Statistics of Soviet Top League for the 1983 season.
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 → |
Teams
editPromoted teams
edit- Zhalgiris Vilnius – champion (returning after 21 seasons)
- Nistru Kishinev – 2nd place (returning after nine seasons)
Location
editLeague standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (C) | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 49 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
2 | Spartak Moscow | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 45 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Dinamo Minsk | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 43 | |
4 | Zenit Leningrad | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 40[a] | |
5 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 39 | |
6 | Torpedo Moscow | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 38[a] | |
7 | Dynamo Kyiv | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 38 | |
8 | Chornomorets Odesa | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 37 | |
9 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 37 | |
10 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 35 | |
11 | Metalist Kharkiv | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 32 | |
12 | CSKA Moscow | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 32[b] | |
13 | Neftchi Baku | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 30 | |
14 | Ararat Yerevan | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 29 | |
15 | Dynamo Moscow | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 28[a] | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
16 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 27 | |
17 | Torpedo Kutaisi (R) | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 18 | Relegation to First League |
18 | Nistru Kishinev (R) | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 73 | −54 | 10 |
Results
editTop scorers
edit- 18 goals
- Yuri Gavrilov (Spartak Moscow)
- 17 goals
- Igor Gurinovich (Dinamo Minsk)
- 15 goals
- Volodymyr Fink (Chornomorets)
- Khoren Hovhannisyan (Ararat)
- Mykhaylo Sokolovsky (Shakhtar)
- Andrei Yakubik (Pakhtakor)
- 14 goals
- Sigitas Jakubauskas (Žalgiris)
- 13 goals
- Viktor Kolyadko (CSKA Moscow)
- Oleh Taran (Dnipro)
- 11 goals
- Valery Gazzaev (Dynamo Moscow)
- Valeriy Petrakov (Torpedo Moscow)
- Igor Ponomaryov (Neftchi)
- Ramaz Shengelia (Dinamo Tbilisi)
- Aleksandr Tarkhanov (CSKA Moscow)
- Vadym Yevtushenko (Dynamo Kyiv)
Medal squads
edit(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)