1961 Soviet Top League

22 teams took part in the league with FC Dynamo Kyiv winning the championship (the first Soviet champion from outside Moscow).

Soviet Top League
Season1961
1960
1962

Round 1

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Group A

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Table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Torpedo Moscow2016134820+2833Qualification for Places 1–10 group
2 Lokomotiv Moscow209833523+1226
3 Avangard Kharkov2010642215+726
4 Dinamo Tbilisi2010553622+1425
5 SKA Rostov-on-Don209473922+1722
6 Shakhter Stalino207582223−119Qualification for Places 11–22 group
7 Neftyanik Baku204882034−1416
8 Trud Voronezh2055102431−715
9 Admiralteet Leningrad2055102230−815
10 Daugava Rīga2036112141−2012
11 Spartak Vilnius2035121846−2811
Source: rsssf.com

Results

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Home \ AwayADMAVADAUDTBLOKNEFSHASKASVLTORTRU
Admiralteet Leningrad0–11–10–31–12–23–10–10–20–12–1
Avangard Kharkov0–01–01–01–10–13–23–21–02–12–0
Daugava Rīga0–21–10–32–21–11–21–11–20–52–0
Dinamo Tbilisi1–01–02–14–03–00–01–13–16–41–1
Lokomotiv Moscow0–22–13–25–02–21–00–05–20–15–1
Neftyanik Baku1–11–11–21–11–11–21–01–01–71–0
Shakhter Stalino0–10–01–22–02–21–04–24–00–31–0
SKA Rostov-on-Don2–00–16–13–10–15–13–05–11–14–1
Spartak Vilnius3–21–10–00–51–31–10–01–20–12–2
Torpedo Moscow6–32–13–11–00–13–21–01–03–13–1
Trud Voronezh3–20–14–21–10–01–00–02–16–00–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

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Table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 CSKA Moscow2013345528+2729Qualification for Places 1–10 group
2 Dynamo Kyiv2012534119+2229
3 Spartak Moscow2010553821+1725
4 Spartak Yerevan208752726+123
5 Pakhtakor Tashkent209563033−323
6 Dynamo Moscow208573329+421Qualification for Places 11–22 group
7 Kairat Almaty206592332−917
8 Zenit Leningrad206592535−1017
9 Moldova Chișinău2064103036−616
10 Belarus Minsk2045111731−1413
11 Kalev Tallinn2007131443−297
Source: rsssf.com

Results

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Home \ AwayBELCSKDYKDYNKAIKALMOLPAKSPASYEZEN
Belarus Minsk1–21–12–00–12–11–11–32–01–10–0
CSKA Moscow3–01–15–14–11–06–46–21–24–13–1
Dynamo Kyiv2–11–13–15–16–12–03–12–01–03–0
Dynamo Moscow4–11–35–01–11–05–22–23–10–11–0
Kairat Almaty2–01–10–20–03–01–31–11–50–12–0
Kalev Tallinn1–20–40–40–01–21–21–12–22–21–1
Moldova Chișinău1–02–11–31–21–01–11–31–12–35–0
Pakhtakor Tashkent1–03–22–10–03–20–03–20–21–00–1
Spartak Moscow3–03–12–03–11–05–10–00–10–12–2
Spartak Yerevan1–12–40–02–42–22–01–04–20–03–2
Zenit Leningrad3–11–21–12–11–22–12–04–12–60–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Round 2

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Places 1–10

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Table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Dynamo Kyiv (C)3018935828+3045
2 Torpedo Moscow3019386835+3341
3 Spartak Moscow3016865734+2340
4 CSKA Moscow3016686143+1838
5 Lokomotiv Moscow30131255842+1638
6 Avangard Kharkov30121083025+534
7 Dinamo Tbilisi30137105030+2033
8 Spartak Yerevan30111093741−432
9 SKA Rostov-on-Don30118115436+1830
10 Pakhtakor Tashkent30118114461−1730
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ AwayAVACSKDYKDTBLOKPAKSKASPASYETOR
Avangard Kharkov0–01–14–10–12–0
CSKA Moscow1–01–01–11–00–3
Dynamo Kyiv0–01–02–21–02–0
Dinamo Tbilisi3–00–14–00–0–:+[a]
Lokomotiv Moscow4–03–42–13–11–0
Pakhtakor Tashkent3–11–44–41–11–0
SKA Rostov-on-Don0–02–42–21–23–0
Spartak Moscow0–03–24–11–14–3
Spartak Yerevan3–01–12–22–51–0
Torpedo Moscow4–21–16–02–31–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Victory awarded 3–0 to Spartak Yerevan; on the field he finished 3–1.

Places 11–22

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Table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
11 Dynamo Moscow3217785739+1841
12 Shakhter Stalino321210104537+834
13 Zenit Leningrad32128125052−232
14 Admiralteets Leningrad[a]32127134947+231
15 Trud Voronezh[b] (R)32118133938+130Relegation to Class B
16 Moldova Chișinău32126144654−830
17 Kairat Alma-Ata32108143148−1728
18 Neftyanik Baku32713123652−1627
19 Belarus Minsk32710152944−1524
20 Spartak Vilnius3275203364−3119
21 Daugava Rīga3257203063−3317
22 Kalev Tallinn (R)3218232574−4910Qualification for relegation play-off
Source: rsssf.com
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Admiralteets Leningrad were disbanded after the season and they were replaced by Dynamo Leningrad.
  2. ^ Trud Voronezh were relegated because were been a worst ranked team from Russia.

Results

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Home \ AwayADMBELDAUDYNKAIKALMOLNEFSHASVLTRUZEN
Admiralteets Leningrad2–11–22–16–25–22–1
Belarus Minsk0–02–00–01–10–11–1
Daugava Rīga1–30–11–11–00–20–2
Dynamo Moscow4–12–13–13–13–02–0
Kairat Alma-Ata0–32–12–00–01–00–0
Kalev Tallinn0–22–31–21–01–50–2
Moldova Chișinău2–11–01–00–03–11–0
Neftyanik Baku1–12–22–03–02–22–2
Shakhter Stalino4–20–06–03–22–15–3
Spartak Vilnius0–11–20–13–14–10–1
Trud Voronezh2–02–01–01–13–02–0
Zenit Leningrad2–24–14–11–13–02–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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22 goals
20 goals
18 goals
15 goals
14 goals

Promotion/relegation Tournament

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Torpedo Kutaisi (R)430174+36Promotion to Class A
2 Kalev Tallinn (R)420242+24Relegation to Class B
3 Lokomotiv Tbilisi410338−52
Source: rsssf.com
(R) Relegated

References

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