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Vtoraya Gruppa
Season1949
ChampionsSpartak Tbilisi
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The 1949 Vtoraya Gruppa of the Soviet football championship was the 10th season of the second tier football competitions in the Soviet Union.

FC Spartak Tbilisi won the championship.

The competition format remained very much the same, however some reorganization took place. There were still 6 groups, however 4 were allotted for the Russian SFSR, one remained after the Ukrainian SSR and only one group was designated for the other union republics. Number of participants once again was increased from 75 to 84. For the first time, in the competitions appeared a second squad which was part of the Stalin's son club VVS Moscow.

For the 1950 season it was decided to reduce number of participants and the tiers of the Soviet Football Championship were renamed Class A (Top League) and Class B (Lower League).

Teams

Relegated teams

  • With the asterisk identified teams that may have been created just before the start of the season.

    • Renamed teams

    Qualifying stage

    Central Zone

    Pos REP Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 GEO Spartak Tbilisi 26 22 3 1 60 18 +42 47 Qualified for the Final stage
    2 GEO Dinamo Kutaisi 26 16 8 2 58 25 +33 40[a] Relegated to republican level
    3 LTU Spartak Vilnius 26 17 4 5 66 24 +42 38 Remained for Class B
    4 UZB DO Tashkent 26 13 7 6 45 22 +23 33
    5 GEO DO Tbilisi 26 13 6 7 58 27 +31 32 Relegated to republican level
    6 LVA DO Riga 26 13 1 12 52 48 +4 27
    7 BLR Spartak Minsk 26 9 8 9 42 42 0 26
    8 ARM Spartak Yerevan 26 10 5 11 42 48 −6 25
    9 KAZ Dinamo Alma-Ata 26 9 6 11 33 32 +1 24 Remained for Class B
    10 BLR DO Minsk 26 9 6 11 32 39 −7 24 Relegated to republican level
    11 MDA Dinamo Kishinev 26 7 2 17 36 64 −28 16 Remained for Class B
    12 EST Kalev Tallinn 26 3 8 15 17 41 −24 14
    13 TKM Lokomotiv Ashkhabad 26 2 5 19 22 67 −45 9
    14 KGZ Zenit Frunze 26 3 3 20 19 85 −66 9
    Source: rsssf.com
    Notes:
    1. ^ +

    Russian SFSR Zone 1

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu 20 15 4 1 64 13 +51 34 Qualified for Final stage
    2 VMS Moskva 20 13 5 2 46 23 +23 31 Remained for Class B
    3 Dinamo Krasnodar 20 11 3 6 48 29 +19 25[a] Relegated to republican level
    4 SKIF Moskva 20 8 6 6 28 24 +4 22[a] Relegated to Moscow championship
    5 Traktor Taganrog 20 8 4 8 38 35 +3 20 Relegated to republican level
    6 VVS-2 Moskva 20 7 6 7 29 33 −4 20[a] Dissolved
    7 MetroStroi Moskva 20 6 7 7 20 29 −9 19 Relegated to Moscow championship
    8 Dinamo Voronezh 20 5 5 10 23 40 −17 15[a] Relegated to republican level
    9 Sudostroitel Kaspiysk 20 5 3 12 26 40 −14 13[a]
    10 Sudostroitel Sevastopol 20 6 1 13 30 49 −19 13[a]
    11 Pishchevik Astrakhan 20 3 2 15 19 56 −37 8
    Source: rsssf.com
    Notes:
    1. ^ a b c d e f +

    Russian SFSR Zone 2 (Ural and Siberia)

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 DO Sverdlovsk 26 22 2 2 70 17 +53 46 Qualified for Final stage
    2 DO Novosibirsk 26 19 2 5 63 26 +37 40 Relegated to republican level
    3 Dzerzhinets Chelyabinsk 26 19 2 5 61 27 +34 40 Remained for Class B
    4 Krylya Sovetov Molotov 26 14 6 6 56 34 +22 34 Relegated to republican level
    5 UralMash Sverdlovsk 26 12 5 9 65 34 +31 29
    6 Dinamo Chelyabinsk 26 11 7 8 36 33 +3 29
    7 Metallurg Stalinsk 26 12 3 11 51 52 −1 27[a]
    8 Dinamo Sverdlovsk 26 9 7 10 40 43 −3 25
    9 Khimik Kemerovo 26 10 4 12 42 41 +1 24
    10 Dzerzhinets Nizhniy Tagil 26 7 5 14 32 47 −15 19
    11 Bolshevik Omsk 26 9 1 16 41 70 −29 19
    12 TsvetMet Kamensk-Uralskiy 26 6 3 17 33 47 −14 15
    13 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 26 4 6 16 24 61 −37 14
    14 Shakhtyor Kemerovo 26 1 1 24 16 98 −82 3
    Source: rsssf.com
    Notes:
    1. ^ +

