1971 in Soviet football

The 1971 Soviet football championship was the 39th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 33rd among teams of sports societies and factories. Dinamo Kiev won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the fifth time.

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

Second League (finals)
[Oct 31 – Nov 12, Sochi]

[Nov 20, 24]
 * Additional Play-Off

Top goalscorers
Top League
 * Eduard Malofeyev (Dinamo Minsk) – 16 goals

First League
 * Vitaliy Razdayev (Kuzbass Kemerovo) – 24 goals