The 1971 Estonian SSR Football Championship was won by Tempo.
| Season | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tempo 2nd title |
← 1970 1972 → | |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tempo (C) | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 30 |
| 2 | Kopli Dünamo | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 29 |
| 3 | Tallinna Start | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 28 |
| 4 | Norma | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 25 |
| 5 | Dvigatel | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 25 |
| 6 | Narva Kreenholm | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 23 |
| 7 | Valga Lokomotiv | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 23 |
| 8 | Kohtla-Järve Keemik | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 20 |
| 9 | Baltic Fleet Tallinn | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 17 |
| 10 | Tallinna Tekstiil | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 13 |
| 11 | Pärnu Kalev (R) | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 8 |
| 12 | Jõhvi Kaevur (R) | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 43 | −38 | 1[a] |
- ^ withdrew after first round.