1971 Soviet Top League
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dynamo Kyiv (C) | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 44 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
2 | Ararat Yerevan | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 37 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 36 | |
4 | Zarya Voroshilovgrad | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 33 | |
5 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 31 | |
6 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 31 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
7 | Torpedo Moscow | 30 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 28 | |
8 | Kairat Alma-Ata | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 28 | |
9 | Neftchi Baku | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 28 | |
10 | Karpaty Lviv | 30 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 28 | |
11 | Dinamo Minsk | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 28 | |
12 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 26 | |
13 | Zenit Leningrad | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 26 | |
14 | SKA Rostov-on-Don | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 26 | |
15 | Pakhtakor Tashkent (R) | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 26 | Relegation to First League |
16 | Shakhtar Donetsk (R) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 24 |
Top scorers
- 16 goals
- Eduard Malofeyev (Dinamo Minsk)
- 14 goals
- Eduard Markarov (Ararat)
- 10 goals
- Anatoliy Banishevskiy (Neftchi)
- Viktor Kolotov (Dynamo Kyiv)
- Vitaliy Shevchenko (Neftchi)
- 9 goals
- Valery Yaremchenko (Shakhtar)
- Aleksei Yeskov (SKA Rostov-on-Don)
- 8 goals
- Berador Abduraimov (Pakhtakor)
- Anzor Chikhladze (SKA Rostov-on-Don)
- Boris Kopeikin (CSKA Moscow)
- Eduard Kozinkevich (Shakhtar)
- Anatoliy Puzach (Dynamo Kyiv)
- Pavel Sadyrin (Zenit)
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