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 Almaty 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
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Top scorers
16 goals
14 goals
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals

References
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