1965 Soviet Top League


 * 17 teams took part in the league with FC Torpedo Moscow winning the championship.
 * FC Torpedo Moscow qualified for Champions Cup 1966–67 and FC Spartak Moscow qualified for CWC 1966–67.

Top scorers

 * 18 goals
 * Oleg Kopayev (SKA Rostov-on-Don)


 * 17 goals
 * Eduard Malofeyev (Dinamo Minsk)


 * 15 goals
 * Boris Kazakov (CSKA Moscow)


 * 13 goals
 * Lev Gorshkov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
 * Gennadi Krasnitsky (Pakhtakor)


 * 12 goals
 * Eduard Streltsov (Torpedo Moscow)


 * 11 goals
 * Mikhail Mustygin (Dinamo Minsk)
 * Viktor Serebryanikov (Dynamo Kyiv)


 * 10 goals
 * Andriy Biba (Dynamo Kyiv)
 * Dzhumber Khazhaliya (Torpedo Kutaisi)
 * Vitaly Khmelnitsky (Dynamo Kyiv)
 * Valeri Lobanovsky (Chornomorets)
 * Eduard Markarov (Neftyanik)
 * Ishtvan Sekech (SKA Odessa)