1984 Soviet Top League

{{Short description|47th season of top-tier football league in Soviet Union}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Soviet Top League

| season = 1984

| winners = Zenit Leningrad
(1st title)

| relegated = Pakhtakor Tashkent, CSKA Moscow

| continentalcup1 = European Cup

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Zenit Leningrad

| continentalcup2 = Cup Winners' Cup

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Dinamo Kiev

| continentalcup3 = UEFA Cup

| continentalcup3 qualifiers = Spartak Moscow
Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk
Chernomorets Odessa

| league topscorer = (19) Sergey Andreyev (SKA)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| matches = 306

| total goals = 767

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 1983

| nextseason = 1985

}}

The 1984 Soviet Top League was the 15th season of the Soviet Top League 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 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 (sic)Soviet Army was a major branch of the Soviet Armed Forces, 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 – 2nd place (returning after two seasons)

=Location=

{{OSM Location map

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| mark-coord4 = {{coord|43.2775 |76.895833}} |label4 = Kairat |label-pos4 = left | mark4 = Red pog.svg | label-color4 = blue

| mark-coord8 = {{coord|54.683333 |25.283333}} |label8 = Žalgiris |label-pos8 = right | mark8 = Red pog.svg | label-color8 = blue

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| mark-coord6 = {{coord|48.45 |34.983333}} |label6 = Dnepr |label-pos6 = left | mark6 = Red pog.svg | label-color6 = blue

| mark-coord7 = {{coord|48.002778 |37.805278}} |label7 = Shakhter |label-pos7 = right | mark7 = Red pog.svg | label-color7 = blue

| mark-coord9 = {{coord|50.004444 |36.231389}} |label9 = Metallist |label-pos9 = right | mark9 = Red pog.svg | label-color9 = blue

| mark-coord12 = {{coord|46.485722 |30.743444}} |label12 = Chornomorets |label-pos12 = bottom| mark12 = Red pog.svg | label-color12 = blue

| mark-coord10 = {{coord|40.395278 |49.882222}} |label10 = Neftchi |label-pos10 = right | mark10 = Red pog.svg | label-color10 = blue

| mark-coord11 = {{coord|41.716667 |44.783333}} |label11 = Dynamo T |label-pos11 = right | mark11 = Red pog.svg | label-color11 = blue

| mark-coord = {{coord|41.266667 |69.216667}} |label = Pakhtakor |label-pos = left | mark = Red pog.svg | label-color = blue

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| mark-coord5 = {{coord|59.95 |30.3 }} |label5 = Zenit |label-pos5 = left | mark5 = Red pog.svg | label-color5 = blue

| mark-coord13 = {{coord|55.75 |37.61 }} |label13 = Dynamo |label-pos13 = left | mark13 = Red pog.svg | label-color13 = blue

| mark-coord14 = {{coord|55.75 |37.61 }} |label14 = Spartak |label-pos14 = top | mark14 = Red pog.svg | label-color14 = blue

| mark-coord15 = {{coord|55.75 |37.61 }} |label15 = Torpedo M |label-pos15 = bottom| mark15 = Red pog.svg | label-color15 = blue

| mark-coord16 = {{coord|55.75 |37.61 }} |label16 = CSKA |label-pos16 = right | mark16 = Red pog.svg | label-color16 = blue

| mark-coord17 = {{coord|47.233333 |39.7 }} |label17 = SKA R/D |label-pos17 = bottom| mark17 = Red pog.svg | label-color17 = blue

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| caption = Locations of teams in the 1984 Top League

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League standings

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|winpoints=2

|team1=ZEN|name_ZEN={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Zenit Leningrad

