| Season | 1941 |
|---|---|
← 1940 1945 → | |
The 1941 Soviet Top League was cancelled due to World War II. The last matches were played on June 24.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynamo Moscow | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 15 |
| 2 | Dynamo Leningrad | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 14 |
| 3 | Dynamo Tbilisi | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 13 |
| 4 | Stakhanovets Stalino | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 12 |
| 5 | Traktor Stalingrad | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | CDKA Moscow | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 11 |
| 7 | Spartak Moscow | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 10 |
| 8 | Dynamo Kyiv | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 10 |
| 9 | Profsoyuzy-2 Moscow | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 9 |
| 10 | Spartak Odessa | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 7 |
| 11 | Zenit Leningrad | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 7 |
| 12 | Spartak Leningrad | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 6 |
| 13 | Dynamo Minsk | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 6 |
| 14 | Spartak Kharkiv | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 5 |
| 15 | Profsoyuzy-1 Moscow | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 4 |
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