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Football league season
1961 Soviet Class B was the twelfth season of the
Soviet Class B football competitions since their establishment in 1950. It was also the 21st season of what eventually became known as the
Soviet First League .
Russian Federation
I Zone
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Volga Kalinin
24
16
5
3
52
11
+41
37
2
Metallurg Cherepovets
24
15
4
5
50
18
+32
34
3
Dinamo Leningrad
24
15
4
5
49
22
+27
34
4
Shinnik Yaroslavl
24
13
5
6
55
27
+28
31
5
Shakhtyor Stalinogorsk
24
14
3
7
35
17
+18
31
6
Trud Tula
24
11
6
7
36
22
+14
28
7
Spartak Leningrad
24
11
6
7
51
39
+12
28
8
Textilshchik Kostroma
24
9
4
11
29
37
−8
22
9
Dinamo Bryansk
24
8
4
12
31
47
−16
20
10
Sputnik Kaluga
24
5
4
15
25
51
−26
14
11
Tralflotovets Murmansk
24
3
7
14
20
49
−29
13
[a]
12
Onezhets Petrozavodsk
24
5
0
19
21
65
−44
10
[a]
13
Ilmen Novgorod
24
3
4
17
15
64
−49
10
Notes:
Textilshchik Kostroma was called Spartak.
II Zone
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Dinamo Kirov
24
14
4
6
46
28
+18
32
2
Baltika Kaliningrad
24
13
6
5
41
25
+16
32
3
Iskra Kazan
24
11
9
4
31
22
+9
31
4
Zenit Izhevsk
24
11
8
5
33
22
+11
30
5
Trud Kaliningrad (Moskva Reg)
24
10
6
8
38
33
+5
26
[a]
6
Raketa Gorkiy
24
10
6
8
28
28
0
26
7
Torpedo Gorkiy
24
7
9
8
25
25
0
23
8
Textilshchik Ivanovo
24
9
5
10
27
29
−2
23
9
Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo
24
8
6
10
35
37
−2
22
10
MVO Serpukhov
24
8
5
11
29
27
+2
21
[a]
11
Trud Noginsk
24
6
7
11
23
32
−9
19
12
Traktor Vladimir
24
5
5
14
16
32
−16
15
13
Spartak Smolensk
24
3
6
15
21
53
−32
12
Notes:
Trud Glukhovo relocated to Noginsk.
Spartak Smolensk was called Textilshchik.
III Zone
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev
23
17
2
4
68
22
+46
36
[a]
2
Sokol Saratov
23
14
4
5
40
20
+20
32
3
Traktor Stalingrad
23
14
4
5
40
24
+16
32
4
Trudoviye Rezervy Kursk
23
9
7
7
32
29
+3
25
5
Spartak Ryazan
23
10
4
9
35
32
+3
24
6
Torpedo Lipetsk
23
10
4
9
31
32
−1
24
7
Energiya Volzhskiy
23
9
5
9
32
34
−2
23
8
Zarya Penza
23
8
5
10
30
31
−1
21
9
Spartak Tambov
23
8
3
12
36
49
−13
19
10
Neftyanik Syzran
23
6
5
12
20
38
−18
17
11
Lokomotiv Oryol
23
7
2
14
32
45
−13
16
12
Spartak Ulyanovsk
23
4
7
12
26
47
−21
15
13
Cementnik Belgorod
12
1
2
9
5
24
−19
4
Notes:
Sokol Saratov was called Lokomotiv.
Spartak Ryazan was called Trud.
Torpedo Lipetsk was called Trudoviye Rezervy.
IV Zone
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Terek Grozny
24
18
2
4
51
16
+35
38
2
RostSelMash Rostov-na-Donu
24
15
7
2
67
28
+39
37
3
Torpedo Taganrog
24
14
4
6
38
20
+18
32
4
Shakhtyor Shakhty
24
12
6
6
37
23
+14
30
5
Torpedo Armavir
24
8
9
7
26
26
0
25
6
Spartak Stavropol
24
10
4
10
33
33
0
24
7
Cement Novorossiysk
24
9
6
9
30
33
−3
24
8
Spartak Krasnodar
24
9
4
11
29
29
0
22
9
Dinamo Makhachkala
24
6
7
11
27
35
−8
19
10
Spartak Orjonikidze
24
6
6
12
32
57
−25
18
11
Trudoviye Rezervy Kislovodsk
24
5
6
13
25
45
−20
16
[a]
12
Spartak Nalchik
24
4
7
13
22
40
−18
15
13
Volgar Astrakhan
24
5
2
17
23
55
−32
12
Notes:
Dinamo Makhachkala was called Temp.
