1966 Soviet Top League
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Overview
- 19 teams took part in the league with FC Dynamo KyivFC Dynamo KyivFC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football...
winning the championship. - FC Dynamo KyivFC Dynamo KyivFC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football...
qualified for Champions Cup 1967-68 and FC Torpedo MoscowFC Torpedo MoscowFC Torpedo Moscow is an association football club, based in Moscow, Russia. The club was founded in 1930. On March 19, 2009 it was denied membership of the Professional Football League and did not play in the professional competitions in 2009...
qualified for CWC 1967-68 as runners-up of the Soviet CupSoviet CupThe Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup , was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union.-Finals:-Performance by club:-Performance by republic:-References:*, rsssf.com. Accessed on 16 May 2006....
1965-66. - The top 3 team with the most wins qualified for the World Cup.
League standings
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football... |
36 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 66 | 17 | 56 |
| 2. | FC SKA Rostov-on-Don FC SKA Rostov-on-Don FC SKA Rostov-on-Don is a Russian association football club based in Rostov-on-Don. The club's rich history includes becoming runners-up of the Soviet Top League in 1966 and winning the Soviet Cup in 1981.-History:... |
36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 44 | 47 |
| 3. | PFC Neftchi Baku | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 28 | 45 |
| 4. | FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times... |
36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 45 | 41 | 42 |
| 5. | PFC CSKA Moscow | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 45 | 41 |
| 6. | FC Torpedo Moscow FC Torpedo Moscow FC Torpedo Moscow is an association football club, based in Moscow, Russia. The club was founded in 1930. On March 19, 2009 it was denied membership of the Professional Football League and did not play in the professional competitions in 2009... |
36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 39 | 40 |
| 7. | FC Dinamo Tbilisi FC Dinamo Tbilisi FC Dinamo Tbilisi is a Georgian football team, based in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the most prominent clubs in Soviet football and a major contender in the Soviet Top League almost immediately after it was established in 1936... |
36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 47 | 34 | 40 |
| 8. | FC Dynamo Moscow FC Dynamo Moscow Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white... |
36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 43 | 34 | 38 |
| 9. | FC Pakhtakor Tashkent FC Pakhtakor Tashkent FC Pakhtakor Tashkent is an Uzbek professional football club, based in the capital Tashkent. Pakhtakor means cotton-grower in English.Playing in the Uzbek League since 1992, the club has been the undisputed powerhouse in Uzbekistan since the fall of the Soviet Union, winning eight Uzbek League... |
36 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 38 |
| 10. | FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year... |
36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 35 | 37 |
| 11. | FC Dinamo Minsk | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 39 | 35 |
| 12. | Kairat Almaty | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 39 | 35 |
| 13. | FC Ararat Yerevan FC Ararat Yerevan FC Ararat Yerevan , is an Armenian football club, based in Yerevan. Currently, the club plays in the Armenian Premier League, and is one of the most popular teams in Armenia.- History :... |
36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 45 | 34 |
| 14. | FC Chornomorets Odessa FC Chornomorets Odessa FC Chornomorets Odesa is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Odessa. The club's home ground is the 34,164 Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. During the reconstruction , the team played in the 4,610 Spartak Stadium... |
36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 36 | 33 |
| 15. | FC Torpedo Kutaisi FC Torpedo Kutaisi FC Torpedo Kutaisi is a Georgian professional football club based in Kutaisi, Georgia's second largest city. ‘Torpedo Kutaisi’ was founded in 1946 and in just three years the club became the winner of the Football Championship of that time. By the end of 1964, the Football Federation of the former... |
36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 59 | 28 |
| 16. | Zenit Leningrad FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League... |
36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 54 | 28 |
| 17. | FC Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually... |
36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 34 | 49 | 27 |
| 18. | Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev | 36 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 25 |
| 19. | SK Odessa SK Odessa SK Odesa is a former Ukrainian football team. The team was located in Odessa, Ukraine.- Brief history :The club was founded as a sport society of various disciplines in 1944. It began its legacy in the Soviet sport competitions under the name of ODO , which meant Regional Officers' Club in Russian... |
36 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 56 | 15 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Top scorers
20 goals- Ilya Datunashvili (Dinamo Tbilisi)
19 goals
- Anatoliy Byshovets (Dynamo Kyiv)
15 goals
- Boris KazakovBoris KazakovBoris Aleksandrovich Kazakov was a Soviet football player. He died when he tried to drive his car over the ice-covered river and the ice broke, drowning the car with him in it....
(CSKA Moscow) - Nikolai OsyaninNikolai OsyaninNikolai Viktorovich Osyanin is a retired Soviet football player.-International career:Osyanin made his debut for USSR on December 4, 1965 in a friendly against Uruguay and scored on his debut...
(Spartak Moscow)
14 goals
- Oleg KopayevOleg KopayevOleg Pavlovich Kopayev was a Soviet football player.-Honours:* Soviet Top League runner-up: 1966.* Grigory Fedotov club member.* Soviet Top League top scorer: 1963 , 1965 ....
(SKA Rostov-on-Don) - Vladimir KozlovVladimir Kozlov (footballer)Vladimir Vladimirovich Kozlov is a retired Soviet football player and a current Russian coach. As of May 2009, he coaches the youth team of FC Dynamo Moscow.-Honours:* Soviet Top League runner-up: 1967, 1970....
(Lokomotiv Moscow) - Gennadi MatveyevGennadi MatveyevGennadi Mikhailovich Matveyev is a retired Soviet football player.-International career:Matveyev made his debut for USSR on October 11, 1964 in a friendly against Austria.-External links:...
(SKA Rostov-on-Don) - Kazbek TuaevKazbek TuaevKazbek Alievich Tuaev is an Azerbaijani footballer and manager. Tuaev played for Neftchi Baku as a forward from 1961 to 1972 and managed the side in the 1970s, 1980s, and 2000s. He also played for and managed Spartak Orjonikidze in the 1970s...
(Neftyanik)
12 goals
- Anatoliy BanishevskiyAnatoliy BanishevskiyAnatoliy Andreyevich Banishevskiy was an Azerbaijani football player of Russian descent. He played for the USSR national football team, winning 51 caps and scoring 19 goals. Banishevskiy played for the Soviet side in the 1966 FIFA World Cup...
(Neftyanik) - Eduard MarkarovEduard MarkarovEduard Artyomovich Markarov is an Armenian football manager and former player. He is Jewish. He managed the Armenia national team in 1992-1994 period. He also played for the USSR national team, earning 3 caps and participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup...
(Neftyanik) - Eduard StreltsovEduard StreltsovEduard Anatolyevich Streltsov was a Soviet footballer who represented Torpedo Moscow as a forward. Joining Torpedo at the age of 16 from the Fraser factory team in 1953, Streltsov made his international debut two years later and played a key role in winning the gold medal for the Soviet national...
(Torpedo Moscow)