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1952 Soviet Top League

Soviet Top League
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The 1952 Soviet Top League was the 15th season of top-tier football in the Soviet Union. A total of 14 teams competed in the league. FC Spartak Moscow emerged as champions, claiming their fifth Soviet title.

Overview

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The 1952 season marked a return to competitive football following the Soviet national team's disappointing performance at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, where they were eliminated by Yugoslavia. This led to the temporary suspension of the entire CDSA team (today’s CSKA Moscow), which had provided the core of the national squad. As a result, CDSA did not participate in the 1952 season.

Teams

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14 teams competed in the league. Notably, Dynamo Leningrad and Shakhtyor Stalino (now Shakhtar Donetsk) were promoted to the top division for this season.

Final Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts

Note: Full table can be sourced from official archives and the RSSSF (Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation).

Top Scorers

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Nikita Simonyan (Spartak Moscow) – 15 goals

Konstantin Beskov (Dynamo Moscow) – 14 goals

Avtandil Gogoberidze (Dinamo Tbilisi) – 13 goals


Notable Events

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The suspension of CDSA Moscow significantly altered the balance of competition.

Spartak Moscow’s victory reasserted their dominance during a politically sensitive year for Soviet football.

The league maintained its double round-robin format, with each team playing 26 matches.


Legacy

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The 1952 season is often remembered not only for Spartak's triumph but also for the significant political implications football had within the USSR at the time, particularly following the fallout of the Helsinki Olympics.

References

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RSSSF – Soviet Union 1952 Season

Football in the USSR, Soviet Sport Almanac, 1953

The History of Soviet Football by Lev Filatov



League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Spartak Moscow (C) 13 9 2 2 26 12 +14 20 League champions
2 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dynamo Kiev 13 7 3 3 26 14 +12 17
3 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Dynamo Moscow 13 7 3 3 24 14 +10 17
4 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Dynamo Tbilisi 13 5 6 2 19 12 +7 16
5 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Dynamo Leningrad 13 5 5 3 17 17 0 15
6 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Kalinin 13 5 4 4 19 19 0 14
7 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Zenit Leningrad 13 6 2 5 20 21 −1 14
8 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev 13 5 3 5 16 14 +2 13
9 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Lokomotiv Moscow 13 5 2 6 19 21 −2 12
10 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Torpedo Moscow 13 3 6 4 11 15 −4 12
11 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic VVS Moscow (R) 13 2 6 5 11 14 −3 10 Relegation to Class B
12 Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Daugava Riga (R) 13 2 5 6 10 14 −4 9
13 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Shakhtyor Stalino (R) 13 1 6 6 14 26 −12 8
14 Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Minsk (R) 13 1 3 9 10 29 −19 5
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away DAU DYK DLE DMN DYN DTB KAL KRY LOK SHA SPA TOR VVS ZEN
Daugava Riga 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–0
Dynamo Kiev 3–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 4–0 2–2 1–2
Dynamo Leningrad 2–1 3–1 4–2 0–5 2–1 1–1
Dinamo Minsk 1–1 2–0 0–4
Dynamo Moscow 2–1 0–3 3–1 2–2 4–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–1
Dynamo Tbilisi 0–0 1–1 4–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0
Kalinin 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–2 1–1
Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev 0–0 0–1 1–4 2–1 4–1
Lokomotiv Moscow 0–0 1–4 3–0 3–0 2–3 1–2
Shakhtyor Stalino 1–1 4–3 0–0 0–0
Spartak Moscow 2–1 4–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–2 4–1
Torpedo Moscow 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–4 1–0 0–1
VVS Moscow 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–1
Zenit Leningrad 2–1 1–2 3–3
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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11 goals
8 goals
7 goals
5 goals

References

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