| U.S.S.R. 1981 | ||||||||||
| Visshaya Liga | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Dinamo Kiev | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 58 | 26 | 32 | 53 | |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 70 | 40 | 30 | 46 | |
| 3 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 62 | 35 | 27 | 42 | |
| 4 | Dinamo Moskva | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 40 | |
| 5 | Torpedo Moskva (-4) | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 38 | |
| 6 | CSKA Moskva | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 37 | |
| 7 | Shakhtyor Donetsk | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 39 | 12 | 34 | |
| 8 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 53 | -11 | 32 | |
| 9 | Dinamo Minsk (-3) | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 39 | 5 | 32 | |
| 10 | Nefchi Baku (-2) | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 49 | -15 | 32 | |
| 11 | Chernomorets Odessa | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 31 | |
| 12 | Kairat Alma-Ata (-2) | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 30 | |
| 13 | Kuban Krasnodar | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 29 | |
| 14 | Ararat Yerevan | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 50 | -6 | 29 | |
| 15 | Zenit Leningrad | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 43 | -10 | 28 | |
| 16 | SKA Rostov-na-Donu | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 58 | -19 | 26 | |
| 17 | Tavriya Simferopol | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 54 | -27 | 23 | |
| 18 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 34 | 58 | -24 | 19 | |
| 612 | 220 | 172 | 220 | 779 | 779 | 0 | 601 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point, no points after the 10th draw); 2) Head-to-head record; 5) Goal difference; 6) goals scored | ||||||||||
| Pakhtakor Tashkent escaped relegation by Federation decision | ||||||||||
| Promoted | Torpedo Kutaisi, Metallist Kharkov | |||||||||
| The romanization of Soviet names is carried out on the basis of the BNG/PCGN System | ||||||||||
| Kiev = Киев | Alma-Ata = Алма-Ата | |||||||||
| Moskva = Москва | Krasnodar = Краснода́р | |||||||||
| Tbilisi = Тбили́си | Yerevan = Ереван | |||||||||
| Donetsk = Доне́цк | Leningrad = Ленинград | |||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk = Днепропетровск | Rostov-na-Donu = Росто́в-на-Дону́ | |||||||||
| Minsk = Минск | Simferopol = Симферополь | |||||||||
| Baku = Баку́ | Tashkent = Ташке́нт | |||||||||
| Odessa = Одесса | ||||||||||
| CSKA = Centralnyi Sportivnyi Klub Armii | SKA = Sportivnyi Klub Armii | |||||||||
| Kiev => Kyiv/Київ (UKR) | Alma-Ata => Almaty/Алматы (KAZ) | |||||||||
| Moskva => Moskva (RUS) | Krasnodar => Krasnodar (RUS) | |||||||||
| Tbilisi => Tbilisi/თბილისი (GEO) | Yerevan => Yerevan/Երևան (ARM) | |||||||||
| Donetsk => Donetsk/Донецьк (UKR) | Leningrad => Sankt Peterburg/Санкт-Петербург (RUS) | |||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk => Dnipropetrovsk/Дніпропетровськ (UKR) | Rostov-na-Donu => Rostov-na-Donu (RUS) | |||||||||
| Minsk => Minsk/Мiнск (BLS) | Simferopol => Simferopol/Сімферополь (UKR) | |||||||||
| Baku => Bakı (AZE) | Tashkent => Toshkent/Тошкент (UZB) | |||||||||
| Odessa => Odesa/Одеса (UKR) | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinal | Dinamo Moskva - SKA Rostov-na-Donu | 0-1 | ||||||||
| Metallist Kharkov - Spartak Moskva | 0-0 | aet (2-4 pen) | ||||||||
| Final (Moskva 09.05.1981) | Spartak Moskva - SKA Rostov-na-Donu | 0-1 | ||||||||
| Rostov-na-Donu => Rostov-na-Donu (RUS) | ||||||||||
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk dissolved in 2019 | Tavriya Simferopol dissolved in 2022 | |||||||||
| Kuban Krasnodar dissolved in 2018 | ||||||||||
| U.S.S.R. 1982 | ||||||||||
| Visshaya Liga | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Dinamo Minsk | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 63 | 35 | 28 | 47 | |
| 2 | Dinamo Kiev | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 58 | 25 | 33 | 46 | |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 35 | 24 | 41 | |
| 4 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 47 | 4 | 41 | |
| 5 | Ararat Yerevan | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 47 | 3 | 38 | |
| 6 | Pakhtakor Tashkent (-1) | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 36 | |
| 7 | Zenit Leningrad | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 33 | |
| 8 | Torpedo Moskva (-2) | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 32 | |
| 9 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk (-2) | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 32 | |
| 10 | Chernomorets Odessa (-1) | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 32 | |
| 11 | Dinamo Moskva | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 42 | 52 | -10 | 31 | |
