Soviet Top League
Season1985
Dates1 March – 23 November
27 November – 15 December
(relegation tournament)
ChampionsFC Dynamo Kyiv
RelegatedFC Fakel Voronezh, FC SKA Rostov-na-Donu
European CupDynamo Kyiv
Cup Winners' CupTorpedo Moscow
UEFA CupFC 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.

Teams

Location

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

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dynamo Kyiv (C) 34 20 8 6 64 26 +38 48 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Spartak Moscow 34 18 10 6 72 28 +44 46 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 34 16 11 7 71 41 +30 42[a]
4 Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Minsk 34 16 9 9 40 31 +9 41
5 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Torpedo Moscow 34 13 10 11 42 40 +2 36
6 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Zenit Leningrad 34 14 7 13 48 38 +10 35
7 Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic Žalgiris Vilnius 34 12 11 11 43 49 −6 34[a]
8 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Tbilisi 34 11 10 13 34 39 −5 32
9 Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Kairat Alma-Ata 34 11 13 10 43 46 −3 32[b]
10 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Metalist Kharkiv 34 12 7 15 39 55 −16 31
11 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Torpedo Kutaisi 34 11 9 14 40 51 −11 31
12 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Shakhtar Donetsk 34 10 12 12 46 45 +1 30[c]
13 Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Ararat Yerevan 34 10 12 12 42 46 −4 30[c]
14 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Dinamo Moscow 34 11 7 16 37 50 −13 29
15 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Chornomorets Odessa (O) 34 11 7 16 44 65 −21 29 Qualification for Relegation play-off
16 Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Neftçi Baku (O) 34 9 11 14 30 40 −10 28[a]
17 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Fakel Voronezh (R) 34 9 9 16 24 45 −21 27 Relegation to First League
18 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic SKA Rostov-na-Donu (R) 34 7 7 20 36 60 −24 21
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c 1 point deducted (10 draw limit)
  2. ^ 3 points deducted (10 draw limit)
  3. ^ a b 2 points deducted (10 draw limit)

Post-season promotion/relegation tournament

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Chornomorets Odessa 6 3 3 0 6 3 +3 9
2 Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Neftçi Baku 6 2 3 1 9 4 +5 7
3 Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Daugava Riga 6 1 3 2 7 7 0 5
4 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic CSKA Moscow 6 1 1 4 3 11 −8 3
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 1–2 3–5 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 4–2 3–1 0–0 3–3 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 3–3 1–0
Chornomorets Odessa 2–1 2–1 0–3 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 4–3 1–1 3–2 1–3 1–4 3–0 3–2 2–3 0–0
Dnipro 2–0 3–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 6–0 4–3 1–0 4–0 5–4 2–0 0–0 2–0 3–3 5–0 2–1
Dynamo Kyiv 4–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 3–1
Dinamo Minsk 3–2 4–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0
Dynamo Moscow 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–4 2–0 1–3 1–2 0–1 2–3
Dinamo Tbilisi 0–0 3–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 5–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
Fakel Voronezh 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–5 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0
Kairat Alma-Ata 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 4–4 4–1 1–1 2–0 2–1
Metalist Kharkiv 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–7 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–0
Neftçi Baku 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–1
Shakhtar Donetsk 0–0 4–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0
SKA Rostov-na-Donu 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 6–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–0
Spartak Moscow 0–0 6–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 5–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 4–1 2–0
Torpedo Kutaisi 1–1 2–0 4–3 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 2–1 1–4 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1
Torpedo Moscow 2–1 0–0 0–3 1–4 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 3–2 1–3
Žalgiris Vilnius 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–5 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 5–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–0
Zenit Leningrad 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 4–1 3–1 2–1 1–3 1–4 2–0 1–2 3–1
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 teams Club(s)
1  RSFSR 6 Dinamo Moscow, Fakel Voronezh, SKA Rostov-na-Donu, Spartak Moscow, Torpedo Moscow, Zenit Leningrad
2  Ukrainian SSR 5 Chernomorets Odessa, Dinamo Kiev, Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, Metallist Kharkov, Shakhter Donetsk
3  Georgian SSR 2 Dinamo Tbilisi, Torpedo Kutaisi
4  Armenian SSR 1 Ararat Yerevan
 Azerbaijan SSR Neftchi Baku
 Belarusian SSR Dinamo Minsk
 Kazakh SSR Kairat Alma-Ata
 Lithuanian SSR Zhalgiris Vilnius

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