1978 Soviet Top League

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Dinamo Tbilisi won the championship.

Introduction of draw limit, a number of games tied during a season.

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Tbilisi (C) 30 17 8 5 45 24 +21 42 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Dynamo Kyiv 30 15 9 6 42 20 +22 38[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Shakhtar Donetsk 30 16 5 9 42 31 +11 37
4 Dynamo Moscow 30 14 10 6 37 23 +14 36[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
5 Spartak Moscow 30 14 5 11 42 33 +9 33
6 CSKA Moscow 30 14 4 12 36 40 −4 32
7 Chornomorets Odessa 30 12 10 8 41 26 +15 32[lower-alpha 2]
8 Torpedo Moscow 30 11 11 8 36 29 +7 30[lower-alpha 3]
9 Zaria Voroshilovgrad 30 9 8 13 38 44 −6 26
10 Zenit Leningrad 30 9 8 13 31 46 −15 26
11 Pakhtakor Tashkent 30 9 8 13 42 43 −1 26
12 Kairat Almaty 30 9 7 14 29 41 −12 25
13 Neftchi Baku 30 8 7 15 28 39 −11 23
14 Ararat Yerevan 30 8 6 16 20 42 −22 22
15 Lokomotiv Moscow 30 7 9 14 26 40 −14 22[lower-alpha 1]
16 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (R) 30 9 3 18 25 39 −14 21 Relegation to First League
Source:
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 1 point deducted (8 draw limit).
  2. 2 points deducted (8 draw limit).
  3. 3 points deducted (8 draw limit).

Top scorers
19 goals
15 goals
13 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals
  • Nikolai Kolesov (Dynamo Moscow)
8 goals
7 goals

References
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