| 12 | Metallist Kharkov (-1) | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 30 | |
| 13 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 45 | -6 | 30 | |
| 14 | Shakhtyor Donetsk | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 57 | -15 | 29 | |
| 15 | CSKA Moskva | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 46 | -5 | 29 | |
| 16 | Nefchi Baku | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 63 | -21 | 27 | |
| 17 | Kuban Krasnodar | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 27 | |
| 18 | Kairat Alma-Ata | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 56 | -22 | 24 | |
| 612 | 220 | 172 | 220 | 776 | 776 | 0 | 605 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point, no points after the 10th draw); 2) Head-to-head record; 5) Goal difference; 6) goals scored | ||||||||||
| Promoted | Nistru Kishinyov, Zhalgiris Vilnius | |||||||||
| The romanization of Soviet names is carried out on the basis of the BNG/PCGN System | ||||||||||
| Minsk = Минск | Odessa = Одесса | |||||||||
| Kiev = Киев | Kharkov = Харьков | |||||||||
| Moskva = Москва | Kutaisi = Кутаи́си | |||||||||
| Tbilisi = Тбили́си | Donetsk = Доне́цк | |||||||||
| Yerevan = Ереван | Baku = Баку́ | |||||||||
| Tashkent = Ташке́нт | Krasnodar = Краснода́р | |||||||||
| Leningrad = Ленинград | Alma-Ata = Алма-Ата | |||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk = Днепропетровск | ||||||||||
| CSKA = Centralnyi Sportivnyi Klub Armii | ||||||||||
| Minsk => Minsk/Мiнск (BLS) | Odessa => Odesa/Одеса (UKR) | |||||||||
| Kiev => Kyiv/Київ (UKR) | Kharkov => Kharkiv/Харків (UKR) | |||||||||
| Moskva => Moskva (RUS) | Kutaisi => Kutaisi/ქუთაისი (GEO) | |||||||||
| Tbilisi => Tbilisi/თბილისი (GEO) | Donetsk => Donetsk/Донецьк (UKR) | |||||||||
| Yerevan => Yerevan/Երևան (ARM) | Baku => Bakı (AZE) | |||||||||
| Tashkent => Toshkent/Тошкент (UZB) | Krasnodar => Krasnodar (RUS) | |||||||||
| Leningrad => Sankt Peterburg/Санкт-Петербург (RUS) | Alma-Ata => Almaty/Алматы (KAZ) | |||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk => Dnipropetrovsk/Дніпропетровськ (UKR) | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinal | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk - Torpedo Moskva | 0-2 | ||||||||
| Dinamo Kiev - Dinamo Tbilisi | 2-0 | |||||||||
| Final (Moskva 09.05.1982) | Torpedo Moskva - Dinamo Kiev | 0-1 | ||||||||
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk dissolved in 2019 | Kuban Krasnodar dissolved in 2018 | |||||||||
| U.S.S.R. 1983 | ||||||||||
| Visshaya Liga | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 36 | 27 | 49 | |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 25 | 35 | 45 | |
| 3 | Dinamo Minsk | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 43 | |
| 4 | Zenit Leningrad (-1) | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 40 | |
| 5 | Zhalgiris Vilnius | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 39 | |
| 6 | Torpedo Moskva (-1) | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 38 | |
| 7 | Dinamo Kiev | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 38 | |
| 8 | Chernomorets Odessa | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 46 | -2 | 37 | |
| 9 | Shakhtyor Donetsk | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 48 | 40 | 8 | 35 | |
| 10 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 35 | |
| 11 | Metallist Kharkov | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 32 | |
| 12 | CSKA Moskva (-2) | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 32 | |
| 13 | Nefchi Baku | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 30 | |
| 14 | Ararat Yerevan | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 29 | |
| 15 | Dinamo Moskva (-1) | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 28 | |
| 16 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 48 | -7 | 27 | |
| 17 | Torpedo Kutaisi (-2) | 34 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 58 | -32 | 18 | |
| 18 | Nistru Kishinyov | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 73 | -54 | 10 | |
| 612 | 229 | 154 | 229 | 725 | 725 | 0 | 605 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point, no points after the 10th draw); 2) Head-to-head record; 5) Goal difference; 6) goals scored | ||||||||||
| Promoted | Kairat Alma-Ata, SKA Rostov-na-Donu | |||||||||
| The romanization of Soviet names is carried out on the basis of the BNG/PCGN System | ||||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk = Днепропетровск | Tashkent = Ташке́нт | |||||||||
| Moskva = Москва | Kharkov = Харьков | |||||||||
| Minsk = Минск | Baku = Баку́ | |||||||||
| Leningrad = Ленинград | Yerevan = Ереван | |||||||||
| Vilnius = Вильнюс | Tbilisi = Тбили́си | |||||||||
| Kiev = Киев | Kutaisi = Кутаи́си | |||||||||
| Odessa = Одесса | Kishinyov = Кишинёв | |||||||||
