Soviet Top League

Information about Soviet Top League

The Soviet Top League (Russian: Высшая лига[1]) was the top division of Soviet Union football.

Champions and top goalscorers

Season Champion Runner-Up 3rd Position Top Goalscorer
1936 (spring)Dynamo MoscowDynamo KyivSpartak MoscowMikhail Semichastny
(Dynamo Moscow, 6 goals)
1936 (autumn)Spartak MoscowDynamo MoscowDinamo TbilisiGeorgy Glazkov
(Spartak Moscow, 7 goals)
1937Dynamo MoscowSpartak MoscowDynamo KyivVasily Smirnov
(Dynamo Moscow, 8 goals)
1938Spartak MoscowCDKA MoscowMetallurg MoscowAleksandr Ponomaryov
(Traktor Stalingrad, 19 goals)
1939Spartak MoscowDinamo TbilisiCDKA MoscowGrigory Fedotov
(CDKA Moscow, 21 goals)
1940Dynamo MoscowDinamo TbilisiSpartak MoscowSergey Solovyov
(Dynamo Moscow, 21 goals)
1945Dynamo MoscowCDKA MoscowTorpedo MoscowVsevolod Bobrov
(CDKA Moscow, 24 goals)
1946CDKA MoscowDynamo MoscowDinamo TbilisiAleksandr Ponomaryov
(Torpedo Moscow, 18 goals)
1947CDKA MoscowDynamo MoscowDinamo TbilisiVsevolod Bobrov
(CDKA Moscow, 14 goals)
Valentin Nikolayev
(CDKA Moscow, 14 goals)
1948CDKA MoscowDynamo MoscowSpartak MoscowSergey Solovyov
(Dynamo Moscow, 25 goals)
1949Dynamo MoscowCDKA MoscowSpartak MoscowNikita Simonyan
(Spartak Moscow, 26 goals)
1950CDKA MoscowDynamo MoscowDinamo TbilisiNikita Simonyan
(Spartak Moscow, 34 goals)
1951CDSA MoscowDinamo TbilisiShakhter StalinoAvtandil Gogoberidze
(Dinamo Tbilisi, 16 goals)
1952Spartak MoscowDynamo KyivDynamo MoscowAndrey Zazroyev
(Dynamo Kyiv, 11 goals)
1953Spartak MoscowDinamo TbilisiTorpedo MoscowNikita Simonyan
(Spartak Moscow, 14 goals)
1954Dynamo MoscowSpartak MoscowSpartak MinskAnatoly Ilyin
(Spartak Moscow, 11 goals)
Vladimir Ilyin
(Dynamo Moscow, 11 goals)
Antonin Sochnev
(Trudovye Reservy Leningrad, 11 goals)
1955Dynamo MoscowSpartak MoscowCDSA MoscowEduard Streltsov
(Torpedo Moscow, 15 goals)
1956Spartak MoscowDynamo MoscowCDSA MoscowVasily Buzunov
(ODO Sverdlovsk, 17 goals)
1957Dynamo MoscowTorpedo MoscowSpartak MoscowVasily Buzunov
(CSK MO Moscow, 16 goals)
1958Spartak MoscowDynamo MoscowCSK MO MoscowAnatoly Ilyin
(Spartak Moscow, 19 goals)
1959Dynamo MoscowLokomotiv MoscowDinamo TbilisiZaur Kaloyev
(Dinamo Tbilisi, 16 goals)
1960Torpedo MoscowDynamo KyivDynamo MoscowZaur Kaloyev
(Dinamo Tbilisi, 20 goals)
Gennady Gusarov
(Torpedo Moscow, 20 goals)
1961Dynamo KyivTorpedo MoscowSpartak MoscowGennady Gusarov
(Torpedo Moscow, 22 goals)
1962Spartak MoscowDynamo MoscowDinamo TbilisiEduard Markarov
(Neftyanik Baku, 16 goals)
Yury Sevidov
(Spartak Moscow, 16 goals)
Boris Kazakov
(Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev, 16 goals)
Mikhail Mustygin
(Belarus Minsk, 16 goals)
1963Dynamo MoscowSpartak MoscowDinamo MinskOleg Kopaev
(SKA Rostov-on-Don, 27 goals)
1964Dinamo TbilisiTorpedo MoscowCSKA MoscowVladimir Fedotov
