1972 Soviet Second League, Zone 1

The 1972 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was the 42nd season of association football competition of the Ukrainian SSR, which was part of the Soviet Second League in Zone 1. The season started on 6 April 1972.

The 1972 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was won by FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk.

Relegated teams

 * none

Promoted teams

 * FC Shakhtar Makiivka – (debut)
 * FC Mayak Kharkiv – (debut)

Relocated and renamed teams

 * SKA Odessa was moved away from the Ukrainian championship, relocated to Tiraspol, Moldavian SSR and changed its name to FC Zvezda Tiraspol (competed in Zone 3).
 * SKA Kiev was relocated to Chernihiv and changed its name to SC Chernihiv.
 * SKA Lvov was relocated to Lutsk (in place of the relegated Torpedo Lutsk) and changed its name to SC Lutsk.

Top goalscorers
The following were the top goalscorers.