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
Top scorers
#PlayerClubGoals1Ravil SharipovMetallurg Zaporozhye26 (6)2Vladimir MukhanovLokomotiv Moscow22 (1)3Gennady SmirnovFakel Voronezh21 (2)Viktor NastashevskyiSKA Kiev21 (2)5Oleh TaranSKA Odessa206Devizi DardzhaniaTorpedo Kutaisi19 (1)7Nodar BachiashviliMetallist Kharkov178Yuriy KoryukovNistru Kishenev159Valeriy TursunovPamir Dushanbe14 (1)
Number of teams by union republic Rank Union republic Number of teams Club(s)1 9Lokomotiv Moscow, Shinnik Yaroslavl, Iskra Smolensk, Fakel Voronezh, Spartak Kostroma, SKA Khabarovsk, Spartak Ordzhonikidze, Kuzbass Kemerevo, Dinamo Stavropol2 8Metallist Kharkov, Kolos Nikopol, Karpaty Lvov, Metallurg Zaporozhye, Zaria Voroshilovgrad, SKA Odessa, SKA Kiev, Prykarpatye Ivano-Frankovsk3 2Torpedo Kutaisi, Guria Lanchkhuti4 1Žalgiris Vilnius Nistru Kishinev Pamir Dushanbe Zvezda Dzhizak Traktor Pavlodar
Attendances
# Football club Average 1 Metalist Kharkiv 23,570 2 Torpedo Kutaisi 19,957 3 Fakel 14,504 4 Dinamo Stavropol 12,400 5 Traktor Pavlodar 11,926 6 Shinnik 10,783 7 Metalurh Zaporizhya 10,348 8 Nistru 10,139 9 Spartak Kostroma 9,965 10 Khabarovsk 9,578 11 Buston Dzhizak 9,070 12 Kuzbass 9,026 13 Iskra 8,757 14 Zorya 8,743 15 Guria 8,630 16 Kolos Nikopol 8,357 17 Prykarpattia 8,000 18 CSKA Pamir 7,500 19 Karpaty 6,570 20 Odessa 6,457 21 Spartak Ordzhonikidze 6,000 22 SKA Kyiv 4,461 23 Žalgiris 4,122 24 Lokomotiv Moscow 2,204
Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/sov/avesov81.htm
References
External links 1981 season. RSSSF