The 1984 Soviet Top League was the 15th season of the

Soviet Top League The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991. The professional top level ...

and 47th since the start of the Soviet top-tier club competitions. It started on March 10 and continued until November 24. Zenit Leningrad won their first league title, while the defending champion Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk finished third. The league was composed of 18 teams and

draw limit Draw limit is a restriction on number of games drawn in a season. It was an administrative measure in league football competitions that was implemented in the Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic ...

was implemented this season of 10 games. There were only allowed two substitutions. Footballers who were on a team list for one team, during the season were not allowed to compete for another except for those who were demobilized from the

Soviet Army uk, Радянська армія , image = File:Communist star with golden border and red rims.svg , alt = , caption = Emblem of the Soviet Army , start_date ...

(sic)

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was a major branch of the

Soviet Armed Forces The Soviet Armed Forces, the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union and as the Red Army (, Вооружённые Силы Советского Союза), were the armed forces of the Russian SFSR (1917–1922), the Soviet Union (1922–1991), and th ...

, but in the regulations was only mentioned the Army. and returned to their home club. Those athletes transferred during the season were not allowed to play against the team for which they played earlier.

Teams

Promoted teams

* FC Kairat Alma-Ata – champion ''(returning after a season)'' *

SKA Rostov-na-Donu FC SKA Rostov-on-Don (russian: ФК СКА Ростов-на-Дону) is a Russian association football club based in Rostov-on-Don. The club's history includes becoming runners-up of the Soviet Top League in 1966 and winning the Soviet Cup in ...

– 2nd place ''(returning after two seasons)''

Location

League standings

Results

Top scorers

;19 goals *

Sergey Andreyev Sergey Vasilyevich Andreyev (russian: Сергей Васильевич Андреев; born 16 May 1956 in Luhansk) is a football manager and a former Soviet and Russian player. Honors * Olympic bronze: 1980. * Olympic tournament top scorer: ...

(SKA Rostov-on-Don) ;18 goals * Hamlet Mkhitaryan (Ararat) ;17 goals *

Oleh Protasov Oleh Valeriyovych Protasov ( uk, Олег Валерійович Протасов; born 4 February 1964) is a Ukrainian and Soviet former footballer who played as a striker. He was a key member of the Soviet Union national team throughout the ...

(Dnipro) * Yuri Tarasov (Metalist) * Yuri Zheludkov (Zenit) ;14 goals *

Andrei Redkous Andrei Viktorovich Redkous (russian: Андрей Викторович Редкоус; 13 June 1957 – 3 November 2021 Sergey Rodionov Sergei Yurievich Rodionov (russian: Серге́й Юрьевич Родионов, born 3 September 1962) is a Russian football coach and former professional player, who played most of his career as a forward for Spartak Moscow. Career Dur ...

(Spartak Moscow) * Sergei Stukashov (Kairat) ;12 goals * Georgi Kondratyev (Dinamo Minsk) * Yevstafi Pekhlevanidi (Kairat)

Medal squads

''(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)''

Number of teams by union republic

References

External links

1984 season regulations
football.lg.ua
1984 season calendar
fc-dynamo.ru

{{1984–85 in European football (UEFA) Soviet Top League seasons 1

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