The 1978 Soviet football championship was the 47th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union, the 41st among teams of masters. Dinamo Tbilisi won the Top League championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the second time.
Honours CompetitionWinnerRunner-upTop LeagueDinamo Tbilisi (2)Dinamo KievFirst LeagueKrylia Sovetov Kuibyshev (5*)SKA Rostov-na-DonuSecond LeagueGroup 1Fakel VoronezhIskra SmolenskGroup 2Metallist KharkovKolos NikopolGroup 3Spartak NalchikMashuk PiatigorskGroup 4Zvezda PermGuria LanchkhutiGroup 5Alga FrunzeAvtomobilist TermezGroup 6Traktor PavlodarShakhter KaragandaSoviet CupDinamo Kiev (5)Shakhter Donetsk
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Soviet Union football championship
Top League
First League
Second League (playoffs)
[Nov 10, Nov 15] Metallist Kharkov 1-0 0-1 Fakel Voronezh Traktor Pavlodar 0-1 0-2 Zvezda Perm Spartak Nalchik 2-0 0-1 Alga Frunze
Top goalscorers
Top League Georgiy Yartsev (Spartak Moscow) – 19 goals
First League Sergei Andreyev (SKA Rostov-na-Donu), Aleksandr Ploshnik (Kuban Krasnodar) – 20 goals
References
External links 1978 Soviet football championship. RSSSF