1961 Soviet Top League

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Soviet Top League
Season1961
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1962 →

22 teams took part in the league with FC Dynamo Kyiv winning the championship (the first Soviet champion from outside Moscow).

Contents

Round 1

Group A

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Torpedo Moscow 2016134820+2833Qualification for Places 1–10 group
2 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Lokomotiv Moscow 209833523+1226
3 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Avangard Kharkov 2010642215+726
4 Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dinamo Tbilisi 2010553622+1425
5 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg SKA Rostov-on-Don 209473922+1722
6 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Shakhter Stalino 207582223−119Qualification for Places 11–22 group
7 Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1956-1991).svg Neftyanik Baku 204882034−1416
8 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Trud Voronezh 2055102431−715
9 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Admiralteet Leningrad 2055102230−815
10 Flag of Latvian SSR.svg Daugava Rīga 2036112141−2012
11 Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Spartak Vilnius 2035121846−2811
Source: rsssf.com

Results

Home \ Away ADM AVA DAU DTB LOK NEF SHA SKA SVL TOR TRU
Admiralteet Leningrad 0–11–10–31–12–23–10–10–20–12–1
Avangard Kharkov 0–01–01–01–10–13–23–21–02–12–0
Daugava Rīga 0–21–10–32–21–11–21–11–20–52–0
Dinamo Tbilisi 1–01–02–14–03–00–01–13–16–41–1
Lokomotiv Moscow 0–22–13–25–02–21–00–05–20–15–1
Neftyanik Baku 1–11–11–21–11–11–21–01–01–71–0
Shakhter Stalino 0–10–01–22–02–21–04–24–00–31–0
SKA Rostov-on-Don 2–00–16–13–10–15–13–05–11–14–1
Spartak Vilnius 3–21–10–00–51–31–10–01–20–12–2
Torpedo Moscow 6–32–13–11–00–13–21–01–03–13–1
Trud Voronezh 3–20–14–21–10–01–00–02–16–00–1
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg CSKA Moscow 2013345528+2729Qualification for Places 1–10 group
2 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Kyiv 2012534119+2229
3 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Spartak Moscow 2010553821+1725
4 Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Spartak Yerevan 208752726+123
5 Flag of the Uzbek SSR.svg Pakhtakor Tashkent 209563033−323
6 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Moscow 208573329+421Qualification for Places 11–22 group
7 Flag of the Kazakh SSR.svg Kairat Almaty 206592332−917
8 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Zenit Leningrad 206592535−1017
9 Flag of Moldavian SSR.svg Moldova Chișinău 2064103036−616
10 Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951-1991).svg Belarus Minsk 2045111731−1413
11 Flag of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Kalev Tallinn 2007131443−297
Source: rsssf.com

Results

Home \ Away BEL CSK DYK DYN KAI KAL MOL PAK SPA SYE ZEN
Belarus Minsk 1–21–12–00–12–11–11–32–01–10–0
CSKA Moscow 3–01–15–14–11–06–46–21–24–13–1
Dynamo Kyiv 2–11–13–15–16–12–03–12–01–03–0
Dynamo Moscow 4–11–35–01–11–05–22–23–10–11–0
Kairat Almaty 2–01–10–20–03–01–31–11–50–12–0
Kalev Tallinn 1–20–40–40–01–21–21–12–22–21–1
Moldova Chișinău 1–02–11–31–21–01–11–31–12–35–0
Pakhtakor Tashkent 1–03–22–10–03–20–03–20–21–00–1
Spartak Moscow 3–03–12–03–11–05–10–00–10–12–2
Spartak Yerevan 1–12–40–02–42–22–01–04–20–03–2
Zenit Leningrad 3–11–21–12–11–22–12–04–12–60–0
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Round 2

Places 1–10

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Kyiv (C)3018935828+3045
2 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Torpedo Moscow 3019386835+3341
3 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Spartak Moscow 3016865734+2340
4 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg CSKA Moscow 3016686143+1838
5 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Lokomotiv Moscow 30131255842+1638
6 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Avangard Kharkov 30121083025+534
7 Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dinamo Tbilisi 30137105030+2033
8 Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Spartak Yerevan 30111093741−432
9 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg SKA Rostov-on-Don 30118115436+1830
10 Flag of the Uzbek SSR.svg Pakhtakor Tashkent 30118114461−1730
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champion

Results

Home \ Away AVA CSK DYK DTB LOK PAK SKA SPA SYE TOR
Avangard Kharkov 0–01–14–10–12–0
CSKA Moscow 1–01–01–11–00–3
Dynamo Kyiv 0–01–02–21–02–0
Dinamo Tbilisi 3–00–14–00–0–:+ [lower-alpha 1]
Lokomotiv Moscow 4–03–42–13–11–0
Pakhtakor Tashkent 3–11–44–41–11–0
SKA Rostov-on-Don 0–02–42–21–23–0
Spartak Moscow 0–03–24–11–14–3
Spartak Yerevan 3–01–12–22–51–0
Torpedo Moscow 4–21–16–02–31–1
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Victory awarded 3–0 to Spartak Yerevan; on the field he finished 3–1.

Places 11–22

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
11 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Moscow 3217785739+1841
12 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Shakhter Stalino 321210104537+834
13 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Zenit Leningrad 32128125052−232
14 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Admiralteets Leningrad [lower-alpha 1] 32127134947+231
15 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Trud Voronezh [lower-alpha 2] (R)32118133938+130Relegation to Class B
16 Flag of Moldavian SSR.svg Moldova Chișinău 32126144654−830
17 Flag of the Kazakh SSR.svg Kairat Alma-Ata 32108143148−1728
18 Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1956-1991).svg Neftyanik Baku 32713123652−1627
19 Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951-1991).svg Belarus Minsk 32710152944−1524
20 Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Spartak Vilnius 3275203364−3119
21 Flag of Latvian SSR.svg Daugava Rīga 3257203063−3317
22 Flag of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Kalev Tallinn (R)3218232574−4910Qualification for Relegation play-off
Source: rsssf.com
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Admiralteets Leningrad were disbanded after the season and they were replaced by Dynamo Leningrad.
  2. ↑ Trud Voronezh were relegated because were been a worst ranked team from Russia.

Results

Home \ Away ADM BEL DAU DYN KAI KAL MOL NEF SHA SVL TRU ZEN
Admiralteets Leningrad 2–11–22–16–25–22–1
Belarus Minsk 0–02–00–01–10–11–1
Daugava Rīga 1–30–11–11–00–20–2
Dynamo Moscow 4–12–13–13–13–02–0
Kairat Alma-Ata 0–32–12–00–01–00–0
Kalev Tallinn 0–22–31–21–01–50–2
Moldova Chișinău 2–11–01–00–03–11–0
Neftyanik Baku 1–12–22–03–02–22–2
Shakhter Stalino 4–20–06–03–22–15–3
Spartak Vilnius 0–11–20–13–14–10–1
Trud Voronezh 2–02–01–01–13–02–0
Zenit Leningrad 2–24–14–11–13–02–1
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

22 goals
20 goals
18 goals
15 goals
14 goals

Promotion/Relegation Tournament

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Torpedo Kutaisi (R)430174+36Promotion to Class A
2 Flag of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Kalev Tallinn (R)420242+24Relegation to Class B
3 Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Lokomotiv Tbilisi 410338−52
Source: rsssf.com
(R) Relegated

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