1947 Vtoraya Gruppa

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Vtoraya Gruppa
Season1947
DatesRegional groups: 16 May – 17 September
Final group: 28 September – 14 October
Champions Lokomotiv Moscow
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The 1947 Vtoraya Gruppa of the Soviet football championship was the 8th season in the 2nd tier football competitions in the Soviet Union.

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The number of participating teams almost tripled compared to the last season and increased again from 26 to 67 which were split into six groups. There were created three groups for the Russian SFSR, one for the Ukrainian SSR, one group of Transcaucasian union republics and one group for the Central Asian union republics. The smaller republics of Baltics along with Belarus competed in of the groups designated for the Russian SFSR, known as the Central Group, while the Moldavian representative took part along with Ukrainian teams. In this championship participated at least one team from almost all of the union republics of the Soviet Union except for the Karelo-Finnish SSR. The Karelo-Finish teams really struggled placing dead last in preceding republican qualification tournament.

Six group winners qualified for the Final Group which determined the season's winner.

Lokomotiv Moscow won the championship in the Vtoraya Gruppa.

Teams

Relegated teams

Many teams were promoted to the league that took part in republican competitions of the 1946 season. With asterisk identified teams that did not take part in the 1946 season last year.

Returning teams

First appearance

Qualifying stage

Central Zone

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Lokomotiv Moscow 2821345622+3445Qualified to Final Group
2 MVO Moscow 2821255820+3844
3 Dynamo Riga 2816667038+3238
4VMS Moscow2815584636+1035
5 Trudovye Rezervy Moscow 28135106146+1531
6 Burevestnik Moscow 28135105245+731Relegation
7 DO Leningrad 28101082627−130
8 Dynamo Vilnius 28132135547+828
9 Metro Moscow 2899103241−927
10 Spartak Leningrad 2897123538−325
11 Kalev Tallinn 2879123057−2723
12 Pishchevik Moscow 2886143745−822Relegation
13 Dzerzhynets Leningrad 2882183450−1618
14 Sudostroitel Leningrad 2858152453−2918
15 DO Minsk 2813241566−515
Source: rsssf.com

Russian Zone 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Torpedo Gorky 2215705820+3837Qualified to Final Group
2 Dynamo Saratov 2212465441+1328
3 Zenit Izhevsk 2211385343+1025
4 Kirkizh Plant Kovrov 2210574539+625
5 Torpedo Ulyanovsk 2210573230+225Relegation
6 Krasnoye Znamia Ivanovo 229495434+2022
7 Dynamo Kazan 2283113430+419
8 Khimik Dzerzhynsk 2283113053−2319
9 Kalinin Plant Kaliningrad 2274113845−718
10 Torpedo Yaroslavl 2257102437−1317Relegation
11 Traktor Kuibyshev 2257102650−2417
12 Krylia Sovetov Ufa 2244143460−2612
Source: rsssf.com

Russian Zone 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Dzerzhynets Chelyabinsk 181512626+5631Qualified to Final Group
2ODO Novosibirsk1811523516+1927
3 Krylia Sovetov Molotov 189634324+1924
4 Dynamo Chelyabinsk 1810173527+821
5ODO Sverdlovsk189273320+1320
6 Dzerzhynets Nizhniy Tagil 188282840−1218
7 Dynamo Sverdlovsk 186392735−815
8 z-d imeni Baranova Omsk 1862102641−1514
9 Avangard Sverdlovsk 1833121946−279
10 Krylia Sovetov Novosibirsk 1801171164−531Relegation
Source: rsssf.com

Ukraine

The zone was formed from the 5 teams of the 1946 Vtoraya Gruppa season competing in the Southern Zone and top-8 of the 1946 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR. Only instead of Spartak Kyiv, there was admitted Moldavian representative Dynamo Kishenev (possibly based on Spartak Kishenev).

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Lokomotiv Kharkov (Q)2419416023+3742Qualified to Final Group
2 Shakhtyor Stalino 2415454819+2934
3 Pishchevik Odessa 2414554421+2333
4 Stal Dnepropetrovsk 2411855435+1930
5 ODO Kiev 24131105634+2227
6 Spartak Lvov 2411494741+626
7 Spartak Kherson 24113104046−625
8 Spartak Uzhgorod 2493124241+121
9 Dzerzhynets Kharkov 2493124347−421
10 Sudostroitel Nikolayev 2475123553−1819
11 Dynamo Voroshilovgrad 2454153255−2314
12 Bolshevik Zaporozhie (R)2451182672−4611Relegation
13 Dynamo Kishenev 2425172161−409
Source: rsssf.com
(Q) Qualified for finals; (R) Relegated

