Statistics of Soviet Top League for the 1978 season.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Dinamo Tbilisi won the championship.
Introduction of draw limit, a number of games tied during a season.
League standings
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b 1 point deducted (8 draw limit).
- ^ a b 2 points deducted (8 draw limit).
- ^ 3 points deducted (8 draw limit).
Results
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
- 19 goals
- Georgi Yartsev (Spartak Moscow)
- 15 goals
- Ramaz Shengelia (Dinamo Tbilisi)
- 13 goals
- Oleg Blokhin (Dynamo Kyiv)
- 11 goals
- Nikolai Latysh (Shakhtar)
- 10 goals
- Vladimir Klementyev (Zenit)
- 9 goals
- Nikolai Kolesov (Dynamo Moscow)
- 8 goals
- Aleksei Belenkov (CSKA Moscow)
- Vakhtang Koridze (Dinamo Tbilisi)
- Viktor Kuznetsov (Zorya Voroshylovhrad)
- 7 goals
- Konstantin Bakanov (Pakhtakor)
- Anatoliy Banishevskiy (Neftchi)
- Yuri Chesnokov (CSKA Moscow)
- Vladimir Fyodorov (Pakhtakor)
- Yevgeni Khrabrostin (Torpedo Moscow)
- David Kipiani (Dinamo Tbilisi)
- Aleksandr Maksimenkov (Dynamo Moscow)
- Vladimir Onischenko (Dynamo Kyiv)
- Vladimir Ploskina (Chornomorets)
- Andrei Redkous (Zenit)
- Yuri Reznik (Shakhtar)
- Vitaliy Shevchenko (Chornomorets)
- Vitali Starukhin (Shakhtar)
References
- Soviet Union - List of final tables (RSSSF)