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| 14.10.1978 | Lokomotiv Moskva | - | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 3:2 | ||
| Zorya Voroshilovgrad | - | Dinamo Tbilisi | 1:2 | |||
| Zenit Leningrad | - | Torpedo Moskva | 1:1 | |||
| 15.10.1978 | Spartak Moskva | - | Dinamo Kiev | 0:2 | ||
| Chernomorets Odessa | - | Dinamo Moskva | 0:1 | |||
| Neftçi PFK | - | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 4:1 | |||
| 16.10.1978 | CSKA Moskva | - | FK Kairat | 2:0 | ||
| FC Ararat | - | Shakhtyor Donetsk | 1:1 |
| # | Mannschaft | Sp. | S. | U. | N. | Tore | Dif. | Pk. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Dinamo Tbilisi | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 39:20 | 19 | 38:14 |
| 2 |
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Shakhtyor Donetsk | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 36:26 | 10 | 33:19 |
| 3 |
|
Dinamo Kiev | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 34:19 | 15 | 31:20 |
| 4 |
|
Dinamo Moskva | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 33:21 | 12 | 31:19 |
| 5 |
|
Chernomorets Odessa | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 35:21 | 14 | 29:21 |
| 6 |
|
Torpedo Moskva | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 30:21 | 9 | 28:21 |
| 7 |
|
Spartak Moskva | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 34:30 | 4 | 27:25 |
| 8 |
|
CSKA Moskva | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 30:34 | -4 | 26:26 |
| 9 |
|
Zenit Leningrad | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29:38 | -9 | 24:28 |
| 10 |
|
Pakhtakor Tashkent | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 39:38 | 1 | 24:28 |
| 11 |
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FK Kairat | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27:34 | -7 | 23:29 |
| 12 |
|
Neftçi PFK | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26:31 | -5 | 22:30 |
| 13 |
|
Zorya Voroshilovgrad | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 32:39 | -7 | 21:31 |
| 14 |
|
FC Ararat | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 16:36 | -20 | 18:34 |
| 15 |
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Lokomotiv Moskva | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23:39 | -16 | 17:34 |
| 16 |
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Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20:36 | -16 | 15:37 |
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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. |
