1981 Soviet First League Explained

Season:	1981
Nextseason:	1982

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.

Top scorers

	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ravil Sharipov	Metallurg Zaporozhye	26 (6)
2	Vladimir Mukhanov	Lokomotiv Moscow	22 (1)
3	Gennady Smirnov	Fakel Voronezh	21 (2)
	Viktor Nastashevskyi	SKA Kiev	21 (2)
5	Oleh Taran	SKA Odessa	20
6	Devizi Dardzhania	Torpedo Kutaisi	19 (1)
7	Nodar Bachiashvili	Metallist Kharkov	17
8	Yuriy Koryukov	Nistru Kishenev	15
9	Valeriy Tursunov	Pamir Dushanbe	14 (1)

Number of teams by union republic

Rank	Union republic	Number of teams	Club(s)
1		9	Lokomotiv Moscow, Shinnik Yaroslavl, Iskra Smolensk, Fakel Voronezh, Spartak Kostroma, SKA Khabarovsk, Spartak Ordzhonikidze, Kuzbass Kemerevo, Dinamo Stavropol
2		8	Metallist Kharkov, Kolos Nikopol, Karpaty Lvov, Metallurg Zaporozhye, Zaria Voroshilovgrad, SKA Odessa, SKA Kiev, Prykarpatye Ivano-Frankovsk
3		2	Torpedo Kutaisi, Guria Lanchkhuti
4		1	Žalgiris Vilnius
	Nistru Kishinev
	Pamir Dushanbe
	Zvezda Dzhizak
	Traktor Pavlodar

External links

• 1981 season. RSSSF