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| 20/08/1978 | Torpedo Moskva | - | Dinamo Kiev | 1:2 | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | - | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 3:0 | |||
| 21/08/1978 | Dinamo Moskva | - | Shakhtyor Donetsk | 2:1 | ||
| 22/08/1978 | CSKA Moskva | - | Spartak Moskva | 1:2 | ||
| 10/09/1978 | Zorya Voroshilovgrad | - | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 2:2 | ||
| Chernomorets Odessa | - | Neftçi PFK | 1:0 | |||
| Zenit Leningrad | - | Lokomotiv Moskva | 3:1 | |||
| 19/09/1978 | FK Kairat | - | FC Ararat | 2:0 |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Dinamo Tbilisi | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 33:17 | 16 | 34:12 |
| 2 |
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Shakhtyor Donetsk | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 31:21 | 10 | 30:16 |
| 3 |
|
Chernomorets Odessa | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 34:19 | 15 | 27:17 |
| 4 |
|
Dinamo Kiev | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29:18 | 11 | 26:19 |
| 5 |
|
Dinamo Moskva | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 28:20 | 8 | 25:19 |
| 6 |
|
Torpedo Moskva | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 25:18 | 7 | 24:19 |
| 7 |
|
Spartak Moskva | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 31:26 | 5 | 24:22 |
| 8 |
|
CSKA Moskva | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 27:31 | -4 | 24:22 |
| 9 |
|
Zenit Leningrad | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27:31 | -4 | 23:23 |
| 10 |
|
FK Kairat | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22:29 | -7 | 20:26 |
| 11 |
|
Pakhtakor Tashkent | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 33:35 | -2 | 20:26 |
| 12 |
|
Zorya Voroshilovgrad | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30:35 | -5 | 19:27 |
| 13 |
|
Neftçi PFK | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19:26 | -7 | 18:28 |
| 14 |
|
Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 19:30 | -11 | 15:31 |
| 15 |
|
FC Ararat | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14:32 | -18 | 15:31 |
| 16 |
|
Lokomotiv Moskva | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19:33 | -14 | 15:30 |
