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| 17/09/1972 | Dinamo Kiev | - | CSKA Moskva | 2:0 | ||
| Spartak Moskva | - | Zenit Leningrad | 1:2 | |||
| FK Kairat | - | Dinamo Moskva | 2:0 | |||
| Neftçi PFK | - | Lokomotiv Moskva | 2:2 | |||
| Karpati Lvov | - | Dinamo Minsk | 0:0 | |||
| FK SKA Rostov | - | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0:0 | |||
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | - | Torpedo Moskva | 2:1 | |||
| 18/09/1972 | Zorya Voroshilovgrad | - | FC Ararat | 4:0 |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Zorya Voroshilovgrad | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 42:19 | 23 | 33:13 |
| 2 |
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CSKA Moskva | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30:24 | 6 | 29:17 |
| 3 |
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Dinamo Kiev | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 41:31 | 10 | 28:18 |
| 4 |
|
FC Ararat | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30:21 | 9 | 27:19 |
| 5 |
|
Dinamo Tbilisi | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 26:22 | 4 | 27:19 |
| 6 |
|
Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 29:27 | 2 | 26:20 |
| 7 |
|
Dinamo Minsk | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 22:21 | 1 | 24:22 |
| 8 |
|
Zenit Leningrad | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26:25 | 1 | 23:23 |
| 9 |
|
Torpedo Moskva | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23:29 | -6 | 23:23 |
| 10 |
|
Dinamo Moskva | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27:26 | 1 | 22:24 |
| 11 |
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FK SKA Rostov | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25:29 | -4 | 20:26 |
| 12 |
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Karpati Lvov | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21:28 | -7 | 20:26 |
| 13 |
|
Spartak Moskva | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25:26 | -1 | 19:27 |
| 14 |
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FK Kairat | 23 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 15:23 | -8 | 18:28 |
| 15 |
|
Neftçi PFK | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20:39 | -19 | 15:31 |
| 16 |
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Lokomotiv Moskva | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23:35 | -12 | 14:32 |
