Soviet Top League 1971
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The 1971 season of the Soviet Top League saw Dynamo Kyiv clinching their title after three unsuccessful seasons. This season was also unique for successful performances of non-RSFSR clubs: Ararat Yerevan from the Armenian SSR took the second place, while bronze medals were awarded to Dinamo Tbilisi.
[edit] Final league table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynamo Kyiv | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 44 |
| 2 | Ararat Yerevan | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 37 |
| 3 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 36 |
| 4 | Zarya Voroshilovgrad | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 33 |
| 5 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 31 |
| 6 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 31 |
| 7 | Torpedo Moscow | 30 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Kairat Almaty | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 28 |
| 9 | Neftchi Baku | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 28 |
| 10 | Karpaty Lviv | 30 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 28 |
| 11 | Dinamo Minsk | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 28 |
| 12 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 26 |
| 13 | Zenit Leningrad | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 26 |
| 14 | SKA Rostov-on-Don | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 43 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 46 | -17 | 26 |
| 16 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 24 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
