1964 Soviet Top League
| Season | 1964 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 March–22 November |
| Champions | Dinamo Tbilisi (1st title) |
| Relegated | Volga Gorky Kairat Alma-Ata Shinnik Yaroslavl Moldova Chisinau |
| Matches played | 274 |
| Goals scored | 544 (1.99 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Vladimir Fedotov (CSKA) |
← 1963 1965 → | |
- 17 teams took part in the league with FC Dinamo Tbilisi winning the championship.
- FC Dynamo Kyiv qualified for CWC 1965–66 by winning the national cup this year.
- According to the rules, if two teams had the equal number of points the winner was decided by the final match between them. The game took part in Tashkent, Uzbekistan SSR with FC Dinamo Tbilisi winning 4-1 after extra time.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 46 |
| 2 | Torpedo Moscow | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 19 | +33 | 46 |
| 3 | CSKA Moscow | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 43 |
| 4 | SKA Rostov-on-Don | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 38 |
| 5 | Shakhtyor Donetsk | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 37 |
| 6 | Dinamo Kiev | 32 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 36 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moscow | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 34 |
| 8 | Spartak Moscow | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 32 |
| 9 | Dinamo Minsk | 32 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 31 |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov Kuybyshev | 32 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 28 |
| 11 | Zenit Leningrad | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 27 |
| 12 | Neftyanik Baku | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 27 |
| 13 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 27 |
| 14 | Volga Gorky | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 27 |
| 15 | Kairat Alma-Ata | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 26 |
| 16 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 48 | −28 | 21 |
| 17 | Moldova Chisinau | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 44 | −29 | 18 |
Source: rsssf.com
Top scorers
- 16 goals
- Vladimir Fedotov (CSKA)
- 15 goals
- Viktor Kanevskyi (Dinamo Kiev)
- 14 goals
- Valentin Ivanov (Torpedo Moscow)
- 13 goals
- Ilya Datunashvili (Dinamo Tbilisi)
- 12 goals
- Slava Metreveli (Dinamo Tbilisi)
- 10 goals
- Oleg Kopayev (SKA Rostov-on-Don)
- Eduard Malofeyev (Dinamo Minsk)
- Viktor Ponedelnik (SKA Rostov-on-Don)
- Oleg Sergeyev (Torpedo Moscow)
- 9 goals
- Yuri Ananchenko (Shakhtyor)
- Vladimir Barkaya (Dinamo Tbilisi)
- Igor Chislenko (Dynamo Moscow)
- Valeryan Chkhartishvili (Torpedo Kutaisi)
- Boris Kazakov (CSKA)