1973 in Soviet football

The 1973 Soviet football championship was the 41st seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 35th among teams of sports societies and factories. Ararat Yerevan won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the first time.

Football in the Soviet Union
Season1973
Men's football
Top LeagueArarat Yerevan
First LeagueChernomorets Odessa
Second LeagueUralmash Sverdlovsk
Soviet CupArarat Yerevan
Soviet Union

Honours
CompetitionWinnerRunner-up
Top LeagueArarat Yerevan (1)Dinamo Kiev
First LeagueChernomorets Odessa (2)Nistru Kishinev
Second LeagueUralmash SverdlovskTavriya Simferopol
Soviet Cup Ararat Yerevan (1) Dinamo Kiev

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

Soviet Union football championship
Main article: 1973 Soviet Top League

Top League
Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Ararat Yerevan (C) 30 18 3 4 5 52 26 +26 39 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dynamo Kyiv 30 16 4 4 6 44 23 +21 36 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Dynamo Moscow 30 13 7 3 7 43 30 +13 33 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Spartak Moscow 30 14 3 5 8 37 28 +9 31
5 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Tbilisi 30 13 5 2 10 42 33 +9 31
6 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Shakhtar Donetsk 30 14 3 4 9 32 26 +6 31
7 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Zarya Voroshilovgrad 30 14 1 5 10 38 26 +12 29
8 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 30 9 8 1 12 36 40 −4 26
9 Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Kairat Alma-Ata 30 8 10 1 11 25 37 −12 26
10 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic CSKA Moscow 30 10 5 4 11 33 36 −3 25
11 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Zenit Leningrad 30 9 3 9 9 33 35 −2 21
12 Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic Pakhtakor Tashkent 30 9 2 4 15 37 44 −7 20
13 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Torpedo Moscow 30 9 1 7 13 28 37 −9 19
14 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Karpaty Lviv 30 8 3 3 16 28 48 −20 19
15 Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Minsk (R) 30 7 3 6 14 21 36 −15 17 Relegation to First League
16 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic SKA Rostov-on-Don (R) 30 3 5 4 18 19 43 −24 11
Source:
Rules for classification: Drawn matches decided by penalties, the winners obtaining 1 point, the losers 0.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

First League
Pos Rep Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 UKR Chernomorets Odessa 38 24 4 2 8 83 38 +45 52 Promoted
2 MDA Nistru Kishinev 38 25 2 5 6 71 35 +36 52
3 RUS Lokomotiv Moskva 38 20 6 2 10 47 32 +15 46[lower-alpha 1]
4 AZE Neftchi Baku 38 17 5 3 13 58 43 +15 39[lower-alpha 1]
5 RUS Metallurg Lipetsk 38 14 7 5 12 42 38 +4 35[lower-alpha 2]
6 UKR Metallurg Zaporozhye 38 14 6 5 13 62 53 +9 34
7 RUS Shinnik Yaroslavl 38 16 2 6 14 48 41 +7 34
8 RUS Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev 38 15 4 3 16 46 51 −5 34
9 GEO Torpedo Kutaisi 38 16 2 2 18 40 46 −6 34
10 UKR Spartak Ivano-Frankovsk 38 14 5 2 17 40 54 −14 33[lower-alpha 2]
11 RUS Zvezda Perm 38 14 4 5 15 50 52 −2 32
12 RUS Textilshchik Ivanovo 38 14 4 4 16 41 46 −5 32
13 TKM Stroitel Ashkhabad 38 14 4 3 17 46 58 −12 32
14 TJK Pamir Dushanbe 38 14 3 5 16 50 44 +6 31
15 RUS Kuzbass Kemerovo 38 14 2 7 15 42 46 −4 30[lower-alpha 2]
16 RUS Spartak Nalchik[lower-alpha 3] 38 12 6 2 18 46 61 −15 30
17 RUS Spartak Orjonikidze 38 13 4 3 18 29 44 −15 30
18 KAZ Shakhtyor Karaganda 38 12 4 5 17 42 60 −18 28 Relegated
19 UKR Metallist Kharkov 38 11 5 4 18 34 50 −16 27
20 KGZ Alga Frunze 38 6 2 8 22 49 54 −5 14
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. -
  2. +
  3. Spartak Nalchik was called Avtomobilist.

Second League (finals)
Further information: 1973 Soviet Second League
[Nov 4-20, Sochi]
Pos Rep Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 RUS UralMash Sverdlovsk 6 4 1 0 1 14 7 +7 9[lower-alpha 1] Promoted
2 UKR Tavria Simferopol 6 4 0 1 1 13 5 +8 8
3 RUS Kuban Krasnodar 6 2 3 1 0 11 4 +7 7
4 RUS Iskra Smolensk 6 3 0 1 2 12 11 +1 6
5 RUS Spartak Kostroma 6 3 0 0 3 9 14 −5 6
6 RUS Sibiryak Bratsk 6 0 1 0 5 2 12 −10 1
7 KAZ Traktor Pavlodar 6 0 0 2 4 4 12 −8 0[lower-alpha 2]
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. -
  2. +

Top goalscorers

Top League

First League

References
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