1983 in Soviet football

{{Short description|52nd season of competitive football in the Soviet Union}}

{{Infobox football country season

| country = the Soviet Union

| season = 1983

| division1 = Top League

| champions1 = Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk

| division2 = First League

| champions2 = Kairat Alma-Ata

| division3 = Second League

| champions3 = Irtysh Omsk {{small|(Finals 1)}}
Spartak Ordzhonikidze {{small|(Finals 2)}}
Dinamo Batumi {{small|(Finals 3)}}

| domestic = Soviet Cup

| dchampions = Shakhter Donetsk

| prevseason = 1982

| nextseason = 1984

| flagicon = yes

}}

The 1983 Soviet football championship was the 52nd seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union. Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk won the Top League championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the first time.

Honours

class="wikitable"
style="width:15em" colspan=2|Competitionstyle="width:15em"|Winnerstyle="width:15em"|Runner-up
colspan=2|Top LeagueDnepr Dnepropetrovsk (1)Spartak Moscow
colspan=2|First LeagueKairat Alma-Ata (2)SKA Rostov-na-Donu
rowspan=3|Second LeagueFinals 1Irtysh OmskMetallurg Lipetsk
Finals 2Spartak OrdzhonikidzeZnamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo
Finals 3Dinamo BatumiKrylia Sovetov Kuibyshev
colspan=2|Soviet Cup

|Shakhtar Donetsk (4)

|Metallist Kharkov

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Soviet Union football championship

{{Main|1983 Soviet Top League}}

=Top League=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|team1=DNI|name_DNI={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

|team2=SPA|name_SPA={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Spartak Moscow

|team3=DMI|name_DMI={{flagicon|Belarusian SSR}} Dinamo Minsk

|team4=ZEN|name_ZEN={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Zenit Leningrad

|team5=ŽAL|name_ŽAL={{flagicon|Lithuanian SSR}} Žalgiris Vilnius

|team6=TOR|name_TOR={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Torpedo Moscow

|team7=DK |name_DK ={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Dynamo Kyiv

|team8=CHE|name_CHE={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Chornomorets Odessa

|team9=SHK|name_SHK={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Shakhtar Donetsk

|team10=PAK|name_PAK={{flagicon|Uzbek SSR}} Pakhtakor Tashkent

|team11=MET|name_MET={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Metalist Kharkiv

|team12=CSK|name_CSK={{flagicon|RSFSR}} CSKA Moscow

|team13=NEF|name_NEF={{flagicon|Azerbaijan SSR}} Neftchi Baku

|team14=ARA|name_ARA={{flagicon|Armenian SSR}} Ararat Yerevan

|team15=DYN|name_DYN={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Dynamo Moscow

