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The1986 Soviet First League was the 47th season of the second tier of association football in the Soviet Union.

• Demoted from theSoviet Top League:FC Fakel Voronezh andFC SKA Rostov/Donu.
• Promoted from theSoviet Second League:FC Rostselmash Rostov/Donu,FC Iskra Smolensk, andFC Atalantas Klaipėda.

Note: 12 draws limit was applied during the season.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	CSKA Moscow(C, P)	46	26	9	11	63	35	+28	61	Promotion toTop League
2	Guria Lanchkhuti(P)	46	28	5	13	80	66	+14	61
3	Daugava Riga	46	24	14	8	82	46	+36	60[a]
4	SKA Karpaty Lviv	46	22	10	14	69	52	+17	54
5	Pamir Dushanbe	46	21	13	12	76	48	+28	54[a]
6	Lokomotiv Moscow	46	21	11	14	63	48	+15	53
7	Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don	46	21	10	15	86	69	+17	52
8	Rotor Volgograd	46	22	7	17	69	56	+13	51
9	Kolos Nikopol	46	20	11	15	48	45	+3	51
10	Fakel Voronezh	46	20	8	18	56	44	+12	48
11	Dinamo Batumi	46	20	8	18	50	59	−9	48
12	Metalurh Zaporizhia	46	17	11	18	59	54	+5	45
13	Kuzbass Kemerevo	46	16	13	17	63	61	+2	44[a]
14	Shinnik Yaroslavl	46	16	14	16	41	45	−4	44[a]
15	SKA Rostov-on-Don	46	16	11	19	54	51	+3	43
16	Spartak Ordjonikidze	46	15	12	19	58	66	−8	42
17	Pakhtakor Tashkent	46	15	10	21	55	73	−18	40
18	Dynamo Stavropol	46	14	15	17	66	58	+8	40[a]
19	Kotayk Abovyan	46	14	13	19	46	54	−8	40[a]
20	Kuban Krasnodar(R)	46	14	14	18	41	48	−7	40[a]	Relegation toSecond League
21	SKA Khabarovsk(R)	46	12	12	22	49	61	−12	36
22	Iskra Smolensk(R)	46	11	13	22	30	60	−30	34[a]
23	Atlantas Klaipėda(R)	46	9	11	26	40	75	−35	29
24	Nistru Chisinau(R)	46	6	9	31	31	101	−70	21

23 November 1986

CSKA Moscow	2–0	Guria Lanchkhuti
Kolesnikov 40' S.Fokin 70' (pen.)	Report	82'Danelia

Uzhhorod

Attendance: 7,200

Referee:Vladimir Kuznetsov (Omsk)

Rank	Union republic	Number of teams	Club(s)
1	RSFSR	13	CSKA 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 Smolensk
2	Ukrainian SSR	3	SKA Karpaty Lvov,Kolos Nikopol,Metallurg Zaporozhye
3	Georgian SSR	2	Guria Lanchkhuti,Dinamo Batumi
4	Uzbek SSR	1	Pakhtakor Tashkent
	Latvian SSR		Daugava Riga
	Tajik SSR		Pamir Dushanbe
	Armenian SSR		Kotaik Abovian
	Lithuanian SSR		Atlantas Klapeida
	Moldavian SSR		Nistru Kishinev

• Soviet First League

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• Soviet First League seasons
• 1986 in Soviet football leagues
• 1985–86 in European second tier association football leagues
• 1986–87 in European second tier association football leagues

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