1973 Soviet First League

1973 Soviet First League 1972 1974 The 1973 Soviet First League was the third season of the Soviet First League and the 33rd season of the Soviet second tier league competition. Final standings main WL PK PR 2 1 0 y y Rep Republic COD UKR Ukrainian SSR Chornomorets Odessa (C, P) NKI MDA Moldavian SSR Nistru Chișinău (P) LMO RUS RSFSR Lokomotiv Moscow NBA AZE Azerbaijan SSR Neftçi Baku MLI RUS RSFSR Metallurg Lipetsk MZA UKR Ukrainian SSR Metalurh Zaporizhzhia SYA RUS RSFSR Shinnik Yaroslavl KSK RUS RSFSR Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev TKU GEO Georgian SSR Torpedo Kutaisi SIF UKR Ukrainian SSR Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk ZPE RUS RSFSR Zvezda Perm TIV RUS RSFSR Tekstilshchik Ivanovo SAS TKM Turkmen SSR Stroitel Ashgabad PDU TJK Tajik SSR Pamir Dushanbe KKE RUS RSFSR Kuzbass Kemerovo SNA RUS RSFSR Spartak Nalchik SOR RUS RSFSR Spartak Orzhonikidze SKA KAZ Kazakh SSR Shakhter Karagandy MKH UKR Ukrainian SSR Metallist Kharkiv AFR KGZ Kirghiz SSR Alga Frunze y y 24 4 2 8 83 38 25 2 5 6 71 35 20 6 2 10 47 32 17 5 3 13 58 43 14 7 5 12 42 38 14 6 5 13 62 53 16 2 6 14 48 41 15 4 3 16 46 51 16 2 2 18 40 46 14 5 2 17 40 54 14 4 5 15 50 52 14 4 4 16 41 46 14 4 3 17 46 58 14 3 5 16 50 44 14 2 7 15 42 46 12 6 2 18 46 61 13 4 3 18 29 44 12 4 5 17 42 60 11 5 4 18 34 50 6 2 8 22 29 54 - + - - + + + green1 Promotion to Top League 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 RSFSR9Lokomotiv Moscow, Metallurg Lipetsk, Shinnik Yaroslavl, Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev, Zvezda Perm, Tekstilschik Ivanovo, Kuzbass Kemerevo, Elbrus Nalchik, Spartak Ordzhonikidze2 Ukrainian SSR4Chernomorets Odessa, Metallurg Zaporozhye, Prykarpatye Ivano-Frankovsk, Metallist Kharkov3 Moldavian SSR1Nistru Kishinev Azerbaijan SSRNeftchi Baku Georgian SSRTorpedo Kutaisi Turkmen SSRStroitel Ashkhabat Tajik SSRPamir Dushanbe Kazakh SSRShakhter Karaganda Kyrgyz SSRAlga Frunze See also Soviet First League External links 1973 season. RSSSF 1973 2 Soviet Soviet