Following are the results of the 1940 Soviet Top League football championship.
Standings
| Pos | Republic | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russian SFSR
|
Dynamo Moscow | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 30 | +44 | 36 |
| 2 |  Georgian SSR
|
Dynamo Tbilisi | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 34 |
| 3 | Russian SFSR
|
Spartak Moscow | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 31 |
| 4 | Russian SFSR
|
CDKA Moscow | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 29 |
| 5 | Russian SFSR
|
Dynamo Leningrad | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 27 |
| 6 | Russian SFSR
|
Lokomotiv Moscow | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 25 |
| 7 | Russian SFSR
|
Traktor Stalingrad | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 23 |
| 8 |  Ukrainian SSR
|
Dynamo Kiev | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 21 |
| 9 | Russian SFSR
|
Krylia Sovetov Moscow | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 19 |
| 10 | Russian SFSR
|
Zenit Leningrad | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 18 |
| 11 | Russian SFSR
|
Torpedo Moscow | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 18 |
| 12 | Ukrainian SSR
|
Stakhanovets Stalino | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 16 |
| 13 | Russian SFSR
|
Metallurg Moscow | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 70 | −33 | 15 |
| 14 | Georgian SSR
|
Lokomotiv Tbilisi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results
Top scorers
- 21 goals
- Grigory Fedotov (CDKA Moscow)
- Sergei Solovyov (Dynamo Moscow)
- 15 goals
- Nikolay Dementyev (Dynamo Moscow)
- 14 goals
- Aleksandr Ponomarev (Traktor Stalingrad)
- 13 goals
- Gaioz Jejelava (Dinamo Tbilisi)
- Pavel Kornilov (Spartak Moscow)
- Viktor Semyonov (Spartak Moscow)
- Mikhail Semichastny (Dynamo Moscow)
- 12 goals
- Boris Paichadze (Dinamo Tbilisi)
- 11 goals
- Viktor Berezhnoy (Dinamo Tbilisi)