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

|team3=DNI|name_DNI={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

|team4=CHE|name_CHE={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Chornomorets Odessa

|team5=DMI|name_DMI={{flagicon|Belarusian SSR}} Dinamo Minsk

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

|team7=DTB|name_DTB={{flagicon|Georgian SSR}} Dinamo Tbilisi

|team8=KAI|name_KAI={{flagicon|Kazakh SSR}} Kairat Alma-Ata

|team9=ŽAL|name_ŽAL={{flagicon|Lithuanian SSR}} Žalgiris Vilnius

|team10=DK |name_DK ={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Dynamo Kyiv

|team11=ARA|name_ARA={{flagicon|Armenian SSR}} Ararat Yerevan

|team12=MET|name_MET={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Metalist Kharkiv

|team13=SHK|name_SHK={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Shakhtar Donetsk

|team14=SKA|name_SKA={{flagicon|RSFSR}} SKA Rostov-on-Don

|team15=NEF|name_NEF={{flagicon|Azerbaijan SSR}} Neftchi Baku

|team16=DYN|name_DYN={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Dynamo Moscow

|team17=PAK|name_PAK={{flagicon|Uzbek SSR}} Pakhtakor Tashkent

|team18=CSK|name_CSK={{flagicon|RSFSR}} CSKA Moscow

|adjust_points_DMI=-3||note_DMI=3 points deducted (10 draw limit)|hth_DMI=Dinamo Minsk wins head-to-head against Torpedo

|adjust_points_ŽAL=-1|note_ŽAL=1 point deducted (10 draw limit)|hth_ŽAL=Žalgiris wins head-to-head against Dynamo Kyiv

|adjust_points_DK =-3|note_DK =DMI|hth_DK =ŽAL

|hth_TOR=DMI

|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|result4=UC

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

|result10=CWC

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to First League

|result17=R|result18=R

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|class_rules= 1) Total points (If two or more teams have equal points for the first place, the winner is determined by additional single round-robin play-off on neutral ground); 2) Total wins; 3) Head-to-head results with consideration of draw limit and goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total games scored; 6) Results of reserve squads{{cite web|url=http://football.lg.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6632:1984reglament&catid=207:sovietua84&Itemid=775|title=ФУТБОЛ - 1984. О ПРОВЕДЕНИЕ СОРЕВНОВАНИЙ. (Football – 1984. On conducting the competitions.|pages= |publisher=Центральный стадион им. В.И.Ленина (Tsentralny Stadion imeni V.I.Lenina)|access-date=13 March 2023|archive-date=13 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313212415/http://football.lg.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6632:1984reglament&catid=207:sovietua84&Itemid=775|url-status=live}}

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Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

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|team16=TOR|team17=ŽAL|team18=ZEN

