1972 Soviet First League

1972 Soviet First League 1971 1973 The 1972 Soviet First League was the second season of the Soviet First League and the 32nd season of the Soviet second tier league competition. Final standings main WDL PR 2 y y Rep Republic PTA UZB Uzbek SSR Pahtakor Tashkent SDO UKR Ukrainian SSR Shakhtar Donetsk COD UKR Ukrainian SSR Chornomorets Odessa KSK RUS RSFSR Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev TKU GEO Georgian SSR Torpedo Kutaisi ZPE RUS RSFSR Zvezda Perm SYA RUS RSFSR Shinnik Yaroslavl PDU TJK Tajik SSR Pamir Dushanbe SOR RUS RSFSR Spartak Orzhonikidze SKA KAZ Kazakh SSR Shakhter Karagandy AFR KGZ Kirghiz SSR Alga Frunze NKI MDA Moldavian SSR Nistru Chișinău Nistru Kishinev was called Moldova. TIV RUS RSFSR Tekstilshchik Ivanovo MZA UKR Ukrainian SSR Metalurh Zaporizhzhia ANA RUS RSFSR Automobilist Nalchik MKH UKR Ukrainian SSR Metallist Kharkiv SAS TKM Turkmen SSR Stroitel Ashgabad UMS RUS RSFSR Uralmash Sverdlovsk KKR UKR Ukrainian SSR Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih DLE RUS RSFSR Dinamo Leningrad y y 24 7 7 74 36 19 13 6 57 21 20 8 10 67 36 14 17 7 50 35 19 6 13 49 32 14 16 8 41 35 15 10 13 39 44 13 13 12 52 51 14 10 14 49 50 11 13 14 37 48 10 14 14 42 44 11 12 15 39 49 11 12 15 37 52 13 7 18 45 49 8 17 13 28 43 10 12 16 33 42 11 10 17 36 55 11 9 18 38 58 10 10 18 50 62 7 14 17 32 53 - + - - + + + green1 Promoted P P red1 Relegated R R R complete rsssf.com Number of teams by union republic Rank Union republic Number of teams Club(s)1 RSFSR8Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev, Zvezda Perm, Shinnik Yaroslavl, Spartak Ordzhonikidze, Tekstilschik Ivanovo, Avtomobilist Nalchik, Uralmash Sverdlovsk, Dinamo Leningrad2 Ukrainian SSR5Shakhter Donetsk, Chernomorets Odessa, Metallurg Zaporozhye, Metallist Kharkov, Krivbass Krivoi Rog3 Uzbek SSR1Pakhtakor Tashkent Georgian SSRTorpedo Kutaisi Tajik SSRPamir Dushanbe Kazakh SSRShakhter Karaganda Kyrgyz SSRAlga Frunze Moldavian SSRNistru Kishinev Turkmen SSRStroitel Ashkhabat External links 1972 season. RSSSF 1972 2 Soviet Soviet