| Donetsk = Доне́цк | ||||||||||
| CSKA = Centralnyi Sportivnyi Klub Armii | ||||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk => Dnipropetrovsk/Дніпропетровськ (UKR) | Tashkent => Toshkent/Тошкент (UZB) | |||||||||
| Moskva => Moskva (RUS) | Kharkov => Kharkiv/Харків (UKR) | |||||||||
| Minsk => Minsk/Мiнск (BLS) | Baku => Bakı (AZE) | |||||||||
| Leningrad => Sankt Peterburg/Санкт-Петербург (RUS) | Yerevan => Yerevan/Երևան (ARM) | |||||||||
| Vilnius => Vilnius (LIT) | Tbilisi => Tbilisi/თბილისი (GEO) | |||||||||
| Kiev => Kyiv/Київ (UKR) | Kutaisi => Kutaisi/ქუთაისი (GEO) | |||||||||
| Odessa => Odesa/Одеса (UKR) | Kishinyov => Chišinău (MOL) | |||||||||
| Donetsk => Donetsk/Донецьк (UKR) | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinal | CSKA Moskva - Metallist Kharkov | 0-2 | ||||||||
| Shakhtyor Donetsk - Zenit Leningrad | 2-0 | |||||||||
| Final (Moskva 08.05.1983) | Shakhtyor Donetsk - Metallist Kharkov | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk dissolved in 2019 | ||||||||||
| U.S.S.R. 1984 | ||||||||||
| Visshaya Liga | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Zenit Leningrad | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 32 | 28 | 47 | |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 29 | 24 | 45 | |
| 3 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 40 | 14 | 42 | |
| 4 | Chernomorets Odessa | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 38 | 11 | 41 | |
| 5 | Dinamo Minsk (-3) | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 40 | |
| 6 | Torpedo Moskva | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 36 | 7 | 40 | |
| 7 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 36 | |
| 8 | Kairat Alma-Ata | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 34 | |
| 9 | Zhalgiris Vilnius (-1) | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 34 | |
| 10 | Dinamo Kiev (-3) | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 46 | 30 | 16 | 34 | |
| 11 | Ararat Yerevan | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 50 | -4 | 31 | |
| 12 | Metallist Kharkov | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 53 | -11 | 29 | |
| 13 | Shakhtyor Donetsk | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 29 | |
| 14 | SKA Rostov-na-Donu | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 58 | -10 | 27 | |
| 15 | Nefchi Baku | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 50 | -20 | 26 | |
| 16 | Dinamo Moskva | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 43 | -8 | 26 | |
| 17 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 37 | 58 | -21 | 25 | |
| 18 | CSKA Moskva | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 55 | -31 | 19 | |
| 612 | 227 | 158 | 227 | 767 | 767 | 0 | 605 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point, no points after the 10th draw); 2) Head-to-head record; 5) Goal difference; 6) goals scored | ||||||||||
| Promoted | Fakel Voronezh, Torpedo Kutaisi | |||||||||
| The romanization of Soviet names is carried out on the basis of the BNG/PCGN System | ||||||||||
| Leningrad = Ленинград | Kiev = Киев | |||||||||
| Moskva = Москва | Yerevan = Ереван | |||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk = Днепропетровск | Kharkov = Харьков | |||||||||
| Odessa = Одесса | Donetsk = Доне́цк | |||||||||
| Minsk = Минск | Rostov-na-Donu = Росто́в-на-Дону́ | |||||||||
| Tbilisi = Тбили́си | Baku = Баку́ | |||||||||
| Alma-Ata = Алма-Ата | Tashkent = Ташке́нт | |||||||||
| Vilnius = Вильнюс | ||||||||||
| CSKA = Centralnyi Sportivnyi Klub Armii | SKA = Sportivnyi Klub Armii | |||||||||
| Leningrad => Sankt Peterburg/Санкт-Петербург (RUS) | Kiev => Kyiv/Київ (UKR) | |||||||||
| Moskva => Moskva (RUS) | Yerevan => Yerevan/Երևան (ARM) | |||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk => Dnipropetrovsk/Дніпропетровськ (UKR) | Kharkov => Kharkiv/Харків (UKR) | |||||||||
| Odessa => Odesa/Одеса (UKR) | Donetsk => Donetsk/Донецьк (UKR) | |||||||||
| Minsk => Minsk/Мiнск (BLS) | Rostov-na-Donu => Rostov-na-Donu (RUS) | |||||||||
| Tbilisi => Tbilisi/თბილისი (GEO) | Baku => Bakı (AZE) | |||||||||
| Alma-Ata => Almaty/Алматы (KAZ) | Tashkent => Toshkent/Тошкент (UZB) | |||||||||
| Vilnius => Vilnius (LIT) | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinal | Zenit Leningrad - Fakel Voronezh | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Dinamo Minsk - Dinamo Moskva | 0-4 | |||||||||
| Final (Moskva 24.06.1984) | Dinamo Moskva - Zenit Leningrad | 2-0 | aet | |||||||
| Voronezh => Voronezh (RUS) | ||||||||||
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk dissolved in 2019 | ||||||||||
| U.S.S.R. 1985 | ||||||||||
| Visshaya Liga | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Dinamo Kiev | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 26 | 38 | 48 | |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 72 | 28 | 44 | 46 | |
