# 1980 Soviet First League

The 1980 Soviet First League was the tenth season of the Soviet First League and the 40th season of the Soviet second tier league competition.

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Tavria Simferopol (C, P) | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 82 | 42 | +40 | 65 | Promotion to Top League |
| 2 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (P) | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 62 | Promotion to Top League |
| 3 | Metalist Kharkiv | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 60 | |
| 4 | Pamir Dushanbe | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 55 | |
| 5 | Kolos Nikopol | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 70 | 47 | +23 | 51 | |
| 6 | SKA Khabarovsk | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 50 | |
| 7 | Dinamo Stavropol | 46 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 49 | |
| 8 | Nistru Kishinev | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 48 | |
| 9 | Iskra Smolensk | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 47 | |
| 10 | Zarya Voroshilovgrad | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 46 | |
| 11 | Guria Lanchkhuti | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 68 | 73 | −5 | 46 | |
| 12 | Fakel Voronezh | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 46 | |
| 13 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 45 | |
| 14 | Kuzbass Kemerovo | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 61 | 77 | −16 | 43 | |
| 15 | Spartak Ordjonikidze | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 43 | |
| 16 | SKA Odessa | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 42 | |
| 17 | Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 42 | |
| 18 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 42 | |
| 19 | Buston Dzhizak | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 42 | |
| 20 | Metallurg Zaporozhia | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 41 | |
| 21 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 40 | |
| 22 | Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev (R) | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 34 | Relegation to Second League |
| 23 | Spartak Nalchik (R) | 46 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 28 | Relegation to Second League |
| 24 | Uralmash Sverdlovsk (R) | 46 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 35 | 82 | −47 | 21 | Relegation to Second League |
* 1 2 3 4 5 There was a draw limit for the draws earned, 12. Only twelve draws earn a point, in contrast, over the limit draws earn no points.

## Top scorers

| # | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Volodymyr Naumenko | Tavriya Simferopol | 33 (2) |
| 2 | Anatoliy Bykov | Dynamo Stavropol | 23 (1) |
| 3 | Gennady Smirnov | Fakel Voronezh | 22 (2) |
| 4 | Vitaly Razdayev | Kuzbass Kemerevo | 21 |
| 4 | Nodar Bachiashvili | Metallist Kharkov | 21 (1) |
| 6 | Merab Megreladze | Guria Lanchkhuti | 20 |
| 7 | Oleksandr Pogoryelov | Kolos Nikopol | 19 |
| 7 | Vadim Pavlenko | Dnepr Dneprpropetrovsk | 19 (5) |
| 9 | Ivan Shariy | Metallurg Zaporozhye | 18 (1) |

## Number of teams by union republic

| Rank | Union republic | Number of teams | Club(s) |
| 1 | RSFSR | 10 | SKA Khabarovsk, Dinamo Stavropol, Iskra Smolensk, Fakel Voronezh, Kuzbass Kemerevo, Spartak Ordzhonikidze, Shinnik Yaroslavl, Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev, Spartak Nalchik, Uralmash Sverdlovsk |
| 2 | Ukrainian SSR | 8 | Tavria Simferopol, Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, Metallist Kharkov, Kolos Nikopol, Zaria Voroshilovgrad, SKA Odessa, Prykarpatye Ivano-Frankovsk, Metallurg Zaporozhye |
| 3 | Georgian SSR | 2 | Torpedo Kutaisi, Guria Lanchkhuti |
| 4 | Tajik SSR | 1 | Pamir Dushanbe |
| 4 | Moldavian SSR | 1 | Nistru Kishinev |
| 4 | Lithuanian SSR | 1 | Žalgiris Vilnius |
| 4 | Uzbek SSR | 1 | Buston Dzhizak |