1959 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR

The 1959 Football Championship of UkrSSR were part of the 1959 Soviet republican football competitions in the Soviet Ukraine. This was the last time such competitions were conducted at this level. The next season competitions were merged with Class B competitions.

Football Championship of UkrSSR
Season1959
DatesJuly 5 – October 31
ChampionsAvanhard Zhovti Vody
1958

Some 80 teams participated this season and were originally split into 10 groups of eight teams each. The first stage lasted from July 5 to October 4. Winners of all qualification groups formed two semifinal groups which were taking place in Kharkiv and Drohobych on October 17-24. Top two team of semifinal groups proceeded to the final group which was taking place in Kyiv on October 28-31. All final group participants were admitted to the 1960 Ukrainian Class B except for SKVO Odesa, a team of which already competed at team of master's at the level. In addition, eight more teams were admitted to the Class B including six teams from qualification groups.

Following this season, there were established such teams of masters in Ukraine such as FC Mariupol, FC Volyn Lutsk, FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, FC Avanhard Sumy, FC Desna Chernihiv.

There also were some clone teams that competed at republican level as well as the All-Union level, among which are Avanhard Mykolaiv, SKVO Odesa, Avanhard Simferopol, Chervona Zirka Kirovohrad.

Teams

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  • Debut: Khimik Makiivka, Avanhard Dniprodzerzhynsk, Komintern Q/A Kryvyi Rih, KremHESbud, Chervona Zirka Kirovohrad, Avanhard Voznesensk, Avanhard Uman, Avanhard Sumy, Kolhospnyk-2 Poltava, Avanhard Malyn, Chervonohvardiyets Odesa
  • Returining: Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka (one season), Shakhtar Rutchenkove (seven seasons), Avanhard Simferopol (one season), Spartak Kharkiv (one season), Avanhard Druzhkivka (19 seasons), Avanhard Pryluky (one season), Vodnyk Izmail (six seasons)
  • Renamed: Ordzhonikidze Factory Chasiv Yar → Avanhard Chasiv Yar, Avanhard Chernihiv → Chernihiv, Avanhard Mohyliv-Podilskyi → Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Vinnytsia → Avanhard Vinnytsia

