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 Association football, football club based in Tyumen. The former member of the Russian Premier League will play in the third-tier Russian Second League, Russian Second League Division A in the 2025–26 season.
The c ...
– ''(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 ( Georgian: საფეხბურთო კლუბი ტორპედო ქუთაისი) is a Georgian professional football club based in Kutaisi, Georgia's third largest city. The team competes in the Erovnuli ...
– ''(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 () was the second highest division of Soviet football,Evgeni Kazakov. The Soviet First Football League (Первая лига СССР по футболу)''. History of Soviet football championships. Volume 1 ...
External links
1987. First League. (1987. Первая лига.)Luhansk Nash Futbol.
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Soviet First League seasons
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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...
Soviet
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...