1946 Soviet First League

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The 1946 Vtoraya Gruppa was the 7th season of the Soviet second tier football competitions and the 2nd following the War.

In the 1946 season, VVS Moscow finished top of the Southern Group, and FC Pishchevik Moscow finished top of the Eastern Group. VVS won the two-leg playoff.

The number of participating teams was increased from 18 to 26 and split into two groups of 13.

Teams

Relegated teams

League standings

Southern Group

Pos Republic Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Russian SFSR VVS Moscow 42 25 12 5 68 31 +37 62
2  Georgian SSR DO Tbilisi 42 23 13 6 59 26 +33 58[a]
3  Ukrainian SSR FC Lokomotiv Kharkov 42 19 15 8 65 35 +30 50[b]
4  Ukrainian SSR FC Pishchevik Odessa 42 19 8 15 55 45 +10 46
5  Ukrainian SSR FC Shakhtyor Stalino 42 17 12 13 62 46 +16 46
6  Georgian SSR FC Lokomotiv Tbilisi 42 16 14 12 46 36 +10 44[c]
7  Russian SFSR FC Trudovye Rezervy Moscow 42 16 12 14 47 44 +3 44
8  Russian SFSR FC Lokomotiv Moscow 42 15 9 18 45 54 −9 39
9  Azerbaijan SSR FC Neftyanik Baku 42 15 10 17 58 63 −5 40
10  Armenian SSR FC Dinamo Yerevan 42 14 12 16 54 53 +1 40
11  Russian SFSR FC Dynamo Rostov-on-Donu 42 14 13 15 49 55 −6 40[d]
12  Ukrainian SSR FC Stal Dnepropetrovsk 42 16 7 19 40 56 −16 39
13  Ukrainian SSR FC Sudostroitel Nikolayev 42 15 8 19 55 59 −4 38
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 1 point deducted?
  2. ^ 3 points deducted?
  3. ^ 2 points deducted?
  4. ^ 1 point deducted?

Eastern Group

All Russia  Russian SFSR

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Pishchevik Moscow 42 25 12 5 68 31 +37 62
2 FC Torpedo Gorky 42 23 13 6 59 26 +33 58[a]
3 MVO Moscow 42 19 15 8 65 35 +30 50[b]
4 FC Spartak Leningrad 42 19 8 15 55 45 +10 46
5 DO Novosibirsk 42 17 12 13 62 46 +16 46
6 VMS Moscow 42 16 14 12 46 36 +10 44[c]
7 FC Burevestnik Moscow 42 16 12 14 47 44 +3 44
8 FC Dynamo Ivanovo 42 15 9 18 45 54 −9 39
9 FC Krylya Sovetov Molotov 42 15 10 17 58 63 −5 40
10 FC Dzerzhinets Chelyabinsk 42 14 12 16 54 53 +1 40
11 FC Elektrosila Leningrad 42 14 13 15 49 55 −6 40[d] Relegation to republican competitions
12 DO Sverdlovsk 42 16 7 19 40 56 −16 39
13 FC Pishchevik Leningrad 42 15 8 19 55 59 −4 38 Relegation to republican competitions
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 1 point deducted?
  2. ^ 3 points deducted?
  3. ^ 2 points deducted?
  4. ^ 1 point deducted?

Play off

VVS - Pishchevik 3:2 1:0 (first game on September 18, second - September 22, all in Moscow)

Number of teams by republics

Number Union republics Team(s)
17  Russian SFSR VVS Moscow, FC Trudovye Rezervy Moscow, FC Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Pischevik Moscow, MVO Moscow, FC Spartak Leningrad, VMS Moscow, FC Burevestnik Moscow, FC Elektrosila Leningrad, FC Pischevik Leningrad
FC Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu, FC Torpedo Gorky, DO Novosibirsk, FC Dinamo Ivanovo, FC Krylia Sovetov Molotov, FC Dzerzhinets Chelyabinsk, DO Sverdlovsk
5  Ukrainian SSR FC Lokomotiv Kharkov, FC Pischevik Odessa, FC Shakhter Stalino, FC Stal Dnepropetrovsk, FC Sudostroitel Nikolaev
2  Georgian SSR ODO Tbilisi, FC Lokomotiv Tbilisi
1  Azerbaijan SSR FC Neftianik Baku
1  Armenian SSR FC Dinamo Yerevan

See also