Location map

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Zaporizhia
 
Zaporizhia teams :
Budivelnyk
Mashynobudivnyk
 
Avanhard Zhdanov
 
Avanhard Mykolaiv
 
Metalurh Nikopol
 
Avanhard Velykyi Tokmak
 
Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka
 
Avanhard Kherson
 
Avanhard Sevastopol
 
Burevisnyk Melitopol
 
Metalurh Kerch
 
Mashynobudivnyk Dnipropetrovsk
 
Shakhtar Rutchenkove
 
Avanhard Ordzhonikidze
 
Avanhard Berdyansk
 
Avanhard Simferopol
 
Avanhard Chasiv Yar
 
Metalurh Voroshylovsk
 
Shakhtar Bryanka
 
Khimik Rubizhne
 
Lokomotyv Lozova
 
Avanhard Yenakieve
 
Avanhard Kramatorsk
 
Kharkiv
 
Kharkiv teams :
Spartak
Torpedo
 
Khimik Severdonetsk
 
Avanhard Druzhkivka
 
Chuhuiv
 
Avanhard Luhansk
 
Shakhtar Chystiakove
 
Shakhtar Sverdlovsk
 
Khimik Makiivka
 
Avanhard Zhovti Vody
 
Avanhard Dniprodzerzhynsk
 
Shakhtar Oleksandriia
 
Komintern Q/A
 
KremHESbud
 
Pervomaisk
 
Chervona Zirka Kirovohrad
 
Avanhard Voznesensk
 
Kyiv
 
Kyiv teams :
Oktyabrskiy Raion
Torpedo
DRVZ
 
Sumy
 
Sumy teams :
Avanhard
Torpedo
 
Poltava
 
Poltava teams :
Lokomotyv
Kolhospnyk-2
 
Shakhtar Konotop
 
Shakhtar Korostyshiv
 
Avanhard Uman
 
Shakhtar Vatutine
 
Spartak Bila Tserkva
 
Avanhard Kryukiv
 
Avanhard Malyn
 
Avanhard Pryluky
 
Avanhard Shostka
 
Chernihiv
 
Odesa
 
Odesa teams :
SKVO
Chervonohvardiyets
 
Mohyliv-Podilskyi
 
Burevisnyk Kamianets-Podilskyi
 
Avanhard Vinnytsia
 
Dynamo Khmelnytskyi
 
Vodnyk Izmail
 
Chernivtsi
 
Chernivtsi teams :
Avanhard
Mashynobudivnyk
 
GDO Lutsk
 
Avanhard Berezynka
 
Avanhard Uzhhorod
 
Shakhtar Novovolynsk
 
Avanhard Kolomyia
 
Avanhard Lviv
 
Kharchovyk Stanislav
 
Naftovyk Drohobych
 
Khimik Kalush
 
Kolhospnyk Berehove
 
Avanhard Vynohradiv
 
Avanhard Rivno
 
Volodymyr-Volynskyi
 
Chortkiv
Locations of teams in Ukrainian Championship

Qualification groups

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Budivelnyk Zaporizhia 14 10 1 3 35 11 +24 21 Advanced to Semifinals
2 Avanhard Zhdanov 14 10 1 3 24 9 +15 21 Admitted to Class B
3 Avanhard Mykolaiv (klubnaya) 14 7 2 5 31 20 +11 16
4 Metalurh Nikopol 14 7 2 5 19 13 +6 16
5 Avanhard Velykyi Tokmak 14 6 2 6 22 27 −5 14
6 Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka 14 4 5 5 19 29 −10 13
7 Avanhard Kherson 14 3 2 9 9 23 −14 8
8 Avanhard Sevastopol 14 0 3 11 14 41 −27 3
Source: [citation needed]

Last season: Budivelnyk Zaporizhia, Avanhard Velykyi Tokmak, Avanhard Kherson

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Burevisnyk Melitopol 14 11 1 2 28 7 +21 23 Advanced to Semifinals
2 Metalurh Kerch 14 7 3 4 29 18 +11 17
3 Mashynobudivnyk Zaporizhia 14 7 2 5 26 23 +3 16
4 Mashynobudivnyk Dnipropetrovsk 14 5 6 3 15 14 +1 16
5 Shakhtar Rutchenkove 14 6 3 5 18 15 +3 15
6 Avanhard Ordzhonikidze 14 6 2 6 23 16 +7 14
7 Avanhard Berdyansk 14 4 3 7 16 29 −13 11
8 Avanhard Simferopol (klubnaya) 14 0 3 11 14 41 −27 3
Source: [citation needed]

Last season: Burevisnyk Melitopol, Mashynobudivnyk Zaporizhia, Mashynobudivnyk Dnipropetrovsk, Shakhtar Rutchenkove, Avanhard Berdiansk

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spartak Kharkiv 14 9 4 1 26 14 +12 22 Advanced to Semifinals
2 Avanhard Chasiv Yar 14 8 2 4 18 8 +10 18
3 Metalurh Voroshylovsk 14 6 5 3 26 20 +6 17
4 Shakhtar Bryanka 14 6 3 5 20 13 +7 15
5 Khimik Rubizhne 14 5 4 5 18 19 −1 14
6 Lokomotyv Lozova 14 3 4 7 15 22 −7 10
7 Avanhard Yenakieve 14 3 3 8 16 28 −12 9
8 Avanhard Kramatorsk 14 2 3 9 16 31 −15 7 Admitted to Class B
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Torpedo Kharkiv 14 9 4 1 30 7 +23 22 Advanced to Semifinals
2 Khimik Severodonetsk 14 10 2 2 41 15 +26 22 Admitted to Class B
3 Avanhard Druzhkivka 14 9 2 3 36 22 +14 20
4 Chuhuyiv city 14 8 3 3 26 8 +18 19
5 Avanhard Luhansk 14 5 1 8 16 29 −13 11
6 Shakhtar Chystyakove 14 3 2 9 16 33 −17 8
7 Shakhtar Sverdlovsk 14 3 1 10 12 31 −19 7
8 Khimik Makiivka 14 1 1 12 6 38 −32 3
Source: [citation needed]

