1976 Soviet Top League
The 1976 Soviet Top League was the 38th and 39th season of the first tier football competitions in the Soviet Union.
By the end of the previous season, it was decided to shift to fall-spring calendar competition, but later in January the decision was reversed. However, it was decided to split competitions in the top tier in spring half and autumn half. According to the season's regulations, the split season championship was carried with consideration to the interest of the national team which was preparing for the 21st Olympic Games and the Europe Championship.
Qualification for the European competitions and league relegation was based only on the autumn half portion. Qualification for the 1976–77 UEFA Cup was reserved for the 1976 spring Champion. This reservation was canceled after Dinamo Moscow, which already qualified for the European competition, won the title.
Spring
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Dynamo Moscow won the championship.Top scorers
;8 goals;7 goals
;6 goals
;5 goals
- Lev Brovarsky
- Anatoli Degterev
- Sergei Grishin
- Sergei Malko
- Aleksandr Markin
- Yuri Smirnov
- Pyotr Vasilevsky
Autumn
Overview
It was performed in 16 teams, and Torpedo Moscow won the championship.Top scorers
;13 goals;8 goals
- Vladimir Danilyuk
- Boris Kopeikin
;5 goals
- Oleg Blokhin
- Fyodor Chorba
- Yevgeni Khrabrostin
- Nazar Petrosyan
- Aleksandr Pogorelov
- Vladimir Sakharov
- Pyotr Yakovlev
- Andrei Yakubik