| Season | 1965 | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||
| Class A 1. Group | Torpedo Moscow | |
| Class A 2. Group | Ararat Yerevan | |
| Class B | Spartak Nalchik (Russia) SKA Lvov (Ukraine) Dinamo Kirovobad (Union republics) | |
| Soviet Cup | Spartak Moscow | |
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The 1965 Soviet football championship was the 33rd seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 27th among teams of sports societies and factories. Torpedo Moscow won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the second time.
| Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Class A 1. Group | Torpedo Moscow (2) | Dinamo Kiev |
| Class A 2. Group | Ararat Yerevan (1) | Kairat Alma-Ata |
| Class B | Spartak Nalchik (Russia) | Rubin Kazan (Russia) |
| SKA Lvov (Ukraine) | SKA Kiev (Ukraine) | |
| Dinamo Kirovobad (Union republics) | Dinamo Baku (Union republics) | |
| Soviet Cup | Spartak Moscow (8*) | Dinamo Minsk |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Torpedo Moscow (C) | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 21 | +34 | 51 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 |  Dynamo Kyiv | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 50 | |
| 3 | CSKA Moscow | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 38 | |
| 4 |  Dinamo Minsk | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 37 | |
| 5 | Dynamo Moscow | 32 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 36 | |
| 6 |  Dinamo Tbilisi | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 36 | |
| 7 | SKA Rostov-on-Don | 32 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 34 | |
| 8 | Spartak Moscow | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 32 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 9 | Zenit Leningrad | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | |
| 10 |  Pakhtakor Tashkent | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 32 | |
| 11 |  Neftyanik Baku | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 30 | |
| 12 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 32 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 28 | |
| 13 | Krylya Sovetov Kuybyshev | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 27 | |
| 14 | Chornomorets Odessa | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 26 | |
| 15 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 24 | |
| 16 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 69 | −40 | 19 | |
| 17 | SKA Odessa | 32 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 65 | −43 | 12 |
| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARM | Ararat Yerevan | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 38 | Promoted |
| 2 | KAZ | Kayrat Alma-Ata | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 38 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | UKR | Avangard Kharkov | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 36 | |
| 4 | RUS | Textilshchik Ivanovo | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 35 | |
| 5 | RUS | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 35 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 6 | RUS | UralMash Sverdlovsk | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 35 | |
| 7 | UKR | Zarya Lugansk | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 33 | |
| 8 | UKR | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 31 | |
| 9 | UKR | Karpaty Lvov | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 30 | |
| 10 | LTU | Žalgiris Vilnius | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 28 | |
| 11 | RUS | Volga Gorkiy | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 28 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 12 | KAZ | Shakhtyor Karaganda | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 27 | |
| 13 | RUS | Terek Grozny | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 25 [lower-alpha 2] | |
| 14 | MDA | Moldova Kishinev | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 23 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 15 | LVA | Daugava Riga | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 20 | |
| 16 | RUS | Lokomotiv Chelyabinsk | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 43 | −22 | 18 |
[Nov 25, Grozny]
| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | KGZ | Alga Frunze | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 51 |
| 18 | RUS | Traktor Volgograd | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 47 |
| 19 | RUS | SKA Novosibirsk | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 47 |
| 20 | RUS | Dinamo Leningrad | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 60 | +9 | 46 |
| 21 | UKR | Lokomotiv Vinnitsa | 46 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 46 [lower-alpha 1] |
| 22 | RUS | Trud Voronezh | 46 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 46 |
| 23 | UZB | Politotdel Tashkent Region | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 46 [lower-alpha 1] |
| 24 | BLR | Spartak Gomel | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 45 |
| 25 | RUS | Kuban Krasnodar | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 43 |
| 26 | GEO | Lokomotiv Tbilisi | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 40 |
| 27 | TKM | Stroitel Ashkhabad | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 39 |
| 28 | UKR | Metallurg Zaporozhye | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 37 |
| 29 | TJK | Energetik Dushanbe | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 35 |
| 30 | RUS | Volga Kalinin | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 35 |
| 31 | EST | Dinamo Tallinn | 46 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 34 | 69 | −35 | 28 |
| 32 | RUS | RostSelMash Rostov-na-Donu | 46 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 76 | −39 | 27 [lower-alpha 1] |
[Nov 13–20, Nalchik]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spartak Nalchik | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
| 2 | Rubin Kazan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Sokol Saratov | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | Stroitel Ufa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKA Lvov | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 16 |
