| Season | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Relegated | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk |
| European Cup | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Dinamo Moscow |
| UEFA Cup | Dinamo Kiev Shakhter Donetsk |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 560 (2.33 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | (19) Georgi Yartsev (Spartak) |
← 1977 1979 → | |
Statistics of Soviet Top League for the 1978 season.