1952 Soviet Top League

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The 1952 Soviet Top League was the 15th season of top-tier football in the Soviet Union. A total of 14 teams competed in the league. FC Spartak Moscow emerged as champions, claiming their fifth Soviet title.

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Overview

The 1952 season marked a return to competitive football following the Soviet national team's disappointing performance at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, where they were eliminated by Yugoslavia. This led to the temporary suspension of the entire CDSA team (today’s CSKA Moscow), which had provided the core of the national squad. As a result, CDSA did not participate in the 1952 season.

Teams

14 teams competed in the league. Notably, Dynamo Leningrad and Shakhtyor Stalino (now Shakhtar Donetsk) were promoted to the top division for this season.

Notable Events

The suspension of CDSA Moscow significantly altered the balance of competition.

Spartak Moscow’s victory reasserted their dominance during a politically sensitive year for Soviet football.

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1937-1954).svg Spartak Moscow (C)139222612+1420League champions
2 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dynamo Kiev 137332614+1217
3 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1937-1954).svg Dynamo Moscow 137332414+1017
4 Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Dynamo Tbilisi 135621912+716
5 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1937-1954).svg Dynamo Leningrad 135531717015
6 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1937-1954).svg Kalinin 135441919014
7 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1937-1954).svg Zenit Leningrad 136252021−114
8 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1937-1954).svg Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev 135351614+213
9 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1937-1954).svg Lokomotiv Moscow 135261921−212
10 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1937-1954).svg Torpedo Moscow 133641115−412
11 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1937-1954).svg VVS Moscow (R)132651114−310Relegation to Class B
12 Flag of Latvian SSR (1940).svg Daugava Riga (R)132561014−49
13 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Shakhtyor Stalino (R)131661426−128
14 Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951-1991).svg Dinamo Minsk (R)131391029−195
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away DAU DYK DLE DMN DYN DTB KAL KRY LOK SHA SPA TOR VVS ZEN
Daugava Riga 0–22–01–20–22–0
Dynamo Kiev 3–00–02–14–04–02–21–2
Dynamo Leningrad 2–13–14–20–52–11–1
Dinamo Minsk 1–12–00–4
Dynamo Moscow 2–10–33–12–24–10–12–03–10–00–21–12–1
Dynamo Tbilisi 0–01–14–11–21–11–01–0
Kalinin 0–12–11–11–04–21–1
Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev 0–00–11–42–14–1
Lokomotiv Moscow 0–01–43–03–02–31–2
Shakhtyor Stalino 1–14–30–00–0
Spartak Moscow 2–14–11–03–02–11–11–03–21–24–1
Torpedo Moscow 1–11–10–01–11–10–22–10–41–00–1
VVS Moscow 0–01–12–21–10–11–20–1
Zenit Leningrad 2–11–23–3
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

11 goals
8 goals
7 goals
5 goals

Legacy

The 1952 season is often remembered not only for Spartak's triumph but also for the significant political implications football had within the USSR at the time, particularly following the fallout of the Helsinki Olympics.

References

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