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| 08/08/1988 | Spartak Moskva | - | Neftçi PFK | 2:0 | ||
| 09/08/1988 | Shakhtyor Donetsk | - | Dinamo Tbilisi | 3:1 | ||
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | - | FC Ararat | 3:0 | |||
| Chernomorets Odessa | - | Dinamo Moskva | 1:1 | |||
| Metalist Kharkiv | - | Dinamo Minsk | 3:1 | |||
| Dinamo Kiev | - | Zalgiris Vilna | 3:1 | |||
| FK Kairat | - | Zenit Leningrad | 1:1 | |||
| 26/10/1988 | Torpedo Moskva | - | Lokomotiv Moskva | 2:1 |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Dinamo Kiev | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 28:9 | 19 | 28:8 |
| 2 |
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Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25:12 | 13 | 26:10 |
| 3 |
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Spartak Moskva | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24:15 | 9 | 23:13 |
| 4 |
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Zenit Leningrad | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28:22 | 6 | 22:14 |
| 5 |
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Zalgiris Vilna | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25:20 | 5 | 22:14 |
| 6 |
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Torpedo Moskva | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22:18 | 4 | 22:14 |
| 7 |
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Metalist Kharkiv | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19:22 | -3 | 17:19 |
| 8 |
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Chernomorets Odessa | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 14:19 | -5 | 17:19 |
| 9 |
|
FC Ararat | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12:17 | -5 | 17:19 |
| 10 |
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Lokomotiv Moskva | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21:19 | 2 | 16:18 |
| 11 |
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Shakhtyor Donetsk | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16:18 | -2 | 15:21 |
| 12 |
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Dinamo Minsk | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17:20 | -3 | 15:21 |
| 13 |
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Dinamo Moskva | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19:25 | -6 | 14:22 |
| 14 |
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Dinamo Tbilisi | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 21:28 | -7 | 13:23 |
| 15 |
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Neftçi PFK | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18:29 | -11 | 11:25 |
| 16 |
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FK Kairat | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14:30 | -16 | 8:28 |
