# 1983 Soviet First League

The 1983 Soviet First League was the thirteenth season of the Soviet First League and the 43rd season of the Soviet second tier league competition.

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Kairat Almaty (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 78 | 36 | +42 | 60 | Promotion to Top League |
| 2 | SKA Rostov-on-Don (P) | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 73 | 36 | +37 | 58 | Promotion to Top League |
| 3 | Fakel Voronezh | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 54 | |
| 4 | Rotor Volgograd | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 51 | |
| 5 | Metallurg Zaporozhia | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 66 | 46 | +20 | 50 | |
| 6 | Kolos Nikopol | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 48 | |
| 7 | Tavria Simferopol | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 78 | 67 | +11 | 44 | |
| 8 | Kuban Krasnodar | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 43 | |
| 9 | Guria Lanchkhuti | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 42 | |
| 10 | Kuzbass Kemerovo | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 42 | |
| 11 | SKA Karpaty Lvov | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 42 | |
| 12 | Pamir Dushanbe | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 40 | |
| 13 | Zarya Voroshilovgrad | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 39 | |
| 14 | Daugava Riga | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 63 | −6 | 38 | |
| 15 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 38 | |
| 16 | Zvezda Dzhizak | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 38 | |
| 17 | Iskra Smolensk | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 37 | |
| 18 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 75 | −30 | 37 | |
| 19 | SKA Khabarovsk | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 36 | |
| 20 | Dnepr Mogilev (R) | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 36 | Relegation to Second League |
| 21 | Textilshchik Ivanovo (R) | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 45 | 83 | −38 | 26 | Relegation to Second League |
| 22 | Dinamo Kirov (R) | 42 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 29 | 63 | −34 | 21 | Relegation to Second League |
* 1 2 3 4 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 | Yuriy Bondarenko | Tavriya Simferopol | 25 (1) |
| 2 | Valeriy Tursunov | Pamir Dushanbe | 23 (2) |
| 3 | Vitaly Razdayev | Kuzbass Kemerevo | 22 (2) |
| 4 | Evstaphiy Pechlevanidis | Kairat Alma-Ata | 21 |
| 4 | Ravil Sharipov | Metallurg Zaporozhye | 21 (8) |
| 6 | Oleksandr Malyshenko | Zaria Voroshilovgrad | 20 |
| 7 | Sergey Andreyev | SKA Rostov-na-Donu | 19 |
| 7 | Sergei Stukashov | Kairat Alma-Ata | 19 |
| 9 | Nikolai Kolesov | Kuban Krasnodar | 18 |

## Number of teams by union republic

| Rank | Union republic | Number of teams | Club(s) |
| 1 | RSFSR | 11 | SKA Rostov-na-Donu, Fakel Voronezh, Rotor Volgograd, Kuban Krasnodar, Kuzbass Kemerovo, Lokomotiv Moscow, Iskra Smolensk, Shinnik Yaroslavl, SKA Khabarovsk, Tekstilshchik Ivanovo, Dinamo Kirov |
| 2 | Ukrainian SSR | 5 | Metallurg Zaporozhye, Kolos Nikopol, Tavria Simferopol, SKA Karpaty Lvov, Zaria Voroshilovgrad |
| 3 | Georgian SSR | 1 | Guria Lanchkhuti |
| 3 | Kazakh SSR | 1 | Kairat Alma-Ata |
| 3 | Tajik SSR | 1 | Pamir Dushanbe |
| 3 | Latvian SSR | 1 | Daugava Riga |
| 3 | Uzbek SSR | 1 | Zvezda Dzhizak |
| 3 | Belarusian SSR | 1 | Dnepr Mogilev |