Soviet Second League 1963
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This was the first edition of the League since after the World War II. It was finally decided to recreate the third tier of competitions. The League was named the Class B and consisted of three zones: Russia, Ukraine, and other republics. Each zone also often had its own sub-groups. The winner of each zone was promoted to the Soviet First League
or as it used to be called in 1963 the Second Group of Class A.
(the First League).
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Soviet First League
The Soviet First League was the second highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet Top League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.-Overview:...
or as it used to be called in 1963 the Second Group of Class A.
Ukraine
The Ukrainian Republican competition consisted of two zones of 20 clubs. Upon conclusion of the league format each club qualified for a playoff with another club that placed the same place in the other group. The pair of the first placed clubs was sort of a republican championship playoff. The playoffs consisted of two legs - home and away. Note teams were relegated or withdrawn and only one was promoted to the Subgroup ASoviet First League
The Soviet First League was the second highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet Top League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.-Overview:...
(the First League).
Ukraine Zone 1
| No | Club | GP | W | D | L | GF-GA | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Lokomotyv Vinnytsia FC Nyva Vinnytsia PFC Nyva Vinnytsia is a professional Ukrainian football club based in the city of Vinnytsia. It currently participates in the Ukrainian First League... |
38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 58-22 | 60 | |
| 2 | SKA Lviv SKA Lviv Halychyna Drohobych is a Ukrainian football team. The team is located in Drohobych, Ukraine. It participates in the regional championships in Lviv Oblast.-Brief history:... |
38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 82-35 | 59 | |
| 3 | FC Zirka Kirovohrad FC Zirka Kirovohrad FC Zirka Kirovohrad is a Ukrainian professional football team. The team is situated in Kirovohrad, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine and was founded in 1922. Zirka debuted in the Ukrainian Premier League 1994-95 season, where they finished 6th. In the Ukrainian Premier League 1999-00 season they finished... |
38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 72-26 | 52 | |
| 4 | FC Polissya Zhytomyr FC Polissya Zhytomyr FC Polissya Zhytomyr was a professional Ukrainian football club. The club was based in Zhytomyr, Ukraine.- Brief history :In Soviet times the club carried the name Avtomobilist , then it changed to Polissya... |
38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 58-36 | 49 | |
| 5 | FC Avanhard Ternopil FC Avanhard Ternopil FC Avanhard Ternopil was a football club based in Ternopil, Ukrainian SSR. The club dissolved sometime prior to 1970. The club also used to be called Budivelnyk. Currently in Ternopil there is another football club, FC Nyva Ternopil that one might mistakenly confuse with the former Avanhard... |
38 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 44-26 | 47 | |
| 6 | FC Kolhospnyk Cherkasy FC Dnipro Cherkasy FC Dnipro Cherkasy was a Ukrainian football team, based in Cherkasy.-History overview:The club was established on 9 May 1955, the 10th anniversary Victory Day. The team kept its professional status for 44 years since acquiring it in 1958 and reacqiured it in 2003 after the short term disruption... |
38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 50-35 | 46 | |
| 7 | SKA Kyiv FC CSKA Kyiv FC CSCA Kyiv was a Ukrainian association football club that competed in the Ukrainian Second League. The team withdrew from theprofessional league 4 September 2009.-History:... |
38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 54-26 | 44 | |
| 8 | FC Budivelnyk Kherson FC Krystal Kherson Krystal Kherson is a professional football club from Kherson in Ukraine that has a long history in the Soviet and then the Ukrainian Leagues.- History :It was formed in 1961 as Krystal.... |
38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 48-47 | 41 | |
| 9 | FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 41-47 | 37 | |
| 10 | FC Arsenal Kyiv | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 38-39 | 36 | |
| 11 | FC Desna Chernihiv FC Desna Chernihiv SFC Desna Chernihiv are a Ukrainian football club based in Chernihiv. Desna was formed in 1960 under the name of Avanhard Chernihiv. Between 1961-75 the club was called Desna... |
38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 35-42 | 36 | |
| 12 | FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk was a Ukrainian football team based in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine, the unofficial capital of the Prykarpattia region. The club was founded in 1940 and was to play in the Druha Liha under the guidance of Mykola Prystay. The club has previously gone... |
38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 44-48 | 35 | |
| 13 | FC Verkhovyna Uzhhorod | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 36-44 | 35 | |
| 14 | FC Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 33-43 | 34 | |
| 15 | FC Avanhard Chernivtsi FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi is a Ukrainian football club based in Chernivtsi. For the 2010–11 season, the club is taking part in the Persha Liha. From 1992–94, Bukovyna played in the Ukrainian Premier League, after being initially chosen to participate for being one of the Ukrainian teams taking part in... |
38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 40-66 | 30 | |
| 16 | FC Shakhtar Oleksandria | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 28-56 | 26 | |
