# 1938 Soviet Top League

The 1938 Soviet Top League combined all the Groups into one Super League.
The season started on May 10 with the game between FC Torpedo Moscow and FC Spartak Kharkiv in Moscow. The last game was played on November 14 between FC Dynamo Rostov-na-Donu and FC Dynamo Odessa in Rostov-na-Donu. Each team played once with every other. The point system changed as well and stayed this way to the end of the competition in 1991: 2 for win, 1 for draw, and none for loss. This all-National championship format was experimental and was disbanded next year. A half of the League was relegated at the end of the season.
Spartak beside becoming the champion in the League format won the national cup competition, defeating a surprise team Elektrik from Leningrad, that last year was called Krasnaya Zarya.

## Standings

| Pos | Republic | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| 1 | Russian SFSR | Spartak Moscow | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 74 | 19 | 3.895 | 39 |
| 2 | Russian SFSR | CDKA Moscow | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 24 | 2.167 | 37 |
| 3 | Russian SFSR | Metallurg Moscow | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 29 | 1.966 | 37 |
| 4 | Ukrainian SSR | Dynamo Kiev | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 35 | 2.171 | 36 |
| 5 | Russian SFSR | Dynamo Moscow | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 69 | 34 | 2.029 | 32 |
| 6 | Georgian SSR | Dynamo Tbilisi | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 39 | 1.385 | 31 |
| 7 | Russian SFSR | Dynamo Leningrad | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 32 | 1.625 | 30 |
| 8 | Russian SFSR | Lokomotiv Moscow | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 37 | 1.189 | 30 |
| 9 | Russian SFSR | Torpedo Moscow | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 51 | 38 | 1.342 | 29 |
| 10 | Ukrainian SSR | Dynamo Odessa | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 35 | 1.114 | 29 |
| 11 | Ukrainian SSR | Stakhanovets Stalino | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 51 | 1.098 | 29 |
| 12 | Russian SFSR | Traktor Stalingrad | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 53 | 48 | 1.104 | 27 |
| 13 | Russian SFSR | Elektrik Leningrad | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 44 | 0.955 | 24 |
| 14 | Russian SFSR | Stalinets Leningrad | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 57 | 0.667 | 24 |
| 15 | Ukrainian SSR | Silmash Kharkiv (R) | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 0.756 | 22 |
| 16 | Russian SFSR | Stalinets Moscow (R) | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 44 | 0.818 | 21 |
| 17 | Ukrainian SSR | Lokomotyv Kiev (R) | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 64 | 0.672 | 21 |
| 18 | Russian SFSR | Dynamo Rostov-na-Donu (R) | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 0.907 | 20 |
| 19 | Azerbaijan SSR | Temp Baku (R) | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 40 | 0.825 | 20 |
| 20 | Russian SFSR | Spartak Leningrad (R) | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 39 | 0.769 | 20 |
| 21 | Ukrainian SSR | Spartak Kharkiv (R) | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 63 | 0.683 | 17 |
| 22 | Russian SFSR | Zenit Leningrad (R) | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 57 | 0.614 | 17 |
| 23 | Russian SFSR | Pishchevik Moscow (R) | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 53 | 0.472 | 16 |
| 24 | Georgian SSR | Lokomotiv Tbilisi (R) | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 62 | 0.710 | 15 |
| 25 | Russian SFSR | Krylia Sovetov Moscow (R) | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 56 | 0.500 | 15 |
| 26 | Russian SFSR | Burevestnik Moscow (R) | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 87 | 0.322 | 12 |
* ↑ Stalinets Leningrad merged with Zenit in 1939.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BUR | CDK | DYK | DLE | DYN | DOD | DRD | DTB | ELE | KSM | LOK | LTB | LKY | MTM | PSH | SKH | SPK | SPL | SPA | STS | STL | STM | TBK | TOR | TRA | ZEN |
| Burevestnik Moscow | | | 0–6 | 1–9 | | | | | 2–6 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | | 1–1 | | 0–6 | | 0–5 | 2–3 | | | 1–0 | | | |
| CDKA Moscow | 2–0 | | | | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 3–0 | | | 0–1 | 2–0 | | | | 3–0 | | 1–0 | | | 6–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | 2–1 |
