1966 Soviet Top League
{{Short description|29th season of top-tier football league in Soviet Union}}
{{Infobox football league season
| season = 1966
| competition = Soviet Top League
| prevseason = 1965
| nextseason = 1967
}}
Overview
- 19 teams took part in the league with FC Dynamo Kyiv winning the championship.
- FC Dynamo Kyiv qualified for Champions Cup 1967–68 and FC Torpedo Moscow qualified for CWC 1967–68 as runners-up of the Soviet Cup 1965-66.
- The top 3 team with the most wins qualified for the World Cup.
League standings
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=DK |name_DK ={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Dynamo Kyiv
|team2=SKA|name_SKA={{flagicon|RSFSR}} SKA Rostov-on-Don
|team3=NEF|name_NEF={{flagicon|Azerbaijan SSR}} Neftyanik Baku
|team4=SPA|name_SPA={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Spartak Moscow
|team5=CSK|name_CSK={{flagicon|RSFSR}} CSKA Moscow
|team6=TOR|name_TOR={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Torpedo Moscow
|team7=DTB|name_DTB={{flagicon|Georgian SSR}} Dinamo Tbilisi
|team8=DYN|name_DYN={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Dynamo Moscow
|team9=PAK|name_PAK={{flagicon|Uzbek SSR}} Pakhtakor Tashkent
|team10=SHK|name_SHK={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Shakhtar Donetsk
|team11=DMI|name_DMI={{flagicon|Belarusian SSR}} Dinamo Minsk
|team12=KAI|name_KAI={{flagicon|Kazakh SSR}} Kairat Alma-Ata
|team13=ARA|name_ARA={{flagicon|Armenian SSR}} Ararat Yerevan
|team14=CHO|name_CHO={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Chornomorets Odessa
|team15=KUT|name_KUT={{flagicon|Georgian SSR}} Torpedo Kutaisi
|team16=ZEN|name_ZEN={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Zenit Leningrad
|team17=LOK|name_LOK={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Lokomotiv Moscow
|team18=KRY|name_KRY={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Krylya Sovetov Kuybyshev
|team19=SKO|name_SKO={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} SKA Odessa
|win_DK =23|draw_DK =10|loss_DK =3|gf_DK =66|ga_DK =17|status_DK =C
|win_SKA=20|draw_SKA=7|loss_SKA=9|gf_SKA=54|ga_SKA=44
|win_NEF=18|draw_NEF=9|loss_NEF=9|gf_NEF=56|ga_NEF=28
|win_SPA=15|draw_SPA=12|loss_SPA=9|gf_SPA=45|ga_SPA=41
|win_CSK=16|draw_CSK=9|loss_CSK=11|gf_CSK=60|ga_CSK=45
