1978 Soviet First League

August 2026 1978 Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev Krylia Sovetov KuibyshevSKA Rostov-on-DonDinamo Minsk Soviet First League 1977 1979 The 1978 Soviet First League was the eighth season of the Soviet First League and the 38th season of the Soviet second-tier league competition. Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev secured an immediate return to the top-flight of Soviet football only a season after relegation as First League champions. They are joined in promotion by SKA Rostov-on-Don and Dinamo Minsk.Balitskiy Andrei Dreiman Theodore 2013-07-11 Soviet Union 1978 https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/su78.html#ga1 2026-08-18 RSSSF Standings main WDL P 2 y Rep Republic KSK RUS RSFSR Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev SKA RUS RSFSR SKA Rostov-on-Don DMI BLR Belarusian SSR Dinamo Minsk KLV UKR Ukrainian SSR Karpaty Lviv TGR RUS RSFSR Terek Grozny KKR RUS RSFSR Kuban Krasnodar ŽVI LTU Lithuanian SSR Žalgiris Vilnius TSI UKR Ukrainian SSR Tavriya Simferopol TKU GEO Georgian SSR Torpedo Kutaisi NKI MDA Moldavian SSR Nistru Chișinău SOD UKR Ukrainian SSR SKA Odessa SYA RUS RSFSR Shinnik Yaroslavl PDU TJK Tajik SSR Pamir Dushanbe MZA UKR Ukrainian SSR Metalurh Zaporizhzhia SIF UKR Ukrainian SSR Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk KKE RUS RSFSR Kuzbass Kemerovo UMS RUS RSFSR Uralmash Sverdlovsk SOR RUS RSFSR Spartak Orzhonikidze DLE RUS RSFSR Dinamo Leningrad KAS TKM Turkmen SSR Kolhozchi Ashgabad 21 14 3 59 25 CP 20 14 4 64 35 P 21 11 6 57 28 P 21 10 7 60 37 16 9 13 56 56 16 9 13 51 46 11 19 8 38 37 14 12 12 48 38 14 9 15 44 41 13 11 14 42 40 12 10 16 43 51 12 10 16 37 42 10 14 14 47 41 10 14 14 39 47 13 6 19 43 58 12 7 19 38 54 10 11 17 31 50 10 8 20 30 50 7 13 18 47 65 7 9 22 27 60 green1 Promotion to Top League P P P complete RSSSF Number of teams by union republic Rank Union republic Number of teams Club(s)1 RSFSR9Terek Grozny, Kuban Krasnodar, Shinnik Yaroslavl, Kuzbass Kemerevo, Uralmash Sverdlovsk, Spartak Ordzhonikidze, Dinamo Leningrad, Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev, SKA Rostov-na-Donu2 Ukrainian SSR5Karpaty Lvov, Tavria Simferopol, SKA Odessa, Metallurg Zaporozhye, Prykarpatye Ivano-Frankovsk3 Belarusian SSR1Dinamo Minsk Lithuanian SSRŽalgiris Vilnius Georgian SSRTorpedo Kutaisi Moldavian SSRNistru Kishinev Tajik SSRPamir Dushanbe Turkmen SSRKolhozchi Ashkhabad See also Soviet First League References 1978 2 Soviet Soviet