    Russian SFSR Zone 3

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Sudostroitel Leningrad 24 14 8 2 46 20 +26 36 Qualified for Final stage
    2 DO Leningrad 24 12 10 2 39 20 +19 34 Relegated to republican level
    3 Metallurg Moskva 24 13 7 4 65 24 +41 33
    4 Torpedo Gorkiy 24 14 5 5 41 19 +22 33 Remained for Class B
    5 MVO Moskva 24 13 5 6 49 27 +22 31 Relegated to republican level
    6 Izhevskiy Zavod Izhevsk 24 11 3 10 46 41 +5 25
    7 Khimik Dzerzhinsk 24 10 5 9 31 30 +1 25
    8 Dinamo Moskva Region 24 8 5 11 38 47 −9 21
    9 Dinamo Kazan 24 6 7 11 33 42 −9 19
    10 Krylya Sovetov Gorkiy 24 6 6 12 21 29 −8 18[a]
    11 Dinamo Saratov 24 6 6 12 25 48 −23 18
    12 Spartak Penza 24 5 5 14 33 60 −27 15
    13 Spartak Ryazan 24 0 4 20 19 79 −60 4[a]
    Source: rsssf.com
    Notes:
    1. ^ a b +

    Russian SFSR Zone 4

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Zenit Kaliningrad (M.R.) 26 16 7 3 45 23 +22 39 Qualified for Final stage
    2 Stroitel Likino-Dulyovo 26 15 7 4 39 18 +21 37[a] Relegated to republican level
    3 Krasnoye Znamya Orekhovo-Zuyevo 26 13 9 4 45 21 +24 35[a]
    4 Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo 26 12 7 7 48 27 +21 31 Remained for Class B
    5 Khimik Orekhovo-Zuyevo 26 12 7 7 45 32 +13 31 Relegated to republican level
    6 Dinamo Vladimir 26 11 7 8 46 32 +14 29[a]
    7 Spartak Leningrad 26 8 9 9 31 26 +5 25
    8 Kovrov 26 9 7 10 32 33 −1 25
    9 Spartak Leningrad Region 26 7 9 10 28 37 −9 23[a]
    10 Dzerzhinets Kolomna 26 8 5 13 31 48 −17 21
    11 Spartak Noginsk 26 6 8 12 35 47 −12 20[a]
    12 Spartak Kalinin 26 3 11 12 22 39 −17 17[a]
    13 Zenit Tula 26 6 5 15 36 66 −30 17[a]
    14 Spartak Ivanovo 26 3 8 15 23 57 −34 14
    Source: rsssf.com
    Notes:
    1. ^ a b c d e f g +

    Ukrainian Zone

    Despite promotion of Shakhtar Stalino and Lokomotyv Kharkiv, the Ukrainian zone was expanded further from 16 to 18 teams. Also the Ukrainian zone was left without Dinamo Kishenev that was relocated to the Central zone. There were no promotions from the 1948 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR, instead to the zone were admitted following teams: Spartak Kyiv, Torpedo Kharkiv, Dynamo Chernivtsi, Trudovye Rezervy Voroshylovhrad and DO Lviv. Dynamo Chernivtsi was the only team from the 1948 Ukrainian championship placing 8th out 9 teams in group 10.

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Kharchovyk Odesa 34 23 4 7 81 36 +45 50 Qualified for the Final stage
    2 Spartak Lviv 34 22 5 7 77 44 +33 49
    3 DO Kyiv 34 20 8 6 93 34 +59 48 Relegated to republican level
    4 Spartak Uzhhorod 34 21 6 7 76 31 +45 48
    5 Bilshovyk Mukachevo 34 21 5 8 72 38 +34 47
    6 Dzerzhinets Kharkiv 34 16 7 11 50 41 +9 39
    7 Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv 34 12 13 9 40 36 +4 37
    8 Spartak Kherson 34 15 6 13 61 51 +10 36
    9 Metallurg Dnepropetrovsk 34 16 4 14 54 56 −2 36
    10 Spartak Kyiv 34 11 8 15 43 57 −14 30[a]
    11 Avanhard Kramatorsk 34 12 6 16 49 69 −20 30
    12 Torpedo Kharkov 34 10 7 17 41 79 −38 27[a]
    13 Dynamo Chernivtsi 34 8 10 16 39 52 −13 26[a]
    14 Shakhtyor Kadiyevka 34 9 6 19 40 58 −18 24
    15 Trudoviye Rezervy Voroshilovgrad 34 9 6 19 44 69 −25 24[a]
    16 Lokomotiv Zaporozhye 34 7 7 20 46 61 −15 21
    17 DO Lviv 34 7 7 20 37 90 −53 21[a]
    18 Dynamo Voroshilovgrad 34 5 9 20 35 76 −41 19
    Source: rsssf.com
    Notes:
    1. ^ a b c d e +

