Soviet Top League 1972: final table of First division
| # | Club | M | W | D | L | Goal | Pts | GD | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zarya Voroshilovograd | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 52 - 30 | 40 | +22 |   Champion (European Cup) | |
| 2 | Dinamo Kiev | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 52 - 38 | 35 | +14 | Vice-champion (UEFA Cup) | |
| 3 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 41 - 34 | 35 | +7 | UEFA Cup | |
| 4 | Ararat Yerevan | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 38 - 29 | 34 | +9 | ||
| 5 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 37 - 33 | 34 | +4 | ||
| 6 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 37 - 37 | 34 | ±0 | ||
| 7 | Zenit Leningrad | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 44 - 30 | 33 | +14 | ||
| 8 | Dynamo Minsk | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 27 - 28 | 31 | -1 | ||
| 9 | Torpedo Moscow | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 31 - 33 | 31 | -2 |  Cup Winner Cup (cup winner) | |
| 10 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 39 - 35 | 30 | +4 | ||
| 11 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 - 30 | 26 | -1 | ||
| 12 | SKA Rostov-na-Donu | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 31 - 35 | 26 | -4 | ||
| 13 | FC Kairat Almaty | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 23 - 27 | 26 | -4 | ||
| 14 | Karpaty Lviv | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 - 43 | 24 | -16 | ||
| 15 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 29 - 48 | 21 | -19 |  Relegated | |
| 16 | Neftchi Baku | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 - 55 | 20 | -27 | Relegated | |
| Pts = Points M = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference; | ||||||||||
Notes:
- Champion
- national cup holder
- participation in European competition
 - promoted
- relegated
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