1987 Soviet First League

League Standings

No	Club	GP	W	D	L	GF-GA	Pts	Rpblc
1	FC Chornomorets Odessa(P)	42	25	12	5	68-31	62	Ukrainian SSR
2	FC Lokomotiv Moscow(P)	42	23	13	6	59-26	58	Russian SFSR
3	FC Daugava Riga	42	19	15	8	65-35	50	Latvian SSR
4	FC Pamir Dushanbe	42	19	8	15	55-45	46	Tajik SSR
5	SKA Karpaty Lviv	42	17	12	13	62-46	46	Ukrainian SSR
6	FC Kuzbass Kemerevo	42	16	14	12	46-36	44	Russian SFSR
7	FC Pakhtakor Tashkent	42	16	12	14	47-44	44	Uzbek SSR
8	FC Kolos Nikopol	42	15	10	17	58-63	40	Ukrainian SSR
9	FC Metalurh Zaporizhia	42	14	12	16	54-53	40	Ukrainian SSR
10	FC Rostselmash Rostov/Donu	42	14	13	15	49-55	40	Russian SFSR
11	FC SKA Rostov-na-Donu	42	16	7	19	40-56	39	Russian SFSR
12	FC Geolog Tyumen	42	15	9	18	45-54	39	Russian SFSR
13	FC Kotayk Abovian	42	15	8	19	55-59	38	Armenian SSR
14	FC Shinnik Yaroslavl	42	15	8	19	26-42	38	Russian SFSR
15	FC Dynamo Stavropol	42	13	15	14	46-52	38	Russian SFSR
16	FC Zorya Voroshylovhrad	42	13	15	14	46-60	38	Ukrainian SSR
17	FC Rotor Volgograd	42	13	10	19	45-50	36	Russian SFSR
18	FC Spartak Ordjonikidze	42	12	12	18	37-46	36	Russian SFSR
19	FC Dinamo Batumi	42	12	11	19	38-45	35	Georgian SSR
20	FC Fakel Voronezh	42	11	16	15	35-37	34	Russian SFSR
21	FC Torpedo Kutaisi	42	11	12	19	30-51	34	Georgian SSR
22	FC Krylya Sovetov Kuybyshev	42	10	12	20	40-60	32	Russian SFSR

There was a limit for the draws earned, 12. Only twelve draws earn a point, in contrast, over the limit draws earn no points. Note that this year Fakel was forced to relegation because of this rule.

Soviet First League seasons

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