1978 in Soviet football
{{Short description|47th season of competitive football in the Soviet Union}}
{{Infobox football country season
| country = the Soviet Union
| season = 1978
| division1 = Top League
| champions1 = Dinamo Tbilisi
| division2 = First League
| champions2 = Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev
| division3 = Second League
| champions3 = Fakel Voronezh {{small|(Group 1)}}
Metallist Kharkov {{small|(Group 2)}}
Spartak Nalchik {{small|(Group 3)}}
Zvezda Perm {{small|(Group 4)}}
Alga Frunze {{small|(Group 5)}}
Traktor Pavlodar {{small|(Group 6)}}
| domestic = Soviet Cup
| dchampions = Dinamo Kiev
| prevseason = 1977
| nextseason = 1979
| flagicon = yes
}}
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
| class="wikitable" | |||
| style="width:15em" colspan=2|Competition | style="width:15em"|Winner | style="width:15em"|Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|
| colspan=2|Top League | Dinamo Tbilisi (2) | Dinamo Kiev | |
| colspan=2|First League | Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev (5*) | SKA Rostov-na-Donu | |
| rowspan=6|Second League | Group 1 | Fakel Voronezh | Iskra Smolensk |
| Group 2 | Metallist Kharkov | Kolos Nikopol | |
| Group 3 | Spartak Nalchik | Mashuk Piatigorsk | |
| Group 4 | Zvezda Perm | Guria Lanchkhuti | |
| Group 5 | Alga Frunze | Avtomobilist Termez | |
| Group 6 | Traktor Pavlodar | Shakhter Karaganda | |
| colspan=2|Soviet Cup
|Dinamo Kiev (5) |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Soviet Union football championship
{{Main|1978 Soviet Top League}}
=Top League=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=DTB|name_DTB={{flagicon|Georgian SSR}} Dinamo Tbilisi
|team2=DK |name_DK ={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Dynamo Kyiv
|team3=SHK|name_SHK={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Shakhtar Donetsk
|team4=DYN|name_DYN={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Dynamo Moscow
|team5=SPA|name_SPA={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Spartak Moscow
|team6=CSK|name_CSK={{flagicon|RSFSR}} CSKA Moscow
|team7=CHE|name_CHE={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Chornomorets Odessa
|team8=TOR|name_TOR={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Torpedo Moscow
|team9=ZAR|name_ZAR={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Zaria Voroshilovgrad
|team10=ZEN|name_ZEN={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Zenit Leningrad
|team11=PAK|name_PAK={{flagicon|Uzbek SSR}} Pakhtakor Tashkent
|team12=KAI|name_KAI={{flagicon|Kazakh SSR}} Kairat Alma-Ata
|team13=NEF|name_NEF={{flagicon|Azerbaijan SSR}} Neftchi Baku
|team14=ARA|name_ARA={{flagicon|Armenian SSR}} Ararat Yerevan
|team15=LOK|name_LOK={{flagicon|RSFSR}} Lokomotiv Moscow
|team16=DNI|name_DNI={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
|win_DTB=17|draw_DTB=8|loss_DTB=5|gf_DTB=45|ga_DTB=24|status_DTB=C
|win_DK =15|draw_DK =9|loss_DK =6|gf_DK =42|ga_DK =20
|win_SHK=16|draw_SHK=5|loss_SHK=9|gf_SHK=42|ga_SHK=31
|win_DYN=14|draw_DYN=10|loss_DYN=6|gf_DYN=37|ga_DYN=23
|win_SPA=14|draw_SPA=5|loss_SPA=11|gf_SPA=42|ga_SPA=33
|win_CSK=14|draw_CSK=4|loss_CSK=12|gf_CSK=36|ga_CSK=40
|win_CHE=12|draw_CHE=10|loss_CHE=8|gf_CHE=41|ga_CHE=26
|win_TOR=11|draw_TOR=11|loss_TOR=8|gf_TOR=36|ga_TOR=29
|win_ZAR=9|draw_ZAR=8|loss_ZAR=13|gf_ZAR=38|ga_ZAR=44
|win_ZEN=9|draw_ZEN=8|loss_ZEN=13|gf_ZEN=31|ga_ZEN=46
|win_PAK=9|draw_PAK=8|loss_PAK=13|gf_PAK=42|ga_PAK=43
|win_KAI=9|draw_KAI=7|loss_KAI=14|gf_KAI=29|ga_KAI=41
|win_NEF=8|draw_NEF=7|loss_NEF=15|gf_NEF=28|ga_NEF=39
|win_ARA=8|draw_ARA=6|loss_ARA=16|gf_ARA=20|ga_ARA=42
|win_LOK=7|draw_LOK=9|loss_LOK=14|gf_LOK=26|ga_LOK=40
|win_DNI=9|draw_DNI=3|loss_DNI=18|gf_DNI=25|ga_DNI=39|status_DNI=R
|adjust_points_DK =-1|hth_DK =1 point deducted (8 draw limit).
|adjust_points_DYN=-2|hth_DYN=2 points deducted (8 draw limit).
|adjust_points_CHE=-2|hth_CHE=DYN
|adjust_points_TOR=-3|hth_TOR=3 points deducted (8 draw limit).
