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| 02.11.1972 | CSKA Moskva | - | Dinamo Moskva | 0:0 | ||
| FC Ararat | - | Dinamo Kiev | 1:1 | |||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | - | Spartak Moskva | 2:0 | |||
| 03.11.1972 | Zorya Voroshilovgrad | - | Dinamo Minsk | 0:1 | ||
| FK Kairat | - | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 2:0 | |||
| Neftçi PFK | - | Karpati Lvov | 2:1 | |||
| FK SKA Rostov | - | Torpedo Moskva | 1:0 | |||
| Lokomotiv Moskva | - | Zenit Leningrad | 1:6 |
| # | Mannschaft | Sp. | S. | U. | N. | Tore | Dif. | Pk. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Zorya Voroshilovgrad | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 52:30 | 22 | 40:20 |
| 2 |
|
Dinamo Kiev | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 52:38 | 14 | 35:25 |
| 3 |
|
Dinamo Tbilisi | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 41:34 | 7 | 35:25 |
| 4 |
|
FC Ararat | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 38:29 | 9 | 34:26 |
| 5 |
|
CSKA Moskva | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 37:33 | 4 | 34:26 |
| 6 |
|
Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 37:37 | 0 | 34:26 |
| 7 |
|
Zenit Leningrad | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 44:30 | 14 | 33:27 |
| 8 |
|
Dinamo Minsk | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 27:28 | -1 | 31:29 |
| 9 |
|
Torpedo Moskva | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 31:33 | -2 | 31:29 |
| 10 |
|
Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 39:35 | 4 | 30:30 |
| 11 |
|
Spartak Moskva | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29:30 | -1 | 26:34 |
| 12 |
|
FK SKA Rostov | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 31:35 | -4 | 26:34 |
| 13 |
|
FK Kairat | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 23:27 | -4 | 26:34 |
| 14 |
|
Karpati Lvov | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27:43 | -16 | 24:36 |
| 15 |
|
Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 29:48 | -19 | 21:39 |
| 16 |
|
Neftçi PFK | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28:55 | -27 | 20:40 |
