The 1974 Soviet Top League was the 36th season of the Soviet top tier football competitions. It also was the 4th season since the establishing of Vysshaya Liga (Soviet Top League) in place of the Soviet Class A competition. The league's title was contested by 16 teams, and Dynamo Kyiv won the championship which was their sixth title. The last season's champions Ararat placed fifth trailing 8 points. The newly promoted Chernomorets placed third qualifying for the continental competitions for the first time.

Teams

Pre-season promotion

Teams promoted from the 1973 Soviet First League:

Pre-season relegation

Teams relegated to the 1974 Soviet First League:

Managers

League standings

Results

Top scorers