1939 Soviet First League

1939 Soviet First League Krylya Sovetov Moscow Krylya Sovetov Moscow Lokomotiv Tbilisi 11 teams 1937 1940 The 1939 Gruppa B was fourth season of the Soviet (second tier) professional football competitions. The second tier competitions were revived after last year merger. Teams Relegated There were 12 teams relegated from the 1938 Gruppa A. Burevestnik Moscow – 26th place (debut) Krylya Sovetov Moscow – 25th place (debut) Lokomotiv Kiev – 17th place (debut) Lokomotiv Tbilisi – 24th place (debut) Pischevik Moscow – 23rd place (debut) Spartak Kharkov – 21st place (debut) Zenit Leningrad – 22nd place (debut) Selmash Kharkov – 15th place (returning after two seasons, previously as Serp i Molot Kharkov) Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu – 18th place (returning after a season) FC Temp Baku – 19th place (returning after a season) Spartak Leningrad – 20th place (returning after a season) Stalinets Moscow – 16th place (returning after a season) Promoted Dinamo Batumi – Champion of the Georgian SSR (debut) Dzerzhinets Voroshilovgrad – Champion at Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR (debut) Spartak Yerevan – Champion of the Armenian SSR (debut) Spartak Minsk – 3rd place at Football Championship of the Belarusian SSR (debut) Dinamo Kazan – (returning after a season) Dinamo Kharkov – (debut, previously withdrew before the 1936 spring competition) Avangard Leningrad – (debut) Osnova Ivanovo – (debut) Stal Dnepropetrovsk – (debut) Sudostroitel Nikolayev – (debut) Torpedo Gorkiy – (debut) League standings main WDL Q y 2 y Republic KSM Krylya Sovetov Moscow Russian SFSR LTB Lokomotiv Tbilisi Georgian SSR RND Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu Russian SFSR PIS Pischevik Moscow Russian SFSR TBK Temp Baku Azerbaijan SSR SPL Spartak Leningrad Russian SFSR DKH Dinamo Kharkov Ukrainian SSR 1937 BRV Burevestnik Moscow Russian SFSR SSN FC Sudostroitel Nikolayev Ukrainian SSR 1937 SKH Selmash Kharkov Ukrainian SSR 1937 LKV Lokomotiv Kiev Ukrainian SSR 1937 TGR Torpedo Gorkiy Russian SFSR DBT Dinamo Batumi Georgian SSR SPY Spartak Yerevan Armenian SSR DNI Stal Dnepropetrovsk Ukrainian SSR 1937 DZV Dzerzhinets Voroshilovgrad Ukrainian SSR 1937 STM Stalinets Moscow Russian SFSR SPK Spartak Kharkov Ukrainian SSR 1937 OIV Osnova Ivanovo Russian SFSR AVL Avangard Leningrad Russian SFSR SPM Spartak Minsk Byelorussian SSR ZNL Zenit Leningrad Russian SFSR DKZ Dinamo Kazan Russian SFSR 17 2 3 52 19 P 13 7 2 44 23 P 11 7 4 43 28 R 12 4 6 53 29 12 4 6 29 19 11 5 6 46 27 10 7 5 43 31 10 6 6 38 28 9 7 6 40 38 10 4 8 38 25 11 2 9 40 33 9 6 7 37 38 8 7 7 37 32 R 9 3 10 26 33 6 7 9 27 37 R 8 3 11 37 51 R 6 6 10 32 42 R 8 1 13 35 45 R 6 2 14 34 45 R 5 4 13 26 44 4 3 15 28 70 R 3 4 15 28 46 4 1 17 20 50 R FC Zenit Leningrad was merged with FC Stalinets Leningrad into FC Zenit Leningrad playing in the Gruppa A (Soviet Top League). green1 C C pink R R R R R R R R R lightgrey E E complete Top scorers RankScorerTeamGoals(Pen.)1Nikolai KorzunovDinamo Rostov-na-Donu192Aleksei KasimovPischevik Moscow163Viktor OsminkinKrylya Sovetov Moscow144Vasiliy MakarovDinamo Kharkov135Aleksandr AndrenkoSelmash Kharkov11Yevgeniy ShelaginSpartak Leningrad11Matvei YenushkovKrylya Sovetov Moscow11Pyotr YurchenkoDzerzhinets Voroshilovgrad11 Number of teams by republics Number Union republics Team(s)11Russian SFSRFC Krylia Sovetov Moscow, FC Pischevik Moscow, FC Spartak Leningrad, FC Burevestnik Moscow, FC Stalinets Moscow, FC Avangard Leningrad, FC Zenit LeningradFC Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu, FC Torpedo Gorky, FC Osnova Ivanovo, FC Dinamo Kazan7Ukrainian SSR 1937FC Dinamo Kharkov, FC Sudostroitel Nikolaev, FC Selmash Kharkov, FC Lokomotiv Kiev, FC Stal Dnepropetrovsk, FC Dzerzhinets Voroshilovgrad, FC Spartak Kharkov2Georgian SSRFC Lokomotiv Tbilisi, FC Dinamo Batumi1Azerbaijan SSRFC Temp Baku1Armenian SSRFC Spartak Yerevan1Belarusian SSRFC Spartak Minsk See also 1939 Soviet Top League External links 1939 Gruppa B. RSSSF 1939 2 Soviet Soviet