| Season | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Metalist Kharkiv |
| Promoted | Metalist Kharkiv |
| Relegated | none |
| Top goalscorer | 19 - Volodymyr Sakalov (Bukovyna) |
← 1977 1979 → | |
The 1978 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was the 48th season of association football competition of the Ukrainian SSR, which was part of the Soviet Second League in Zone 2. The season started on 2 April 1978.
The 1978 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was won by Metalist Kharkiv.
The "Ruby Cup" of Molod Ukrayiny newspaper (for the most scored goals) was received by SKA Kiev.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metalist Kharkiv (C, P) | 44 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 66 | 20 | +46 | 70 | Promoted |
| 2 | Kolos Nikopol | 44 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 62 | |
| 3 | SKA Kiev | 44 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 71 | 29 | +42 | 60 | |
| 4 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 44 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 63 | 29 | +34 | 59 | |
| 5 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 44 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 57 | |
| 6 | Krystal Kherson | 44 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 54 | |
| 7 | Zirka Kirovohrad | 44 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 49 | |
| 8 | Avanhard Rovno | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 47 | |
| 9 | SKA Lviv | 44 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 46 | |
| 10 | Spartak Zhytomyr | 44 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 45 | |
| 11 | Desna Chernihiv | 44 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 45 | |
| 12 | Lokomotyv Vinnytsia | 44 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 44 | |
| 13 | Hoverla Uzhhorod | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 40 | |
| 14 | Atlantyka Sevastopol | 44 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 39 | |
| 15 | Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv | 44 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 38 | |
| 16 | Kolos Poltava | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 37 | |
| 17 | Novator Zhdanov | 44 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 70 | −17 | 36 | |
| 18 | Dnipro Cherkasy | 44 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 53 | −24 | 34 | |
| 19 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | 44 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 33 | |
| 20 | Frunzenets Sumy | 44 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 33 | |
| 21 | Torpedo Lutsk | 44 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 72 | −40 | 32 | |
| 22 | Shakhtar Horlivka | 44 | 13 | 5 | 26 | 36 | 72 | −36 | 31 | Avoided relegation |
| 23 | Start Tiraspol | 44 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 22 | 66 | −44 | 21 |  Moldavian SSR; Avoided relegation |
The following were the top ten goalscorers.
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