| Season | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Spartak Moscow |
| Relegated | Zaria Voroshilovgrad, Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev |
| European Cup | Spartak Moscow |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| UEFA Cup | Dinamo Moscow Dinamo Kiev Shakhter Donetsk |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 758 (2.48 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | (26) Vitaliy Starukhin (Shakhter) |
← 1978 1980 → | |
Statistics of Soviet Top League for the 1979 season.