The 1978–79 Soviet Championship League season was the 33rd season of the Soviet Championship League, the top level of ice hockey in the Soviet Union. 12 teams participated in the league, and CSKA Moscow won the championship.
Regular season[]
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CSKA Moscow | 44 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 277 | 131 | 72 |
| 2. | Dynamo Moscow | 44 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 210 | 124 | 62 |
| 3. | Spartak Moscow | 44 | 25 | 2 | 17 | 179 | 167 | 52 |
| 4. | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 44 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 166 | 151 | 47 |
| 5. | Torpedo Gorky | 44 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 172 | 163 | 46 |
| 6. | Dinamo Riga | 44 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 150 | 132 | 45 |
| 7. | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 44 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 126 | 140 | 42 |
| 8. | Khimik Voskresensk | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 136 | 154 | 40 |
| 9. | Sokol Kiev | 44 | 16 | 2 | 26 | 127 | 155 | 34 |
| 10. | Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk | 44 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 151 | 219 | 33 |
| 11. | SKA Leningrad | 44 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 150 | 232 | 29 |
| 12. | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 44 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 120 | 196 | 26 |
Relegation[]
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SKA Leningrad | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 25 | 8 |
| 2. | Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 8 |
| 3. | Kristall Saratov | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 26 | 7 |
| 4. | Sibir Novosibirsk | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 46 | 1 |
External links[]
- Season on hockeystars.ru