Vysshaya League (Soviet Union) 1978

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Vysschaya League 1978
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master Dinamo Tbilisi (2nd title)
European Cup of
National Champions		 Dinamo Tbilisi
Uefa cup Dynamo Kiev , Shakhtar Donetsk
Cup winners Dynamo Kiev
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Dynamo Moscow
Relegated Dnieper Dnipropetrovsk
Teams 16
Games 240
Gates 560  (ø 2.33 per game)
Top scorer Georgi Yarzew ( Spartak Moscow )
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The Vysschaya League 1978 was the 41st season of the highest Soviet football league. It began on April 7th and ended on November 11th, 1978.

Dinamo Tbilisi won the Soviet football championship for the second time by four points ahead of defending champions Dynamo Kiev.

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The 16 teams each played against each other twice. The bottom of the table was relegated. The number of draws for which a team received points was limited to eight draws.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points republic
 1. Dinamo Tbilisi  30th  17th  8th  5 045:240 +21 42:18 Georgia Soviet Socialist RepublicGeorgian SSR GEO
 2. Dynamo Kiev (M)  30th  15th  9  6th 042:200 +22 38:21 Ukraine Soviet Socialist RepublicUkrainian SSR UKR
 3. Shakhtar Donetsk  30th  16  5  9 042:310 +11 37:23 Ukraine Soviet Socialist RepublicUkrainian SSR UKR
 4th Dynamo Moscow (P)  30th  14th  10  6th 037:230 +14 36:22 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
 5. Spartak Moscow (N)  30th  14th  5  11 042:330  +9 33:27 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
 6th CSKA Moscow  30th  14th  4th  12 036:400  −4 32:28 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
 7th Chernomorets Odessa  30th  12  10  8th 041:260 +15 32:26 Ukraine Soviet Socialist RepublicUkrainian SSR UKR
 8th. Torpedo Moscow  30th  11  11  8th 036:290  +7 30:27 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
 9. Pachtakor Tashkent (N)  30th  9  8th  13 042:430  −1 26:34 Uzbekistan Soviet Socialist RepublicUzbek SSR UZB
10. Zarya Voroshilovgrad  30th  9  8th  13 038:440  −6 26:34 Ukraine Soviet Socialist RepublicUkrainian SSR UKR
11. Zenith Leningrad  30th  9  8th  13 031:460 −15 26:34 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
12. Kairat Alma-Ata  30th  9  7th  14th 029:410 −12 25:35 Kazakhstan Soviet Socialist RepublicKazakh SSR KAZ
13. Neftçi Baku  30th  8th  7th  15th 028:390 −11 23:37 Azerbaijan SSRAzerbaijani SSR AZE
14th FC Ararat Yerevan  30th  8th  6th  16 020:420 −22 22:38 Armenia Soviet Socialist Republic 1952Armenian SSR POOR
15th Moscow locomotive  30th  7th  9  14th 026:400 −14 22:37 Russia Soviet Federal Socialist RepublicRussian SFSR RUS
16. Dnieper Dnipropetrovsk  30th  9  3  18th 025:390 −14 21:39 Ukraine Soviet Socialist RepublicUkrainian SSR UKR

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd less draw - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored

  • Soviet champion and participation in the 1979/80 European Cup
  • Participation in the 1979/80 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1979/80
  • Relegation to the Pervaya League
    • (M) reigning master
    (P) reigning cup winner
    (N) Newcomers

    Crosstab

    1978 Dinamo Tbilisi Dynamo Kiev Shakhtar Donetsk Dynamo Moscow Spartak Moscow CSKA Moscow Chernomorets Odessa Torpedo Moscow Pachtakor Tashkent Zarya Voroshilovgrad Zenith Leningrad Kairat Alma-Ata Neftçi Baku Ararat Yerevan Moscow locomotive Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk
    1. Dinamo Tbilisi 1-0 1: 1 1: 1 2-0 4: 1 2: 1 2: 2 3-0 4: 1 3: 1 1-0 1-0 3-0 2-0 1-0
    2. Dynamo Kiev 1-0 1: 2 1-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 0: 2 2: 2 4: 1 1-0 3-0 1: 1 3-0 3: 1 5: 1
    3. Shakhtar Donetsk 1: 1 2-0 1: 1 1-0 1: 2 3: 1 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 1-0 1: 3 3: 1 2-0 2: 1 2: 1
    4th Dynamo Moscow 1: 1 0-0 2: 1 0-0 1: 2 2: 3 0: 1 1-0 2: 1 3: 1 2-0 1-0 1: 1 3: 1 1-0
    5. Spartak Moscow 2: 1 0: 2 2-0 1: 2 1: 2 1: 1 0: 1 2: 1 4: 1 1: 1 4: 1 5: 1 3-0 1-0 1-0
    6th CSKA Moscow 1: 2 0: 1 1-0 2: 4 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 3: 1 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 1: 1 2: 1 2: 1 1-0
    7th Chernomorets Odessa 0: 1 0-0 1-0 0: 1 2: 1 4-0 2: 1 4: 1 1: 1 3-0 1: 1 1-0 3: 1 0: 1 2-0
    8th. Torpedo Moscow 1-0 1: 2 1: 2 0-0 2: 2 0-0 2: 2 1: 1 2-0 3-0 4-0 1-0 1-0 2: 1 1: 2
    9. Pachtakor Tashkent 3-0 1: 1 2: 1 0-0 1: 3 1-0 1: 1 1: 1 0: 1 3-0 1-0 5: 1 2-0 1: 1 1: 1
    10. Zarya Voroshilovgrad 1: 2 1: 2 2: 2 0: 1 0-0 1-0 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 4-0 2: 2 1-0 1-0 1: 2 2: 2
    11. Zenith Leningrad 1-0 1-0 0: 3 1: 1 3: 1 2: 1 0-0 1: 1 5: 4 1: 1 2: 1 1-0 0: 1 3: 1 2: 2
    12. Kairat Alma-Ata 1: 2 0-0 0: 1 1-0 0: 1 1-0 1: 1 2: 2 3: 2 2: 1 3: 2 0-0 2-0 2: 2 1-0
    13. Neftçi Baku 3: 3 0: 1 1-0 1: 1 3: 1 2: 1 0-0 0-0 0: 2 2: 1 0: 1 1-0 2-0 2-0 4: 1
    14th FC Ararat Yerevan 0-0 1: 4 1: 1 1: 4 1-0 3-0 0: 2 0: 1 1-0 2: 2 0-0 1-0 1-0 1: 1 1-0
    15th Moscow locomotive 0-0 1: 1 2-0 0: 1 0: 1 1: 1 0: 3 0-0 3: 2 1: 1 0-0 0: 2 2: 1 2: 1 1-0
    16. Dnieper Dnipropetrovsk 0: 1 1-0 1: 2 1-0 0: 2 1: 2 1-0 2-0 0: 1 0: 2 2: 1 2-0 3: 1 0: 1 1-0

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ a b 1978 season. In: wildstat.com. Accessed December 31, 2018 .