1976 Soviet Top League

The 1976 Soviet Top League was the 38th and 39th season of the first tier football competitions in the Soviet Union.

Soviet Top League
Season1976 (spring–autumn)
European CupTorpedo Moscow
Cup Winners' CupDinamo Moscow
UEFA CupDinamo Tbilisi
Dinamo Kiev
← 1975
1977 →

By the end of the previous season, it was decided to shift to fall-spring calendar competition, but later in January the decision was reversed. However, it was decided to split competitions in the top tier in spring half and autumn half. According to the season's regulations, the split season championship was carried with consideration to the interest of the national team which was preparing for the 21st Olympic Games (1976 Summer Olympics) and the Europe Championship (UEFA Euro 1976).[1]

Qualification for the European competitions and league relegation was based only on the autumn half portion (39th season). Qualification for the 1976–77 UEFA Cup was reserved for the 1976 spring Champion.[1] This reservation was canceled after Dinamo Moscow, which already qualified for the European competition, won the title.

Spring
1976 spring
ChampionsDinamo Moscow
Top goalscorer(8) Arkady Andreasyan (Ararat)

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Dynamo Moscow won the championship.

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Dynamo Moscow (C) 15 9 4 2 17 8 +9 22
2 Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Ararat Yerevan 15 8 3 4 22 13 +9 19
3 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Tbilisi 15 7 4 4 18 10 +8 18
4 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Karpaty Lviv 15 7 4 4 25 19 +6 18
5 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Shakhtar Donetsk 15 7 4 4 15 16 −1 18
6 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev 15 6 5 4 18 15 +3 17
7 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic CSKA Moscow 15 5 5 5 20 16 +4 15
8 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dynamo Kyiv 15 5 5 5 14 12 +2 15
9 Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Minsk 15 6 3 6 17 18 −1 15
10 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Chornomorets Odessa 15 4 7 4 14 18 −4 15
11 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 15 6 2 7 18 18 0 14
12 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Torpedo Moscow 15 5 4 6 15 20 −5 14
13 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Zenit Leningrad 15 4 5 6 14 15 −1 13
14 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Spartak Moscow 15 4 2 9 10 18 −8 10
15 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Lokomotiv Moscow 15 3 3 9 17 23 −6 9
16 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Zaria Voroshilovgrad 15 2 4 9 9 24 −15 8
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Total points (If two or more teams have equal points for the first place, the winner is determined by additional match (matches) on condition and place determined by the Soviet Union Sports Committee); 2) Total goal difference; 3) Head-to-head goal ratio; 4) Total goals scored in away matches[2]
(C) Champions

Results
Home \ Away ARA CHO CSK DNI DYK DMN DYN DTB KAR KRY LOK SHA SPA TOR ZAR ZEN
Ararat Yerevan 4–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–1 2–0
Chornomorets Odessa 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0
CSKA Moscow 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–2 3–0
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2–3 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–0
Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 0–0 0–1 -:+[lower-alpha 1] 3–1 1–2 0–0 2–1
Dinamo Minsk 0–1 2–1 2–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0
Dynamo Moscow 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 1–0
Dinamo Tbilisi 1–1 4–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0
Karpaty Lviv 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–2 3–0
Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 0–0 4–2 2–1
Lokomotiv Moscow 2–0 2–3 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–3 2–1
Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
Spartak Moscow 4–1 1–4 0–1 1–0 0–3 0–1 0–0
Torpedo Moscow 0–4 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–2
Zaria Voroshilovgrad 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1
Zenit Leningrad 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0
Source: Таблица результатов (Results table)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The match between Dynamo Kiev and Dinamo Tbilisi resulted in a goalless victory for Tbilisi. The team from Kiev fielded an ineligible player.

Top scorers
8 goals
7 goals
  • Nikolai Kazaryan (Ararat)
6 goals
5 goals

Autumn
1976 autumn
ChampionsTorpedo Moscow
RelegatedSpartak Moscow, Dinamo Minsk
Matches played120
Goals scored252 (2.1 per match)
Top goalscorer(13) Aleksandr Markin (Zenit)

Overview

It was performed in 16 teams, and Torpedo Moscow won the championship.

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Torpedo Moscow (C) 15 9 2 4 20 9 +11 20 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dynamo Kyiv 15 6 6 3 22 16 +6 18 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Tbilisi 15 6 5 4 16 12 +4 17
4 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Karpaty Lviv 15 6 5 4 22 19 +3 17
5 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Zenit Leningrad 15 6 4 5 22 16 +6 16
6 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Dynamo Moscow 15 7 2 6 15 13 +2 16 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
7 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic CSKA Moscow 15 5 5 5 21 16 +5 15
8 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Lokomotiv Moscow 15 6 3 6 13 13 0 15
9 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Chornomorets Odessa 15 7 1 7 14 20 −6 15
10 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Shakhtar Donetsk 15 5 4 6 12 10 +2 14
11 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev 15 5 4 6 12 15 −3 14
12 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Zaria Voroshilovgrad 15 6 2 7 12 17 −5 14[lower-alpha 1]
13 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 15 6 2 7 12 17 −5 14[lower-alpha 1]
14 Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Ararat Yerevan 15 4 6 5 14 20 −6 14
15 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Spartak Moscow (R) 15 5 3 7 15 18 −3 13 Relegation to First League
16 Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Minsk (R) 15 2 4 9 10 21 −11 8
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Total points (If two or more teams have equal points for the first place, the winner is determined by additional match (matches) on condition and place determined by the Soviet Union Sports Committee); 2) Total goal difference; 3) Head-to-head goal ratio; 4) Total goals scored in away matches[2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head goals ratio: Zaria advantage.

Results
Home \ Away ARA CHO CSK DNI DYK DMN DYN DTB KAR KRY LOK SHA SPA TOR ZAR ZEN
Ararat Yerevan 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–3 1–0
Chornomorets Odessa 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–1
CSKA Moscow 4–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 5–1 1–0 1–2 0–2
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–3 1–0 1–0
Dynamo Kyiv 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 3–2
Dinamo Minsk 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2
Dynamo Moscow 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1
Dinamo Tbilisi 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 3–0 1–0
Karpaty Lviv 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–1 3–1 0–3
Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–0
Lokomotiv Moscow 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–0
Shakhtar Donetsk 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–1
Spartak Moscow 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–2
Torpedo Moscow 4–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–2
Zaria Voroshilovgrad 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–2
Zenit Leningrad 5–0 3–3 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–1
Source: Таблица результатов (Results table)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
13 goals
8 goals
6 goals
  • Mikhail Bulgakov (Spartak Moscow)
5 goals

References
  1. ФУТБОЛ - 1976. О ПРОВЕДЕНИИ СОРЕВНОВАНИЙ. football.lg.ua
  2. "ФУТБОЛ - 1976. О ПРОВЕДЕНИЕ СОРЕВНОВАНИЙ. (Football – 1976. On conducting the competitions". Центральный стадион им. В.И.Ленина (Tsentralny Stadion imeni V.I.Lenina). Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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