1960 Soviet Top League
Encyclopedia
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 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... |
20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 31 |
| 2. | 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:... |
20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 25 |
| 3. | 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... |
20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 15 | 24 |
| 4. | Dynamo Tbilisi | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 32 | 24 |
| 5. | Daugava Riga FK Daugava Riga Previously FK Daugava 90 is a Latvian football club located in Riga and currently playing in Latvian First League. Formerly under the name Daugava the team was the headliner of Latvian football where played most of the countries top players but with the collapse of the Soviet Union the team ceased... |
20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 23 |
| 6. | 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 :... |
20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 23 |
| 7. | Zenit Leningrad | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 22 |
| 8. | 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... |
20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 18 |
| 9. | Avangard Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv. It competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the highest football level in the country. Founded in 1925, the team worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top... |
20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 14 |
| 10. | Moldova Kishinyov | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 13 |
| 11. | Kalev Tallinn JK Tallinna Kalev JK Tallinna Kalev is an Estonian football club based in Tallinn. The club was originally established in 1911 and then re-established in 2002. Tallinna Kalev currently play in the Esiliiga, the second highest level of Estonian football... |
20 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 61 | 3 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dynamo Kiev | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 28 |
| 2. | 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... |
20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 27 |
| 3. | CSKA Moscow | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 17 | 25 |
| 4. | 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... |
20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 24 |
| 5. | Admiralteyets Leningrad | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 23 |
| 6. | Belarus Minsk | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 22 |
| 7. | Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 18 |
| 8. | Shakhtyor Stalino | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 36 | 16 |
| 9. | Kairat Almaty | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 16 |
| 10. | Neftchi Baku | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 14 |
| 11. | Spartak Vilnius FK Žalgiris Vilnius VMFD Žalgiris is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the capital, Vilnius. They have won the Lithuanian Championship three times: 1991, 1992, and 1999. The team's colours are green and white... |
20 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 39 | 7 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Places 1-6
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 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... |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 14 |
| 2. | Dynamo Kiev | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 11 |
| 3. | 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... |
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| 4. | 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:... |
10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| 5. | 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... |
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 7 |
| 6. | CSKA Moscow | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 7 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Places 7-12
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | 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... |
10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 13 |
| 8. | Dynamo 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... |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 |
| 9. | 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 :... |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| 10. | Admiralteyets Leningrad | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 9 |
| 11. | Belarus Minsk | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 |
| 12. | Daugava Riga FK Daugava Riga Previously FK Daugava 90 is a Latvian football club located in Riga and currently playing in Latvian First League. Formerly under the name Daugava the team was the headliner of Latvian football where played most of the countries top players but with the collapse of the Soviet Union the team ceased... |
10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Places 13-18
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | Avangard Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv. It competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the highest football level in the country. Founded in 1925, the team worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top... |
10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
| 14. | 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... |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| 15. | Zenit Leningrad | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| 16. | Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
| 17. | Shakhtyor Stalino | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| 18. | Kairat Almaty | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 6 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Places 19-22
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19. | Kalev Tallinn JK Tallinna Kalev JK Tallinna Kalev is an Estonian football club based in Tallinn. The club was originally established in 1911 and then re-established in 2002. Tallinna Kalev currently play in the Esiliiga, the second highest level of Estonian football... |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| 20. | Spartak Vilnius FK Žalgiris Vilnius VMFD Žalgiris is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the capital, Vilnius. They have won the Lithuanian Championship three times: 1991, 1992, and 1999. The team's colours are green and white... |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| 21. | Neftchi Baku | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 22. | Moldova Kishinev | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Top scorers
20 goals- Zaur KaloyevZaur KaloyevZaur Kaloyev ; died 1997 was a famous Georgian footballer.During his career he played for Spartak Tbilisi , Dynamo Tbilisi , and Lokomotiv Moscow...
(Dinamo Tbilisi)
19 goals
- Gennadi KrasnitskyGennadi KrasnitskyGennadi Aleksandrovich Krasnitsky was a Soviet football player.-International career:...
(Pakhtakor Tashkent)
17 goals
- Viktor Sokolov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
13 goals
- Anatoli IlyinAnatoli IlyinAnatoli Mikhaïlovitch Ilyin is a former Soviet Russian footballer.-Honours:* Olympic champion: 1956.* Soviet Top League winner: 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1962.* Soviet Top League runner-up: 1954, 1955.* Soviet Top League bronze: 1957, 1961....
(Spartak Moscow) - Tengiz Melashvili (Dinamo Tbilisi)
12 goals
- Feliks Arutyunyan (Spartak Yerevan)
- Igor ChislenkoIgor ChislenkoIgor Leonidovich Chislenko was a Soviet footballer.He played over 200 league games for FC Dinamo Moscow, winning two Soviet league titles and the Soviet Cup on one occasion. He also played for the USSR national football team, appearing 53 times, and scoring 20 goals...
(Dinamo Moscow) - Gennadi GusarovGennadi GusarovGennadi Aleksandrovich Gusarov is a former Soviet Russian football player.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1960, 1963.* Soviet Top League runner-up: 1961, 1967.* Soviet Cup winner: 1960, 1967.* Soviet Cup finalist: 1961....
(Torpedo Moscow) - Aleksei Levchenko (SKA Rostov-on-Don)
- Valeriy Lobanovskyi (Dynamo Kyiv)
- Vladimir Streshniy (CSKA Moscow)
- Anatoli Vasilyev (Admiralteyets Leningrad)