# 1964 in Soviet football

The 1964 Soviet football championship was the 32nd seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 26th among teams of sports societies and factories. Dinamo Tbilisi won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the first time.

## Honours

| Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
| Class A 1. Group | Dinamo Tbilisi (1) | Torpedo Moscow |
| Class A 2. Group | Lokomotiv Moscow (2*) | SKA Odessa |
| Class B | Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu (Russia) | Terek Groznyi (Russia) |
| Class B | Lokomotiv Vinnitsa (Ukraine) | SKA Kiev (Ukraine) |
| Class B | Granitas Klapeida (Union republics) | Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk (Union republics) |
| Soviet Cup | Dinamo Kiev (2) | Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev |
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 |
| 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi (C) | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 46 | League champions |
| 2 | Torpedo Moscow | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 19 | +33 | 46 | |
| 3 | CSKA Moscow | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 43 | |
| 4 | SKA Rostov-on-Don | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 38 | |
| 5 | Shakhtyor Donetsk | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 37 | |
| 6 | Dinamo Kiev | 32 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 36 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Dinamo Moscow | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 34 | |
| 8 | Spartak Moscow | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 32 | |
| 9 | Dinamo Minsk | 32 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 31 | |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov Kuybyshev | 32 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 28 | |
| 11 | Zenit Leningrad | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 27 | |
| 12 | Neftyanik Baku | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 27 | |
| 13 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 27 | |
| 14 | Volga Gorky (R) | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 27 | Relegation to Class A Second Group |
| 15 | Kairat Alma-Ata (R) | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 26 | Relegation to Class A Second Group |
| 16 | Shinnik Yaroslavl (R) | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 48 | −28 | 21 | Relegation to Class A Second Group |
| 17 | Moldova Chisinau (R) | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 44 | −29 | 18 | Relegation to Class A Second Group |

### Class A Second Group
#### For places 1-14

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | RUS | Lokomotiv Moskva | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 35 | Promoted |
| 2 | UKR | SKA Odessa | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 33 | Promoted |
| 3 | UZB | Pahtakor Tashkent | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 31 | Promoted |
| 4 | UKR | Chernomorets Odessa | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 31 | Promoted |
| 5 | LTU | Žalgiris Vilnius | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 29 | |
| 6 | UKR | Avangard Kharkov | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 26 | |
| 7 | ARM | Ararat Yerevan | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 26 | |
| 8 | RUS | Lokomotiv Chelyabinsk | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 25 | |
| 9 | GEO | Lokomotiv Tbilisi | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 24 | |
| 10 | UKR | Karpaty Lvov | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 24 | |
| 11 | UKR | Zarya Lugansk | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 23 | |
| 12 | RUS | Trud Voronezh | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 21 | |
| 13 | LVA | Daugava Riga | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 20 | |
| 14 | KAZ | Shakhtyor Karaganda | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 16 | |
* 1 2 3 -

#### For places 15-27

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 15 | RUS | Kuban Krasnodar | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 42 |
| 16 | RUS | Traktor Volgograd | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 41 |
| 17 | UKR | Metallurg Zaporozhye | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 39 |
| 18 | RUS | Dinamo Leningrad | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 38 |
| 19 | RUS | SKA Novosibirsk | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 38 |
| 20 | RUS | UralMash Sverdlovsk | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 38 |
| 21 | TKM | Stroitel Ashkhabad | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 36 |
| 22 | UKR | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 35 |
| 23 | EST | Dinamo Tallinn | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 31 |
| 24 | RUS | Volga Kalinin | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 30 |
| 25 | BLR | Lokomotiv Gomel | 38 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 37 | −18 | 27 |
| 26 | TJK | Energetik Dushanbe | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 59 | −34 | 24 |
| 27 | KGZ | Alga Frunze | 38 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 66 | −34 | 24 |
* 1 2 -
* 1 2 3 +

### Class B
#### Russian Federation finals

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | RostSelMash Rostov-na-Donu | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
| 1 | Terek Grozny | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| 3 | Textilshchik Ivanovo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | Spartak Orjonikidze | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |

##### Additional final
#### Ukraine (playoffs)

This season to the Ukrainian zone were added four teams from Belarus and three teams from Moldova. SKA Odessa did not participate as it gained its promotion last season. Two other newcomers were added: FC Chayka Balaklava and FC Dunayets Izmail.
This season play-off featured a mini League format. The two successive ranking teams from one group were put together in group with the other two teams from other two groups of equal rank. For example, the first two placed teams of each group played off between themselves for the final ranking. Teams from Belarus and Moldova did not participate at this stage.

##### Second stage for places 1-6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Lokomotiv Vinnitsa | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 17 |
| 2 | SKA Kiev | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 16 |
| 3 | Polesye Zhitomir | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 |
| 4 | Tavria Simferopol | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 6 |
| 5 | Shakhtyor Kadiyevka | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 6 |
| 6 | SKA Lvov | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 4 |

##### Second stage for places 7-12

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Kolhospnik Poltava | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 14 |
| 8 | Gornyak Krivoi Rog | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 |
| 9 | Verkhovina Uzhgorod | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 10 |
| 10 | Temp Kiev | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | SKF Sevastopol | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 7 |
| 12 | Zvezda Kirovograd | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 6 |
* ↑ 2 points deducted?

#### Union republics finals

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | LTU | Granitas Klaipeda | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 1 | KAZ | Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | UZB | Politotdel Tashkent Region | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 |
| 4 | GEO | Dinamo Batumi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
| 5 | BLR | Spartak Brest | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |

##### Additional final
### Top goalscorers

Class A First Group
* Vladimir Fedotov (CSKA Moscow) – 16 goals