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Avanhard Zhovti Vody 14 11 2 1 44 11 +33 24 Advanced to Semifinals
2 Avanhard Dniprodzerzhynsk 14 7 2 5 36 25 +11 16
3 Shakhtar Oleksandriya 14 7 2 5 27 22 +5 16
4 Komintern Q/A Kryvyi Rih 14 5 5 4 23 23 0 15
5 KremHESbud 14 4 6 4 19 21 −2 14
6 Pervomaisk 14 3 6 5 19 26 −7 12
7 Chervona Zirka Kirovohrad 14 4 3 7 23 27 −4 11
8 Avanhard Voznesensk 14 1 2 11 14 50 −36 4
Source: [citation needed]

Group 6

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zhovtnevyi Raion Kyiv 14 11 2 1 44 11 +33 24 Advanced to Semifinals
2 Lokomotyv Poltava 14 7 2 5 36 25 +11 16
3 Shakhtar Konotop 14 7 2 5 27 22 +5 16
4 Torpedo Sumy 14 5 5 4 23 23 0 15
5 Shakhtar Korostyshiv 14 4 6 4 19 21 −2 14
6 Avanhard Uman 14 3 6 5 19 26 −7 12
7 Shakhtar Vatutine 14 4 3 7 23 27 −4 11
8 Spartak Bila Tserkva 14 1 2 11 14 50 −36 4
Source: [citation needed]

Group 7

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Torpedo Kyiv 14 11 2 1 44 11 +33 24 Advanced to Semifinals
2 Avanhard Sumy 14 7 2 5 36 25 +11 16 Admitted to Class B
3 Avanhard Kriukiv 14 7 2 5 27 22 +5 16
4 Kolhospnyk-2 Poltava 14 5 5 4 23 23 0 15
5 Avanhard Malyn 14 4 6 4 19 21 −2 14
6 Avanhard Pryluky 14 3 6 5 19 26 −7 12
7 Avanhard Shostka 14 4 3 7 23 27 −4 11
8 Chernihiv 14 1 2 11 14 50 −36 4 Admitted to Class B
Source: [citation needed]

Group 8

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SKVO Odesa 14 11 2 1 44 11 +33 24 Advanced to Semifinals
2 Chervonohvardiyets Odesa 14 7 2 5 36 25 +11 16
3 Mohylyov-Podilskyi 14 7 2 5 27 22 +5 16
4 DRVZ Kyiv 14 5 5 4 23 23 0 15
5 Burevisnyk Kamianets-Podilskyi 14 4 6 4 19 21 −2 14
6 Avanhard Vinnytsia 14 3 6 5 19 26 −7 12
7 FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi 14 4 3 7 23 27 −4 11 Admitted to Class B
8 Vodnyk Izmail 14 1 2 11 14 50 −36 4
Source: [citation needed]

Group 9

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 GDO Lutsk 14 8 3 3 25 9 +16 19 Advanced to Semifinals
2 Avanhard Berezynka 14 8 3 3 24 11 +13 19
3 Avanhard Chernivtsi 14 9 1 4 27 20 +7 19 Admitted to Class B
4 Avanhard Uzhhorod 14 5 4 5 30 26 +4 14
5 Shakhtar Novovolynsk 14 6 1 7 29 25 +4 13
6 Avanhard Kolomyia 14 4 5 5 18 23 −5 13
7 Avanhard Lviv 14 5 1 8 25 31 −6 11
8 Kharchovyk Stanislav 14 1 2 11 14 47 −33 4
Source: [citation needed]

