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The 1936 Soviet First League spring season was the first second tier tournament of the Soviet official football competitions. The season started on May 22, 1936, and stretched through July 15, 1936. The only game between the capital's teams Stalinets and Serp i Molot took place at the Stalinets Stadium (used to stand where today Lokomotiv Stadium stands).
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In the beginning it was expected that Lokomotiv Tbilisi would be playing in Group B, but later they switched with Dinamo Tbilisi taking their place in the lower Group V.
The winner was planned to play off against the poorest performer of the Group A. The bottom team was planned to be relegated. Wins were accounted for 3 points, draws - 2 points, losses - 1 point, and no-show - no points.
| Pos | Republic | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgian SSR | Dinamo Tbilisi (P) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 17 | Promoted |
| 2 |  Russian SFSR | Zavod imeni Stalina Moscow | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 | |
| 3 | Russian SFSR | Stalinets Leningrad | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 13 | |
| 4 | Russian SFSR | Stalinets Moscow | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 12 | |
| 5 | Russian SFSR | Serp i Molot Moscow | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | |
| 6 | Russian SFSR | Spartak Leningrad | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 10 | |
| 7 |  Ukrainian SSR | Dinamo Dnepropetrovsk (R) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 9 | |
| 8 | Ukrainian SSR | Dinamo Kharkov (R) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | Withdrew - results annulled |
Dynamo Kharkiv withdrew from the competition due to health problems of its players. The club had played against Stalinets Moscow, Stalinets Leningrad, and ZiS Moscow having on record 3 games with 0 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses, and goals ratio 3 - 9. All the records were annulled.
This tournament was exact replica of the spring championship by the format of the competition, including the nomination of points.
| Pos | Republic | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian SFSR | Serp i Molot Moscow (P) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 19 | Promoted |
| 2 |  Azerbaijan SSR | Temp Baku | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 18 | |
| 3 | Russian SFSR | Stalinets Moscow | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 16 | |
| 4 | Russian SFSR | Torpedo Moscow | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 15 | |
| 5 | Russian SFSR | Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 13 | |
| 6 | Russian SFSR | Stalinets Leningrad | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 12 | |
| 7 | Russian SFSR | Spartak Leningrad | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 11 | |
| 8 | Ukrainian SSR | Selmash Kharkov (R) | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 8 | Relegated |
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