Vysschaya League (Soviet Union) 1988

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Vysschaya League 1988
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master Dnieper Dnipropetrovsk (2nd title)
European Cup of
National Champions		 Dnieper Dnipropetrovsk
Uefa cup Dynamo Kiev , Spartak Moscow , Žalgiris Vilnius , Zenit Leningrad
Cup winners Metalist Kharkov
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Torpedo Moscow
Relegated Neftçi Baku , Kairat Alma-Ata
Teams 16
Games 240
Gates 526  (ø 2.19 per game)
Top scorer Alexander Borodjuk ( Dynamo Moscow ) and Yevgeny Shakhov ( Dnieper Dnjepropetrovsk )
← Vysschaya League 1987

The Vysschaya League in 1988 was the 51st season of the highest Soviet football league. It started on March 7th and ended on November 19, 1988.

Dnieper Dnipropetrovsk won the Soviet football championship for the second time with three points ahead of Dynamo Kiev.

mode

The 16 teams each played against each other twice. The last two teams were relegated. The number of draws for which a team received points was limited to ten draws. However, Spartak Moscow and Dinamo Minsk were exempt from this rule, as they posted at least two players for the Soviet national football team .

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points republic
 1. Dnieper Dnipropetrovsk  30th  18th  10  2 049:230 +26 46:14 Ukraine Soviet Socialist RepublicUkrainian SSR UKR
 2. Dynamo Kiev (P)  30th  17th  9  4th 043:190 +24 43:17 Ukraine Soviet Socialist RepublicUkrainian SSR UKR
 3. Torpedo Moscow  30th  17th  8th  5 039:230 +16 42:18 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
 4th Spartak Moscow (M)  30th  14th  11  5 040:260 +14 39:21 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
 5. FK Žalgiris Vilnius  30th  14th  7th  9 039:350  +4 35:25 Lithuania Soviet Socialist RepublicLithuanian SSR LTU
 6th Zenith Leningrad  30th  11  9  10 035:370  −2 31:29 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
 7th Moscow locomotive (N)  30th  10  12  8th 035:290  +6 30:28 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
 8th. Shakhtar Donetsk  30th  9  10  11 030:280  +2 28:32 Ukraine Soviet Socialist RepublicUkrainian SSR UKR
 9. FC Ararat Yerevan  30th  9  9  12 021:280  −7 27:33 Armenia Soviet Socialist Republic 1952Armenian SSR POOR
10. Dynamo Moscow  30th  9  8th  13 032:380  −6 26:34 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
11. Metalist Kharkov  30th  8th  10  12 029:360  −7 26:34 Ukraine Soviet Socialist RepublicUkrainian SSR UKR
12. FK Dinamo Minsk  30th  7th  11  12 029:340  −5 25:35 Belarus Soviet Socialist RepublicBelarusian SSR BLR
13. Chernomorets Odessa (N)  30th  9  6th  15th 024:370 −13 24:36 Ukraine Soviet Socialist RepublicUkrainian SSR UKR
14th Dinamo Tbilisi  30th  9  5  16 028:370  −9 23:37 Georgia Soviet Socialist RepublicGeorgian SSR GEO
15th Neftçi Baku  30th  5  7th  18th 028:460 −18 17:43 Azerbaijan SSRAzerbaijani SSR AZE
16. Kairat Alma-Ata  30th  6th  4th  20th 025:530 −28 16:44 Kazakhstan Soviet Socialist RepublicKazakh SSR KAZ

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored

  • Soviet champion and participation in the European Cup of National Champions 1989/90
  • Participation in the 1989/90 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1989/90
  • Relegation to the Pervaya League
    • (M) reigning master
    (P) reigning cup winner
    (N) Newcomers

    Crosstab

    1988 Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk Dynamo Kiev Torpedo Moscow Spartak Moscow Žalgiris Vilnius Zenith Leningrad Moscow locomotive Shakhtar Donetsk Ararat Yerevan Dynamo Moscow MCH Dinamo Minsk Chernomorets Odessa Dinamo Tbilisi Neftçi Baku Kairat Alma-Ata
    1. Dnieper Dnipropetrovsk 0-0 2: 2 0-0 3: 1 1: 1 2: 1 4: 2 3-0 2-0 1: 1 4: 3 2: 1 0-0 3: 2 3-0
    2. Dynamo Kiev 2-0 3-0 1: 2 3: 1 2-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 2: 1 3-0 1: 1 1-0 1-0 3-0 3-0
    3. Torpedo Moscow 1-0 2-0 2-0 2: 2 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 2-0 2: 1 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 3: 1 2-0
    4th Spartak Moscow 2: 2 1-0 0-0 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 2: 2 1: 1 1-0 2: 1 4: 2 3: 1 3-0 2-0 2-0
    5. FK Žalgiris Vilnius 2: 2 0-0 2: 2 2-0 2-0 1: 2 1-0 1-0 2: 1 2: 1 1-0 2: 1 0: 1 2-0 2-0
    6th Zenith Leningrad 0: 1 1: 1 2-0 0-0 1: 2 3: 2 0-0 2: 1 0: 1 2: 1 0-0 2-0 5: 4 2-0 2: 1
    7th Moscow locomotive 0: 1 1: 1 1: 1 2: 2 2: 2 2-0 2-0 1-0 2: 2 1: 1 0-0 2-0 2: 1 1-0 3-0
    8th. Shakhtar Donetsk 0-0 1: 1 0-0 0-0 5: 1 1-0 0: 1 2-0 2-0 3-0 0: 1 0: 1 3: 1 0: 2 2-0
    9. FC Ararat Yerevan 0-0 1: 2 0: 2 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0: 1 2-0 0-0 1: 1 3: 1 0-0 1-0
    10. Dynamo Moscow 1: 2 1: 2 2-0 1: 2 0-0 3: 2 2-0 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 1: 3 0-0 1-0 4: 3
    11. Metalist Kharkov 0: 2 1: 1 1: 1 2-0 2: 1 1: 1 1-0 1: 2 1: 2 1-0 3: 1 0: 1 2-0 1-0 1: 1
    12. FK Dinamo Minsk 0: 1 1: 2 1: 1 0: 2 0: 1 1: 1 3: 2 1-0 0-0 0-0 1: 1 2-0 0-0 3: 1 3: 1
    13. Chernomorets Odessa 1: 3 2: 1 0: 2 0: 1 1-0 1: 2 0: 1 1: 1 2: 1 1: 1 1: 1 0-0 2-0 1-0 1-0
    14th Dinamo Tbilisi 0: 1 1: 1 0: 1 1-0 2: 1 0: 1 0-0 2-0 1: 2 3: 1 1: 2 2: 1 2-0 2-0 3: 1
    15th Neftçi Baku 2: 2 2: 1 1: 1 1: 2 1: 2 1: 2 1: 1 2: 2 1: 1 0: 1 1: 1 2: 1 2-0 1-0 4: 2
    16. Kairat Alma-Ata 0: 2 0: 1 2: 1 1: 3 1: 2 1: 1 1: 1 0: 1 1-0 2: 1 1-0 1: 2 1: 1 2-0 2: 1

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ a b 1988 season. In: wildstat.com. Accessed December 31, 2018 .