| 2 | SKA Kiev | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 15 |
| 3 | Avangard Zholtyye Vody | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 11 |
| 4 | Tavria Simferopol | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 10 |
| 5 | Avangard Ternopol | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 6 |
| 6 | Shakhtyor Kadiyevka | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Zvezda Kirovograd | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 15 |
| 8 | Kommunarets Kommunarsk | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 13 |
| 9 | Shakhtyor Alexandria | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 |
| 10 | Dinamo Khmelnitskiy | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 8 |
| 11 | SKF Sevastopol | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 |
| 12 | Kolos Poltava | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 6 |
[Nov 19–24, Baku]
| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZE | Dinamo Kirovabad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
| 1 | AZE | Dinamo Baku | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
| 3 | TJK | Pamir Leninabad | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 |
| 4 | UZB | Neftyanik Fergana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Dinamo Kirovabad 0-0 Dinamo Baku [Dinamo Kirovabad won by draw of lots]
Class A First Group
1962 Soviet Class B was the 13th season of the Soviet Class B football competitions since their establishment in 1950. It was also the 22nd season of what was eventually became known as the Soviet First League.
The 1967 Soviet Class A Second Group was the fifth season of the Soviet Class A Second Group football competitions that was established in 1963. It was also the 27th season of the Soviet second tier league competition.
1965 Soviet Class B was a Soviet football competition at the Soviet third tier.
The 1937 Soviet football championship was the 7th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union. FC Dynamo Moscow won the championship becoming the winner of Group A for the second time.
The 1953 Soviet football championship was the 21st seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 15th among teams of sports societies and factories. Spartak Moscow won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the fifth time and tying with the Army team and Dinamo.
The 1959 Soviet football championship was the 27th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 21st among teams of sports societies and factories. Dinamo Moscow won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the ninth time.
The 1960 Soviet football championship was the 28th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 22nd among teams of sports societies and factories. Torpedo Moscow won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the first time.
The 1961 Soviet football championship was the 29th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 23rd among teams of sports societies and factories. Dinamo won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the first time.
The 1964 Soviet football championship was the 32nd seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 26th among teams of sports societies and factories. Dinamo Tbilisi won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the first time.
The 1966 Soviet football championship was the 34th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 28th among teams of sports societies and factories. Dinamo Kiev won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the second time.
The 1967 Soviet football championship was the 35th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 29th among teams of sports societies and factories. Dinamo Kiev won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the third time and the third team to do it back-to-back.
The 1968 Soviet football championship was the 36th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 30th among teams of sports societies and factories. Dinamo Kiev won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the fourth time and the third in a row becoming the second team to accomplish it.
The 1972 Soviet football championship was the 40th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 34th among teams of sports societies and factories. Zaria Voroshilovgrad won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the first time.
The 1973 Soviet football championship was the 41st seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 35th among teams of sports societies and factories. Ararat Yerevan won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the first time.
The 1976 Soviet football championship was the 44th–45th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union, the 38th–39th among teams of masters. Dinamo Moscow won the Top League spring championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the eleventh and the last time, while Torpedo Moscow won the Top League fall championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the third and also the last time.
The 1977 Soviet football championship was the 46th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union, the 40th among teams of masters. Dinamo Kiev won the Top League championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the eighth time.
The 1978 Soviet football championship was the 47th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union, the 41st among teams of masters. Dinamo Tbilisi won the Top League championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the second time.
The 1980 Soviet football championship was the 49th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union. Dinamo Kiev won the Top League championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the ninth time.
The 1982 Soviet football championship was the 51st seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union. Dinamo Minsk won the Top League championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the first time.
The 1984 Soviet football championship was the 53rd seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union. Zenit Leningrad won the Top League championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the first time.
