1968 Soviet Top League
Season | 1968 |
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← 1967 1969 → |
The 1968 Class A – Pervaya Gruppa was the 30th season of the first-tier football competition in the Soviet Union. 20 teams took part in the league with FC Dynamo Kyiv winning the championship.
Last season placing dead last Zenit Leningrad was spared from relegation to the 50th Anniversary of the "Great October" being the cradle of the Bolshevik coup-d'etat.[1] The league composition was increased from 19 to 20 keeping the Leningrad team at the top.
League standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 38 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 58 | 25 | +33 | 57 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
2 | ![]() | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 52 | |
3 | ![]() | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 50 | |
4 | ![]() | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 50 | |
5 | ![]() | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 47 | |
6 | ![]() | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 46 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round |
7 | ![]() | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 45 | |
8 | ![]() | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 38 | |
9 | ![]() | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 38 | |
10 | ![]() | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 37 | |
11 | ![]() | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 34 | |
12 | ![]() | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 33 | |
13 | ![]() | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 33 | |
14 | ![]() | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 32 | |
15 | ![]() | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 32 | |
16 | ![]() | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 31 | |
17 | ![]() | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 29 | |
18 | ![]() | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 29 | |
19 | ![]() | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 28 | |
20 | ![]() | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 59 | −34 | 19 | Relegation to Class A Second Group |
Results
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- 22 goals
- Berador Abduraimov (Pakhtakor)
- Georgi Gavasheli (Dinamo Tbilisi)
- 21 goals
- Eduard Streltsov (Torpedo Moscow)
- 14 goals
- Galimzyan Khusainov (Spartak Moscow)
- Vladimir Kozlov (Dynamo Moscow)
- 13 goals
- Oleg Kopayev (SKA Rostov-on-Don)
- 12 goals
- Mikhail Gershkovich (Torpedo Moscow)
- 11 goals
- Eduard Malofeyev (Dinamo Minsk)
- Anatoliy Puzach (Dynamo Kyiv)
- Demuri Vekua (Torpedo Kutaisi)
Medal squads
[edit](league appearances and goals listed in brackets)
1. FC Dynamo Kyiv[2] |
Goalkeepers: Viktor Bannikov (19), Yevhen Rudakov (19). Manager: Viktor Maslov, Assistants: Mykhailo Koman, Viktor Terentyev. Transferred out during the season: Yuriy Vankevych (DF, 11), Serhiy Shklyar (MF, 8), Viktor Nazarov (MF, 6/1), Leonid Ostrovskyi (DF, 6), Viktor Kashchey (FW, 4/1), Volodymyr Veremeyev (FW, 3), Anatoliy Bohovyk (MF, 2), Vyacheslav Semenov (MF, 2), Oleksandr Shpakov (DF, 1), Viktor Horoza (MF, 1). |
References
[edit]- ^ Команда эпохи застоя. fc-zenit.ru
- ^ Перемога у чемпіонаті СРСР-1968. fcdynamo.com