| 3 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk (-1) | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 71 | 41 | 30 | 42 | |
| 4 | Dinamo Minsk | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 41 | |
| 5 | Torpedo Moskva | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 36 | |
| 6 | Zenit Leningrad | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 38 | 10 | 35 | |
| 7 | Zhalgiris Vilnius (-1) | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 49 | -6 | 34 | |
| 8 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 32 | |
| 9 | Kairat Alma-Ata (-3) | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 46 | -3 | 32 | |
| 10 | Metallist Kharkov | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 55 | -16 | 31 | |
| 11 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 31 | |
| 12 | Shakhtyor Donetsk (-2) | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 30 | |
| 13 | Ararat Yerevan (-2) | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 30 | |
| 14 | Dinamo Moskva | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 29 | |
| 15 | Chernomorets Odessa | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 44 | 65 | -21 | 29 | |
| 16 | Nefchi Baku (-1) | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 28 | |
| 17 | Fakel Voronezh | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 45 | -21 | 27 | |
| 18 | SKA Rostov-na-Donu | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 60 | -24 | 21 | |
| 612 | 221 | 170 | 221 | 795 | 795 | 0 | 602 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point, no points after the 10th draw); 2) Head-to-head record; 5) Goal difference; 6) goals scored | ||||||||||
| Promotion/relegation play-off | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 15 | Chernomorets Odessa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 16 | Nefchi Baku | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
| 17 | Daugava Riga (1946) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |
| 18 | CSKA Moskva | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 3 | |
| 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 24 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Head-to-head record; 5) Goal difference; 6) goals scored | ||||||||||
| The romanization of Soviet names is carried out on the basis of the BNG/PCGN System | ||||||||||
| Kiev = Киев | Kutaisi = Кутаи́си | |||||||||
| Moskva = Москва | Donetsk = Доне́цк | |||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk = Днепропетровск | Yerevan = Ереван | |||||||||
| Minsk = Минск | Odessa = Одесса | |||||||||
| Leningrad = Ленинград | Baku = Баку́ | |||||||||
| Vilnius = Вильнюс | Voronezh = Воро́неж | |||||||||
| Tbilisi = Тбили́си | Rostov-na-Donu = Росто́в-на-Дону́ | |||||||||
| Alma-Ata = Алма-Ата | Riga = Ри́га | |||||||||
| Kharkov = Харьков | ||||||||||
| SKA = Sportivnyi Klub Armii | CSKA = Centralnyi Sportivnyi Klub Armii | |||||||||
| Kiev => Kyiv/Київ (UKR) | Kutaisi => Kutaisi/ქუთაისი (GEO) | |||||||||
| Moskva => Moskva (RUS) | Donetsk => Donetsk/Донецьк (UKR) | |||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk => Dnipropetrovsk/Дніпропетровськ (UKR) | Yerevan => Yerevan/Երևան (ARM) | |||||||||
| Minsk => Minsk/Мiнск (BLS) | Odessa => Odesa/Одеса (UKR) | |||||||||
| Leningrad => Sankt Peterburg/Санкт-Петербург (RUS) | Baku => Bakı (AZE) | |||||||||
| Vilnius => Vilnius (LIT) | Voronezh => Voronezh (RUS) | |||||||||
| Tbilisi => Tbilisi/თბილისი (GEO) | Rostov-na-Donu => Rostov-na-Donu (RUS) | |||||||||
| Alma-Ata => Almaty/Алматы (KAZ) | Riga => Rīga (LAT) | |||||||||
| Kharkov => Kharkiv/Харків (UKR) | ||||||||||
| CUP 1984-85 | ||||||||||
| Semifinal | Shakhtyor Donetsk - Zenit Leningrad | 0-0 | aet (4-2 pen) | |||||||
| Dinamo Kiev - Iskra Smolensk | 3-0 | |||||||||
| Final (Moskva 23.06.1985) | Dinamo Kiev - Shakhtyor Donetsk | 2-1 | ||||||||
| Smolensk = Smolensk/Смоленск (RUS) | ||||||||||
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk dissolved in 2019 | Daugava Riga (1946) dissolved in 1990 | |||||||||
| Iskra Smolensk dissolved in 1995 | ||||||||||
| U.S.S.R. 1986 | ||||||||||
| Visshaya Liga | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Dinamo Kiev | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 53 | 33 | 20 | 39 | |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva (-1) | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 20 | 38 | |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 21 | 31 | 37 | |
| 4 | Zenit Leningrad | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 33 | |
| 5 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 33 | |
| 6 | Shakhtyor Donetsk | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 31 | |
| 7 | Kairat Alma-Ata | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 30 | |
| 8 | Zhalgiris Vilnius | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 30 | |
