The 1945 Soviet First League was the first post-war season and the fifth since the establishing of the second tier. The tier was named the Second Group which before carried name Group B.
After the World War II some team managed to preserve themselves since the last season which was played five years ago in 1940. The following teams returned to the league Spartak Leningrad, Pishchevik Odessa, Torpedo Gorky, Dinamo (Spartak) Yerevan. From all Ukrainian teams (4) that took part in the war championship of the Top League, only Dynamo were allowed to stay while the other three were placed in a tier below. Notable is the fact that season saw participation of two teams from the Moscow Military District (VVS and MVO) both of which finished at the top of season table, yet missing a promotion after allowing Krylya Sovetov to squeeze by.
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Teams
- Former Gruppa A participants:
- Former Gruppa B participants
- FC Spartak Leningrad
- FC Dinamo Yerevan (before the war Spartak Yerevan)
- FC Torpedo Gorkiy
- FC Tekstilschik Ivanovo (last played in 1939)
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev (P) | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 27 | |
| 2 | VVS Moscow | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 24 | |
| 3 | MVO Moscow | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 24 | |
| 4 | DKA Tbilisi | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 23 | |
| 5 | FC Stakhanovets Stalino | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 23 | |
| 6 | FC Torpedo Gorky | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 20 | |
| 7 | FC Pishchevik Odessa | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 19 | |
| 8 | FC Lokomotiv Kharkov | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 16 | |
| 9 | FC Krylya Sovetov Molotov | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 16 | |
| 10 | FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 15 | |
| 11 | DKA Novosibirsk | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 14 | |
| 12 | FC Dinamo Yerevan | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 14 | |
| 13 | FC Traktor Chelyabinsk | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 14 | |
| 14 | FC Dinamo Baku (R) | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 13 | Relegation to republican competitions |
| 15 | KBF Leningrad (R) | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 13 | |
| 16 | FC Uralmash Sverdlovsk (R) | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 12 | |
| 17 | FC Spartak Leningrad | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 10 | |
| 18 | FC Trudovye Rezervy Moscow | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 9 |
Number of teams by republics
| Number | Union republics | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 |  Russian SFSR |
VVS Moscow, MVO Moscow, KBF Leningrad, FC Spartak Leningrad, FC Trudovye Rezervy Moscow FC Tekstilschik Ivanovo, FC Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev, FC Torpedo Gorky, FC Krylia Sovetov Molotov, FC Traktor Chelyabinsk, FC Uralmash Sverdlovsk, DKA Novosibirsk |
| 3 |  Ukrainian SSR |
FC Stakhanovets Stalino, FC Pischevik Odessa, FC Lokomotiv Kharkov |
| 1 |  Georgian SSR |
DKA Tbilisi |
| 1 |  Armenian SSR |
FC Dinamo Yerevan |
| 1 |  Azerbaijan SSR |
FC Dinamo Baku |
See also
External links
- 1945 Soviet Second Group. RSSSF.
This page was last edited on 15 July 2023, at 03:04