1976 Soviet Top League

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Soviet Top League
Season1976 (spring–autumn)
European Cup Torpedo Moscow
Cup Winners' Cup Dinamo Moscow
UEFA Cup Dinamo Tbilisi
Dinamo Kiev
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The 1976 Soviet Top League was the 38th and 39th season of the first tier football competitions in the Soviet Union.

Contents

By the end of the previous season, it was decided to shift to fall-spring calendar competition, but later in January the decision was reversed. However, it was decided to split competitions in the top tier in spring half and autumn half. According to the season's regulations, the split season championship was carried with consideration to the interest of the national team which was preparing for the 21st Olympic Games (1976 Summer Olympics) and the Europe Championship (UEFA Euro 1976). [1]

Qualification for the European competitions and league relegation was based only on the autumn half portion (39th season). Qualification for the 1976–77 UEFA Cup was reserved for the 1976 spring Champion. [1] This reservation was canceled after Dinamo Moscow, which already qualified for the European competition, won the title.

Spring

1976 spring
Champions Dinamo Moscow
Top goalscorer(8) Arkady Andreasyan (Ararat)

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Dynamo Moscow won the championship.

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Moscow (C)15942178+922
2 Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Ararat Yerevan 158342213+919
3 Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dinamo Tbilisi 157441810+818
4 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Karpaty Lviv 157442519+618
5 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Shakhtar Donetsk 157441516−118
6 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev 156541815+317
7 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg CSKA Moscow 155552016+415
8 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dynamo Kyiv 155551412+215
9 Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951-1991).svg Dinamo Minsk 156361718−115
10 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Chornomorets Odessa 154741418−415
11 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 156271818014
12 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Torpedo Moscow 155461520−514
13 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Zenit Leningrad 154561415−113
14 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Spartak Moscow 154291018−810
15 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Lokomotiv Moscow 153391723−69
16 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Zaria Voroshilovgrad 15249924−158
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) Total points (If two or more teams have equal points for the first place, the winner is determined by additional match (matches) on condition and place determined by the Soviet Union Sports Committee); 2) Total goal difference; 3) Head-to-head goal ratio; 4) Total goals scored in away matches [2]
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ARA CHO CSK DNI DYK DMN DYN DTB KAR KRY LOK SHA SPA TOR ZAR ZEN
Ararat Yerevan 4–00–01–21–13–22–00–12–0
Chornomorets Odessa 2–11–10–11–12–01–00–0
CSKA Moscow 1–11–02–01–11–13–21–23–0
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2–32–02–01–01–20–02–01–0
Dynamo Kyiv 2–00–00–1-:+ [a] 3–11–20–02–1
Dinamo Minsk 0–12–12–14–22–01–12–12–0
Dynamo Moscow 1–00–02–11–02–14–11–0
Dinamo Tbilisi 1–14–13–01–01–01–13–0
Karpaty Lviv 2–12–21–12–04–02–01–23–0
Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev 1–11–01–03–02–20–04–22–1
Lokomotiv Moscow 2–02–30–00–11–22–32–1
Shakhtar Donetsk 1–22–00–00–01–01–01–0
Spartak Moscow 4–11–40–11–00–30–10–0
Torpedo Moscow 0–41–13–10–01–22–11–2
Zaria Voroshilovgrad 0–10–03–10–01–00–21–1
Zenit Leningrad 1–22–11–13–10–11–01–10–0
Source: Таблица результатов (Results table)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ↑ The match between Dynamo Kiev and Dinamo Tbilisi resulted in a goalless victory for Tbilisi. The team from Kiev fielded an ineligible player.

Top scorers

8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals

Autumn

1976 autumn
Champions Torpedo Moscow
Relegated Spartak Moscow, Dinamo Minsk
Matches played120
Goals scored252 (2.1 per match)
Top goalscorer(13) Aleksandr Markin (Zenit)

Overview

It was performed in 16 teams, and Torpedo Moscow won the championship.

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Torpedo Moscow (C)15924209+1120Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dynamo Kyiv 156632216+618Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dinamo Tbilisi 156541612+417
4 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Karpaty Lviv 156542219+317
5 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Zenit Leningrad 156452216+616
6 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Moscow 157261513+216Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
7 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg CSKA Moscow 155552116+515
8 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Lokomotiv Moscow 156361313015
9 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Chornomorets Odessa 157171420−615
10 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Shakhtar Donetsk 155461210+214
11 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev 155461215−314
12 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Zaria Voroshilovgrad 156271217−514 [a]
13 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 156271217−514 [a]
14 Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Ararat Yerevan 154651420−614
15 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Spartak Moscow (R)155371518−313Relegation to First League
16 Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951-1991).svg Dinamo Minsk (R)152491021−118
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) Total points (If two or more teams have equal points for the first place, the winner is determined by additional match (matches) on condition and place determined by the Soviet Union Sports Committee); 2) Total goal difference; 3) Head-to-head goal ratio; 4) Total goals scored in away matches [2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head goals ratio: Zaria advantage.

Results

Home \ Away ARA CHO CSK DNI DYK DMN DYN DTB KAR KRY LOK SHA SPA TOR ZAR ZEN
Ararat Yerevan 2–01–12–20–01–02–31–0
Chornomorets Odessa 2–02–12–10–11–12–02–1
CSKA Moscow 4–02–10–01–15–11–01–20–2
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0–01–21–01–03–10–31–01–0
Dynamo Kyiv 3–21–01–11–32–03–13–2
Dinamo Minsk 1–22–12–00–30–00–10–11–2
Dynamo Moscow 0–03–01–02–01–01–02–1
Dinamo Tbilisi 1–11–00–02–03–10–03–01–0
Karpaty Lviv 2–22–22–03–14–13–10–3
Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev 2–01–01–23–10–01–02–0
Lokomotiv Moscow 3–01–02–02–10–01–30–11–0
Shakhtar Donetsk 0–02–10–13–10–01–00–03–1
Spartak Moscow 0–11–11–00–00–11–01–2
Torpedo Moscow 4–01–11–02–01–01–02–2
Zaria Voroshilovgrad 1–01–00–12–11–11–02–00–2
Zenit Leningrad 5–03–30–01–10–01–01–03–1
Source: Таблица результатов (Results table)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

13 goals
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals

Status of Spartak Moscow

After Spartak's relegation, there were some figures in the Soviet government who believed the team should be allowed to stay in the first division due to its size and history, but this idea was opposed by Leonid Brezhnev, himself a Spartak supporter, and was ultimately discarded. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 ФУТБОЛ - 1976. О ПРОВЕДЕНИИ СОРЕВНОВАНИЙ. football.lg.ua
  2. 1 2 "ФУТБОЛ - 1976. О ПРОВЕДЕНИЕ СОРЕВНОВАНИЙ. (Football – 1976. On conducting the competitions". Центральный стадион им. В.И.Ленина (Tsentralny Stadion imeni V.I.Lenina). Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Генсек СССР Брежнев хотел развернуть самолет, чтобы посмотреть футбол в Киеве. Решение изменил в последний момент - 21 апреля 2023 - Sport24". sport24.ru (in Russian). 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
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