1981 Soviet Top League


Statistics of Soviet Top League for the 1981 season.

Overview

It was contested by 18 teams, and Dynamo Kyiv won the championship.

Top scorers

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Medal squads

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1. FC Dynamo Kyiv

Goalkeepers: Mykhaylo Mykhaylov, Yuriy Romenskyi.

Defenders: Volodymyr Lozynskyi, Anatoliy Konkov, Sergei Baltacha, Anatoliy Demyanenko, Oleksandr Boyko, Oleksandr Sorokalet, Serhiy Zhuravlyov, Viktor Kaplun, Yuriy Makhynya.

Midfielders: Andriy Bal, Leonid Buryak, Volodymyr Bezsonov, Volodymyr Veremeyev, Yaroslav Dumanskyi, Viktor Kolotov, Vasyl Rats.

Forwards: Vadym Yevtushenko, Oleg Blokhin, Viktor Khlus, Aleksandr Khapsalis, Stepan Yurchyshyn.
Manager: Valeriy Lobanovskyi.
Transferred out during the season:.
2. FC Spartak Moscow

Goalkeepers: Rinat Dasayev, Aleksei Prudnikov.

Defenders: Vladimir Sochnov, Viktor Samokhin, Oleg Romantsev, Alexander Mirzoyan, Gennady Morozov, Gocha Machaidze.

Midfielders: Sergey Shavlo, Fyodor Cherenkov, Sergei Shvetsov, Yevgeni Sidorov, Boris Pozdnyakov, Manuchar Machaidze.

Forwards: Yuri Gavrilov, Edgar Gess, Aleksandr Kalashnikov, Sergey Rodionov, Vladimir Safronenko, Sergei Krestenenko, Sergei Argudyayev.
Manager: Konstantin Beskov.
Transferred out during the season:.
3. FC Dinamo Tbilisi

Goalkeepers: Otar Gabelia, Karlo Mchedlidze.

Defenders: Nodar Khizanishvili, Tengiz Sulakvelidze, Giorgi Tavadze, Aleksandre Chivadze, Shota Khinchagashvili, Tamaz Kostava, David Mudzhiri, Amiran Andguladze, Levan Melikia, Giorgi Chilaia.

Midfielders: Vitaly Daraselia, Zaur Svanadze, Nugzar Kakilashvili, Gocha Dzhohadze, Amiran Minashvili.

Forwards: Vladimir Gutsaev, Ramaz Shengelia, Vazha Zhvania, David Kipiani, Revaz Chelebadze, Grigol Tsaava.
Manager: Nodar Akhalkatsi.
Transferred out during the season:'''.

Attendances

#Football clubAverage
1Dinamo Tbilisi47,271
2Dynamo Kyiv37,259
3Kuban33,824
4Zenit23,871
5Spartak Moscow23,241
6Shakhtar Donetsk22,812
7Dnipro21,100
8Tavriya19,059
9Chornomorets17,171
10Dinamo Minsk16,012
11Ararat15,718
12Kairat15,553
13Rostov-on-Don13,829
14Neftchi13,535
15Dynamo Moscow10,804
16Torpedo Moscow8,176
17PFC CSKA7,929
18Paxtakor6,894

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