1971 Soviet Top League

The 1971 season of the Soviet Top League saw Dynamo Kyiv clinching their title after three unsuccessful seasons. This season was also unique for successful performances of non-RSFSR clubs: Ararat Yerevan from the Armenian SSR took the second place, while bronze medals were awarded to Dinamo Tbilisi.

Soviet Top League
Season1971
1970
1972

Final league table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Dynamo Kyiv (C)30171034117+2444Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Ararat Yerevan30131163728+937Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Dinamo Tbilisi3014883333036
4 Zarya Voroshilovgrad30111182923+633
5 Dynamo Moscow3091383522+1331
6 Spartak Moscow3091383531+431Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
7 Torpedo Moscow3042062727028
8 Kairat Alma-Ata30910113640−428
9 Neftchi Baku30910113034−428
10 Karpaty Lviv3051873035−528
11 Dinamo Minsk30812103643−728
12 CSKA Moscow30712113436−226
13 Zenit Leningrad30810122932−326
14 SKA Rostov-on-Don3098133543−826
15 Pakhtakor Tashkent (R)30810122946−1726Relegation to First League
16 Shakhtar Donetsk (R)30104163137−624
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayARACSKDYKDMNDYNDTBKAIKARNEFPAKSHASKASPATORZARZEN
Ararat Yerevan1–00–11–12–00–13–01–12–13–21–01–00–01–12–13–2
CSKA Moscow0–10–13–11–06–00–11–11–11–11–02–21–13–31–23–0
Dynamo Kyiv2–04–13–02–11–10–01–01–03–04–34–03–20–01–01–0
Dinamo Minsk4–11–10–10–01–11–00–02–02–11–04–12–01–10–01–0
Dynamo Moscow0–11–00–03–01–20–00–00–08–01–04–10–02–11–10–0
Dinamo Tbilisi0–40–11–04–10–21–00–01–00–13–00–03–01–00–02–1
Kairat Alma-Ata2–22–10–03–31–22–12–23–12–02–11–11–10–01–23–1
Karpaty Lviv2–22–23–13–11–32–22–31–13–01–03–11–10–00–00–0
Neftçi Baku0–00–01–11–01–10–21–04–02–02–01–15–31–12–11–0
Pakhtakor Tashkent0–01–30–00–01–15–11–10–02–02–12–00–00–02–11–0
Shakhtar Donetsk2–02–10–13–12–22–02–11–10–13–31–01–01–01–04–1
SKA Rostov-on-Don1–00–02–13–31–00–10–13–03–14–22–11–21–13–11–0
Spartak Moscow1–10–00–22–01–11–12–13–03–02–03–01–00–22–01–1
Torpedo Moscow0–10–01–13–31–11–13–11–10–00–11–03–22–20–01–1
Zarya Voroshilovgrad0–02–01–13–11–00–14–11–01–03–10–01–11–11–01–0
Zenit Leningrad3–35–00–01–11–01–22–10–04–22–01–01–01–00–00–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

16 goals
14 goals
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals

References