1968 in Soviet football

The 1968 Soviet football championship was the 36th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 30th among teams of sports societies and factories. Dinamo Kiev won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the fourth time and the third in a row becoming the second team to accomplish it.

Football in the Soviet Union
Season1968
Men's football
Class A 1. GroupDinamo Kiev
Class A 2. GroupUralmash Sverdlovsk
Class BMashuk Piatigorsk (Russia)
Avangard Ternopol (Ukraine)
Yenbek Zhezkazgan (Kazakhstan)
Sverdlovets Tashkent Oblast (Central Asia)
Soviet CupTorpedo Moscow
Soviet Union

Honours
CompetitionWinnerRunner-up
Class A 1. GroupDinamo Kiev (4)Spartak Moscow
Class A 2. GroupUralmash Sverdlovsk (1)Karpaty Lvov
Class BMashuk Piatigorsk (Russia)Kalininets Sverdlovsk (Russia)
Avangard Ternopol (Ukraine)Bukovina Chernovtsy (Ukraine)
Yenbek Zhezkazgan (Kazakhstan)ADK Alma-Ata (Kazakhstan)
Sverdlovets Tashkent Oblast (Central Asia)Ok Oltyn Andizhan Oblast (Central Asia)
Soviet Cup Torpedo Moscow (4) Pakhtakor Tashkent

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

Soviet Union football championship
Main article: 1968 Soviet Top League

Class A First Group
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dynamo Kyiv (C) 38 21 15 2 58 25 +33 57 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Spartak Moscow 38 21 10 7 64 43 +21 52
3 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Torpedo Moscow 38 18 14 6 60 32 +28 50 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round
4 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic CSKA Moscow 38 20 10 8 50 30 +20 50
5 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Dynamo Moscow 38 19 9 10 58 32 +26 47
6 Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Minsk 38 17 12 9 52 36 +16 46
7 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Tbilisi 38 16 13 9 53 29 +24 45
8 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Chornomorets Odessa 38 11 16 11 47 49 −2 38
9 Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Neftchi Baku 38 13 12 13 42 48 −6 38
10 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Lokomotiv Moscow 38 10 17 11 35 39 −4 37
11 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Zenit Leningrad 38 10 14 14 35 49 −14 34
12 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic SKA Rostov-on-Don 38 11 11 16 44 48 −4 33
13 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Zarya Voroshilovgrad 38 10 13 15 23 41 −18 33
14 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Shakhtar Donetsk 38 9 14 15 38 42 −4 32
15 Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Kairat Alma-Ata 38 12 8 18 33 42 −9 32
16 Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Ararat Yerevan 38 11 9 18 34 46 −12 31
17 Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic Pakhtakor Tashkent 38 9 11 18 42 61 −19 29
18 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Krylya Sovetov Kuybyshev 38 9 11 18 24 45 −21 29
19 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Torpedo Kutaisi 38 9 10 19 27 48 −21 28
20 Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Dynamo Kirovobad (R) 38 5 9 24 25 59 −34 19 Relegation to Class A Second Group
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

For places 1-4

 
[Nov 17–24, Sochi]
Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 RUS UralMash Sverdlovsk 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 4 Promoted
2 UKR Karpaty Lvov 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 3
3 RUS Irtysh Omsk 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 3
4 UKR Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 2
Source: rsssf.com

Relegation Tournament for Ukraine

 
[Nov 12-20]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Krivbass Krivoi Rog 5 3 2 0 7 2 +5 8[lower-alpha 1]
2 Khimik Severodonetsk 5 4 0 1 8 3 +5 8[lower-alpha 1]
3 Azovets Zhdanov 5 2 2 1 4 4 0 6[lower-alpha 1]
4 Dnepr Kremenchug 5 2 1 2 5 4 +1 5[lower-alpha 1] Relegated
5 Avangard Zholtyye Vody 5 1 1 3 2 6 −4 3
6 SKCF Sevastopol 5 0 0 5 2 9 −7 0[lower-alpha 1]
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. +

Class B
Further information: 1968 Soviet Class B

Final group

 
[Nov 4–17, Pyatigorsk]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mashuk Pyatigorsk 5 3 2 0 8 3 +5 8
2 Kalininets Sverdlovsk 5 3 0 2 5 3 +2 6
3 Spartak Belgorod 5 1 3 1 6 4 +2 5
4 Dinamo Bryansk 5 1 3 1 2 2 0 5
5 Narzan Kislovodsk 5 0 3 2 1 4 −3 3
6 Shakhtyor Prokopyevsk 5 1 1 3 5 11 −6 3
Source:

Ukraine finals
Further information: 1968 Ukrainian Class B
[Oct 25 – Nov 7, Ternopol, Chernovtsy]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Avangard Ternopol 7 4 3 0 10 2 +8 11
2 Bukovina Chernovtsy 7 4 3 0 11 4 +7 11
3 Shakhtyor Kadiyevka 7 2 4 1 5 4 +1 8
4 Desna Chernigov 7 3 2 2 6 6 0 8
5 Dinamo Khmelnitskiy 7 3 1 3 8 7 +1 7
6 Spartak Sumy 7 2 2 3 3 4 −1 6
7 Lokomotiv Donetsk 7 1 2 4 5 8 −3 4
8 Shakhtyor Alexandria 7 0 1 6 3 16 −13 1
Source:
Match for 1st place
Avangard Ternopol  2-0  Bukovina Chernovtsy

