| Season | 1971 |
|---|---|
← 1970 1972 → | |
The 1971 Soviet First League was the inaugural season of the Soviet First League and the 31st season of the Soviet second tier league competition.
| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UKR | | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 83 | 30 | +53 | 63 | Promoted |
| 2 | RUS | | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 81 | 33 | +48 | 62 | |
| 3 | UKR | | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 53 [a] | |
| 4 | UKR | | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 46 [b] | |
| 5 | RUS | | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 45 [a] | |
| 6 | RUS | | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 43 | |
| 7 | RUS | | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 43 | |
| 8 | UKR | | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 43 | |
| 9 | KAZ | | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 41 | |
| 10 | RUS | | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 40 | |
| 11 | GEO | | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 39 [a] | |
| 12 | RUS | | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 39 | |
| 13 | TKM | | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 39 | |
| 14 | RUS | | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 39 [b] | |
| 15 | TJK | | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 39 | |
| 16 | KGZ | | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 38 | |
| 17 | MDA | | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 38 | |
| 18 | RUS | | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 38 [b] | Relegated |
| 19 | LVA | | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 36 | |
| 20 | LTU | | 42 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 35 | |
| 21 | RUS | | 42 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 34 | |
| 22 | RUS | | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 31 |
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dnipro | 28,552 |
| 2 | Chornomorets | 22,762 |
| 3 | Shinnik | 16,714 |
| 4 | Kuzbass | 15,810 |
| 5 | Spartak Ordzhonikidze | 14,571 |
| 6 | Shakhter Karagandy | 13,524 |
| 7 | Tekstilshchik | 13,381 |
| 8 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhya | 12,095 |
| 9 | Alga Frunze | 11,905 |
| 10 | Volgar Astrakhan | 11,857 |
| 11 | Uralmash Sverdlovsk | 11,762 |
| 12 | CSKA Dushanbe | 11,333 |
| 13 | Metalist Kharkiv | 10,905 |
| 14 | Krylya Sovetov | 10,905 |
| 15 | Moldova Chişinău | 8,024 |
| 16 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 7,762 |
| 17 | Stroitel | 7,748 |
| 18 | Rubin Kazan | 7,405 |
| 19 | Žalgiris | 7,238 |
| 20 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 6,862 |
| 21 | Daugava Rīga | 6,443 |
| 22 | Dinamo Leningrad | 2,105 |
Source: [1]