Group 10

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Naftovyk Drohobych 14 10 2 2 34 9 +25 22 Advanced to Semifinals
2 Khimik Kalush 14 8 3 3 27 11 +16 19
3 Kolhospnyk Berehovo 14 6 3 5 27 21 +6 15
4 Avanhard Vynohradiv 14 7 1 6 22 27 −5 15
5 Avanhard Rivno 14 6 0 8 19 18 +1 12
6 Volodymyr-Volynskyi 14 4 4 6 17 31 −14 12
7 Chortkiv 14 4 3 7 16 25 −9 11
8 Mashynobudivnyk Chernivtsi 14 2 2 10 19 39 −20 6
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinal groups

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 SKVO Odesa 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 5
2 Torpedo Kharkiv 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 5
3 Budivelnyk Zaporizhia 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 4
4 GDO Lutsk 4 2 0 2 4 7 −3 4
5 Torpedo Kyiv 4 0 2 2 2 4 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Avanhard Zhovti Vody 4 2 2 0 11 3 +8 6
2 Naftovyk Drohobych 4 1 3 0 3 2 +1 5
3 Burevisnyk Melitopol 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 4
4 Zhovtnevyi Raion Kyiv 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 4
5 Spartak Kharkiv 4 0 1 3 3 12 −9 1
Source: [citation needed]

Final

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Avanhard Zhovti Vody 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 5 Promoted to Class B
2 Torpedo-KhTZ Kharkiv 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 4
3 SKVO Odessa 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3 Cannot be promoted
4 Naftovyk Drohobych 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0 Promoted to Class B
Source: [citation needed]

Champions

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Avanhard Zhovti Vody: Yuriy Zinchenko (goalie), Anatoliy Kokhanov (goalie), Leonid Trypolskyi, Aleksandr Lunin (RUS), Anatoliy Havryuk, Leontiy Dobrov, Vladimir Tupichev (RUS), Viktor Stryzhak, Hennadiy Kyrylov, Viktor Sukovitsyn (RUS), Boris Fisher (EST), Borys Tiahai, Viktor Frolov, Yuliy Dmitriyev (RUS).

Coach: Matviy Cherkaskyi

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Other notes

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  • FC Shakhtar Rutchenkove (5th in group 2) merged with FC Avanhard Zhdanov
  • SKVO Odessa was fielding in tournament its reserve squad having its master team already in Class B competitions

Ukrainian clubs at the All-Union level

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The Ukrainian SSR was presented with 28 teams of masters (exhibition teams) at the All-Union level:

  • Group A: Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Stalino
  • Group B: Avanhard Mykolaiv, Metalurh Dnipropetrovsk, Metalurh Zaporizhia, Spartak Kherson, Khimik Dniprodzerzhynsk // Avanhard Kharkiv, Kolhospnyk Cherkasy, Arsenal Kyiv, Zirka Kirovohrad, Avanhard Zhytomyr, Avanhard Kryvyi Rih, Kolhospnyk Poltava // – // Lokomotyv Vinnytsia, SKVO Odesa, Chornomorets Odesa, SKVO Lviv, Spartak Uzhhorod, Kolhospnyk Rivno, SCCF Sevastopol, Avanhard Simferopol, Spartak Stanislav, Avanhard Ternopil // Trudovi Rezervy Luhansk, Lokomotyv Stalino, Shakhtar Kadiivka, Shakhtar Horlivka