Kazakhstan
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Yenbek Jezkazgan 40 27 10 3 70 24 +46 66[lower-alpha 1]
2 ADK Alma-Ata 40 27 10 3 83 20 +63 64
3 Metallurg Temirtau 40 27 9 4 69 14 +55 63
4 Cementnik Semipalatinsk 40 28 6 6 79 18 +61 62
5 Traktor Pavlodar[lower-alpha 2] 40 25 6 9 58 21 +37 56
6 Dinamo Tselinograd 40 23 7 10 66 40 +26 53
7 Energetik Jambul[lower-alpha 3] 40 18 14 8 55 32 +23 50
8 Leninogorets Leninogorsk 40 16 8 16 41 61 −20 40[lower-alpha 4]
9 Avtomobilist Kustanay 40 13 14 13 32 36 −4 40
10 Torpedo Kokchetav 40 12 11 17 45 59 −14 35[lower-alpha 4]
11 Uralets Uralsk 40 14 7 19 45 54 −9 35[lower-alpha 4]
12 Irtysh Glubokoye 40 9 17 14 37 53 −16 35[lower-alpha 4]
13 Aktyubinets Aktyubinsk 40 11 13 16 29 48 −19 35
14 Metallurg Yermak 40 13 7 20 36 43 −7 33[lower-alpha 4]
15 Gornyak Kentau 40 11 9 20 39 66 −27 31[lower-alpha 4]
16 Stroitel Rudny 40 8 14 18 26 42 −16 30[lower-alpha 4]
17 Ugolshchik Shakhtinsk 40 9 11 20 21 37 −16 29[lower-alpha 4]
18 Avangard Petropavlovsk 40 7 11 22 30 54 −24 25[lower-alpha 4]
19 Phosphorite Karatau 40 6 13 21 22 64 −42 25[lower-alpha 4]
20 Aray Stepnogorsk 40 6 10 24 26 56 −30 22[lower-alpha 4]
21 Avtomobilist Kzil-Orda 40 3 7 30 17 84 −67 13[lower-alpha 4]
Source:
Notes:
  1. 2 bonus points awarded?
  2. Irtysh Pavlodar changed name to Traktor.
  3. Voskhod Jambul changed name to Energetik.
  4. +
Match for 1st place
Yenbek Jezkazgan  2-0  ADK Alma-Ata

Central Asia
Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 UZB Sverdlovets Tashkent Region 42 25 12 5 64 24 +40 62
2 UZB Ok Oltyn Andizhan Region 42 22 11 9 66 37 +29 55
3 UZB Samarkand[lower-alpha 1] 42 19 16 7 55 38 +17 54
4 TKM Irrigator Charjou[lower-alpha 2] 42 22 9 11 64 37 +27 53
5 UZB Yangiyer[lower-alpha 3] 42 17 19 6 47 27 +20 53
6 UZB TashAvtoMash Tashkent 42 18 15 9 72 44 +28 51[lower-alpha 4]
7 KGZ Alay Osh 42 21 9 12 57 37 +20 51
8 UZB Khimik Chirchik 42 18 13 11 53 44 +9 49
9 UZB Andizhan[lower-alpha 5] 42 18 10 14 49 36 +13 46
10 TJK Pahtakor Kurgan-Tyube 42 14 16 12 45 38 +7 44
11 UZB Pahtaaral Gulistan 42 13 16 13 50 45 +5 42
12 UZB Akkurgan Tashkent Region 42 15 12 15 38 37 +1 42
13 UZB Metallurg Almalyk 42 12 16 14 38 39 −1 40
14 TJK Vakhsh Nurek 42 16 8 18 36 51 −15 40
15 UZB Fakel Buhara 42 13 10 19 40 52 −12 36
16 TJK Abreshimchi Leninabad 42 11 14 17 31 47 −16 36[lower-alpha 4]
17 KGZ Khimik Kalinin District 42 13 7 22 35 42 −7 33[lower-alpha 4]
18 TKM Kara-Kum Mary[lower-alpha 6] 42 12 8 22 31 55 −24 32
19 UZB Mehnat Kokand 42 9 13 20 23 50 −27 31[lower-alpha 4]
20 UZB Kolkhoz Narimanova Bagat 42 8 9 25 42 74 −32 25[lower-alpha 4]
21 UZB Bekabad 42 8 9 25 34 86 −52 25[lower-alpha 4]
22 UZB Chigarachi Termez 42 7 10 25 29 59 −30 24[lower-alpha 4]
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. Sogdiana Samarkand changed name to Samarkand.
  2. Zahmet Charjou changed name to Irrigator.
  3. Tselinnik Yangiyer changed name to Yangiyer.
  4. +
  5. Spartak Andizhan changed name to Andizhan.
  6. Murgab Mary changed name to Kara-Kum.

Top goalscorers

Class A First Group

References
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