| Season | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dinamo Kiev |
| Relegated | Karpaty Lvov, Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev |
| European Cup | Dinamo Kiev |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Shakhter Donetsk |
| UEFA Cup | Dinamo Tbilisi Torpedo Moscow |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 486 (2.03 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | (17) Oleg Blokhin (Dinamo K.) |
← 1976 1978 → | |
Statistics of Soviet Top League for the 1977 season.
It was contested by 16 teams, and Dynamo Kyiv won the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 30 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 51 | 12 | +39 | 43 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 39 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 37 | |
| 4 | | 30 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 35 | |
| 5 | | 30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 34 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 6 | | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 32 | |
| 7 | | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 30 | |
| 8 | | 30 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 29 | |
| 9 | | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 28 | |
| 10 | | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 28 | |
| 11 | | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 27 | |
| 12 | | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 27 | |
| 13 | | 30 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 27 | |
| 14 | | 30 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 27 | |
| 15 | | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 26 | Relegation to First League |
| 16 | | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 59 | −41 | 11 |
Source: [1]
| No. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 68,200 |
| 2 | Zenit | 27,667 |
| 3 | Dynamo Kyiv | 26,633 |
| 4 | Ararat | 26,000 |
| 5 | Neftçhi | 25,800 |
| 6 | Kairat | 24,200 |
| 7 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 21,533 |
| 8 | Karpaty Lviv | 18,867 |
| 9 | Dnipro | 18,533 |
| 10 | Dynamo Moscow | 17,667 |
| 11 | Chornomorets | 16,867 |
| 12 | Torpedo | 16,133 |
| 13 | Krylia Sovetov | 12,900 |
| 14 | PFC CSKA | 12,400 |
| 15 | Zorya | 11,567 |
| 16 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 7,467 |