Final Standings
Note: Names of clubs from outside of the Russian SFSR are given in the table based on the Russian orthography.
| No | Club | GP | W | D | L | GF-GA | Pts | Rpblc | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 57-32 | 43 | Russian SFSR | Champions League |
| 2 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 57-30 | 41 | Russian SFSR | Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Torpedo Moscow | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 36-20 | 36 | Russian SFSR | UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Chernomorets | 30 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 39-24 | 36 | Ukrainian SSR | Ukraine |
| 5 | Dinamo Kiev | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 43-34 | 35 | Ukrainian SSR | Ukraine |
| 6 | Dinamo Moscow | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 43-42 | 31 | Russian SFSR | UEFA Cup |
| 7 | Ararat | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 29-36 | 29 | Armenian SSR | Armenia |
| 8 | Dinamo Minsk | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 29-31 | 29 | Byelorussian SSR | Belarus |
| 9 | Dnepr | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 31-36 | 28 | Ukrainian SSR | Ukraine |
| 10 | Pamir Dushanbe | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 28-32 | 27 | Tajik SSR | Tajikistan |
| 11 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33-41 | 26 | Russian SFSR | + |
| 12 | Shakhter Donetsk | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 33-41 | 26 | Ukrainian SSR | Ukraine |
| 13 | Metallurg Zaporozhye | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 27-38 | 25 | Ukrainian SSR | + Ukraine |
| 14 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37-45 | 25 | Uzbek SSR | + Uzbekistan |
| 15 | Metallist Kharkov | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32-43 | 25 | Ukrainian SSR | Ukraine |
| 16 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 18-47 | 18 | Russian SFSR | + |
- + - Newly promoted. Names are in italic.
- After this season the league was reorganized as the Soviet Union fell apart. All of the non-Russia based participant teams went on to compete at the top national level of their native countries. The Russian Premier League became the direct successor of the Soviet Top League.
Read more about this topic: 1991 Soviet Top League
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