1961 Soviet Class B

Soviet Class B
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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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Volga Kalinin 24 16 5 3 52 11 +41 37
2 Metallurg Cherepovets 24 15 4 5 50 18 +32 34
3 Dinamo Leningrad 24 15 4 5 49 22 +27 34
4 Shinnik Yaroslavl 24 13 5 6 55 27 +28 31
5 Shakhtyor Stalinogorsk 24 14 3 7 35 17 +18 31
6 Trud Tula 24 11 6 7 36 22 +14 28
7 Spartak Leningrad 24 11 6 7 51 39 +12 28
8 Textilshchik Kostroma 24 9 4 11 29 37 −8 22
9 Dinamo Bryansk 24 8 4 12 31 47 −16 20
10 Sputnik Kaluga 24 5 4 15 25 51 −26 14
11 Tralflotovets Murmansk 24 3 7 14 20 49 −29 13
12 Onezhets Petrozavodsk 24 5 0 19 21 65 −44 10
13 Ilmen Novgorod 24 3 4 17 15 64 −49 10
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 +

Notes:

Textilshchik Kostroma was called Spartak.

II Zone

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dinamo Kirov 24 14 4 6 46 28 +18 32
2 Baltika Kaliningrad 24 13 6 5 41 25 +16 32
3 Iskra Kazan 24 11 9 4 31 22 +9 31
4 Zenit Izhevsk 24 11 8 5 33 22 +11 30
5 Trud Kaliningrad (Moskva Reg) 24 10 6 8 38 33 +5 26
6 Raketa Gorkiy 24 10 6 8 28 28 0 26
7 Torpedo Gorkiy 24 7 9 8 25 25 0 23
8 Textilshchik Ivanovo 24 9 5 10 27 29 −2 23
9 Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo 24 8 6 10 35 37 −2 22
10 MVO Serpukhov 24 8 5 11 29 27 +2 21
11 Trud Noginsk 24 6 7 11 23 32 −9 19
12 Traktor Vladimir 24 5 5 14 16 32 −16 15
13 Spartak Smolensk 24 3 6 15 21 53 −32 12
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 +

Notes:

Trud Glukhovo relocated to Noginsk.
Spartak Smolensk was called Textilshchik.

III Zone

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev 23 17 2 4 68 22 +46 36
2 Sokol Saratov 23 14 4 5 40 20 +20 32
3 Traktor Stalingrad 23 14 4 5 40 24 +16 32
4 Trudoviye Rezervy Kursk 23 9 7 7 32 29 +3 25
5 Spartak Ryazan 23 10 4 9 35 32 +3 24
6 Torpedo Lipetsk 23 10 4 9 31 32 −1 24
7 Energiya Volzhskiy 23 9 5 9 32 34 −2 23
8 Zarya Penza 23 8 5 10 30 31 −1 21
9 Spartak Tambov 23 8 3 12 36 49 −13 19
10 Neftyanik Syzran 23 6 5 12 20 38 −18 17
11 Lokomotiv Oryol 23 7 2 14 32 45 −13 16
12 Spartak Ulyanovsk 23 4 7 12 26 47 −21 15
13 Cementnik Belgorod 12 1 2 9 5 24 −19 4
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ↑ -

Notes:

Sokol Saratov was called Lokomotiv.
Spartak Ryazan was called Trud.
Torpedo Lipetsk was called Trudoviye Rezervy.