| Dynamo Kiev | | 2–1 | | 0–1 | | | 3–0 | | 4–1 | 4–1 | | | 1–1 | | 4–2 | | 3–0 | 7–0 | | 2–0 | | | 6–0 | | 3–3 | |
| Dynamo Leningrad | | 2–0 | | | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | | | | | | 3–2 | 2–2 | | | 1–1 | | 7–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 7–1 | | 2–3 | 3–0 | | | | | 6–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 7–1 | 1–1 | | | 4–0 | | 1–4 | 2–0 | | | 2–2 | | | |
| Dynamo Odessa | 1–0 | | 1–1 | | 3–1 | | | 0–0 | | | 3–1 | 2–1 | | | | 2–0 | | | 0–1 | | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 |
| Dynamo Rostov-na-Donu | 4–0 | 5–3 | | | 0–1 | 4–0 | | 1–1 | | | | 1–0 | | | | 2–3 | | 0–0 | | | 2–2 | 0–2 | | 0–2 | | 0–0 |
| Dynamo Tbilisi | 2–0 | | 2–2 | | 2–2 | | | | 2–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | | 1–1 | 7–1 | | 1–6 | | | | 2–1 | | | |
| Elektrik Leningrad | | 1–1 | | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 0–4 | | | | | | | 1–3 | 2–0 | | | 4–1 | | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 0–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 |
| Krylia Sovetov Moscow | | 0–3 | | 1–2 | | 1–4 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | | | | 1–1 | 0–1 | | | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | | | 2–2 | 1–1 | | | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | | | | | 2–1 | | 3–3 | | 0–0 | 4–3 | | | 3–1 | | 2–3 | |
| Lokomotiv Tbilisi | | | 3–4 | 2–1 | | | | | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | | 4–1 | | 2–1 | | 2–2 | | 1–3 | 3–3 | | | 1–3 | | 1–1 | |
| Lokomotyv Kiev | | 2–5 | | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | | | 0–3 | 4–2 | | | 3–2 | | 2–6 | 1–1 | | | 2–3 | 3–2 | |
| Metallurg Moscow | 8–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | | | 6–2 | 1–1 | | | | 4–2 | 2–1 | | | 1–0 | | | 4–2 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | | 2–1 | | 3–0 | |
| Pishchevik Moscow | | 0–6 | | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–5 | | | | | | | | 3–0 | | 2–1 | | | 2–2 | 0–2 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Silmash Kharkiv | 1–0 | | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | | | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | | 2–0 | | 0–2 | | | | 1–0 | | | |
| Spartak Kharkiv | | 2–2 | | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 2–6 | | 2–2 | 5–1 | | | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | | 0–2 | | 1–4 | 5–1 | | | | 0–3 | |
| Spartak Leningrad | 6–0 | | | | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | | | 0–0 | 2–1 | | | | 1–1 | | | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| Spartak Moscow | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | | | 7–1 | | 0–0 | 6–1 | | | 5–0 | | 3–0 | | 5–0 | | | 5–0 | | | 5–1 | 2–3 | 5–1 | |
| Stakhanovets Stalino | | 4–0 | | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | | | | 1–3 | 5–2 | 3–2 | | 2–2 | | | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 |
| Stalinets Leningrad | 1–1 | | 2–7 | | 1–2 | 3–2 | | 2–2 | | | 2–1 | 2–1 | | | | 1–1 | | | 0–4 | | | 5–1 | | 1–5 | | 1–1 |
| Stalinets Moscow | 1–3 | | 3–2 | | 2–1 | | | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 2–3 | 3–2 | | 0–1 | | | | 2–2 | | | |
| Temp Baku | | 0–1 | | 1–0 | | | 0–2 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | | | 5–2 | | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–3 | 3–0 | | | | 2–0 | |
| Torpedo Moscow | 2–2 | | 5–1 | | 0–3 | | | 3–3 | | | 0–2 | 3–5 | | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | | | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | | | 5–2 |
| Traktor Stalingrad | 6–2 | 0–1 | | | 3–2 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–1 | | | | | | | | 6–2 | | 2–0 | | | 1–2 | 4–0 | | 2–1 | | 4–3 |
| Zenit Leningrad | 3–2 | | 1–2 | | 0–6 | | | 2–3 | | | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 4–3 | 3–2 | | 0–1 | | | 2–6 | +:- | | | |

## Top scorers
### 20 goals

* Makar Goncharenko (Dynamo Kiev)

### 19 goals

* Grigory Fedotov (CDKA Moscow)
* Aleksandr Ponomarev (Traktor Stalingrad)

### 18 goals

* Sergei Kapelkin (Metallurg Moscow)
* Aleksei Sokolov (Spartak Moscow)

### 15 goals

* Pyotr Petrov (Torpedo Moscow)
* Aleksandr Sinyakov (Torpedo Moscow)

### 14 goals

* Arkadi Alov (Dynamo Leningrad)
* Pyotr Layko (Dynamo Kiev)
* Boris Paichadze (Dinamo Tbilisi)
* Sergei Protsenko (Traktor Stalingrad)