1966 in Soviet football explained

Country:the Soviet Union
Season:1966
Division1:Class A 1. Group
Champions1:Dinamo Kiev
Division2:Class A 2. Group
Champions2:Zaria Lugansk
Division3:Class B
Champions3:Lokomotiv Kaluga
Avangard Zheltye Vody
Meshakhte Tkibuli
Pamir Leninabad
Domestic:Soviet Cup
Dchampions:Dinamo Kiev
Prevseason:1965
Nextseason:1967
Flagicon:yes

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-up
Class A 1. GroupDinamo Kiev (2)SKA Rostov-na-Donu
Class A 2. GroupZaria Lugansk (2)Zhalgiris Vilnius
Class 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

See main article: 1966 Soviet Top League.

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

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