IV Zone

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Terek Grozny 24 18 2 4 51 16 +35 38
2 RostSelMash Rostov-na-Donu 24 15 7 2 67 28 +39 37
3 Torpedo Taganrog 24 14 4 6 38 20 +18 32
4 Shakhtyor Shakhty 24 12 6 6 37 23 +14 30
5 Torpedo Armavir 24 8 9 7 26 26 0 25
6 Spartak Stavropol 24 10 4 10 33 33 0 24
7 Cement Novorossiysk 24 9 6 9 30 33 −3 24
8 Spartak Krasnodar 24 9 4 11 29 29 0 22
9 Dinamo Makhachkala 24 6 7 11 27 35 −8 19
10 Spartak Orjonikidze 24 6 6 12 32 57 −25 18
11 Trudoviye Rezervy Kislovodsk 24 5 6 13 25 45 −20 16
12 Spartak Nalchik 24 4 7 13 22 40 −18 15
13 Volgar Astrakhan 24 5 2 17 23 55 −32 12
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ↑ +

Notes:

Dinamo Makhachkala was called Temp.

V Zone

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Lokomotiv Chelyabinsk 24 14 6 4 37 15 +22 34
2 UralMash Sverdlovsk 24 14 5 5 44 17 +27 33
3 Stroitel Ufa 24 12 6 6 36 19 +17 30
4 Lokomotiv Orenburg 24 12 6 6 42 27 +15 30
5 Zvezda Perm 24 12 4 8 38 27 +11 28
6 Metallurg Nizhniy Tagil 24 9 8 7 40 27 +13 26
7 Irtysh Omsk 24 9 8 7 33 26 +7 26
8 Stroitel Kurgan 24 8 9 7 28 34 −6 25
9 Torpedo Pavlovo 24 6 12 6 21 22 −1 24
10 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 24 6 6 12 25 38 −13 18
11 Khimik Berezniki 24 5 6 13 22 51 −29 16
12 Stroitel Saransk 24 3 7 14 14 48 −34 13
13 Geolog Tyumen 24 2 5 17 23 52 −29 9
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 +

VI Zone

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 SKA Khabarovsk 24 16 4 4 43 14 +29 36
2 SKA Novosibirsk 24 15 3 6 51 26 +25 33
3 Luch Vladivostok 24 13 6 5 42 27 +15 32
4 Temp Barnaul 24 12 6 6 41 33 +8 30
5 Lokomotiv Krasnoyarsk 24 12 5 7 60 35 +25 29
6 Tomich Tomsk 24 11 7 6 36 29 +7 29
7 Angara Irkutsk 24 9 6 9 41 36 +5 24
8 Avangard Komsomolsk-na-Amure 24 7 8 9 27 32 −5 22
9 Baykal Ulan-Ude 24 5 9 10 21 28 −7 19
10 Khimik Kemerovo 24 7 5 12 28 44 −16 19
11 Amur Blagoveshchensk 24 5 7 12 23 40 −17 17
12 Metallurg Stalinsk 24 5 5 14 28 49 −21 15
13 Zabaikalets Chita 24 3 1 20 21 69 −48 7
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 +

Notes:

Tomich Tomsk was called SibElectroMotor.
Angara Irkutsk was called Mashinostroitel.
Baykal Ulan-Ude was called Lokomotiv.

Final

[Oct 24 – Nov 5, Krasnodar]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev 5 4 0 1 12 5 +7 8 Promoted
2 Terek Grozny 5 3 1 1 8 5 +3 7
3 Dinamo Kirov 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 5
4 Lokomotiv Chelyabinsk 5 2 0 3 5 5 0 4
5 SKA Khabarovsk 5 2 0 3 4 7 −3 4
6 Volga Kalinin 5 1 0 4 4 11 −7 2
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ↑ -

