1961 Soviet Class B

1961 Soviet Class B 1960 1962 1961 Soviet Class B was the twelfth season of the Soviet Class B football competitions since their establishment in 1950. It was also the 21st season of what eventually became known as the Soviet First League. Russian Federation I Zone main WDL 2 y VKA Volga Kalinin MCH Metallurg Cherepovets DLE Dinamo Leningrad SYA Shinnik Yaroslavl SST Shakhtyor Stalinogorsk TTU Trud Tula SLE Spartak Leningrad TKO Textilshchik Kostroma DBR Dinamo Bryansk SKA Sputnik Kaluga TMU Tralflotovets Murmansk OPE Onezhets Petrozavodsk INO Ilmen Novgorod y 16 5 3 52 11 15 4 5 50 18 15 4 5 49 22 13 5 6 55 27 14 3 7 35 17 11 6 7 36 22 11 6 7 51 39 9 4 11 29 37 8 4 12 31 47 5 4 15 25 51 3 7 14 20 49 5 0 19 21 65 3 4 17 15 64 + + + complete Notes: Textilshchik Kostroma was called Spartak. II Zone main WDL 2 y DKI Dinamo Kirov BKA Baltika Kaliningrad IKA Iskra Kazan ZIZ Zenit Izhevsk TRU Trud Kaliningrad (Moskva Reg) RGO Raketa Gorkiy TGO Torpedo Gorkiy TIV Textilshchik Ivanovo ZNA Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo MSE MVO Serpukhov TNO Trud Noginsk TVL Traktor Vladimir SSM Spartak Smolensk y 14 4 6 46 28 13 6 5 41 25 11 9 4 31 22 11 8 5 33 22 10 6 8 38 33 10 6 8 28 28 7 9 8 25 25 9 5 10 27 29 8 6 10 35 37 8 5 11 29 27 6 7 11 23 32 5 5 14 16 32 3 6 15 21 53 + + + complete Notes: Trud Glukhovo relocated to Noginsk. Spartak Smolensk was called Textilshchik. III Zone main WDL 2 y KSK Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev SSA Sokol Saratov TST Traktor Stalingrad TRK Trudoviye Rezervy Kursk SRY Spartak Ryazan TLI Torpedo Lipetsk EVO Energiya Volzhskiy ZPE Zarya Penza STA Spartak Tambov NSY Neftyanik Syzran LOR Lokomotiv Oryol SUL Spartak Ulyanovsk CBE Cementnik Belgorod y 17 2 4 68 22 14 4 5 40 20 14 4 5 40 24 9 7 7 32 29 10 4 9 35 32 10 4 9 31 32 9 5 9 32 34 8 5 10 30 31 8 3 12 36 49 6 5 12 20 38 7 2 14 32 45 4 7 12 26 47 1 2 9 5 24 - complete Notes: Sokol Saratov was called Lokomotiv. Spartak Ryazan was called Trud. Torpedo Lipetsk was called Trudoviye Rezervy. IV Zone main WDL 2 y TGR Terek Grozny ROS RostSelMash Rostov-na-Donu TTA Torpedo Taganrog SSH Shakhtyor Shakhty TAR Torpedo Armavir SST Spartak Stavropol CNO Cement Novorossiysk SKR Spartak Krasnodar DMA Dinamo Makhachkala SOR Spartak Orjonikidze TRK Trudoviye Rezervy Kislovodsk SNA Spartak Nalchik VAS Volgar Astrakhan y 18 2 4 51 16 15 7 2 67 28 14 4 6 38 20 12 6 6 37 23 8 9 7 26 26 10 4 10 33 33 9 6 9 30 33 9 4 11 29 29 6 7 11 27 35 6 6 12 32 57 5 6 13 25 45 4 7 13 22 40 5 2 17 23 55 + complete Notes: Dinamo Makhachkala was called Temp. V Zone main WDL 2 y LCH Lokomotiv Chelyabinsk UMS UralMash Sverdlovsk SUF Stroitel Ufa LOR Lokomotiv Orenburg ZPE Zvezda Perm MNT Metallurg Nizhniy Tagil IOM Irtysh Omsk SKU Stroitel Kurgan TPA Torpedo Pavlovo MMA Metallurg Magnitogorsk KBE Khimik Berezniki SSA Stroitel Saransk GTY Geolog Tyumen y 14 6 4 37 15 14 5 5 44 17 12 6 6 36 19 12 6 6 42 27 12 4 8 38 27 9 8 7 40 27 9 8 7 33 26 8 9 7 28 34 6 12 6 21 22 6 6 12 25 38 5 6 13 22 51 3 7 14 14 48 2 5 17 23 52 + + + + complete VI Zone main WDL 2 y SKH SKA Khabarovsk SNO SKA Novosibirsk LVL Luch Vladivostok TBA Temp Barnaul LKR Lokomotiv Krasnoyarsk TTO Tomich Tomsk AIR Angara Irkutsk AVA Avangard Komsomolsk-na-Amure BUU Baykal Ulan-Ude KKE Khimik Kemerovo ABL Amur Blagoveshchensk MST Metallurg Stalinsk ZCH Zabaikalets Chita y 16 4 4 43 14 15 3 6 51 26 13 6 5 42 27 12 6 6 41 33 12 5 7 60 35 11 7 6 36 29 9 