1972 in Soviet football

40th season of competitive football in the Soviet Union

Football in the Soviet UnionSeason| 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

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Competition | Winner | Runner-up

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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

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Main article: 1972 Soviet Top League

### Top League

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  |  Zarya Voroshilovgrad (C) | 30  | 15  | 10  | 5  | 52  | 30  | +22  | 40  | Qualification for European Cup first round
2  |  Dynamo Kyiv | 30  | 12  | 11  | 7  | 52  | 38  | +14  | 35  | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3  |  Dinamo Tbilisi | 30  | 12  | 11  | 7  | 41  | 34  | +7  | 35
4  |  Ararat Yerevan | 30  | 12  | 10  | 8  | 38  | 29  | +9  | 34  |
5  |  CSKA Moscow | 30  | 15  | 4  | 11  | 37  | 33  | +4  | 34
6  |  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 30  | 12  | 10  | 8  | 37  | 37  | 0  | 34
7  |  Zenit Leningrad | 30  | 11  | 11  | 8  | 44  | 30  | +14  | 33
8  |  Dinamo Minsk | 30  | 10  | 11  | 9  | 27  | 28  | −1  | 31
9  |  Torpedo Moscow | 30  | 11  | 9  | 10  | 31  | 33  | −2  | 31  | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
10  |  Dynamo Moscow | 30  | 12  | 6  | 12  | 39  | 35  | +4  | 30  |
11  |  Spartak Moscow | 30  | 8  | 10  | 12  | 29  | 30  | −1  | 26
12  |  SKA Rostov-on-Don | 30  | 8  | 10  | 12  | 31  | 35  | −4  | 26
13  |  Kairat Alma-Ata | 30  | 6  | 14  | 10  | 23  | 27  | −4  | 26
14  |  Karpaty Lviv | 30  | 8  | 8  | 14  | 27  | 43  | −16  | 24
15  |  Lokomotiv Moscow (R) | 30  | 6  | 9  | 15  | 29  | 48  | −19  | 21  | Relegation to First League
16  |  Neftchi Baku (R) | 30  | 6  | 8  | 16  | 28  | 55  | −27  | 20

Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

### First League

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Pos | Rep | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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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]
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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
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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:

1. ^ a b -
2. ^ a b c +
3. ^ Nistru Kishinev was called Moldova.

### Second League (finals)

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Further information: 1972 Soviet Second League

[Nov 4-18, Sochi]

Pos | Rep | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification

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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
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3  | LVA  | Daugava Riga  | 5  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 6  | 2  | +4  | 6[b] | Additional Play-Off
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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:

1. ^ -
2. ^ -

Additional Play-Off

[Nov 22, 25]
SPARTAK Ivano-Frankovsk  0-1 3-1  Daugava Riga

### Top goalscorers

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Top League

* Oleg Blokhin (Dinamo Kiev) – 14 goals

First League

* Berador Abduraimov (Pakhtakor Tashkent) – 34 goals

## References

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## External links

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* 1972 Soviet football championship. RSSSF

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