Soviet Top League
Season1988
DatesMarch 7 — November 19, 1988
ChampionsDnipro Dnepropetrovsk
(2nd title)
RelegatedNeftchi Baku
Kairat Alma-Ata
European CupDnipr Dniprotervosk
Cup Winners' CupTorpedo Moscow
UEFA CupSpartak Moscow
Dynamo Kiev
Žalgiris Vilnius
Zenit Leningrad
Matches played240
Goals scored526 (2.19 per match)
Top goalscorer(16) Aleksandr Borodyuk (Dynamo Moscow), Yevhen Shakhov (Dnipro Dniprotervosk)
← 1987
1989 →

The 1988 season was the 51st completed season of the USSR Football Championship: Top League. Spartak Moscow, the defending 11-times champions, placed fourth this season.

Teams

Location

Map
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Locations of teams in the 1988 Top League

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (C) 30 18 10 2 49 23 +26 46 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dynamo Kyiv 30 17 9 4 43 19 +24 43 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Torpedo Moscow 30 17 8 5 39 23 +16 42 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Spartak Moscow 30 14 11 5 40 26 +14 39[a] Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
5 Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic Žalgiris Vilnius 30 14 7 9 39 35 +4 35
6 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Zenit Leningrad 30 11 9 10 35 34 +1 31
7 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Lokomotiv Moscow 30 10 12 8 35 29 +6 30[b]
8 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Shakhtar Donetsk 30 9 10 11 30 28 +2 28
9 Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Ararat Erevan 30 9 9 12 21 28 −7 27
10 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Dinamo Moscow 30 9 8 13 32 38 −6 26
11 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Metalist Kharkiv 30 8 10 12 29 36 −7 26
12 Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Minsk 30 7 11 12 29 34 −5 25[a]
13 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Chornomorets Odessa 30 9 6 15 24 37 −13 24
14 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Tbilisi 30 9 5 16 28 37 −9 23
15 Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Neftchi Baku (R) 30 5 7 18 28 46 −18 17 Relegation to First League
16 Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Kairat Alma-Ata (R) 30 6 4 20 25 53 −28 16
Source: rsssf.com
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 condition and place determined by the Federation); 2) Total wins; 3) Head-to-head results (3.1. points 3.2. goal difference 3.3. goal scored); 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total games scored; 6) Draw lots
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b No draw limit for Spartak M and Dinamo Mn
  2. ^ 2 points deducted (10 draw limited)

Promotion

Results

Home \ Away ARA CHO DNI DYK DMN DYN DTB KAI LOK MKH NEF SHA SPA TOR ŽAL ZEN
Ararat Yerevan 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–0
Chornomorets Odessa 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–2
Dnipro 3–0 2–1 0–0 4–3 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 4–2 0–0 2–2 3–1 1–1
Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–2 3–0 3–1 2–0
Dinamo Minsk 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–1 3–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–1
Dynamo Moscow 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 4–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 3–2
Dinamo Tbilisi 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–1
Kairat Alma-Ata 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–3 2–1 1–2 1–1
Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–0
Metalist Kharkiv 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1
Neftçi Baku 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–2
Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 5–1 1–0
Spartak Moscow 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 4–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–1
Torpedo Moscow 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–1
Žalgiris Vilnius 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–0
Zenit Leningrad 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 5–4 2–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–2
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

16 goals
15 goals
12 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals

Clean sheets

[1]