Number of teams by region

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Number Region Team(s)
Ukrainian SSR All-Union
8 (3)   Donetsk Oblast Avanhard Zhdanov, Shakhtar Rutchenkove, Avanhard Chasiv Yar, Avanhard Yenakieve, Avanhard Kramatorsk, Avanhard Druzhkivka, Shakhtar Chystiakove, Khimik Makiivka Shakhtar Stalino, Lokomotyv Stalino, Shakhtar Horilvka
6 (3)   Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Metalurh Nikopol, Mashynobudivnyk Dnipropetrovsk, Avanhard Ordzhonikidze, Avanhard Zhovti Vody, Avanhard Dniprodzerzhynsk, r/u imeni Kominterna Kryvyi Rih Metalurh Dnipropetrovsk, Khimik Dniprodzerzhynsk, Avanhard Kryvyi Rih
6 (2)   Luhansk Oblast Metalurh Voroshylovsk, Shakhtar Bryanka, Khimik Rubizhne, Khimik Severodonetsk, Avanhard Luhansk, Shakhtar Sverdlovsk Trudovi Rezervy Luhansk, Shakhtar Kadiivka
5 (1)   Zaporizhia Oblast Budivelnyk Zaporizhia, Avanhard Velykyi Tokmak, Budivelnyk Melitopol, Mashynobudivnyk Zaporizhia, Avanhard Berdiansk Metalurh Zaporizhia
4 (2)   Kyiv Oblast Zhovtnevyi Raion (Temp) Kyiv, Spartak Bila Tserkva, Torpedo Kyiv, DRVZ Kyiv Dynamo Kyiv, Arsenal Kyiv
4 (1)   Kharkiv Oblast Spartak Kharkiv, Lokomotyv Lozova, Torpedo Kharkiv, Chuhuiv Avanhard Kharkiv
4 (1)   Zakarpattia Oblast Avanhard Berezynka (Mukachevo), Avanhard Uzhhorod, Kolhospnyk Berehove, Avanhard Vynohradove Spartak Uzhhorod
4 (0)   Sumy Oblast Shakhtar Konotop, Torpedo Sumy, Avanhard Sumy, Avanhard Shostka
3 (2)   Odesa Oblast SKVO Odesa (klubnaya), Chervonohvardiyets Odesa, Vodnyk Izmail Chornomorets Odesa, SKVO Odesa
3 (2)   Crimea Avanhard Sevastopol, Metalurh Kerch, Avanhard Simferopol (klubnaya) SKCF Sevastopol, Avanhard Simferopol
3 (1)   Mykolaiv Oblast Avanhard Mykolaiv (klubnaya), Pervomaisk, Avanhard Voznesensk Avanhard Mykolaiv
3 (1)   Kirovohrad Oblast Shakhtar Oleksandriya, Kremhesbud, Chervona Zirka Kirovohrad Zirka Kirovohrad
3 (1)   Poltava Oblast Lokomotyv Poltava, Avanhard Kryukiv, Kolhospnyk-2 Poltava Kolhospnyk Poltava
3 (1)   Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Avanhard Kolomyia, Kharchovyk Stanislav, Khimik Kalush Spartak Stanislav
3 (0)   Volyn Oblast GDO Lutsk, Shakhtar Novovolynsk, Volodymyr-Volynskyi
2 (1)   Kherson Oblast Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka, Avanhard Kherson Spartak Kherson
2 (1)   Cherkasy Oblast Avanhard Uman, Shakhtar Vatutine Kolhospnyk Cherkasy
2 (1)   Zhytomyr Oblast Shakhtar Korostyshiv, Avanhard Malyn Avanhard Zhytomyr
2 (1)   Vinnytsia Oblast Mohiliv-Podilskyi, Avanhard Vinnytsia Lokomotyv Vinnytsia
2 (0)   Chernihiv Oblast Avanhard Pryluky, Chernihiv
2 (0)   Khmelnytskyi Oblast Burevisnyk Kamianets-Podilskyi, Dynamo Khmelnytskyi
1 (1)   Lviv Oblast Avanhard Lviv SKVO Lviv
1 (1)   Rivne Oblast Avanhard Rivno Kolhospnyk Rivne
1 (1)   Ternopil Oblast Chortkiv Avanhard Ternopil
1 (0)   Chernivtsi Oblast Avanhard Chernivtsi, Mashynobudivnyk Chernivtsi
1 (0)   Drohobych Oblast Naftovyk Drohobych

See also

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References

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