(CSKA Moscow, 16 goals)
1965Torpedo MoscowDynamo KyivCSKA MoscowOleg Kopaev
(SKA Rostov-on-Don, 18 goals)
1966Dynamo KyivSKA Rostov-on-DonNeftyanik BakuIlya Datunashvili
(Dinamo Tbilisi, 20 goals)
1967Dynamo KyivDynamo MoscowDinamo TbilisiMikhail Mustygin
(Dinamo Minsk, 19 goals)
1968Dynamo KyivTorpedo MoscowSpartak MoscowGeorgi Gavasheli
(Dinamo Tbilisi, 22 goals)
Berador Abduraimov
(Pakhtakor Tashkent, 22 goals)
1969Spartak MoscowDynamo KyivDinamo TbilisiNikolay Osianin
(Spartak Moscow, 16 goals)
Vladimir Proskurin
(SKA Rostov-on-Don, 16 goals)
Dzhemal Kherhadze
(Torpedo Kutaisi, 16 goals)
1970CSKA MoscowDynamo MoscowSpartak MoscowGivi Nodia
(Dinamo Tbilisi, 17 goals)
1971Dynamo KyivArarat YerevanDinamo TbilisiEduard Malofeev
(Dinamo Minsk, 16 goals)
1972Zorya VoroshilovgradDynamo KyivDinamo TbilisiOleg Blokhin
(Dynamo Kyiv, 14 goals)
1973Ararat YerevanDynamo KyivDynamo MoscowOleg Blokhin
(Dynamo Kyiv, 18 goals)
1974Dynamo KyivSpartak MoscowChornomorets OdessaOleg Blokhin
(Dynamo Kyiv, 20 goals)
1975Dynamo KyivShakhtar DonetskDynamo MoscowOleg Blokhin
(Dynamo Kyiv, 18 goals)
1976 (spring)Dynamo MoscowArarat YerevanDinamo TbilisiArkady Andreasian
(Ararat Yerevan, 8 goals)
1976 (autumn)Torpedo MoscowDynamo KyivDinamo TbilisiAleksandr Markin
(Zenit Leningrad, 13 goals)
1977Dynamo KyivDinamo TbilisiTorpedo MoscowOleg Blokhin
(Dynamo Kyiv, 17 goals)
1978Dinamo TbilisiDynamo KyivShakhtar DonetskGeorgi Yartsev
(Spartak Moscow, 19 goals)
1979Spartak MoscowShakhtar DonetskDynamo KyivVitaliy Starukhin
(Shakhtar Donetsk, 26 goals)
1980Dynamo KyivSpartak MoscowZenit LeningradSergey Andreev
(SKA Rostov-on-Don, 20 goals)
1981Dynamo KyivSpartak MoscowDinamo TbilisiRamaz Shengelia
(Dinamo Tbilisi, 23 goals)
1982Dinamo MinskDynamo KyivSpartak MoscowAndrey Yakubik
(Pakhtakor Tashkent, 23 goals)
1983Dnipro DnipropetrovskSpartak MoscowDinamo MinskYuri Gavrilov
(Spartak Moscow, 18 goals)
1984Zenit LeningradSpartak MoscowDnipro DnipropetrovskSergey Andreev
(SKA Rostov-on-Don, 20 goals)
1985Dynamo KyivSpartak MoscowDnipro DnipropetrovskOleg Protasov
(Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, 35 goals)
1986Dynamo KyivDynamo MoscowSpartak MoscowAleksandr Borodyuk
(Dynamo Moscow, 21 goals)
1987Spartak MoscowDnipro DnipropetrovskZalgiris VilniusOleg Protasov
(Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, 18 goals)
1988Dnipro DnipropetrovskDynamo KyivTorpedo MoscowEvgeny Shakhov
(Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, 16 goals)
Aleksandr Borodyuk
(Dynamo Moscow, 16 goals)
1989Spartak MoscowDnipro DnipropetrovskDynamo KyivSergey Rodionov
(Spartak Moscow, 16 goals)
1990Dynamo KyivCSKA MoscowDynamo MoscowOleg Protasov
(Dynamo Kyiv, 12 goals)
Valery Shmarov
(Spartak Moscow, 12 goals)
1991CSKA MoscowSpartak MoscowTorpedo MoscowIgor Kolyvanov
(Dynamo Moscow, 18 goals)