14 matches
12 matches
11 matches
10 matches
9 matches
7 matches

Medal squads

(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

1. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Goalkeepers: Valeriy Horodov (25), Serhiy Krakovskyi (4), Igor Tyuterev (1).
Defenders: Sergei Bashkirov (29 / 1), Ivan Vyshnevskyi (28), Oleksandr Sorokalet (27 / 1), Oleksiy Cherednyk (24 / 3), Serhiy Puchkov (22), Volodymyr Gerashchenko (7), Peter Neustädter (4), Serhiy Bezhenar (3), Oleksandr Chervonyi (1 / 1), Petro Buts (1), Oleh Fediukov (1).
Midfielders: Volodymyr Bahmut (28 / 2), Mykola Kudrytsky (27 / 3), Anton Shokh (22 / 1), Vadym Yevtushenko (20), Vadym Tyshchenko (6), Viktor Rafalchuk (2), Yevhen Pokhlebayev (1).
Forwards: Eduard Son (29 / 8), Yevhen Shakhov (28 / 16), Volodymyr Lyutyi (21 / 9), Igor Shkvyrin (10 / 2), Andriy Sydelnykov (8 / 1), Oleh Taran (4), Vasyl Storchak (2), Oleh Koshelyuk (1 / 1), Konstantin Yeryomenko (1), Yuriy Leonov (1), Valentyn Moskvyn (1).

Manager: Yevhen Kucherevskyi.

Transferred out during the season: Vadym Yevtushenko (to FC Dynamo Kyiv reserves), Peter Neustädter (to SC Tavriya Simferopol), Vasyl Storchak (to FC SKA Karpaty Lviv).

2. FC Dynamo Kyiv

Goalkeepers: Viktor Chanov (25), Aleksandr Zhidkov (5).
Defenders: Anatoliy Demyanenko (30 / 1), Oleh Kuznetsov (26 / 1), Andriy Bal (23), Serhiy Shmatovalenko (21), Volodymyr Bezsonov (19), Ihor Korniyets (13), Sergei Baltacha (12), Vladimir Gorilyi (11 / 1).
Midfielders: Vasyl Rats (30 / 2), Hennadiy Lytovchenko (29 / 7), Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (23 / 6), Oleksandr Zavarov (18 / 4), Ivan Yaremchuk (11), Andrei Kanchelskis (7 / 1), Pavlo Yakovenko (6 / 1), Serhiy Pohodin (3), Mykhaylo Stelmakh (1).
Forwards: Oleh Protasov (29 / 11), Ihor Belanov (27 / 8).

Manager: Valeriy Lobanovskyi.

Transferred out during the season: Oleksandr Zavarov (to Italy Juventus).

3. FC Torpedo Moscow

Goalkeepers: Valeri Sarychev (26), Aleksei Prudnikov (5).
Defenders: Aleksandr Polukarov (29), Valentin Kovach (26 / 1), Sergei Prigoda (15), Sergei Bodak (3), Maksim Cheltsov (3), Dmitri Chugunov (2).
Midfielders: Sergey Agashkov (30), Vladimir Grechnyov (29 / 9), Oleg Shirinbekov (29 / 2), Gennadi Grishin (27 / 1), Nikolai Savichev (25 / 6), Sergei Zhukov (19), Aleksei Yeryomenko (9 / 1), Sergei Shustikov (1).
Forwards: Vadim Rogovskoy (29), Nikolai Pisarev (19 / 1), Andrei Rudakov (18 / 9), Yuri Savichev (17 / 6), Aleksandr Gitselov (13 / 2), Vladimir Kobzev (8 / 1), Yuri Tishkov (1).

Manager: Valentin Ivanov.

Transferred out during the season: Aleksei Yeryomenko (to FC Dynamo Moscow), Vladimir Kobzev (to FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don).

Number of teams by union republic

Rank Union republic Number of teams Club(s)
1  RSFSR 5 Dinamo Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Torpedo Moscow, Zenit Leningrad
 Ukrainian SSR Chernomorets Odessa, Dinamo Kiev, Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, Metallist Kharkov, Shakhter Donetsk
3  Armenian SSR 1 Ararat Yerevan
 Azerbaijan SSR Neftchi Baku
 Belarusian SSR Dinamo Minsk
 Georgian SSR Dinamo Tbilisi
 Kazakh SSR Kairat Alma-Ata
 Lithuanian SSR Zhalgiris Vilnius

See also

References

External links

Soviet Top League
1988 in Soviet football
1987–88 in European football (UEFA)
1988–89 in European football (UEFA)
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