1964 in Soviet football

Football in the Soviet Union
Season1964
Men's football
Class A 1. GroupDinamo Tbilisi
Class A 2. GroupLokomotiv Moscow
Class BRostselmash Rostov-na-Donu (Russia)
Lokomotiv Vinnitsa (Ukraine)
Granitas Klapeida (Union republics)
Soviet CupDinamo Kiev
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The 1964 Soviet football championship was the 32nd seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 26th among teams of sports societies and factories. Dinamo Tbilisi won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the first time.

Honours

Competition Winner Runner-up
Class A 1. Group Dinamo Tbilisi (1) Torpedo Moscow
Class A 2. Group Lokomotiv Moscow (2*) SKA Odessa
Class B Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu (Russia) Terek Groznyi (Russia)
Lokomotiv Vinnitsa (Ukraine) SKA Kiev (Ukraine)
Granitas Klapeida (Union republics) Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk (Union republics)
Soviet Cup Dinamo Kiev (2) Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Soviet Union football championship

Main article: 1964 Soviet Top League

Class A First Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Tbilisi (C) 32 18 10 4 48 30 +18 46 League champions
2 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Torpedo Moscow 32 19 8 5 52 19 +33 46
3 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic CSKA Moscow 32 16 11 5 49 23 +26 43
4 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic SKA Rostov-on-Don 32 16 6 10 40 28 +12 38
5 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Shakhtyor Donetsk 32 13 11 8 35 26 +9 37
6 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Kiev 32 10 16 6 42 29 +13 36 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
7 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Dinamo Moscow 32 12 10 10 33 31 +2 34
8 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Spartak Moscow 32 12 8 12 34 32 +2 32
9 Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Minsk 32 7 17 8 24 21 +3 31
10 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Krylya Sovetov Kuybyshev 32 7 14 11 24 35 −11 28
11 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Zenit Leningrad 32 9 9 14 30 35 −5 27
12 Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Neftyanik Baku 32 8 11 13 25 30 −5 27
13 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Torpedo Kutaisi 32 10 7 15 20 37 −17 27
14 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Volga Gorky (R) 32 7 13 12 19 38 −19 27 Relegation to Class A Second Group
15 Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Kairat Alma-Ata (R) 32 8 10 14 23 27 −4 26
16 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Shinnik Yaroslavl (R) 32 6 9 17 20 48 −28 21
17 Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic Moldova Chisinau (R) 32 6 6 20 15 44 −29 18
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Class A Second Group

For places 1-14

Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 RUS Lokomotiv Moskva 26 13 9 4 32 23 +9 35[a] Promoted
2 UKR SKA Odessa 26 10 13 3 27 19 +8 33
3 UZB Pahtakor Tashkent 26 10 11 5 31 20 +11 31[a]
4 UKR Chernomorets Odessa 26 12 7 7 36 28 +8 31
5 LTU Žalgiris Vilnius 26 9 11 6 33 28 +5 29
6 UKR Avangard Kharkov 26 9 8 9 32 27 +5 26
7 ARM Ararat Yerevan 26 9 8 9 26 23 +3 26[a]
8 RUS Lokomotiv Chelyabinsk 26 8 9 9 22 22 0 25
9 GEO Lokomotiv Tbilisi 26 7 10 9 30 30 0 24
10 UKR Karpaty Lvov 26 8 8 10 29 36 −7 24
11 UKR Zarya Lugansk 26 6 11 9 16 18 −2 23
12 RUS Trud Voronezh 26 5 11 10 15 29 −14 21
13 LVA Daugava Riga 26 5 10 11 22 30 −8 20
14 KAZ Shakhtyor Karaganda 26 3 10 13 15 33 −18 16
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c -

For places 15-27

Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 RUS Kuban Krasnodar 38 14 14 10 33 24 +9 42
16 RUS Traktor Volgograd 38 14 13 11 35 35 0 41
17 UKR Metallurg Zaporozhye 38 11 17 10 35 25 +10 39
18 RUS Dinamo Leningrad 38 14 10 14 46 41 +5 38[a]
19 RUS SKA Novosibirsk 38 13 12 13 33 34 −1 38
20 RUS UralMash Sverdlovsk 38 15 8 15 38 43 −5 38
21 TKM Stroitel Ashkhabad 38 12 12 14 44 51 −7 36[b]
22 UKR Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk 38 12 11 15 35 41 −6 35
23 EST Dinamo Tallinn 38 11 9 18 33 39 −6 31[b]
24 RUS Volga Kalinin 38 9 12 17 30 45 −15 30[a]
25 BLR Lokomotiv Gomel 38 6 15 17 19 37 −18 27
26 TJK Energetik Dushanbe 38 8 8 22 25 59 −34 24[b]
27 KGZ Alga Frunze 38 6 12 20 32 66 −34 24
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ a b -
  2. ^ a b c +

Class B

Further information: 1964 Soviet Class B

Russian Federation finals

[Nov 9–17, Orjonikidze]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 RostSelMash Rostov-na-Donu 3 2 0 1 4 6 −2 4
1 Terek Grozny 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 4
3 Textilshchik Ivanovo 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 3
4 Spartak Orjonikidze 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Additional final
RostSelMash Rostov-na-Donu  2-0  Terek Grozny

Ukraine (playoffs)

Further information: 1964 Ukrainian Class B

This season to the Ukrainian zone were added four teams from Belarus and three teams from Moldova. SKA Odessa did not participate as it gained its promotion last season. Two other newcomers were added: FC Chayka Balaklava and FC Dunayets Izmail.

This season play-off featured a mini League format. The two successive ranking teams from one group were put together in group with the other two teams from other two groups of equal rank. For example, the first two placed teams of each group played off between themselves for the final ranking. Teams from Belarus and Moldova did not participate at this stage.

Second stage for places 1-6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Lokomotiv Vinnitsa 10 7 3 0 14 3 +11 17
2 SKA Kiev 10 8 0 2 15 8 +7 16
3 Polesye Zhitomir 10 4 3 3 9 7 +2 11
4 Tavria Simferopol 10 2 2 6 11 18 −7 6
5 Shakhtyor Kadiyevka 10 2 2 6 8 17 −9 6
6 SKA Lvov 10 2 0 8 12 16 −4 4
Source: [citation needed]
Second stage for places 7-12
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Kolhospnik Poltava 10 7 2 1 16 8 +8 14[a]
8 Gornyak Krivoi Rog 10 5 3 2 10 5 +5 13
9 Verkhovina Uzhgorod 10 4 2 4 17 19 −2 10
10 Temp Kiev 10 3 2 5 13 13 0 8
11 SKF Sevastopol 10 3 1 6 11 16 −5 7
12 Zvezda Kirovograd 10 2 2 6 9 16 −7 6
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ 2 points deducted?

Union republics finals

[Oct 18–28, Klaipeda]
Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 LTU Granitas Klaipeda 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5 6
1 KAZ Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk 4 3 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3 UZB Politotdel Tashkent Region 4 2 1 1 5 7 −2 5
4 GEO Dinamo Batumi 4 1 1 2 1 2 −1 3
5 BLR Spartak Brest 4 0 0 4 2 6 −4 0
Source: rsssf.com
Additional final
[Nov 1, Kaliningrad]
Granitas Klaipeda  2-0 Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk

Top goalscorers

Class A First Group

References