The 1982 Soviet First League was the twelfth season of the Soviet First League and the 42nd season of the Soviet second tier league competition.
Final standings
Match for 1st place
Top scorers
#PlayerClubGoals1Heorhiy KoliadyukKolos Nikopol262Hryhoriy BatychNistru Kishenev25 (5)3Ravil SharipovMetallurg Zaporozhye24 (6)4Sigitas JakubauskasŽalgiris Vilnius23 (1)5Valeriy TursunovPamir Dushanbe21 (3)6Volodymyr NaumenkoTavriya Simferopol20 (5)7Vladimir MukhanovLokomotiv Moscow17Sergey AndreyevSKA Rostov-na-Donu17 (1)9Viktor VasilyevRotor Volgograd16Aleksandrs StarkovsDaugava Riga16Gennady SmirnovFakel Voronezh16 (4)
Number of teams by union republic Rank Union republic Number of teams Club(s)1 9Lokomotiv Moscow, Fakel Voronezh, Shinnik Yaroslavl, SKA Rostov-na-Donu, Rotor Volgograd, Dinamo Kirov, SKA Khabarovsk, Iskra Smolensk, Spartak Kostroma2 7Kolos Nikopol, Zaria Voroshilovgrad, SKA Karpaty Lvov, Metallurg Zaporozhye, Tavria Simferopol, SKA Odessa, SKA Kiev3 1Žalgiris Vilnius Nistru Kishinev Daugava Riga Pamir Dushanbe Guria Lanchkhuti Zvezda Dzhizak
External links 1982 season. RSSSF