| Season | 1940 |
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| ← 1939 1941 → | |
Following are the results of the 1940 Soviet Top League football championship.
Standings
| Pos | Republic | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russian SFSR
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Dynamo Moscow | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 30 | +44 | 36 |
| 2 |  Georgian SSR
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Dynamo Tbilisi | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 34 |
| 3 | Russian SFSR
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Spartak Moscow | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 31 |
| 4 | Russian SFSR
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CDKA Moscow | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 29 |
| 5 | Russian SFSR
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Dynamo Leningrad | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 27 |
| 6 | Russian SFSR
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Lokomotiv Moscow | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 25 |
| 7 | Russian SFSR
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Traktor Stalingrad | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 23 |
| 8 |  Ukrainian SSR
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Dynamo Kiev | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 21 |
| 9 | Russian SFSR
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Krylia Sovetov Moscow | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 19 |
| 10 | Russian SFSR
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Zenit Leningrad | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 18 |
| 11 | Russian SFSR
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Torpedo Moscow | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 18 |
| 12 | Ukrainian SSR
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Stakhanovets Stalino | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 16 |
| 13 | Russian SFSR
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Metallurg Moscow | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 70 | −33 | 15 |
| 14 | Georgian SSR
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Lokomotiv Tbilisi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results
| Home \ Away | CDK | DYK | DLE | DYN | DTB | KSM | LOK | MTM | SPA | STS | TOR | TRA | ZEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDKA Moscow | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Dinamo Kiev | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–7 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | |
| Dinamo Leningrad | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| Dinamo Moscow | 2–1 | 8–5 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | +:- | |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–0 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | |
| Krylia Sovetov Moscow | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–6 | |
| Metallurg Moscow | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–8 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 1–2 | |
| Spartak Moscow | 1–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Stakhanovets Stalino | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Torpedo Moscow | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Traktor Stalingrad | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Zenit Leningrad | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
- 21 goals
- Grigory Fedotov (CDKA Moscow)
- Sergei Solovyov (Dynamo Moscow)
- 15 goals
- Nikolay Dementyev (Dynamo Moscow)
- 14 goals
- Aleksandr Ponomarev (Traktor Stalingrad)
- 13 goals
- Gaioz Jejelava (Dinamo Tbilisi)
- Pavel Kornilov (Spartak Moscow)
- Viktor Semyonov (Spartak Moscow)
- Mikhail Semichastny (Dynamo Moscow)
- 12 goals
- Boris Paichadze (Dinamo Tbilisi)
- 11 goals
- Viktor Berezhnoy (Dinamo Tbilisi)
References
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| 1939–40 in European football | |
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| « 1938–39 1940–41 » | |
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| International competitions | |
| 1940–41 in European football | |
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| « 1939–40 1941–42 » | |
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| Domestic cups | |