1981 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was the 51st season of association football competition of the

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

, which was part of the

Soviet Second League The Soviet Second League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу (вторая лига), Soviet football championship (Second League)) was the third highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet First League. The leagu ...

in Zone 5. The season started on 4 April 1981. The 1981 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was won by Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. Qualified for the interzonal playoffs, the team from

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Dnipropetrovsk Oblast ( uk, Дніпропетро́вська о́бласть, translit=Dnipropetrovska oblast), also referred to as Dnipropetrovshchyna ( uk, Дніпропетро́вщина), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, obla ...

did not manage to gain promotion by placing second in its group. The "Ruby Cup" of ''

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'' newspaper (for the most scored goals) was received by Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.

Teams

Location map

Promoted teams

* Kolos Mezhyrich – Champion of the Fitness clubs competitions (KFK) ''(debut)''

Renamed teams

* Vuhlyk Horlivka was called Shakhtar Horlivka * Shakhtar Stakhanov was called Stakhanovets Stakhanov

Final standings

Top goalscorers

The following were the top ten goalscorers.

Notes

External links

1981 Soviet Second League, Zone 6 (Ukrainian SSR football championship)
Luhansk football portal

(all leagues) at helmsoccer.narod.ru {{1981 in Soviet football

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Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR