1974 Soviet First League
| Season | 1974 | 
|---|---|
| ← 1973  1975 →  | |
The 1974 Soviet First League was the fourth season of the Soviet First League and the 34th season of the Soviet second-tier league competition.
Final standings
| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUS | .svg.png) Lokomotiv Moscow | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 73 | 33 | +40 | 53 | Promoted | 
| 2 | RUS | .svg.png) SKA Rostov-on-Don | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 51[a] | |
| 3 | BLR | .svg.png) Dinamo Minsk | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 51[a] | |
| 4 | RUS | .svg.png) Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 48 | |
| 5 | AZE | .svg.png) Neftçi Baku | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 46 | |
| 6 | UKR | .svg.png) Tavriya Simferopol | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 74 | 55 | +19 | 42[b] | |
| 7 | RUS | .svg.png) Kuzbass Kemerovo | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 42 | |
| 8 | GEO | .svg.png) Torpedo Kutaisi | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 38 | |
| 9 | TJK | %252C_Flag_of_Tajikistan_(1991%E2%80%931992).svg.png) Pamir Dushanbe | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 37 | |
| 10 | RUS | .svg.png) Zvezda Perm | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 37 | |
| 11 | RUS | .svg.png) Shinnik Yaroslavl | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 36 | |
| 12 | UKR | .svg.png) Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 34 | |
| 13 | UKR | .svg.png) Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 34 | |
| 14 | RUS | .svg.png) Spartak Nalchik | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 34 | |
| 15 | RUS | .svg.png) Kuban Krasnodar | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 34[b] | |
| 16 | RUS | .svg.png) Uralmash Sverdlovsk | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 34[b] | |
| 17 | RUS | .svg.png) Spartak Orzhonikidze | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 34 | |
| 18 | TKM | %253B_Flag_of_Turkmenistan_(1991%E2%80%931992).svg.png) Stroitel Ashgabad | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 33 | Relegated | 
| 19 | RUS | .svg.png) Metallurg Lipetsk | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 25 | |
| 20 | RUS | .svg.png) Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 73 | −40 | 17 | 
Source: rsssf.com
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