1972 Soviet Top League

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Statistics of Soviet Top League for the 1972 season.

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Overview

Sixteen (16) teams competed for the championships, and Zarya Voroshilovgrad won the championship.

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Zarya Voroshilovgrad (C)30151055230+2240Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Kyiv 30121175238+1435Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dinamo Tbilisi 30121174134+735
4 Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Ararat Yerevan 30121083829+934
5 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg CSKA Moscow 30154113733+434
6 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 30121083737034
7 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Zenit Leningrad 30111184430+1433
8 Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951-1991).svg Dinamo Minsk 30101192728−131
9 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Torpedo Moscow 30119103133−231Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
10 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Moscow 30126123935+430
11 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Spartak Moscow 30810122930−126
12 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg SKA Rostov-on-Don 30810123135−426
13 Flag of the Kazakh SSR.svg Kairat Alma-Ata 30614102327−426
14 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Karpaty Lviv 3088142743−1624
15 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Lokomotiv Moscow (R)3069152948−1921Relegation to First League
16 Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1956-1991).svg Neftchi Baku (R)3068162855−2720
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(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ARA CSK DNI DYK DMN DYN DTB KAI KAR LOK NEF SKA SPA TOR ZAR ZEN
Ararat Yerevan 2–02–31–12–10–02–01–12–00–14–20–11–15–01–24–2
CSKA Moscow 0–12–03–20–30–03–23–13–13–21–01–01–01–02–12–1
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0–02–12–21–01–12–14–00–01–05–01–01–02–11–23–3
Dynamo Kyiv 2–22–02–14–20–11–11–01–01–06–13–24–10–03–31–1
Dinamo Minsk 1–12–10–02–10–31–01–10–02–21–11–12–10–20–02–0
Dynamo Moscow 0–11–03–02–10–11–11–13–21–12–12–01–41–40–11–4
Dinamo Tbilisi 2–10–03–01–12–01–00–05–10–01–04–12–02–22–11–0
Kairat Alma-Ata 0–10–12–01–10–02–00–21–13–01–01–21–01–10–10–0
Karpaty Lviv 1–01–30–12–30–01–00–00–03–12–01–01–00–32–20–1
Lokomotiv Moscow 0–12–10–01–01–21–32–20–24–11–02–41–20–10–01–6
Neftçi Baku 1–11–11–21–41–02–53–10–02–12–22–11–11–03–00–1
SKA Rostov-on-Don 1–11–24–00–20–00–30–01–13–11–11–10–11–03–10–0
Spartak Moscow 0–11–01–11–12–01–05–00–01–32–00–00–00–01–11–2
Torpedo Moscow 0–02–11–11–01–01–40–32–10–00–13–00–22–12–40–0
Zarya Voroshilovgrad 4–01–03–03–00–12–02–22–14–11–13–01–13–11–12–1
Zenit Leningrad 2–01–12–22–20–21–05–01–10–13–13–12–00–00–10–0
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

14 goals
13 goals
12 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals

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