| 17 | FC Volyn Lutsk FC Volyn Lutsk FC Volyn Lutsk is a professional Ukrainian football team in the Ukrainian Premier League.-History:The Lutsk club was formed in 1960 initially as Avanhard, after the Soviet sports society, but before the start of competitions the name was changed to Volyn. Right from its establishment the club... |
38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 24-61 | 26 | |
| 18 | FC Kolhospnyk Rivne FC Veres Rivne FC Veres Rivne is a Ukrainian football club based in Rivne. The team ran into financial difficulties after the winter break of the 2010–11 season and was removed from the PFL . From 1992–1995, Veres Rivne took part in the Ukrainian Premier League, and achieved their best result of 12th place in... |
38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 37-57 | 25 | |
| 19 | FC Naftovyk Drohobych | 38 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 36-54 | 24 | |
| 20 | FC Dnipro Kremenchuk FC Kremin Kremenchuk FC Kremin Kremenchuk is a Ukrainian football club based in Kremenchuk. Since the 2005–06 season, the club has taken part in the Ukrainian Second League. From 1992–97, Kremin played in the Ukrainian Premier League, after being initially chosen to participate for being one of the top 9 Ukrainian... |
38 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 32-82 | 18 |
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Ukraine Zone 2
| No | Club | GP | W | D | L | GF-GA | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKA Odessa (P) | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 59-11 | 58 | Promoted |
| 2 | FC Azovstal Zhdanov | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 54-37 | 49 | |
| 3 | FC Torpedo Kharkiv | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 50-33 | 47 | |
| 4 | FC Burevisnyk Melitopol | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 38-28 | 44 | |
| 5 | FC Shakhtar Horlivka FC Shakhtar Horlivka FC Shakhtar Horlivka is a Ukrainian football club from Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast. The club participated in the Soviet competition for a quite a stretch.-League and cup history:... |
38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 49-44 | 43 | |
| 6 | FC Khimik Severodonetsk | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 44-40 | 43 | |
| 7 | FC Lokomotyv Donetsk | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 35-37 | 41 | |
| 8 | FC Shakhtar Kadiyevka | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 51-37 | 40 | |
| 9 | FC Kolhospnyk Poltava FC Vorskla Poltava FC Vorskla Poltava ,is a professional football team which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League and represents the city of Poltava.- History :... |
38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 40-32 | 40 | |
| 10 | FC Dniprovets Dniprodzerhynsk | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 53-51 | 39 | |
| 11 | FC Metalurh Kommunarsk FC Stal Alchevsk FC Stal Alchevsk is a Ukrainian professional football team of the Ukrainian First League that is based in Alchevsk. "Stal" is the Russian for "steel". The name was chosen as the pride for the heavily industrialized region of the country.... |
38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 41-46 | 39 | |
| 12 | SC Navy Sevastopol | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 48-32 | 39 | |
| 13 | FC Trubnik Nikopol | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 42-35 | 38 | |
| 14 | FC Avanhard Zhovti Vody | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 42-44 | 37 | |
| 15 | SC Tavriya Simferopol SC Tavriya Simferopol SC Tavriya Simferopol is a football club from Simferopol, Crimea, which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. Tavriya is Crimea's most successful football club and is the winner of the very first Ukrainian Premier League, making them one out of 3 teams that have ever held this title.- History... |
42 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 39-41 | 37 | |
| 16 | FC Avanhard Kramatorsk FC Avanhard Kramatorsk FC Avanhard Kramatorsk is a professional Ukrainian football club from the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk oblast. The club had been competing in the regional league of the oblast.... |
38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 34-44 | 33 | |
| 17 | FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Kryvyi Rih. The club currently plays in Ukrainian Premier League and is based in the Metalurh Stadium, which seats 29,734.... |
38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 37-64 | 26 | |
| 18 | FC Metalurh Yenakiyeve | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 38-74 | 26 | |
| 19 | FC Metalurh Kerch FC Okean Kerch FC Okean Kerch was a football club from Kerch, Crimea. The club competed under many different names: Voykovets and Metalurh.-League and cup history:-See also:* SC Tavriya Simferopol* FC Krymteplitsia Molodizhne* PFC Sevastopol... |
38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 28-57 | 21 | |
| 20 | FC Spartak Sumy FC Frunzenets Sumy FC Frunzenets-Liha-99 Sumy was a football club based in a city of Sumy in Ukraine.-History:The club was founded in 1960 as FC Avanhard Sumy. That used to be a common name of all newly founded football clubs in Ukraine at that time. From 1963 to 1971 the club carried the name of Spartak... |
38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 28-63 | 21 |
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Ukraine Zone Play-offs
Each team played against the same ranking team from the other zone. Only the two top pairs that really mattered concerning promotion are listed next. No teams were relegated. SKA Odessa obtained the promotion from the Ukraine zone. They were classified as the Republican champions and were promoted to the Inter-Republican level, the Class A.
