# 1970 Soviet Class A First Group

The 1970 Soviet Class A First Group was a transitional season of the future Soviet First League. It was also the 30th season of the Soviet second tier league competition.
The league was reduced to a single group in comparison with the previous season.

## Teams
### Relegated teams

* FC Kairat Alma-Ata – placing 17th in 1969 Class A First Group, (Returning after 4 seasons)
* FC Lokomotiv Moscow – placing 18th in 1969 Class A First Group, (Returning after 5 seasons)
* FC Krylia Sovetov Kiubyshev – placing 19th in 1969 Class A First Group, (Returning after 8 seasons)
* FC Uralmash Sverdlovsk – placing 20th (last) in 1969 Class A First Group, (Returning after a season)

### Renamed teams

* Energetik Dushanbe was renamed as Pamir Dushanbe.

## Final standings

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | UKR | Karpaty Lviv | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 70 | 22 | +48 | 63 | Promoted to Top League |
| 2 | KAZ | Kayrat Alma-Ata | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 71 | 29 | +42 | 61 | Promoted to Top League |
| 3 | UKR | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 58 | 25 | +33 | 61 | |
| 4 | RUS | Lokomotiv Moscow | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 50 | |
| 5 | UKR | Metallist Kharkiv | 42 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 49 | |
| 6 | RUS | Dinamo Leningrad | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 47 | |
| 7 | RUS | Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 47 | |
| 8 | RUS | Rubin Kazan | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 46 | |
| 9 | KAZ | Shakhter Karagandy | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 45 | |
| 10 | LTU | Žalgiris Vilnius | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 41 | |
| 11 | MDA | Moldova Chișinău | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 41 | |
| 12 | RUS | Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 40 | |
| 13 | RUS | Volgar Astrakhan | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 39 | |
| 14 | RUS | Uralmash Sverdlovsk | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 38 | |
| 15 | GEO | Lokomotiv Tbilisi | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 37 | Relegated to Second League |
| 16 | RUS | Kuban Krasnodar | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 37 | Relegated to Second League |
| 17 | LVA | Daugava Riga | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 33 | |
| 18 | TJK | Pamir Dushanbe | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 33 | |
| 19 | UKR | SKA Kyiv | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 32 | Relegated to Second League |
| 20 | KGZ | Alga Frunze | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 32 | |
| 21 | RUS | SKA Khabarovsk | 42 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 32 | Relegated to Second League |
| 22 | TKM | Stroitel Ashgabat | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 77 | −55 | 20 | |

### Top scorers
#### 24 goals

* János Gabovda (Karpaty Lvov)

#### 19 goals

* Yury Sevidov (Kairat Alma-Ata)

#### 18 goals

* Eugen Piunovschi (Shakhter Karaganda)

#### 17 goals

* Viktor Abgoltz (Kairat Alma-Ata)

#### 16 goals

* Boris Govorunov (Dinamo Leningrad)

## Number of teams by union republic

| Rank | Union republic | Number of teams | Club(s) |
| 1 | RSFSR | 9 | Lokomotiv Moscow, Dinamo Leningrad, Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev, Rubin Kazan, Tekstilschik Ivanovo, Volgar Astrakhan, Uralmash Sverdlovsk, Kuban Krasnodar, SKA Khabarovsk |
| 2 | Ukrainian SSR | 4 | Karpaty Lvov, Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, Metallist Kharkov, SKA Kiev |
| 3 | Kazakh SSR | 2 | Kairat Alma-Ata, Shakhter Karaganda |
| 4 | Lithuanian SSR | 1 | Žalgiris Vilnius |
| 4 | Moldavian SSR | 1 | Moldova Kishinev |
| 4 | Georgian SSR | 1 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi |
| 4 | Latvian SSR | 1 | Daugava Riga |
| 4 | Tajik SSR | 1 | Pamir Dushanbe |
| 4 | Kyrgyz SSR | 1 | Alga Frunze |
| 4 | Turkmen SSR | 1 | Stroitel Ashkhabat |