1972 in Soviet football

The 1972 Soviet football championship was the 40th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 34th among teams of sports societies and factories. Zaria Voroshilovgrad 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

Second League (finals)
[Nov 4-18, Sochi]

[Nov 22, 25] SPARTAK Ivano-Frankovsk 0-1 3-1  Daugava Riga
 * Additional Play-Off

Top goalscorers
Top League
 * Oleg Blokhin (Dinamo Kiev) – 14 goals

First League
 * Berador Abduraimov (Pakhtakor Tashkent) – 34 goals