1985 Soviet Top League

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Soviet Top League
Season1985
Dates1 March – 23 November
27 November – 15 December
(relegation tournament)
Champions FC Dynamo Kyiv
Relegated FC Fakel Voronezh, FC SKA Rostov-na-Donu
European Cup Dynamo Kyiv
Cup Winners' Cup Torpedo Moscow
UEFA Cup FC Dinamo Minsk
Spartak Moscow
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Matches played306
Goals scored795 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer(35) Oleh Protasov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk)
← 1984
1986 →

The 1985 Soviet Top League was the 16th season of the Soviet Top League, the highest tier football league in the Soviet Union. It also was 48th season of the top tier club competition. Zenit Leningrad were the defending champions.

Contents

Teams

Location

1985 Soviet Top League
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500km
300miles
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Torpedo K
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SKA R/D
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Fakel
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Torpedo M
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Spartak
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Dynamo
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Chornomorets
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Dynamo T
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Neftchi
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Metallist
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Žalgiris
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Shakhter
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Dnepr
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Zenit
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Kairat
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Dynamo Mi
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Ararat
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Dynamo K
Locations of teams in the 1989 Top League

Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dynamo Kyiv (C)3420866426+3848Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Spartak Moscow 34181067228+4446Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 34161177141+3042 [a]
4 Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951-1991).svg Dinamo Minsk 3416994031+941
5 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Torpedo Moscow 341310114240+236
6 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Zenit Leningrad 34147134838+1035
7 Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Žalgiris Vilnius 341211114349−634 [a]
8 Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dinamo Tbilisi 341110133439−532
9 Flag of the Kazakh SSR.svg Kairat Alma-Ata 341113104346−332 [b]
10 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Metalist Kharkiv 34127153955−1631
11 Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Torpedo Kutaisi 34119144051−1131
12 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Shakhtar Donetsk 341012124645+130 [c]
13 Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Ararat Yerevan 341012124246−430 [c]
14 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dinamo Moscow 34117163750−1329
15 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Chornomorets Odessa (O)34117164465−2129Qualification for Relegation play-off
16 Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1956-1991).svg Neftçi Baku (O)34911143040−1028 [a]
17 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Fakel Voronezh (R)3499162445−2127Relegation to First League
18 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg SKA Rostov-na-Donu (R)3477203660−2421
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 1 point deducted (10 draw limit)
  2. ↑ 3 points deducted (10 draw limit)
  3. 1 2 2 points deducted (10 draw limit)

Post-season promotion/relegation tournament

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Chornomorets Odessa 633063+39
2 Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1956-1991).svg Neftçi Baku 623194+57
3 Flag of Latvian SSR.svg Daugava Riga 61327705
4 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg CSKA Moscow 6114311−83
Source: rsssf.com

Results

Home \ Away ARA CHO DNI DYK DMN DYN DTB FAK KAI MKH NEF SHA SKA SPA TKU TOR ŽAL ZEN
Ararat Yerevan 1–23–51–11–01–11–03–04–23–10–03–32–00–03–12–13–31–0
Chornomorets Odessa 2–12–10–30–22–01–12–10–14–31–13–21–31–43–03–22–30–0
Dnipro 2–03–31–11–02–02–16–04–31–04–05–42–00–02–03–35–02–1
Dynamo Kyiv 4–00–10–01–15–02–02–03–02–02–12–04–22–01–01–23–03–1
Dinamo Minsk 3–24–12–10–21–03–02–11–12–12–01–13–02–02–10–00–10–0
Dynamo Moscow 1–13–11–11–20–11–00–01–02–10–12–03–42–01–31–20–12–3
Dinamo Tbilisi 0–03–31–12–10–12–10–02–13–12–15–02–12–12–00–01–11–0
Fakel Voronezh 1–01–10–21–32–10–10–01–12–01–01–12–00–52–01–01–10–0
Kairat Alma-Ata 2–02–11–12–12–00–00–02–21–11–02–11–04–44–11–12–02–1
Metalist Kharkiv 2–12–12–12–21–10–11–01–03–01–11–02–00–73–11–02–11–0
Neftçi Baku 1–01–01–11–10–10–01–01–04–10–00–01–22–23–11–11–02–1
Shakhtar Donetsk 0–04–01–11–23–01–12–10–12–12–11–13–11–21–12–10–01–0
SKA Rostov-na-Donu 0–11–21–10–00–11–26–21–21–11–12–11–30–21–11–11–31–0
Spartak Moscow 0–06–03–01–23–05–10–02–01–14–12–01–13–00–01–04–12–0
Torpedo Kutaisi 1–12–04–32–11–12–11–01–01–04–12–11–40–01–21–21–11–1
Torpedo Moscow 2–10–00–31–40–01–22–02–01–12–03–00–02–02–10–23–21–3
Žalgiris Vilnius 4–11–01–01–01–11–50–12–10–01–12–11–05–11–12–21–20–0
Zenit Leningrad 1–13–12–11–13–12–03–02–03–04–13–12–11–31–42–01–23–1
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