|win_TOR=15|draw_TOR=10|loss_TOR=11|gf_TOR=55|ga_TOR=39
|win_DTB=13|draw_DTB=14|loss_DTB=9|gf_DTB=47|ga_DTB=34
|win_DYN=12|draw_DYN=14|loss_DYN=10|gf_DYN=43|ga_DYN=34
|win_PAK=10|draw_PAK=18|loss_PAK=8|gf_PAK=36|ga_PAK=32
|win_SHK=15|draw_SHK=7|loss_SHK=14|gf_SHK=32|ga_SHK=35
|win_DMI=11|draw_DMI=13|loss_DMI=12|gf_DMI=36|ga_DMI=39
|win_KAI=12|draw_KAI=11|loss_KAI=13|gf_KAI=30|ga_KAI=39
|win_ARA=12|draw_ARA=10|loss_ARA=14|gf_ARA=30|ga_ARA=45
|win_CHO=10|draw_CHO=13|loss_CHO=13|gf_CHO=29|ga_CHO=36
|win_KUT=9|draw_KUT=10|loss_KUT=17|gf_KUT=44|ga_KUT=59
|win_ZEN=10|draw_ZEN=8|loss_ZEN=18|gf_ZEN=35|ga_ZEN=54
|win_LOK=11|draw_LOK=5|loss_LOK=20|gf_LOK=34|ga_LOK=49
|win_KRY=4|draw_KRY=17|loss_KRY=15|gf_KRY=18|ga_KRY=40
|win_SKO=1|draw_SKO=13|loss_SKO=22|gf_SKO=16|ga_SKO=56|status_SKO=R
|col_CC=green1|text_CC=Qualification for European Cup first round
|result1=CC
|col_CWC=yellow1|text_CWC=Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
|result6=CWC
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Class A Second Group
|result19=R
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/ussrhist.html rsssf.com]
}}
Results
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|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=ARA|team2=CHO|team3=CSK|team4=DYK|team5=DMN
|team6=DYN|team7=DTB|team8=KAI|team9=KRY|team10=LOK
|team11=NEF|team12=PAK|team13=SHA|team14=SKA|team15=SKO
|team16=SPA|team17=TKU|team18=TOR|team19=ZEN
|name_DYK=Dynamo Kyiv
|match_DYK_SKA=1–1
|match_DYK_NEF=1–2
|match_DYK_SPA=1–0
|match_DYK_CSK=4–0
|match_DYK_TOR=2–0
|match_DYK_DTB=4–0
|match_DYK_DYN=2–0
|match_DYK_PAK=0–0
|match_DYK_SHA=4–3
|match_DYK_DMN=1–0
|match_DYK_KAI=3–0
|match_DYK_ARA=1–0
|match_DYK_CHO=3–0
|match_DYK_TKU=3–1
|match_DYK_ZEN=4–0
|match_DYK_LOK=1–0
|match_DYK_KRY=4–0
|match_DYK_SKO=1–1
|name_SKA=SKA Rostov-on-Don
|match_SKA_DYK=1–6
|match_SKA_NEF=1–3
|match_SKA_SPA=0–0
|match_SKA_CSK=2–1
|match_SKA_TOR=2–1
|match_SKA_DTB=1–2
|match_SKA_DYN=0–0
|match_SKA_PAK=0–1
|match_SKA_SHA=2–0
|match_SKA_DMN=1–0
|match_SKA_KAI=3–1
|match_SKA_ARA=3–1
|match_SKA_CHO=2–0
|match_SKA_TKU=2–1
|match_SKA_ZEN=3–0
|match_SKA_LOK=0–2
|match_SKA_KRY=2–0
|match_SKA_SKO=3–2
|name_NEF=Neftyanik Baku
|match_NEF_DYK=0–0
|match_NEF_SKA=4–1
|match_NEF_SPA=3–0
|match_NEF_CSK=0–0
|match_NEF_TOR=2–0
