Football at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR

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Association Football at the Spartakiads of Peoples of the USSR
Founded1956
Region Soviet Union
Number of teams17 (from 15 Soviet republics)
Current championsFlag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg  Ukrainian SSR
(1st title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of Moscow, Russia.svg  Moscow
(2 titles)

Association football while being included in the 1956 Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR was not a regular event at Spartakiads until 1979.

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The inaugural tournament was conducted in preparation for the football tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The competition involved many experienced players of the Soviet Top League.

It was resumed only after over 20 years as a competition for preparation for the football tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics and throughout the 1980s became a regular event of the Spartakiad. However the football tournament was not conducted at the 1990 Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR and never resumed again.

Records

YearHostFinalThird place
Gold MedalistsScoreSilver MedalistsBronze MedalistsScore4th place
1956
Details
Flag of Moscow, Russia.svg Flag of Moscow, Russia.svg
Moscow
2 – 1 Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg
Georgian SSR
Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg
Ukrainian SSR
2 – 1 Flag of Saint Petersburg.svg
Leningrad
1979
Details
Flag of Moscow, Russia.svg / Flag of Kyiv Kurovskyi.svg / Flag of Minsk, Belarus.svg Flag of Moscow, Russia.svg
Moscow
2 – 1 Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg
Georgian SSR
Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg
Ukrainian SSR
2 – 1 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg
Russian SFSR
1983
Details
Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg
Lithuanian SSR
1 – 0 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg
Russian SFSR
Flag of Moscow, Russia.svg
Moscow
1 – 1 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg
Ukrainian SSR
3 – 1 on penalty shootout
1986
Details
Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg
Ukrainian SSR
1 – 0 Flag of the Uzbek SSR.svg
Uzbek SSR
Flag of Moscow, Russia.svg
Moscow
3 – 1 Flag of Moldavian SSR.svg
Moldavian SSR

Medal table

RankRepublicGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Moscow, Russia.svg  Moscow 2024
2Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg  Ukrainian SSR 1023
3Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg  Lithuanian SSR 1001
4Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg  Georgian SSR 0202
5Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg  Russian SFSR 0101
Flag of the Uzbek SSR.svg  Uzbek SSR 0101
Totals (6 entries)44412

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