1966 Soviet Top League
Appearance
Season | 1966 |
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← 1965 1967 → |
Overview
[edit]- 19 teams took part in the league with FC Dynamo Kyiv winning the championship.
- FC Dynamo Kyiv qualified for Champions Cup 1967–68 and FC Torpedo Moscow qualified for CWC 1967–68 as runners-up of the Soviet Cup 1965-66.
- The top 3 team with the most wins qualified for the World Cup.
League standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
36 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 66 | 17 | +49 | 56 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
2 | ![]() |
36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 47 | |
3 | ![]() |
36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 45 | |
4 | ![]() |
36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 42 | |
5 | ![]() |
36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 41 | |
6 | ![]() |
36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 40 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
7 | ![]() |
36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 40 | |
8 | ![]() |
36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 38 | |
9 | ![]() |
36 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 38 | |
10 | ![]() |
36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 37 | |
11 | ![]() |
36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 35 | |
12 | ![]() |
36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 35 | |
13 | ![]() |
36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 34 | |
14 | ![]() |
36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 33 | |
15 | ![]() |
36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 28 | |
16 | ![]() |
36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 28 | |
17 | ![]() |
36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 27 | |
18 | ![]() |
36 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 25 | |
19 | ![]() |
36 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 56 | −40 | 15 | Relegation to Class A Second Group |
Results
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- 20 goals
- Ilya Datunashvili (Dinamo Tbilisi)
- 19 goals
- Anatoliy Byshovets (Dynamo Kyiv)
- 15 goals
- Boris Kazakov (CSKA Moscow)
- Nikolai Osyanin (Spartak Moscow)
- 14 goals
- Kazbek Tuaev (Neftyanik Baku)
- Oleg Kopayev (SKA Rostov-on-Don)
- Vladimir Kozlov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- Gennadi Matveyev (SKA Rostov-on-Don)
- 12 goals
- Anatoliy Banishevskiy (Neftyanik Baku)
- Eduard Markarov (Neftyanik Baku)
- Eduard Streltsov (Torpedo Moscow)