|match_NEF_DTB=3–2
|match_NEF_DYN=1–0
|match_NEF_PAK=5–0
|match_NEF_SHA=2–0
|match_NEF_DMN=0–0
|match_NEF_KAI=3–0
|match_NEF_ARA=0–0
|match_NEF_CHO=1–0
|match_NEF_TKU=7–0
|match_NEF_ZEN=3–0
|match_NEF_LOK=2–0
|match_NEF_KRY=0–0
|match_NEF_SKO=3–2
|name_SPA=Spartak Moscow
|match_SPA_DYK=0–1
|match_SPA_SKA=2–2
|match_SPA_NEF=2–1
|match_SPA_CSK=2–4
|match_SPA_TOR=0–2
|match_SPA_DTB=1–1
|match_SPA_DYN=1–0
|match_SPA_PAK=1–1
|match_SPA_SHA=1–0
|match_SPA_DMN=0–0
|match_SPA_KAI=2–0
|match_SPA_ARA=0–0
|match_SPA_CHO=1–0
|match_SPA_TKU=4–3
|match_SPA_ZEN=1–1
|match_SPA_LOK=4–1
|match_SPA_KRY=4–1
|match_SPA_SKO=1–1
|name_CSK=CSKA Moscow
|match_CSK_DYK=0–0
|match_CSK_SKA=4–6
|match_CSK_NEF=1–1
|match_CSK_SPA=1–2
|match_CSK_TOR=1–2
|match_CSK_DTB=0–1
|match_CSK_DYN=2–0
|match_CSK_PAK=1–1
|match_CSK_SHA=0–1
|match_CSK_DMN=1–2
|match_CSK_KAI=2–0
|match_CSK_ARA=3–0
|match_CSK_CHO=2–0
|match_CSK_TKU=0–2
|match_CSK_ZEN=2–1
|match_CSK_LOK=1–2
|match_CSK_KRY=3–1
|match_CSK_SKO=4–2
|name_TOR=Torpedo Moscow
|match_TOR_DYK=2–0
|match_TOR_SKA=1–3
|match_TOR_NEF=1–2
|match_TOR_SPA=1–1
|match_TOR_CSK=2–0
|match_TOR_DTB=1–1
|match_TOR_DYN=4–0
|match_TOR_PAK=1–1
|match_TOR_SHA=1–2
|match_TOR_DMN=0–2
|match_TOR_KAI=3–0
|match_TOR_ARA=1–2
|match_TOR_CHO=1–1
|match_TOR_TKU=2–2
|match_TOR_ZEN=3–0
|match_TOR_LOK=2–1
|match_TOR_KRY=3–0
|match_TOR_SKO=1–1
|name_DTB=Dinamo Tbilisi
|match_DTB_DYK=3–1
|match_DTB_SKA=3–1
|match_DTB_NEF=1–0
|match_DTB_SPA=0–1
|match_DTB_CSK=1–1
|match_DTB_TOR=0–0
|match_DTB_DYN=2–0
|match_DTB_PAK=1–1
|match_DTB_SHA=1–0
|match_DTB_DMN=1–1
|match_DTB_KAI=0–0
|match_DTB_ARA=5–0
|match_DTB_CHO=1–1
|match_DTB_TKU=3–1
|match_DTB_ZEN=3–0
|match_DTB_LOK=2–0
|match_DTB_KRY=1–0
|match_DTB_SKO=0–0
|name_DYN=Dynamo Moscow
|match_DYN_DYK=0–0
|match_DYN_SKA=4–0
|match_DYN_NEF=2–0
|match_DYN_SPA=4–0
|match_DYN_CSK=2–4
|match_DYN_TOR=0–2
|match_DYN_DTB=2–1
|match_DYN_PAK=1–1
|match_DYN_SHA=1–1
|match_DYN_DMN=0–0
|match_DYN_KAI=2–0
|match_DYN_ARA=7–2
|match_DYN_CHO=2–0
|match_DYN_TKU=1–1
|match_DYN_ZEN=2–0
|match_DYN_LOK=1–0
|match_DYN_KRY=0–0
|match_DYN_SKO=0–0
|name_PAK=Pakhtakor Tashkent
|match_PAK_DYK=0–1
|match_PAK_SKA=0–1
|match_PAK_NEF=3–2
|match_PAK_SPA=1–2
|match_PAK_CSK=1–1
|match_PAK_TOR=1–1
|match_PAK_DTB=0–0
|match_PAK_DYN=1–1
|match_PAK_SHA=3–1
|match_PAK_DMN=1–0
|match_PAK_KAI=0–1
