
Midfielders: Yuri Gavrilov (34 / 8), Yevgeni Kuznetsov (34 / 5), Sergey Shavlo (32 / 5), Yevgeni Sidorov (26 / 4), Fyodor Cherenkov (25 / 8), Guram Adzhoyev (13 / 1), Valeri Gladilin (12 / 3), Oleksandr Baranov (2).
Forwards: Sergey Rodionov (32 / 13), Mikhail Rusyayev (6 / 1), Jevgeņijs Miļevskis (6), Oleg Kuzhlev (5).

Manager: Konstantin Beskov.

Transferred out during the season: none.

3. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Goalkeepers: Serhiy Krakovskyi (31 / 3), Viktor Konsevich (3).
Defenders: Sergei Bashkirov (32), Serhiy Puchkov (29 / 2), Oleksandr Lysenko (28 / 2), Mykola Pavlov (19 / 1), Ivan Vyshnevskyi (17), Petro Kutuzov (17), Petro Chylibi (9), Andriy Bobrikov (1), Anatoliy Nazarenko (1), Oleksandr Chervonyi (1).
Midfielders: Hennadiy Lytovchenko (33 / 7), Vyktor Kuznetsov (30 / 2), Andriy Dilay (30 / 1), Volodymyr Bahmut (25 / 2), Oleksiy Cherednyk (19 / 2), Oleh Serebryanskyi (13 / 2), Mykola Fedorenko (9), Serhiy Khudozhylov (3), Anatoli Zagrebayev (2), Volodymyr Ustymchyk (2).
Forwards: Oleh Protasov (34 / 17), Volodymyr Lyutyi (30 / 8), Oleh Taran (20 / 7).

One own goal scored by Yuri Lykov (FC SKA Rostov-on-Don).

Manager: Volodymyr Yemets.

Transferred out during the season: Volodymyr Ustymchyk (retired).

Number of teams by union republic

Rank Union republic Number of teamsClub(s)
1Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg  RSFSR 6 CSKA Moscow, Dinamo Moscow, SKA Rostov-na-Donu, Spartak Moscow, Torpedo Moscow, Zenit Leningrad
2Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg  Ukrainian SSR 5 Chernomorets Odessa, Dinamo Kiev, Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, Metallist Kharkov, Shakhter Donetsk
3Flag of Armenian SSR.svg  Armenian SSR 1 Ararat Yerevan
Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1956-1991).svg  Azerbaijan SSR Neftchi Baku
Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951-1991).svg  Belarusian SSR Dinamo Minsk
Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg  Georgian SSR Dinamo Tbilisi
Flag of the Kazakh SSR.svg  Kazakh SSR Kairat Alma-Ata
Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg  Lithuanian SSR Zhalgiris Vilnius
Flag of the Uzbek SSR.svg  Uzbek SSR Pakhtakor Tashkent

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References

  1. ↑ Soviet Army was a major branch of the Soviet Armed Forces, but in the regulations was only mentioned the Army.
  2. ↑ "ФУТБОЛ - 1984. О ПРОВЕДЕНИЕ СОРЕВНОВАНИЙ. (Football – 1984. On conducting the competitions". Центральный стадион им. В.И.Ленина (Tsentralny Stadion imeni V.I.Lenina). Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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