1972 in Soviet football
Season | 1972 | |
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Men's football | ||
Top League | Zaria Voroshilovgrad | |
First League | Pakhtakor Tashkent | |
Second League | Kuzbass Kemerovo | |
Soviet Cup | Torpedo Moscow | |
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The 1972 Soviet football championship was the 40th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 34th among teams of sports societies and factories. Zaria Voroshilovgrad won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the first time.
Honours
[edit]Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
---|---|---|
Top League | Zaria Voroshilovgrad (1) | Dinamo Kiev |
First League | Pakhtakor Tashkent (1) | Shakhter Donetsk |
Second League | Kuzbass Kemerovo | Metallurg Lipetsk |
Soviet Cup | Torpedo Moscow (5) | Spartak Moscow |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Soviet Union football championship
[edit]Top League
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 40 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
2 | ![]() | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 35 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
3 | ![]() | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 35 | |
4 | ![]() | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 34 | |
5 | ![]() | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 34 | |
6 | ![]() | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 34 | |
7 | ![]() | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 33 | |
8 | ![]() | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 31 | |
9 | ![]() | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 31 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
10 | ![]() | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 30 | |
11 | ![]() | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 26 | |
12 | ![]() | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 26 | |
13 | ![]() | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 26 | |
14 | ![]() | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 24 | |
15 | ![]() | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 21 | Relegation to First League |
16 | ![]() | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 20 |
First League
[edit]Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | UZB | Pahtakor Tashkent | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 55[a] | Promoted |
2 | UKR | Shakhtyor Donetsk | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 57 | 21 | +36 | 51[a] | |
3 | UKR | Chernomorets Odessa | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 48 | |
4 | RUS | Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev | 38 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 45 | |
5 | GEO | Torpedo Kutaisi | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 44 | |
6 | RUS | Zvezda Perm | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 44[b] | |
7 | RUS | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 40 | |
8 | TJK | Pamir Dushanbe | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 39 | |
9 | RUS | Spartak Orjonikidze | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 38 | |
10 | KAZ | Shakhtyor Karaganda | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 35 | |
11 | KGZ | Alga Frunze | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 34 | |
12 | MDA | Nistru Kishinev[c] | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 34 | |
13 | RUS | Textilshchik Ivanovo | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 34 | |
14 | UKR | Metallurg Zaporozhye | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 33 | |
15 | RUS | Avtomobilist Nalchik | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 33[b] | |
16 | UKR | Metallist Kharkov | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 32 | |
17 | TKM | Stroitel Ashkhabad | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 32 | |
18 | RUS | UralMash Sverdlovsk | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 31 | Relegated |
19 | UKR | Krivbass Krivoi Rog | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 30[b] | |
20 | RUS | Dinamo Leningrad | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 28 |
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
Notes:
Second League (finals)
[edit][Nov 4-18, Sochi]
Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | RUS | Kuzbass Kemerovo | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8[a] | Promoted |
2 | RUS | Metallurg Lipetsk | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
3 | LVA | Daugava Riga | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6[b] | Additional Play-Off |
4 | RUS | Amur Blagoveshchensk | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
5 | RUS | Sokol Saratov | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | |
6 | RUS | Terek Grozny | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 |
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
Notes:
- Additional Play-Off
[Nov 22, 25] SPARTAK Ivano-Frankovsk 0-1 3-1 Daugava Riga
Top goalscorers
[edit]Top League
- Oleg Blokhin (Dinamo Kiev) – 14 goals
First League
- Berador Abduraimov (Pakhtakor Tashkent) – 34 goals