| Season: | 1983 |
| Nextseason: | 1984 |
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.
| 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 | |
| Ravil Sharipov | Metallurg Zaporozhye | 21 (8) | ||
| 6 | Oleksandr Malyshenko | Zaria Voroshilovgrad | 20 | |
| 7 | Sergey Andreyev | SKA Rostov-na-Donu | 19 | |
| Sergei Stukashov | Kairat Alma-Ata | 19 | ||
| 9 | Nikolai Kolesov | Kuban Krasnodar | 18 |
| Rank | Union republic | Number of teams | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 5 | Metallurg Zaporozhye, Kolos Nikopol, Tavria Simferopol, SKA Karpaty Lvov, Zaria Voroshilovgrad | |
| 3 | 1 | Guria Lanchkhuti | |
| Kairat Alma-Ata | |||
| Pamir Dushanbe | |||
| Daugava Riga | |||
| Zvezda Dzhizak | |||
| Dnepr Mogilev | |||