A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Season | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Zenit Leningrad (1st title) |
| Relegated | Pakhtakor Tashkent, CSKA Moscow |
| European Cup | Zenit Leningrad |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Dinamo Kiev |
| UEFA Cup | Spartak Moscow Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk Chernomorets Odessa |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 767 (2.51 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | (19) Sergey Andreyev (SKA) |
← 1983 1985 → | |
The 1984 Soviet Top League was the 15th season of the Soviet Top League and 47th since the start of the Soviet top-tier club competitions. It started on March 10 and continued until November 24.
Zenit Leningrad won their first league title, while the defending champion Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk finished third. The league was composed of 18 teams and draw limit was implemented this season of 10 games. There were only allowed two substitutions. Footballers who were on a team list for one team, during the season were not allowed to compete for another except for those who were demobilized from the Soviet Army (sic)[1] and returned to their home club. Those athletes transferred during the season were not allowed to play against the team for which they played earlier.
Teams
Promoted teams
- FC Kairat Alma-Ata – champion (returning after a season)
- SKA Rostov-na-Donu – 2nd place (returning after two seasons)
Location
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Zenit Leningrad (C)
|
34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 47 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | Spartak Moscow
|
34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 45 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 |  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
|
34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 42 | |
| 4 | Chornomorets Odessa
|
34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 41 | |
| 5 |  Dinamo Minsk[a]
|
34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 40[b] | |
| 6 | Torpedo Moscow
|
34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 40[b] | |
| 7 |  Dinamo Tbilisi
|
34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 36 | |
| 8 |  Kairat Alma-Ata
|
34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 34 | |
| 9 |  Žalgiris Vilnius[c]
|
34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 34[d] | |
| 10 | Dynamo Kyiv[a]
|
34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 34[d] | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 11 |  Ararat Yerevan
|
34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 31 | |
| 12 | Metalist Kharkiv
|
34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 29 | |
| 13 | Shakhtar Donetsk
|
34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 29 | |
| 14 | SKA Rostov-on-Don
|
34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 27 | |
| 15 |  Neftchi Baku
|
34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 26 | |
| 16 | Dynamo Moscow
|
34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 26 | |
| 17 |  Pakhtakor Tashkent (R)
|
34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 25 | Relegation to First League |
| 18 | CSKA Moscow (R)
|
34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 55 | −31 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) Total points (If two or more teams have equal points for the first place, the winner is determined by additional single round-robin play-off on neutral ground); 2) Total wins; 3) Head-to-head results with consideration of draw limit and goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total games scored; 6) Results of reserve squads[2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes: