1987 Soviet Top League

In the 1987 season, the Soviet Top League – the top tier of football in the Soviet Union – was won by Spartak Moscow interrupting the two year championship run of the Kyiv's team. Dynamo Kyiv, the defending 12-times champions, placed sixth and failed to qualify for the European competitions, while their rivals Dynamo Moscow placed only 10th.
This season CSKA Moscow were relegated on additional criteria when they tied on points with Zenit Leningrad at the final standing.

Teams

Promoted teams

FC CSKA Moscow – champion
FC Guria Lanchkhuti – 2nd place ''''

Final standings

Promotion

Top scorers

;18 goals

Oleh Protasov

;16 goals

Arminas Narbekovas

;12 goals

;10 goals

;9 goals

;8 goals

Ihor Belanov

Clean sheets

;15 matches

Andrei Satsunkevich

;14 matches

Rinat Dasayev

;10 matches

Viktor Chanov

;6 matches

Vyacheslav Chanov

;4 matches

Dmitri Kharine

;3 matches

Medal squads

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1. FC Spartak Moscow

Goalkeepers: Rinat Dasayev, Stanislav Cherchesov.

Defenders: Vagiz Khidiyatullin, Aleksandr Bubnov, Yuri Susloparov, Boris Kuznetsov, Almir Kayumov, Aleksandr Bokiy, Yuri Surov.

Midfielders: Fyodor Cherenkov, Viktor Pasulko, Aleksandr Mostovoi, Yevgeni Kuznetsov, Aleksei Yeryomenko, Sergei Novikov, Babken Melikian, Andrei Mitin, Vladimir Kapustin.

Forwards: Sergey Rodionov, Valeri Shmarov, Mikheil Meskhi, Oleg Kuzhlev, Andrei Rudakov, Mikhail Rusyayev, Viktor Kolyadko.
Manager: Konstantin Beskov.
Transferred out during the season: Aleksei Yeryomenko, Babken Melikian, Andrei Rudakov, Mikhail Rusyayev, Viktor Kolyadko.
2. FC Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk

Goalkeepers: Valeriy Horodov, Serhiy Krakovskyi.

Defenders: Sergei Bashkirov, Ivan Vyshnevskyi, Oleksiy Cherednyk, Serhiy Puchkov, Oleksandr Sorokalet, Volodymyr Gerashchenko, Oleksandr Lysenko, Oleh Fediukov.

Midfielders: Hennadiy Lytovchenko, Vadym Tyshchenko, Anton Shokh, Mykola Kudrytsky, Volodymyr Bahmut.

Forwards: Oleh Protasov, Oleh Taran, Yevhen Shakhov, Volodymyr Lyutyi, Vasyl Storchak.
Manager: Yevhen Kucherevskyi.
Transferred out during the season: none.
3. FK Žalgiris Vilnius

Goalkeepers: Vaclovas Jurkus, Almantas Kalinauskas.

Defenders: Vyacheslav Sukristov, Sigitas Jakubauskas, Romas Mažeikis, Arvydas Janonis, Igoris Pankratjevas, Vladimiras Buzmakovas, Robertas Tautkus, Arūnas Žėkas.

Midfielders: Vidmantas Rasiukas, Valdas Ivanauskas, Algimantas Mackevičius, Virginijus Baltušnikas, Viktoras Bridaitis, Stasys Tamulevičius.

Forwards: Arminas Narbekovas, Stasys Baranauskas, Kęstutis Ruzgys, Gintaras Kviliūnas, Gediminas Sugzda, Robertas Fridrikas.
Manager: Benjaminas Zelkevičius.
Transferred out during the season:''' none.

Attendances
Source:
No. Club Average Change Highest
1 Dynamo Kyiv 58,113 71,4% 98,000
2 Ararat 43,127 16,1% 62,300
3 Neftçhi 36,860 188,7% 37,600
4 Spartak Moscow 36,700 83,8% 95,000
5 Shakhtar Donetsk 30,153 21,5% 40,000
6 Dinamo Tbilisi 28,700 -22,8% 42,700
7 Kairat 27,407 176,8% 30,000
8 Dnipro 24,367 18,8% 32,000
9 Dinamo Minsk 22,907 72,6% 50,500
10 Metalist Kharkiv 22,727 42,8% 35,000
11 Zenit 21,333 -12,4% 50,000
12 Guria 20,633 95,1% 23,200
13 Dynamo Moscow 16,507 22,0% 50,000
14 PFC CSKA 14,320 166,6% 47,000
15 Žalgiris 11,540 70,4% 16,000
16 Torpedo Moscow 9,353 13,1% 38,000

No.	Club	Average	Change	Highest
1	Dynamo Kyiv	58,113	71,4%	98,000
2	Ararat	43,127	16,1%	62,300
3	Neftçhi	36,860	188,7%	37,600
4	Spartak Moscow	36,700	83,8%	95,000
5	Shakhtar Donetsk	30,153	21,5%	40,000
6	Dinamo Tbilisi	28,700	-22,8%	42,700
7	Kairat	27,407	176,8%	30,000
8	Dnipro	24,367	18,8%	32,000
9	Dinamo Minsk	22,907	72,6%	50,500
10	Metalist Kharkiv	22,727	42,8%	35,000
11	Zenit	21,333	-12,4%	50,000
12	Guria	20,633	95,1%	23,200
13	Dynamo Moscow	16,507	22,0%	50,000
14	PFC CSKA	14,320	166,6%	47,000
15	Žalgiris	11,540	70,4%	16,000
16	Torpedo Moscow	9,353	13,1%	38,000