Ukraine

Final

Union republics

I Zone

Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 GEO Lokomotiv Tbilisi 30 20 7 3 59 24 +35 47
2 ARM Shirak Leninakan 30 16 7 7 56 28 +28 39
3 BLR Lokomotiv Gomel 30 14 8 8 37 24 +13 36
4 BLR Khimik Mogilyov 30 14 8 8 45 37 +8 36
5 ARM Lori Kirovakan 30 13 9 8 35 24 +11 35
6 GEO Dinamo Batumi 30 11 13 6 36 28 +8 35
7 LVA REZ Riga 30 13 7 10 54 41 +13 33
8 BLR Krasnoye Znamya Vitebsk 30 12 8 10 44 46 −2 32
9 GEO Ritsa Sukhumi 30 12 5 13 42 35 +7 29
10 MDA Nistrul Bendery 30 9 8 13 32 50 −18 26
11 MDA Pishchevik Tiraspol 30 9 6 15 35 53 −18 24
12 EST SKF Tallinn 30 7 9 14 32 50 −18 23
13 BLR Spartak Brest 30 7 8 15 28 43 −15 22
14 LTU Banga Kaunas 30 9 4 17 31 46 −15 22
15 BLR Bobruisk 30 6 9 15 26 46 −20 21
16 LVA SelMash Liepaja 30 6 8 16 31 48 −17 20
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 +

Notes:

SelMash Liepaja was called Krasny Metallurg.

Number of teams by republics

Number Union republics Team(s)
5 Belarusian SSRFC Lokomotiv Gomel, FC Khimik Mogilyov, FC Krasnoye Znamya Vitebsk, FC Spartak Brest, FC Bobruisk
3 Georgian SSRFC Lokomotiv Tbilisi, FC Ritsa Sukhumi, FC Dinamo Batumi
2 Armenian SSRFC Shirak Leninakan, FC Lori Kirovakan
2 Latvian SSRFC REZ Riga, FC SelMash Liepaja
2 Moldavian SSRFC Nistrul Bendery, FC Pishchevik Tiraspol
1 Estonian SSRSKF Tallinn
1 Lithuanian SSRFK Banga Kaunas

II Zone

Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 GEO Torpedo Kutaisi 30 22 2 6 49 23 +26 46
2 KAZ Shakhtyor Karaganda 30 17 9 4 56 23 +33 43
3 GEO Metallurg Rustavi 30 17 7 6 45 33 +12 41
4 TKM Kopet-Dag Ashkhabad 30 17 4 9 52 40 +12 38
5 ARM Nairi Yerevan 30 16 5 9 55 38 +17 37
6 AZE Textilshchik Kirovabad 30 16 3 11 43 43 0 35
7 TJK Energetik Stalinabad 30 13 7 10 53 37 +16 33
8 KGZ Alga Frunze 30 14 4 12 47 43 +4 32
9 KAZ Metallurg Chimkent 30 10 10 10 54 53 +1 30
10 AZE Temp Sumgait 30 10 7 13 40 50 −10 27
11 UZB Start Tashkent 30 10 3 17 27 34 −7 23
12 TJK Pamir Leninabad 30 9 4 17 42 53 −11 22
13 KAZ Metallist Jambul 30 6 8 16 28 53 −25 20
14 UZB Spartak Fergana 30 7 5 18 27 54 −27 19
15 UZB Dinamo Samarkand 30 5 8 17 39 76 −37 18
16 AZE Spartak Baku 30 7 2 21 22 26 −4 16
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. 1 2 +

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)
3 Kazakh SSRFC Shakhter Karaganda, FC Metallurg Chimkent, FC Metallist Jambul
3 Azerbaijan SSRFC Textilshchik Kirovabad, FC Temp Sumgait, FC Spartak Baku
3 Uzbek SSRFC Spartak Fergana, FC Start Tashkent, FC Dinamo Samarkand
2 Georgian SSRFC Torpedo Kutaisi, FC Metallurg Rustavi
2 Tajik SSRFC Energetik Dushanbe, FC Pamir Leninabad
1 Turkmen SSRFC Kopet-Dag Ashkhabad
1 Armenian SSRFC Nairi Yerevan
1 Kyrgyz SSRFK Alga Frunze

Promotion/relegation Tournament

[Oct 25 – Nov 5, Kishinev]
Pos Rep Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 GEO Torpedo Kutaisi 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3 6 Promoted
2 EST Kalev Tallinn 4 2 0 2 4 2 +2 4 Relegated
3 GEO Lokomotiv Tbilisi 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 2
Source: rsssf.com

See also