Football in the Soviet Union
Season1983
Men's football
Top LeagueDnepr Dnepropetrovsk
First LeagueKairat Alma-Ata
Second LeagueIrtysh Omsk (Finals 1)
Spartak Ordzhonikidze (Finals 2)
Dinamo Batumi (Finals 3)
Soviet CupShakhter Donetsk
Soviet Union

The 1983 Soviet football championship was the 52nd seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union. Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk won the Top League championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the first time.

Honours

CompetitionWinnerRunner-up
Top LeagueDnepr Dnepropetrovsk (1)Spartak Moscow
First LeagueKairat Alma-Ata (2)SKA Rostov-na-Donu
Second LeagueFinals 1Irtysh OmskMetallurg Lipetsk
Finals 2Spartak OrdzhonikidzeZnamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo
Finals 3Dinamo BatumiKrylia Sovetov Kuibyshev
Soviet Cup Shakhtar Donetsk (4) Metallist Kharkov

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

Soviet Union football championship

Top League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (C) 34 22 5 7 63 36 +27 49 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Spartak Moscow 34 18 9 7 60 25 +35 45 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Minsk 34 17 9 8 51 34 +17 43
4 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Zenit Leningrad 34 15 11 8 42 32 +10 40[lower-alpha 1]
5 Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic Žalgiris Vilnius 34 15 9 10 38 36 +2 39
6 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Torpedo Moscow 34 14 11 9 40 34 +6 38[lower-alpha 1]
7 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dynamo Kyiv 34 14 10 10 50 34 +16 38
8 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Chornomorets Odessa 34 16 5 13 44 46 2 37
9 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Shakhtar Donetsk 34 16 5 13 48 40 +8 37
10 Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic Pakhtakor Tashkent 34 13 9 12 37 34 +3 35
11 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Metalist Kharkiv 34 12 8 14 38 40 2 32
12 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic CSKA Moscow 34 11 12 11 37 33 +4 32[lower-alpha 2]
13 Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Neftchi Baku 34 10 10 14 32 38 6 30
14 Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Ararat Yerevan 34 11 7 16 29 47 18 29
15 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Dynamo Moscow 34 9 11 14 30 37 7 28[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
16 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Tbilisi 34 9 9 16 41 48 7 27
17 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Torpedo Kutaisi (R) 34 4 10 20 26 58 32 18 Relegation to First League
18 Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic Nistru Kishinev (R) 34 3 4 27 19 73 54 10
Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 1 point deducted (10 draw limit)
  2. 2 points deducted (10 draw limit)

First League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Kairat Almaty (C, P) 42 25 10 7 78 36 +42 60 Promotion to Top League
2 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic SKA Rostov-on-Don (P) 42 23 13 6 73 36 +37 58[lower-alpha 1]
3 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Fakel Voronezh 42 21 12 9 53 30 +23 54
4 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Rotor Volgograd 42 23 5 14 62 48 +14 51
5 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Metallurg Zaporozhia 42 21 8 13 66 46 +20 50
6 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Kolos Nikopol 42 18 12 12 69 52 +17 48
7 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Tavria Simferopol 42 16 12 14 78 67 +11 44
8 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Kuban Krasnodar 42 16 11 15 58 48 +10 43
9 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Guria Lanchkhuti 42 19 4 19 52 71 19 42
10 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Kuzbass Kemerovo 42 15 13 14 50 49 +1 42[lower-alpha 1]
11 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic SKA Karpaty Lvov 42 15 12 15 43 46 3 42
12 Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic Pamir Dushanbe 42 15 10 17 46 55 9 40
13 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Zarya Voroshilovgrad 42 14 11 17 66 67 1 39
14 Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Daugava Riga 42 14 10 18 57 63 6 38
15 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Lokomotiv Moscow 42 13 13 16 51 47 +4 38[lower-alpha 1]
16 Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic Zvezda Dzhizak 42 13 12 17 62 64 2 38
17 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Iskra Smolensk 42 14 9 19 51 47 +4 37
18 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Shinnik Yaroslavl 42 13 11 18 45 75 30 37
19 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic SKA Khabarovsk 42 12 12 18 33 54 21 36
20 Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Dnepr Mogilev (R) 42 12 13 17 40 60 20 36[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to Second League
21 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Textilshchik Ivanovo (R) 42 8 10 24 45 83 38 26
22 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Dinamo Kirov (R) 42 5 11 26 29 63 34 21
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 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.

Second League (finals)

[Oct 23 – Nov 12]

Finals 1

Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 RUS Irtysh Omsk 4 3 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Promoted
2 RUS Metallurg Lipetsk 4 2 0 2 4 7 3 4
3 UKR SKA Kiev 4 1 0 3 6 7 1 2
Source:

Finals 2

Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 RUS Spartak Orjonikidze 4 1 3 0 2 0 +2 5 Promoted
2 RUS Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo 4 1 2 1 2 3 1 4
3 KAZ Shakhtyor Karaganda 4 1 1 2 3 4 1 3
Source:

Finals 3

Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 GEO Dinamo Batumi 4 2 1 1 4 1 +3 5 Promoted
2 RUS Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 5
3 UZB Neftyanik Fergana 4 0 2 2 1 4 3 2
Source: rsssf.com

Top goalscorers

Top League

First League

References

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