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| 21.09.1972 | CSKA Moskva | - | Spartak Moskva | 1:0 | ||
| 22.09.1972 | Dinamo Kiev | - | Zenit Leningrad | 1:1 | ||
| Zorya Voroshilovgrad | - | Dinamo Tbilisi | 2:2 | |||
| FK Kairat | - | Lokomotiv Moskva | 3:0 | |||
| Neftçi PFK | - | Dinamo Moskva | 2:5 | |||
| Karpati Lvov | - | Torpedo Moskva | 0:3 | |||
| FK SKA Rostov | - | FC Ararat | 1:1 | |||
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | - | Dinamo Minsk | 1:0 |
| » Classement | équipe recevante | à l'extérieur | Premier tour | Second tour |
| # | Équipe | M. | G. | N. | P. | Buts | Diff. | Pts. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Zorya Voroshilovgrad | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 44:21 | 23 | 34:14 |
| 2 |
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CSKA Moskva | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31:24 | 7 | 31:17 |
| 3 |
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Dinamo Kiev | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 42:32 | 10 | 29:19 |
| 4 |
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FC Ararat | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 31:22 | 9 | 28:20 |
| 5 |
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Dinamo Tbilisi | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 28:24 | 4 | 28:20 |
| 6 |
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Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 30:27 | 3 | 28:20 |
| 7 |
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Torpedo Moskva | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 26:29 | -3 | 25:23 |
| 8 |
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Dinamo Moskva | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 32:28 | 4 | 24:24 |
| 9 |
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Zenit Leningrad | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27:26 | 1 | 24:24 |
| 10 |
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Dinamo Minsk | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 22:22 | 0 | 24:24 |
| 11 |
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FK SKA Rostov | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 26:30 | -4 | 21:27 |
| 12 |
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FK Kairat | 24 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 18:23 | -5 | 20:28 |
| 13 |
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Karpati Lvov | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 21:31 | -10 | 20:28 |
| 14 |
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Spartak Moskva | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 25:27 | -2 | 19:29 |
| 15 |
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Neftçi PFK | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22:44 | -22 | 15:33 |
| 16 |
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Lokomotiv Moskva | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23:38 | -15 | 14:34 |
