| Season | 1972 |
|---|---|
← 1971 1973 → | |
Statistics of Soviet Top League for the 1972 season.
Sixteen (16) teams competed for the championships, and Zarya Voroshilovgrad won the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 40 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 35 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 35 | |
| 4 | | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 34 | |
| 5 | | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 34 | |
| 6 | | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 34 | |
| 7 | | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 33 | |
| 8 | | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 31 | |
| 9 | | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 31 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 10 | | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 30 | |
| 11 | | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 26 | |
| 12 | | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 26 | |
| 13 | | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 26 | |
| 14 | | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 24 | |
| 15 | | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 21 | Relegation to First League |
| 16 | | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 20 |
| No. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zenit | 39,900 |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 39,533 |
| 3 | Zorya | 33,933 |
| 4 | Dnipro | 30,667 |
| 5 | Ararat | 30,547 |
| 6 | Dinamo Minsk | 30,533 |
| 7 | Karpaty | 29,600 |
| 8 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 27,667 |
| 9 | Dynamo Moscow | 21,787 |
| 10 | Spartak Moscow | 21,673 |
| 11 | PFC CSKA | 19,333 |
| 12 | Torpedo Moscow | 17,673 |
| 13 | Rostov-on-Don | 16,000 |
| 14 | Kairat | 15,733 |
| 15 | Neftçhi | 15,400 |
| 16 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 12,477 |
Source: [1]