Overall Statistics

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-Up 3rd Position Years Won
Dynamo Kyiv131131961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1990
Spartak Moscow1211101936a, 1938, 1939, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1969, 1979, 1987, 1989
Dynamo Moscow111151936s, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1976s
CSKA Moscow7461946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1970, 1991
Torpedo Moscow3451960, 1965, 1976a
Dinamo Tbilisi25131964, 1978
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk2221983, 1988
Ararat Yerevan121973
Dinamo Minsk121982
Zenit Leningrad111984
Zorya Voroshilovgrad11972
Shakhtar Donetsk22
Lokomotiv Moscow1
SKA Rostov-on-Don1
Metallurg Moscow1
Neftchi Baku1
Chornomorets Odessa1
Žalgiris Vilnius1

Performance by republic

Republic Winners Runners-Up 3rd Position Presences Winning Clubs
343228416Spartak Moscow (12)
Dynamo Moscow (11)
CSKA Moscow (7)
Torpedo Moscow (3)
Zenit Leningrad (1)
16158191Dynamo Kyiv (13)
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (2)
Zorya Voroshilovgrad (1)
251368Dinamo Tbilisi (2)
1233Ararat Yerevan (1)
1339Dinamo Minsk (1)
129
111
24
22
7
7
3
2
Republics never represented at top-level were the Turkmen SSR and the Kyrgyz SSR

All-time table

Team Republic Seasons First
season
Last
season
Played Won Drawn Lost Goals
for
Goals
against
Points1
Spartak MoscowRUS53193619911453722385346248314671821
Dynamo KyivUKR54193619911483681456346230615661810
Dynamo MoscowRUS54193619911485707404374243514571805
Dinamo TbilisiGEO51193619891424621406397217616771642
Torpedo MoscowRUS51193819911455601433421205916561613
CSKA Moscow[2]RUS48193619911326585363378203014511524
Zenit Leningrad[3]RUS49193819891402464411527172519141328
Shakhtar Donetsk[4]UKR44193819911288434379475152216411241
Ararat Yerevan[5]ARM3319491991102635228039411501306972
Dinamo MinskBLR331945199198532730035811091202940
Lokomotiv MoscowRUS3819361991100130328940912181431888
Neftchi Baku[6]AZE27194919888842532703619071141771
Chornomorets Odessa[7]UKR2619381991789260230299841986744
Kairat AlmatyKAZ2419601988780226234320742983678
Pakhtakor TashkentUZB22196019917222122112998051035629
SKA Rostov-on-Don[8]RUS2119591985680218194268843911620
Dnipro DnipropetrovskUKR1919721991554227154173729634604
Krylya Sovetov Kuybyshev[9]RUS2619461979715185209321675996579
Metalist Kharkiv[10]UKR1819491991552167147238525706480
Zorya VoroshilovgradUKR1419671979412125135152416469377
Dynamo LeningradRUS1719361963397135102160589649372
Torpedo KutaisiGEO1319621986439104129206395655335
Žalgiris Vilnius[11]LIT111953198933010793130349463305
Rotor Volgograd[12]RUS11193819902939166136352488248
Nistru Chişinău[13]MLD11195619833126984159312534222
Karpaty LvivUKR919711980244688591250301218
VVS MoscowRUS619471952161583271235270148
Daugava RigaLAT7194919622035148104198311150
Krylya Sovetov MoscowRUS619381948143323972145259103
Metallurg MoscowRUS4193719409140173417317097
Kuban KrasnodarRUS31980198210229264711114584
Belarus MinskBLR319601962923021419512481
Admiralteyets LeningradRUS3195819618426174112214969
Pamir DushanbeTJK319891991842127367410469
Elektrik Leningrad[14]RUS5193619398022184011216362
Fakel Voronezh[15]RUS21961198566201729638357
Trudovye Rezervy LeningradRUS319541956681623298211355
Volga Gorky[16]RUS319511964851427445814355
Spartak TbilisiGEO219501951642111328210953
Spartak MinskBLR31954195768151934539549
Spartak VladikavkazRUS21970199162161630648948
SKA OdessaUKR21965196668419453812127
Metalurh ZaporizhzhyaUKR119911991309714273825
VMS MoscowRUS119511951287912305023
Tavriya SimferopolUKR119811981348719275423
Selmash KharkivUKR119381938258611344522
Uralmash SverdlovskRUS119691969347819193922
Stalinets MoscowRUS119381938258512364421
Lokomotiv KyivUKR119381938258512436421
Shinnik YaroslavlRUS119641964326917204821
Dynamo Rostov-on-DonRUS119381938257612394320
Temp BakuAZE119381938256811334020
Spartak LeningradRUS119381938256811303920
Kalev TallinnEST21960196158314414614620
Dynamo KirovabadAZE119681968385924255919
Guria LanchkhutiGEO119871987305817183818
Spartak KharkivUKR119381938255713436317
Zenit (Bolshevik) LeningradRUS119381938257315355717
ODO SverdlovskRUS119561956226412314516
Pishchevik MoscowRUS119381938255614255316
Lokomotiv TbilisiGEO119381938255515446215
Kalinin city teamRUS11952195213544191914
Burevestnik MoscowRUS119381938254417288712
1Two points for a win. In 1973, a point for a draw was awarded only to a team that won the subsequent penalty shootout. In 1978–1988, the number of draws for which points were awarded was limited.