    Final stage

    Pos REP Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 RUS Zenit Kaliningrad (M.R.) 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 7 Additional playoff
    1 UKR Pishchevik Odessa 6 2 3 1 6 3 +3 7
    1 GEO Spartak Tbilisi 6 3 1 2 8 4 +4 7
    4 RUS Sudostroitel Leningrad 6 1 4 1 6 8 −2 6 Dissolved
    5 RUS DO Sverdlovsk 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 5 Relegated to republican level
    6 RUS Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu (H) 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 5
    7 UKR Spartak Lviv 6 2 1 3 3 5 −2 5 Dissolved
    Source: rsssf.com
    (H) Hosts

    Additional final playoff

    Pos REP Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 GEO Spartak Tbilisi 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 4 Promoted to Class A
    2 RUS Zenit Kaliningrad (M.R.) 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 Relegated to republican level
    3 UKR Pishchevik Odessa 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0 Remained for Class B
    Source: rsssf.com

    Number of teams by republics

    Number Union republics Team(s)
    52  Russian SFSR VMS Moscow, FC SKIF Moscow, FC VVS-2 Moskva, FC MetroStroi Moskva, FC Metallurg Moskva, MVO Moskva, FC Sudostroitel Leningrad, DO Leningrad, FC Spartak Leningrad
    FC Torpedo Gorky, FC Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo, FC Dzerzhinets Chelyabinsk, FC Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu, FC Dinamo Krasnodar, FC Traktor Taganrog, FC Dinamo Voronezh, FC Sudostroitel Kaspiysk, FC Sudostroitel Sevastopol, FC Pishchevik Astrakhan, DO Sverdlovsk, DO Novosibirsk, FC Krylya Sovetov Molotov, UralMash Sverdlovsk, FC Dinamo Chelyabinsk, FC Metallurg Stalinsk, FC Dinamo Sverdlovsk, FC Khimik Kemerovo, FC Dzerzhinets Nizhniy Tagil, FC Bolshevik Omsk, FC TsvetMet Kamensk-Uralskiy, FC Metallurg Magnitogorsk, FC Shakhtyor Kemerovo, FC Izhevskiy Zavod Izhevsk, FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk, FC Dinamo Moskva Region, FC Dinamo Kazan, FC Krylya Sovetov Gorkiy, FC Dinamo Saratov, FC Spartak Penza, FC Spartak Ryazan, FC Zenit Kaliningrad, FC Stroitel Likino-Dulyovo, FC Krasnoye Znamya Orekhovo-Zuyevo, FC Khimik Orekhovo-Zuyevo, FC Dinamo Vladimir, FC Kovrov, FC Spartak Leningrad Region, FC Dzerzhinets Kolomna, FC Spartak Noginsk, FC Spartak Kalinin, FC Zenit Tula, FC Spartak Ivanovo
    18  Ukrainian SSR FC Pischevik Odessa, FC Spartak Lvov, DO Kiev, FC Spartak Uzhgorod, FC Bolshevik Mukachevo, FC Dzerzhinets Kharkov, FC Sudostroitel Nikolaev, FC Spartak Kherson, FC Metallurg Dnepropetrovsk, FC Spartak Kiev, Avangard Kramatorsk, FC Torpedo Kharkov, FC Dinamo Chernovtsy, FC Shakhter Kadievka, FC Trudovye Rezervy Voroshilovgrad, FC Lokomotiv Zaporozhye, DO Lvov, Dynamo Voroshilovgrad
    3  Georgian SSR FC Spartak Tbilisi, FC Dinamo Kutaisi, DO Tbilisi
    2  Belarusian SSR FC Spartak Minsk, DO Minsk
    1  Lithuanian SSR FC Spartak Vilnius
    1  Uzbek SSR DO Tashkent
    1  Latvian SSR DO Riga
    1  Armenian SSR FC Spartak Yerevan
    1  Kazakh SSR FC Dinamo Alma-Ata
    1  Moldavian SSR FC Dinamo Kishinev
    1  Estonian SSR FC Kalev Tallinn
    1  Turkmen SSR FC Lokomotiv Ashkhabat
    1  Kyrgyz SSR Zenit Frunze

    See also

    References

    External links

    Second level Soviet football championship seasons
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