1982 Soviet First League
| Season | 1982 | 
|---|---|
| ← 1981  1983 →  | |
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Žalgiris Vilnius (C, P) | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 56 | Promotion to Top League | 
| 2 | .svg.png) Nistru Kishinev (P) | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 56 | |
| 3 | .svg.png) Kolos Nikopol | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 55 | |
| 4 | .svg.png) Lokomotiv Moscow | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 54[a] | |
| 5 | .svg.png) Fakel Voronezh | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 54[a] | |
| 6 | .svg.png) Zorya Voroshilovhrad | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 47 | |
| 7 | .svg.png) Shinnik Yaroslavl | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 45 | |
| 8 | .svg.png) Daugava Riga | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 44 | |
| 9 | %252C_Flag_of_Tajikistan_(1991%E2%80%931992).svg.png) Pamir Dushanbe | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 44 | |
| 10 | .svg.png) SKA Karpaty Lviv[b] | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 42 | |
| 11 | .svg.png) SKA Rostov-on-Don | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 42 | |
| 12 | .svg.png) Metallurh Zaporozhzhia | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 41 | |
| 13 | .svg.png) Tavriya Simferopol | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 41 | |
| 14 | .svg.png) Rotor Volgograd | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 63 | 64 | −1 | 40 | |
| 15 | .svg.png) Dinamo Kirov | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 38 | |
| 16 | .svg.png) SKA Khabarovsk | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 38 | |
| 17 | .svg.png) Iskra Smolensk | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 38[a] | |
| 18 | .svg.png) Guria Lanchkhuti | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 37 | |
| 19 | .svg.png) Zvezda Dzhizak[c] | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 77 | −21 | 37 | |
| 20 | .svg.png) SKA Odessa (R) | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 34[a] | Relegation to Second League | 
| 21 | .svg.png) SKA Kyiv (R) | 42 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 81 | −50 | 20 | |
| 22 | .svg.png) Spartak Kostroma (R) | 42 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 18 | 77 | −59 | 17 | 
Match for 1st place
Top scorers
| # | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heorhiy Koliadyuk | Kolos Nikopol | 26 | 
| 2 | Hryhoriy Batych | Nistru Kishenev | 25 (5) | 
| 3 | Ravil Sharipov | Metallurg Zaporozhye | 24 (6) | 
| 4 | Sigitas Jakubauskas | Žalgiris Vilnius | 23 (1) | 
| 5 | Valeriy Tursunov | Pamir Dushanbe | 21 (3) | 
| 6 | Volodymyr Naumenko | Tavriya Simferopol | 20 (5) | 
| 7 | Vladimir Mukhanov | Lokomotiv Moscow | 17 | 
| Sergey Andreyev | SKA Rostov-na-Donu | 17 (1) | |
| 9 | Viktor Vasilyev | Rotor Volgograd | 16 | 
| Aleksandrs Starkovs | Daugava Riga | 16 | |
| Gennady Smirnov | Fakel Voronezh | 16 (4) | 