|name_ZEN=Zenit Leningrad

|match_ZEN_SPA=0–2

|match_ZEN_DNI=2–0

|match_ZEN_CHO=0–1

|match_ZEN_DMN=4–1

|match_ZEN_TOR=1–2

|match_ZEN_DTB=1–0

|match_ZEN_KAI=1–1

|match_ZEN_ŽAL=1–1

|match_ZEN_DYK=2–0

|match_ZEN_ARA=6–4

|match_ZEN_MKH=4–1

|match_ZEN_SHA=1–0

|match_ZEN_SKA=2–1

|match_ZEN_NEF=4–1

|match_ZEN_DYN=1–0

|match_ZEN_PAK=3–0

|match_ZEN_CSK=3–0

|name_SPA=Spartak Moscow

|match_SPA_ZEN=2–3

|match_SPA_DNI=1–1

|match_SPA_CHO=0–1

|match_SPA_DMN=3–2

|match_SPA_TOR=0–0

|match_SPA_DTB=3–0

|match_SPA_KAI=3–0

|match_SPA_ŽAL=1–2

|match_SPA_DYK=3–1

|match_SPA_ARA=2–0

|match_SPA_MKH=2–0

|match_SPA_SHA=2–2

|match_SPA_SKA=1–6

|match_SPA_NEF=2–1

|match_SPA_DYN=0–0

|match_SPA_PAK=2–0

|match_SPA_CSK=1–1

|name_DNI=Dnipro

|match_DNI_ZEN=0–1

|match_DNI_SPA=0–1

|match_DNI_CHO=1–1

|match_DNI_DMN=2–0

|match_DNI_TOR=1–0

|match_DNI_DTB=4–1

|match_DNI_KAI=2–3

|match_DNI_ŽAL=2–2

|match_DNI_DYK=1–3

|match_DNI_ARA=2–0

|match_DNI_MKH=2–1

|match_DNI_SHA=2–1

|match_DNI_SKA=6–2

|match_DNI_NEF=2–1

|match_DNI_DYN=3–2

|match_DNI_PAK=1–0

|match_DNI_CSK=1–0

|name_CHO=Chornomorets Odessa

|match_CHO_ZEN=1–3

|match_CHO_SPA=1–0

|match_CHO_DNI=2–1

|match_CHO_DMN=0–2

|match_CHO_TOR=1–0

|match_CHO_DTB=4–1

|match_CHO_KAI=2–1

|match_CHO_ŽAL=2–0

|match_CHO_DYK=1–0

|match_CHO_ARA=2–1

|match_CHO_MKH=2–1

|match_CHO_SHA=1–2

|match_CHO_SKA=3–0

|match_CHO_NEF=2–1

|match_CHO_DYN=1–1

|match_CHO_PAK=0–0

|match_CHO_CSK=2–1

|name_DMN=Dinamo Minsk

|match_DMN_ZEN=1–1

|match_DMN_SPA=1–1

|match_DMN_DNI=0–1

|match_DMN_CHO=1–1

|match_DMN_TOR=3–0

|match_DMN_DTB=1–1

|match_DMN_KAI=4–2

|match_DMN_ŽAL=3–0

|match_DMN_DYK=1–1

|match_DMN_ARA=1–0

|match_DMN_MKH=3–1

|match_DMN_SHA=2–2

|match_DMN_SKA=3–0

|match_DMN_NEF=1–1

|match_DMN_DYN=0–0

|match_DMN_PAK=1–0

|match_DMN_CSK=1–0

|name_TOR=Torpedo Moscow

|match_TOR_ZEN=0–1

|match_TOR_SPA=0–4

|match_TOR_DNI=1–1

|match_TOR_CHO=1–0

|match_TOR_DMN=0–2

|match_TOR_DTB=1–0

|match_TOR_KAI=2–1

|match_TOR_ŽAL=0–0

|match_TOR_DYK=2–2

|match_TOR_ARA=1–1

|match_TOR_MKH=2–2

|match_TOR_SHA=1–0

|match_TOR_SKA=2–1

|match_TOR_NEF=0–0

|match_TOR_DYN=4–0

|match_TOR_PAK=3–1

|match_TOR_CSK=1–2

|name_DTB=Dinamo Tbilisi

|match_DTB_ZEN=2–3

|match_DTB_SPA=0–0

|match_DTB_DNI=1–0

|match_DTB_CHO=1–1

|match_DTB_DMN=2–0

|match_DTB_TOR=1–2

|match_DTB_KAI=2–1

|match_DTB_ŽAL=2–0

|match_DTB_DYK=0–3

|match_DTB_ARA=2–0

|match_DTB_MKH=1–0

|match_DTB_SHA=1–0

|match_DTB_SKA=2–1

|match_DTB_NEF=3–1

|match_DTB_DYN=1–1

|match_DTB_PAK=2–0

|match_DTB_CSK=2–0

|name_KAI=Kairat Alma-Ata

|match_KAI_ZEN=1–1