6 9 41 36 7 8 9 27 32 5 9 10 21 28 7 5 12 28 44 5 7 12 23 40 5 5 14 28 49 3 1 20 21 69 + + + complete Notes: Tomich Tomsk was called SibElectroMotor. Angara Irkutsk was called Mashinostroitel. Baykal Ulan-Ude was called Lokomotiv. Final [Oct 24 – Nov 5, Krasnodar] main WDL P 2 y KSK Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev TGR Terek Grozny DKI Dinamo Kirov LCH Lokomotiv Chelyabinsk SKH SKA Khabarovsk VKA Volga Kalinin y 4 0 1 12 5 3 1 1 8 5 2 1 2 7 7 2 0 3 5 5 2 0 3 4 7 1 0 4 4 11 - inherit Promoted P complete Ukraine 1961 Ukrainian Class B Final Chernomorets Odessa 2-1 0-0 SKA Odessa Union republics I Zone main WDL 2 y y Rep Republic LTB GEO Lokomotiv Tbilisi SLE ARM Shirak Leninakan LGO BLR Lokomotiv Gomel KMO BLR Khimik Mogilyov LKI ARM Lori Kirovakan DBA GEO Dinamo Batumi RRI LVA REZ Riga KZV BLR Krasnoye Znamya Vitebsk RSU GEO Ritsa Sukhumi NBE MDA Nistrul Bendery PTI MDA Pishchevik Tiraspol STA EST SKF Tallinn SBR BLR Spartak Brest BKA LTU Banga Kaunas BOB BLR Bobruisk SML LVA SelMash Liepaja y 20 7 3 59 24 16 7 7 56 28 14 8 8 37 24 14 8 8 45 37 13 9 8 35 24 11 13 6 36 28 13 7 10 54 41 12 8 10 44 46 12 5 13 42 35 9 8 13 32 50 9 6 15 35 53 7 9 14 32 50 7 8 15 28 43 9 4 17 31 46 6 9 15 26 46 6 8 16 31 48 + + + + + complete Notes: SelMash Liepaja was called Krasny Metallurg. Number of teams by republics Number Union republics Team(s)5Belarusian SSRFC Lokomotiv Gomel, FC Khimik Mogilyov, FC Krasnoye Znamya Vitebsk, FC Spartak Brest, FC Bobruisk3Georgian SSRFC Lokomotiv Tbilisi, FC Ritsa Sukhumi, FC Dinamo Batumi2Armenian SSRFC Shirak Leninakan, FC Lori Kirovakan2Latvian SSRFC REZ Riga, FC SelMash Liepaja2Moldavian SSRFC Nistrul Bendery, FC Pishchevik Tiraspol1Estonian SSRSKF Tallinn1Lithuanian SSRFK Banga Kaunas II Zone main WDL 2 y y Rep Republic TKU GEO Torpedo Kutaisi SKA KAZ Shakhtyor Karaganda MRU GEO Metallurg Rustavi KDA TKM Kopet-Dag Ashkhabad NYE ARM Nairi Yerevan TKI AZE Textilshchik Kirovabad EST TJK Energetik Stalinabad AFR KGZ Alga Frunze MCH KAZ Metallurg Chimkent TSU AZE Temp Sumgait STA UZB Start Tashkent PLE TJK Pamir Leninabad MJA KAZ Metallist Jambul SFE UZB Spartak Fergana DSA UZB Dinamo Samarkand SBA AZE Spartak Baku y 22 2 6 49 23 17 9 4 56 23 17 7 6 45 33 17 4 9 52 40 16 5 9 55 38 16 3 11 43 43 13 7 10 53 37 14 4 12 47 43 10 10 10 54 53 10 7 13 40 50 10 3 17 27 34 9 4 17 42 53 6 8 16 28 53 7 5 18 27 54 5 8 17 39 76 7 2 21 22 26 + + + complete rsssf.com Notes: Nairi Yerevan was called Burevestnik. Alga Frunze was called Spartak. Metallurg Chimkent was called Yenbek. Temp Sumgait was called Metallurg. Start Tashkent was called Mehnat. Number of teams by republics Number Union republics Team(s)3Kazakh SSRFC Shakhter Karaganda, FC Metallurg Chimkent, FC Metallist Jambul3Azerbaijan SSRFC Textilshchik Kirovabad, FC Temp Sumgait, FC Spartak Baku3Uzbek SSRFC Spartak Fergana, FC Start Tashkent, FC Dinamo Samarkand2Georgian SSRFC Torpedo Kutaisi, FC Metallurg Rustavi2Tajik SSRFC Energetik Dushanbe, FC Pamir Leninabad1Turkmen SSRFC Kopet-Dag Ashkhabad1Armenian SSRFC Nairi Yerevan1Kyrgyz SSRFK Alga Frunze Promotion/relegation Tournament [Oct 25 – Nov 5, Kishinev] main WDL PR 2 y y Rep Republic TKU GEO Torpedo Kutaisi KTA EST Kalev Tallinn LTB GEO Lokomotiv Tbilisi y 3 0 1 7 4 2 0 2 4 2 1 0 3 3 8 inherit Promoted P inherit Relegated R complete rsssf.com See also Soviet First League External links 1961 Soviet Championship and Cup 1961 season at rsssf.com 1961 2 Soviet Soviet