1976 Soviet First League
The 1976 Soviet First League was the sixth season of the Soviet First League and the 36th season of the Soviet second tier league competition.
Final standings
Top scorers
| # | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Elbrus Abbasov | Neftçi Baku | 28 |
| 2 | Vitaly Razdayev | Kuzbass Kemerovo | 19 |
| 3 | Anatoliy Novikov | Kuzbass Kemerovo | 16 |
| 3 | Vladimir Fyodorov | Pahtakor Tashkent | 16 |
| 4 | Nikolai Smolnikov | Neftçi Baku | 14 |
| 4 | Alexander Ploshnik | Kuban Krasnodar | 14 |
| 4 | Sergei Gorohovodatsky | Kairat Alma-Ata | 14 |
| 5 | Yevgeniy Piunovskiy | Nistru Chișinău | 13 |