1973 Soviet First League

Football league season

Soviet First LeagueSeason| 1973

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The 1973 Soviet First League was the third season of the Soviet First League and the 33rd season of the Soviet second tier league competition.

## Final standings

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Pos | Rep | Team  | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | UKR  |  Chornomorets Odessa | 38  | 24  | 4  | 2  | 8  | 83  | 38  | +45  | 52  | Promoted
2  | MDA  |  Nistru Chișinău | 38  | 25  | 2  | 5  | 6  | 71  | 35  | +36  | 52
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3  | RUS  |  Lokomotiv Moscow | 38  | 20  | 6  | 2  | 10  | 47  | 32  | +15  | 46[a] |
4  | AZE  |  Neftçi Baku | 38  | 17  | 5  | 3  | 13  | 58  | 43  | +15  | 39[a]
5  | RUS  |  Metallurg Lipetsk | 38  | 14  | 7  | 5  | 12  | 42  | 38  | +4  | 35[b]
6  | UKR  |  Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 38  | 14  | 6  | 5  | 13  | 62  | 53  | +9  | 34
7  | RUS  |  Shinnik Yaroslavl | 38  | 16  | 2  | 6  | 14  | 48  | 41  | +7  | 34
8  | RUS  |  Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev | 38  | 15  | 4  | 3  | 16  | 46  | 51  | −5  | 34
9  | GEO  |  Torpedo Kutaisi | 38  | 16  | 2  | 2  | 18  | 40  | 46  | −6  | 34
10  | UKR  |  Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk | 38  | 14  | 5  | 2  | 17  | 40  | 54  | −14  | 33[b]
11  | RUS  |  Zvezda Perm | 38  | 14  | 4  | 5  | 15  | 50  | 52  | −2  | 32
12  | RUS  |  Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | 38  | 14  | 4  | 4  | 16  | 41  | 46  | −5  | 32
13  | TKM  |  Stroitel Ashgabad | 38  | 14  | 4  | 3  | 17  | 46  | 58  | −12  | 32
14  | TJK  |  Pamir Dushanbe | 38  | 14  | 3  | 5  | 16  | 50  | 44  | +6  | 31
15  | RUS  |  Kuzbass Kemerovo | 38  | 14  | 2  | 7  | 15  | 42  | 46  | −4  | 30[b]
16  | RUS  |  Spartak Nalchik | 38  | 12  | 6  | 2  | 18  | 46  | 61  | −15  | 30
17  | RUS  |  Spartak Orzhonikidze | 38  | 13  | 4  | 3  | 18  | 29  | 44  | −15  | 30
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18  | KAZ  |  Shakhter Karagandy | 38  | 12  | 4  | 5  | 17  | 42  | 60  | −18  | 28  | Relegated
19  | UKR  |  Metallist Kharkiv | 38  | 11  | 5  | 4  | 18  | 34  | 50  | −16  | 27
20  | KGZ  |  Alga Frunze | 38  | 6  | 2  | 8  | 22  | 29  | 54  | −25  | 14

Source: rsssf.com
Notes:

1. ^ a b -
2. ^ a b c +

## Number of teams by union republic

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Rank  | Union republic | Number of teams  | Club(s)

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1  |  RSFSR | 9  | Lokomotiv Moscow, Metallurg Lipetsk, Shinnik Yaroslavl, Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev, Zvezda Perm, Tekstilschik Ivanovo, Kuzbass Kemerevo, Elbrus Nalchik, Spartak Ordzhonikidze
2  |  Ukrainian SSR | 4  | Chernomorets Odessa, Metallurg Zaporozhye, Prykarpatye Ivano-Frankovsk, Metallist Kharkov
3  |  Moldavian SSR | 1  | Nistru Kishinev
Azerbaijan SSR | Neftchi Baku
Georgian SSR | Torpedo Kutaisi
Turkmen SSR | Stroitel Ashkhabat
Tajik SSR | Pamir Dushanbe
Kazakh SSR | Shakhter Karaganda
Kyrgyz SSR | Alga Frunze

## See also

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* Soviet First League

## External links

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* 1973 season. RSSSF

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Domestic cups|

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*[Pos]: Position
*[Rep]: Republic
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[PKW]: Penalty kicks win
*[PKL]: Penalty kicks loss
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
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