Soviet Top League 1979: final table of First division
| # | Club | M | W | D | L | Goal | Pts | GD | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spartak Moscow | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 66 - 25 | 50 | +41 | [-2] |   Champion (European Cup) |
| 2 | Shakhtyor Donetsk | 34 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 57 - 33 | 48 | +24 | Vice-champion (UEFA Cup) | |
| 3 | Dinamo Kiev | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 51 - 26 | 47 | +25 | UEFA Cup | |
| 4 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 54 - 27 | 46 | +27 | [-4] | Cup Winner Cup (cup finalist) |
| 5 | Dynamo Moscow | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 41 - 27 | 42 | +14 | [-1] | |
| 6 | Dynamo Minsk | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 48 - 38 | 36 | +10 | ||
| 7 | Ararat Yerevan | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 44 - 32 | 32 | +12 | [-5] | |
| 8 | CSKA Moscow | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 46 - 46 | 32 | ±0 | ||
| 9 | FC Pakhtakor Tashkent | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 42 - 53 | 30 | -11 | [-1] | |
| 10 | Zenit Leningrad | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 41 - 45 | 30 | -4 | [-1] | |
| 11 | Chernomorets Odessa | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 32 - 37 | 28 | -5 | [-3] | |
| 12 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 44 - 57 | 24 | -13 | [-4] | |
| 13 | FC Kairat Almaty | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 29 - 44 | 24 | -15 | [-1] | |
| 14 | Neftchi Baku | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 29 - 50 | 24 | -21 | ||
| 15 | SKA Rostov-na-Donu | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 37 - 50 | 24 | -13 | [-6] | |
| 16 | Torpedo Moscow | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 32 - 46 | 24 | -14 | [-1] | |
| 17 | Zarya Voroshilovograd | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 41 - 62 | 20 | -21 | [-3] |  Relegated |
| 18 | Krylya Sovetov | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 24 - 60 | 19 | -36 | 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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