1961 in Soviet football

The 1961 Soviet football championship was the 29th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 23rd among teams of sports societies and factories. Dinamo won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the first time.

Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Russian Federation finals
[Oct 24 – Nov 5, Krasnodar]

Ukraine (playoffs)

 * For places 1-2
 * Chernomorets Odessa 2-1 0-0 SKA Odessa

Union republics finals

 * no finals
 * Torpedo Kutaisi and Lokomotiv Tbilisi qualified for promotion playoffs as two group winners

Top goalscorers
Class A
 * Gennadiy Gusarov (Torpedo Moscow) – 22 goals