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FC Desna Chernihiv SFC Desna Chernihiv are a Ukrainian football club based in Chernihiv. Desna was formed in 1960 under the name of Avanhard Chernihiv. Between 1961-75 the club was called Desna... - FC Metalurh Kommunarsk FC Stal Alchevsk FC Stal Alchevsk is a Ukrainian professional football team of the Ukrainian First League that is based in Alchevsk. "Stal" is the Russian for "steel". The name was chosen as the pride for the heavily industrialized region of the country.... 3:1 1:2 FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk was a Ukrainian football team based in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine, the unofficial capital of the Prykarpattia region. The club was founded in 1940 and was to play in the Druha Liha under the guidance of Mykola Prystay. The club has previously gone... 2:1 1:4 FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi is a Ukrainian football club based in Chernivtsi. For the 2010–11 season, the club is taking part in the Persha Liha. From 1992–94, Bukovyna played in the Ukrainian Premier League, after being initially chosen to participate for being one of the Ukrainian teams taking part in... - SC Tavriya Simferopol SC Tavriya Simferopol SC Tavriya Simferopol is a football club from Simferopol, Crimea, which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. Tavriya is Crimea's most successful football club and is the winner of the very first Ukrainian Premier League, making them one out of 3 teams that have ever held this title.- History... 6:0 0:1 FC Avanhard Kramatorsk FC Avanhard Kramatorsk is a professional Ukrainian football club from the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk oblast. The club had been competing in the regional league of the oblast.... - FC Shakhtar Oleksandriya 1:1 0:2 FC Volyn Lutsk FC Volyn Lutsk is a professional Ukrainian football team in the Ukrainian Premier League.-History:The Lutsk club was formed in 1960 initially as Avanhard, after the Soviet sports society, but before the start of competitions the name was changed to Volyn. Right from its establishment the club... - FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Kryvyi Rih. The club currently plays in Ukrainian Premier League and is based in the Metalurh Stadium, which seats 29,734.... 0:0 0:3 FC Veres Rivne FC Veres Rivne is a Ukrainian football club based in Rivne. The team ran into financial difficulties after the winter break of the 2010–11 season and was removed from the PFL . From 1992–1995, Veres Rivne took part in the Ukrainian Premier League, and achieved their best result of 12th place in... - FC Metalurh Yenakieve 3:1 2:2 FC Okean Kerch FC Okean Kerch was a football club from Kerch, Crimea. The club competed under many different names: Voykovets and Metalurh.-League and cup history:-See also:* SC Tavriya Simferopol* FC Krymteplitsia Molodizhne* PFC Sevastopol... - FC Naftovyk Drohobych 0:1 0:0 FC Kremin Kremenchuk FC Kremin Kremenchuk is a Ukrainian football club based in Kremenchuk. Since the 2005–06 season, the club has taken part in the Ukrainian Second League. From 1992–97, Kremin played in the Ukrainian Premier League, after being initially chosen to participate for being one of the top 9 Ukrainian... - FC Spartak Sumy FC Frunzenets Sumy FC Frunzenets-Liha-99 Sumy was a football club based in a city of Sumy in Ukraine.-History:The club was founded in 1960 as FC Avanhard Sumy. That used to be a common name of all newly founded football clubs in Ukraine at that time. From 1963 to 1971 the club carried the name of Spartak... 0:0 0:2 |