1966 Soviet Top League

Overview

 * 19 teams took part in the league with FC Dynamo Kyiv winning the championship.
 * FC Dynamo Kyiv qualified for Champions Cup 1967–68 and FC Torpedo Moscow qualified for CWC 1967–68 as runners-up of the Soviet Cup 1965-66.
 * The top 3 team with the most wins qualified for the World Cup.

Top scorers

 * 20 goals
 * Ilya Datunashvili (Dinamo Tbilisi)


 * 19 goals
 * Anatoliy Byshovets (Dynamo Kyiv)


 * 15 goals
 * Boris Kazakov (CSKA Moscow)
 * Nikolai Osyanin (Spartak Moscow)


 * 14 goals
 * Kazbek Tuaev (Neftyanik Baku)
 * Oleg Kopayev (SKA Rostov-on-Don)
 * Vladimir Kozlov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
 * Gennadi Matveyev (SKA Rostov-on-Don)


 * 12 goals
 * Anatoliy Banishevskiy (Neftyanik Baku)
 * Eduard Markarov (Neftyanik Baku)
 * Eduard Streltsov (Torpedo Moscow)