II Division
First League (Second Level). Top 2 teams – promoted. Last 5 relegated, for the league was reduced to 20 teams for 1972.1.Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk 42 27 9 6 83-30 63 Promoted [UKR]
2.Lokomotiv Moskva 42 25 12 5 81-33 62 Promoted [RUS] -------------------------------------------------------- 3.Chernomorets Odessa 42 21 11 10 56-33 53 [-] [UKR] 4.Metallurg Zaporozhye 42 16 14 12 51-39 46 [+] [UKR] 5.Spartak Orjonikidze 42 19 7 16 52-57 45 [-] [RUS]
6.Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev 42 17 9 16 54-41 43 [RUS] 7.Textilshchik Ivanovo 42 14 15 13 45-43 43 [RUS] 8.Metallist Kharkov 42 18 7 17 50-49 43 [UKR] 9.Shakhtyor Karaganda 42 14 13 15 46-47 41 [KAZ] 10.Dinamo Leningrad 42 14 12 16 35-40 40 [RUS] 11.Torpedo Kutaisi 42 12 15 15 47-53 39 [-] [GEO] 12.UralMash Sverdlovsk 42 13 13 16 34-40 39 [RUS] 13.Stroitel Ashkhabad 42 16 7 19 53-62 39 [TKM]
1-й ближний ряд: Б.Рыбин, В.Коротков, В.Санин, ? , В.Волков, В.Панков
2-й ряд сидят: В.Клещев, И.Вьюгин, Л.Борисов, А.Стенищев, В.Наумов, В.Рейнгольд, Н.Растегаев, Н.Глазков
3-й ряд: В.С.Марьенко(гл.тренер), И.И.Замятин(администратор), И.Домантиевский, А.Лысов, В.Фролов, А.Чернявский, Е.Кулемин, В.Чуркин, ?, Н.Вихарев, С.П.Воротилин(нач-к команды), В.Г.Гавриков(массажист)
14.Shinnik Yaroslavl 42 16 7 19 42-52 39 [+] [RUS] 15.Pamir Dushanbe 42 16 7 19 42-54 39 [TJK] 16.Alga Frunze 42 13 12 17 45-52 38 [KGZ] 17.Moldova Kishinev 42 12 14 16 35-42 38 [MDA] -------------------------------------------------------- 18.Kuzbass Kemerovo 42 14 10 18 49-57 38 Relegated [+] [RUS] 19.Daugava Riga 42 10 16 16 23-34 36 Relegated [LVA]20.Žalgiris Vilnius 42 9 17 16 30-45 35 Relegated [LTU]
21.Volgar Astrakhan 42 8 18 16 34-58 34 Relegated [RUS] 22.Rubin Kazan 42 9 13 20 31-57 31 Relegated [RUS]
Historic season for Dnepr (Dnepropetrovsk) – coached by young Valery Lobanovsky, they won promotion to the top league for the first time.