Soviet Top League
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The Soviet Top League was the premier professional football (soccer) division in the Soviet Union, featuring the country’s strongest clubs in national competition.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soviet Top League 1984 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct football league
ⓘ
top-tier football league ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Soviet Supreme League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vysshaya Liga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederation | UEFA ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1991 ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 1936 spring season ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Russian Top Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ukrainian Premier League NERFINISHED ⓘ other post-Soviet national leagues ⓘ |
| formatChanges | underwent multiple format changes over time ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | union republics of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| governingBody | Football Federation of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeAndAwayFormat | typically double round-robin ⓘ |
| inception | 1936 ⓘ |
| lastSeason | 1991 season ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of the strongest leagues in Europe during its peak ⓘ |
| levelOnPyramid | 1 ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | televised within the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulClub |
FC Dynamo Kyiv
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FC Spartak Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostTitles |
FC Dynamo Kyiv
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FC Spartak Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableClub |
FC Ararat Yerevan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FC CSKA Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ FC Dinamo Tbilisi NERFINISHED ⓘ FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk NERFINISHED ⓘ FC Dynamo Kyiv NERFINISHED ⓘ FC Dynamo Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ FC Shakhtar Donetsk NERFINISHED ⓘ FC Spartak Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ FC Zenit Leningrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | varied between 10 and 20 ⓘ |
| playerEligibility | primarily Soviet citizens ⓘ |
| pointSystem |
2 points for a win in most seasons
ⓘ
3 points for a win in some later seasons ⓘ |
| precededBy | Soviet Group A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | professional competition ⓘ |
| qualificationFor |
European Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UEFA Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
Soviet Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Super Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relegationTo | Soviet First League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonCalendar | varied between spring–autumn and autumn–spring formats ⓘ |
| seasonStructure | league system ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| tieBreaker | goal difference used in some seasons ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
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this entity surface form:
Soviet Top League 1984