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| 25/08/1978 | Dinamo Moskva | - | Torpedo Moskva | 0:1 | ||
| 26/08/1978 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | - | Neftçi PFK | 5:1 | ||
| Zorya Voroshilovgrad | - | Zenit Leningrad | 4:0 | |||
| Shakhtyor Donetsk | - | Dinamo Tbilisi | 1:1 | |||
| CSKA Moskva | - | Dinamo Kiev | 0:1 | |||
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | - | FK Kairat | 2:0 | |||
| 27/08/1978 | Chernomorets Odessa | - | FC Ararat | 3:1 | ||
| Lokomotiv Moskva | - | Spartak Moskva | 0:1 |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Dinamo Tbilisi | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 27:14 | 13 | 31:11 |
| 2 |
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Shakhtyor Donetsk | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 29:17 | 12 | 30:12 |
| 3 |
|
Chernomorets Odessa | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 33:18 | 15 | 25:15 |
| 4 |
|
Dinamo Moskva | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 26:18 | 8 | 23:17 |
| 5 |
|
Torpedo Moskva | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 24:16 | 8 | 23:16 |
| 6 |
|
CSKA Moskva | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 26:29 | -3 | 23:19 |
| 7 |
|
Dinamo Kiev | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26:17 | 9 | 22:19 |
| 8 |
|
Zenit Leningrad | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22:27 | -5 | 21:21 |
| 9 |
|
Spartak Moskva | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25:24 | 1 | 20:22 |
| 10 |
|
Zorya Voroshilovgrad | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27:29 | -2 | 18:24 |
| 11 |
|
Pakhtakor Tashkent | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 31:31 | 0 | 18:24 |
| 12 |
|
Neftçi PFK | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16:22 | -6 | 17:25 |
| 13 |
|
FK Kairat | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17:27 | -10 | 16:26 |
| 14 |
|
FC Ararat | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13:29 | -16 | 14:28 |
| 15 |
|
Lokomotiv Moskva | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17:29 | -12 | 14:27 |
| 16 |
|
Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16:28 | -12 | 12:30 |
