# 1987 in Soviet football

The 1987 Soviet football championship was the 56th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union. Spartak Moscow won the Top League championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the eleventh time.

## Honours

| Competition | Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
| Top League | Top League | Spartak Moscow (11) | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk |
| First League | First League | Chernomorets Odessa (3) | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Second League | Finals 1 | Tavriya Simferopol | Iskra Smolensk |
| Second League | Group 2 | Zvezda Perm | Meliorator Chimkent |
| Second League | Group 3 | Kuban Krasnodar | Nistru Kishinev |
| Soviet Cup | Soviet Cup | Dinamo Kiev (8) | Dinamo Minsk |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

## Soviet Union football championship
### Top League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Spartak Moscow (C) | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 42 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 39 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 36 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Torpedo Moscow | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 34 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Dinamo Minsk | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 33 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Dynamo Kiev | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 32 | |
| 7 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 30 | |
| 8 | Ararat Erevan | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 29 | |
| 9 | Neftchi Baku | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 28 | |
| 10 | Dinamo Moscow | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 28 | |
| 11 | Metalist Kharkov | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 27 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 12 | Kairat Alma-Ata | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 26 | |
| 13 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 25 | |
| 14 | Zenit Leningrad | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 24 | |
| 15 | CSKA Moscow (R) | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 24 | Relegation to First League |
| 16 | Guria Lanchkhuti (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 18 | Relegation to First League |
* 1 2 3 1 point deducted (10 draw limited)
* ↑ 2 points deducted (10 draw limited)

### First League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Chernomorets Odessa (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 62 | Promotion to Top League |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moscow (P) | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 58 | Promotion to Top League |
| 3 | Daugava Riga | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 50 | |
| 4 | Pamir Dushanbe | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 46 | |
| 5 | SKA Karpaty Lvov | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 46 | |
| 6 | Kuzbass Kemerevo | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 44 | |
| 7 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 44 | |
| 8 | Kolos Nikopol | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 40 | |
| 9 | Metallurg Zaporozhia | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 40 | |
| 10 | Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 40 | |
| 11 | SKA Rostov-on-Don | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 39 | |
| 12 | Geolog Tyumen | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 39 | |
| 13 | Kotayk Abovyan | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 38 | |
| 14 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 38 | |
| 15 | Dynamo Stavropol | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 38 | |
| 16 | Zarya Voroshilovgrad | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 38 | |
| 17 | Rotor Volgograd | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 36 | |
| 18 | Spartak Ordjonikidze | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 36 | |
| 19 | Dinamo Batumi | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 35 | |
| 20 | Fakel Voronezh (R) | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 34 | Relegation to Second League |
| 21 | Torpedo Kutaisi (R) | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 34 | Relegation to Second League |
| 22 | Krylya Sovetov Kuybyshev (R) | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 32 | Relegation to Second League |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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. Note that this year Fakel was forced to relegation because of this rule.

### Group 1

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | UKR | Tavria Simferopol | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 5 | Promoted |
| 2 | RUS | Iskra Smolensk | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | |
| 3 | GEO | Lokomotiv Samtredia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | RUS | Zvezda Perm | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Promoted |
| 2 | KAZ | Meliorator Chimkent | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | RUS | SKA Khabarovsk | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | RUS | Kuban Krasnodar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | Promoted |
| 2 | MDA | Nistru Kishinev | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | UZB | Neftyanik Fergana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | |
* 1 2 -

### Top goalscorers

Top League
* Oleh Protasov (Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk) – 18 goals
First League
* Viktor Pimushin (Kuzbass Kemerovo) – 23 goals