1979 in Soviet football

The 1979 Soviet football championship was the 48th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union. Spartak Moscow won the Top League championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the tenth time.

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

Top goalscorers
Top League
 * Vitaliy Starukhin (Shakhter Donetsk) – 26 goals

First League
 * Stepan Yurchyshyn (Karpaty Lvov) – 42 goals