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.
| Season | 1945 |
|---|---|
← 1940 1946 → | |
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.
Teams
edit- 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
edit| 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
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See also
editExternal links
edit- 1945 Soviet Second Group. RSSSF.