| 9 | Torpedo Moskva (-1) | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 30 | |
| 10 | Dinamo Minsk | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 28 | |
| 11 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 28 | |
| 12 | Metallist Kharkov | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 27 | |
| 13 | Nefchi Baku (-2) | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 26 | |
| 14 | Ararat Yerevan | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 44 | -17 | 26 | |
| 15 | Chernomorets Odessa | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 23 | |
| 16 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 60 | -36 | 17 | |
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 480 | 165 | 150 | 165 | 579 | 579 | 0 | 476 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point, no points after the 10th draw); 2) Head-to-head record; 5) Goal difference; 6) goals scored | ||||||||||
| No points after the 10th draw (exception for Dinamo Kiev & Dnepr which gave 2 or more players to the National Team) | ||||||||||
| Promoted | CSKA Moskva, Guria Lanchkhuti | |||||||||
| The romanization of Soviet names is carried out on the basis of the BNG/PCGN System | ||||||||||
| Kiev = Киев | Minsk = Минск | |||||||||
| Moskva = Москва | Dnepropetrovsk = Днепропетровск | |||||||||
| Leningrad = Ленинград | Kharkov = Харьков | |||||||||
| Tbilisi = Тбили́си | Baku = Баку́ | |||||||||
| Donetsk = Доне́цк | Yerevan = Ереван | |||||||||
| Alma-Ata = Алма-Ата | Odessa = Одесса | |||||||||
| Vilnius = Вильнюс | Kutaisi = Кутаи́си | |||||||||
| Kiev => Kyiv/Київ (UKR) | Minsk => Minsk/Мiнск (BLS) | |||||||||
| Moskva => Moskva (RUS) | Dnepropetrovsk => Dnipropetrovsk/Дніпропетровськ (UKR) | |||||||||
| Leningrad => Sankt Peterburg/Санкт-Петербург (RUS) | Kharkov => Kharkiv/Харків (UKR) | |||||||||
| Tbilisi => Tbilisi/თბილისი (GEO) | Baku => Bakı (AZE) | |||||||||
| Donetsk => Donetsk/Донецьк (UKR) | Yerevan => Yerevan/Երևան (ARM) | |||||||||
| Alma-Ata => Almaty/Алматы (KAZ) | Odessa => Odesa/Одеса (UKR) | |||||||||
| Vilnius => Vilnius (LIT) | Kutaisi => Kutaisi/ქუთაისი (GEO) | |||||||||
| CUP 1985-86 | ||||||||||
| Semifinal | Zenit Leningrad - Shakhtyor Donetsk | 2-2 | aet (3-4 pen) | |||||||
| Torpedo Moskva - Spartak Moskva | 3-2 | |||||||||
| Final (Moskva 02.05.1986) | Torpedo Moskva - Shakhtyor Donetsk | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk dissolved in 2019 | ||||||||||
| U.S.S.R. 1987 | ||||||||||
| Visshaya Liga | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Spartak Moskva (-1) | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 49 | 26 | 23 | 42 | |
| 2 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 22 | 20 | 39 | |
| 3 | Zhalgiris Vilnjus | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 36 | |
| 4 | Torpedo Moskva (-2) | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 34 | |
| 5 | Dinamo Minsk | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 33 | |
| 6 | Dinamo Kiev | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 32 | |
| 7 | Shakhtyor Doneck | 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 Moskva (-1) | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 28 | |
| 11 | Metallist Khar'kov | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 27 | |
| 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 Moskva (-1) | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 24 | |
| 16 | Guria Lančhuti | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 38 | -20 | 18 | |
| 480 | 169 | 142 | 169 | 510 | 510 | 0 | 475 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point, no points after the 10th draw); 2) Head-to-head record; 5) Goal difference; 6) goals scored | ||||||||||
| Promoted | Lokomotiv Moskva, Chernomorets Odessa | |||||||||
| The United Nations recommended system was approved in 1987, based on the official system of romanization for geographical | ||||||||||
| names of the Main Administration of Geodesy and Cartography of Soviet Union in 1983. | ||||||||||
| The BGN/PCGN system will continue to be used instead for the romanization of the names of the clubs. | ||||||||||
| Moskva = Москва | Baku = Баку́ | |||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk = Днепропетровск | Khar'kov = Харьков | |||||||||
| Vilnjus = Вильнюс | Alma-Ata = Алма-Ата | |||||||||
| Minsk = Минск | Tbilisi = Тбили́си | |||||||||
| Kiev = Киев | Leningrad = Ленинград | |||||||||
| Doneck = Доне́цк | Lančhuti = Ланчху́ти | |||||||||
| Erevan = Ереван | ||||||||||
| CSKA = Centralnyi Sportivnyi Klub Armii | ||||||||||
| Moskva => Moskva (RUS) | Baku => Bakı (AZE) | |||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk => Dnipropetrovsk/Дніпропетровськ (UKR) | Khar'kov => Kharkiv/Харків (UKR) | |||||||||
| Vilnjus => Vilnius (LIT) | Alma-Ata => Almaty/Алматы (KAZ) | |||||||||
