1978 Soviet Top League

Statistics of Soviet Top League for the 1978 season.

Soviet Top League
Season1978
ChampionsDinamo Tbilisi
RelegatedDnepr Dnepropetrovsk
European CupDinamo Tbilisi
Cup Winners' CupDinamo Moscow
UEFA CupDinamo Kiev
Shakhter Donetsk
Matches played240
Goals scored560 (2.33 per match)
Top goalscorer(19) Georgi Yartsev (Spartak)
1977
1979

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Dinamo Tbilisi won the championship.

Introduction of draw limit, a number of games tied during a season.

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Tbilisi (C)3017854524+2142Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Dynamo Kyiv3015964220+2238[a]Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Shakhtar Donetsk3016594231+1137
4 Dynamo Moscow30141063723+1436[b]Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
5 Spartak Moscow30145114233+933
6 CSKA Moscow30144123640−432
7 Chornomorets Odessa30121084126+1532[b]
8 Torpedo Moscow30111183629+730[c]
9 Zaria Voroshilovgrad3098133844−626
10 Zenit Leningrad3098133146−1526
11 Pakhtakor Tashkent3098134243−126
12 Kairat Alma-Ata3097142941−1225
13 Neftchi Baku3087152839−1123
14 Ararat Yerevan3086162042−2222
15 Lokomotiv Moscow3079142640−1422[a]
16 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (R)3093182539−1421Relegation to First League
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayARACHOCSKDNIDYKDYNDTBKAILOKNEFPAKSHASPATORZARZEN
Ararat Yerevan0–23–01–01–41–40–01–01–11–01–01–11–00–12–20–0
Chornomorets Odessa3–14–02–00–00–10–11–10–11–04–11–02–12–11–13–0
CSKA Moscow2–12–11–00–12–41–22–02–11–13–11–01–22–12–12–1
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk0–11–01–21–01–00–12–01–03–10–11–20–22–00–22–1
Dynamo Kyiv3–00–00–05–11–01–03–03–11–12–21–23–00–24–11–0
Dynamo Moscow1–12–31–21–00–01–12–03–11–01–02–10–00–12–13–1
Dinamo Tbilisi3–02–14–11–01–01–11–02–01–03–01–12–02–24–13–1
Kairat Alma-Ata2–01–11–01–00–01–01–22–20–03–20–10–12–22–13–2
Lokomotiv Moscow2–10–31–11–01–10–10–00–22–13–22–00–10–01–10–0
Neftçi Baku2–00–02–14–10–11–13–31–02–00–21–03–10–02–10–1
Pakhtakor Tashkent2–01–11–01–11–10–03–01–01–15–12–11–31–10–13–0
Shakhtar Donetsk2–03–11–22–12–01–11–11–32–13–12–11–02–12–01–0
Spartak Moscow3–01–11–21–00–21–22–14–11–05–12–12–00–14–11–1
Torpedo Moscow1–02–20–01–21–20–01–04–02–11–01–11–22–22–03–0
Zaria Voroshilovgrad1–02–11–02–21–20–11–22–21–21–02–12–20–03–04–0
Zenit Leningrad0–10–02–12–21–01–11–02–13–11–05–40–33–11–11–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

19 goals
15 goals
13 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals

References