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| 21.10.1978 | Lokomotiv Moskva | - | Shakhtyor Donetsk | 2:0 | ||
| 22.10.1978 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | - | Zenit Leningrad | 2:1 | ||
| FK Kairat | - | Zorya Voroshilovgrad | 2:1 | |||
| Spartak Moskva | - | Neftçi PFK | 5:1 | |||
| Pakhtakor Tashkent | - | Dinamo Moskva | 0:0 | |||
| 23.10.1978 | Dinamo Tbilisi | - | CSKA Moskva | 4:1 | ||
| Torpedo Moskva | - | Chernomorets Odessa | 2:2 | |||
| Dinamo Kiev | - | FC Ararat | 3:0 |
| # | Mannschaft | Sp. | S. | U. | N. | Tore | Dif. | Pk. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Dinamo Tbilisi | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 43:21 | 22 | 40:14 |
| 2 |
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Dinamo Kiev | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 37:19 | 18 | 33:20 |
| 3 |
|
Shakhtyor Donetsk | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 36:28 | 8 | 33:21 |
| 4 |
|
Dinamo Moskva | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 33:21 | 12 | 32:20 |
| 5 |
|
Chernomorets Odessa | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 37:23 | 14 | 30:22 |
| 6 |
|
Torpedo Moskva | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 32:23 | 9 | 29:22 |
| 7 |
|
Spartak Moskva | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 39:31 | 8 | 29:25 |
| 8 |
|
CSKA Moskva | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 31:38 | -7 | 26:28 |
| 9 |
|
FK Kairat | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 29:35 | -6 | 25:29 |
| 10 |
|
Pakhtakor Tashkent | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 39:38 | 1 | 25:29 |
| 11 |
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Zenit Leningrad | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 30:40 | -10 | 24:30 |
| 12 |
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Neftçi PFK | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 27:36 | -9 | 22:32 |
| 13 |
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Zorya Voroshilovgrad | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 33:41 | -8 | 21:33 |
| 14 |
|
Lokomotiv Moskva | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 25:39 | -14 | 19:34 |
| 15 |
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FC Ararat | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 16:39 | -23 | 18:36 |
| 16 |
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Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 22:37 | -15 | 17:37 |
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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. |