| Minsk => Minsk/Мinск (BLS) | Tbilisi => Tbilisi/თბილისი (GEO) | |||||||||
| Kiev => Kyiv/Київ (UKR) | Leningrad => Sankt Peterburg/Санкт-Петербург (RUS) | |||||||||
| Doneck => Donetsk/Донецьк (UKR) | Lančhuti => Lanchkhuti/ლანჩხუთი (GEO) | |||||||||
| Erevan => Yerevan/Երևան (ARM) | ||||||||||
| CUP 1986-87 | ||||||||||
| Semifinal | Tavriya Simferopol - Dinamo Minsk | 0-2 | ||||||||
| Dinamo Kiev - Dinamo Moskva | 0-0 | aet (5-4 pen) | ||||||||
| Final (Moskva 14.06.1987) | Dinamo Kiev - Dinamo Minsk | 3-3 | aet (4-2 pen) | |||||||
| Simferopol => Simferopol/Сімферополь/Симферопoль/Aqmescit/Акъмесджит (UKR/RUS/KRI) | ||||||||||
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk dissolved in 2019 | Tavriya Simferopol dissolved in 2022 | |||||||||
| U.S.S.R. 1988 | ||||||||||
| Visshaya Liga | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 49 | 23 | 26 | 46 | |
| 2 | Dinamo Kiev | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 24 | 43 | |
| 3 | Torpedo Moskva | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 42 | |
| 4 | Spartak Moskva | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 39 | |
| 5 | Zhalgiris Vilnjus | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 35 | |
| 6 | Zenit Leningrad | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 31 | |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Moskva (-2) | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 30 | |
| 8 | Shakhtyor Doneck | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 28 | |
| 9 | Ararat Erevan | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 27 | |
| 10 | Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 26 | |
| 11 | Metallist Khar'kov | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 26 | |
| 12 | Dinamo Minsk | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 25 | |
| 13 | Chernomorets Odessa | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 37 | -13 | 24 | |
| 14 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 23 | |
| 15 | Nefchi Baku | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 46 | -18 | 17 | |
| 16 | Kairat Alma-Ata | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 53 | -28 | 16 | |
| 480 | 172 | 136 | 172 | 526 | 526 | 0 | 478 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point, no points after the 10th draw); 2) Head-to-head record; 5) Goal difference; 6) goals scored | ||||||||||
| No points after the 10th draw (exception for Spartak Moskva & Dinamo Minsk which gave 2 or more players to the Olympic Team) | ||||||||||
| Promoted | Pamir Dushanbe, Rotor Volgograd | |||||||||
| The United Nations recommended system was approved in 1987, based on the official system of romanization for geographical | ||||||||||
| names of the Main Administration of Geodesy and Cartography of Soviet Union in 1983. | ||||||||||
| The BGN/PCGN system will continue to be used instead for the romanization of the names of the clubs. | ||||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk = Днепропетровск | Kharkov = Харьков | |||||||||
| Kiev = Киев | Minsk = Минск | |||||||||
| Moskva = Москва | Odessa = Одесса | |||||||||
| Vilnius = Вильнюс | Tbilisi = Тбили́си | |||||||||
| Leningrad = Ленинград | Baku = Баку́ | |||||||||
| Donetsk = Доне́цк | Alma-Ata = Алма-Ата | |||||||||
| Yerevan = Ереван | ||||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk => Dnipropetrovsk/Дніпропетровськ (UKR) | Khar'kov => Kharkiv/Харків (UKR) | |||||||||
| Kiev => Kyiv/Київ (UKR) | Minsk => Minsk/Мiнск (BLS) | |||||||||
| Moskva => Moskva (RUS) | Odessa => Odesa/Одеса (UKR) | |||||||||
| Vilnjus => Vilnius (LIT) | Tbilisi => Tbilisi/თბილისი (GEO) | |||||||||
| Leningrad => Sankt Peterburg/Санкт-Петербург (RUS) | Baku => Bakı (AZE) | |||||||||
| Doneck => Donetsk/Донецьк (UKR) | Alma-Ata => Almaty/Алматы (KAZ) | |||||||||
| Erevan => Yerevan/Երևան (ARM) | ||||||||||
| CUP 1987-88 | ||||||||||
| Semifinal | Zhalgiris Vilnjus - Metallist Khar'kov | 1-2 | ||||||||
| Torpedo Moskva - Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 1-0 | |||||||||
| Final (Moskva 28.05.1988) | Torpedo Moskva - Metallist Khar'kov | 0-2 | ||||||||
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk dissolved in 2019 | ||||||||||
| U.S.S.R. 1989 | ||||||||||
| Visshaya Liga | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Spartak Moskva | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 49 | 19 | 30 | 44 | |
| 2 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 42 | |
| 3 | Dinamo Kiev | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 38 | |
| 4 | Zhalgiris Vilnjus | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 36 | |
| 5 | Torpedo Moskva | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 35 | |
| 6 | Chernomorets Odessa | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 41 | -1 | 31 | |