35 goals
14 goals
13 goals
12 goals
11 goals

Medal squads

(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

1. FC Dynamo Kyiv

Goalkeepers: Mykhaylo Mykhaylov (34), Viktor Chanov (1).
Defenders: Anatoliy Demyanenko (34 / 8), Oleh Kuznetsov (29 / 1), Sergei Baltacha (26 / 1), Volodymyr Bezsonov (25), Vasyl Yevseyev (19), Ivan Palamar (2), Mykhaylo Olefirenko (1), Vadym Karatayev (1).
Midfielders: Vasyl Rats (34 / 6), Ivan Yaremchuk (33 / 3), Oleksandr Zavarov (31 / 9), Andriy Bal (31 / 1), Pavlo Yakovenko (29), Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (20 / 2).
Forwards: Ihor Belanov (31 / 10), Oleg Blokhin (29 / 12), Vadym Yevtushenko (22 / 10), Oleksandr Hushchyn (2), Viktor Khlus (2).

Manager: Valeriy Lobanovskyi.

Transferred out during the season: Viktor Khlus (to FC Chornomorets Odesa).

2. FC Spartak Moscow

Goalkeepers: Rinat Dasayev (34), Stanislav Cherchesov (2).
Defenders: Aleksandr Bubnov (34), Boris Kuznetsov (34), Gennady Morozov (31 / 1), Vladimir Sochnov (24 / 2), Almir Kayumov (14), Aleksandr Shibayev (4).
Midfielders: Fyodor Cherenkov (33 / 13), Yevgeni Kuznetsov (33 / 7), Sergei Novikov (31 / 7), Yuri Gavrilov (26 / 6), Sergey Shavlo (25 / 6), Yevgeni Sidorov (24 / 4), Guram Adzhoyev (7 / 1).
Forwards: Sergey Rodionov (29 / 14), Andrei Rudakov (23 / 8), Vladimir Kapustin (13 / 1), Mikhail Rusyayev (5 / 2), Oleg Kuzhlev (5).

Manager: Konstantin Beskov.

Transferred out during the season: none.

3. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Goalkeepers: Serhiy Krakovskyi (32), Valeriy Horodov (6).
Defenders: Serhiy Puchkov (32 / 1), Oleksandr Lysenko (31 / 2), Ivan Vyshnevskyi (31), Sergei Bashkirov (29 / 1), Oleksandr Sorokalet (11), Sergey Kulinich (3), Anatoliy Nazarenko (3), Volodymyr Gerashchenko (2), Petro Kutuzov (2), Ihor Deli (1).
Midfielders: Hennadiy Lytovchenko (34 / 7), Vyktor Kuznetsov (33 / 3), Oleksiy Cherednyk (28 / 1), Andriy Dilay (27), Volodymyr Bahmut (20 / 1), Borys Shurshin (12 / 2), Mykola Kudrytsky (9), Serhiy Khudozhylov (2), Mykola Fedorenko (1).
Forwards: Oleh Protasov (33 / 35), Oleh Taran (27 / 13), Volodymyr Lyutyi (22 / 4), Volodymyr Mozolyuk (1), Andriy Sydelnykov (1).

Manager: Volodymyr Yemets.

Transferred out during the season: Serhiy Khudozhylov, Mykola Fedorenko (both to FC Kolos Nikopol).

Number of teams by union republic

Rank Union republic Number of teamsClub(s)
1Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg  RSFSR 6 Dinamo Moscow, Fakel Voronezh, SKA Rostov-na-Donu, Spartak Moscow, Torpedo Moscow, Zenit Leningrad
2Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg  Ukrainian SSR 5 Chernomorets Odessa, Dinamo Kiev, Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, Metallist Kharkov, Shakhter Donetsk
3Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg  Georgian SSR 2 Dinamo Tbilisi, Torpedo Kutaisi
4Flag 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 Kazakh SSR.svg  Kazakh SSR Kairat Alma-Ata
Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg  Lithuanian SSR Zhalgiris Vilnius

Attendances

#Football clubHome gamesAverage attendance [1]
1 Dinamo Tbilisi 1754,429
2 Dynamo Kyiv 1735,918
3 Torpedo Kutaisi 1726,765
4 Ararat Yerevan 1726,659
5 Fakel Voronezh 1725,676
6 FC Dnipro 1725,506
7 FC Spartak Moscow 1725,159
8 FC Zenit 1724,882
9 FC Dinamo Minsk 1724,435
10 Shakhtar Donetsk 1721,688
11 Metalist Kharkiv 1719,324
12 Chornomorets Odesa 1717,371
13 FC Kairat 1716,424
14 Neftçi 1711,388
15 SKA Rostov-on-Don 179,771
16 FC Dynamo Moscow 179,129
17 FK Žalgiris 178,171
18 FC Torpedo Moscow 175,776

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