|adjust_points_LOK=-1|hth_LOK=DK
|col_CC=green1|text_CC=Qualification for European Cup first round
|result1=CC
|col_UC=blue1|text_UC=Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
|result2=UC|result3=UC
|col_CWC=yellow1|text_CWC=Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
|result4=CWC
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to First League
|result16=R
|update=complete|source=
}}
=First League=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=P
|winpoints=2
|sortable_table=y
|show_groups=y
|group_header={{abbr|Rep|Republic}}
|team1=KSK|group_KSK=RUS|name_KSK=Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev
|team2=SKA|group_SKA=RUS|name_SKA=SKA Rostov-na-Donu
|team3=DMI|group_DMI=BLR|name_DMI=Dinamo Minsk
|team4=KLV|group_KLV=UKR|name_KLV=Karpaty Lvov
|team5=TGR|group_TGR=RUS|name_TGR=Terek Grozny
|team6=KKR|group_KKR=RUS|name_KKR=Kuban Krasnodar
|team7=ŽVI|group_ŽVI=LTU|name_ŽVI=Žalgiris Vilnius
|team8=TSI|group_TSI=UKR|name_TSI=Tavria Simferopol
|team9=TKU|group_TKU=GEO|name_TKU=Torpedo Kutaisi
|team10=NKI|group_NKI=MDA|name_NKI=Nistru Kishinev
|team11=SOD|group_SOD=UKR|name_SOD=SKA Odessa
|team12=SYA|group_SYA=RUS|name_SYA=Shinnik Yaroslavl
|team13=PDU|group_PDU=TJK|name_PDU=Pamir Dushanbe
|team14=MZA|group_MZA=UKR|name_MZA=Metallurg Zaporozhye
|team15=SIF|group_SIF=UKR|name_SIF=Spartak Ivano-Frankovsk
|team16=KKE|group_KKE=RUS|name_KKE=Kuzbass Kemerovo
|team17=UMS|group_UMS=RUS|name_UMS=UralMash Sverdlovsk
|team18=SOR|group_SOR=RUS|name_SOR=Spartak Orjonikidze
|team19=DLE|group_DLE=RUS|name_DLE=Dinamo Leningrad
|team20=KAS|group_KAS=TKM|name_KAS=Kolhozchi Ashkhabad
|split3=y
|win_KSK=21|draw_KSK=14|loss_KSK=3|gf_KSK=59|ga_KSK=25
|win_SKA=20|draw_SKA=14|loss_SKA=4|gf_SKA=64|ga_SKA=35
|win_DMI=21|draw_DMI=11|loss_DMI=6|gf_DMI=57|ga_DMI=28
|win_KLV=21|draw_KLV=10|loss_KLV=7|gf_KLV=60|ga_KLV=37
|win_TGR=16|draw_TGR=9|loss_TGR=13|gf_TGR=56|ga_TGR=56
|win_KKR=16|draw_KKR=9|loss_KKR=13|gf_KKR=51|ga_KKR=46
|win_ŽVI=11|draw_ŽVI=19|loss_ŽVI=8|gf_ŽVI=38|ga_ŽVI=37
|win_TSI=14|draw_TSI=12|loss_TSI=12|gf_TSI=48|ga_TSI=38
|win_TKU=14|draw_TKU=9|loss_TKU=15|gf_TKU=44|ga_TKU=41
|win_NKI=13|draw_NKI=11|loss_NKI=14|gf_NKI=42|ga_NKI=40
|win_SOD=12|draw_SOD=10|loss_SOD=16|gf_SOD=43|ga_SOD=51
|win_SYA=12|draw_SYA=10|loss_SYA=16|gf_SYA=37|ga_SYA=42
|win_PDU=10|draw_PDU=14|loss_PDU=14|gf_PDU=47|ga_PDU=41
|win_MZA=10|draw_MZA=14|loss_MZA=14|gf_MZA=39|ga_MZA=47
|win_SIF=13|draw_SIF=6|loss_SIF=19|gf_SIF=43|ga_SIF=58
|win_KKE=12|draw_KKE=7|loss_KKE=19|gf_KKE=38|ga_KKE=54
|win_UMS=10|draw_UMS=11|loss_UMS=17|gf_UMS=31|ga_UMS=50
|win_SOR=10|draw_SOR=8|loss_SOR=20|gf_SOR=30|ga_SOR=50
|win_DLE=7|draw_DLE=13|loss_DLE=18|gf_DLE=47|ga_DLE=65
|win_KAS=7|draw_KAS=9|loss_KAS=22|gf_KAS=27|ga_KAS=60
|hth_-=-|hth_+=+
|hth_KSK=-
|hth_KLV=-
|hth_KKR=+
|hth_ŽVI=+
|hth_SOD=+
|col_P=inherit|text_P=Promoted
|result1=P|result2=P|result3=P
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/su78.html rsssf.com]
}}
=Second League (playoffs)=
{{more|1978 Soviet Second League}}
[Nov 10, Nov 15]
Metallist Kharkov 1-0 0-1 Fakel Voronezh {{pso|5–3}}
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
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/su78.html 1978 Soviet football championship]. RSSSF
{{Soviet football seasons|1978}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1978 In Soviet Football}}