|team16=DTB|name_DTB={{flagicon|Georgian SSR}} Dinamo Tbilisi

|team17=TKU|name_TKU={{flagicon|Georgian SSR}} Torpedo Kutaisi

|team18=NIS|name_NIS={{flagicon|Moldavian SSR}} Nistru Kishinev

|win_DNI=22|draw_DNI=5|loss_DNI=7|gf_DNI=63|ga_DNI=36|status_DNI=C

|win_SPA=18|draw_SPA=9|loss_SPA=7|gf_SPA=60|ga_SPA=25

|win_DMI=17|draw_DMI=9|loss_DMI=8|gf_DMI=51|ga_DMI=34

|win_ZEN=15|draw_ZEN=11|loss_ZEN=8|gf_ZEN=42|ga_ZEN=32

|win_ŽAL=15|draw_ŽAL=9|loss_ŽAL=10|gf_ŽAL=38|ga_ŽAL=36

|win_TOR=14|draw_TOR=11|loss_TOR=9|gf_TOR=40|ga_TOR=34

|win_DK =14|draw_DK =10|loss_DK =10|gf_DK =50|ga_DK =34

|win_CHE=16|draw_CHE=5|loss_CHE=13|gf_CHE=44|ga_CHE=46

|win_SHK=16|draw_SHK=5|loss_SHK=13|gf_SHK=48|ga_SHK=40

|win_PAK=13|draw_PAK=9|loss_PAK=12|gf_PAK=37|ga_PAK=34

|win_MET=12|draw_MET=8|loss_MET=14|gf_MET=38|ga_MET=40

|win_CSK=11|draw_CSK=12|loss_CSK=11|gf_CSK=37|ga_CSK=33

|win_NEF=10|draw_NEF=10|loss_NEF=14|gf_NEF=32|ga_NEF=38

|win_ARA=11|draw_ARA=7|loss_ARA=16|gf_ARA=29|ga_ARA=47

|win_DYN=9|draw_DYN=11|loss_DYN=14|gf_DYN=30|ga_DYN=37

|win_DTB=9|draw_DTB=9|loss_DTB=16|gf_DTB=41|ga_DTB=48

|win_TKU=4|draw_TKU=10|loss_TKU=20|gf_TKU=26|ga_TKU=58|status_TKU=R

|win_NIS=3|draw_NIS=4|loss_NIS=27|gf_NIS=19|ga_NIS=73|status_NIS=R

|adjust_points_ZEN=-1|hth_ZEN=1 point deducted (10 draw limit)

|adjust_points_TOR=-1|hth_TOR=ZEN

|adjust_points_CSK=-2|hth_CSK=2 points deducted (10 draw limit)

|adjust_points_DYN=-1|hth_DYN=ZEN

|col_CC=green1|text_CC=Qualification for European Cup first round

|result1=CC

|col_UC=blue1|text_UC=Qualification for UEFA Cup first round

|result2=UC|result3=UC

|col_CWC=yellow1|text_CWC=Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round

|result15=CWC

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to First League

|result17=R|result18=R

|update=complete|source=

}}

=First League=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=PR

|winpoints=2

|team1=KAA|name_KAA={{flagicon|Kazakh SSR}} Kairat Almaty

|team2=SKA|name_SKA={{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} SKA Rostov-on-Don

|team3=FVO|name_FVO={{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Fakel Voronezh

|team4=RVO|name_RVO={{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Rotor Volgograd

|team5=MZA|name_MZA={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Metallurg Zaporozhia

|team6=KNI|name_KNI={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Kolos Nikopol

|team7=TSI|name_TSI={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Tavria Simferopol

|team8=KKR|name_KKR={{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Kuban Krasnodar

|team9=GLA|name_GLA={{flagicon|Georgian SSR}} Guria Lanchkhuti

|team10=KKE|name_KKE={{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Kuzbass Kemerovo

|team11=SKL|name_SKL={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} SKA Karpaty Lvov

|team12=PDU|name_PDU={{flagicon|Tajik SSR}} Pamir Dushanbe

|team13=ZVO|name_ZVO={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Zarya Voroshilovgrad

|team14=DRI|name_DRI={{flagicon|Latvian SSR}} Daugava Riga

|team15=LMO|name_LMO={{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Lokomotiv Moscow

|team16=ZJI|name_ZJI={{flagicon|Uzbek SSR}} Zvezda Dzhizak

|team17=ISM|name_ISM={{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Iskra Smolensk

|team18=SYA|name_SYA={{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Shinnik Yaroslavl

|team19=SKH|name_SKH={{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} SKA Khabarovsk

|team20=DMO|name_DMO={{flagicon|Belarusian SSR}} Dnepr Mogilev

|team21=TIV|name_TIV={{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Textilshchik Ivanovo

|team22=DKI|name_DKI={{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Dinamo Kirov