|match_PAK_ARA=4–1
|match_PAK_CHO=2–2
|match_PAK_TKU=0–0
|match_PAK_ZEN=0–0
|match_PAK_LOK=1–0
|match_PAK_KRY=0–0
|match_PAK_SKO=5–0
|name_SHA=Shakhtar Donetsk
|match_SHA_DYK=0–2
|match_SHA_SKA=0–2
|match_SHA_NEF=1–0
|match_SHA_SPA=1–2
|match_SHA_CSK=0–1
|match_SHA_TOR=1–0
|match_SHA_DTB=1–0
|match_SHA_DYN=0–0
|match_SHA_PAK=1–0
|match_SHA_DMN=2–0
|match_SHA_KAI=1–0
|match_SHA_ARA=3–0
|match_SHA_CHO=1–1
|match_SHA_TKU=2–0
|match_SHA_ZEN=1–0
|match_SHA_LOK=1–0
|match_SHA_KRY=1–0
|match_SHA_SKO=1–0
|name_DMN=Dinamo Minsk
|match_DMN_DYK=0–4
|match_DMN_SKA=1–1
|match_DMN_NEF=0–0
|match_DMN_SPA=1–2
|match_DMN_CSK=1–1
|match_DMN_TOR=0–1
|match_DMN_DTB=3–1
|match_DMN_DYN=3–1
|match_DMN_PAK=1–0
|match_DMN_SHA=1–0
|match_DMN_KAI=1–0
|match_DMN_ARA=0–2
|match_DMN_CHO=3–1
|match_DMN_TKU=2–2
|match_DMN_ZEN=1–1
|match_DMN_LOK=2–1
|match_DMN_KRY=0–0
|match_DMN_SKO=2–1
|name_KAI=Kairat Alma-Ata
|match_KAI_DYK=2–4
|match_KAI_SKA=1–1
|match_KAI_NEF=1–0
|match_KAI_SPA=1–2
|match_KAI_CSK=0–0
|match_KAI_TOR=1–3
|match_KAI_DTB=1–1
|match_KAI_DYN=0–0
|match_KAI_PAK=0–0
|match_KAI_SHA=0–0
|match_KAI_DMN=3–1
|match_KAI_ARA=0–0
|match_KAI_CHO=1–0
|match_KAI_TKU=2–1
|match_KAI_ZEN=1–0
|match_KAI_LOK=1–1
|match_KAI_KRY=3–0
|match_KAI_SKO=2–0
|name_ARA=Ararat Yerevan
|match_ARA_DYK=0–1
|match_ARA_SKA=1–0
|match_ARA_NEF=2–0
|match_ARA_SPA=1–0
|match_ARA_CSK=0–4
|match_ARA_TOR=1–1
|match_ARA_DTB=1–0
|match_ARA_DYN=0–0
|match_ARA_PAK=0–0
|match_ARA_SHA=2–0
|match_ARA_DMN=3–1
|match_ARA_KAI=1–3
|match_ARA_CHO=0–0
|match_ARA_TKU=1–0
|match_ARA_ZEN=2–0
|match_ARA_LOK=2–0
|match_ARA_KRY=0–0
|match_ARA_SKO=0–0
|name_CHO=Chornomorets Odessa
|match_CHO_DYK=0–0
|match_CHO_SKA=0–1
|match_CHO_NEF=1–0
|match_CHO_SPA=2–0
|match_CHO_CSK=3–5
|match_CHO_TOR=1–1
|match_CHO_DTB=1–0
|match_CHO_DYN=3–3
|match_CHO_PAK=1–1
|match_CHO_SHA=0–0
|match_CHO_DMN=1–0
|match_CHO_KAI=0–0
|match_CHO_ARA=2–1
|match_CHO_TKU=2–0
|match_CHO_ZEN=1–2
|match_CHO_LOK=1–0
|match_CHO_KRY=1–0
|match_CHO_SKO=0–1
|name_TKU=Torpedo Kutaisi
|match_TKU_DYK=0–0
|match_TKU_SKA=0–0
|match_TKU_NEF=0–1
|match_TKU_SPA=1–3
|match_TKU_CSK=2–3
|match_TKU_TOR=4–2
|match_TKU_DTB=3–3
|match_TKU_DYN=0–1
|match_TKU_PAK=1–1
|match_TKU_SHA=3–1
|match_TKU_DMN=1–4
|match_TKU_KAI=2–0
|match_TKU_ARA=3–1
|match_TKU_CHO=0–1
|match_TKU_ZEN=1–0
|match_TKU_LOK=3–1
|match_TKU_KRY=2–0
