1946 Soviet First League

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The 1946 Vtoraya Gruppa was the 7th season of the Soviet second tier football competitions and the 2nd following the War.

In the 1946 season, VVS Moscow finished top of the Southern Group, and FC Pishchevik Moscow finished top of the Eastern Group. VVS won the two-leg playoff.

The number of participating teams was increased from 18 to 26 and split into two groups of 13.

## Teams

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### Relegated teams

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* FC Lokomotiv Moscow – placed last (12th) in the 1945 Soviet Top League (debut)

### Promoted teams

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* FC Burevestnik Moscow – (returning, last competed in 1940)
* FC Pischevik Moscow – (returning, last competed in 1940)
* FC Sudostroitel Nikolaev – (returning, last competed in 1940)
* FC Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu – (returning, last competed in 1939)
* FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi – (returning, last competed in 1939)
* FC Stal Dnepropetrovsk – (returning, last competed in 1939)
* DO Sverdlovsk – (debut)
* FC Elektrosila Leningrad – (debut)
* FC Neftyanik Baku – (debut)
* FC Pischevik Leningrad – (debut)
* FC VMS Moscow – (debut)

## League standings

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### Southern Group

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Pos | Republic  | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  Russian SFSR | VVS Moscow | 42  | 25  | 12  | 5  | 68  | 31  | +37  | 62
2  |  Georgian SSR | DO Tbilisi | 42  | 23  | 13  | 6  | 59  | 26  | +33  | 58[a]
3  |  Ukrainian SSR | FC Lokomotiv Kharkov | 42  | 19  | 15  | 8  | 65  | 35  | +30  | 50[b]
4  |  Ukrainian SSR | FC Pishchevik Odessa | 42  | 19  | 8  | 15  | 55  | 45  | +10  | 46
5  |  Ukrainian SSR | FC Shakhtyor Stalino | 42  | 17  | 12  | 13  | 62  | 46  | +16  | 46
6  |  Georgian SSR | FC Lokomotiv Tbilisi | 42  | 16  | 14  | 12  | 46  | 36  | +10  | 44[c]
7  |  Russian SFSR | FC Trudovye Rezervy Moscow | 42  | 16  | 12  | 14  | 47  | 44  | +3  | 44
8  |  Russian SFSR | FC Lokomotiv Moscow | 42  | 15  | 9  | 18  | 45  | 54  | −9  | 39
9  |  Azerbaijan SSR | FC Neftyanik Baku | 42  | 15  | 10  | 17  | 58  | 63  | −5  | 40
10  |  Armenian SSR | FC Dinamo Yerevan | 42  | 14  | 12  | 16  | 54  | 53  | +1  | 40
11  |  Russian SFSR | FC Dynamo Rostov-on-Donu | 42  | 14  | 13  | 15  | 49  | 55  | −6  | 40[d]
12  |  Ukrainian SSR | FC Stal Dnepropetrovsk | 42  | 16  | 7  | 19  | 40  | 56  | −16  | 39
13  |  Ukrainian SSR | FC Sudostroitel Nikolayev | 42  | 15  | 8  | 19  | 55  | 59  | −4  | 38

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

1. ^ 1 point deducted?
2. ^ 3 points deducted?
3. ^ 2 points deducted?
4. ^ 1 point deducted?

### Eastern Group

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All Russia  Russian SFSR

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | FC Pishchevik Moscow | 42  | 25  | 12  | 5  | 68  | 31  | +37  | 62  |
2  | FC Torpedo Gorky | 42  | 23  | 13  | 6  | 59  | 26  | +33  | 58[a] |
3  | MVO Moscow | 42  | 19  | 15  | 8  | 65  | 35  | +30  | 50[b]
4  | FC Spartak Leningrad | 42  | 19  | 8  | 15  | 55  | 45  | +10  | 46
5  | DO Novosibirsk | 42  | 17  | 12  | 13  | 62  | 46  | +16  | 46
6  | VMS Moscow | 42  | 16  | 14  | 12  | 46  | 36  | +10  | 44[c]
7  | FC Burevestnik Moscow | 42  | 16  | 12  | 14  | 47  | 44  | +3  | 44
8  | FC Dynamo Ivanovo | 42  | 15  | 9  | 18  | 45  | 54  | −9  | 39
9  | FC Krylya Sovetov Molotov | 42  | 15  | 10  | 17  | 58  | 63  | −5  | 40
10  | FC Dzerzhinets Chelyabinsk | 42  | 14  | 12  | 16  | 54  | 53  | +1  | 40
11  | FC Elektrosila Leningrad | 42  | 14  | 13  | 15  | 49  | 55  | −6  | 40[d] | Relegation to republican competitions
12  | DO Sverdlovsk | 42  | 16  | 7  | 19  | 40  | 56  | −16  | 39  |
13  | FC Pishchevik Leningrad | 42  | 15  | 8  | 19  | 55  | 59  | −4  | 38  | Relegation to republican competitions

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

1. ^ 1 point deducted?
2. ^ 3 points deducted?
3. ^ 2 points deducted?
4. ^ 1 point deducted?

## Play off

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VVS - Pishchevik 3:2 1:0 (first game on September 18, second - September 22, all in Moscow)

## Number of teams by republics

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Number  | Union republics | Team(s)

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17  |  Russian SFSR | VVS Moscow, FC Trudovye Rezervy Moscow, FC Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Pischevik Moscow, MVO Moscow, FC Spartak Leningrad, VMS Moscow, FC Burevestnik Moscow, FC Elektrosila Leningrad, FC Pischevik Leningrad

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FC Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu, FC Torpedo Gorky, DO Novosibirsk, FC Dinamo Ivanovo, FC Krylia Sovetov Molotov, FC Dzerzhinets Chelyabinsk, DO Sverdlovsk
5  |  Ukrainian SSR | FC Lokomotiv Kharkov, FC Pischevik Odessa, FC Shakhter Stalino, FC Stal Dnepropetrovsk, FC Sudostroitel Nikolaev
2  |  Georgian SSR | ODO Tbilisi, FC Lokomotiv Tbilisi
1  |  Azerbaijan SSR | FC Neftianik Baku
1  |  Armenian SSR | FC Dinamo Yerevan

## See also

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* 1946 Soviet First Group

## External links

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* 1946 Soviet Second Group. RSSSF

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Second level Soviet football championship seasons

Group B|

* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940

Second Group|

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* 1949

Class B|

* 1950
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* 1953
* 1954
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Second Group (Class A)|

* 1963
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* 1966
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* 1968
* 1969

First Group (Class A)|

* 1970

First League|

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1946 in Soviet football

League competitions|

| Levels 1–2 (All-Union)|

* A
* B

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Republican leagues|

* Belarus
* Estonia
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Ukraine

Domestic cups|

* Ukraine

National teams|

* National team

Club seasons

Group A|

* Dynamo Moscow
* Spartak Moscow
* Dynamo Tbilisi
* Dynamo Leningrad
* CDKA Moscow

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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