|win_KAA=25|draw_KAA=10|loss_KAA=7|gf_KAA=78|ga_KAA=36|status_KAA=C,P

|win_SKA=23|draw_SKA=13|loss_SKA=6|gf_SKA=73|ga_SKA=36|status_SKA=P

|win_FVO=21|draw_FVO=12|loss_FVO=9|gf_FVO=53|ga_FVO=30

|win_RVO=23|draw_RVO=5|loss_RVO=14|gf_RVO=62|ga_RVO=48

|win_MZA=21|draw_MZA=8|loss_MZA=13|gf_MZA=66|ga_MZA=46

|win_KNI=18|draw_KNI=12|loss_KNI=12|gf_KNI=69|ga_KNI=52

|win_TSI=16|draw_TSI=12|loss_TSI=14|gf_TSI=78|ga_TSI=67

|win_KKR=16|draw_KKR=11|loss_KKR=15|gf_KKR=58|ga_KKR=48

|win_GLA=19|draw_GLA=4|loss_GLA=19|gf_GLA=52|ga_GLA=71

|win_KKE=15|draw_KKE=13|loss_KKE=14|gf_KKE=50|ga_KKE=49

|win_SKL=15|draw_SKL=12|loss_SKL=15|gf_SKL=43|ga_SKL=46

|win_PDU=15|draw_PDU=10|loss_PDU=17|gf_PDU=46|ga_PDU=55

|win_ZVO=14|draw_ZVO=11|loss_ZVO=17|gf_ZVO=66|ga_ZVO=67

|win_DRI=14|draw_DRI=10|loss_DRI=18|gf_DRI=57|ga_DRI=63

|win_LMO=13|draw_LMO=13|loss_LMO=16|gf_LMO=51|ga_LMO=47

|win_ZJI=13|draw_ZJI=12|loss_ZJI=17|gf_ZJI=62|ga_ZJI=64

|win_ISM=14|draw_ISM=9|loss_ISM=19|gf_ISM=51|ga_ISM=47

|win_SYA=13|draw_SYA=11|loss_SYA=18|gf_SYA=45|ga_SYA=75

|win_SKH=12|draw_SKH=12|loss_SKH=18|gf_SKH=33|ga_SKH=54

|win_DMO=12|draw_DMO=13|loss_DMO=17|gf_DMO=40|ga_DMO=60|status_DMO=R

|win_TIV=8|draw_TIV=10|loss_TIV=24|gf_TIV=45|ga_TIV=83|status_TIV=R

|win_DKI=5|draw_DKI=11|loss_DKI=26|gf_DKI=29|ga_DKI=63|status_DKI=R

|hth_LIMIT=There was a draw limit for the draws earned, 12. Only twelve draws earn a point, in contrast, over the limit draws earn no points.

|adjust_points_SKA=-1|hth_SKA=LIMIT

|adjust_points_KKE=-1|hth_KKE=LIMIT

|adjust_points_LMO=-1|hth_LMO=LIMIT

|adjust_points_DMO=-1|hth_DMO=LIMIT

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to Top League

|result1=P|result2=P

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Second League

|result20=R|result21=R|result22=R

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/su83.html rsssf.com]

}}

=Second League (finals)=

{{more|1981 Soviet Second League}}

[Oct 23 – Nov 12]

=Finals 1=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=P

|winpoints=2

|sortable_table=y

|show_groups=y

|group_header={{abbr|Rep|Republic}}

|team1=IOM|group_IOM=RUS|name_IOM=Irtysh Omsk

|team2=MLI|group_MLI=RUS|name_MLI=Metallurg Lipetsk

|team3=SKI|group_SKI=UKR|name_SKI=SKA Kiev

|split1=y

|win_IOM=3|draw_IOM=0|loss_IOM=1|gf_IOM=6|ga_IOM=2

|win_MLI=2|draw_MLI=0|loss_MLI=2|gf_MLI=4|ga_MLI=7

|win_SKI=1|draw_SKI=0|loss_SKI=3|gf_SKI=6|ga_SKI=7

|col_P=inherit|text_P=Promoted

|result1=P

|update=complete|source=

}}

=Finals 2=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=P

|winpoints=2

|sortable_table=y

|show_groups=y

|group_header={{abbr|Rep|Republic}}

|team1=SOR|group_SOR=RUS|name_SOR=Spartak Orjonikidze

|team2=ZNA|group_ZNA=RUS|name_ZNA=Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo

|team3=SKA|group_SKA=KAZ|name_SKA=Shakhtyor Karaganda

|split1=y

|win_SOR=1|draw_SOR=3|loss_SOR=0|gf_SOR=2|ga_SOR=0

|win_ZNA=1|draw_ZNA=2|loss_ZNA=1|gf_ZNA=2|ga_ZNA=3

|win_SKA=1|draw_SKA=1|loss_SKA=2|gf_SKA=3|ga_SKA=4

|col_P=inherit|text_P=Promoted

|result1=P

|update=complete|source=

}}

=Finals 3=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=P

|winpoints=2

|sortable_table=y

|show_groups=y

|group_header={{abbr|Rep|Republic}}

|team1=DBA|group_DBA=GEO|name_DBA=Dinamo Batumi

|team2=KSK|group_KSK=RUS|name_KSK=Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev

|team3=NFE|group_NFE=UZB|name_NFE=Neftyanik Fergana

|split1=y

|win_DBA=2|draw_DBA=1|loss_DBA=1|gf_DBA=4|ga_DBA=1

|win_KSK=2|draw_KSK=1|loss_KSK=1|gf_KSK=3|ga_KSK=3

|win_NFE=0|draw_NFE=2|loss_NFE=2|gf_NFE=1|ga_NFE=4

|col_P=inherit|text_P=Promoted

|result1=P

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/su83.html rsssf.com]

}}

=Top goalscorers=

Top League

First League

References

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