1971 Soviet Top League

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.

Final league table

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Top scorers

16 goals

• Eduard Malofeyev (Dinamo Minsk)

14 goals

• Eduard Markarov (Ararat)

10 goals

• Anatoliy Banishevskiy (Neftchi)
• Viktor Kolotov (Dynamo Kyiv)
• Vitaliy Shevchenko (Neftchi)

9 goals

• Valery Yaremchenko (Shakhtar)
• Aleksei Yeskov (SKA Rostov-on-Don)

8 goals

• Berador Abduraimov (Pakhtakor)
• Anzor Chikhladze (SKA Rostov-on-Don)
• Boris Kopeikin (CSKA Moscow)
• Eduard Kozinkevich (Shakhtar)
• Anatoliy Puzach (Dynamo Kyiv)
• Pavel Sadyrin (Zenit)

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