|match_KAI_SPA=0–0

|match_KAI_DNI=1–2

|match_KAI_CHO=2–0

|match_KAI_DMN=0–1

|match_KAI_TOR=1–1

|match_KAI_DTB=4–0

|match_KAI_ŽAL=3–0

|match_KAI_DYK=1–1

|match_KAI_ARA=1–0

|match_KAI_MKH=1–0

|match_KAI_SHA=2–1

|match_KAI_SKA=2–1

|match_KAI_NEF=2–0

|match_KAI_DYN=2–0

|match_KAI_PAK=6–2

|match_KAI_CSK=1–0

|name_ŽAL=Žalgiris Vilnius

|match_ŽAL_ZEN=1–0

|match_ŽAL_SPA=2–1

|match_ŽAL_DNI=2–3

|match_ŽAL_CHO=1–0

|match_ŽAL_DMN=0–0

|match_ŽAL_TOR=0–2

|match_ŽAL_DTB=1–1

|match_ŽAL_KAI=2–0

|match_ŽAL_DYK=1–0

|match_ŽAL_ARA=1–1

|match_ŽAL_MKH=0–0

|match_ŽAL_SHA=0–0

|match_ŽAL_SKA=1–0

|match_ŽAL_NEF=1–0

|match_ŽAL_DYN=1–0

|match_ŽAL_PAK=2–0

|match_ŽAL_CSK=1–1

|name_DYK=Dynamo Kyiv

|match_DYK_ZEN=1–0

|match_DYK_SPA=0–3

|match_DYK_DNI=0–0

|match_DYK_CHO=1–2

|match_DYK_DMN=0–1

|match_DYK_TOR=1–0

|match_DYK_DTB=1–1

|match_DYK_KAI=0–0

|match_DYK_ŽAL=0–0

|match_DYK_ARA=7–0

|match_DYK_MKH=4–0

|match_DYK_SHA=2–2

|match_DYK_SKA=0–0

|match_DYK_NEF=5–0

|match_DYK_DYN=2–1

|match_DYK_PAK=2–0

|match_DYK_CSK=2–1

|name_ARA=Ararat Yerevan

|match_ARA_ZEN=1–2

|match_ARA_SPA=1–2

|match_ARA_DNI=1–3

|match_ARA_CHO=3–3

|match_ARA_DMN=1–1

|match_ARA_TOR=3–2

|match_ARA_DTB=1–0

|match_ARA_KAI=2–0

|match_ARA_ŽAL=2–0

|match_ARA_DYK=1–1

|match_ARA_MKH=1–0

|match_ARA_SHA=1–0

|match_ARA_SKA=1–2

|match_ARA_NEF=2–0

|match_ARA_DYN=5–2

|match_ARA_PAK=4–0

|match_ARA_CSK=2–0

|name_MKH=Metalist Kharkiv

|match_MKH_ZEN=1–1

|match_MKH_SPA=0–2

|match_MKH_DNI=2–1

|match_MKH_CHO=2–1

|match_MKH_DMN=1–1

|match_MKH_TOR=0–2

|match_MKH_DTB=0–1

|match_MKH_KAI=3–0

|match_MKH_ŽAL=3–2

|match_MKH_DYK=2–2

|match_MKH_ARA=1–0

|match_MKH_SHA=2–3

|match_MKH_SKA=1–0

|match_MKH_NEF=4–0

|match_MKH_DYN=2–1

|match_MKH_PAK=2–0

|match_MKH_CSK=4–0

|name_SHA=Shakhtar Donetsk

|match_SHA_ZEN=1–1

|match_SHA_SPA=1–2

|match_SHA_DNI=4–2

|match_SHA_CHO=1–1

|match_SHA_DMN=2–0

|match_SHA_TOR=1–1

|match_SHA_DTB=2–3

|match_SHA_KAI=2–0

|match_SHA_ŽAL=4–1

|match_SHA_DYK=1–1

|match_SHA_ARA=0–0

|match_SHA_MKH=4–1

|match_SHA_SKA=2–1

|match_SHA_NEF=3–1

|match_SHA_DYN=0–1

|match_SHA_PAK=3–2

|match_SHA_CSK=1–2

|name_SKA=SKA Rostov-on-Don

|match_SKA_ZEN=2–1

|match_SKA_SPA=1–2

|match_SKA_DNI=0–0

|match_SKA_CHO=2–2

|match_SKA_DMN=0–0

|match_SKA_TOR=2–4

|match_SKA_DTB=1–0

|match_SKA_KAI=3–1

|match_SKA_ŽAL=1–0

|match_SKA_DYK=0–1

|match_SKA_ARA=1–2

|match_SKA_MKH=3–0

|match_SKA_SHA=3–2

|match_SKA_NEF=2–2

|match_SKA_DYN=2–1

|match_SKA_PAK=2–2

|match_SKA_CSK=3–3

|name_NEF=Neftçi Baku

|match_NEF_ZEN=2–2

|match_NEF_SPA=0–2

|match_NEF_DNI=0–2

