Season | 1978 | |
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Men's football | ||
Top League | Dinamo Tbilisi | |
First League | Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev | |
Second League | Fakel Voronezh (Group 1) Metallist Kharkov (Group 2) Spartak Nalchik (Group 3) Zvezda Perm (Group 4) Alga Frunze (Group 5) Traktor Pavlodar (Group 6) | |
Soviet Cup | Dinamo Kiev | |
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The 1978 Soviet football championship was the 47th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union, the 41st among teams of masters. Dinamo Tbilisi won the Top League championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the second time.
Competition | Winner | Runner-up | |
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Top League | Dinamo Tbilisi (2) | Dinamo Kiev | |
First League | Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev (5*) | SKA Rostov-na-Donu | |
Second League | Group 1 | Fakel Voronezh | Iskra Smolensk |
Group 2 | Metallist Kharkov | Kolos Nikopol | |
Group 3 | Spartak Nalchik | Mashuk Piatigorsk | |
Group 4 | Zvezda Perm | Guria Lanchkhuti | |
Group 5 | Alga Frunze | Avtomobilist Termez | |
Group 6 | Traktor Pavlodar | Shakhter Karaganda | |
Soviet Cup | Dinamo Kiev (5) | Shakhter Donetsk |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | ![]() | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 42 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
2 | ![]() | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 38 [lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
3 | ![]() | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 37 | |
4 | ![]() | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 36 [lower-alpha 2] | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
5 | ![]() | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 33 | |
6 | ![]() | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 32 | |
7 | ![]() | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 32 [lower-alpha 2] | |
8 | ![]() | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 30 [lower-alpha 3] | |
9 | ![]() | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 26 | |
10 | ![]() | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 26 | |
11 | ![]() | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 26 | |
12 | ![]() | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 25 | |
13 | ![]() | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 23 | |
14 | ![]() | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 22 | |
15 | ![]() | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 22 [lower-alpha 1] | |
16 | ![]() | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 21 | Relegation to First League |
Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | RUS | Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev | 38 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 56 [lower-alpha 1] | Promoted |
2 | RUS | SKA Rostov-na-Donu | 38 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 54 | |
3 | BLR | Dinamo Minsk | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 53 | |
4 | UKR | Karpaty Lvov | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 52 [lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | RUS | Terek Grozny | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 41 | |
6 | RUS | Kuban Krasnodar | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 41 [lower-alpha 2] | |
7 | LTU | Žalgiris Vilnius | 38 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 41 [lower-alpha 2] | |
8 | UKR | Tavria Simferopol | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 40 | |
9 | GEO | Torpedo Kutaisi | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 37 | |
10 | MDA | Nistru Kishinev | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 37 | |
11 | UKR | SKA Odessa | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 34 [lower-alpha 2] | |
12 | RUS | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 34 | |
13 | TJK | Pamir Dushanbe | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 34 | |
14 | UKR | Metallurg Zaporozhye | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 34 | |
15 | UKR | Spartak Ivano-Frankovsk | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 32 | |
16 | RUS | Kuzbass Kemerovo | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 31 | |
17 | RUS | UralMash Sverdlovsk | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 31 | |
18 | RUS | Spartak Orjonikidze | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 28 | |
19 | RUS | Dinamo Leningrad | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 27 | |
20 | TKM | Kolhozchi Ashkhabad | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 60 | −33 | 23 |
[Nov 10, Nov 15] Metallist Kharkov 1-0 0-1 Fakel Voronezh (5–3 p ) Traktor Pavlodar 0-1 0-2 Zvezda Perm Spartak Nalchik 2-0 0-1 Alga Frunze
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