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| 03/09/1988 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | - | Shakhtyor Donetsk | 4:2 | ||
| Spartak Moskva | - | Chernomorets Odessa | 3:1 | |||
| Dinamo Kiev | - | FK Kairat | 3:0 | |||
| Torpedo Moskva | - | Metalist Kharkiv | 1:0 | |||
| Dinamo Minsk | - | Lokomotiv Moskva | 3:2 | |||
| Zalgiris Vilna | - | Zenit Leningrad | 2:0 | |||
| FC Ararat | - | Dinamo Tbilisi | 3:1 | |||
| 07/10/1988 | Neftçi PFK | - | Dinamo Moskva | 0:1 |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Dinamo Kiev | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 33:13 | 20 | 32:12 |
| 2 |
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Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 33:17 | 16 | 32:12 |
| 3 |
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Torpedo Moskva | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 29:19 | 10 | 30:14 |
| 4 |
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Spartak Moskva | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 30:18 | 12 | 29:15 |
| 5 |
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Zalgiris Vilna | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30:24 | 6 | 26:18 |
| 6 |
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Zenit Leningrad | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29:28 | 1 | 23:21 |
| 7 |
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Lokomotiv Moskva | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28:24 | 4 | 21:21 |
| 8 |
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FC Ararat | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17:22 | -5 | 21:23 |
| 9 |
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Metalist Kharkiv | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22:26 | -4 | 20:24 |
| 10 |
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Chernomorets Odessa | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 18:25 | -7 | 20:24 |
| 11 |
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Shakhtyor Donetsk | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21:23 | -2 | 19:25 |
| 12 |
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Dinamo Minsk | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 21:24 | -3 | 19:25 |
| 13 |
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Dinamo Moskva | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21:27 | -6 | 18:26 |
| 14 |
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Dinamo Tbilisi | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 24:31 | -7 | 17:27 |
| 15 |
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Neftçi PFK | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19:34 | -15 | 12:32 |
| 16 |
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FK Kairat | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16:36 | -20 | 11:33 |