|match_TKU_SKO=0–0
|name_ZEN=Zenit Leningrad
|match_ZEN_DYK=0–0
|match_ZEN_SKA=0–1
|match_ZEN_NEF=3–1
|match_ZEN_SPA=2–2
|match_ZEN_CSK=0–1
|match_ZEN_TOR=2–1
|match_ZEN_DTB=2–2
|match_ZEN_DYN=0–3
|match_ZEN_PAK=1–2
|match_ZEN_SHA=4–2
|match_ZEN_DMN=1–1
|match_ZEN_KAI=1–2
|match_ZEN_ARA=1–0
|match_ZEN_CHO=0–0
|match_ZEN_TKU=3–1
|match_ZEN_LOK=2–1
|match_ZEN_KRY=3–2
|match_ZEN_SKO=2–0
|name_LOK=Lokomotiv Moscow
|match_LOK_DYK=0–3
|match_LOK_SKA=1–2
|match_LOK_NEF=0–0
|match_LOK_SPA=1–0
|match_LOK_CSK=1–5
|match_LOK_TOR=0–1
|match_LOK_DTB=0–3
|match_LOK_DYN=1–1
|match_LOK_PAK=2–0
|match_LOK_SHA=1–2
|match_LOK_DMN=3–1
|match_LOK_KAI=1–2
|match_LOK_ARA=2–0
|match_LOK_CHO=1–0
|match_LOK_TKU=3–1
|match_LOK_ZEN=3–2
|match_LOK_KRY=0–0
|match_LOK_SKO=2–0
|name_KRY=Krylya Sovetov Kuybyshev
|match_KRY_DYK=1–1
|match_KRY_SKA=0–1
|match_KRY_NEF=2–3
|match_KRY_SPA=0–0
|match_KRY_CSK=0–0
|match_KRY_TOR=1–3
|match_KRY_DTB=2–1
|match_KRY_DYN=2–0
|match_KRY_PAK=1–2
|match_KRY_SHA=1–0
|match_KRY_DMN=0–0
|match_KRY_KAI=0–0
|match_KRY_ARA=0–0
|match_KRY_CHO=0–0
|match_KRY_TKU=0–0
|match_KRY_ZEN=1–0
|match_KRY_LOK=0–0
|match_KRY_SKO=1–1
|name_SKO=SKA Odessa
|match_SKO_DYK=0–2
|match_SKO_SKA=0–2
|match_SKO_NEF=1–1
|match_SKO_SPA=1–1
|match_SKO_CSK=0–1
|match_SKO_TOR=1–4
|match_SKO_DTB=0–0
|match_SKO_DYN=0–2
|match_SKO_PAK=0–1
|match_SKO_SHA=0–0
|match_SKO_DMN=1–1
|match_SKO_KAI=0–1
|match_SKO_ARA=0–3
|match_SKO_CHO=0–2
|match_SKO_TKU=0–2
|match_SKO_ZEN=0–1
|match_SKO_LOK=0–2
|match_SKO_KRY=0–2
|update=complete|source=
}}
Top scorers
;20 goals
- Ilya Datunashvili (Dinamo Tbilisi)
;19 goals
- Anatoliy Byshovets (Dynamo Kyiv)
;15 goals
- Boris Kazakov (CSKA Moscow)
- Nikolai Osyanin (Spartak Moscow)
;14 goals
- Kazbek Tuaev (Neftyanik Baku)
- Oleg Kopayev (SKA Rostov-on-Don)
- Vladimir Kozlov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- Gennadi Matveyev (SKA Rostov-on-Don)
;12 goals
- Anatoliy Banishevskiy (Neftyanik Baku)
- Eduard Markarov (Neftyanik Baku)
- Eduard Streltsov (Torpedo Moscow)
References
{{reflist}}
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/ussrhist.html Soviet Union - List of final tables (RSSSF)]
{{Soviet Top League seasons}}
{{1966 in Soviet football}}
{{1965–66 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{1966–67 in European football (UEFA)}}