References

1. ^ Ukrainian: Вища ліга; Belarusian: Вышэйшая ліга
2. ^ Includes appearances as CDKA Moscow, CDSA Moscow, and CSK MO Moscow, see club history at KLISF
3. ^ Includes appearances as Stalinets Leningrad, see club history at KLISF
4. ^ Includes appearances as Stakhanovets Stalino, see club history at KLISF
5. ^ Includes appearances as Dynamo Yerevan and Spartak Yerevan, see club history at KLISF
6. ^ Includes appearances as Neftyanik Baku, see club history at KLISF
7. ^ Includes appearances as Dynamo Odessa, see club history at KLISF
8. ^ Includes appearance as SKVO Rostov-on-Don, see club history at KLISF
9. ^ Includes appearance as Zenit Kuybyshev, see club history at KLISF
10. ^ Includes appearances as Lokomotiv Kharkov and Avangard Kharkov, see club history at KLISF
11. ^ Includes appearances as Spartak Vilnius, see club history at KLISF
12. ^ Includes appearances as Traktor Stalingrad and Torpedo Stalingrad, see club history at KLISF
13. ^ Includes appearances as Burevestnik Kishinev and Moldova Kishinev, see club history at KLISF
14. ^ Includes appearances as Krasnaya Zarya Leningrad, see club history at KLISF
15. ^ Includes appearance as Trud Voronezh, see club history at KLISF
16. ^ Includes appearances as Torpedo Gorky, see club history at KLISF

See also

National leagues of the former Soviet republics
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Dynamo

Full name Football Club Dynamo Moscow
Nickname(s) White-Blues, Musora (Cops)
Founded 1923
Ground Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 36,540
Chairman Dmitry Ivanov
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Dynamo Kyiv

Full name FC Dynamo Kyiv
Nickname(s) "Bilo-Syni" (White-Blues)
Founded 1927
Ground Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium
Capacity 16,900
Chairman Ihor Surkis

Head Coach Yozhef Sabo
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Spartak

Full name Football Club Spartak Moscow
Nickname(s) Myaso (The Meat), Red-Whites
Founded 1922
Ground Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 84,745
Chairman Leonid Fedun
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Dynamo

Full name Football Club Dynamo Moscow
Nickname(s) White-Blues, Musora (Cops)
Founded 1923
Ground Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 36,540
Chairman Dmitry Ivanov
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Spartak

Full name Football Club Spartak Moscow
Nickname(s) Myaso (The Meat), Red-Whites
Founded 1922
Ground Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 84,745
Chairman Leonid Fedun
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Dynamo

Full name Football Club Dynamo Moscow
Nickname(s) White-Blues, Musora (Cops)
Founded 1923
Ground Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 36,540
Chairman Dmitry Ivanov
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Dinamo Tbilisi

