The 1965 Soviet football championship was the 33rd seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 27th among teams of sports societies and factories. Torpedo Moscow won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the second time.
Honours CompetitionWinnerRunner-upClass A 1. GroupTorpedo Moscow (2)Dinamo KievClass A 2. GroupArarat Yerevan (1)Kairat Alma-AtaClass BSpartak Nalchik (Russia)Rubin Kazan (Russia)SKA Lvov (Ukraine)SKA Kiev (Ukraine)Dinamo Kirovobad (Union republics)Dinamo Baku (Union republics)Soviet CupSpartak Moscow (8*)Dinamo Minsk
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Soviet Union football championship
Class A First Group
Class A Second Group For places 1-16
Match for 1st place [Nov 25, Grozny] Ararat Yerevan 2-1 Kayrat Alma-Ata
For places 17-32
Class B
Russian Federation finals Final group [Nov 13–20, Nalchik]
Ukraine (second stage)
For places 1-6
For places 7-12
Union republics finals [Nov 19–24, Baku]
Additional final Dinamo Kirovabad 0-0 Dinamo Baku [Dinamo Kirovabad won by draw of lots]
Top goalscorers
Class A First Group Oleg Kopayev (SKA Rostov-na-Donu) – 18 goals
References
External links 1965 Soviet football championship. RSSSF