The 1987 Soviet First League was the 48th season of the second tier of association football in the Soviet Union.
Teams
Promoted teams
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FC Geolog Tyumen
FC Tyumen is a Russian football club based in Tyumen. The former member of the Russian Premier League now plays in the third-tier FNL 2.
The club was previously known as ''Geolog'' (in 1961–1963 and 1983–1991, meaning Geologist), ''Priboy'' ...
– ''(Returning after 25 seasons)''
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FC Zaria Voroshilovgrad – ''(Returning after 2 seasons)''
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FC Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev – ''(Returning after a season)''
Relegated teams
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FC Chernomorets Odessa – ''(Returning after a season)''
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FC Torpedo Kutaisi
FC Torpedo Kutaisi is a Georgian professional football club based in Kutaisi, Georgia's third largest city. 'Torpedo Kutaisi' was founded in 1946 and in just three years the club became the winner of the Football Championship of that time. Torped ...
– ''(Returning after 2 seasons)''
League standings
Top scorers
Number of teams by union republic
See also
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Soviet First League
The Soviet First League in football (russian: Первая лига СССР по футболу) was the second highest division of Soviet football,Evgeni Kazakov. The Soviet First Football League (Первая лига СССР по футбо ...
External links
1987. First League. (1987. Первая лига.)Luhansk Nash Futbol.
{{1987 in Soviet football
Soviet First League seasons
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The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...