1970 Soviet Class A First Group
Football league season
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The 1970 Soviet Class A First Group was a transitional season of the future Soviet First League. It was also the 30th season of the Soviet second tier league competition.
Season1970
The league was reduced to a single group in comparison with the previous season.
Teams
Relegated teams
- FC Kairat Alma-Ata – placing 17th in 1969 Class A First Group, (Returning after 4 seasons)
- FC Lokomotiv Moscow – placing 18th in 1969 Class A First Group, (Returning after 5 seasons)
- FC Krylia Sovetov Kiubyshev – placing 19th in 1969 Class A First Group, (Returning after 8 seasons)
- FC Uralmash Sverdlovsk – placing 20th (last) in 1969 Class A First Group, (Returning after a season)
Renamed teams
- Energetik Dushanbe was renamed as Pamir Dushanbe.
Final standings
| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UKR |  Karpaty Lviv |
42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 70 | 22 | +48 | 63 | Promoted to Top League |
| 2 | KAZ |  Kayrat Alma-Ata |
42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 71 | 29 | +42 | 61 | |
| 3 | UKR | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 58 | 25 | +33 | 61 | |
| 4 | RUS |  Lokomotiv Moscow |
42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 50 | |
| 5 | UKR | Metallist Kharkiv |
42 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 49 | |
| 6 | RUS | Dinamo Leningrad |
42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 47 | |
| 7 | RUS | Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev |
42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 47 | |
| 8 | RUS | Rubin Kazan |
42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 46 | |
| 9 | KAZ | Shakhter Karagandy |
42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 45 | |
| 10 | LTU |  Žalgiris Vilnius |
42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 41 | |
| 11 | MDA |  Moldova Chișinău |
42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 41 | |
| 12 | RUS | Tekstilshchik Ivanovo |
42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 40 | |
| 13 | RUS | Volgar Astrakhan |
42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 39 | |
| 14 | RUS | Uralmash Sverdlovsk |
42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 38 | |
| 15 | GEO |  Lokomotiv Tbilisi |
42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 37 | Relegated to Second League |
| 16 | RUS | Kuban Krasnodar |
42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 37 | |
| 17 | LVA |  Daugava Riga |
42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 33 | |
| 18 | TJK |  Pamir Dushanbe |
42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 33 | |
| 19 | UKR | SKA Kyiv |
42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 32 | Relegated to Second League |
| 20 | KGZ |  Alga Frunze |
42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 32 | |
| 21 | RUS | SKA Khabarovsk |
42 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 32 | Relegated to Second League |
| 22 | TKM |  Stroitel Ashgabat |
42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 77 | −55 | 20 |
Source: rsssf.com
Top scorers
- 24 goals
- János Gabovda (Karpaty Lvov)
- 19 goals
- Yury Sevidov (Kairat Alma-Ata)
- 18 goals
- Eugen Piunovschi (Shakhter Karaganda)
- 17 goals
- Viktor Abgoltz (Kairat Alma-Ata)
- 16 goals
- Boris Govorunov (Dinamo Leningrad)