Soviet Second League B
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The Soviet Second League B was an auxiliary tier of the Soviet league system, because it was not consistent as it existed only for six seasons and somewhat randomly. It was the fourth highest division of Soviet
football, below the Soviet Second League
.
It was introduced initially for three seasons (two tiers) at the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 as the "Group G" until 1938 when all teams were allowed to compete in one Super League. At that time it consisted of a single group. At the first championships two of them occurred in 1936, it contained around five teams. In 1937 the league was increased to 12 participants. Also the same year another division was added that was lower than the Group G, called the Group D. Group D included two groups - one regular and another with the name "Cities of the East". The regular group consisted of 11 teams, while "Cities of the East" involved participation of only seven teams. The champions of the Group G became two teams: twice it was won by Traktor Factory Kharkiv (later Torpedo Kharkiv) and Traktor Stalingrad. In 1938 the league was discontinued.
Later it was revived in 1970 for just one season as the extension of the second League and under the name "Class B". It was divided into four republican sub-leagues: Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Middle Asia. The Russian sub-league was divided further into four zones with five sub-groups. Number of participating clubs varied between 17 and 18. The Ukrainian sub-league contained two zones: one consisting of 13 clubs, another - 14. The Kazakhstani sub-league had 16 clubs participating and the Asian sub-league - 18. The total participants amounted to 149 clubs. Nine clubs from each zones were promoted, the rest attained status of amateurs. The league champions were: Russia - Motor Vladimir
, Terek Grozny
, Kord Balakovo, Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk; Ukraine - Khimik Severodonetsk; Kazakhstan - Tsementnik Semipalatinsk
; Asia - Zarafshan Navoi from Zarafshan
.
In 1990, the league was recreated to contain the nine regional zones that were previously a part of Soviet Second League, and an additional 10th zone (as well as replacement teams for those previously-promoted were added). It was named as the Second Lower League. Later it was referred to as the Second League, while the Second League was renamed into the Buffer League. The winners of the zones would qualify for the Soviet Second League
(Buffer League). Most notably, the 1st Zone represented Ukraine, 2nd - Armenia
, 3rd - Azerbaijan
, 4th - Southern Russia, 5th - Central Russia, Moldova, Belarus (later moved to the 6th), 6th - Baltic Russia, Baltic states, Moscow, 7th - Volga region, 8th Zone - Kazakhstan, 9th - Uzbekistan, 10th - Russia's Far East.
Note: major reorganizations of the League system took place in 1970, before introduction of the UEFA Cup and All-European League ranking, and later in 1989, before fall of the Soviet Union.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
football, below the Soviet Second League
Soviet Second League
The Soviet Second League was the third highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet First League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of USSR in 1991.-Overview:...
.
It was introduced initially for three seasons (two tiers) at the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 as the "Group G" until 1938 when all teams were allowed to compete in one Super League. At that time it consisted of a single group. At the first championships two of them occurred in 1936, it contained around five teams. In 1937 the league was increased to 12 participants. Also the same year another division was added that was lower than the Group G, called the Group D. Group D included two groups - one regular and another with the name "Cities of the East". The regular group consisted of 11 teams, while "Cities of the East" involved participation of only seven teams. The champions of the Group G became two teams: twice it was won by Traktor Factory Kharkiv (later Torpedo Kharkiv) and Traktor Stalingrad. In 1938 the league was discontinued.
Later it was revived in 1970 for just one season as the extension of the second League and under the name "Class B". It was divided into four republican sub-leagues: Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Middle Asia. The Russian sub-league was divided further into four zones with five sub-groups. Number of participating clubs varied between 17 and 18. The Ukrainian sub-league contained two zones: one consisting of 13 clubs, another - 14. The Kazakhstani sub-league had 16 clubs participating and the Asian sub-league - 18. The total participants amounted to 149 clubs. Nine clubs from each zones were promoted, the rest attained status of amateurs. The league champions were: Russia - Motor Vladimir
FC Torpedo Vladimir
Football Club Torpedo Vladimir is a Russian football club from Vladimir, founded in 1959. In 2011, they will play in the Russian First Division after winning their zone of the Russian Second Division in 2010. The club has been called Trud , Traktor and Motor . Their best historical result was 6th...
, Terek Grozny
FC Terek Grozny
FC Terek Grozny is a Russian football club, currently playing in the Russian Premier League....
, Kord Balakovo, Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk; Ukraine - Khimik Severodonetsk; Kazakhstan - Tsementnik Semipalatinsk
FC Semey
FC Spartak Semey are a Kazakhstani football club based in Semey. A leading club in the early years of the Kazakhstan Premier League, and under the name Yelimay they were three-time champions of Kazakhstan in 1994, 1995 and 1998...
; Asia - Zarafshan Navoi from Zarafshan
Zarafshan
Zarafshan is a city of over 65,000 inhabitants in the center of Uzbekistan's Navoiy Province. Located in the Kyzylkum desert, it receives water from the Amudarya by a 220-km pipeline....
.
In 1990, the league was recreated to contain the nine regional zones that were previously a part of Soviet Second League, and an additional 10th zone (as well as replacement teams for those previously-promoted were added). It was named as the Second Lower League. Later it was referred to as the Second League, while the Second League was renamed into the Buffer League. The winners of the zones would qualify for the Soviet Second League
Soviet Second League
The Soviet Second League was the third highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet First League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of USSR in 1991.-Overview:...
