1988 Soviet Top League

Soviet Top League
Season1988
DatesMarch 7 — November 19, 1988
ChampionsDnipro Dnepropetrovsk
(2nd title)
RelegatedNeftchi Baku
Kairat Alma-Ata
European CupDnipr Dnipropetrovsk
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 Dnipropetrovsk)
← 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

350km
217miles
Chernomorets
Torpedo
Spartak
Dynamo
Lokomotiv
Dynamo T
Neftchi
Metallist
Žalgiris
Shakhter
Dnepr
Zenit
Kairat
Dynamo Mi
Ararat
Dynamo K
Locations of teams in the 1988 Top League

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (C) 30 18 10 2 49 23 +26 46 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Dynamo Kyiv 30 17 9 4 43 19 +24 43 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Torpedo Moscow 30 17 8 5 39 23 +16 42 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 Spartak Moscow 30 14 11 5 40 26 +14 39[a] Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
5 Žalgiris Vilnius 30 14 7 9 39 35 +4 35
6 Zenit Leningrad 30 11 9 10 35 34 +1 31
7 Lokomotiv Moscow 30 10 12 8 35 29 +6 30[b]
8 Shakhtar Donetsk 30 9 10 11 30 28 +2 28
9 Ararat Erevan 30 9 9 12 21 28 −7 27
10 Dinamo Moscow 30 9 8 13 32 38 −6 26
11 Metalist Kharkiv 30 8 10 12 29 36 −7 26
12 Dinamo Minsk 30 7 11 12 29 34 −5 25[a]
13 Chornomorets Odessa 30 9 6 15 24 37 −13 24
14 Dinamo Tbilisi 30 9 5 16 28 37 −9 23
15 Neftchi Baku (R) 30 5 7 18 28 46 −18 17 Relegation to First League
16 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:
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 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

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