1962 Soviet Top League
Encyclopedia
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football... |
20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 20 | 33 |
| 2. | PFC CSKA Moscow | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 28 |
| 3. | FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year... |
20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 25 |
| 4. | Zenit Leningrad FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League... |
20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 21 |
| 5. | Moldova Chisinau | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 21 |
| 6. | FC 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 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 20 |
| 7. | Kairat Almaty | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
| 8. | FC 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 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 15 |
| 9. | FK Daugava Rīga 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 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 13 |
| 10. | Spartak Yerevan | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 13 |
| 11. | FK Žalgiris 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 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 11 |
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. | FC Dinamo 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... |
20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 27 |
| 2. | FC 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 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 25 |
| 3. | FC 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 | 27 | 18 | 24 |
| 4. | FC 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 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 23 | 23 |
| 5. | FC 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 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
| 6. | PFC Neftchi Baku | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
| 7. | Avangard Kharkov | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 17 |
| 8. | FC Torpedo Kutaisi FC Torpedo Kutaisi FC Torpedo Kutaisi is a Georgian professional football club based in Kutaisi, Georgia's second largest city. ‘Torpedo Kutaisi’ was founded in 1946 and in just three years the club became the winner of the Football Championship of that time. By the end of 1964, the Football Federation of the former... |
20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 17 |
| 9. | Belarus Minsk | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 16 |
| 10. | Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 14 |
| 11. | Dynamo Leningrad | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 13 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Places 1-12
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC 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... |
22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 32 |
| 2. | FC 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... |
22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 29 |
| 3. | FC Dinamo 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... |
22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 28 |
| 4. | PFC CSKA Moscow | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 26 |
| 5. | FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football... |
22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 25 |
| 6. | FC 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... |
22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 23 |
| 7. | FC 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... |
22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 22 |
| 8. | FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year... |
22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
| 9. | FC 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:... |
22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 17 |
| 10. | PFC Neftchi Baku | 22 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 15 |
| 11. | Zenit Leningrad FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League... |
22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 34 | 14 |
| 12. | Moldova Chisinau | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 35 | 11 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Places 13-22
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | FC 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... |
18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 22 |
| 14. | Avangard Kharkov | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 21 |
| 15. | FC Torpedo Kutaisi FC Torpedo Kutaisi FC Torpedo Kutaisi is a Georgian professional football club based in Kutaisi, Georgia's second largest city. ‘Torpedo Kutaisi’ was founded in 1946 and in just three years the club became the winner of the Football Championship of that time. By the end of 1964, the Football Federation of the former... |
18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 19 |
| 16. | Dynamo Leningrad | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 18 |
| 17. | Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 18 |
| 18. | Spartak Yerevan | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 18 |
| 19. | Belarus Minsk | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 18 |
| 20. | Kairat Almaty | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| 21. | FK Daugava Rīga 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... |
18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 16 |
| 22. | FK Žalgiris 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... |
18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 13 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Top scorers
17 goals- Mikhail Mustygin (Belarus Minsk)
16 goals
- Boris KazakovBoris KazakovBoris Aleksandrovich Kazakov was a Soviet football player. He died when he tried to drive his car over the ice-covered river and the ice broke, drowning the car with him in it....
(Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev) - Eduard MarkarovEduard MarkarovEduard Artyomovich Markarov is an Armenian football manager and former player. He is Jewish. He managed the Armenia national team in 1992-1994 period. He also played for the USSR national team, earning 3 caps and participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup...
(Neftyanik Baku) - Yuri Sevidov (Spartak Moscow)
15 goals
- 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)
14 goals
- Gennadi MatveyevGennadi MatveyevGennadi Mikhailovich Matveyev is a retired Soviet football player.-International career:Matveyev made his debut for USSR on October 11, 1964 in a friendly against Austria.-External links:...
(SKA Rostov-on-Don)
13 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) - Nemesio Pozuelo
(Torpedo Moscow)
12 goals
- Lev BurchalkinLev BurchalkinLev Dmitriyevich Burchalkin was a Soviet football player and Russian coach.-Honours:* Holds FC Zenit St. Petersburg records for league appearances and goals ....
(Zenit Leningrad)
11 goals
- Andriy BibaAndriy BibaAndriy Andriyovych Biba is a retired Soviet football player and Ukrainian coach.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1961, 1966, 1967....
(Dynamo Kyiv) - Oleg KopayevOleg KopayevOleg Pavlovich Kopayev was a Soviet football player.-Honours:* Soviet Top League runner-up: 1966.* Grigory Fedotov club member.* Soviet Top League top scorer: 1963 , 1965 ....
(SKA Rostov-on-Don) - Vitali Savelyev (Shakhtyor Donetsk)