| Season | 1964 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 March–8 November 18 November–22 November (playoffs) |
| Champions | Dinamo Tbilisi (1st title) |
| Relegated | Volga Gorky Kairat Alma-Ata Shinnik Yaroslavl Moldova Chisinau |
| European Cup | none |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Dynamo Kyiv |
| Matches played | 274 |
| Goals scored | 544 (1.99 per match) |
| Best Player | Valery Voronin (Torpedo M) |
| Top goalscorer | Vladimir Fedotov (CSKA) |
| Best goalkeeper | Viktor Bannikov (Dynamo Kv) |
← 1963 1965 → | |
The 1964 Class A First Group was the 26th season of the Soviet football championship at top division and the 15th for Class A. The season started on 27 March 1964 and finished on 8 November 1964. Upon conclusion of the regular season, at the end of November in warmer Tashkent took place additional play-offs for the first place and the 13th place.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 46 | League champions |
| 2 | | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 19 | +33 | 46 | |
| 3 | | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 43 | |
| 4 | | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 38 | |
| 5 | | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 37 | |
| 6 | | 32 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 36 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 34 | |
| 8 | | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 32 | |
| 9 | | 32 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 31 | |
| 10 | | 32 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 28 | |
| 11 | | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 27 | |
| 12 | | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 27 | |
| 13 | | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 27 | |
| 14 | | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 27 | Relegation to Class A Second Group |
| 15 | | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 26 | |
| 16 | | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 48 | −28 | 21 | |
| 17 | | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 44 | −29 | 18 |