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| 02/11/1978 | Spartak Moskva | - | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 2:1 | ||
| 03/11/1978 | CSKA Moskva | - | Chernomorets Odessa | 2:1 | ||
| 04/11/1978 | Dinamo Moskva | - | FC Ararat | 1:1 | ||
| 05/11/1978 | Lokomotiv Moskva | - | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0:0 | ||
| Zenit Leningrad | - | Shakhtyor Donetsk | 0:3 | |||
| Zorya Voroshilovgrad | - | Neftçi PFK | 1:0 | |||
| 06/11/1978 | Dinamo Kiev | - | FK Kairat | 3:0 | ||
| Torpedo Moskva | - | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 1:2 |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Dinamo Tbilisi | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 43:22 | 21 | 41:17 |
| 2 |
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Dinamo Kiev | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 41:19 | 22 | 37:20 |
| 3 |
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Shakhtyor Donetsk | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 41:29 | 12 | 37:21 |
| 4 |
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Dinamo Moskva | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 36:22 | 14 | 35:21 |
| 5 |
|
Spartak Moskva | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 41:33 | 8 | 31:27 |
| 6 |
|
CSKA Moskva | 29 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 34:39 | -5 | 30:28 |
| 7 |
|
Chernomorets Odessa | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 38:26 | 12 | 30:26 |
| 8 |
|
Torpedo Moskva | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 34:27 | 7 | 29:26 |
| 9 |
|
Zenit Leningrad | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 31:43 | -12 | 26:32 |
| 10 |
|
FK Kairat | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 29:40 | -11 | 25:33 |
| 11 |
|
Zorya Voroshilovgrad | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 36:42 | -6 | 25:33 |
| 12 |
|
Pakhtakor Tashkent | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 41:42 | -1 | 25:33 |
| 13 |
|
Neftçi PFK | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 27:38 | -11 | 22:36 |
| 14 |
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Lokomotiv Moskva | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 26:39 | -13 | 22:35 |
| 15 |
|
FC Ararat | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 18:40 | -22 | 21:37 |
| 16 |
|
Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 29 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 24:39 | -15 | 19:39 |
