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: FC Fakel Voronezh and FC SKA Rostov/Donu. Promoted from the Soviet Second League: FC Rostselmash Rostov/Donu, FC Iskra Smolensk, and FC Atalantas Klaipėda.
League standings Note: 12 draws limit was applied during the season.
Match for 1st place
Top scorers
#PlayerClubGoals1Vazgen ManasyanPamir Dushanbe27 (3)Besik PridonishviliGuria Lanchkhuti27 (6)3Aleksandrs StarkovsDaugava Riga224Sergei OkunevRostselmash Rostov-na-Donu21 (1)Aleksandr MinayevFakel Voronezh21 (3)6Aleksandr GitselovRostselmash Rostov-na-Donu19 (1)Sergei BerezinCSKA Moscow19 (3)Yevhen ShakhovMetallurg Zaporozhye19 (7)9Mukhsin MukhamadievPamir Dushanbe18Vyacheslav LendelSKA Karpaty Lvov18Genādijs ŠitiksDaugava Riga18 (5)
Number of teams by union republic Rank Union republic Number of teams Club(s)1 13CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu, Rotor Volgograd, Fakel Voronezh, Kuzbass Kemerovo, Shinnik Yaroslavl, SKA Rostov-na-Donu, Spartak Vladikavkaz, Dinamo Stavropol, Kuban Krasnodar, SKA Khabarovsk, Iskra Smolensk2 3SKA Karpaty Lvov, Kolos Nikopol, Metallurg Zaporozhye3 2Guria Lanchkhuti, Dinamo Batumi4 1Pakhtakor Tashkent Daugava Riga Pamir Dushanbe Kotaik Abovian Atlantas Klapeida Nistru Kishinev
See also Soviet First League
References
External links 1986 First League. football.lg.ua (Luhansk Our Football)