| 7 | Metallist Khar'kov | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 30 | |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 30 | |
| 9 | Dinamo Minsk | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 29 | |
| 10 | Rotor Volgograd | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 27 | |
| 11 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 25 | |
| 12 | Ararat Erevan | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 41 | -16 | 24 | |
| 13 | Pamir Dušanbe | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 38 | -18 | 24 | |
| 14 | Shakhtyor Doneck | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 23 | |
| 15 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 23 | |
| 16 | Zenit Leningrad | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 48 | -24 | 19 | |
| 480 | 165 | 150 | 165 | 523 | 523 | 0 | 480 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Head-to-head record; 5) Goal difference; 6) goals scored | ||||||||||
| Dinamo Tbilisi withdrew and moved to the League of Georgia | ||||||||||
| Promoted | CSKA Moskva | |||||||||
| The United Nations recommended system was approved in 1987, based on the official system of romanization for geographical | ||||||||||
| names of the Main Administration of Geodesy and Cartography of Soviet Union in 1983. | ||||||||||
| The BGN/PCGN system will continue to be used instead for the romanization of the names of the clubs. | ||||||||||
| Moskva = Москва | Volgograd = Волгоград | |||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk = Днепропетровск | Tbilisi = Тбили́си | |||||||||
| Kiev = Киев | Erevan = Ереван | |||||||||
| Vilnjus = Вильнюс | Dušanbe = Душанбе́ | |||||||||
| Odessa = Одесса | Doneck = Доне́цк | |||||||||
| Khar'kov = Харьков | Leningrad = Ленинград | |||||||||
| Minsk = Минск | ||||||||||
| Moskva => Moskva (RUS) | Volgograd => Volgograd (RUS) | |||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk => Dnipropetrovsk/Дніпропетровськ (UKR) | Tbilisi => Tbilisi/თბილისი (GEO) | |||||||||
| Kiev => Kyiv/Київ (UKR) | Erevan => Yerevan/Երևան (ARM) | |||||||||
| Vilnjus => Vilnius (LIT) | Dušanbe => Dushanbe/Душанбе (TAJ) | |||||||||
| Odessa => Odesa/Одеса (UKR) | Doneck => Donetsk/Донецьк (UKR) | |||||||||
| Khar'kov => Kharkiv/Харків (UKR) | Leningrad => Sankt Peterburg/Санкт-Петербург (RUS) | |||||||||
| Minsk => Minsk/Мiнск (BLS) | ||||||||||
| CUP 1988-89 | ||||||||||
| Semifinal | Torpedo Moskva - Dinamo Kiev | 2-0 | ||||||||
| Dinamo Tbilisi - Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 1-2 | |||||||||
| Final (Moskva 25.06.1989) | Torpedo Moskva - Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 0-1 | ||||||||
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk dissolved in 2019 | ||||||||||
| U.S.S.R. 1990 | ||||||||||
| Visshaya Liga | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Dinamo Kiev | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 24 | 34 | |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 31 | |
| 3 | Dinamo Moskva | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 31 | |
| 4 | Torpedo Moskva | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 30 | |
| 5 | Spartak Moskva | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 29 | |
| 6 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 28 | |
| 7 | Ararat Yerevan | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 23 | |
| 8 | Shakhtyor Doneck | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 22 | |
| 9 | Chernomorets Odessa | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 19 | |
| 10 | Pamir Dušanbe | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 18 | |
| 11 | Metallist Khar'kov | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 28 | -15 | 18 | |
| 12 | Dinamo Minsk | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 15 | |
| 13 | Rotor Volgograd | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 39 | -25 | 14 | |
| 14 | Zhalgiris Vilnjus | withdrew after 1 match | ||||||||
| 312 | 119 | 74 | 119 | 364 | 364 | 0 | 312 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Head-to-head record; 5) Goal difference; 6) goals scored | ||||||||||
| Ordzhonikidze => Vladikavkaz | ||||||||||
| Zhalgiris Vilnjus moved to the League of Lithuania | ||||||||||
| Promoted | Lokomotiv Moskva, Pakhtakor Taškent, Metallurg Zaporož'e, Spartak Vladikavkaz | |||||||||
| The United Nations recommended system was approved in 1987, based on the official system of romanization for geographical | ||||||||||
| names of the Main Administration of Geodesy and Cartography of Soviet Union in 1983. | ||||||||||
| The BGN/PCGN system will continue to be used instead for the romanization of the names of the clubs. | ||||||||||
| Kiev = Киев | Odessa = Одесса | |||||||||
| Moskva = Москва | Dušanbe = Душанбе́ | |||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk = Днепропетровск | Khar'kov = Харьков | |||||||||
| Erevan = Ереван | Minsk = Минск | |||||||||
