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| 01.09.1978 | Dinamo Kiev | - | Dinamo Moskva | 1:0 | ||
| Torpedo Moskva | - | CSKA Moskva | 0:0 | |||
| Pakhtakor Tashkent | - | Shakhtyor Donetsk | 2:1 | |||
| FC Ararat | - | Lokomotiv Moskva | 1:1 | |||
| Neftçi PFK | - | Dinamo Tbilisi | 3:3 | |||
| 02.09.1978 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | - | Chernomorets Odessa | 1:0 | ||
| FK Kairat | - | Zenit Leningrad | 3:2 | |||
| Spartak Moskva | - | Zorya Voroshilovgrad | 4:1 |
| # | Mannschaft | Sp. | S. | U. | N. | Tore | Dif. | Pk. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Dinamo Tbilisi | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 30:17 | 13 | 32:12 |
| 2 |
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Shakhtyor Donetsk | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 30:19 | 11 | 30:14 |
| 3 |
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Chernomorets Odessa | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 33:19 | 14 | 25:17 |
| 4 |
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Dinamo Kiev | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27:17 | 10 | 24:19 |
| 5 |
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Torpedo Moskva | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 24:16 | 8 | 24:17 |
| 6 |
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CSKA Moskva | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 26:29 | -3 | 24:20 |
| 7 |
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Dinamo Moskva | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 26:19 | 7 | 23:19 |
| 8 |
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Spartak Moskva | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 29:25 | 4 | 22:22 |
| 9 |
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Zenit Leningrad | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24:30 | -6 | 21:23 |
| 10 |
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Pakhtakor Tashkent | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 33:32 | 1 | 20:24 |
| 11 |
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Neftçi PFK | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19:25 | -6 | 18:26 |
| 12 |
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FK Kairat | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20:29 | -9 | 18:26 |
| 13 |
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Zorya Voroshilovgrad | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28:33 | -5 | 18:26 |
| 14 |
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FC Ararat | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 14:30 | -16 | 15:29 |
| 15 |
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Lokomotiv Moskva | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18:30 | -12 | 15:28 |
| 16 |
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Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 17:28 | -11 | 14:30 |
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# Aufgrund der Maximal-8-Unentschieden-Regel wurden Torpedo Moskva 3 Punkte, Dinamo Moskva und Chernomorets Odessa je 2 Punkte sowie Dinamo Kiev und Lokomotiv Moskva je 1 Punkt abgezogen. |
