Soviet Top League 1988: final table of First division
| # | Club | M | W | D | L | Goal | Pts | GD | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 49 - 23 | 46 | +26 |   Champion (European Cup) | |
| 2 | Dynamo Kiev | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 43 - 19 | 43 | +24 | Vice-champion (UEFA Cup) | |
| 3 | Torpedo Moscow | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 39 - 23 | 42 | +16 | Cup Winner Cup (cup finalist) | |
| 4 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 40 - 26 | 39 | +14 | UEFA Cup | |
| 5 | Zalgiris Vilnius | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 39 - 35 | 35 | +4 | UEFA Cup | |
| 6 | Zenit Leningrad | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 35 - 34 | 31 | +1 | UEFA Cup | |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 35 - 29 | 30 | +6 | [-2] | |
| 8 | Shakhtyor Donetsk | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 - 28 | 28 | +2 | ||
| 9 | Ararat Yerevan | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 21 - 28 | 27 | -7 | ||
| 10 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 32 - 38 | 26 | -6 | ||
| 11 | Metalist Kharkov | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 - 36 | 26 | -7 | ||
| 12 | Dynamo Minsk | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 29 - 34 | 25 | -5 | ||
| 13 | Chernomorets Odessa | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 24 - 37 | 24 | -13 | ||
| 14 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 28 - 37 | 23 | -9 | ||
| 15 | Neftchi Baku | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 28 - 46 | 17 | -18 |  Relegated | |
| 16 | FC Kairat Almaty | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 25 - 53 | 16 | -28 | Relegated | |
| Pts = Points M = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference; | ||||||||||
Notes:
- Champion
 - national cup holder
- participation in European competition
 - promoted
- relegated
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