# 1986 Soviet First League

The 1986 Soviet First League was the 47th season of the second tier of association football in the Soviet Union.

## Teams

* Demoted from the Soviet Top League: FC Fakel Voronezh and FC SKA Rostov/Donu.
* Promoted from the Soviet Second League: FC Rostselmash Rostov/Donu, FC Iskra Smolensk, and FC Atalantas Klaipėda.

## League standings

Note: 12 draws limit was applied during the season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | CSKA Moscow (C, P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 61 | Promotion to Top League |
| 2 | Guria Lanchkhuti (P) | 46 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 80 | 66 | +14 | 61 | Promotion to Top League |
| 3 | Daugava Riga | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 82 | 46 | +36 | 60 | |
| 4 | SKA Karpaty Lviv | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 54 | |
| 5 | Pamir Dushanbe | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 76 | 48 | +28 | 54 | |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 53 | |
| 7 | Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 86 | 69 | +17 | 52 | |
| 8 | Rotor Volgograd | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 69 | 56 | +13 | 51 | |
| 9 | Kolos Nikopol | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 51 | |
| 10 | Fakel Voronezh | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 48 | |
| 11 | Dinamo Batumi | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 48 | |
| 12 | Metalurh Zaporizhia | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 45 | |
| 13 | Kuzbass Kemerevo | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 44 | |
| 14 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 44 | |
| 15 | SKA Rostov-on-Don | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 43 | |
| 16 | Spartak Ordjonikidze | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 42 | |
| 17 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 55 | 73 | −18 | 40 | |
| 18 | Dynamo Stavropol | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 40 | |
| 19 | Kotayk Abovyan | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 40 | |
| 20 | Kuban Krasnodar (R) | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 40 | Relegation to Second League |
| 21 | SKA Khabarovsk (R) | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 36 | Relegation to Second League |
| 22 | Iskra Smolensk (R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 30 | 60 | −30 | 34 | Relegation to Second League |
| 23 | Atlantas Klaipėda (R) | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 29 | Relegation to Second League |
| 24 | Nistru Chisinau (R) | 46 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 101 | −70 | 21 | Relegation to Second League |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 There was a limit for the draws earned, 12. Only twelve draws earn a point, in contrast, over the limit draws earn no points.

### Match for 1st place
## Top scorers

| # | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Vazgen Manasyan | Pamir Dushanbe | 27 (3) |
| 1 | Besik Pridonishvili | Guria Lanchkhuti | 27 (6) |
| 3 | Aleksandrs Starkovs | Daugava Riga | 22 |
| 4 | Sergei Okunev | Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu | 21 (1) |
| 4 | Aleksandr Minayev | Fakel Voronezh | 21 (3) |
| 6 | Aleksandr Gitselov | Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu | 19 (1) |
| 6 | Sergei Berezin | CSKA Moscow | 19 (3) |
| 6 | Yevhen Shakhov | Metallurg Zaporozhye | 19 (7) |
| 9 | Mukhsin Mukhamadiev | Pamir Dushanbe | 18 |
| 9 | Vyacheslav Lendel | SKA Karpaty Lvov | 18 |
| 9 | Genādijs Šitiks | Daugava Riga | 18 (5) |

## Number of teams by union republic

| Rank | Union republic | Number of teams | Club(s) |
| 1 | RSFSR | 13 | CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu, Rotor Volgograd, Fakel Voronezh, Kuzbass Kemerovo, Shinnik Yaroslavl, SKA Rostov-na-Donu, Spartak Vladikavkaz, Dinamo Stavropol, Kuban Krasnodar, SKA Khabarovsk, Iskra Smolensk |
| 2 | Ukrainian SSR | 3 | SKA Karpaty Lvov, Kolos Nikopol, Metallurg Zaporozhye |
| 3 | Georgian SSR | 2 | Guria Lanchkhuti, Dinamo Batumi |
| 4 | Uzbek SSR | 1 | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
| 4 | Latvian SSR | 1 | Daugava Riga |
| 4 | Tajik SSR | 1 | Pamir Dushanbe |
| 4 | Armenian SSR | 1 | Kotaik Abovian |
| 4 | Lithuanian SSR | 1 | Atlantas Klapeida |
| 4 | Moldavian SSR | 1 | Nistru Kishinev |