# 1968 in Soviet football

The 1968 Soviet football championship was the 36th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 30th among teams of sports societies and factories. Dinamo Kiev won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the fourth time and the third in a row becoming the second team to accomplish it.

## Honours

| Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
| Class A 1. Group | Dinamo Kiev (4) | Spartak Moscow |
| Class A 2. Group | Uralmash Sverdlovsk (1) | Karpaty Lvov |
| Class B | Mashuk Piatigorsk (Russia) | Kalininets Sverdlovsk (Russia) |
| Class B | Avangard Ternopol (Ukraine) | Bukovina Chernovtsy (Ukraine) |
| Class B | Yenbek Zhezkazgan (Kazakhstan) | ADK Alma-Ata (Kazakhstan) |
| Class B | Sverdlovets Tashkent Oblast (Central Asia) | Ok Oltyn Andizhan Oblast (Central Asia) |
| Soviet Cup | Torpedo Moscow (4) | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

## Soviet Union football championship
### Class A First Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dynamo Kyiv (C) | 38 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 58 | 25 | +33 | 57 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | Spartak Moscow | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 52 | |
| 3 | Torpedo Moscow | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 50 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round |
| 4 | CSKA Moscow | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 50 | |
| 5 | Dynamo Moscow | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 47 | |
| 6 | Dinamo Minsk | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 46 | |
| 7 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 45 | |
| 8 | Chornomorets Odessa | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 38 | |
| 9 | Neftchi Baku | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 38 | |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 37 | |
| 11 | Zenit Leningrad | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 34 | |
| 12 | SKA Rostov-on-Don | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 33 | |
| 13 | Zarya Voroshilovgrad | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 33 | |
| 14 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 32 | |
| 15 | Kairat Alma-Ata | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 32 | |
| 16 | Ararat Yerevan | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 31 | |
| 17 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 29 | |
| 18 | Krylya Sovetov Kuybyshev | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 29 | |
| 19 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 28 | |
| 20 | Dynamo Kirovobad (R) | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 59 | −34 | 19 | Relegation to Class A Second Group |

### Class A Second Group finals
#### For places 1-4

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | RUS | UralMash Sverdlovsk | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Promoted |
| 2 | UKR | Karpaty Lvov | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 | RUS | Irtysh Omsk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | UKR | Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |

#### Relegation Tournament for Ukraine

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Krivbass Krivoi Rog | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 8 | |
| 2 | Khimik Severodonetsk | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 | |
| 3 | Azovets Zhdanov | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Dnepr Kremenchug | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Relegated |
| 5 | Avangard Zholtyye Vody | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | Relegated |
| 6 | SKCF Sevastopol | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | Relegated |
* 1 2 3 4 5 +

### Final group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Mashuk Pyatigorsk | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 |
| 2 | Kalininets Sverdlovsk | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Spartak Belgorod | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| 4 | Dinamo Bryansk | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Narzan Kislovodsk | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
| 6 | Shakhtyor Prokopyevsk | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 |

#### Ukraine finals

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Avangard Ternopol | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 11 |
| 2 | Bukovina Chernovtsy | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 11 |
| 3 | Shakhtyor Kadiyevka | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 |
| 4 | Desna Chernigov | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Dinamo Khmelnitskiy | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 |
| 6 | Spartak Sumy | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Donetsk | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 |
| 8 | Shakhtyor Alexandria | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 1 |

##### Match for 1st place
#### Kazakhstan

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Yenbek Jezkazgan | 40 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 70 | 24 | +46 | 66 |
| 2 | ADK Alma-Ata | 40 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 83 | 20 | +63 | 64 |
| 3 | Metallurg Temirtau | 40 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 69 | 14 | +55 | 63 |
| 4 | Cementnik Semipalatinsk | 40 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 79 | 18 | +61 | 62 |
| 5 | Traktor Pavlodar | 40 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 21 | +37 | 56 |
| 6 | Dinamo Tselinograd | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 53 |
| 7 | Energetik Jambul | 40 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 50 |
| 8 | Leninogorets Leninogorsk | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 40 |
| 9 | Avtomobilist Kustanay | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 40 |
| 10 | Torpedo Kokchetav | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 35 |
| 11 | Uralets Uralsk | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 35 |
| 12 | Irtysh Glubokoye | 40 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 35 |
| 13 | Aktyubinets Aktyubinsk | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 35 |
| 14 | Metallurg Yermak | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 33 |
| 15 | Gornyak Kentau | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 31 |
| 16 | Stroitel Rudny | 40 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 30 |
| 17 | Ugolshchik Shakhtinsk | 40 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 29 |
| 18 | Avangard Petropavlovsk | 40 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 25 |
| 19 | Phosphorite Karatau | 40 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 64 | −42 | 25 |
| 20 | Aray Stepnogorsk | 40 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 22 |
| 21 | Avtomobilist Kzil-Orda | 40 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 17 | 84 | −67 | 13 |
* ↑ 2 bonus points awarded?
* ↑ Irtysh Pavlodar changed name to Traktor.
* ↑ Voskhod Jambul changed name to Energetik.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 +

##### Match for 1st place
#### Central Asia

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | UZB | Sverdlovets Tashkent Region | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 62 |
| 2 | UZB | Ok Oltyn Andizhan Region | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 55 |
| 3 | UZB | Samarkand | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 54 |
| 4 | TKM | Irrigator Charjou | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 53 |
| 5 | UZB | Yangiyer | 42 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 53 |
| 6 | UZB | TashAvtoMash Tashkent | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 51 |
| 7 | KGZ | Alay Osh | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 51 |
| 8 | UZB | Khimik Chirchik | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 49 |
| 9 | UZB | Andizhan | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 46 |
| 10 | TJK | Pahtakor Kurgan-Tyube | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 44 |
| 11 | UZB | Pahtaaral Gulistan | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 42 |
| 12 | UZB | Akkurgan Tashkent Region | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 42 |
| 13 | UZB | Metallurg Almalyk | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 40 |
| 14 | TJK | Vakhsh Nurek | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 40 |
| 15 | UZB | Fakel Buhara | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 36 |
| 16 | TJK | Abreshimchi Leninabad | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 36 |
| 17 | KGZ | Khimik Kalinin District | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 33 |
| 18 | TKM | Kara-Kum Mary | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 32 |
| 19 | UZB | Mehnat Kokand | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 31 |
| 20 | UZB | Kolkhoz Narimanova Bagat | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 25 |
| 21 | UZB | Bekabad | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 86 | −52 | 25 |
| 22 | UZB | Chigarachi Termez | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 59 | −30 | 24 |
* ↑ Sogdiana Samarkand changed name to Samarkand.
* ↑ Zahmet Charjou changed name to Irrigator.
* ↑ Tselinnik Yangiyer changed name to Yangiyer.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 +
* ↑ Spartak Andizhan changed name to Andizhan.
* ↑ Murgab Mary changed name to Kara-Kum.

### Top goalscorers

Class A First Group
* Berador Abduraimov (Pakhtakor Tashkent), Gocha Gavasheli (Dinamo Tbilisi) – 22 goals