| Doneck = Доне́цк | Volgograd = Волгоград | |||||||||
| CSKA = Centralnyi Sportivnyi Klub Armii | ||||||||||
| Kiev => Kyiv/Київ (UKR) | Odessa => Odesa/Одеса (UKR) | |||||||||
| Moskva => Moskva (RUS) | Dušanbe => Dushanbe/Душанбе (TAJ) | |||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk => Dnipropetrovsk/Дніпропетровськ (UKR) | Khar'kov => Kharkiv/Харків (UKR) | |||||||||
| Erevan => Yerevan/Երևան (ARM) | Minsk => Minsk/Мiнск (BLS) | |||||||||
| Doneck => Donetsk/Донецьк (UKR) | Volgograd => Volgograd (RUS) | |||||||||
| CUP 1989-90 | ||||||||||
| Semifinal | Dinamo Moskva - Lokomotiv Moskva | 0-0 | aet (2-4 pen) | |||||||
| CSKA Moskva - Dinamo Kiev | 2-4 | |||||||||
| Final (Moskva 02.05.1990) | Lokomotiv Moskva - Dinamo Kiev | 1-6 | ||||||||
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk dissolved in 2019 | ||||||||||
| U.S.S.R. 1991 | ||||||||||
| Visshaya Liga | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | CSKA Moskva | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 57 | 32 | 25 | 43 | |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 30 | 27 | 41 | |
| 3 | Torpedo Moskva | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 36 | |
| 4 | Chernomorets Odessa | 30 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 36 | |
| 5 | Dinamo Kiev | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 35 | |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 31 | |
| 7 | Ararat Erevan | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 29 | |
| 8 | Dinamo Minsk | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 29 | |
| 9 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 28 | |
| 10 | Pamir Dušanbe | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 27 | |
| 11 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 26 | |
| 12 | Shakhtyor Doneck | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 26 | |
| 13 | Metallurg Zaporož'e | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 25 | |
| 14 | Pakhtakor Taškent | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 25 | |
| 15 | Metallist Khar'kov | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 43 | -11 | 25 | |
| 16 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 47 | -29 | 18 | |
| 480 | 164 | 152 | 164 | 572 | 572 | 0 | 480 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Head-to-head record; 5) Goal difference; 6) goals scored | ||||||||||
| LAST U.S.S.R. CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||||||
| CSKA Moskva, Spartak Moskva, Torpedo Moskva Dinamo Moskva, Spartak Vladilavkaz and Lokomotiv Moskva moved to the League of Russia. | ||||||||||
| Chernomorets Odessa, Dinamo Kiev, Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, Metallurg Zaporož'e and Metallist Khar'kov moved to the League of Ukraine. | ||||||||||
| Aratar Erevan moved to the League of Armenia. | ||||||||||
| Dinamo Minsk moved to the League of Belarus. | ||||||||||
| Pamir Dušanbe moved to the League of Tajikstan. | ||||||||||
| Pakhtakor Taškent moved to the League of Uzbekistan. | ||||||||||
| The United Nations recommended system was approved in 1987, based on the official system of romanization for geographical | ||||||||||
| names of the Main Administration of Geodesy and Cartography of Soviet Union in 1983. | ||||||||||
| The BGN/PCGN system will continue to be used instead for the romanization of the names of the clubs. | ||||||||||
| Moskva = Москва | Dušanbe = Душанбе́ | |||||||||
| Odessa = Одесса | Vladikavkaz = Владикавказ | |||||||||
| Kiev = Киев | Doneck = Доне́цк | |||||||||
| Erevan = Ереван | Zaporož'e = Запорожье | |||||||||
| Minsk = Минск | Taškent = Ташке́нт | |||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk = Днепропетровск | Khar'kov = Харьков | |||||||||
| CSKA = Centralnyi Sportivnyi Klub Armii | ||||||||||
| Moskva => Moskva (RUS) | Dušanbe => Dushanbe/Душанбе (TAJ) | |||||||||
| Odessa => Odesa (UKR) | Vladikavkaz => Vladikavkaz (RUS) | |||||||||
| Kiev => Kyiv/Київ (UKR) | Doneck => Donetsk/Донецьк (UKR) | |||||||||
| Erevan => Yerevan/Երևան (ARM) | Zaporož'e => Zaporizhzhya/Запорі́жжя (UKR) | |||||||||
| Minsk => Minsk/Мiнск (BLS) | Tashkent => Toshkent/Тошкент (UZB) | |||||||||
| Dnepropetrovsk => Dnipropetrovsk/Дніпропетровськ (UKR) | Khar'kov => Kharkiv/Харків (UKR) | |||||||||
| CUP 1990-91 | ||||||||||
| Semifinal | Lokomotiv Moskva - CSKA Moskva | 0-3 | ||||||||
| Torpedo Moskva - Ararat Erevan | 0-0 | aet (7-6 pen) | ||||||||
| Final (Moskva 23.06.1991) | CSKA Moskva - Torpedo Moskva | 3-2 | ||||||||
| CUP 1991-92 | ||||||||||
| Semifinal | CSKA Moskva - Pamir Dušanbe | 2-0 | ||||||||
| Lokomotiv Moskva - Spartak Moskva | 0-2 | |||||||||
| Final (Moskva 10.05.1992) | Spartak Moskva - CSKA Moskva | 2-0 | ||||||||
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk dissolved in 2019 | Metallurg Zaporož'e dissolved in 2018 | |||||||||