1970 Soviet Class A First Group

1970 Soviet Class A First Group FC Karpaty LvovFC Kairat Alma-Ata FC Lokomotiv TbilisiFC Kuban KrasnodarSKA KievFC SKA Khabarovsk 1969 1971 The 1970 Soviet Class A First Group was a transitional season of the future Soviet First League. It was also the 30th season of the Soviet second tier league competition. The league was reduced to a single group in comparison with the previous season. Teams Relegated teams FC Kairat Alma-Ata – placing 17th in 1969 Class A First Group, (Returning after 4 seasons) FC Lokomotiv Moscow – placing 18th in 1969 Class A First Group, (Returning after 5 seasons) FC Krylia Sovetov Kiubyshev – placing 19th in 1969 Class A First Group, (Returning after 8 seasons) FC Uralmash Sverdlovsk – placing 20th (last) in 1969 Class A First Group, (Returning after a season) Renamed teams Energetik Dushanbe was renamed as Pamir Dushanbe. Final standings main WDL P 2 y y Rep Republic KLV UKR Ukrainian SSR Karpaty Lviv KAA KAZ Kazakh SSR Kayrat Alma-Ata DDN UKR Ukrainian SSR Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk LMO RUS RSFSR Lokomotiv Moscow MKH UKR Ukrainian SSR Metallist Kharkiv DLE RUS RSFSR Dinamo Leningrad KSK RUS RSFSR Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev RKA RUS RSFSR Rubin Kazan SKA KAZ Kazakh SSR Shakhter Karagandy ŽVI LTU Lithuanian SSR Žalgiris Vilnius MKI MDA Moldavian SSRMoldova Chișinău TIV RUS RSFSR Tekstilshchik Ivanovo VAS RUS RSFSR Volgar Astrakhan UMS RUS RSFSR Uralmash Sverdlovsk LTB GEO Georgian SSR Lokomotiv Tbilisi KKR RUS RSFSR Kuban Krasnodar DRI LVA Latvian SSR Daugava Riga PDU TJK Tajik SSR Pamir Dushanbe SKI UKR Ukrainian SSR SKA Kyiv AFR KGZ Kirghiz SSR Alga Frunze SKH RUS RSFSR SKA Khabarovsk SAS TKM Turkmen SSR Stroitel Ashgabat y 26 11 5 70 22 25 11 6 71 29 26 9 7 58 25 20 10 12 53 39 15 19 8 43 26 19 9 14 62 49 17 13 12 43 32 18 10 14 36 42 15 15 12 49 43 15 11 16 46 40 13 15 14 40 34 13 14 15 36 51 14 11 17 38 45 13 12 17 37 49 14 9 19 36 43 11 15 16 27 45 11 11 20 36 50 12 9 21 41 62 11 10 21 39 50 10 12 20 34 45 8 16 18 22 41 6 8 28 22 77 green1 Promoted to Top League P P red1 Relegated to Second League R R R R complete rsssf.com Top scorers 24 goals János Gabovda (Karpaty Lvov) 19 goals Yury Sevidov (Kairat Alma-Ata) 18 goals Eugen Piunovschi (Shakhter Karaganda) 17 goals Viktor Abgoltz (Kairat Alma-Ata) 16 goals Boris Govorunov (Dinamo Leningrad) Number of teams by union republic Rank Union republic Number of teams Club(s)1 RSFSR9Lokomotiv Moscow, Dinamo Leningrad, Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev, Rubin Kazan, Tekstilschik Ivanovo, Volgar Astrakhan, Uralmash Sverdlovsk, Kuban Krasnodar, SKA Khabarovsk2 Ukrainian SSR4Karpaty Lvov, Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, Metallist Kharkov, SKA Kiev3 Kazakh SSR2Kairat Alma-Ata, Shakhter Karaganda4 Lithuanian SSR1Žalgiris Vilnius Moldavian SSRMoldova Kishinev Georgian SSRLokomotivi Tbilisi Latvian SSRDaugava Riga Tajik SSRPamir Dushanbe Kyrgyz SSRAlga Frunze Turkmen SSRStroitel Ashkhabat See also Soviet First League External links 1970 season. RSSSF 1970 2 Soviet Soviet