The 1960 Soviet football championship was the 28th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 22nd among teams of sports societies and factories. Torpedo Moscow won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the first time.
| Season | 1960 | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||
| Class A | Torpedo Moscow | |
| Class B | Trud Voronezh (Russia) Metallurg Zaporozhye (Ukraine) Torpedo Kutaisi (Union republics) | |
| Soviet Cup | Torpedo Moscow | |
| ||
Honours edit
| Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Class A | Torpedo Moscow (1) | Dinamo Kiev |
| Class B | Trud Voronezh (Russia) | Irtysh Omsk (Russia) |
| Metallurg Zaporozhye (Ukraine) | Sudostroitel Nikolayev (Ukraine) | |
| Torpedo Kutaisi (Union republics) | Lokomotiv Tbilisi (Union republics) | |
| Soviet Cup | Torpedo Moscow (3) | Dinamo Tbilisi |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Soviet Union football championship edit
Class A (second stage) edit
Places 1–6 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Torpedo Moscow (C)
|
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 14 |
| 2 |  Dynamo Kiev
|
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 11 |
| 3 | Dynamo Moscow
|
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 11 |
| 4 | SKA Rostov-on-Don
|
10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 10 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Moscow
|
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 7 |
| 6 | CSKA Moscow
|
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 7 |
Places 7–12 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Spartak Moscow
|
10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 13 |
| 8 |  Dynamo Tbilisi
|
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 12 |
| 9 |  Ararat Yerevan
|
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 11 |
| 10 | Admiralteyets Leningrad
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 9 |
| 11 |  Belarus Minsk
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 9 |
| 12 |  Daugava Riga
|
10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 6 |
Source: rsssf.com
Places 13–18 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Avangard Kharkiv
|
10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 | |
| 14 |  Pakhtakor Tashkent
|
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11 | |
| 15 | Zenit Leningrad
|
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 11 | |
| 16 | Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev[a] (R)
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10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 10 | Relegation to Class B |
| 17 | Shakhtyor Stalino[b] (O)
|
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 10 | Qualification for relegation play-off |
| 18 |  Kairat Almaty
|
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 6 |
- ^ Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev were relegated because were been a worst ranked team from Russia.
- ^ Shakhtyor Stalino were played a relegation play-out match because were been a worst ranked team from Ukraine.
Places 19–22 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 |  Kalev Tallinn
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 |
| 20 |  Spartak Vilnius
|
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 21 |  Neftyanik Baku
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
| 22 |  Moldova Kishinyov
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 5 |
Source: rsssf.com
Promotion/relegation play-off edit
[Nov 3, 6]
- Shakhtyor Stalino 2-0 0-1 Metallurg Zaporozhye
Class B edit
Russian Federation finals edit
[Oct 25 – Nov 5, Shakhty]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trud Voronezh | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | Promoted |
| 2 | Irtysh Omsk | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | Volga Kalinin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Metallurg Nizhniy Tagil | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
| 5 | Terek Grozny | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Ukraine finals edit
[Oct 28, 30, Kiev]
- Metallurg Zaporozhye 6-2 0-0 Sudostroitel Nikolayev
Union republics finals edit
[Oct 30, Nov 5]
- Torpedo Kutaisi 2-0 0-1 Lokomotiv Tbilisi
Top goalscorers edit
Class A
- Zaur Kaloyev (Dinamo Tbilisi) – 20 goals