The 1986 Soviet First League was the 47th season of the second tier of association football in the Soviet Union.
Teams
*Demoted from the
Soviet Top League
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FC Fakel Voronezh
FC Fakel Voronezh () is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Voronezh. Founded in 1947, the club has played in the Soviet Top League and the Russian Premier League. The club will return to the Russian First League i ...
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FC SKA Rostov/Donu.
*Promoted from the
Soviet Second League
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FC Rostselmash Rostov/Donu,
FC Iskra Smolensk
FC Iskra Smolensk () was a Russian football team from Smolensk. It played professionally in 1937 and 1960 to 1994. In 1995 it merged with FC Kristall Smolensk. They played on the second-highest level in the Soviet First League
The Soviet First ...
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FC Atalantas Klaipėda.
League standings
Note: 12 draws limit was applied during the season.
Match for 1st place
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
1986 First League football.lg.ua (Luhansk Our Football)
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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 ...