1971 Soviet Top League

Soviet Top League
Season1971
← 1970
1972 →
Dynamo Kyiv fantasy flag
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The 1971 season of the Soviet Top League saw Dynamo Kyiv clinching their title after three unsuccessful seasons. This season was also unique for successful performances of non-RSFSR clubs: Ararat Yerevan from the Armenian SSR took the second place, while bronze medals were awarded to Dinamo Tbilisi.

Final league table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dynamo Kyiv (C)30171034117+2444Qualification for European Cup first round
2Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Ararat Yerevan30131163728+937Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Tbilisi3014883333036
4Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Zarya Voroshilovgrad30111182923+633
5Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Dynamo Moscow3091383522+1331
6Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Spartak Moscow3091383531+431Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
7Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Torpedo Moscow3042062727028
8Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Kairat Alma-Ata30910113640−428
9Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Neftchi Baku30910113034−428
10Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Karpaty Lviv3051873035−528
11Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Minsk30812103643−728
12Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic CSKA Moscow30712113436−226
13Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Zenit Leningrad30810122932−326
14Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic SKA Rostov-on-Don3098133543−826
15Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic Pakhtakor Tashkent (R)30810122946−1726Relegation to First League
16Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Shakhtar Donetsk (R)30104163137−624
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayARACSKDYKDMNDYNDTBKAIKARNEFPAKSHASKASPATORZARZEN
Ararat Yerevan1–00–11–12–00–13–01–12–13–21–01–00–01–12–13–2
CSKA Moscow0–10–13–11–06–00–11–11–11–11–02–21–13–31–23–0
Dynamo Kyiv2–04–13–02–11–10–01–01–03–04–34–03–20–01–01–0
Dinamo Minsk4–11–10–10–01–11–00–02–02–11–04–12–01–10–01–0
Dynamo Moscow0–11–00–03–01–20–00–00–08–01–04–10–02–11–10–0
Dinamo Tbilisi0–40–11–04–10–21–00–01–00–13–00–03–01–00–02–1
Kairat Alma-Ata2–22–10–03–31–22–12–23–12–02–11–11–10–01–23–1
Karpaty Lviv2–22–23–13–11–32–22–31–13–01–03–11–10–00–00–0
Neftçi Baku0–00–01–11–01–10–21–04–02–02–01–15–31–12–11–0
Pakhtakor Tashkent0–01–30–00–01–15–11–10–02–02–12–00–00–02–11–0
Shakhtar Donetsk2–02–10–13–12–22–02–11–10–13–31–01–01–01–04–1
SKA Rostov-on-Don1–00–02–13–31–00–10–13–03–14–22–11–21–13–11–0
Spartak Moscow1–10–00–22–01–11–12–13–03–02–03–01–00–22–01–1
Torpedo Moscow0–10–01–13–31–11–13–11–10–00–11–03–22–20–01–1
Zarya Voroshilovgrad0–02–01–13–11–00–14–11–01–03–10–01–11–11–01–0
Zenit Leningrad3–35–00–01–11–01–22–10–04–22–01–01–01–00–00–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

16 goals
14 goals
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals

Attendances

RankTeamHome gamesAverage attendance[1]
1Dynamo Kyiv1560,667
2Ararat1547,533
3Karpaty Lviv1537,667
4FC Zenit1534,000
5Zorya1531,333
6FC Dinamo Minsk1528,933
7FC Dynamo Moscow1528,833
8Shakhtar Donetsk1528,800
9Neftçi PFK1528,733
10FC Spartak Moscow1528,333
11PFC CSKA1527,200
12FC Dinamo Tbilisi1525,800
13FC Kairat1522,067
14Paxtakor1519,533
15SKA Rostov-on-Don1519,200
16Torpedo Moscow1513,133

References

  1. ^ "Historical attendances".
  • Soviet Union - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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