The 1966 Soviet football championship was the 34th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 28th among teams of sports societies and factories. Dinamo Kiev won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the second time.
Honours CompetitionWinnerRunner-upClass A 1. GroupDinamo Kiev (2)SKA Rostov-na-DonuClass A 2. GroupZaria Lugansk (2)Zhalgiris VilniusClass BLokomotiv Kaluga (Russia)Spartak Ordzhonikidze (Russia)Avangard Zheltye Vody (Ukraine)Dinamo Khmelnitskiy (Ukraine)Meshakhte Tkibuli (Union republics)Polad Sumgait (Union republics)Pamir Leninabad (Central Asia)Metallurg Chimkent (Central Asia)Soviet CupDinamo Kiev (3)Torpedo Moscow
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
Class A Second Group finals For places 1-3 [Oct 25 – Nov 16]
For places 4-6 [Oct 29 – Nov 14]
Class B
Russian Federation finals Final group [Nov 5–13, Orjonikidze]
Ukraine (playoffs)
For places 1-2 Dinamo Khmelnitskiy 0-0 1-1 Avangard Zholtyye Vody Replay [Nov 25, Kiev] Avangard Zholtyye Vody 2-1 Dinamo Khmelnitskiy
Union republics finals [Oct 23–30, Tkibuli]
Central Asia and Kazakhstan
Top goalscorers
Class A First Group Ilia Datunashvili (Dinamo Tbilisi) – 20 goals
References
External links 1966 Soviet football championship. RSSSF