Full name Football Club Dinamo Tbilisi
Nickname(s) -
Founded 1925
Ground Boris Paichadze Stadium
Tbilisi, Georgia

Capacity 55,000
Chairman Badri Patarkatsishvili
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Spartak

Full name Football Club Spartak Moscow
Nickname(s) Myaso (The Meat), Red-Whites
Founded 1922
Ground Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 84,745
Chairman Leonid Fedun
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Dynamo

Full name Football Club Dynamo Moscow
Nickname(s) White-Blues, Musora (Cops)
Founded 1923
Ground Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 36,540
Chairman Dmitry Ivanov
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Spartak

Full name Football Club Spartak Moscow
Nickname(s) Myaso (The Meat), Red-Whites
Founded 1922
Ground Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 84,745
Chairman Leonid Fedun
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Dynamo Kyiv

Full name FC Dynamo Kyiv
Nickname(s) "Bilo-Syni" (White-Blues)
Founded 1927
Ground Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium
Capacity 16,900
Chairman Ihor Surkis

Head Coach Yozhef Sabo
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Dynamo

Full name Football Club Dynamo Moscow
Nickname(s) White-Blues, Musora (Cops)
Founded 1923
Ground Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 36,540
Chairman Dmitry Ivanov
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Spartak

Full name Football Club Spartak Moscow
Nickname(s) Myaso (The Meat), Red-Whites
Founded 1922
Ground Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 84,745
Chairman Leonid Fedun
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CSKA Moscow

Full name Professional Football Club
Central Sports Club of Army
Moscow
Nickname(s) Koni (Horses), red-blue
Founded 1911
Ground Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 36,000
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Rotor

Full name Football Club Rotor Volgograd
Founded 1929 as Dzerzhinets
Ground Rotor Stadium, Volgograd
Capacity 38,000
Chairman Vladimir Goryunov

Manager Valery Burlachenko
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Spartak

Full name Football Club Spartak Moscow
Nickname(s) Myaso (The Meat), Red-Whites
Founded 1922
Ground Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 84,745
Chairman Leonid Fedun
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Dinamo Tbilisi

Full name Football Club Dinamo Tbilisi
Nickname(s) -
Founded 1925
Ground Boris Paichadze Stadium
Tbilisi, Georgia

Capacity 55,000
Chairman Badri Patarkatsishvili
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CSKA Moscow

Full name Professional Football Club
Central Sports Club of Army
Moscow
Nickname(s) Koni (Horses), red-blue
Founded 1911
Ground Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 36,000
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CSKA Moscow

Full name Professional Football Club
Central Sports Club of Army
Moscow
Nickname(s) Koni (Horses), red-blue
Founded 1911
Ground Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 36,000
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Dynamo

Full name Football Club Dynamo Moscow
Nickname(s) White-Blues, Musora (Cops)
Founded 1923
Ground Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 36,540
Chairman Dmitry Ivanov
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Dinamo Tbilisi

Full name Football Club Dinamo Tbilisi
Nickname(s) -
Founded 1925
Ground Boris Paichadze Stadium
Tbilisi, Georgia

Capacity 55,000
Chairman Badri Patarkatsishvili
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Spartak

Full name Football Club Spartak Moscow
Nickname(s) Myaso (The Meat), Red-Whites
Founded 1922
Ground Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 84,745
Chairman Leonid Fedun
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Dynamo

Full name Football Club Dynamo Moscow
Nickname(s) White-Blues, Musora (Cops)
Founded 1923
Ground Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 36,540
Chairman Dmitry Ivanov
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Dynamo

Full name Football Club Dynamo Moscow
Nickname(s) White-Blues, Musora (Cops)
Founded 1923
Ground Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 36,540
Chairman Dmitry Ivanov
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CSKA Moscow

Full name Professional Football Club
Central Sports Club of Army
Moscow
Nickname(s) Koni (Horses), red-blue
Founded 1911
Ground Dinamo Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 36,000
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Torpedo

Full name Football Club Torpedo Moscow
Nickname(s) Black-Whites
Founded 1924
Ground Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Capacity 81,029
Chairman Aleksandr Tukmanov
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Olympic medal record
Men's Ice Hockey
Gold 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Team

Vsevolod Mikhailovich Bobrov (Russian: Всеволод
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