1961 Soviet Class B

Soviet Class B

Season	1961
← 1960 1962 →

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[a]
12	Onezhets Petrozavodsk	24	5	0	19	21	65	−44	10[a]
13	Ilmen Novgorod	24	3	4	17	15	64	−49	10

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[a]
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[a]
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

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[a]
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

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[a]
12	Spartak Nalchik	24	4	7	13	22	40	−18	15
13	Volgar Astrakhan	24	5	2	17	23	55	−32	12

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[a]
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[a]
13	Geolog Tyumen	24	2	5	17	23	52	−29	9[a]

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[a]
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[a]

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[a]	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

Ukraine

Final

• Chernomorets Odessa 2-1 0-0 SKA Odessa

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[a]
10	MDA	Nistrul Bendery	30	9	8	13	32	50	−18	26
11	MDA	Pishchevik Tiraspol	30	9	6	15	35	53	−18	24[a]
12	EST	SKF Tallinn	30	7	9	14	32	50	−18	23[a]
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[a]
16	LVA	SelMash Liepaja	30	6	8	16	31	48	−17	20

Notes:

SelMash Liepaja was called Krasny Metallurg.

Number of teams by republics

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

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

See also

• Soviet First League

External links

• 1961 Soviet Championship and Cup
• 1961 season at rsssf.com