1981 Higher League Standings
1981 Higher League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1981 Higher League Statistical Leaders
1981 Regular Season Standings
| Team | W | L | T | Pts. | GF | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Season | ||||||||
| Dinamo Kiev | 22 | 3 | 9 | 53:15 | 58 | 26 | ||
| Spartak Moskva | 19 | 7 | 8 | 46:22 | 70 | 40 | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 16 | 8 | 10 | 42:26 | 62 | 35 | ||
| Dinamo Moskva | 15 | 9 | 10 | 40:28 | 41 | 29 | ||
| Torpedo Moskva | 14 | 6 | 14 | 38:26 | 41 | 29 | ||
| CSKA Moskva | 14 | 11 | 9 | 37:31 | 39 | 33 | ||
| Shakhtyor Donetsk | 12 | 12 | 10 | 34:34 | 51 | 39 | ||
| Dinamo Minsk | 11 | 10 | 13 | 32:33 | 44 | 39 | ||
| Neftçi PFK | 11 | 11 | 12 | 32:34 | 34 | 49 | ||
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 12 | 14 | 8 | 32:36 | 42 | 53 | ||
| Chernomorets Odessa | 11 | 14 | 9 | 31:37 | 36 | 44 | ||
| FK Kairat | 10 | 12 | 12 | 30:36 | 42 | 46 | ||
| Kuban Krasnodar | 11 | 16 | 7 | 29:39 | 42 | 54 | ||
| FC Ararat | 10 | 15 | 9 | 29:39 | 44 | 50 | ||
| Zenit Leningrad | 9 | 15 | 10 | 28:40 | 33 | 43 | ||
| FK SKA Rostov | 8 | 16 | 10 | 26:42 | 39 | 58 | ||
| Tavriya Simferopol | 8 | 19 | 7 | 23:45 | 27 | 54 | ||
| Pakhtakor Tashkent | 7 | 22 | 5 | 19:49 | 34 | 58 | ||