|match_NEF_CHO=2–1

|match_NEF_DMN=0–1

|match_NEF_TOR=0–0

|match_NEF_DTB=1–1

|match_NEF_KAI=1–0

|match_NEF_ŽAL=0–0

|match_NEF_DYK=1–0

|match_NEF_ARA=0–2

|match_NEF_MKH=2–0

|match_NEF_SHA=3–0

|match_NEF_SKA=0–2

|match_NEF_DYN=1–2

|match_NEF_PAK=1–0

|match_NEF_CSK=2–0

|name_DYN=Dynamo Moscow

|match_DYN_ZEN=0–0

|match_DYN_SPA=0–0

|match_DYN_DNI=2–3

|match_DYN_CHO=0–0

|match_DYN_DMN=0–1

|match_DYN_TOR=0–1

|match_DYN_DTB=0–0

|match_DYN_KAI=1–1

|match_DYN_ŽAL=1–2

|match_DYN_DYK=1–0

|match_DYN_ARA=1–0

|match_DYN_MKH=4–1

|match_DYN_SHA=1–0

|match_DYN_SKA=3–2

|match_DYN_NEF=2–3

|match_DYN_PAK=5–0

|match_DYN_CSK=0–1

|name_PAK=Pakhtakor Tashkent

|match_PAK_ZEN=1–4

|match_PAK_SPA=2–1

|match_PAK_DNI=2–2

|match_PAK_CHO=4–1

|match_PAK_DMN=1–3

|match_PAK_TOR=0–1

|match_PAK_DTB=3–0

|match_PAK_KAI=1–1

|match_PAK_ŽAL=4–1

|match_PAK_DYK=0–1

|match_PAK_ARA=2–1

|match_PAK_MKH=0–1

|match_PAK_SHA=1–0

|match_PAK_SKA=4–0

|match_PAK_NEF=0–0

|match_PAK_DYN=3–2

|match_PAK_CSK=1–0

|name_CSK=CSKA Moscow

|match_CSK_ZEN=0–0

|match_CSK_SPA=0–2

|match_CSK_DNI=0–0

|match_CSK_CHO=1–6

|match_CSK_DMN=0–0

|match_CSK_TOR=3–4

|match_CSK_DTB=0–1

|match_CSK_KAI=1–2

|match_CSK_ŽAL=0–2

|match_CSK_DYK=1–1

|match_CSK_ARA=2–2

|match_CSK_MKH=1–3

|match_CSK_SHA=1–0

|match_CSK_SKA=2–1

|match_CSK_NEF=0–2

|match_CSK_DYN=0–0

|match_CSK_PAK=0–1

|update=complete|source=[http://football.lg.ua/index.php?option=com_joomleague&view=matrix&p=579 football.lg.ua]

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Top scorers

;19 goals

Sergey Andreyev (SKA Rostov-on-Don)

;18 goals

Hamlet Mkhitaryan (Ararat)

;17 goals

Oleh Protasov (Dnipro)
Yuri Tarasov (Metalist)
Yuri Zheludkov (Zenit)

;14 goals

Andrei Redkous (Torpedo Moscow)

;13 goals

Sergey Rodionov (Spartak Moscow)
Sergei Stukashov (Kairat)

;12 goals

Georgi Kondratyev (Dinamo Minsk)
Yevstafi Pekhlevanidi (Kairat)

Medal squads

(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

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| style="text-align:center; width:700px;"| 1. FC Zenit Leningrad

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Goalkeepers: Mikhail Biryukov (34).

Defenders: Aleksei Stepanov (32 / 2), Sergei Vedeneyev (28 / 1), Anatoli Davydov (27 / 1), Vladimir Dolgopolov (27), Sergey Kuznetsov (22), Valeri Zolin (13), Nikolai Vorobyov (8), Gennadi Timofeyev (6).

Midfielders: Valeri Broshin (32 / 4), Yuri Zheludkov (31 / 17), Arkadi Afanasyev (28 / 1), Vyacheslav Melnikov (21 / 3), Dmitri Barannik (19), Nikolay Larionov (9 / 2), Igor Komarov (5 / 2).