V Zone
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Lokomotiv Chelyabinsk
24
14
6
4
37
15
+22
34
2
UralMash Sverdlovsk
24
14
5
5
44
17
+27
33
3
Stroitel Ufa
24
12
6
6
36
19
+17
30
4
Lokomotiv Orenburg
24
12
6
6
42
27
+15
30
5
Zvezda Perm
24
12
4
8
38
27
+11
28
6
Metallurg Nizhniy Tagil
24
9
8
7
40
27
+13
26
7
Irtysh Omsk
24
9
8
7
33
26
+7
26
8
Stroitel Kurgan
24
8
9
7
28
34
−6
25
9
Torpedo Pavlovo
24
6
12
6
21
22
−1
24
[a]
10
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
24
6
6
12
25
38
−13
18
11
Khimik Berezniki
24
5
6
13
22
51
−29
16
12
Stroitel Saransk
24
3
7
14
14
48
−34
13
[a]
13
Geolog Tyumen
24
2
5
17
23
52
−29
9
[a]
VI Zone
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
SKA Khabarovsk
24
16
4
4
43
14
+29
36
2
SKA Novosibirsk
24
15
3
6
51
26
+25
33
[a]
3
Luch Vladivostok
24
13
6
5
42
27
+15
32
4
Temp Barnaul
24
12
6
6
41
33
+8
30
5
Lokomotiv Krasnoyarsk
24
12
5
7
60
35
+25
29
6
Tomich Tomsk
24
11
7
6
36
29
+7
29
7
Angara Irkutsk
24
9
6
9
41
36
+5
24
8
Avangard Komsomolsk-na-Amure
24
7
8
9
27
32
−5
22
9
Baykal Ulan-Ude
24
5
9
10
21
28
−7
19
10
Khimik Kemerovo
24
7
5
12
28
44
−16
19
11
Amur Blagoveshchensk
24
5
7
12
23
40
−17
17
12
Metallurg Stalinsk
24
5
5
14
28
49
−21
15
13
Zabaikalets Chita
24
3
1
20
21
69
−48
7
[a]
Notes:
Tomich Tomsk was called SibElectroMotor.
Angara Irkutsk was called Mashinostroitel.
Baykal Ulan-Ude was called Lokomotiv.
Final
[Oct 24 – Nov 5, Krasnodar]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion
1
Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev
5
4
0
1
12
5
+7
8
[a]
Promoted
2
Terek Grozny
5
3
1
1
8
5
+3
7
3
Dinamo Kirov
5
2
1
2
7
7
0
5
4
Lokomotiv Chelyabinsk
5
2
0
3
5
5
0
4
5
SKA Khabarovsk
5
2
0
3
4
7
−3
4
6
Volga Kalinin
5
1
0
4
4
11
−7
2
Ukraine
Final
Chernomorets Odessa 2-1 0-0 SKA Odessa
Union republics
I Zone
Pos
Rep
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
GEO
Lokomotiv Tbilisi
30
20
7
3
59
24
+35
47
2
ARM
Shirak Leninakan
30
16
7
7
56
28
+28
39
3
BLR
Lokomotiv Gomel
30
14
8
8
37
24
+13
36
4
BLR
Khimik Mogilyov
30
14
8
8
45
37
+8
36
5
ARM
Lori Kirovakan
30
13
9
8
35
24
+11
35
6
GEO
Dinamo Batumi
30
11
13
6
36
28
+8
35
7
LVA
REZ Riga
30
13
7
10
54
41
+13
33
8
BLR
Krasnoye Znamya Vitebsk
30
12
8
10
44
46
−2
32
9
GEO
Ritsa Sukhumi
30
12
5
13
42
35
+7
29
[a]
10
MDA
Nistrul Bendery
30
9
8
13
32
50
−18
26
11
MDA
Pishchevik Tiraspol
30
9
6
15
35
53
−18
24
[a]
12
EST
SKF Tallinn
30
7
9
14
32
50
−18
23
[a]
13
BLR
Spartak Brest
30
7
8
15
28
43
−15
22
14
LTU
Banga Kaunas
30
9
4
17
31
46
−15
22
15
BLR
Bobruisk
30
6
9
15
26
46
−20
21
[a]
16
LVA
SelMash Liepaja
30
6
8
16
31
48
−17
20
Notes:
SelMash Liepaja was called Krasny Metallurg.
Number of teams by republics
II Zone
Pos
Rep
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
GEO
Torpedo Kutaisi
30
22
2
6
49
23
+26
46
2
KAZ
Shakhtyor Karaganda
30
17
9
4
56
23
+33
43
3
GEO
Metallurg Rustavi
30
17
7
6
45
33
+12
41
4
TKM
Kopet-Dag Ashkhabad
30
17
4
9
52
40
+12
38
5
ARM
Nairi Yerevan
30
16
5
9
55
38
+17
37
6
AZE
Textilshchik Kirovabad
30
16
3
11
43
43
0
35
7
TJK
Energetik Stalinabad
30
13
7
10
53
37
+16
33
8
KGZ
Alga Frunze
30
14
4
12
47
43
+4
32
9
KAZ
Metallurg Chimkent
30
10
10
10
54
53
+1
30
10
AZE
Temp Sumgait
30
10
7
13
40
50
−10
27
11
UZB
Start Tashkent
30
10
3
17
27
34
−7
23
12
TJK
Pamir Leninabad
30
9
4
17
42
53
−11
22
13
KAZ
Metallist Jambul
30
6
8
16
28
53
−25
20
[a]
14
UZB
Spartak Fergana
30
7
5
18
27
54
−27
19
15
UZB
Dinamo Samarkand
30
5
8
17
39
76
−37
18
16
AZE
Spartak Baku
30
7
2
21
22
26
−4
16
[a]
Notes:
Nairi Yerevan was called Burevestnik.
Alga Frunze was called Spartak.
Metallurg Chimkent was called Yenbek.
Temp Sumgait was called Metallurg.
Start Tashkent was called Mehnat.
Number of teams by republics
Promotion/relegation Tournament
[Oct 25 – Nov 5, Kishinev]
Pos
Rep
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1
GEO
Torpedo Kutaisi
4
3
0
1
7
4
+3
6
Promoted
2
EST
Kalev Tallinn
4
2
0
2
4
2
+2
4
Relegated
3
GEO
Lokomotiv Tbilisi
4
1
0
3
3
8
−5
2
See also
External links
Domestic leagues Domestic cups
Soviet Class B seasons
Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4