1961 in Soviet football

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

{{Main|1961 Soviet Top League}}

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|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|team1=DK |name_DK ={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Dynamo Kyiv

|team2=TOR|name_TOR={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Torpedo Moscow

|team3=SPA|name_SPA={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Spartak Moscow

|team4=CSK|name_CSK={{flagicon|RSFSR}} CSKA Moscow

|team5=LOK|name_LOK={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Lokomotiv Moscow

|team6=AVA|name_AVA={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Avangard Kharkov

|team7=DTB|name_DTB={{flagicon|Georgian SSR}} Dinamo Tbilisi

|team8=YER|name_YER={{flagicon|Armenian SSR}} Spartak Yerevan

|team9=SKA|name_SKA={{flagicon|RSFSR}} SKA Rostov-on-Don

|team10=PAK|name_PAK={{flagicon|Uzbek SSR}} Pakhtakor Tashkent

|win_DK =18|draw_DK =9|loss_DK =3|gf_DK =58|ga_DK =28|status_DK =C

|win_TOR=19|draw_TOR=3|loss_TOR=8|gf_TOR=68|ga_TOR=35

|win_SPA=16|draw_SPA=8|loss_SPA=6|gf_SPA=57|ga_SPA=34

|win_CSK=16|draw_CSK=6|loss_CSK=8|gf_CSK=61|ga_CSK=43

|win_LOK=13|draw_LOK=12|loss_LOK=5|gf_LOK=58|ga_LOK=42

|win_AVA=12|draw_AVA=10|loss_AVA=8|gf_AVA=30|ga_AVA=25

|win_DTB=13|draw_DTB=7|loss_DTB=10|gf_DTB=50|ga_DTB=30

|win_YER=11|draw_YER=10|loss_YER=9|gf_YER=37|ga_YER=41

|win_SKA=11|draw_SKA=8|loss_SKA=11|gf_SKA=54|ga_SKA=36

|win_PAK=11|draw_PAK=8|loss_PAK=11|gf_PAK=44|ga_PAK=61

|col_C=Gold|text_C=

|result1=C

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|res_col_header=R

|winpoints=2

|highest_pos = 11

|team11=DYN|name_DYN={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Dynamo Moscow

|team12=STA|name_STA={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Shakhter Stalino

|team13=ZEN|name_ZEN={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Zenit Leningrad

|team14=ADM|name_ADM={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Admiralteets Leningrad

|note_ADM=Admiralteets Leningrad were disbanded after the season and they were replaced by Dynamo Leningrad.

|team15=VOR|name_VOR={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Trud Voronezh

|note_VOR=Trud Voronezh were relegated because were been a worst ranked team from Russia.

|team16=MOL|name_MOL={{flagicon|Moldavian SSR}} Moldova Chisinau

|team17=KAI|name_KAI={{flagicon|Kazakh SSR}} Kairat Alma-Ata

|team18=NEF|name_NEF={{flagicon|Azerbaijan SSR}} Neftyanik Baku

|team19=DMI|name_DMI={{flagicon|Belarusian SSR}} Belarus Minsk

|team20=VIL|name_VIL={{flagicon|Lithuanian SSR}} Spartak Vilnius

|team21=DAU|name_DAU={{flagicon|Latvian SSR}} Daugava Rīga

|team22=TAL|name_TAL={{flagicon|Estonian SSR}} Kalev Tallinn

|win_DYN=17|draw_DYN=7|loss_DYN=8|gf_DYN=57|ga_DYN=39

|win_STA=12|draw_STA=10|loss_STA=10|gf_STA=45|ga_STA=37

|win_ZEN=12|draw_ZEN=8|loss_ZEN=12|gf_ZEN=50|ga_ZEN=52

|win_ADM=12|draw_ADM=7|loss_ADM=13|gf_ADM=49|ga_ADM=47

|win_VOR=11|draw_VOR=8|loss_VOR=13|gf_VOR=39|ga_VOR=38|status_VOR=R

|win_MOL=12|draw_MOL=6|loss_MOL=14|gf_MOL=46|ga_MOL=54

|win_KAI=10|draw_KAI=8|loss_KAI=14|gf_KAI=31|ga_KAI=48

|win_NEF=7|draw_NEF=13|loss_NEF=12|gf_NEF=36|ga_NEF=52

|win_DMI=7|draw_DMI=10|loss_DMI=15|gf_DMI=29|ga_DMI=44

|win_VIL=7|draw_VIL=5|loss_VIL=20|gf_VIL=33|ga_VIL=64

|win_DAU=5|draw_DAU=7|loss_DAU=20|gf_DAU=30|ga_DAU=63

|win_TAL=1|draw_TAL=8|loss_TAL=23|gf_TAL=25|ga_TAL=74|status_TAL=R

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Class B

|result15=R

|col_RP=red2|text_RP=Qualification for relegation play-off

|result22=RP

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|res_col_header=PR

|winpoints=2

|team1=TKU|name_TKU={{flagicon|Georgian SSR}} Torpedo Kutaisi

|team2=KTA|name_KTA={{flagicon|Estonian SSR}} Kalev Tallinn

|team3=LTB|name_LTB={{flagicon|Georgian SSR}} Lokomotiv Tbilisi

|win_TKU=3|draw_TKU=0|loss_TKU=1|gf_TKU=7|ga_TKU=4|status_TKU=R

|win_KTA=2|draw_KTA=0|loss_KTA=2|gf_KTA=4|ga_KTA=2|status_KTA=R

|win_LTB=1|draw_LTB=0|loss_LTB=3|gf_LTB=3|ga_LTB=8

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to Class A

|result1=P

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Class B

|result2=R

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}}

{{more|1961 Soviet Class B}}

[Oct 24 – Nov 5, Krasnodar]

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|res_col_header=P

|winpoints=2

|sortable_table=y

|team1=KSK|name_KSK=Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev

|team2=TGR|name_TGR=Terek Grozny

|team3=DKI|name_DKI=Dinamo Kirov

|team4=LCH|name_LCH=Lokomotiv Chelyabinsk

|team5=SKH|name_SKH=SKA Khabarovsk

|team6=VKA|name_VKA=Volga Kalinin

|split1=y

|win_KSK=4|draw_KSK=0|loss_KSK=1|gf_KSK=12|ga_KSK=5

|win_TGR=3|draw_TGR=1|loss_TGR=1|gf_TGR=8|ga_TGR=5

|win_DKI=2|draw_DKI=1|loss_DKI=2|gf_DKI=7|ga_DKI=7

|win_LCH=2|draw_LCH=0|loss_LCH=3|gf_LCH=5|ga_LCH=5

|win_SKH=2|draw_SKH=0|loss_SKH=3|gf_SKH=4|ga_SKH=7

|win_VKA=1|draw_VKA=0|loss_VKA=4|gf_VKA=4|ga_VKA=11

|hth_KSK=-

|col_P=inherit|text_P=Promoted

|result1=P

|update=complete|source=

}}

;For places 1-2

• Chernomorets Odessa 2-1 0-0 SKA Odessa

• no finals
• Torpedo Kutaisi and Lokomotiv Tbilisi qualified for promotion playoffs as two group winners

Class A

• Gennadiy Gusarov (Torpedo Moscow) – 22 goals

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/su61.html 1961 Soviet football championship]. RSSSF

{{Soviet football seasons|1961}}

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