1981 Soviet First League
Appearance
The 1981 Soviet First League was the eleventh season of the Soviet First League and the 41st season of the Soviet second tier league competition.
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Metalist Kharkiv (C, P) | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 62 | Promotion to Top League |
2 | Torpedo Kutaisi (P) | 46 | 26 | 4 | 16 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 56 | |
3 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 54[a] | |
4 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 52 | |
5 | Kolos Nikopol | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 68 | 53 | +15 | 51 | |
6 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 46[a] | |
7 | Iskra Smolensk | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 46 | |
8 | Nistru Kishinev | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 46 | |
9 | Pamir Dushanbe | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 45 | |
10 | Fakel Voronezh | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 44 | |
11 | Karpaty Lvov | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 44 | |
12 | Spartak Kostroma | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 44[a] | |
13 | Metallurg Zaporozhia | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 44[a] | |
14 | Guria Lanchkhuti | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 44[a] | |
15 | Zarya Voroshilovgrad | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 44[a] | |
16 | SKA Odessa | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 44[a] | |
17 | SKA Kiev | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 59 | 71 | −12 | 42 | |
18 | Buston Dzhizak | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 41 | |
19 | SKA Khabarovsk | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 40 | |
20 | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk[b] (R) | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 40[a] | Relegation to Second League |
21 | Spartak Ordjonikidze (R) | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 40 | |
22 | Kuzbass Kemerovo (R) | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 40 | |
23 | Dinamo Stavropol (R) | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 38[a] | |
24 | Traktor Pavlodar (R) | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 36[a] |