(Buffer League). Most notably, the 1st Zone represented Ukraine, 2nd - Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
, 3rd - Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
, 4th - Southern Russia, 5th - Central Russia, Moldova, Belarus (later moved to the 6th), 6th - Baltic Russia, Baltic states, Moscow, 7th - Volga region, 8th Zone - Kazakhstan, 9th - Uzbekistan, 10th - Russia's Far East.
Note: major reorganizations of the League system took place in 1970, before introduction of the UEFA Cup and All-European League ranking, and later in 1989, before fall of the Soviet Union.
Top teams
| Season | Winner | Runner-ups | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 (spring) Soviet Second League B 1936 The point nomination system was as the upper level tiers and somewhat strange than the ordinary one. For a win there was a nomination of three points, a draw - two points, and a loss would earn a point... |
Traktornyi zavod Kharkiv | Krylya Sovetov Moscow Dynamo Pyatigorsk |
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| 1936 (fall) Soviet Second League B 1936 The point nomination system was as the upper level tiers and somewhat strange than the ordinary one. For a win there was a nomination of three points, a draw - two points, and a loss would earn a point... |
Traktornyi zavod Kharkiv | Stal Dnipropetrovsk FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition... Lokomotyv Kyiv |
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| 1937 Soviet Second League B 1937 This season the was split into additional two tiers Group G and Group D. The Group D had also two subgroup. Next season all of those tiers and extra subgroups will be combined into the single All-Soviet Super League.-Group G:... |
Traktor Stalingrad | Iskra Smolensk Krylya Sovetov Moscow |
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| 1937–1969 | disbanded | ||
| 1970 | Motor Vladimir FC Torpedo Vladimir Football Club Torpedo Vladimir is a Russian football club from Vladimir, founded in 1959. In 2011, they will play in the Russian First Division after winning their zone of the Russian Second Division in 2010. The club has been called Trud , Traktor and Motor . Their best historical result was 6th... (Russia) Terek Grozny FC Terek Grozny FC Terek Grozny is a Russian football club, currently playing in the Russian Premier League.... (Russia) FC Kord Balakovo(Russia) Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk(Russia) Khimik Severodonetsk(Ukraine) Tsementnik Semipalatinsk FC Semey FC Spartak Semey are a Kazakhstani football club based in Semey. A leading club in the early years of the Kazakhstan Premier League, and under the name Yelimay they were three-time champions of Kazakhstan in 1994, 1995 and 1998... (Kazakhstan) Zarafshon Nawoyi(Middle Asia) |
Spartak Kostroma FC Spartak Kostroma FC Spartak Kostroma is a Russian association football club from Kostroma, founded in 1959. In 2011, it plays in the Russian Second Division. The highest level it achieved in its history was second-highest Soviet First League, where it played in 1981 and 1982... (Russia) FC Spartak Ryazan FC Spartak Ryazan FC Spartak Ryazan was a Russian football team from Ryazan. It played professionally in 1949 and from 1959 to 1999. It played on the second-highest level in 1949, 1959-1962, 1968 and 1992-1993... (Russia) Neftianik Tumen FC Tyumen FC Tyumen is a Russian football club based in Tyumen. The former member of the Russian Premier League, Tyumen plays in the Second Division.The club was previously known as Geolog , Priboy , Neftyanik , Stroitel , Fakel FC Tyumen is a Russian football club based in Tyumen. The former member of the... (Russia) Vulkan Petropavlovsk‑Kamtchatski(Russia) 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... (Ukraine) Traktor Pavlodar(Kazakhstan) Janguier(Middle Asia) |
seven zones, four in RSFSR |
| 1971–1989 | League discontinued | ||
| 1990 | Torpedo Zaporizhia Ararat-2 Yerevan Qarabakh Agdam FK Karabakh FK Qarabağ Ağdam , also known as FK Karabakh Aghdam, is an Azerbaijani football club from Agdam, playing in Azerbaijan Premier League and three times Azerbaijan Cup holders.... Torpedo Taganrog Asmaral Moscow Volga Tver FC Volga Tver FC Volga Tver is an association football club from Tver, Russia, founded in 1957. As of 2009, it plays in the Russian Second Division. It has played professionally in 1937, 1949, 1953 to 1956, 1958 to 1999, and from 2004. In 1992-1995, the club was called Trion-Volga Tver... KamAZ Naberezhnye Chelny FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny KAMAZ is a Russian football club based in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan. The club is currently in the Russian First Division.Colours are all white. Light blue shirts, white shorts.-History:... Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk FC Vostok FC Vostok is a Kazakh football club from Oskemen , a founding member of the Kazakhstan Premier League since 1992. The club's biggest achieved position in the league is the 5th place in 1997 and 1998... Nuravshon Bukhoro FJ Buxoro FK Buxoro is a Uzbekistani football club based in Bukhoro. They play in the top division in Uzbekistani football. Their home stadium is Markaziy Stadium.- Current Players :-2011 Winter Transfers:... Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk |
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10 zones(!) |
| 1991 Soviet Second League B 1991 -I Zone :Note... |
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10 zones(!), last championship |