Soviet Top League 1965
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- 17 teams took part in the league with FC Torpedo MoscowFC Torpedo MoscowFC Torpedo Moscow is an association football club, based in Moscow, Russia. The club was founded in 1930. On March 19, 2009 it was denied membership of the Professional Football League and did not play in the professional competitions in 2009...
winning the championship. - FC Torpedo MoscowFC Torpedo MoscowFC Torpedo Moscow is an association football club, based in Moscow, Russia. The club was founded in 1930. On March 19, 2009 it was denied membership of the Professional Football League and did not play in the professional competitions in 2009...
qualified for Champions Cup 1966-67 and FC Spartak MoscowFC Spartak MoscowFC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
qualified for CWC 1966-67.
League standings
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Torpedo Moscow FC Torpedo Moscow FC Torpedo Moscow is an association football club, based in Moscow, Russia. The club was founded in 1930. On March 19, 2009 it was denied membership of the Professional Football League and did not play in the professional competitions in 2009... |
32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 21 | 51 |
| 2. | FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football... |
32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 22 | 50 |
| 3. | PFC CSKA Moscow | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 24 | 38 |
| 4. | FC Dinamo Minsk | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 27 | 37 |
| 5. | FC Dynamo Moscow FC Dynamo Moscow Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white... |
32 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 24 | 36 |
| 6. | FC Dinamo Tbilisi FC Dinamo Tbilisi FC Dinamo Tbilisi is a Georgian football team, based in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the most prominent clubs in Soviet football and a major contender in the Soviet Top League almost immediately after it was established in 1936... |
32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 36 |
| 7. | FC SKA Rostov-on-Don FC SKA Rostov-on-Don FC SKA Rostov-on-Don is a Russian association football club based in Rostov-on-Don. The club's rich history includes becoming runners-up of the Soviet Top League in 1966 and winning the Soviet Cup in 1981.-History:... |
32 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 42 | 35 | 34 |
| 8. | FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times... |
32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 32 |
| 9. | Zenit Leningrad FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League... |
32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| 10. | FC Pakhtakor Tashkent FC Pakhtakor Tashkent FC Pakhtakor Tashkent is an Uzbek professional football club, based in the capital Tashkent. Pakhtakor means cotton-grower in English.Playing in the Uzbek League since 1992, the club has been the undisputed powerhouse in Uzbekistan since the fall of the Soviet Union, winning eight Uzbek League... |
32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 40 | 32 |
| 11. | PFC Neftchi Baku | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 33 | 30 |
| 12. | FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year... |
32 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 29 | 34 | 28 |
| 13. | Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 44 | 27 |
| 14. | FC Chornomorets Odessa FC Chornomorets Odessa FC Chornomorets Odesa is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Odessa. The club's home ground is the 34,164 Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. During the reconstruction , the team played in the 4,610 Spartak Stadium... |
32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 43 | 26 |
| 15. | FC Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually... |
32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 48 | 24 |
| 16. | FC Torpedo Kutaisi FC Torpedo Kutaisi FC Torpedo Kutaisi is a Georgian professional football club based in Kutaisi, Georgia's second largest city. ‘Torpedo Kutaisi’ was founded in 1946 and in just three years the club became the winner of the Football Championship of that time. By the end of 1964, the Football Federation of the former... |
32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 69 | 19 |
| 17. | SK Odessa SK Odessa SK Odesa is a former Ukrainian football team. The team was located in Odessa, Ukraine.- Brief history :The club was founded as a sport society of various disciplines in 1944. It began its legacy in the Soviet sport competitions under the name of ODO , which meant Regional Officers' Club in Russian... |
32 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 65 | 12 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Top scorers
18 goals- Oleg KopayevOleg KopayevOleg Pavlovich Kopayev was a Soviet football player.-Honours:* Soviet Top League runner-up: 1966.* Grigory Fedotov club member.* Soviet Top League top scorer: 1963 , 1965 ....
(SKA Rostov-on-Don)
17 goals
- Eduard Malofeyev (Dinamo Minsk)
15 goals
- Boris KazakovBoris KazakovBoris Aleksandrovich Kazakov was a Soviet football player. He died when he tried to drive his car over the ice-covered river and the ice broke, drowning the car with him in it....
(CSKA Moscow)
13 goals
- Lev Gorshkov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- Gennadi KrasnitskyGennadi KrasnitskyGennadi Aleksandrovich Krasnitsky was a Soviet football player.-International career:...
(Pakhtakor)
12 goals
- Eduard StreltsovEduard StreltsovEduard Anatolyevich Streltsov was a Soviet footballer who represented Torpedo Moscow as a forward. Joining Torpedo at the age of 16 from the Fraser factory team in 1953, Streltsov made his international debut two years later and played a key role in winning the gold medal for the Soviet national...
(Torpedo Moscow)
11 goals
- Mikhail Mustygin (Dinamo Minsk)
- Viktor Serebryannikov (Dynamo Kyiv)
10 goals
- Andriy BibaAndriy BibaAndriy Andriyovych Biba is a retired Soviet football player and Ukrainian coach.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1961, 1966, 1967....
(Dynamo Kyiv) - Dzhumber Khazhaliya (Torpedo Kutaisi)
- Vitaly KhmelnitskyVitaly KhmelnitskyVitaliy Hryhorovych Khmelnytskyi is a former Ukrainian footballer and coach.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971.* Soviet Cup winner: 1964, 1966.-International career:...
(Dynamo Kyiv) - Valeri LobanovskyValeri LobanovskyValeriy Vasylyovych Lobanovskyi was a Ukrainian football manager. He is most famous for his spells managing Dynamo Kyiv, the Ukraine national football team, and the USSR national football team. In 1975 his Dynamo Kyiv team became the first side from the Soviet Union to win a major European...
(Chornomorets) - Eduard MarkarovEduard MarkarovEduard Artyomovich Markarov is an Armenian football manager and former player. He is Jewish. He managed the Armenia national team in 1992-1994 period. He also played for the USSR national team, earning 3 caps and participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup...
(Neftyanik) - Ishtvan SekechIshtvan SekechIshtvan Sekech ) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He is an ethnic Magyar.As a player, Sekech appeared in 223 matches and scored 43 goals in the Soviet championships. He captained FC Chornomorets Odessa from 1969 to 1971. Following his retirement, he became a manager and led FC...
(SKA Odessa)