Caucasus Zone

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1ODO Tbilisi149323516+1921Qualified to Final Group
2 Dynamo Yerevan 148423419+1520
3 Lokomotiv Tbilisi 147432917+1218
4 Neftyanik Baku 146352821+715
5 Krylia Sovetov Tbilisi 146262027−714Replaced with Spartak Tbilisi
6 Dynamo Rostov-on-Don 145361920−113
7 Dynamo Baku 1431101832−147
8 Spartak Yerevan 1412112556−314
Source: rsssf.com

Central Asia Zone

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Dynamo Stalinabad 1612134212+3025Qualified to Final Group
2 Dynamo Alma-Ata 169524418+2623
3 Dynamo Tashkent 169252813+1520
4 Lokomotiv Ashkhabad 168443724+1320
5 Dynamo Frunze 168443421+1320
6ODO Tashkent166462623+316
7 Spartak Alma-Ata 1642102147−2610
8 Zenit Frunze 162591032−229
9 Spartak Tashkent 160115658−521
Source: rsssf.com

Final stage

The final stage was conducting in Moscow September 28 – October 14. Participants played on stadiums Dynamo and Stalinets.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Lokomotiv Moscow (H, C)5410114+79Promoted to the 1948 Pervaya Gruppa
2 Torpedo Gorky 523063+37
3 Lokomotiv Kharkov 531174+37
4 Dzerzhynets Chelyabinsk 5113810−23
5 Dynamo Stalinabad 5113511−63
6ODO Tbilisi501438−51
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Number of teams by republics

Number Union republics Team(s)
34Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg  Russian SFSR FC Lokomotiv Moscow, MVO Moscow, VMS Moscow, FC Trudovye Rezervy Moscow, FC Burevestnik Moscow, DO Leningrad, FC Metro Moscow, FC Spartak Leningrad, FC Pischevik Moscow, FC Dzerzhinets Leningrad, FC Sudostroitel Leningrad
FC Torpedo Gorky, FC Dinamo Saratov, FC Zenit Izhevsk, FC Kirkizh Plant Kovrov, FC Torpedo Ulyanovsk, FC Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo, FC Dinamo Kazan, FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk, FC Kalinin Plant Kaliningrad, FC Torpedo Yaroslavl, FC Traktor Kuibyshev, FC Krylia Sovetov Ufa, FC Dzerzhinets Chelyabinsk, ODO Novosibirsk, FC Krylia Sovetov Molotov, FC Dinamo Chelyabinsk, ODO Sverdlovsk, FC Dzerzhinets Nizhniy Tagil, FC Dinamo Sverdlovsk, FC Krylia Sovetov Omsk, FC Avangard Sverdlovsk, FC Krylia Sovetov Novosibirsk, FC Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu
12Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg  Ukrainian SSR FC Lokomotiv Kharkov, FC Shakhter Stalino, FC Pischevik Odessa, FC Stal Dnepropetrovsk, ODO Kiev, FC Spartak Lvov, FC Spartak Kherson, FC Spartak Uzhgorod, FC Dzerzhinets Kharkov, FC Sudostroitel Nikolaev, FC Dinamo Voroshilovgrad, FC Bolshevik Zaporozhye
3Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg  Georgian SSR ODO Tbilisi, FC Lokomotiv Tbilisi, FC Krylia Sovetov Tbilisi
3Flag of the Uzbek SSR.svg  Uzbek SSR FC Dinamo Tashkent, ODO Tashkent, FC Spartak Tashkent
2Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1956-1991).svg  Azerbaijan SSR FC Neftianik Baku, FC Dinamo Baku
2Flag of Armenian SSR.svg  Armenian SSR FC Dinamo Yerevan, FC Spartak Yerevan
2Flag of the Kazakh SSR.svg  Kazakh SSR FC Dinamo Alma-Ata, FC Spartak Alma-Ata
2Flag of Kyrgyz SSR.svg  Kyrgyz SSR FC Dinamo Frunze, FC Zenit Frunze
1Flag of Latvian SSR.svg  Latvian SSR FC Dinamo Riga
1Flag of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg  Estonian SSR FC Kalev Tallinn
1Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951-1991).svg  Belarusian SSR DO Minsk
1Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg  Lithuanian SSR FC Dinamo Vilnius
1Flag of Moldavian SSR.svg  Moldavian SSR FC Dinamo Kishinev
1Flag of Tajik SSR.svg  Tajik SSR FC Dinamo Stalinabad
1Flag of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic.svg  Turkmen SSR FC Lokomotiv Ashkhabat

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