Forwards: Sergey Dmitriev (30 / 8), Vladimir Klementyev (29 / 10), Boris Chukhlov (28 / 7), Yuri Gerasimov (7 / 1), Aleksandr Zakharikov (6).

Manager: Pavel Sadyrin.

Transferred out during the season: none.

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| style="text-align:center; width:700px;"| 2. FC Spartak Moscow

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Goalkeepers: Rinat Dasayev (34), Stanislav Cherchesov (2), Andrei Mikhalychev (1).

Defenders: Vladimir Sochnov (33 / 2), Aleksandr Bubnov (33 / 1), Gennady Morozov (31), Boris Pozdnyakov (30 / 2), Sergei Bazulev (16), Sergei Shvetsov (11), Sergei Shulgin (3), Almir Kayumov (1).

Midfielders: Yuri Gavrilov (34 / 8), Yevgeni Kuznetsov (34 / 5), Sergey Shavlo (32 / 5), Yevgeni Sidorov (26 / 4), Fyodor Cherenkov (25 / 8), Guram Adzhoyev (13 / 1), Valeri Gladilin (12 / 3), Oleksandr Baranov (2).

Forwards: Sergey Rodionov (32 / 13), Mikhail Rusyayev (6 / 1), Jevgeņijs Miļevskis (6), Oleg Kuzhlev (5).

Manager: Konstantin Beskov.

Transferred out during the season: none.

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| style="text-align:center; width:700px;"| 3. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

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Goalkeepers: Serhiy Krakovskyi (31 / 3), Viktor Konsevich (3).

Defenders: Sergei Bashkirov (32), Serhiy Puchkov (29 / 2), Oleksandr Lysenko (28 / 2), Mykola Pavlov (19 / 1), Ivan Vyshnevskyi (17), Petro Kutuzov (17), Petro Chylibi (9), Andriy Bobrikov (1), Anatoliy Nazarenko (1), Oleksandr Chervonyi (1).

Midfielders: Hennadiy Lytovchenko (33 / 7), Vyktor Kuznetsov (30 / 2), Andriy Dilay (30 / 1), Volodymyr Bahmut (25 / 2), Oleksiy Cherednyk (19 / 2), Oleh Serebryanskyi (13 / 2), Mykola Fedorenko (9), Serhiy Khudozhylov (3), Anatoli Zagrebayev (2), Volodymyr Ustymchyk (2).

Forwards: Oleh Protasov (34 / 17), Volodymyr Lyutyi (30 / 8), Oleh Taran (20 / 7).

One own goal scored by Yuri Lykov (FC SKA Rostov-on-Don).

Manager: Volodymyr Yemets.

Transferred out during the season: Volodymyr Ustymchyk (retired).

Number of teams by union republic

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! Rank

! Union republic

! Number of teams

! Club(s)

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| {{flag|RSFSR}}

| align="center" rowspan=1|6

| align="center"|CSKA Moscow, Dinamo Moscow, SKA Rostov-na-Donu, Spartak Moscow, Torpedo Moscow, Zenit Leningrad

align="center" rowspan=1|2

| {{flag|Ukrainian SSR}}

| align="center" rowspan=1|5

| align="center"|Chernomorets Odessa, Dinamo Kiev, Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, Metallist Kharkov, Shakhter Donetsk

align="center" rowspan=7|3

| {{flag|Armenian SSR}}

| align="center" rowspan=7|1

| align="center"|Ararat Yerevan

| align="center"|Neftchi Baku

| align="center"|Dinamo Minsk

| align="center"|Dinamo Tbilisi

| align="center"|Kairat Alma-Ata

| align="center"|Zhalgiris Vilnius

| align="center"|Pakhtakor Tashkent

References

External links

[http://football.lg.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6632:1984reglament&catid=207:sovietua84&Itemid=775 1984 season regulations]. football.lg.ua
[http://fc-dynamo.ru/champ/rezult.php?gd=1984&qq=1 1984 season calendar]. fc-dynamo.ru
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090602084017/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/ussrhist.html Soviet Union - List of final tables (RSSSF)]

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