22 teams took part in the league with FC Spartak Moscow winning the championship.

Round 1 Group A Table

Results

Group B Table

Results

Round 2 Places 1–12 Table

Results

Places 13–22 Table

Results

Top scorers 17 goals Mikhail Mustygin (Belarus Minsk)

16 goals Boris Kazakov (Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev) Eduard Markarov (Neftyanik Baku) Yuri Sevidov (Spartak Moscow)

15 goals Gennadi Gusarov (Torpedo Moscow)

14 goals Gennadi Matveyev (SKA Rostov-on-Don)

13 goals Zaur Kaloyev (Dinamo Tbilisi) Nemesio Pozuelo (Torpedo Moscow)

12 goals Lev Burchalkin (Zenit Leningrad)

11 goals Andriy Biba (Dynamo Kyiv) Oleg Kopayev (SKA Rostov-on-Don) Vitali Savelyev (Shakhtyor Donetsk)

References

Soviet Union - List of final tables (RSSSF)